Hong Kong to Congo World Unrest Escalates Across Regions
Reported turmoil spans Hong Kong to Congo with five Hong Kong policemen killed at the border. A plane carrying wounded whites and Negroes reaches Rhodesia as Congo fighting intensifies. Egypt and Israel clash near the Suez Canal. Nigerian federal troops push into the eastern region. Vietnam sees ongoing infantry duels along the demilitarized zone.
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Rhodesia
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British troops seize arms cache in Aden shantytown
AP reports British soldiers uncovered a terrorist arms cache with over 1 000 rounds during a raid on a shantytown in Aden protectorate. CP notes Billie Jean King defended her Wimbledon singles title defeating Ann Jones 6 3 6 4. Leigh dies in London apartment after prolonged illness. Hargitay named guardian for Mansfield children in Los Angeles court. Ottawa CP says postal workers begin grievance procedures to clarify July 3 holiday status.
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England
Billie Jean King
United States
Ann Jones
Britain
Los Angeles
Mickey Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield
Superior Court
Ottawa
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Post Office Department
Attendance wanes as Calgary Stampede aids through second day
Calgary CP reports lower attendance than last year with 63,165 on day two versus 91,728 a year ago. Rodeo livestock displayed vigor while tribal regalia marked downtown shows. One rider Ken Potts from Pincher Creek was hospitalized with internal injuries after a bull incident. Two-day total 134,171, down from 203,472. wagering at Victoria Park fell to 170,096 from 191,880.
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Ken Potts
Pincher
Victoria Park
London lawyer on trial for allegedly bribe offer to mortgage official
Judgment reserved in London Ontario case of Donald W. Reid 38 charged with offering 10,000 in bribes to William A. Pike a former mortgage manager for British Mortgage and Trust Co. of Stratford to speed a 1.5 million dollar Wilder Holdings loan. Evidence places Reid and Wilder officers in 1962 London office. Pike testified receiving 5000 in cash. Reid denies involvement.
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Ont
Bruce J. S. Macdonald
Windsor
Donald W. Reid
Reid
William A. Pike
Strathroy
British Mortgage and Trust Co
Pike
Ottawa adjourns after partisan wrangling and pension bid
The Commons wound up its business and adjourned until Sept. 25 after a day of political tension. The NDP pressed for a pension increase for retired civil servants, but the motion failed. Government bills received royal assent for 10 measures totaling 2.45 billion and an interim 965 million, as MPs enjoyed their first major recess since last August. Stanley Knowles led the pension push amid the Labour-NDP push.
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NDP
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Commons
Stanley Knowles
Winnipeg North Centre
Sniper case in Point Grey sees exam ordered
Magistrate James Bartman ordered a psychiatric examination for Arthur Towell, charged with two counts of capital murder and two of attempted murder after a nighttime sniper attack in Vancouver’s Point Grey district. Towell, silent, was remanded for a week as police disclosed seven rifles, five handguns, a shotgun, and 2,366 rounds collected at his home.
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Point Grey
Arthur John Towell
RCAF
Towell
David Webster
Marlene
Patti Barrass
Hilda Baxter
Seymour Towell
Bartman
John Fisk
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Germany
Olson hints no Social Credit leader before 1968
Olson H A Bud Olson MP Medicine Hat says no Social Credit leader will be chosen before early 1968 due to organizational difficulties. He notes Alex Patterson will lead in the House, and he will stay as caucus chair. He discusses potential shifts in the Conservative party and reflects on NDP gains and Middle East concerns. He criticizes UN actions in Sinai yet backs UN role and proposes a plan for Jerusalem governance and Israel’s territorial adjustments. The MP also comments on possible coalition trends among conservatives.
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Fraser Valley
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Ed Nations
Sinai
Soviet Union
Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
Five Hong Kong police killed in Sha Tau Kok clash
Chinese machine gun fire in Sha Tau Kok on the Hong Kong border killed five policemen, two Pakistanis and three Chinese, and wounded eleven as troops moved in to quell the violence. Authorities reported order restored with police and troops maintaining control.
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Hong Kong
Sha Tau Kok
Suez air battle draws UN action and clashes at canal
Flaring along the Suez Canal east bank sees Egyptian and Israeli forces exchanging artillery and air strikes. Egypt requests an urgent UN Security Council session as fighting intensifies near Port Said and Port Fuad. Israeli Mirage jets reportedly breached Egyptian air space and tanks are claimed hit.
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Suez Canal
Yeraet
Port Said
Port Fuad
Cairo
United Nations Security Council
New York
Tel Aviv
Eateraeli
Jordan
Syria
Congo Says Tshombe Plot Aimed to Spark Mutiny and Coup
Congolese Ambassador to the UN said a Spain-planned coup by Moise Tshombe and aides sought sabotage and mutiny in the army to topple President Mobutu. Wounded whites and blacks evacuated from The Congo by plane to Kariba as authorities discuss Tshombe’s possible extradition from Algeria. two planes carried mercenaries fleeing Kisangani after fighting intensified.
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Congo
Spain
Moise Tshombe
Kariba
Rhodesia
Theodore Idzumbuli
United Nations Security Council
Tshombe
Joseph D. Mobutu
Algeria
Idzumbuii
Kisangani
Stanleyville
Nigerian Civil War Forces Seize Border Towns
Federal troops advance into the eastern region as two border towns are reported captured. Northern units move from Lakoja toward Aturkpo near the frontier with Biafra, while clashes continue around the Ogoja border area near Cameroon.
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Reuters
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Lakoja
Republic of Biafra
Aturkpo
Makurdi
Bente
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Ogoja
East
Cameroun
Marines Claim Major Victory After Week of Viet Cong Deaths
U S and Marine forces report heavy fighting along the DMZ with 836 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers killed over the past week. Marines say 505 enemy dead in two days, largely from air and artillery strikes, while own losses total 134 dead, 631 wounded and five missing for the week. A Friday clash near Con Thien left 200 enemy in the open. coalition forces counted 150 bodies after air support and bombardment. No Marine fatalities were reported in that clash.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Con Thien
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