Deadly chlorine cloud sickens dozens at California plant
In Orrance California a welder misconnected a gas line releasing a yellow green chlorine cloud. At least 85 people were affected with 14 hospitalized including a 6 year old. Hundreds of workers fled as winds carried fumes to a nearby parking lot. Warbor General Hospital and outdoor treatment centers were overwhelmed. One sheriff deputy was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Orrance
Casif
Kenneth Witt
Warbor General Hospital
CRMWA Pledge Secures Early Water for Lubbock Next Summer
The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and the U S Bureau of Reclamation approved early water delivery to Lubbock, providing about 9 million gallons daily during June to August. The scheme avoids drilling 10 to 15 new wells at roughly 200000 dollars each, delaying Bailey County sand hills development.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lainview
Lubbock
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Bailey County Sandhills
Sam Wahl
Wahl
Water supply eyed for Lubbock from CRMWA reserves
CRMWA directors said Amarillo area reservoir water will not reach Lubbock and 10 other cities until 1968, delaying normal delivery. Mayor Rogers praised regional cooperation and noted Lubbock may pay standard price plus pumping costs for 2,500 acre feet over three months. The board also tabled Hale Center’s water request.
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CRMWA
Amarillo
Lubbock
Serer Tatas Cventatee
W. D
Dub) Rogers Jr
West Texas
Authority
Air Attacks Extend To Sixth Day In Vietnam War
U S Air Force planes pounded a North Vietnam missile site for the sixth straight day destroying two missiles and a transporter. Navy Skyhawks hit a north of Thanh Hoa target. no planes lost. Ground fighting limited in South Vietnam with heavy raids reported elsewhere.
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Associated Press
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7Th Fleet
Thanh Hoa
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Funston to Step Down as NYSE President in 1967
G Keith Funston announced he will resign as president of the New York Stock Exchange next year after 15 years leading the exchange. He cited desire to spend time with family and pursue other interests, including board work and Trinity College duties.
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York
Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
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Securities Exchange
Walter N. Frank
American Stock Exchange
Edwin D. Etherington
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
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Hartford
John i. Lindsay
New York
Exchange
New York City
Johnson's popularity sinks to 50 percent in public poll
The Harris Washington Post survey shows President Johnson at 50 percent approval, the lowest since taking office, with declines blamed on rising food prices riots civil rights tensions and stock market drop. Gallup warns of deep trouble unless Vietnam improves and predicts Republicans may gain 25 to 35 House seats. civil rights violence remains a top election issue.
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Area Sealed Off as Racial Riots Flare in Atlanta
Militants shouted Black power in a Monday night clash in Atlanta as rocks struck cars and police vehicles. Police sealed off the predominantly Negro area to halt further outbreaks after two prior nights of rioting. A fire bomb on a sign company ignited two fire trucks responding to the scene.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Jand Ochninke
Alana Waa Tesarns Wa Wue
Racial strife erupts in Grenada and Atlanta as protests flare
Violent incidents accompany school integration in Grenada Mississippi where whites surrounded two schools and attacked Black students leaving classes. In Atlanta tensions rise at a rally linked to Black Power with King and Williams debating education and economics.
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Grenada
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Strong Sierra Nevada Earthquake Shakes Northern California
A magnitude 6.5 quake centered in the Sierra Nevadas rattled Northern California and Nevada causing swaying tall buildings in San Francisco Reno Sacramento Oakland and other Bay Area towns. No injuries reported though interstate traffic was halted and power lines disrupted by aftershocks.
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Avalanche-Journal
Res Ney
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California
Nevada
San Francisco
Reno
Sacramento
Oakland
Bay Area
Truckee
Calif
University of California
Berckley
New Comet Ikeya-Everhart Discovered and Confirmed
Cambridge report from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory confirms the discovery of a new comet named Ikeya-Everhart. Named for Kaoru Theva of Benjinjima Japan and Dr. Edgar Everhart of Mansfield Center Connecticut a University of Connecticut physics teacher, the find marks a notable addition to celestial observations.
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Cambridge, Mass
Gemini 11 completes 80 minute rendezvous with Agena satellite
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard Gordon Jr. executed a docking and linkup with the Agena rocket, lasting about 80 minutes. The mission showcased a first time for the right seat docking and space maneuvers around Hawaii, signaling deeper steps for the Gemini program.
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Associated Press
Ape Kennedy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Gordon
Gemini
Agena
Earth
Hawaii
Conrad Dellared
Please'd Proud Astronaut's Wife Reflects After Gemini 3
Barbara Conrad speaks of tense pride as astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. make the first docking mission Gemini 3. She notes delays, early liftoff tension, and relief upon successful rendezvous while their children adjust at home.
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Charles
Pete) Conrad
Dick Gordon
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Houston
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Pete
Chris
Andy
Iby
Associated Press
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Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Tarbara
Gemini
Pen
Gordon
Conrad
Stock Market Surges On Traders Optimism
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 15.04 points to 90059, its largest gain since June 20 1966, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 162 to 7791 as volume reached 6.78 million shares. Traders cited a clearer air after government proposals to ease tight money, with widespread gains across sectors including chemicals, utilities, and electronics.
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Juue
Standard & Poor
Weather Map Page 12-C Forecast for Lubbock Vicinity
Cloudy conditions this morning give way to clear skies this afternoon. Highs expected in the 60s with southerly to southeast winds around 70 degrees at times.
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