Pacifist’s Self Immolation Sparks War Protest
LaPorte a Quaker and Catholic Worker volunteer from Tupper Lake N Y burned himself outside the Pentagon to protest the Vietnam War. He received last rites as he expressed regret for violating church tenets, having studied at Holy Ghost Academy and Columbia University.
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Grosfeld
Norman Morrison
Baltimore
Pentagon
LaPorte
Catholic Worker Movement
Tupper Lake
N.Y
Holy Ghost Academy
Barre
Columbia University
Viet Nam War Effort Emphasized by Major Harper
Maj Harper said the tide of battle has turned in Viet Nam and that South Viet Nam must be allowed to chart its own path. He claimed South forces are out-fighting the Viet Cong and warned antiwar demonstrations impede peace efforts by aiding North Viet Nam. Ray Fowler introduced the speaker. four Junior Divinettes were presented.
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Viet Nam
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Cy Ane
Tan Nam
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South Viet Nam
Harper
North Viet Nam
Mae
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Ray Fowler
Beth Goldston
Charlotte Robuck
Catherine West
Carl Horney
Northeast blackout described with no crisis mood at government offices
Report notes a brief power failure affecting officials including Secretary of Defense McNamara who did not return to his office during the Northeast outage. The piece mentions no immediate crisis and references renovations and neighboring states.
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Robert 8. McNamara
North Carolina Forecast: Cloudy Skies and Scattered Rain
Forecast for North Carolina calls for mostly cloudy conditions today and tonight with scattered rain mainly in the southern portion and along the coast. Cooler temperatures reach into the 50s in the mountains.
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North Carolina
South Coast
Farmville police arrest trio in Tuesday night break-ins
Farmville police reported two men were arrested in Tuesday night store break-ins while a third escaped. Greene County Sheriff P. L. Beeg identified the suspects as Scott Harris, 18, and others yet unnamed. The case involves an ex Pitt County jailer and a former Farmville officer described in the report.
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Domon
Farmville
Pitt County
Greene County
P. L. Beeg
Barrow
Scott Harris
They Never Told Him About This Kind of War
In his first Viet Nam letter home Pfc. Samuel ices at combos on art. Imagine me fighting Viet Cong in the jungle Tomorrow I will again go into the jungle for a 10 day operation. I am not worried That ambush was hell. There were machine guns ey te ilies fond a lot war books, his father recalled, but they never told bien:ithout: tile-Ried ef wer.
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Richmond Va
Viet Nam
Samuel
Chronology Of Power Failure Hits Northeastern Cities
AP chronology traces the Northeastern United States and Canada blackout from the initial outage near upstate New York to attempts at restoration. It notes City power officials and the mayor reacting as timelines extend into early morning with thousands affected.
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New York
United States
Toronto
Ottawa
Canada
Aea
Auity
Upstate
York
Looting Scattered After Disorder in City Skyscrapers
Transportation Police report only scattered looting as Mayor Wagner praises residents. Some elevators trapped passengers for hours while doors were pried open to free them. Staten Island escaped impact as the least affected borough.
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Robert F. Wagner
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Staten Island
Sophistication Of Power Backfires
North east United States faced a massive blackout affecting about one fifth of the population as an interlinked grid failed spreading chaos. The failure traced to a power auction near Buffalo and exposed how a tightly connected system can propagate outages across New York City and beyond.
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John T. Cunniff
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Unis States
New York City
Buffa
N.Y
Telephone
Edison Corp
New York
Salat
Darkness Falls on City Amid Blackout and Riots
A statewide blackout causes chaos from Manhattan to Boston. At St Vincent's Hospital an emergency generator failure halted an operation but was resolved by police. Times Square, Fifth Avenue churches, and East Side buildings face darkness with calm resolve. In Massachusetts, about 200 inmates riot at the state prison sending troopers and guards to restore order. Gov Volpe calls on National Guard as traffic and transit grind to a halt.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
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Times Square
Massachusetts State Prison
John A. Volpe
New York
Unclear text fragment on seat pool and pendens terms
Fragmentary note mentions a seat pool and pendens with unclear terms and phrases about peas cane saw economy and efficiency. No identifiable event persons or organizations are readable.
Stock Market Opens After Power Outage Mixed Early
In New York the stock market opened with a narrow mix as trading began 65 minutes late at 11:05 A.M. EST due to a blackout. Bonds were largely unchanged and activity showed cautious results.
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New York
New York Exchange Stock Dividends and Ex-Dates Noted
The report outlines stock dividends or splits declared in 1964 and 1965 with cash value on ex-dividend or ex-distribution dates and related sales activity. It references payable in stock and cash values at distribution moments.
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