Rescue amid wreckage as truck traps duo in Oakland
Ray Rebello, trapped 1 hour 40 minutes in a smashed car after a 16 ton sand truck ran over it, escaped serious injury. He is treated for cuts and a fractured leg. Passenger Manuel Ligama, also of Oakland, was thrown clear with minor injuries. Fire officials called the narrow escape almost unbelievable.
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Ray Rebello
Oakland
Calif
Rebello
Manuel Ligama
Fire Battalion
C. W. Ross
Un-American Activities Committee ends Viet Nam witness session
The House Committee on Un-American Activities dismissed two witnesses and about twelve spectators after completing questioning of antiwar group representatives. Acting chairman Joe R. Pool said the hearings revealed the groups and leadership, calling them hard-core Communists acting for foreign powers.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
House Committee On UN
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Jerry Clyde Rubin
Berkley
Calif
Rubin
California
Pool
Viet Nam
Strikers Vote On Contract
Washington AP reports machinists vote today on ending a six week walkout that grounded five major airlines Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United union leaders predict approval with wage and benefit increases. Some locals oppose and may oppose by telephoning others. If accepted flights may resume Saturday and normal service by next week. Over 35 000 union members walked out on July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
Pentagon expects surge in draft calls to 35k monthly
Washington AP reports the Pentagon plans a higher draft intake to 35,000 men per month for the next six to eight months as Vietnam war needs drive manpower. Inductions could total 210,000 to 280,000 from September to February or April, far above last year’s figures.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Defense Appropriations
New Director Clifton Craig Backed by NC Welfare Directors
Clifton Craig will lead the state welfare commission at month end amid strong backing from the North Carolina Welfare Directors Association. Willard Blevins of Catawba County said the board accepts the appointment and notes some directors preferred a professionally trained candidate. He added that Craig is competent.
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Raleigh
Clifton Craig
North Carolina
Willard Blevins
Catawba County
Craig
State Welfare Board
Fugitive Bank Robbery Suspect Caught in Las Vegas
FBI reports Georges Le May 41, a Canadian fugitive linked to the 1961 Bank of Nova Scotia burglary in Montreal, was arrested while gambling at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas. His wife Lise, 29, was also arrested. They faced interstate flight and conspiracy to bribe charges.
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Miami
Fla
FBI
Georges LeMay
Montreal
Las Vegas
LeMay
Dade County
J. Edgar Hoover
Lise
American
Bird
Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Youths Propose Changes To Draft Board Quotas
In New York AP survey responding to President Johnson youths of draft age urge revision of the Selective Service quota system. They describe the present pattern as a "crazy quilt" and offer ideas to streamline procedures and fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnson
Associated Press
Washington
Troubles On Orbiter Could Delay Landing
Lunar Orbiter camera troubles threaten the moon landing site search. High resolution images showed craters and ridges, but a ground equipment fault may force a repeat launch and delay the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
U.S. Space Agency
America
Apollo
Clifford Nelson
Flames Devastate Cardinal Products Chemical Plant
Durham AP report sayings a fire destroyed the Cardinal Products warehouse on E Marcum Street after a 448 a.m. start. No injuries were reported as firefighters battled 300 foot long facility pellets and avoided rail cars nearby from exploding. Exploding chemicals and a dead end street hampered efforts.
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Durham
Cardinal Products
E. Marcum Street
Durham Fire Department
Man Arrested In Philadelphia On Threats To President
Leonard Fairorth, 26, an investigator with Philadelphia Health Department, was indicted on 27 federal counts for threatening President Johnson and Pennsylvania Governor Scranton and for sending an obscene letter to the President’s newlywed daughter Luci. He faces up to 20 years imprisonment and fines.
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Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Johnson
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Luci
Joe D. Jamieson
FBI
Leonard Fairorth
Health Department
Fairorth
Jamieson
Department of Justice
Falforth
Condemned Man Davis Released From Death Sentence
Federal Judge Algernon Butler ordered the release of Elmer Davis, a 38 year old Charlotte Negro, from the death sentence imposed for the 1959 slaying of Fay Bell Cooper in a Charlotte cemetery. The U S Supreme Court ruled Davis confession was not voluntary, throwing out the statement and preventing retrial for lack of evidence.
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Raleigh
Algernon Butler
Elmer Davis
Charlotte
Davis
Fay Bell Cooper
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Kenneth R. Downs
House Nixes Earth Probe Funding After Senate Amendment
The House voted 108 to 59 to reject a Senate amendment that would provide 19.7 million for an earth drilling project. The chamber had previously refused to include the funds in a 14 billion dollar agency appropriation. A second House vote followed unresolved conference differences and a political donation report surfaced.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate House
Illinois
President’s Club
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Steven C. Hamilton
Berkeley
Cherkoss
Ham
Vegas
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Nelson
Space Agency
Mare Smythii
Smith’s Sea
Ranger
Shriners’ Queen
Dianne Dittrich
Bloomfield
N. J
Roscoe C. Washington
Los Angeles
Prince Hall Shriners
Dianne
Juilliard School of Music
Amusements Bridge
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