Thant pushes peace talks as Johnson weighs troop boost
U N Secretary General Thant urged resumed Viet Nam talks at the same time as President Johnson weighs sending 50 000 more troops. Thant says both sides must sit around a table and pursue concerted effort to end military actions. Western allies signal cautious support for a Geneva style conference while Hanoi and Moscow resist.
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United Nations
N.Y
Unwinning
Thant
Johnn
Noboton
Ameri
Viet Nam
Johnson
Viet
Nam
White House
U. S
Arthur J. Gold
North Viet Nam
Kwesi Ar
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Goldberg
Uniteds
West States
Geneva
Germany
United States
State Department
Washington
Britain
Russia
U.S
South Viet Nam
France
Soviet Union
Manila
Philippine
Mauro Mendez
U.N. Commission For the Unification and
Korea
Reson
Mendez
Harold Wilson
Commonwealth
Kosyginex
London
Tagad Agl
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Red China
Ess
Radio
Readiness Push For Reserve Units Across Multiple States
Officials propose heightened readiness for eight priority infantry brigades in the Army Guard and Reserve. Units include the 157th Pennsylvania and 187th Massachusetts in the Reserve, 29th Hawaii and 65th Kansas in the Guard, plus others in New York Puerto Rico Arizona Virginia and Missouri. Air National Guard attention may rise and 30 man callup notification could ensure unit integrity.
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Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
North Carolina
Montana
Minnesota
Hawaii
Kansas
Puerto Rico
Arizona
Virginia
Missouri
Air National Guard
Air Reserve
National Guard Bureau
Air Guard
Army Reserve
Stamp Approved Highway Safety in Minnesota
The Post Office Department will release a commemorative stamp promoting highway safety during the National Governor's Conference next week in Minneapolis. Deputy postmaster general Frederick C. Belen will unveil the design Tuesday, the day governors receive a report from a committee that has studied road problems for the past year. Richard F. Hunt, a New York artist, drew the design.
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Minneapolis
Frederick C. Belen
Richard F. Hunt
New York
Pair Pull Jail Break At Mercer
Mercer Pa AP two inmates overpowered a turnkey at Mercer County Jail and escaped. Suspects Harry Perschka 33 Sharon and Douglas Serene 19 Transfer awaiting trial with offences. guard Arron G Barnes 57 Stoneboro head injury received theft of keys. Barnes treated at Mercer Cottage Hospital. Jail sits in downtown Mercer opposite the courthouse.
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Mercer, Pa
Mercer County
Harry Perschka
Sharon
Douglas Serene
Perschka
Serene
Arron G. Barnes
Stoneboro
Barnes
Mercer Cottage Hospital
Mercer
Computer Fails Barge In Musical
A computer at the University of Hawaii library has failed to perform its book locating job, with the library discontinuing use. An older semi-automatic machine can complete the task in about five minutes, contrasting the computer’s daylong operation.
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Honolulu
University of Hawaii
Sentencing Awaited In Rights Case In Bogalusa
Federal judge weighs sanctions against Bogalusa police chiefs Claxton Knight and Arnold Spiers and a rookie officer for civil contempt after they ignored a July injunction to protect civil rights demonstrators. U S Asst Atty Gen John Doar and CORE argued for punishments while noting need for better police discipline and communications.
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Bogalusa
U. S. Asst
John Doar
Congress of Racial Equality
Dist
Herbert Christenberry
Louisiana
Claxton Knight
Arnold Spiers
Christenberry
Donald Penton
John Martzell
Knight and
Spiers
Doar
USW Studies Strike Possible Delay in Talks
Union sources said Abel and chief industry negotiator R. Conrad Cooper met several times this week in efforts to reach a breakthrough that could delay or avoid the strike notice. Talks span 10 major steel firms with subcommittees addressing contract issues benefits and subsidiary unit problems. The union seeks about 18 cents an hour in a three year contract while industry has offered 11.5 cents in the interim contract.
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Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
David J. McDonald
Cooper
Firemen Quell Auto Blaze at Donald Fritz Residence
Fire of unknown origin damaged the rear seat of a 1964 auto at 38 North 12th St Indiana last evening. Company 4 of the Indiana Fire Department answered the alarm and quickly extinguished the blaze, believed caused by a cigarette.
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North 12Th St
Indiana
Donald Fritz
Company 4
Indiana Fire Department
Cigilaret
Space Bird Pegasus 3 launched on Saturn 1 test flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Saturn 1 rocket ended its flight program with a 10th straight success as Pegasus 3 entered orbit. The luminescent satellite may one day be retrieved by spacewalkers to study its aluminum sheets and meteorite impact data.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Gemini
Pegasus 3
Earth
Pegasus
Viet Cong Hit Training Center Near Saigon
U S forces pressed a sweep southeast of Saigon with minimal contact for a second day. A guerilla was found dead and another wounded, possibly victims of Okinawa based B52 bombers. Rumors claimed 100 Viet Cong disguised as monks gathered nearby. Air strikes wounded monks and continued hammering suspected concentrations.
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U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Saigon
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Vietnamese airstrike targets Viet Cong encampment in Mekong Delta
In a reported Thursday operation 32 miles from Soc Trang, Vietnamese and allied forces hit a Viet Cong camp as U S Air Force and Navy planes struck port facilities barracks and staging areas in North Vietnam. Officials noted ongoing air attacks while pilots returned safely. A separate note from Colorado details a six foot redwood post carved with initials for a new land management center near Gypsum.
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Oe Soc Trang
Mekong Delta
Denver
Colorado
Viet ‘Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Agentcy
Gypsum
Colo
Governor Scranton Sister Denies Reinstatement Promise
In Harrisburg, Governor Scranton's sister Marion Isaacs denied promising to reinstate John J. O'Pell, a tax officer dismissed for political reasons. O'Pell testified Isaacs said she would contact Secretary Smith, but she could not recall making that statement and said she did not interfere with civil service hiring.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
John J. O’pell
Throop
Civil Service Commission
Marion M. Isaacs
O'Neil
Smith
Revenue
Theodore B. Smith
O’neil
Revenue Department
Bureau of Corporation Tax
George M. Leader
O'Peil
Democratic Party
Olyphant
Obituary notices from Indiana and Blairsville area
Obituaries list several local figures including METLER C SMITH of Black Lick age 81 who died at home after a long Blairsville Grocery Co. career, BRYAN LAWRENCE Yeomans infant of Creekside born and died July 1965, JAMES WILLIAM MAHARG of Dayton R D 1 aged 77 a longtime church elder and kiwanis member, ALEX W WISE 51 of East Pike Indiana D 4 died at O'Donnell Mine, and HARRY B STREAMS 88 of Indiana died July 29 1965 in Altoona VA hospital. funeral details and survivors noted.
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Metler C
Bryan Lawrence
James W
Anna Sallese Yeomans
Creekside R. D
Indiana Hospital
J. K. Boston
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
James William Maharg
Dayton R. D. 1
Deshon Veterans Administration Hospital
Butler
Mr. Maharg
Butler County
Alex W. Wise
East Pike
R.D
Laway
O'Donnell
San Fork
West Virginia
Adrian
Mabel Hall Wise
John C. Wise
Berlin wall escape by hammer cord and bicycle wheel
Heinz Holzapfel 33 an economist from Leipzig with his wife Jutta 32 and their 9-year-old son Guenter escaped from the guarded East German Ministry building by sliding down a homemade cable harness from a roof 25 feet from the wall to West Berlin Wednesday night into Thursday. Holzapfel said the plan took a year and a half with West Berlin help. The family hid in an attic until dawn before reaching safety. The escape used a hammer with a padded head a nylon loop and a bicycle wheel axle as part of the harness and was observed by West Berlin patrols emerging from the building as dawn broke. The couple and child were unharmed besides a bruised landing for Jutta.
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Hubert J. Erb
Berlin
Berlin Wall
Heinz Holzapfel
Leipzig
Jutta
Willie Stoph
East
West Berlin
Holzapfel J
Ithe Ministries
Busili
Ness
Helzapfel
Humwa
Holzapfel
Lhaemer
Los Angeles
Nanmoise
Sinatra Sands
Cies
Helof
Frank Sinatra
Tommy
Sands
Marzapfel
Germany
Local civic leader married in 1904 at Indiana church
Mr. Streams, member of Calvary United Presbyterian Church in Indiana and past commander of Joseph A Blakley Camp 71, Spanish American War Veterans, married Myrtle Whitacre Streams on March 16, 1904. Survived by brother Turner B. Streams of Indiana. Visitation Friday 2–4 and 7–9 pm, and Saturday until 3 pm at Robinson Lyte’s. Service by Rev. John L. Kipp with interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana.
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Harry B. Streams
Myrtle Whitacra Streams
South Sixth St
Indiana
Veterans Administration Hospital
Altoona
Samuel and
Martha Black Streams
South Mahoning
Indiana Co
Streams
Washington ‘Twp
Wise
Lucerne ‘Mines
Marion Li
Bernard Wise
Janet
Sally
Harry
Baltimore
Robinson-Lytle’s
Willia’ W. Bruggeman, Jr
Greenwood Cemetery
Calvary United Presbyterian Church
Joseph A.blakley
Myrtle Whitacre Streams
Turner B. Streams
Robinson-L
Okinawans to receive claims payments from U S and Japan
Washington officials back legislation to pay about 22 million dollars to Okinawans for losses during occupation of their lands by U S armed forces. The dispute ties to a broader postwar treaty and previous cases involving juror tampering in the Test Fleet matter.
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Washington
Army
State Department
U.S
Hoffa
Larry Campbell
Detroit
Thomas E. Parks
Ewing
King
Nashville
Ténn
Teamsters
Edward G. Partin
Baton Rouge
Partin
Indonesians Stone U S Embassy in Me dan
About 1,000 youths from the Communist dominated Youth Front stoned the American consulate in Medan North Sumatra smashing windows and gate fences. They invaded grounds briefly and attempted to haul down the flag while shouting anti American slogans and leaving signs reading Go home Yankee and go home Green.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Medan
Sumatra
Theodore Co. Heavner
Heavner
Johnstown Tram Reform Request Under Consideration
Pittsburgh AP report states Johnstown Traction Co. sought court approval to reorganize. U S District Judge Louis Rosenberg took the matter under advisement and indicated a ruling would come later.
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Pittsburgh
Johnstown Tracetion Co
U.s.district Court
Louis Rosenberg
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Moscow
Highway Safety
Stamp
Gazette
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I. W. Abel
Joseph Maloney
Walter Burke
USW — Studies Strike
Co. In
Viet Cong
Whittle
Black Lick
T. R. R. Stull
Brownsville
Lydd
Carl Il Fugh
Valéncia
Claude Christy
Petrolia
J. Russell Strain
Dean Marsh
Dayton
Charles II
Edward
Rosé) Smith
Johnstown
Kenneth
Frances) Freed
Ferguson and Son Funeral
Blairsville
Howard Sherman
Blairsville Cemetery
Stone
Nancy Sinatra
Johnstown Co
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