Flood Relief Seen as Ohio Valley Floods Ebb
Swollen rivers cresting across the upper Ohio River Valley reduce flood danger after 110000 affected and tens of thousands evacuated. Ohio and Louisville faces cresting levels while Indiana and Pennsylvania see relief progress. cleanup begins as new rain subsides.
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United Press International
Ohio River Valley
Ohio
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Louisvile
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Missouri
Illinois
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Louisville
Cuban boats fire on Bahamian mail ship near Bimini
A Bahamian mail boat Madam Elizabeth reported Cuban fishing vessels fired rifle shots across its bow in international waters about 60 miles east-northeast of Miami. Nassau police, a British frigate HMS Ursa, and U.S. Coast Guard planes were alerted. The Cuban ships surrounded the Bahamian vessels as pilots reported the area near lobster grounds.
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Nassas
Bahamas
UPI
Bimini
Nassau
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Elizabeth
Madam Elizabeth
Miami
Defense Uses Rabbi and Psychiatrist in Ruby Case
In Dallas the defense portrays Jack Ruby as mentally ill and in a trance at the time of the Oswald killing. Dr. Walter Bromberg and Rabbi Hillel Silverman testified that Ruby suffered epilepsy with blackouts and may not have known right from wrong.
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Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Walter Bromberg
New York
Hillel Silverman
Temple Shearith Israel
Ruby
Bromberg
Mendocino State Hospital
California
Rabbi Silverman
Kennedy
Jack
Eva L. Grant
New Hampshire Sells First Lottery Tickets at Rockingham Park
Tickets go on sale as New Hampshire conducts its first legal lottery of the century with Gov. John W. King buying the first ticket for $3. Proceeds fund charity while prizes reach up to 100000. Sales begin at Rockingham Park with full rollout after local votes.
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Salem
N.H
UPI
John W. King
King
New Hampshire
Rockingham Park
Robert L. Stark
Kennedy urges Wisconsin supporters drop VP run
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy asked Kennedy for Vice President supporters in Wisconsin to discontinue their efforts. He previously opposed a Wisconsin movement and write in bids, noting President Johnson should choose his own running mate.
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Washington
UPI
Robert F.F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Justice Department
Johnson
Soviet Union blocks U.S. search for crash crew in Germany
Three American Air Force officers were shot down when their RB66 reconnaissance plane was downed by Soviet jets in East Germany. US efforts to reach the crash site were blocked by Soviet troops. Gen. Freeman urged the Soviet Army chief to return the crew and allow access for rescue teams.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Air Force
U.S
Bonn
UPI
Paul L. Freeman
Europe
I. I. Yakubovsky
East Germany
Freeman
Potsdam
Gardelegen
Stendal
Yakubovsky
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Sahara
Commercial Center
Bobby
Russ
Desert Hills
Boulder Highway
Tropicana
Nellis Blvd
DR. Hiss
Foster
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