Storms sweep Midwest and Texas coast with deaths and damage
Thunderstorms and deluges raked the Midwest and Texas Gulf coast Tuesday. Eighty mph winds knocked out power to 40,000 in Iowa during tornadoes and storms. a boy was killed in Illinois and injuries were reported in Indiana. Heat persisted in Texas with high temperatures and heavy rainfalls in cities like Victoria and Brownsville.
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Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Texas
Phoenix
San Francisco
South Plains
Midwest
LaFayette
Ind
Gary
Peltz
South Bend
Minnesotas
Twin Cities
Fort Rucker
Ala
Ogden Dunes
U.S
Lubbock Municipal
Presidio
Victoria
Gulf City
Brownsville
Beaumont
Saturn restart test proves upper stage can refire in space
United Press International reports a 29-ton Saturn upper stage achieved a successful restart in orbit, validating in space engine reignition for Saturn V moon missions. The test, conducted with the Saturn I top stage, aimed to demonstrate hydrogen fuel behavior and engine restart capability for future Apollo flights.
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United Press International
United States
U.S
Moon
AO Fk Oat Cabe
George E. Mueller
Space Agency
Gordon Platt
Mission Control
Tuffys back AWOL Navy porpoise recaptured at sea
Tuffy the Navy porpoise, famed from Sea lab 2, was recaptured Tuesday after an AWOL Independence Day celebration. A Navy helicopter guided sea craft to the animal and one trainer swam out to assist. Pegasus remains at large with reports of four others seen north of Point Mugu.
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United Press International
Point Mugu
Calif
Tuffy
Navy
Pegasus
Here
Romanians Upset Soviet Leaders’ Lightening Kremlin Control
News brief notes Romanian actions challenging Soviet leadership and tightening Moscow control. Mentions broader tensions within Eastern bloc during period of unrest, highlighting limited reforms and external pressures from Western powers.
Governors Meet as Romney Sparks Debate on Viet Nam Policy
The National Governors Conference opened with Gov. George Romney prompting debate over Vietnam war policy. Outside, about 120 demonstrators protested peace and Johnson policy. Inside, rules were debated and governors voted to modify resolutions and elections procedures for next year.
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Associated Press
OS Angeles
George W. Romney
Michigan
Johnson
Viet Nam
Salvage Tug Races To Scene As Greek Freighter Sinks
Captain John Halamantas remains aboard the Elias Davias II as a salvage tug races to reach the 422 foot Greek freighter off Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. Twenty crewmen were rescued by the Sea Pioneer, with seven others in a lifeboat awaiting orders as the ship sinks slowly near Cape Foche.
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United Press International
IAMI
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
John Halamantas
Elias Davias II
U.S
T Sea Pioneer
Halamantas
Daylas
U.S. Coast Guard
Cape Cafoche
Sea Pioneer
Wilmington
Del
Galveston
Tex
Today's Prayer Dear God
Anonymous reflection urging focus on spiritual matters over worldly concerns. A brief line about lifting thoughts from natural to higher spiritual themes.
Thief Returns Stolen Medical Gear After $100 Reward
A Philadelphia salesman recovered $2,500 in stolen medical equipment last weekend after thieves took it from a car outside Jefferson Hospital. Theodore J. Stern, 41, said a cardioscope needed to read a pacemaker had been missing and offered $100 for its return. He followed a tip leading to an empty North Philadelphia house where the gear was found.
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Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia
Theodore J. Stern
Willingboro
N.J
Stern
Flooding in Mexico Kills 28 as Floodwaters Rise
Floodwaters along the Gulf Coast receded slowly but new floods near the Pacific raised the death toll to at least 28 with 17 missing. The Hotlands area south of Acapulco was reported isolated with 100 houses destroyed and 10 deaths, leaving communications cut.
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Mexico
Gulf Coast
Pacific
Acapulco
Johnson endorses bombing of North Vietnam and oil storage
President Johnson said bombing of oil storage in North Vietnam is necessary and that production cuts will not end the Viet Nam buildup. He cited 86 percent of oil storage hit and 57 percent of reserves destroyed, and urged continued military expansion despite polls showing support.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
Pentagon
Here
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
LBJ
Reese Chief to Take Command at Reese Air Force Base
Col. Ernest T. Cragg a West Point graduate and WWII fighter pilot will assume Reese AFB command on arrival July 10 succeeding Brig. Gen. Dudley E. B. Faver. Cragg comes from RAF Wethersfield England where he led the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing and flew 76 combat missions totaling 175 hours in P 38 and P 51 aircraft. He holds an MA in International Affairs and did postgraduate work in Electrical Engineering at Michigan with postwar service in Germany and at Neubiberg.
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West Point
Reese Air Force Base
Col
Cragg
Dudley EB. Faver
Wang
Gen
Faver
Reese
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
Victor M. Mahr
Craig
Oan
20Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Raf Wethersfield
Essex
England
Stewart Field
N.Y
401St
Europe
9Th Infantry Division
9Th Armored Division
9Th Tactical Air Command
70Th Fighter Wing
Neubiberg
Germany
Col. Crags
University of Michigan
Oil firm seeks injunction over water flood use in Slaughter Field
Testimony resumes in 121st District Court as Sun Oil seeks a temporary injunction blocking interference with its water flood well for secondary recovery in Slaughter Oil Field near here. Ernest Whitaker is defendant. High Plains Conservation District No 1 is an intervenor. Observers say ruling could affect West Texas lease water rights and irrigation water access for farmers.
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121St District
Sun Oil Company
Slaughter
Ing
Whitaker
Ernest Whitaker
High Plains Conservation District No. 1
Sun Qoco
West Texas
Ogallala
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