Midwest flood threat eases after torrential rains
The Associated Press reports threats eased in Iowa Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma but central Great Lakes remained wet. Flood waters receded in Smithville Missouri while 300 residents evacuated. Grand River and Republican River surged with thousands displaced across Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska as storms continue.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Smithville
Little Platte
Montana
Rockies
Northern Plains
Iowa
Missorrs
Grand River
Mosby
Tracy
Republican
Clay Center
Kan
Chillicothe
Nebraska
1979 Doctors To Be Drafted For Military Medical Staff
The Defense Department seeks to draft 1,979 medical professionals including 1,529 doctors, 350 dentists, and 100 veterinarians for Army, Navy, and Air Force service starting in January. The call supports the July armed forces boost to about three million, addressing shortfalls in medical volunteers amid the Vietnam war buildup.
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Defense Department
Pentagon
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Air Force
Johnson
Taylor Urges Plan Preparation On NC Reapportionment
North Carolina House Speaker H P Taylor Jr urged drafting a reapportionment plan soon while awaiting court actions. He said victory in court is unlikely and called for readiness to realign districts if needed. Lt Gov Bob Scott backed Moore's stance against a special session until legal steps are exhausted. Sen Thomas White also supported the current system.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Lof Representatives
H. P. Taylor Jr
Anson County
Associated Press
Dan Moore
Taylor
Congress
Senate
Moore
Scott
Moore Shelby
N.C
Bob Scott
Greensboro
Thomas White
Lenoir
County
Nothing Goes Right Not Their Day For Robbery
In Oakland two bandits robbed a downtown jewelry store of cash and gems worth over 5000 dollars. Their getaway car stalled repeatedly, a bystander photographed them, and a police officer wrestled one gunman to the ground. The captured man was Walter E. Bigelow, 31, recently paroled from San Quentin. The second robber escaped.
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Oakland
Calif
Harry Kagan
Kagan
Sabes
Fea Nm Era
Donald L. Adams
Adams
Ruth Schrumpf
Lucky
al Schrumpf
Robert Frederickson
Frederickson
Walter E. Bigelow
San Quentin
Bigelow
Pakistan and India Agree To End War
United Nations reports Pakistan and India agreed to an end to their undeclared war after a predawn Security Council meeting. Pakistan threatened to leave the U.N. if a fair Kashmir settlement is not reached while India sought a deadline extension. The cease-fire was set to take effect later, with both sides ordered to withdraw to positions held before August 5.
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Pakistan
India
Kashmir
Security Council
Council
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
U. N
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Bhutto
Jammu and Kashmir
Shastri
U. N. Security Council
Ayub
Karachi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Johnson Talks With Ayub Khan
President Johnson spoke by phone with Pakistan leader Ayub Khan and pledged United States support for UN efforts toward a Pakistan India ceasefire and settlement. Johnson read a public statement urging both nations to move toward peace as the UN begins its mission, with Moyers noting continued U.S. backing.
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Johnson
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
United States
United Nations
Ayub
India
U.N. Security Council
Asia
White House
Security Council
U.N
Billb. Moyers
Military Asks To Use Nonlethal Tear Gas
U S military command in Saigon seeks Washington re examination of policy on nonlethal tear gas under specified conditions in Viet Nam. Viet Cong attacks in the Mekong delta escalate as U S forces bomb Viet Cong positions with B52s from Guam. A Marine commander used tear gas to rout guerrillas from a civilian shielded tunnel, aiming to minimize civilian harm. Casualties occur as Viet Cong overrun and retake outposts in Dinh Duong Province while U S troops clash with a Viet Cong unit in the central highlands.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Washington
Mekong
Detta
Guam
South
Dinhuong
1St Cavalry Division
Veto Power Dispute Is Settled
Washington AP reports a brief clash between House and Senate over governors veto powers in the antipoverty program ended. Conferees accepted the House version granting the Office of Economic Opportunity director veto override in certain cases to prevent plans blocked for racial or political reasons as the bill moves toward final action for 1.78 billion dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
Father to Appeal Hair Style School Dispute
Houston AP Stephen Mackey 14 was sent home from Lamar High School after refusing to cut his long hair. Principal Harold Costlow cited an unwritten district policy demanding a "normal" haircut. Dr Louis H Mackey, Rice University professor, will appeal to the Houston Board of Education.
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Houston
Tex
Stephen Mackey
Harold K. Costlow
Stephen
Louis H. Mackey
Rice University
Lamar High School
Lamar
Mackey
Costlow
Board of Education
Castlow
Hendersonville Schools Head Answers in Race Hiring Suit
In Asheville, Hugh D. Randall, superintendent, testified in U S District Court about reemployment decisions for Hendersonville teachers amid a civil rights suit by three Negro educators. Randall cited upgraded standards, required A certificates, and differing rehire outcomes for Negro and white teachers as 1965 66 school year records were reviewed.
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Asheville (Ap
Hugh D.randall
Hendersonville
U.S. District Court
Asheville
Randall
J. Braxton Craven Jr
Grace Chambers
Doris Yvonne Greene J
Mary Ann White
Hendersonville City
Craven
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