U S to Send More Men for Viet Nam Mission
Communists fatally harmed four American servicemen as the United States planned a large boost in manpower in South Viet Nam. One Army major killed when Viet Cong struck a jeep convoy. total American fatalities in action since 1961 reached 163. The plan calls for up to 3,000 additional advisers and training personnel, with gradual arrival and no expansion of the combat role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
South
Nguyen Khanh
Maxwell D. Taylor
Hanoi
North Vietne
Khanh
Hope Fades For 14 Men In Mine
In CHAMPAGNOLE France 14 men entombed for almost 24 hours in a Jura Mountains limestone mine faced fading hope. A drill pierced mud revealing an intact area while rescuers heard only dripping water and falling rock through a six inch tube. Officials warned that if the trapped section is cut off from the surface, breakthrough becomes harder. Rescue teams shifted rigs, drilled a ventilation shaft and pressed on through the night as relatives watched under floodlights at the Mt River mine near a 1600 foot blocked entrance.
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Champagnole
France
Jura
Mt. River
Senate Rejects Disclosure Rules for Officials
The Senate rejected proposed rules requiring disclosure of outside financial interests of members and top employees. It backed a 17 member commission to study ethics for two years across federal officials. A final vote on the commission establishment possible today, with meat import limits possibly taking priority. Senate leader Mike Mansfield voiced surprise and said he would review the matter before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chadwick Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Three Rowan County Teens Die In Salisbury Car Crash
In Salisbury East, a car wreck killed Richard Lucas eighteen Kenneth Hart seventeen and David Lee Kessler seventeen when it smashed into a utility pole at 1:55 am on North Long Street. Passenger Edward Rumple twenty one was injured in fair condition. The driver remained unidentified as police cited likely high speed loss of control. Rescue workers spent three hours freeing Rumple and removing the bodies.
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Salisbury
N. C
Rowan County
East Salisbury
North Long Street
Richard Lucas
Rt. 5
Kenneth Hart
David Lee Kessler
Rt. 3
Edward Rumple
Rowan County Hospital
Rumple
Ranger 7 Moon Photo Mission Launches From Cape Kennedy
The Ranger 7 spacecraft blasted off aboard an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Kennedy at 11:50 am to photograph the lunar surface in a planned quarter million mile journey. The 104 foot tall booster roared away as the first stage performed as expected and the second stage ignited to place the craft in a parking orbit. If successful, Ranger 7 would reach the moon around 8 am Friday and transmit early closeup photos before impacting the lunar surface. The mission aims to provide thousands of precise pictures to guide potential manned landings in 1969.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agena
Harlem Leaders Angry Over King Wagner Talks
Harlem community leaders denounced the King Wagner talks saying King should have consulted them first while he urged a halt to violence. King planned a news conference in New York after meeting with Wagner and aides, with further discussions planned at City Hall.
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Richard F. Whalen
Se- New York (Ap
Margeret
Harlem
Tin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Gerald P. Culkin
King
Harlem Defense
Council
Wagner
New York City
Impor
Atlanta
Bayerd Rustin
Leace
Lawlessness
Unity Council
L. Joseph Overton
Rochester
Liam Epton
King-Wagner
Page
N.Y
Frogmore Records Unprecedented Heavy Rainfall
Columbia reports that Frogmore in Beaufort County endured a real frog strangler last week with over 10 inches of rain in a three hour span. The Weather Bureau confirmed the event as official and described the rainfall as unprecedented. The area logged 11.5 inches in the 24 hour period, with expert noting such intensity may occur once in 300 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
5. C
Weather Bureau
Frogmore
Beaufort County
Columbia Weather Bureau
Nathan Kronberg
Padded Books Alleged In Madison Vote Probe
In Marshall North Carolina AP report Clyde Norton lawyers push that more Madison County votes were counted than cast in the May 30 Democratic primary. Witnesses describe a supposedly destroyed registration book in Gunter town precinct and registrations by Roy Franklin and Ward Rice around May 21 22. Some registrants testified they registered as Democrats but did not vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Huff
State Board of Elections
Jim Wallin
Guntertown
Franklin and Rice
Registration Book Questions Spark Vote Count Debate
Huff questions duplicate names as Norton supporters press for vote totals in the Ponder Norton race. Russell reports 176 votes counted. State Board of Elections reopens hearings with SBI agent Robert Emerson testifying. More coverage on Page 3-A.
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Huff
Norton
Russell
State Board of Elections
Robert Emerson
State Bureau of Investigation
Committee Approves Pay Raises for Armed Services
The House Armed Services Committee unanimously approved a bill providing 207 million in pay raises for most service members. Enlisted personnel with under two years of service are excluded, prompting Rep. Schweiker to seek an amendment that failed 21-9. The measure, identical to a Senate version, moves to floor next week for likely passage by September.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Schweiker
Senate
Gypi
Carl Vinson
4As
House Armed ga|Services Committee
Anatomy Of A Riot by Bernard Gavier in Rochester
An AP report recounts a riot in Rochester on July 25, 1964 sparked on Nassau Street and Joseph Avenue. Officers penned a growing mob as bottles flew and looting began after 11:38 p.m. Witnesses describe radios, patrol cars, and K-9 units aiding to restore order amid a spray of trash and jeers from a crowd that swelled across blocks.
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Bernard Gavier Este
Rochester
N.Y
Myricks
Bacon
Nasrs
Waeoseph Avenue
Nassau
Gene Stevens
Carrie
Radu
Telatenan
Joseph Avenue
Dan Funk
Sal Arnone
Dan
Sal
Stevens
Hann
Ester
Ithony Cerretto
Roger Basirens
Cerretto
Funk
Arnone
K-9
Nassau Street
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Martin Luther King Jr
Bernard Lee
Gracie Mansion
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Madison
Wallin
Zeno Ponder
Madison County
Paul Story
William Cocke
Wes
Ted Russell
London
Sir Winston
Madison County Board of Bridge
Britain
Churchil
Randolph
Christopher Soames
Hyde Park
Commons
New York Central
U.S. Post Office
Brighton
Greece
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