Cyprus braced for renewed Turkish attacks as crisis escalates
Tensions rose in Cyprus as Turkey threatened renewed strikes and a possible invasion. Reports said Turkish warships and jets would strike if Greek forces resisted. casualties were reported on the Greek Cypriot side with scores injured. The United Nations and United States urged de escalation while NATO allies watched a potential broader conflict unfold.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Cyprus
Turkey
Poverty Bill OK'd In House
The House passed President Johnsons 947.5 million antipoverty bill by 226 to 184. Southern Democrats and Republicans backed the measure, with 40 Democrats and 144 Republicans voting against. The bill aims to mobilize federal and local resources to attack poverty, with the Senate already approving a similar measure.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Johnson City
Tex
Congress
Senate
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
New Constitution Bans Royal Family From High Posts
In Kabul Premier Mohammad Yousuf submits a constitution to the National Assembly that bars royal family members from high political roles. The Assembly is to vote on the measure in September.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Mohammed Zahir
Mohammad Yousuf
The
National Assembly
Wedding Day Tragedy Leads to Manslaughter Charges
Robert E. Marshall 52, Worthington Corp. official, was beaten to death after a night of heavy drinking. John Desmonde 22 and Thomas Slover 22, both of Middletown, were arrested for second degree manslaughter as they headed to a wedding at Lady of Mount Carmel Church. They admitted a fight began in a tavern and continued in a car toward a coffee shop. Marshall Christmas? was vacationing with wife and four children at his summer home.
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Robert E. Marshall
John J. Desmonde
Thomas James Slover
Middletown
N.Y
Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Desmonde
Linda Erickson
Marshall
The
Worthington Corp
Harrison, N. 7
Arrests Near In Slaying Of The Three Civil Rights Workers
In Mississippi arrests in the slayings of Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney were expected soon. FBI and local officials pursued autopsy evidence while authorities prepared a lab report and awaited a coroner's verdict.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Texas
Johnson
FBI
Meridian Naval Air Station
FBI Laboratory
Fulton Jackson
Washington
Goldwater says aid should be equal for all nonprofit schools
Sen Barry Goldwater told Citizens for Educational Freedom that if federal aid to education is enacted it should apply on equal terms to all nonprofit schools public private secular and parochial. He reiterates opposition to federal aid but urges unity and broad support for improving education.
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Philadelphia
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
National Convention of Citizens For Educational Freedom
Lady Bird Johnson Plans Western Tour and Dam Visit
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson announces a three state western preconvention tour to include dedication of the $1 billion Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River near the Utah Wyoming line. The First Lady will stay at Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Tetons National Park and visit national parks and Indian reservations in Montana and Wyoming.
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Elizabeth Carpenter
U.S
Dayton man killed in Wolfe County crash
Campton Kentucky AP reports William Cundiss aged 46 from Dayton Ohio died when his car left a Wolfe County road four miles south of Campton around midnight Friday.
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Campton, Ky
William Cundiss
Dayton
Ohio
Wolfe County
Here
Cyprus Ambassador warns of Turkish invasion threat
Cyprus Ambassador Zen on Rassides told the United Nations Security Council that a Turkish fleet was headed for Cyprus and the island could be invaded within an hour. Turkish delegate Orhan Eralp dismissed the claim as sensational, while Rassides warned the situation threatened not only Cyprus but the United Nations and the Charter, risking a world war.
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Cyprus
U.N
Zenon Rossides
UN. Security Council
New York
Cyoriets
Makarios
United Nations Security Council
United Nations, N.Y. AP
Zenon Rassides
Security Council
Orhan Eralp
Rossides
Rassides
United Nations
Picketing At Hotel Is Nixed In Port Clinton
Ottawa County Common Pleas Court Judge Tom D Stahl issued a permanent injunction ordering Local 20 IBEW members to stop picketing the Island House in Port Clinton. The hotel filed the action after IBEW members began protests alleging Ohio Edison support. The judge ruled supervisory Ohio Edison personnel may remain at the hotel.
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Port Clinton
Ohio
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ottawa County Common Pleas Court
Tom D. Stahl
Tithe Union
Ohio Edison Co
IBEW
Ohio Edison
Khrushchev Promises Defense If Communists Target Allies
Soviet Premier Khrushchev warned in Izvestia that the USSR will defend fellow Communist nations if war is unleashed. He denounced U S air strikes on Vietnam as piratical and urged restraint while signaling a tougher line to deter Communist criticism.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Ers
Ordzhonokidze
Izvestia
Electrocution in Chesapeake Bath Kills 15-Year-Old
In Chesapeake Ohio a 15 year old girl Retha Kay Matthews died after a copper towel wire fell into the bath water during a Saturday night accident. Deputies reported the tragedy occurred at her rural home and an electrical wire accidentally touched the tub.
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Chesapeake, Ohio
Chesapeake
Retha Kay Matthews
Viet Nam border tensions rise near Ben Hai River
Premier Nguyen Khanh visited border posts as North Vietnamese forces reinforce across the demarcation line. Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi reported Hanoi buildup while Col. Leroy P. Collins Jr. warned the crisis remains tense after U.S. raids against torpedo bases. Monsoon rains hinder air strikes as saboteur penalties and curfews are enacted.
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GIO
Linh
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Hanoi
Ben Hai
China
Viet Nam
Leroy P. Collins Jr
Hampton
U.S
Collins
Heliccopters
Saigon
Glimpse of George Catrow’s Valley Tour Diary
The 19th century schoolmaster George Catrow kept a voluminous diary of travels in the Miami Valley. Herbert Hoover, once mocked, turns 90 tomorrow and is now honored. The Fabulous Satchmo continues touring the country blowing his horn.
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George Catrow
Miami Valley
Herbert Hoover
Satchmoo
Sll
Mock Plane Deal Delayed By Financing
Smithsonian officials want to display the Spirit of Columbus beside Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis. Russell Mock says funding for Jerrie Mocks Spirit of Columbus replica exceeds 14 500 dollars with about 8 000 dollars raised so far.
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Columbus, Ohio
Smithsonian Institution
Jerrie Mock
Aviatrix
Russell Mock
Washington
Mack
Red China declares martial law across coast
The Nationalist Chinese Central News Agency reported that Communist China has imposed martial law along the mainland coast from Shanghai to Hainan Island and moved troops to coastal areas. It said the action followed the United States bombing of North Vietnam and noted about 20 percent of militiamen from southern communes were redeployed to patrol coastal areas.
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China
Shanghai
Hainan Island
United States
Viet Nam
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