Taal Volcano Erupts Needing Islanders Flee
Manila dispatch reports Taal Volcano erupted sending flames and ash over Luzon. About 2,000 islanders farming near the slopes fled as lava and steam covered more than half the island. Rescue attempts were hampered by heat and fuel shortages as authorities feared a large toll.
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Manila
API
Philippine Constabulary
Luzon
Batangas
Taal
World Almanac
Tagaytay Ridge
Lake Taal
Fire Hits Atlantic Beach Hotel
A two story Atlantic Beach Hotel on the boardwalk was destroyed by a fire that started around 2 a.m. No injuries were reported. The 84 room seasonal structure faced a 20 knot northeast wind as crews from Atlantic Beach Beaufort Newport Cherry Point and Ft Macon Coast Guard Station fought the blaze and stopped it from spreading to nearby homes. The hotel dating from the mid 1990s stood on a barrier reef south of Morehead City across Bogue Sound.
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Atlantic Beach
N. C
Morehead City
Boguel Sound
Jury Exonerates Police Lieutenant
In Los Angeles a jury of eight men and four women acquitted Police Lieutenant Thomas E. O'Neal, 41, of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder after he shot a youth he believed had raped his daughter. Sentencing was not imposed and a police board hearing was scheduled for November 2.
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Los Angeles
Thomas E. O'Neal
O'Neal
Police Board of Review
Secret Vatican Polish Talks Hint at Papal Visit
Polish sources say secret Vatican Warsaw negotiations are underway for a potential visit by Pope Paul VI. The sources note the trip would occur only if invited by the Polish government.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Poland
Paul VI
Warsaw
Americans Not Involved In Viet Nam Fight Near Saigon
In Phu Cu Pass area hundreds of Viet Namese Rangers and Viet Cong clashed as tactical air strikes aided government forces. Casualty details were not available. Separately, a charter Air America plane crashed west of Saigon killing three Americans and a local official. Viet Cong fire killed seven policemen at the wreck. Early today 150 to 200 Viet Cong overran a government outpost southwest of Saigon near Can Tho, murdered local officials and two women before the post was reoccupied.
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Jsaigon
South Viet Nam
Phu Cu Pass
U. S
Saigon
Qui Nhon
U.S
Bau
Trai
Hau Nygai
Air American
Jack Wells
College Park
Public Safety Department
Air America
Can Tho
Prosecution Halts as Alabama Atty. Gen. Removed
In Hayneville Alabama State Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers and staff were removed from the manslaughter case against Thomas L. Coleman when the state refused to proceed without a key witness. Circuit Judge Thagard ordered the trial to continue with the regular solicitor Arthur Adamler Jr. in charge. The absence of a Catholic priest witness delayed the case, while Gantt argued nol pros to allow a new indictment. the defense opposed.
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Hayneville
Ala
Richmond Flowers
T. Worth Thagard
Bircuit
Flowers
Arthur Adamler
Thomas L. Coleman Wenit
Coleman
Jonathan M. Daniels
Episcopal Seminary
Keene, N.H
Richard Morrisroe
Chicago
Daniels
Morrisroe
Gantt
Thagard
Russian Propaganda Targeting CIA Described by CIA Report
The CIA circulated to a congressional inner group a report on a Soviet propaganda campaign aimed at the CIA and also hitting the FBI. The effort, run by a KGB department of disinformation led by Gen. Ivan Agayants, seeks to destroy the CIA and isolate the United States, with Hoover and the FBI facing direct pressure.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
FBI
KGB
Nikita Khrushchev
Ivan Ivanovich Agayants
Europe
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Congress
Agayants
Department D
Debbie Turns Toward Fla Panhandle Storm Moves North
Debbie a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico shifts toward the Panhandle as coastal residents evacuate. Forecasters warn of 3 to 6 foot tides and winds 35 to 50 mph with squalls. Oil rigs shut down as Louisiana oilmen evacuate offshore facilities.
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Gavin Scott
New Orleans
Debbie
Gulf of Mexico
Movida Panhandle
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Pen- Scolan
Fla
Mississippi River
Cedar Keys
Lake Charles
Louisina
Fort Myers
Vla
Gulf
Palm Beach
Savannah
Caribbean
Pensacola
Welfare official says NC dispute over aid will not cut funds
A Welfare Administration spokesman expressed confidence that North Carolina will not lose federal aid amid a quarrel over qualifications for state and county welfare officials. Gov Dan Moore protested an alleged arbitrary decision affecting about 5 million dollars monthly. The issue centers on new standards requiring masters degrees for heads of public assistance programs and research directors, effective Oct 1.
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Washington
Welfare Administration
North Carolina
Dan Moore
North Car
Olina
HEW
Soviets Outline New Way Of Life For Plant Chiefs
AP analysis from Moscow reports Premier Kosygin outlining a new plan to boost Soviet factories and stores. The program targets higher production, better pay, shorter hours, and easier supervision to motivate managers and workers, reduce Khru shchev era controls, and make the USSR a showplace of production for Asia Africa and Latin America.
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Preston Grover
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Alexei N. Kosygin
Party Central Committee
Kosygin
Soviet Union
West
Nikita Khrushchev
Asia
Africa
Latin America
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Seabee
Viet Nam
Balks
Atty
Fla, Panhandle
United Nations
G. Parthiarathi
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
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