Multinational 500-Ton TNT Blast At Suffield Range
A 500 ton TNT explosion at Suffield produced a 600 foot high fireball and a mushroom cloud. Ground and air energy deposition resembled a surface nuclear detonation. Observers noted a crater about 300 feet wide as Canada, the United States, and Britain jointly studied air and ground shock effects.
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Gordon Pollard
Suffield
Ange
Medicine Hat
Crescent Heights
Canada
U.S
Britain
Riots in Miami Black Districts Leave Three Dead
In Liberty City and surrounding areas in Miami, three Black residents were killed and 18 others wounded during looting and arson. National Guard enforced a 6 p.m. curfew as police and troops clashed with shooters and rioters. Police reported 148 arrests amid ongoing efforts to restore order.
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Miami
Fla
Sheriff's Office
National Guard
Ritory
Liberty City
Central Negro District
Clear Streets
E. Wilson Purdy
Nixon predicts end to long dark night of America
Nixon closed the Republican convention with a pledge that the long dark night for America is ending and forecast victory over the Democratic administration in November. He named Spiro Agnew as running mate after a brief revolt, leaving the convention largely united and ready to back his White House bid.
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Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
America
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Michigan
George Romney
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Marine charged in civilians killing near Hue in Vietnam
A 20 year old U S marine, L Cpl Denzil R Allen of Lebanon Illinois, faces five murder counts for the killings of five South Vietnamese civilians during a May ambush near a Hue area village. Six other marines face separate murder charges as the case awaits review by Marine Division leadership.
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DA Nang
U.S
L.cpl
Denzil R. Allen
Lebanon
Hue
Carl Youngdale
1St Marine Division
Allen
Soviets and East Germans Musings on Invasion of Czechoslovakia
AP reports from multiple cities that high sources in East Berlin say the Soviet Union and East Germany seriously considered invading Czechoslovakia in mid July. Meanwhile British Eagle liner crashes in West Germany with many dead. a Baltimore and Ohio train derails near Hamilton, Ohio injuring many. Canadian Forces search off Labrador for a sinking unidentified vessel.
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New York
the Times
East Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hamilton, Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Butler
Warren County
Halifax
Argus
Canadian Forces
Summerside
P.E.I
Labrador
Warm welcome for Tito in Prague signals solidarity with Czechoslovak leaders
Yugoslav President Tito prepared for a warm Prague reception as Czech leaders and ordinary citizens show gratitude for his backing against Moscow aligned regimes. Romanian Communist leaders and Western party figures joined the visit, underscoring assist for the Bratislava accord and Dubcek's rise. Tito pledged readiness to support the Czechoslovak Communist party’s new chief anytime and anywhere.
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Prague
Tito
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Warsaw
East Berlin
Bratislava
Alexander Dubcek
Postal workers ratify deal to end 22 day national strike
Ottawa CP report notes 60 per cent approval of a 26 month contract covering 1967 to 1969. retroactive pay of about 430 dollars per striker, wage increases averaging 18.2 percent, and two staged raises including 21 cents then 18 cents per hour. 12,173 voted yes, 8,163 no, 154 spoiled. 3,000+ workers未 registered.
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Ottawa
Council of Postal Unions
Cals
Wind aids defense as Inuvik fights northern fire
A southeasterly wind helps shield Inuvik NWT from a northern forest blaze as 100 firefighters, aided by six bulldozers and air support from Aklavik, battle a five square mile main fire and multiple spot blazes. No immediate threat to settled areas, though rain is not yet seen to curb the fire.
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Inuvik
N.W.T
Mackenzie Delta
Wilf Taylor
Aklavik
Delta
Mackenzie River
Chile Faces Severe Drought As August Rain Fails
Santiago reports Chile's worst drought in a century with hoped for August rain absent. Groundwater declines threaten next years outputs while agriculture industry and power feel the pinch. President Frei labels it a national catastrophe amid mounting inflation and possible reform delays.
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Santiago
Chile
Eduardo Frei
Frei
Christian Democratic
Equator
Moose Girls Win Kelowna Regatta Parade Honors
The Moose Girls pipe band won first place in the Kelowna Regatta parade, the main stop on their B C tour that also includes Banff Kamloops Penticton and Cranbrook, ending Sunday.
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Moose
B.C
Kelowna Regatta
Banff
Kamloops
Penticton
Cranbrook
Peace proposals show no new ground in Nigerian ceasefire talks
In Addis Ababa Biafran delegates say Nigerian peace ideas remain largely unchanged from Kampala with concessions on surrender procedures and policing. Nigeria seeks to redraw sovereignty while Biafra pushes for a buffer international force and disarmament before any settlement.
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Addis Ababa
Nigeria
Kampala
Uganda
Biafra
Niger
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