Auto Crash in Sanford Kills Eight in Dense Fog
In Sanford North Carolina two cars collided head on in heavy pre dawn fog on U.S. 1 eight miles south of Sanford killing eight people and injuring a young boy. Victims include two families the Bones of Carrboro and the Newberrys of Laurinburg with four members from each family dead. The lone surviving Bone son and the Newberry daughter and son were injured. Conditions described as a two lane highway with six feet of skid marks and the other car left of center. The crash occurred in a wooded valley with fog enveloping the area.
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Sanford
N. C
U.S. 1
aMiguWay 2
Yuri Rasayer Hardin
Richard W. Bone
Carrboro
N.C
Edsel M. Newberry
Rt. 2
Laurinburg
Bone
Hardin
North Carolina
Sandhills
Newberry
Cleo the hurricane nears Leeward Islands
Miami reports Cleo the first hurricane to form from Kittenish Weather races toward the Leeward Islands with screaming winds and heavy rain. Guadeloupe Montserrat Antigua Barbuda are in its path as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands face hurricane watches. Residents are urged to take immediate precautions against strong winds, torrential rain, and 8 to 10 foot seas.
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Miami
Fla
Cleo
Leeward Islands
Caribbean Sea
Guadeloupe
Britain
Montserrat
Antingua
Barbuda Islands
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Hurricane Cleo Aims At Windward Islands
Hurricane Cleo moves west northwest at 20 mph toward the Windward Islands, about 170 miles east southeast of Guadeloupe and 500 miles east southeast of San Juan. Winds reach 80 mph as residents prepare, storms likened to Flora, which killed about 7,000 in Haiti and Cuba. Authorities warn rapid intensification is unusual.
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Guadeloupe
San Juan
Miami
Cleo
Flora
Atlantic
Haiti
Cuba
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
Missing U S Officials Safe In Congo Found In Good Condition
The State Department said three U S officials reported missing in the Congo have been located safe and in good condition. The men are Col William A Dodds 50 Lt Col Donald V Rattan 29 counter insurgency experts with the U S military mission in the Congo and Lewis R MacFarlane 25 vice consul at Bukayu Seattle Wash Details were lacking.
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U.S
Washington
State Department
U. S
Congo
William A. Dodds
Donald V. Rattan
Lewis R. MacFarlane
Seattle
Wash
Bukayu
Compromise Sought In Civil Rights Split Grim End To Fairfax Child Case
In Cincinnati area Fairfax, Ohio, Debbie Cappen, a two year old, was found dead under a porch after a lengthy search. George Rickey Jr., a 14 year old, admitted killing Debbie after police questioned him about a shoe found in a culvert. Police Chief James Finan said the youth made the admission late Friday after extensive search efforts by volunteers. The case dominated the town of Fairfax as investigators pursued answers on how the body came to be concealed. The inquiry followed a social and community rally for Debbie’s family amid conflicting civil rights tensions in the area.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Debbie Cappen
Fairfax
Debbie
James Finan
George Rickey Jr
Young
Rickey
J Shoes
Finan
Harry Smith
Frank Weikel
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
George
Alicl Rickey
Weike
Smith
Weikel
Platform Authors Skirt Reapportionment Issue
Atlantic City AP reports Democratic platform writers debate reapportionment stance while avoiding a clash on civil rights and school prayer. committee members weigh a moderate plank and seek harmony ahead of the convention. political maneuvering centers on seats based on population and the Kennedy era civil rights push.
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Atlantic City
Jin
Supreme Court
Congress
Han
Carl Abjdied
Bert
Oklahoma
Senate
House
Governors To Confer With LBJ On Vice Presidential Pick
Washington AP report says President Johnson meets with many of the 34 Democratic governors to test reactions as he may select a running mate. White House aide George Reedy says no definite choice known, time running out before Atlantic City convention. Rumors swirl around potential picks, with Humphrey and McCarthy leading bets, others like Mansfield Muskie Browder mentioned.
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Washington
Johnson
George Reedy
White House
Sear Story
Reedy
Presidentia J
Atlantic Cit Ins
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Eugene J. McCarthy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Edmund G
Pat) Brow
Johnson seeks Southern endorsement amid civil rights clash
Atlantic City AP report outlines President Johnson guiding Democratic strategy as the Credentials Committee weighs seating Mississippi and Alabama delegations. Mississippi Freedom Democratic party challenges the regular slate, risking a floor showdown at the convention. Humphrey leads as front runner while Wallace backers balk at White House talks. The dispute centers on federal state relations and party loyalty rules ahead of the convention opening Monday.
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Alpert
Tolaneia
Johnson
Noma
George C
Communist Party
Kennedy
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Atlantic City
Mississippi
Alabama
David L. Lawrence
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Paul Johnson
South
North
Lawrence
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Jas
George C. “Wallace
Platform Committee
California
Reedy
White House
George Wallace
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Tials Committee
George C. Wallace
Freedom Democratic Party
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville
For August at Asheville the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival presents banjos fiddles and guitars for three days of happiness. The annual event draws crowds musicians and dancers and staff photographer ATE Seven reports for this year in the Sunday Enterprise. For 14 years the Plank Road linked Fayetteville to Salem fueling growth and commerce shaping High Point's village origins.
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Asheville
Enterprise
Dr. Spock
Fayetteville
Salem
Piedmont North Carolina
High Point
Goldwater To Address Fellow Hams
Barry Goldwater shifts from politics to his hobby addressing the 50th annual meeting of the American Radio Relay League in New York. He will speak to fellow amateur radio operators and may touch on President Johnson and Soviet policy.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Soviet Union
New York
American Radio
Relay League
Paul ‘Wagner
Goldwater
U.S
Congo Army Wins Key Bukavu Victory After 3 Day Battle
Congolese forces, aided by ex-Katangan gendarmes and U S planes, seized Bukavu in a three day fight against Communist backed rebels. The clash left about 300 dead, with several Europeans and Americans missing, as the army regains control of eastern Kivu Province amid expulsions ordered by Moise Tshombe.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Moise ‘Tshombe
Bukavu
U.S
Kivu
Tronths
Congo
Albertville
Stanleyville
Tshombe
French Congo
Burundi
Mali
Brazzaville
Alphonse Massamba- Debat
Peksins
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Hams
Gurus
Shabandi
Leonard Mulamba
Kanle Manedang
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