Rain floods Italy as death toll rises and Rome cut off
Floods and landslides sweep across Italy for a third day. Officials fear deaths may hit sixty with about forty one missing and tens of thousands homeless. Rome loses water and rail service as major highways are washed out and the Autostrada del Sole remains closed for days. Elsewhere in Europe heavy rain affects Austria Spain France Germany Switzerland and Yugoslavia.
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Rome
Italy
Europe
Austria
Spain
France
Germany
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Weather Bureau
Leonardo da Vinci
Johnson wins steel settlement threat ends labor dispute
President Johnson announced a steel wage settlement after three hard days of bargaining aimed at avoiding a strike that could hurt the economy. He praised both sides, urged swift ratification, and tied success to wartime needs and national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Union
White House
All
Viet Nam
I. W. Abel
Afl-Cio Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Abel
Cooper
Thenion
Pittsburgh
Wirtz and
Connor
Viet Nam Troops Capture Five Viet Cong and Detain 47 Suspects
Reports say five Viet Cong captured and 47 suspects rounded up with no militiaman losses. In Kien An area 125 miles southwest of Saigon militiamen repelled a Viet Cong detachment. Air operations total 532 sorties, destroying or damaging about 300 buildings. pilots estimate many Viet Cong killed though figures remain unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kien An
Gulf of Siam
Saigon
U.S
Explosion in Walhalla Car Kills Husband Wounds Four
In Walhalla South Carolina a car carrying Raymond Williams wife Marilyn Ramey and three others was blown apart after the husband Robert Ramey bought dynamite earlier. Ramey was killed and four others injured including three women and a man from the local garment plant. The coroner labeled the deaths as death by own action and attempted murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walualla
S.c.ap
Raymond Williams
Oconee
South Carolina
Robert Ramey
Ramey
Walhalla
Greenville
Eugene Crane
Broad Street
Crane
Marilyn Ramey
Rosie Roach
Grace Swafford
Plymouth Council Embraces Multiracial Effort Amid Tense Demonstrations
In Plymouth a council led by Rev. Robert Holt meets as racial tensions spike with roadblocks arresting 11 men, including two constables, on weapons charges. Gov. Moore cites Klan and civil rights extremists for violence while a big march is canceled for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Holt
Coltrane
Plymouth
S. H. Mitchell
Recorder’s Court
Mitchell
Raymond Garney Shirley
Rt. 2
Walstonburg
Greene County
Hilton Dumay Anderson
Chocowinly
Beaufort County
Roanoke River
Weyerhaeuser Corp
Raleigh
Dan Moore
Ku Klux Klan
Frinks
Eke
Home Rule floor set for September 13
Administration bill freed by the petition cannot reach the front until September 27. Home rule backers hope to vote down the McMillan bill and then enact their own. The bill may have to return to the Senate, which approved a similar measure July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Death toll rising in weekend accidents totals 507
Deaths extending from Friday evening August 20 to Monday midnight August 23 totaled 507, with 451 traffic, 12 boating, and 45 drowning deaths not involving boats. Officials reported the four day period as the deadliest span in recent memory.
Rearranged Districts of Virginia by General Assembly
Virginia's General Assembly completed a special session with district lines for all ten congressional districts. Districts include Newport News, Hampton, Virginia Beach, and York. Norfolk and Portsmouth. Richmond. multiple cities and counties such as Chesapeake, Petersburg, Danville, Roanoke, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, and Arlington. with detailed population counts per district.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Newport News
Hampton
Virginia Beach
Williamsburg
Accomack
James City
Gloucester
Mathews
Middlesex
Northampton
York
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Chesterfield
Henrico
Chesapeake
Colonial Heights
Franklin
Petersburg
Suffolk
Hopewell
Amelia
Appomattox
Lunenburg
Buckingham
Cumberland
Dinwiddie
Greensville
Isle of Wight
Nansemond
Nottaway
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Prince George
Southampton
Surry
Sussex
Danville
Martinsville
South
Boston
Galax
Campbell
Pittsylvania
Henry, Franklin
Patrick, Carroll, Grayson
Halifax
Charlotte
Brunswick
Mecklenburg
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Radford
Clifton Forge
Covington
Amherst
Nelson
Bedford
Montgomery
Floyd, Craig
Botetourt
Alleghany
Charlottesville
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
Winchester
Staunton
Buena Vista
Albermarle
Culpeper
Greene
Fluvanna
Orange
Clarke
Frederick
Rappahannock
Page
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Warren
Augusta
Bath
Highland
Madison
Rockbridge
Fredericksburg
Essex
Charles City
King and Queen
New Kent
Caroline
Fauquier
Goochland
Westmoreland
Lancaster
Northumberland
Hanover
King George
Loudoun
Louisa
Prince William
Spotsylvania
King William and Stafford
Fairfax County
Mount Vernon
Leeland
Centreville
Dranesville
Providence
Bristol
Norton
Lee, Scott, Wise
Dickenson
Buckenson
Buchanan
Russell
Washington
Smyth
Pulaski
Giles
Bland, Wythe
Tazewell
Alexandria
Fairfax
Falls Church
Arlington
Mason
Draneésville
Kashmir War Escalates Amid Air Battles and Ceasefire Struggle
Shastri accuses Pakistan of bombing civilians in Hasmir and vows to respond to U Thant's ceasefire appeal while reiterating that a ceasefire is not peace. Reported air battles near Akhnoor and Chhamb. seven Pakistani planes opposed by Indian Gnats, with several shot down or damaged. Pakistani advance halted inside Indian territory, tanks and troops in retreat, while lines stabilize. Leaders discuss ceasefire terms as Canada offers mediation. U.S. aid figures cited for both nations amid tensions.
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Shastri
Hasmir
U.N
U Thant
Pakistan
United States
Britain
Thant
Karachi
New Delhi
Kashmir
Manawar Tawi
Chhamh
Jammu
India
Chhamb
Srinagar
A. N. Jha
U Thant Bat
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Pearson
Israal
Egypt
Pwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Jha
Crowding Drives Aggression In Humans And Animals
Cambridge England AP a British biologist Dr W M S Russell told the 127th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science that men and animals show violent behavior in crowded conditions even with plenty of food He linked rising postwar crime to crowding and housing shortages in Britain noting monkeys in cages become brutal while in the wild they stay peaceful He warned population growth could make human aggression a desperate problem before a serious food shortage worsens the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, England
W. M.S. Russell
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Russell
Br. Russell
Britain
Schweitzer Regains Consciousness at Gabon Hospital
Dr Albert Schweitzer revived consciousness Friday at the jungle hospital on the Ogowe River bank in Gabon and spoke clearly to staff. Officials caution no real improvement, noting his condition remains stationary and relapses have occurred. Dr Jaroslaw Sedlacek praised his bright eyes and loud speech, while Dr Walter Munz warned against optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambarene
Gabon
Albert Schweitzer
Walter Mung
Ogogue River
Schweitzer
Jaroslaw Sedlacek
Czechoslovakia
Munz
Johnson uses pressure to win capital petition signatures
President Johnson marshals a 6-man team led by Lawrence O'Brien to win 218 signatures from House members for a petition to bypass a committee and advance a home rule bill for the capital. Texans Shipley Cabell Brooks White Weltner signed. Brooks refused. Steel talks with White House scrutiny followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Johnson
House
Congress
George E. Shipley
D-11
H. BR. Gross
Iowa
Lawrence F. O’brien
John W. McCormack
O’brien
Richard C. White
D-Tex
White
Charles L. Weltner
D-Ga
Weltner
Shipley
Olney, Hh
White House
Washington
Earl Cabell
Jack Brooks
Steel
Texas
LBJ
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
Virginia redistricting settles in after tense special session
The Assembly moves a new redistricting plan through both houses with compromises on district lines and population targets. Governor Harrison plans to sign Tuesday as the 90 day effective date clears the way for next year’s campaigns. Southwest Virginia’s 9th District sees minor changes, picking up Wythe County and remaining the fifth largest by population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
John Warren Cooke
House
Assembly
Senate
Chesapeake
Watkins M. Abbitt
Appomattox
Porter Hardy
Snow
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Charlottes Iville
Albemarle
Culpeper
Greene
Fiuvanna
Orange
Rep
Howard Smith
Virginia
del. D. French
Congress
J. D. Hasgood
Cooke
Randall O. Reynolds
Capitol
Ens
Harrison
Richmond
9Th
Wythe
Dominican leader rejects peace plan and calls for unity
Garcia-Godoy urged Dominicans to unite and endure a nine month government under foreign peace oversight until general elections next May. He pledged to negotiate the withdrawal of peace forces with the new government and the Organization of American States while urging dignity in accepting needed economic aid to rebuild. He criticized centuries of dictatorship culminating in Trujillo’s era and argued for a true dictatorship of just laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization of American States
Garcia-Godoy
Our Republic
Dominican Republic
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Natchez Rides After Desegregation Demands Meet Resistance
City officials reject immediate desegregation force, offer talks with Negro leaders. Guardsmen stay through Labor Day weekend as curfew arrests rise. Joseph B. Harvey of Los Angeles seeks Justice Department action to desegregate, citing fear among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasser
Joseph B. Harvey
Los Angles
Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Justice Department
Khrushchev Seen In Public and Hospital Reports
Reports indicate Nikita Khrushchev remained hospitalized with his last public appearance in April at an art exhibit in Moscow. He lingered under guard about 15 miles west of the capital, living on a pension of 462 rubles monthly with car and chauffeur provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Moscow
Betsy Threat Outrun Betsy Warnings and Gemini 6 Plans
Betsy warned Cape Hatteras residents not to venture offshore as roughening waves rise over the weekend. US space officials at Cape Kennedy expect 30 knot gusts and no closer than 150 miles, but delay Gemini 6 and Titan 2 booster mating. Nassau posts hurricane tracking stations at the Bahamas and evacuates Allan Cay as Grand Bahama enters alert status.
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Pagene
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Betsy
Bahamas
Fleuthera
Grand Bahama
Allan Cay
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Wirtz
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Bill Williams
Dr. Schweitzer
Del
Guy Farley
Northern Virginia
FE. Blackburn Moora
del. Leweis A. McMurran Jr
McMurran
Hoover
Farley
Culpeper and
Mecklenburg and Lunenburg
Bruswick
Sth
Nikita
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