Americans Move to Britain as France Closes Bases
About 8,000 U S airmen and families relocate to Britain under Operation Frelec NATO plans shift bases from France. Many settle in Suffolk while American schools are set up. The Times notes rapid NATO air movement and concerns over housing and local prices.
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Times of London
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Greece
Greta Develops Into a Hurricane Off Puerto Rico
Greta, growing from a tropical storm, neared hurricane strength as it tracked northwest toward the U S. coast. At roughly 320 miles northeast of San Juan and 1,100 miles east-southeast of Miami, the storm moved about 10 mph toward the west northwest, with plans to seed Hurricane Faith canceled as Greta approached the coast.
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San Juan
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Miami
Jail Outbreak Staged Demonstration At San Bruno Jail
SAN BRUNO Calif AP prisoners in San Francisco's largest jail rioted calling it a staged demonstration Sheriff Matt Carberry said it was brought under control within 45 minutes though prisoners shouted and hammered bars for two hours The outbreak followed 40 to 50 pickets from Friends of the Inmates Many had civil rights ties including Dr Thomas Burbridge The incident began after TV cameramen arrived and demonstrators were noted outside the six story jail ten miles south of San Francisco Mattresses were set ablaze windows smashed bottles and paper were hurled from cells
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Calif
San Francisco
Matt Carberry
Friends of the
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Carberry
Peking Guards Might Become Purge Powerhouses
The Red Guards, seen as a youthful reserve for the army, could shape policy by pushing street name changes and anti party actions, while Mao and Lin fear a rogue force. They favor bold acts like abolishing red traffic lights and stamping rights as they back Vietnam, but pledges to curb excesses amid international pressure.
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Lin
Mazo
Red Guards
Political tension and Viet Nam election impact
The report notes fresh U.S. troop instructions to avoid Saigon and curfew measures until after the vote. Vietnamese forces were ordered to intensify sweeps against Viet Cong hideouts as political factions debate Thich Tri Quang's protest fast. The Buddhist minority, scattered since last June, struggles to influence the election amid limited public interest.
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Prison Guard Clashes Ended After Tear Gas and Straps
State police were sent to Tucker Prison Farm as convicts clashed over labor actions. Tear gas shells flew, shots were fired in the air, and 143 strikers faced corporal punishment with the strap. Among them 102 were Black and 41 white. most returned to work after punishment.
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Faubus
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Cummins
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Little Rock
Bank sees wage and price moves restrained by productivity
Economists warn against overreacting to rising price indexes and suggest productivity gains could absorb higher wages. They deem suspending tax credits or raising corporate taxes unlikely to boost productivity and note price increases mainly stem from farm, food, and material costs while metals and hides prices ease.
Farm Hands End 400 Mile March With Capitol Rally
Rio Grande Valley farm workers completed their 400 mile push for a $1.25 minimum wage with a Capitol rally in Austin. RF Kennedy sent a telegram as thousands gathered outside the Texas Capitol. Attendees included Rep. John Alaniz and Sen. Ralph Yarborough, who joined the marchers at the end.
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Antonio Gonzales
Houston
Reyes Alaniz
Benito Trevino
Rio Grande City
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Henry Gonzalez
Covenant Warnings and Ills of Disobedience
Verse-like biblical admonition warns that keeping statutes brings divine presence while breaking covenants invites terror and ruin. It describes vain sowing, enemy conquest, and unjust subjugation, ending with a vow of fleeing when no threat is seen. The fragment blends solemn pledge with dire consequences and personal dislocation.
Johnson lays out Vietnam pledge alongside NATO talk
President Johnson urged reciprocal North Vietnamese action and warned against early European force reductions, arguing U.S. troops stay to halt aggression and maintain world peace. He pressed NATO unity, inflation fights, and labor restraint while touring Michigan and Ohio to rally support for his agenda.
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De Gaulle Travels Toward Polynesia To View Test Shot
French President Charles de Gaulle wrapped up his New Caledonia visit and planned a Pacific journey to Tahiti and Mururoa to witness a nuclear test. He would be briefed on weather and safety checks, riding a 15 car motorcade through Noumea before boarding the De Grasse.
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Traffic Toll Climbs in 1966 July Record
The July 1966 traffic deaths set a monthly record with 5,130 fatalities. Virginia’s toll rose to 735 for 1966, 34 higher than last year. Over Labor Day weekend, 16 traffic deaths and one drowning were recorded. Notable fatal incidents include Valerie Jarrett, 2, of Norfolk, hit by a hit‑and‑run car. Ensign William M. Hutton, 23, of Madison, Tenn., killed when his sports car overturned on U S 60. Eura Hale Miller, 54, of Takoma Park, Md., injured in a two‑car crash near Council, Buchanan County, later dying in hospital. Charlene Marie Haynes, 15, of Radford, killed in Radford area. Eugene Logan, 24, of Philadelphia, killed in a crash on State Rt 667 near Halifax County. Minnie Smith Nelson, 79, of Pulaski, killed after being struck on State Rt 99. Pf. Joseph Claude Yaska, 25, of Houma, Alaska, killed after being struck by two cars on U S 60 west of Newport News.
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Tenn
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Richlands
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Housla
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Newport News
Government wage freeze vote looms after strong support
Wilson says balancing overseas payments tests economic will, government must govern. Labor congress votes on wage freeze Wednesday after an executive council 19 to 2 endorsement. full congress likely close with a slender majority forecast for the government.
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First patient to survive artificial heart pump to be discharged
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez of Mexico City is set for discharge Tuesday from Method ist Hospital in Houston after four weeks and one day with an artificial heart pump. She will fly home in Romulo O Farris Jr. private plane. She is the fifth person and second woman to receive the device, which aided her damaged heart before the pump was removed.
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Mexico City
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Vasquez Taken During the Stages of Her Hospitalization. Mrs. Vasquez
Mekong Delta fighting, Viet Cong casualties tallied
Vietnamese government forces and U S Marines fought heavy swamps actions south of Saigon and near Da Nang In Mekong Delta fighting they reported 281 Viet Cong killed and 260 captured While other actions included a Marine seizure of a Viet Cong field hospital and guerrilla cave complex with 19 captured An ambush north of Saigon left one American dead and another wounded A later strike against North Viet Nam involved U S air units targeting missile sites and fuel depots with several large explosions and significant fires
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Mekong Delta
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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Hanoi
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Spring Lake
N.J
Jimmy L. Goode
Oklahoma City
Goode
Labor Day March for $1.25 Minimum Wage Reaches Texas
Labor Day marchers led by Sen Ralph Yarborough finish a 400 mile trek to the Texas Capitol in Austin to demand a 1.25 dollar an hour minimum wage. Sixteen states join the parade with hopes to meet Gov John Connally who is out of town.
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D. Tex
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Hopewell
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D-Va
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N.J
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