Undertow probe launched after three deaths at North Carolina beaches
The North Carolina Water Resources Department opened an inquiry into deadly undertows that killed three people in two days at Wrightsville Kure and Carolina beaches. R. J. Page cited unfixed causes and planned to review historical currents while Lifeguards reported multiple rescues and beaches prepared to reopen.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Water Resources Department
R. J. Page
Carolina
Wrightsville
Kure
Billy Stanland
Wilmington
Ress
Caro
Page
Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Merous
Surf City
Pender County
Topsail Island
Kenneth Mills
Carolyn King
Madison
Wisc
New Hanover County
Quality Books Are Sought Says Carroll
North Carolina officials said the state will not buy books of questionable quality even if integrated. Carroll noted books must be accurate fair and suitable to studies and portray all society members. Multiethnic titles are available but chosen for quality rather than diversity alone.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Carroll
Seeding Attempt Called Off
Hurricane Faith drifted toward land so seeding with silver iodide crystals was canceled. Gordon Dunn of the National Hurricane Center said there would be no seeding today or likely in the future. The plan had involved 17 planes to bombard the storm center, but Faith changed course and headed toward the Bahamas again.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
Gordon Dunn
National Hurricane Center
Atlantic
Bahamas
Weather Bureau
Johnson Warns of Explosive Crises Without Global Aid
President Johnson warned at the American Legion convention that the U.S. may face explosive crises requiring international cooperation to root out poverty spiritual blight and liberty curbs fueling violence. He urged addressing poverty privation and repression to end violence and said U.S. involvement in Asia and Vietnam would be limited to what hosts request. The AVC protested segregation at the Legion and appealed to McNamara and Driver.
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Johnson
United States
Asia
Viet Nam
American Veterans Committee
Legion
AVC
Harlem rally highlights black unity under Panther guard
About 250 attendees heard Stokely Carmichael press black unity and self rule from Mount Morris Presbyterian Church in Harlem. William Epton of Harlem Progressive Labor and Max Stanford of the Black Panthers urged a united front against U.S. oppression while Stanford warned of radical action and firebomb threats.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
William Epton
Harlem
Progressive Labor Party
Max Stanford
Black Pan
Thers
Alabama
Stokely Carmichael
SNCC
Carmichael
Northeast
United States
Mount Morris Presbyterian Church
Black Panther Party
Lowndes County
Ala
Epton
U.S
Desperate Schools Seek More Teachers Nationwide Shortage Mounts
An Associated Press survey shows a historic teacher shortage as schools prepare to open. Wisconsin, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois, and New York report worst vacancies with shortages in science and mathematics. Elementary grades face the sharpest pinch amid rising enrollments and competition from industry.
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New York
United States
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Missouri
North Carolina
Illinois
International Relations Gets Setback Off Oregon Coast
A party of sport fishermen and about 30 crew on a Soviet trawler exchanged goods ten miles off the Oregon coast. The mood soured when a Soviet sailor opened an American beer can, sparking a spray of beer and quick deck contact as guards reacted to the incident.
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Cooos Bay
Ore
Oregon
Pat Rooney Jr
U S Girls Face Tough Sledding
Miami Beach reports a marriage squeeze driven by the postwar baby boom. Census figures show 93 men per 100 women now, with 99 to 100 expected in the 1970s as more boys marry younger and more girls delay or forgo marriage.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Government Help Housing Aid Could Up Interest Rates
The federal government moves to inject 4.76 billion into housing via Fannie Mae to bolster the home-building industry. Analysts warn the measure is a stopgap that may raise overall interest rates as Fannie Mae borrows 3.76 billion to fund purchases, potentially reducing funds available to private lenders. Mortgage bankers caution against overestimating impact, estimating a gain of about 100 000 private housing starts.
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Washington
Federal National Mortgage Association
Association
Fannie Mae
Agency For New Home Loans
Treasury Warns on Inflation Tax or Spending Action
Treasury officials told Congress inflation may require a tax increase or higher spending as monetary policy alone may not suffice. Undersecretary Joseph W. Barr supported a bill to expand Federal Reserve discretion on certain fixed time bank deposits while Patman pressed a rival 4 percent cap. The House Rules Committee prepared votes and a possible roll call, with Speaker McCormack signaling a next week schedule.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Democratic Party
Joseph W. Barr
House Rules Committee
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Market slips after early rally in New York
The stock market rose strongly in early trading then reversed. By 12 30 p m the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials stood 0 83 point lower at 766 20 after a late morning gain near 9 points.
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New York
Prominent Raleigh Man Is Slain
Barnette C. Adler a 27 year old merchant and son of Sam R. Adler was shot and killed early today in Raleigh. Jerry Banks Moore a 26 year old Cary drug salesman said he acted in self defense and is jailed without bond on a murder charge. Police found blood in the car seat and identified a Spanish pistol as the murder weapon. Moore said little beyond self defense and the time and place of the shooting remain unclear.
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Raleigh
Barnette C. Adler
Sam R. Adler
Adler
Jerry Banks Moore
Cary
Moore
Wake County
R. E. Goodwin
C. J. Atkins
Capt
Goodwin
Mouvre
Howard Twiggs
Twiggs
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Secretary of
Defense Robert S. McNamara
Veterans
William J. Driver
Ullman
Clawson
Mich
Marion
Cathy
Martha
Helen
Julia
New Black Panther Party
Stanford
Black Panther Group
Michigan
California
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Montana
Ken
Miss May Regan
Vermont
American Sociological Association
U. S. Census Bureau
Paul C. Glick
Robert Parke Jr
THE
Mortgage Bankers Association
Ea A
Yi Ui
Patman
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