Navy awards for Tonkin Gulf ships cited in 1964
Eleven warships received unit commendations for Tonkin Gulf battles last August. Long Beach vessels Maddox and Turner Joy led the action with crews praised for outstanding heroism and defense of sea freedom. Carrier groups and escorts carried out retaliatory air strikes against PT boat bases.
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Washington
UPS
Long Beach
Calif
Tonkin Gulf
Navy
United States
Gulf of Tonkin
Maddox
Turner Joy
Southeast Asia
Guit
Ticonderoga
Constellation
Gridley
Berkeley
Edson
Harry E. Hubbard
Samuel N.moore
Fechteler
Pres-ton
Cartlers
Vet Pugilist Shoots Kills Child Then Kills Self
Albert Moore JI known as The Clown, a welterweight fighter, shot and killed six year old Regina Cristo and seriously wounded seven year old Rork Cristo before shooting himself in Oakland. Arline Cristo reported Moore hid in her apartment and attacked the children's mother's car as the kids hid inside.
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Oakland
UPI
Albert Moore
Moore
Rork
Regina Cristo
Arline Cristo
Regina
Silox Super X Roach Shot Proclaimed 100% Effective
A bold product claim introduces Silox Super X Roach Shot as an overnight roach control chemical developed after years of research at a leading California university. The ad boasts 100 percent effectiveness, non-toxicity to humans and animals when directed, and permanent eradication with no reinfestation.
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California University
Shots Fired Near Humphrey After Boston Hotel Stop
A purse snatching outside the Statler Hilton in Boston near Back Bay led to three shots fired by a motorcycle officer as two youths fled. One was captured after tussling with the hotel manager. the second escaped down Columbians Avenue. Humphrey left Lopean Airport about an hour earlier for Washington. The shots were not immediately tied to the Minnesota senator.
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Boston
Hubert Humphrey
Washington
Minnesota
Lopean Airport
Statler-Hiltons
Humphrey
Columbians Avenue
Back Bay
Sartre rejects Nobel Prize as political stand
AP report: Jean-Paul Sartre declines the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature in Paris citing desire for personal freedom amid East West cultural conflicts. The Swedish Academy maintains its stance, noting the award stands regardless of acceptance. Sartre says he would not accept any Soviet Lenin prize and argues the prize reflects influences on the era.
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Stockholm
Jean-Paul Sartre
Paris
Swedish Academy of Letters
Academy
Sartre
Xarl-Ragnar Gkleran
Fastern
Bulj
Ugusul
Swedish Academy
Karan Alfred Nobel
Sweden
Jost Articles Back In Hurry
Independent Press Telegram reports rapid return of Jost articles as buyers seek quick, inexpensive classified ads. Telephone HF 2-5959 for fast action and placement.
65 Comet completes 16 200 mile durability run to Fairbanks
A three car Mercury Camel team finished a 16 200 mile Cape Horn to Fairbanks durability run in 40 days. Departing Ushuaia on Sept 12, they crossed the Andes at 11 000 feet and faced desert, jungle, and rough roads with only routine maintenance. The effort echoed Daytona feats by 1964 and 1965 Comet teams, proving power and endurance of showroom models.
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Cape Horn
Fairbanks
Alaska
Oal
Comets
Ushuaia
Argentina
Daytona
Gerncis
Andes
Chile
San Diego
Calif
USA
West Coast
Alcan
Daytona International Speedway
Gape Horn
Mercury
South America
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Kincs Pet Shop
Kathy
Qeg
Fnd
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Treiner
M*‘Lane
Atlantic
Compton
Paramount ME
Horn
Straits of Magellan
Nce
Comets Skirt
Antofagasta
Lina
Lough
Murphy
Lakewood Blvd
Ning Grosby
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