New Orleans Feared Betsy’s Deep Shrill Winds
Hurricane Betsy roared through New Orleans with 150 mile per hour winds causing widespread destruction. Evacuations swarmed schools and sturdy buildings while homes lost power and radios and lamps were the only lights for many. The city faced flooded streets fallen trees and broken glass as dawn approached and residents began assessing the damage.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Lake Pontchartrain
Pay
Betsy
Trade City Woman Celebrates 105th Birthday On Farm
Mrs. Smith born Sept 10, 1860 in Jefferson County recalls a hard farming life with husband Henry A. They moved to the Trade City area in 1885 and built their farm. Surviving son Carl F. cares for her. two daughters and another son preceded her. Birthday marked by cake with 105 candles.
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Carl F
Carl
Zion Lutheran Church
Wallace
Lottie) Chapman
Walter C
Emma) Neal
Owen Smith
Chapman
Indiana
Mrs. Smith
Mine Shutdown Uncertain in West Virginia and Ohio
About 3000 miners were ordered back to work in the JL Ares Coal area, but the labor situation remained unsettled. Picketing disrupted most mines across Northern West Virginia and Southeastern Ohio, with telegrams sent to locals in District 3 ordering return to work. UMW District 3 President Thomas A. Williams accused district leaders of misguiding locals, while UMW Potomac President Leonard McVey urged a pause for miners to vote next Sunday. Strikes began Wednesday at the Treland Mine of Hine Coal Co in Moundsville.
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Moundsville
W.va
Jlares
West Virginia
Ohio
Thomas A. Williams
United Mine Workers Dist. 3
Willue
Met
Lewnard MlcVey
UMW Powhatun Lugal
Winders
Willaims
McVey
Pioneer House Closed Here for Summer Season
The Pioneer Log House of the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County closed Labor Day after drawing 710 visitors this summer. On Saturday Irene Kelley Mannersby of McKeesport visited. she is Abner Kelley’s granddaughter, the house’s namesake. The site will reopen by appointment for school groups and scout troops. reservations can be made at 465-4044 in the evenings.
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Pioneer
the Historical and Genealogical Society of
Indiana County
Irene Kelley Mannersby
McKeesport
Abner Kelley
Shelocta
Suspected VC Areas Hit Again During Operation
Marines and South Vietnamese forces report light casualties as the operation began Tuesday. 106 Viet Cong killed and 168 guerrillas captured. 51 captured in addition. A Marine unit killed 17 and captured 21 in a 30 minute clash. An error in reporting North Viet Nam railroad strike near the Chinese frontier was corrected, the closest penetration remaining 40 miles from the frontier. US authorities note Viet Namese antiaircraft sites near Henri have doubled, with mobile launcher units capable of rapid emplacement and removal within six hours.
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U.S
North
Viet Nam
China
Hanoi
Henri
John Seal
Te American Broadcasting Co
Washington
Hunol
Siac
Boothe
Ulilary
Viet Wong
Ibsches
Betsy Hurricane Claims Seventy Lives Across Gulf Coast
The storm battered coastal areas with winds up to 115 mph, wrecking New Orleans and Mississippi coast towns. One death occurred in a Red Cross shelter, raising tolls. earlier Detsy claimed six fatalities in Florida. Guerrilla-like chaos rose in New Orleans as bells rang and alarms blared while damage mounted.
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Victor Schira
New Orleans
Carnival City
Red Cross
Detsy
Florida
Miami
Ang Pty
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Paso Christian Island
Gulfport
Delta
Loff
Lake Pontchartrain
Bahamas
City Wins Battle Over Planned Lakefront Drive Expansion
Chicago officials push to widen and straighten South Shore Drive through Jackson Park despite Burnham Association opposition. City cites safety data from 1962 with 500 serious accidents and four fatalities in the 20 block stretch. Conservationists and residents clash over trees and space as planners defend replacing about 800 trees with a high speed eight lane road.
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South Shore Drive
Jackson Park
Burnham Association
Daniel Burnham
Milton Pikarsky
Chicago
Department of Public Works
Pikarsky
Destructive Betsy Hurricane Strikes New Orleans Area
In New Orleans roofs were blown off and ships loosened in harbor as 180 mph winds battered the city. Mayor Schiro reported extensive damage and urged action while power outages hampered emergency response. Three laboring women were moved to hospitals. the hurricane eyed Baton Rouge as it moved inland. Betsy’s force shut Bourbon Street and caused widespread destruction across southern Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Victor Schiro
Philadelphia
John McKeithen
Arnor
Baton Rouge
Thibodaux
Lake Charles
Armstrong Trail Unit To Meet Amid World Peace Movement
Reported death of Divine leader at his Mount residence, with followers maintaining the movement. Attendant feasts drew thousands. his attorney Austin Norris announced Divine's death and noted he had been wheelchair bound for a year.
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Kingdom of Peace
Austin Norris
Divine
Norris
di Wine
Father Divine Llvey
George Baker
Georgia
Fuiher Divine
Negeves
Edne Rouse Kitcings
Washington
di Wasa
Herselves
Philadelphia
Father Divine
Fighting In Lahore District Continues Despite Peace Efforts
Reporting from New Delhi describes ongoing fighting in the Lahore district amid stalled peace talks between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Indian forces claim success against Pakistani armor near Lahore and in the north, while Moscow urges restraint and a cease-fire. Brezhnev calls for realism and a halt to hostilities as Chavan reports a withdrawal on the Lahore front.
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Lal Bahadlur Shastri
New Delhi
Nemond
Kashmir
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Chavan
Lahore
Ferozepore
Pakistan
Chase
Joan
Richard J. Daley
Pikarsky
India
Radio Pakistan
Wag- Lah
Arrests follow slaying of four men in border clashes
Police say four men were killed amid cross border shelling near Ferozepore and Wagah, as Indian and Pakistani forces exchange fire. A suspect Boggs, 23, and his girlfriend Dixie Radcliffe, 16,were captured in Flagstaff after a station attendant spotted a stolen car. authorities report Boggs admitted to a serious incident as tensions rise along the frontier.
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Flagstaff
Aziz
Cecil Richardson
Conconiono County
Donald
Malin- Boggs
Texas
Utah
Boggs
Londonderry
Ohio
Dixie Radcliff
Amesville
Obituaries and missing youths tied to Ohio case
A mixed obituary notice lists several Homer City residents and relatives with funeral plans, plus a sprawling account of a southern Ohio missing couple tied to a church revival. The piece also covers a high profile arrest in Utah involving Halvor Johnson and others, with details of statements from sheriff and juvenile authorities.
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Ohio
F. J. Heinzelman
Pearl Radcliff
Holiness Gospel Church
Amesville
Sheriff Heinzelman
Miss Radclift
Boggs
David Bechou
Christian Unit Hears Benner Benner speaks at Indiana Christian Business group
The Indiana chapter of the Christian Business Men's Committee met at Holiday Inn for its regular monthly meeting with 25 members and guests attending. Charles Benner, chairman of the South Hills Pittsburgh chapter, gave a testimonial titled What The Lord Means To Me. John Dee Warner sang several numbers, and President Frank Moore presided.
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Indiana
Christian Business Men's Committee
Charles Benner
South Hills
Pittsburgh
Benner
Wilkes-Barre
John Dee Warner
Frank Moore
Newborn Metabolic Disease Testing Law In Pa
Harrisburg AP Gov Scranton signs bills in Pennsylvania hospitals must test newborns for metabolic diseases such as phenylketonuria to prevent brain damage. Parents may object on religious grounds. Other laws expand animal cruelty penalties and vehicle sales regulation.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Guliteuien
Voluntees
Red Cross
Moon Vehiche
Pivlvoatusal Liceuwie
Johnson pushes new NATO ambassador to press for stronger alliance
Washington reports President Johnson sent a new ambassador to the NATO Council in Paris to bolster political and nuclear roles, disputing Charles de Gaulle's plan to end France’s subordination to NATO. Johnson said a strong NATO is essential to reach a Soviet agreement reflecting allied security interests. The move follows de Gaulle's Paris news conference signaling a French return to independence from NATO command.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Paris
Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Harland Cleveland
Soviet Union
Cleveland
White House
de Gaulle
France
U.S
mSsUanlg
Harrisburg
Uealy
Bureau of Employ Vicur
Bill de Moyers
Cuttincetunt de Gatlle
Atate- Jaeuscast
Milk Board Imposes Stiff Fines on 12 Dealers
Harrisburg AP fines totaling 4500 were imposed on 12 dairy dealers by the state Milk Control Commission for violations of the milk control act. Sunbury Milk Products Co. led with a 1000 penalty for underpaying producers. others ranged from 100 to 1000 for selling milk below prescribed prices, failing to file lease or information, or misusing milk dispensers.
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Harrisburg
State Milk Control Commission
Sunbury Milk Products Co
Sunbury
Coudersport Dairy
Ellwood Pure Milk Co
Ellswood City
Homestead Dairy
Sharpsville
Ramsey Farm
Butler
Thrower’s Dairy
Saxonburg
McCurley Farans Dairy
Enon Valley
Meadowbrook Farm
Mount Pleasant
Model
Connettsville
St. Maryy
Stor
Quality Dairy
Connellsville
Holy Commiiasion Service at Zion Church
Special Service of the Holy Commission will be celebrated at 8:15 a m on Sunday September 1 at Zion Lutheran Church.
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Tun Susiday
Zion Lutheien Church i Indies
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