Ohio farmer moves family to Australia from Ohio
Herschel Wical a 38 year old dairy farmer with Betty 37 and their five children left Dayton Ohio for Australia aboard a flight to San Francisco to catch a ship to the continent. Wical an Ohio State University graduate who studied vocational agriculture sold his 83 acre dairy farm near the Selby Auglaize county line and arranged with the Australian government to farm there. He said the small family farm is vanishing in America due to rising costs.
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Ohio
Australia
Herschel Wical
Cox Memorial Or
Betty
San Francisco
Wical
Ohio State University
Selby-Auglaize County
America
Families Wait as Flight Is Postponed at Cape Kennedy
The families of astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. waited in Florida and Timber Cove Texas for the 9 a.m. EST launch after the flight was postponed. Neither wife spoke publicly after the delay.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Space Agency
Cooper
Florida
Conrad
Timber Cove
Two Astronauts Avert Postponed Gemini 5 Launch
Cape Kennedy AP The Gemini 5 mission faced a weather storm and last minute equipment troubles delaying launch for hours. L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr aimed for a 9 a.m. Saturday liftoff after telemetry and hydrogen tank issues.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Donald K. Slayton
Tourists breach Cape Kennedy security near Titan 2
Two Pennsylvania men Gary Young and Theodore Ballinger slipped past a guard at Cape Kennedy and came within 2000 feet of the Titan 2 rocket before security halted them. They were questioned for hours, released overnight, and turned over to the FBI, facing trespassing charges. Other harbor entrants were stopped and released after questioning.
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Fila
Ca Kennedy
Pennsylvania
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FBI
Gary Ralph Young
Theodore Lee Ballinger
State College Pa
Tom Henderson
Titusville
Henderson
Air Force
Gem
Cig
Landing Young
Wallace
Marriage Boom Linked to Viet Nam Draft Fears Across Cities
In several cities marriage licenses surged as draft fears rise among young men. Clerks in Salt Lake City and Detroit note increased applications, while New York officials question the link and Philadelphia and Denver report typical seasonal patterns with no clear jump linked to Viet Nam.
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Viet Nam
R. K. Thomas
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City
Utah
New York City
iCity
Herman Katz
Katz
Detroit
Michigan Selective Service Board
Ralph Donahue
Philadelphia
Man seeks permit to remodel home long promised by rail line builder
A man tracing his family’s frontier ties seeks a permit to remodel his front home. He notes his great grandfather built a railroad through the wilderness without approvals and argues for current authorization to proceed with the renovations.
Marines Sweep Van Tuong Peninsula After Major Viet Cong Battle
U S Marines faced fire from tunnels and fortifications as they swept the Van Tuong Peninsula area, a Viet Cong stronghold. The battle produced tallies of over 600 enemy killed, 52 captured, and more than 1,000 allies involved in the fighting, with indirect casualty figures not disclosed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
van Tuong
Celebrezze Named Federal Judge Amid Career Rise
Anthony J. Celebrezze, Cleveland mayor and former HEW secretary, will become a federal judge on September 1. His nomination to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati was confirmed by a Senate voice vote. He was born in Anzi Italy on September 4, 1910 and immigrated to the United States at age two.
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Cleveland
Anthony J. Celebrezze
U.S
Celebrezze
Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Senate
Johnson
Celebrete
John F. Kennedy
Anzi
Italy
Nixon predicts domestic issues will defeat Johnson in 1968
In Gettysburg Nixon argues Johnson’s defeat will come from domestic policy rather than Vietnam. He says Johnson’s programs promise much but may fail, triggering voter reaction. Nixon dismisses claims of Viet Nam defections and cautions against concessions to Communists risking South Viet Nam.
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Johnson
Nixon
Gettysburg
Richard M. Nixon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Saigon
GOP
Kremlin Urges Popular Front Against United States
Moscow reports the Kremlin calls for a united front against the United States, echoing the 1930s Soviet effort to unite opponents of a common foe. The statement frames the U S as a common adversary and seeks broad public backing.
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Moscow
Kremlin
United States
Hitler
Accusation Voices U S Rivalry With Nazi Germany Tone
The passage notes a claim that the United States has effectively assumed the role of Nazi Germany on the world stage, suggesting a sharp shift in international power dynamics.
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United States
Troops Deployed for Iowa State Fair Opening
Gov Harold Hughes calls National Guard units after a briefing with law enforcement over rumors of civil demonstrations and riots at the Iowa State Fair opening. No security force numbers disclosed. Iowa has had no major civil rights protests, though about 500 youths rioted last July 4 at Arnold’s Park.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
National Guard
Hughes
Arnolds Park
National Guard Called to Enforce Iowa Laws
Hughes offered few reasons for calling out the National Guard and cited racial rumors. He named undesirables from Omaha and Chicago in the area and charged civil rights leaders with involvement. He ordered Junior Miller to deploy Guard units to preserve peace and protect life and property at the fairgrounds on the East Side, a district of about eight square blocks with wooden buildings and winding streets.
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National Guard
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Junior Miller
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
Greek Premier Elias Sworn In Amid Political Crisis
In Athens Premier Elias and his cabinet were sworn in as Greece seeks to end a grave political crisis. Ten of fourteen ministers left former Premier Panagiotis Kanaris Center Union. Parliament must grant a vote of confidence next week. Rioting and delays marked the swearing-in proceed.
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Athens
Greece
Elias
George Papandreou
Center Union Party
Tsirimakos
Mild five day forecast with scattered showers possible
The Weather Bureau predicts steadily mild conditions for the next five days with a dip tonight and scattered showers by tomorrow night. Yesterday’s official high reached 85 at 2 30 p.m with an overnight low around 50 at 6 30 a.m.
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WU. S. Weather Bureau
Marina Oswald and husband plan mediation after dispute
In Dallas, Marina Oswald and her husband Kenneth Jess Porter sought a peaceful path to resolve domestic troubles. A peace bond she filed against Porter was dismissed by Justice of the Peace W E Richburg as they agreed to try kindness and attend marriage counseling.
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Tex
Marina Oswald
Justice of the
W.E. Richburg
Kenneth Jess Porter
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