Dominican Peacemakers Hopeful Amid Peace Talks
Dominican Republic peace makers show hope as the civilian military junta agrees to study changes in the inter American peace plan. Junta president Imbert Barrera says final settlement could come in three days three months or nine months. Rebels accept part of the plan after a 74 hour session. Details focus on disarming civilians dismantling rebel posts and reintegrating defectors into the army. Rebel opposition to the Inter American Peace Force persists as Dr John Cury seeks withdrawal of the force and a guarantee for troop exit if a peace accord is signed.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Organization of American States
U.S
John Cury
OAS
Woman Dies After Weekend Wisconsin Car Crash
Aarts Ardella D., 72, of Kenosha dies from injuries in a two car collision on Highway 50 near Kenosha County trunks. The weekend accident raises Wisconsin 1965 highway toll to 606, compared with 696 a year earlier.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Ardella D. Aarts
Kenosha
Highway 50
Kenosha County
Next Steps After Moon Landing Uncertain Says Webb
NASA head James E. Webb told the Senate Space Committee that Congress has not committed to a manned Mars mission through support for the unmanned Voyager program. He outlined a Mars fly-by in 1969 and an automated lander in 1971, after which costs of a manned expedition could be estimated.
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Washington
United States
Congress
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mars
Webb
Senate Space Committee
Gemini 5 astronauts spot missile launch over California
Gemini 5 pilots Charles Conrad Jr and L Gordon Cooper Jr reported seeing a fiery Minuteman missile launch over the Pacific coast during their eight day space mission. They took infrared readings and photographed the plume as they neared the 48th orbit and prepared for a new world record.
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Pacific Coast
Conrad
Jacksonville
Fla
Texas
Charles Conrad Jr
Cape Kennedy
Miami
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
U.S
Space Flight
Christopher Kraft
Kraft
Gordo
Gemini Control
Escaped Viet Cong prisoner criticizes protests on morale
Army sergeant J C Camacho, held by Viet Cong near Saigon after being wounded in 1963, says peace marches in the United States hurt troop morale. He describes captivity, diet, treatment, and escape on July 13, urging Americans to focus on the war rather than demonstrations.
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EL Paso
Tex
Apgle
Viet Nam
U.S
J. C. Isaac Camacho
Johnson
Camacho
Saigon
Fear 58 U S Servicemen Feared Dead In Hong Kong Plane Crash
An AP report from Hong Kong says 58 U S servicemen, mostly Marines returning to Da Nang after leave, are feared dead after their C130 Hercules crashed into Hong Kong harbor shortly after takeoff. 71 aboard. 13 survivors identified at the scene. divers recovered bodies as cranes moved wreckage.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Viet Nam
Royal Air Force
Ng Kam-shing
Sampan
Kaitak
da Nang
Saigon
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Kowloon
Next of Kin
C. J. Davis
Hong Kong Aero Club
U.S. Marine Corps
South Viet Nam
UPI
Senate Near Showdown On Aid Funds
The compromise foreign aid authorization bill faces a final Senate vote. Senator Morse urges rejection of the $3.36 billion one year bill, warning it would enable blank check spending by foreign aid agencies and defense and state departments.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Foreign Aid Agency
State and Defense Departments
House
Senate House
Morse
Congressional
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Wisconsin Marine Viet Nam Casualty
The Defense Department lists a Wisconsin Marine among Nam casualties. Seventeen Marines died, likely in Chu Lai actions, raising four day totals to 48. Included is Pfc. Gilbert R. Nickerson of Racine, with other fallen from Duluth Minnesota and Illinois towns.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Department
Chu Lai
Pfc
Gilbert R. Nickerson
Glenn M. Nickerson
Racine
Wis
James L. Dieryck
Duluth
Feliz Perris
Loves Park
Ill
Lance Cpl
Morris C. Musick
Palos Hills
Projects for Disadvantaged Children Ready
The Office of Education reports nationwide plans for multi million dollar efforts for disadvantaged children. A spot check shows 19 major cities with ready projects, some ready to spend local funds while awaiting congressional action. Milwaukee is listed with 2 to 3 million dollars in proposed expenditure.
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Washington
Office of Education
House
Senate
Milwaukee
Minuteman 2 Marks Up Ninth Success
At Cape Kennedy Florida an Air Force Minuteman 2 rocket fired from an underground silo reached a 5000 mile South Atlantic target on a 30 minute flight with no misses. The success adds to nine straight test flights and signals expansion to 1000 missiles replacing Minuteman 1. The newer model doubles range from about 5000 to 7000 miles.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
South Atlantic
Mediator Joins Efforts To End AMC Strike
In Kenosha and Milwaukee UAW Local 72 members walk off the job at American Motors to press for grievances and discipline issues. Federal mediator G K Call said talks would resume to settle more than 100 pending demands as plants halt production and many workers face furloughs.
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Mediator
AMC
Kenosha
United Auto Workers
American Motors
Wisconstrike
Sin
Kennosha
Milwaukee
Richard C. Thiel
Local 72
Thiel
Edward L. Cushman
Larry Wright
Wisconsin Employment Service
UAW
Model Changeover Shrinks Auto Output Across Big Plants
U S auto production hits year low as most General Motors plants close for model changeover Buick limited production resumes Rivieras Wednesday AMC faces strike at Kenosha plant idling 11500 workers Local 72 dispute slows 1966 car output as Ford and Chrysler prep six more plants to start models this week.
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Charles C. Cain
Detroit
U.S
General Motors
American Motors
Buick
Rivieras
United Auto Workers Union
AMC
Kenosha, Wis
Ford
Chrysler i
White Papers Fly In Viet Nam Debate Between Parties
The White House released a 27 page Why Viet Nam pamphlet challenging Johnson on adherence to Eisenhower era commitments. Republicans plan their own white paper Viet Nam Some Noted Aspects of the Historical Records to respond amid campaign season.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Johnson
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Viet Nam
White House
Eisenhower
Churchill
Diem
United States
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Republican Planning and Research Committee
GOP
House Republicans
U.S
Gettysburg
Steel Talks Stall Ahead of Possible Union Strike
Pittsburgh AP reports an apparent deadlock in steel contract talks eight days from a USW strike. Top negotiators for the United Steelworkers and 10 major steel firms met for 11 hours with both sides firm. The USW warns about mobilizing about 450,000 members if no agreement by September 1.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Pickets Disagree On Humphrey Message At NSA Congress
At the National Student Association congress Vice President Humphrey urged restraint while noting the right to be heard does not guarantee being taken seriously. About 50 pickets outside the University of Wisconsin voiced opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam as delegates debated protest and alternatives.
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Madison
Hubert H. Humphrey
Peter Broderick
Brown University
Humphrey
National Student Association
University of Wisconsin
Union Theater
United States
Viet Nam
Brent Hayrynen
West Washington State College
Minch Lewis
University of Notre Dame
Hubert Humphrey
Warren P. Knowles
UPI
Murder suspect bound over for trial in North Dakota
Kay E. Christensen 21 of Morris Minnesota waived preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial for the murder of service station attendant Curtis McFarland 20 who was found shot in the head Aug 12 Christensen a student at Alexandria was arrested there two days after the victim was found deceased.
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Grafton
N.D
Kay E. Christensen
Morris
Australian impresario Sir Frank Tait dies at 81
Melbourne Australia Sir Frank Tait renowned impresario died Monday at his Portsea beach house after a long career shaping entertainment and radio in Australia lasting several decades.
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Melbourne
Australia
Frank Tait
Port Sea Beach
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