Oil Depot Hits Mark North Vietnam as Raids Continue
U S air strikes hit a Haiphong area oil depot and a Do Son fuel facility while aircraft attacked radar and missile sites near Hanoi. Air Force jets and Navy missions totaled near 89 in the long raid pattern as China warned of widening support for North Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Ae Ece
Haiphong
Hanoi
Thraa Saviat-dacianad
Air Force
Navy
7Th Fleet
Constellation
Do Son
U. S
Dong Hoi
Panhandle
Viet Nam
Red China
Peking
Arkansas crashes claim eleven lives on fourth of july weekend
The Associated Press reports two Arkansas crashes killed eleven people within five hours, while a Tucson area two car wreck killed ten Indians. Nationwide traffic deaths top 418 for a 78 hour holiday, with boating accidents killing thirty one and drownings numbering 129. Safety Council estimates total holiday toll between 510 and 610.
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Arkansas
National Safety Council
Tucson
Blytheville
Benton
The
Safety Council
Conn
Associated Press
Johnson Receives West German Peace Tone On Viet Nam
President Johnson, visiting at a Texas ranch, welcomed a July 4 statement from West German President He irich Lübke pledging support for U S goals in Southeast Asia. Lübke urged the struggle against oppression be crowned by peace and did not reference bombing plans. Luci Johnson, turning 19, plans a August 6 wedding to Pat Nugent in Washington.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
West Germany
Heinrich Lubke
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Southeast Asia
Saigon
South Viet Nam
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
Blanco
Edwin A. Thayer
Luci John
Luci
Pat Nugent
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Fredericksburg
Washington
Liberty Bell Survives Threats and Neglect in Philadelphia
The Liberty Bell, weighing 2000 pounds and cast in the 1750s, endured threats of bombing burial and neglect. It cracked during casting and was recast, later rings for major events, and was buried under Zion Reformed Church floor in Allentown for almost a year during the war.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Whitechapel
England
Zion Reformed Church
Allentown
Girl Survives 230 Foot Fall From Bay Bridge
A girl, Loisa Adrianne Lewis age 18 of Oakland, fell 230 feet from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Sunday night and was rescued 17 minutes later by a mariner who leaped from a Coast Guard cutter. She was found swimming 300 yards south of the span in cold Bay waters and sustained no visible injuries according to Highland Hospital. Only two others have survived such a plunge since the bridge opened in 1936.
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Coast Guard
Loisa Adrianne Lewis
Oakland
G. B. Kretchman
Highland Hospital
John Dennis
San Jose
Calif
San Francisco Bay
U S Independence Day marked by parades and speeches
The United States celebrated the 190th anniversary of independence with fireworks and ceremonies centered at Independence Hall. George W. Ball was slated to speak as demonstrations echoed national tensions. President Johnson spent the day at the Texas ranch. crowds awaited a sunny, hot nationwide holiday with major events in Milwaukee and Minnesota.
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United States
Independence Hall
George W. Ball
National Park Service
Ball
Viet Nam
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
Barrientos wins Bolivian presidency after junta rule
Former armed forces chief Rene Barrientos defeats four opponents by about 2 to 1, securing 51 000 votes to 22 000 as Bolivia ends 19 months of military rule. He pledges development oriented government while observers note peaceful campaign and limited unrest.
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Bolivia
Rene Barrientos
Barrientos
Victor Paz Estenssoro
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