Fire at Swannanoa fuel plant displaces 2000 residents
A jet fuel plant fire in Swannanoa North Carolina forced about 2000 residents to evacuate. The blaze threatened stored high explosives but burned out without explosions and caused no injuries. Civil defense and volunteers cordoned the area as evacuation took four hours and plant operations were to resume next day.
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Swannanoa
North Carolina
Sorentenien
Cooper
Ameel
The
Cel
Clayton Heads Tax Commission
Gov. Dan Moore named L. Clayton North Carolina commissioner of revenue effective immediately for a four year term. Clayton, 44, Raleigh native and George Washington University graduate, has long served in state revenue roles since 1946 in major posts.
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Raleigh
Dan Moore
L. Clayton
North Carolina
Clayton
Moore
James ‘H
Roy) Bailey
General Assembly
John P. Lucas Jr
Charlotte
State Board of Higher Education
Roxboro
George Washington University
Business School
Department of Revenue
Bailey
State Senate
Wake County
North Carolina General Statutes Commission
North Carolina Bankers Association
Baltimore
University of North Carolina
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lucas
Addison ‘H. Reese
The
Consolidated University
Duke Power’ Co
Duke University
Winston-Salem
Carolina : State
Clerison
Reedy Quits As White House Press Secretary
Washington AP Georges Reedy Johnsons press secretary says a painful ailment forces him to step away for months. Doctors warn of possible operations, Moyers will handle duties in his absence. Reedy notes uncertainty about return and hints Moyers may stay on.
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Washington
Georges
Reedy
Johnson
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Pierre Salinger
Diana sculpture sparks controversy at Arizona complex
In Phoenix the Diana of the Woods statue stands in the Maricopa County government complex fountain as critics led by Betty B. Eily of the Arizona Humane Society denounce the carving as cruel and suggest it praises blood sports. Proponent Mrs. Hall defends art as beauty and inspiration. The county supervisors supported Hall’s view.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Diana of the Woods
Maricopa County
Gilbert
Hall
Arizona Humane Society
Animal Crusaders of
Arizona
Humane Societies
Betty B. Eily
Diana
Donna Hacht
Cathy Hall
Huntress
Humane Movement
Gilbert Hall
Diana hailed as protector in festival lore despite killer rumors
Mrs. Hail recalls the tempest as an ordeal and declines to endure it again. She notes Diana is mocked as a killer in Italy, where a yearly festival honors her as a protector, challenging the misperception with local tradition.
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Diana
Italy
Civil Disobedience Concept Rejected in Chicago
A American Bar Association official rejects righteous civil disobedience as incompatible with the legal system. Chicago lawyer Morris Leibman calls freedom now an illusion and argues restraint is needed for true freedom amid civil rights protests. A separate article notes Indian laws limiting Gandhi style resistance.
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Chicago
Bar . Association
Morris “I. Leibman
American Bar ‘Association Journal
The
Bar Association
Martin Luther King, Jr
King
Leibmhan
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Britain
Paratroopers Score in Major Viet Nam Clash Near Saigon
US paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade fought a series of clashes with Viet Cong forces in the Di An zone 25 miles northeast of Saigon. Army officials said enemy casualties exceeded 100 with no reported American fatalities. In a separate ambush near Komtum 261 miles north of Saigon a Vietnamese battalion of about 300 men faced heavy losses. four US advisers were with the unit whose fate was unknown.
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Saigon
Viet-Nam
U.S
U. S
Spokes
Xom Dua
Binh Duong
Tyi Tam
Tri Tam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
Komtum
Dak To
Sse
Amendments Offered Senate Near Final Action On Medicare
The Senate moved into its second session voting on the Social Security health care bill, rejecting a Republican amendment for automatic 3 percent cost of living increases. Democratic leaders aim for final action after handling amendments, with Curtis proposing a recommittal to create a private insurance option and paid premiums for the affluent. The bill would offer a basic hospital plan to Americans 65 and older with a voluntary medical plan for others, funded by higher Social Security taxes. Senator Long, floor manager, anticipated easy defeats for Republican changes while noting progress from Wednesday’s floor votes.
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Washington
Senate
Jack Miller
R-Ia
Russell B. Long
D-La
Presiwe
Johnson
Long
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Republican Position Untenable
House Speaker John W. McCormack said a Southern Democrat’s appeal for GOP votes on the voting rights bill left Republicans in an untenable position. He cited Rep. William M. Tuck’s plea for a coalition with Moderates and described it as a push toward a milder measure opposed by administration supporters. Debates continued as the House neared finish on the measure.
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John Beckler
Washington
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
House
William M. Tuck
D-Va
Tuck
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Gunmen Seek Kidnappers After Oregon Bank Heist
Six kidnap victims released unharmed after a Portland area bank robbery. FBI and police hunted two gunmen, Wilbur Marion Grey and Karl Cletes Bowles, from Oregon to California, while the kidnapped include Mrs Corbin and her family. Deputy Sheriff Carlton E. Smith was killed. hostages were later freed near Sacramento.
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Woodland
Calif
Springfield
Ore
Oregon
Corbin
Tice
Doctors Police
FBI
Portland
Wilbur Marion Grey
Brimswick
Karl Cletes Bowles
Amarillo
Tex
Sacramento
David] Corbin
Mariage
Clinton Clark
Aldis Rickstins
Seattle
Greg
Bowles
Oregon State Prison
Carlton E. Smith
Goodpasture
Delta Interchange
Howard Kershner
Kershner
Smith
Clinton
Marion Forks
Nis
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