Guardsmen Move In As Riot Spreads In Los Angeles
The National Guard arrives with about 1 000 troops to help quell rioting spreading from Watts into white districts and other Negro neighborhoods. Fire crews report more than 15 major blazes, lootings rise, and police brace for further clashes as crowds flood 150 blocks around Watts with thousands of participants and rising tensions across the city.
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Missile Silo Evacuation Not Necessary
SEARCY Ark AP The Air Force evacuated personnel from the Titan 2 missile complex after abnormal vapors were detected in the control center Friday The all clear was given at 1207 pm after investigators found no leaks and checked the underground complex The blast killed 53 workers during maintenance and a 30 member investigation board is reviewing the disaster in the nation s space and missile program
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America
Conservatives Favored To Win Next British Vote
London AP reports the Conservative party has become the 4-9 betting favorite to win the next British national election. Ladbroke's says large bets shifted odds as Labor drifted. public polls show Conservatives ahead for the first time since the election, amid leadership changes and Wilson’s fragile Commons majority.
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Chicago Road Riot After Fire Truck Fatality
A false alarm fire truck from Co. 26 killed Dessie Mae Williams, 20, a Black woman, when the rear wheels rolled into a traffic light. A crowd formed, hurling stones and shouting, with 16 demonstrators arrested and three firefighters suspended as officials probe the incident.
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Farm Bill Faces House Battle Amid Opposing Factions
Farm leaders and organizers back the measure while foes in Congress and food industries push back over costs and consumer prices. White House secret revisions aim to placate opponents as urban Democrats waver, with wheat and cotton provisions drawing sharp criticism and President Johnson’s support in question. Freeman campaigns hard, his Cabinet future tied to the bill’s fate.
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King and Bevel urge national push for peace in Viet Nam
Martin Luther King Jr and James Bevel urged a national consensus against mass murder and hysteria. King criticized the Viet Nam policy as following Goldwater’s line and said he may write to leaders including the United States, Red China, and Vietnam to seek an end to the war. He noted President Johnson aims to negotiate a settlement and expressed happiness at that.
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Peace efforts in Dominican crisis at make-or-break stage
In Santo Domingo, OAS peace mission may be recalled if no agreement by Sunday. The three member committee arrived June 3 to end the three month conflict. Penna Marinho of Brazil and Ramon de Clairmont Duenas of El Salvador plan to depart Sunday, while Ambassador Bunker may leave if talks fail.
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Lone Sailor Is Cause For Concern
In Fal mouth England AP reports 13 year old Robin Manry worries about her father Robert Manry 48 Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter who sailed solo in the 134% foot Tinkerbelle toward Falmouth Harbor after a 3000 mile voyage from Falmouth Mass. He has not been seen since Monday as gale winds and 10 foot swells hinder search efforts and contact.
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Reid Wins Narrow Tie In Virginia House Primary
Sutton praised Reid as honorable and said the recount was needed after a close loss. Reid sought a court supervised recount under a law allowing automatic review when margins fall under one percent. Reid, first Negro Democratic nominee for the State Legislature in modern times, is seen as a likely winner in November. He serves on Richmond boards and councils and is married to former Jacqueline Mathieu with three children.
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Virginia Division
American Cancer Society
Virginia Council of Health and Medical Care
Jacqueline Mathieu
New Orleans
Riots reveal outside agitators amid Watts unrest
The report notes white officers including Watts division members and cites police saying many rioters came from outside the immediate Watts area. It highlights poverty, a Negro birth on a sidewalk near a charity hospital, and the city’s 334,816 Black residents, mainly in Watts and surrounding districts with pockets in Long Beach and Pasadena.
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San Fernando Valley
Long Beach
Pasadena
Astronauts At International Air Show Update
NASA withdrew a release containing four quoted paragraphs on Gemini missions. Gemini 5 is stretched to about twice Gemini 4 in duration and may need longer rest. Delays affected crew photo identification and spacecraft reports. Debriefing spans 11 days with Cooper and Conrad on recovery ship Lake Champlain and at Cape Kennedy and Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston.
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Houston
Tire inflation guides spark testimony on new car tires
Ralph H Isbrandt of American Motors declared new car tires are designed for normal loads at basic pressures and higher loads at increased pressures. Chrysler officials said clearer inflation guides will appear with 1966 models as senators pressed for cost and safety details.
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Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Lien Huong nurse volunteers at Duc Co camp in Vietnam
Lien Huong volunteered for nursing at Duc Co 20 months ago. She endures Viet Cong fire with calm, plans to stay as long as the camp holds out. Duc Co hosts 12 American advisers and 400 Montagnard and Vietnamese troops. She longs for a pretty dress.
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Philadelphia
United States
Johnson requests funds to accelerate major reservoir projects
At a White House emergency drought conference President Johnson urged Congress to provide 1.15 million dollars for Beltzville Blue Marsh Tocks Island and other Pennsylvania New Jersey New York reservoirs. Funds would speed construction and planning, potentially shaving up to a year off completion times.
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Tragic family scene ends in self-inflicted death
A mother fatally struck her four children with a single blow to the head before turning the gun on herself. She placed Bryan in a crib in the children's room beside David while the others slept. The mother then killed herself with a gunshot to the head.
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