Failure Traced to El Paso Power Cut
A regional blackout centered in El Paso caused by a faulty gas regulator shut down four military bases and left civilians without power across parts of Texas New Mexico and northern Mexico. President Johnson ordered a federal probe with engineers sent to assess the device. Candles and batteries spiked in use while runways and emergency power maintained aviation operations.
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EL PaSo
Tex
New Mexico
Texas
Mexico
Johnson
United States
Canada
el Paso Electric Co
Newman
J.R Johnson
Federal Power Commission
Ft Worth
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
Holloman Air Force Base
Fl Paso
Biggs Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Army
Ft. Bliss
U.S
White Sands Missile Range
Air Force Missile Development Center
Aspete & Holloman
Socorro
N.M
van Horn, Tex
Jaurez
el Paso Electric
Public Service Co of
Albuquerque
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Elephant Butte Dam
Ray Lockhart
United State
E! Paso
Judson Williams
el Paso International
Texas Western College
British Planes Land as Kaunda Presses for Wider Role
In Lusaka RAF planes arrived as Kenya and Kaunda clash over further military aid. Kaunda demands British control of the Kariba Dam area and ground troops to seize Rhodesia power installations, while Britain limits actions to air defense and cautions against invading Rhodesia.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Royal Air Force
Nga
Kenneth Kaunda
Britwin
Rhodesia
Britain
Kariba Dam
Kaunda
Rhodesia-Zambia
Ing
Kenya
Ndola
RAF
Gama Widot Loi le
House of Commons
Zambbia
Organization of African Unity
Ghana
Tanzania
United Arab Republic
Lambesi
QAU
Ethiopia
OAU
Sh Mta Teestory
Britannia Transport Carry
Scranton Seeks New Department of Community Affairs
The Scranton administration won an early round in its push to create a state Department of Community Affairs to give urban areas more voice. The Senate Rules Committee sent 21 of 22 bills to the floor as Gov. Scranton’s $980 million highway program and related funding moves proceed.
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Narrisburg
Scranton
Department of Community Affairs
Senate Rules Committee
Stanley G. Stroup
Senate
Departments of Commerce, Internal Affairs and Public Instruction
House
Jefferson Medical College
Drexel Institute of Technology
Philadelphia
Newark teachers strike escalates as schools may close
Union leaders condemn board delays and vow to keep schools closed if required. NTU demands higher pay and better conditions while seeking a representation election to unseat the Newark Teachers Association. Sidney Rosenfeld says teachers will continue action.
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Newark
N.J
Newark Board of Education
Stice
Frank Titus
NTU
Asers
NTA
Riral Newark Teachers Association
Sidney Rosenfeld
Hotel Burns in Columbia After Fire
Fire wrecked the Hilltop Hotel ten miles north of Columbia in Lancaster County Thursday night. No injuries reported as crews battled the blaze and investigated the cause.
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Columbia, Pa
Hilltop
Lancaster County
Negro Boycott Nears an End in Adams County
In Natchez Mississippi NAACP leader exposes near end of three month boycott as merchants and city officials reach a settlement. 21 stores will be removed from the boycott list after agreeing to hire more Black workers and use courteous titles on bills. Archie Jones notes the Freedom Democratic party opposes the accord.
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Natchez
Miss
al Cecilia Brown
Adams County
NAACP
Charles Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John Nosser
Archie Jones
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Main
Franklin Street
Jones
Freedom Democratic Party
GOP Committee Spends $927,811 in Philadelphia Election
Philadelphia Republican Central Campaign Committee reports a spending total of $927,811 for the November general election. Ned L. Hirsch, GOP treasurer, disclosed the figures while filing with the secretary of the commonwealth and the County Board of Elections.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Republican Central Campaign Committee
Ned L. Hirsch
GOP
Secretary of the Commonwealth
County Board of Elections
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