Titans Silo Fire Traps Civilians in Arkansas
In SEARCY Arkansas Air Force crews recovered four bodies from a Titan 2 missile silo after a blaze trapped about 48 civilian workers. Sixty or more remain unaccounted as heat and smoke hindered rescue efforts. The missile was not believed to have burned and there was no nuclear danger. Witnesses described eerie scenes as rescuers searched the second level about 45 feet below ground. Governor Faubus ordered all efforts to locate the missing while President Johnson was briefed.
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Johnson
White House
Arkansas
Johnson says no major split on Viet Nam policy
President Johnson told about 40 senators at the White House that there is no substantial division in the nation or Congress over Vietnam policy after a frank briefing. He said the United States is there to stay and planned further briefings with lawmakers, business, labor, and professionals on August 17.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
Congress
House
Business
Labor
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
Taylor
John Sherman Cooper
Rey
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Theoviet Union
Yugoslavia
Britain
United States
Fighting Heavy As Vietnamese Units Seek To Relieve Beseiged Outpost
In Vietnam heavy fighting erupted as government and allied forces tried to relieve the Duc Co special forces camp under siege by Viet Cong. U.S. spokesmen reported 70 Viet Cong killed with a moderate American toll. amid mortar and artillery exchanges, a U.S. F100 was shot down and a pilot missing. Separate actions near Da Nang and Ba Gia yielded Viet Cong casualties while U.S. and Vietnamese defenders held Duc Co with American advisers among the garrison.
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Beseiged
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Duc Co
U.S
Pleiku
Mekong River
Chau Thanh
Ba Gia
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Blocked Sidewalks as 200 Plus Marchers Arrested Near Capitol
Police blocked more than 500 marchers on Capitol grounds and arrested over 200 when they sat down and refused to move. Leaders including Staughton Lynd and Robert Parris were arrested earlier while attempting to reach the Capitol. The group read a declaration of peace amid chants of freedom as reinforcements brought the protest to a halt.
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Washington
Capitol
Viet Nam
Washington Monument
Staughton Lyndh
Yale University
Robert Parris
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
Lynch
Parris
David Dellinger
New York
Two Mott Brothers Found Dead in Baxter State Park
Robbie Mott, 17, a mentally retarded diabetic, and Timmy Mott, 3, from Rochester New York, were found dead in woods about two miles from Roaring Brook Camp in Baxter State Park. Up to 400 men had searched for them after wandering from the camp 10 days earlier. A medical examiner from Greenville said they appeared to have died some time ago. The discovery came midafternoon just before the search was to end. Their father George Mott is a physicist with Xerox Corp.
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Maine
Mott Brothers
Rochester
N.Y
Robbie
Timmy
Roaring Brook
Baxter State Park
David Priest
Greenville
George
Xerox Corp
Singapore Premier charts neutral course after separation
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said Singapore would pursue a neutral path and seek diplomatic and trade relations with Indonesia and Red China after leaving the federation. Malaysia’s Abdul Rahman blasted any ties with Indonesia, warning action to protect national interests. Indonesia signaled recognition if Singapore proclaims independence amid regional political tensions.
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Lee Kuan Yew
Indonesia
China
Abdul Rahama
Kuala Lumpur
Federation of Malaysia
Malaysia
Rahman
Federation
Odd Philadelphia chromosome link to leukemia viruses
BAR HARBOR MAINE AP A NYU geneticist reports tentative evidence that the Philadelphia chromosome abnormality is inherited via a virus like agent. He describes a family where one leukemia form ran in one generation and the chromosome abnormality appeared across three generations, though disease did not follow in two generations.
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Bar Harbor, Maine
Philadelphia
New York University
Kurt Hirschhorn
LBJ Plans National Goals Force to Set U.S. Targets
President Johnson announces a national goals plan and will appoint a task force of leaders from government and private life to map where the country is, where it will go, and how to reach it. He signs a $280 million health research bill and seeks a new Surgeon General.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Luther Terry
University of Pennsylvania
Terry
Phillip Lee
Agency For International Development
Law Trips Up Phony Officer See HEALTH Page Two
In St Louis Clarence Jones and Bill Finnegan flashed badges at each other. Jones bought his badge at a dime store. Finnegan used a genuine badge from the police department. Jones, 20, stopped Finnegan for a single tail light and was arrested for impersonating an officer. Finnegan knew having one tail light isn’t illegal.
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ST. Louis
Clarence Jones
Bill Finnegan
Finnegan
Jones
OAS Approves Provisional Dominican Peace Plan Faces Pushback
The OAS urged rival Dominican factions to back a provisional government led by Hector Garcia Godoy with elections within nine months. Rebel leader Caamano called the plan a surprise and vowed to detail objections, while the civilian junta questioned foreign-imposed terms. U.S. envoy Bunker predicted quick acceptance as the plan circulated countrywide.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS
Hector Garcia Godoy
Francisco Caamano
U. S
Ellsworth Bunker
Act of National Reconciliation
Only Teen-Ager Survives Three Dead Four Missing On Banana Boat
Key West reports a mysterious uprising on the Seven Seas left three crew dead and four missing as the captain is presumed shot. A 17 year old survivor, Elvin Burgwaise, described a terror at sea and could not explain the killings. Coast Guard towed the vessel 109 miles south of Miami where four men were said to be shot and two found dead in bunks. An intensive search continued for the missing crew members.
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Key West, Fla
Seven Seas
Elvin Burgwaise
Miami
Coast Guard
Burgwaise
Coast
Steel Framework Falls In Fla
A section of a new federal building in downtown Jacksonville collapsed during a thunderstorm. Tons of steel girders crashed to the ground, blocking Bay Street and crushing a parked car and a station wagon. One bystander suffered a cut, with other damage to vehicles and scaffolding.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Federal
Bay Street
Federal registrars sent to nine Deep South counties
The Justice Department dispatched two federal registrars to each of nine Deep South counties in Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi to begin registering Negro voters under the new voting rights act. Counties include Dallas Hale Lowndes Marengo in Alabama East Carroll East Feliciana Plaquemines in Louisiana and Le Flore Madison in Mississippi. Examiners will operate Tuesday with potential expansion to additional counties, though Georgia compliance is noted.
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Deep South
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Justice Department
Dallas County
Ala
Selma
Nicholas Katzen
Hach
Hale
Lowndesse Marengo
East Carroll
East Feliciana
Plaquemines
le Flore
Madison
Civil Service Commission
Georgia
Johnson
Weather summary for Virginia and North Carolina
Partly cloudy in Virginia with possible scattered showers along the coast, becoming less humid inland and highs in the 80s. North Carolina shows variable clouds with warm Tuesday and about 40 percent west showers 7 percent east, highs near 80. Wednesday mostly fair and lower humidity inland, with possible coastal showers and cooler air. Temperatures ranged from 63 yesterday morning to 81 yesterday evening.
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North Carolina
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