Hero bystander killed in Dallas bank robbery
Two bystanders charged a bank robber at the Inwood National Bank in suburban Dallas. Herman Nachman, 43, an auto salesman, died after a struggle that saw James E. Cole, 53, a service station attendant, and Nachman confront the robber before he fled leaving a box of money. Police hunted the suspect.
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Herman Nachman
Inwood National Bank
Dallas
James E. Cole
Nachman
Cole
Airliner Crash Probes Focus on Pilot Action and Victim IDs
Investigators report engines at full power as the craft dived after the loss of control surfaces. Captain Donald G. Pauly likely attempted a pullout from a near vertical descent while FBI work continues to match passenger identities with remains.
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Donald G. Pauly
FBI
Fires Strike at Two Strip Hotels Plaques Damaged in Las Vegas Fires
A pair of fires hit Las Vegas strip hotels causing water and smoke damage and forcing evacuations. Caesars Palace saw smoke on the third floor while Sahara Hotel faced elevator penthouse smoke and minor damage. Firefighters used CO2 and gas masks as damage ran to several thousand dollars. A separate UPI report details a fatal three car crash on U S Highway 93 near Wells Nevada, killing Merle Denning and Afton Denning and injuring seven others.
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UPI
del Rey
Calif
U. S. Highway 93
Caesars Palace
Nero’s
Probe Into Skimming Probe Begins Today
A state official said he spoke with Smith in Chicago while the newsman refused to reveal sources for names dates and amounts allegedly skimmed from counting rooms before taxes. Ed Olsen chairman notes the commission meets next week in Carson City and could run several days.
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Smith
Chicago
Ed Olsen
Gaming Control Board
Carson City
Central Highlands Actions Dominate Vietnam War Report
U S forces clash with North Vietnamese in the Central Highlands as Operation Paul Revere II unfolds. An American unit reports nine NVA killed and five captured after a dawn strike, with reinforcements and air strikes following. In the Saigon area a Viet Cong platoon ambushes Charlie Company, 1st Infantry Division, prompting jet responses and a fatal crash of a rescue aircraft. Overall weekly updates note 802 Communist deaths in Hastings and 546 in Paul Revere I with additional captures, while U S casualty figures elsewhere remain guarded.
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1St Air Cavalry
Saigon
Charlie Company
1St Infantry Division
1St Battalion
26Th Infantry
25Th Infantry Division
State Finally Explains Why Probe Was Closed
Olsen sought admission to the inquiry claiming testimony could spark new gaming tax laws. He argued openness would counter Sun-Times and Free Press reports claiming Vegas casinos misreport taxable revenues. Keefer cited the Gaming Control Act, stating earnings data from licensees are confidential.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Detroit Free Press
Las Vegas
Keefer
French youth found alive after eight days by highway
A French youth badly injured in a driving accident was found alive eight days after the crash beside a busy highway. Police had searched the scene on July 28 and gave up late that night without locating him. In London, Harold Wilson announced exploratory talks on Rhodesia with little hope for early progress. A separate Geneva conference on narcotics controls began as Olsen pledged compliance while cautioning lawmakers to monitor outcomes for possible new legislation.
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Saint Brieuc
France
UPI
London
Harold Wilson
Suspect Charged in Colorado Coed Murder
Joseph Dyre Morse 37 known as Tex is charged with killing Elaura Jeanne Jaquette 20 a zoology junior of Grand Junction at Mackay Auditorium Boulder on July 9. District Court heard the case with two defense lawyers appointed and Morse saying he did not want a lawyer. He was arrested Friday after a tip, and the body was found in a locked music room with two students discovering it.
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Colo
UPI
Joseph Dyre Morse
Tex
University of Colorado
Elaura Jeanne Jaquette
Rex Scott
Morse
Zoology
Grand Junction
Mackay Auditorium
William E. Buck
Rupert Ryan
G@ald Caplan
Scott
Marshall
Longmont
Boulder County
Marvin Nelson
Donald Wendel
Natural History Museum
Jaquette
Tower
Administration Re considers wage price guideposts to boost productivity
Commerce Secretary Connor and Treasury Secretary Fowler said the administration is reviewing the wage price guideposts to be more flexible and tied to industry productivity. They downplayed steel price increases and stressed policy should reflect productivity gains with a possible shift away from a fixed 3.2 percent ceiling. The president awaits labor management advisory input as they assess impacts on inflation and growth.
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UPI
Commerce
John T. Connor
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Johnson
White House
Connor
Fowler
Humphrey Calls for Expanded Farm Production
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said the Johnson administration will ensure farmers share in the growing economy and that reserve acreage should be brought out of mothballs next year. Agriculture head Orville Freeman announced a 15 percent increase in the 1967 wheat acreage allotment, boosting total acres to 68.2 million and aiming for a 1.6 billion bushel crop.
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Columbia, Mo
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Senate pushes for uniform federal unemployment standards
The Senate backed a plan to standardize unemployment compensation across states and extend benefits at least 26 weeks, paying unemployed workers up to half their former earnings. The measure moves to a House Senate conference for reconciliation with a House version that lacks federal standards. The package would cover 13 weeks of federal funding during recessions and add aid for workers aged 60 to 65 facing automation or redevelopment challenges.
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House- Senate Conference Committee For
Senate
Conference Committee
Chicago Rights Marches Pause Amid Housing Discrimination Protests
Leaders of the CCCO and SCLC halted marches into Gage Park and Belmont Cragin to let goodwill efforts take hold. Police report 25 arrests and multiple injuries after clashes as plans call for resumption later in the week with visits to new communities.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King
Gage Park
Belmont-Cragin
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
CCCO
CCCC
King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Aid to Pakistan Could Affect India Relations
New Delhi defense minister Y B Chavan told Parliament the United States has been informed that resuming arms aid to Pakistan would hurt Indian interests and strain India United States ties. He warned of a massive Pakistani buildup and said China aids Islamabad with fighters bombers tanks and foreign exchange to buy spare parts.
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India
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API
Y. B. Chavan
United States
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Chavan
China
Peking
Red
Red China
Iran
West Germany
Parliament
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