Torrents Hit Parts of Mexico
Heavy rainfall across northern and southern Mexico caused widespread flooding. In Guerrero 102 villages flooded with hundreds of huts destroyed, about 600 people homeless, crops and cattle damaged. Supplies from Chilpancingo moved to affected areas. officials noted crops bore the main damage near Ojinaga and Guadalupe valleys.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Texas
Rio Grande
Canuchas
Florida
San Petro
Ojinaga
Guadelupe
Diogenes Bustamante Vera
Presidio
Tex
Woman Found in Car Trunk at El Paso Airport
The body of Ruth Cates Holland 63 was found Wednesday bound hand and foot in the trunk of her car at El Paso International Airport. Holland had been missing for two days, reported by her maid. A towel was crammed in the mouth and cord tied her hands. Signs of a struggle were noted at the victim's home in Mathens near El Paso.
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el Paso
Tex
el Paso International
Ruth Cates Holland
Vielim
Mathens
Williamson Named to Tidelands Panel
SACRAMENTO Assembly Speaker Jesse M Unruh named Assemblyman Johnny C Williamson D Bakersfield to the joint committee on tidelands Williamson who chairs the lower house agriculture committee succeeded Assemblyman Jack R Fenton D Montebello
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Sacramento
UPD
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Johny C. Williamson
Engines Fail Jet Lands After Loss Of Power
An American Airlines Convair 990 with 109 people aboard made a safe emergency landing at Kellogg Airport Battle Creek Michigan after losing power in two of four engines en route from Detroit to Chicago. Airport and emergency crews stood by. no injuries were reported among 102 passengers and seven crew members.
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Battle Creek
Mich
American Airlines
Kellogg
Detroit
Chicago
Wider Strike Spreads Across Michigan Schools
Michigan teachers extended walkouts to three communities including Dearborn's Henry Ford Community College Traverse City and Riverview near Detroit while Grand Rapids considers a walkout amid a split between the MEA and the AFL CIO affiliated Michigan Federation of Teachers.
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Detroit
UPS
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Michigan Education Association
Michigan Foderation of
Afl-Cio
Henry
Ford Community College
Dearborn
Traverse City
Michigan City
Riverview
Bail Set for Suspect in Police Chase Homicide
Michael Baldwin Young, 22, Glendale, charged with homicide after a high speed chase ended in a crash that killed Officer Malcolm J. Beaty, 25, La Crescenta. Judge John Olson scheduled October 11 for preliminary hearing. The incident occurred at York Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Highland Park during pursuit.
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Los Angeles
Michael Baldwin Young
Glendale
Young
John Olson
Malcolm J. Beaty
la Crescenta
York ‘S Boulevard
Figueroa Street
Jin Highland Park
Viet Foe Raid Evaded by North Vietnam Blockade
Navy pilots struck a convoy near Thanh Hoa destroying four tanker trucks amid the North Vietnamese panhandle action. Guerrilla attacks near Saigon were audible in the city center as U.S. helicopters and flare ships operated. A blaze at a U.S. warehouse near Nha Be destroyed stock worth about $750,000, suspected to be an electrical fault though inquiry continues.
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Thanh Hoa
Saigon
U.S
Nha Be
Night air attack near Tan Son Nhut hits Viet Cong base
Ships flew to a fight near Tan Son Nhut air base where Viet Cong troops robbed 14 mortar rounds at South Vietnamese 5th Marine Regiment HQ. The night sky lit with gunfire and flares as Vietnamese forces pursued guerrillas. U.S. bombers conducted 136 missions north of Hanoi on Tuesday.
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U.S
Tan Son Nhut
5Th Marine Regiment
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Pilot lands plane in public park at Tooele Utah
Fi Donald Frain of Los Aloms Calif could not find Tooele city airport while en route to Philadelphia and planned to refuel in Salt Lake City. He ran low on fuel near Tooele and, unable to locate the unlit airport, landed his Crosna 172 in a lighted city park with bystanders and officers witness. He narrowly avoided a baseball backstop and landed neatly.
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Tooele
Utah
Donald Frain
Los Almns
Calif
Utah City
Frain
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Tonele
Viet Nam War Vets Bill Backed
The administration endorsed legislation to extend full wartime benefits to veterans of the Viet Nam fighting. The bill, led by Sen. MonTOya and 55 sponsors, would cover all service members since the Gulf of Tonkin attacks and provide higher disability, medical, and pension benefits, plus burial and car purchase aid. VA chief Driver testified the measure would cost 79.9 million dollars over five years.
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Washington
UPI
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
Gulf of Tonkin
William J. Driver
Senate Finance Committee
Huge Wave Sinks Ferry in Jutland Sighting
A gale driven wave from Hurricane Faith smashed a Norwegian ferry in Jutland, sinking her. Navy officials counted 142 passengers and crew safe but warned at least five may be missing and presumed dead. Over 140 ships and helicopters aided rescue as a Russian trawler picked up 38 survivors.
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Navy
Sirah
Jay Skaggerak
Small Vessel Feared Lost Off Oregon
The 188 foot cabin cruiser Katinka was reported missing off the Oregon coast. Debris and a life jacket were found. two men were aboard but identities unknown. A Coast Guard helicopter and station at Garibaldi tracked probable boat debris and a gasoline can near Deane Bay after reports of an explosion observed by residents.
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Astoria
Ore
UPI
Katinka
Oregon Coast
Coast Guard
Susan
Garibaldi Coast Guard
Warrenton
Deane Bay
Ivehal
Wea
Helmuth
Duesseldorf
Germany
Heere
Reduced Aid Bill Passes House and Senate
The Senate approved a compromise one package 3.5 billion foreign aid authorization bill, sending it to the White House. The measure, approved 217 to 127 by the House, provides the first year’s funds Johnson sought but falls short of his long range and reform demands. A conference committee hammered out the final form after weeks of debate.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
House
Johnson
Senate House
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