B 52 Bombers Strike North Vietnam First Raids in Weeks
B 52 bombers dropped almost 1 million pounds of bombs in first raids into North Vietnam in three weeks. Marines clash with Communist troops in the An Hoa Valley near Da Nang as casualties rise. Boston and Maddox come under North Vietnamese fire but suffer no hits. Arab diplomats say UAR may accept a Middle East settlement including Gaza internationalization.
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Chilean Catholics seize Santiago cathedral in protest
About 200 young priests and laymen seized Santiago's cathedral to denounce the church's alliance with the rich and spending on the Pope's South American visit. The protest blocked priests and communicants from attending Sunday masses.
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New Soviet Military Maneuvers Near Czechoslovakia
Moscow announced new military maneuvers near the Czechoslovak border as Tass reported troops of the Soviet Union East Germany and Poland in joint drills. Pravda named Czechoslovakia in relation to liberalization while Romania warned Moscow against meddling in socialist states to preserve Warsaw Pact unity.
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National Demo Chair Arrives in Chicago for Convention Prep
National Chairman John Bailey lands in Chicago to oversee homestretch plans for the Democratic National Convention opening August 26. He must contend with taxi strikes, a potential Negro bus driver revolt, telecom disruptions, ticket shortages, and anticipated protests and hippie influx.
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Young Bride Survives Honeymoon Night Ordeal In California
A 20 year old newlywed from California survived a brutal attempt by her husband Billy Ray Carmack to kill her for life insurance. He beat her and drove them off a cliff, but she escaped with injuries and three passersby helped her to a hospital. Carmack was later arrested. An unrelated note mentions Elizabeth Taylor's ape found in Sardinia, linked to a missing jewel case valued at $1600.
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Homer Proves Single Author Of Iliad And Odyssey
Computer analysis of a quarter million Homer words supports a single writer. Greek scholars Rev A Q Morton and John Chadwick told the Edinburgh processing congress that sentence lengths and structures show consistency throughout the works, ruling out multiple authors.
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International Federation of International Processing Congress
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Family Scion Dennis Chavez Jr. Dies in Washington
Dennis Chavez Jr. son of the late New Mexico senator and scion of a 1769 Spain land grant family died in a Washington hospital. He was found unconscious in a District jail cell and arrested for drunkenness after police observed him staggering in the street. Autopsy preliminary results cite head injuries from a fall several days prior to his arrest.
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Alive Well Pereira Reverbel Released After Kidnapping
Alises Pereira Reverbel a presidential adviser who vanished during a nationwide incident was found alive in Montevideo Uruguay. Police raids on the national university followed his disappearance and a large student protest erupted across the country.
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President Johnson attends Roman Catholic services in Stonewall
President Johnson attended St Francis Xavier Church in Stonewall Texas with daughter Luci and Postmaster General Marvin Watson amid a liquid diet for medical tests. Watson and his wife arrived unannounced. Milwaukee civil rights leader Rev James E Groppi spoke on North Vietnamese resistance in Milwaukee.
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Trial opens in bribery conspiracy case in West Virginia
The conspiracy trial of former West Virginia Governor W. W. Barron and five prominent men begins in federal court in Charleston. Barron, Burl A. Sawyers, Vincent J. Johnsoski, Truman E. Gore, Bonn Brown, and Alfred W. Schroath are indicted for conspiring to commit bribery in state government contract awards.
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Samuel Dayan Dies in Jerusalem Hospital
Samuel Dayan 77 father of Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan died in a Jerusalem hospital on Sunday.
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