Fire Engulfs Chelsea Suburb Leaving 1100 Homeless
A wind driven fire razed 20 blocks of wooden tenements and small shops in Chelsea Massachusetts, displacing about 1100 residents including many Spanish speaking and elderly Jews. Firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and guards blocked the area as 60 homes were destroyed and 3000 to 4000 people evacuated. The blaze began in an abandoned rag storage building and burned for hours near the harbor, with reinforced winds fanning the flames.
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Chelsea
Mass
Boston
National
Henry Wogciechowski
Boston Harbor
Herbert C. Fothergill
Johnson says his White House phone was tapped says Douglas
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas reveals that former President Lyndon B. Johnson believed his phone was tapped and asserts the court's confidential conference may have been bugged. He offered no proof and spoke in a dissent rejected bail for a Chicago grand jury case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Douglas
District of Columbia
Johnson
Margaret Anne Heutsche
Chicago
Evanston
William H. Rehnquist
U S Begins Resupply of Israel With Military Hardware
The United States announced a weekend resupply of Israel with military equipment to counter the Soviet airlift to Arab states. State Department spokesman Robert McCloskey said the aid is substantial to maintain the military balance as the Soviet airlift continues. Kissinger kept contact over the weekend with several governments and the Soviet envoy to Washington, Anatoly Dobrinya.
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Washington
United States
Israel
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Anatolyi F. Dobrinya
Suez Canal
Associated Press
Paul Kohn
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
State
Syria
Nile Delta
Cairo
Ruling Militarists Ousted In Thailand
Bangkok dispatch reports the removal of Thanom Kittikachorn and two top aides as clashes raged in the capital. Demonstrators demand justice for the military rulers while the civilian premier seeks order as student groups seize control of streets and government buildings. Casualties rise and foreign residents are unharmed amid chaotic scenes.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Praphas Charusathien
Narong Kittikachorn
Praphas
Narong
Thanom
Sanya Thammasak
Democracy Monument
Sanya
Radio Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyade
Thammasat University
Sinai Front Roils as Egyptian-Tank Battles Persist
Egyptian commandos reported landing behind Israeli lines and storming a position amid heavy desert fighting as tanks fixed new fronts. Israel countered with claims of halted Egyptian advances and losses while Damascus reported major Arab-Israeli clashes continuing near Damascus.
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Associated Press
Sinai
Desert
Cairo
Israel
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Ras Gharib
Gulf of Suez
Gulf
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
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Tapao
Navy
Chulalongkorn Hospital
Sinai Front
Sasa
Hugh A. Mulligan
Mulligan
Hussein
Faisal
George Saddikai
West
Sinai Desert
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