Key City In Danger Of Falling
Congo army with reinforcements battles Communist backed rebels threatening Bukavu, last government held city. Missing Americans reported possibly captured while U S role faces high level review as Williams returns to report on talks with Premier Tshombe.
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Donald V. Rattan
Alesandria
Pray for Congo Consul Tells Mom
The mother of Lewis R. Macfarlane US vice consul missing in Congo said he wrote to her not to pray for him but for the Congo. He warned of danger, noted an August plane incident near Stanlyville, and said the consulate had moved to Lake Kivu with a boat possibly used to escape across the lake.
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U. S
Congo
Alan W. Macfarlane
Stanleyville
Bukavu
Church of Christ the King
John F. Foley
Six Die as Gravel Truck Hits Ottawa-M Montreal Train
In Leonard Ontario a heavy gravel truck collided with the Canadian Pacific Ottawa Montreal passenger train at a crossing, killing six people. Police and rail officials investigated the crash and assessed casualties. the incident occurred about ten miles east of Ottawa.
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Ont
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Ottawa - Montreal
Ottawa
Students Rally Against Saigon Rule in Civilian Government Push
In Saigon and other Vietnamese cities students demonstrated against the S Viet Nam regime. They demanded President Nguyen Khanh resign for a civilian government after the deaths of four American advisors and a Communist ambush near Saigon, with heavy Vietnamese losses.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Togliatti Dies. Italian Communist Leader Passes Away
Italian Communist boss Palmiro Togliatti, 71, died in Russia after a stroke suffered during a Yalta vacation. He underwent brain surgery with no recovery, ending a long career as revolutionary and political figure. his death triggers leadership battles in the Western world’s largest Communist party.
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Palmiro Togliatti
Russia
Togliatti
Yalta
Weekend Showers Forecast With Storms for Area
Weather is expected to bring showers and scattered thunderstorms this weekend as warm humid air moves northward. Yesterday's high reached 93 degrees and the low today was 68 degrees.
Today's Chuckle: Some girls prefer owners to company
A light humor item notes that some women value a man who owns property or business more than mere companionship, turning on the irony of fortune and charm. It reflects a cartoonish take on social flirtations and wealth.
Syncom 3 Nearing Stable Stationary Orbit
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the space agency reports Syncom 3 has achieved a near stationary orbit and could be maneuvered into position as the world s first stationary satellite hovering over a single spot on earth officials expect to decide future maneuvers after data evaluation delays were caused by a bulky computer at Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Md
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Cincinnati Child Still Missing As Police Halt Sleep
Cincinnati police and volunteers press on in Fairfax and Madisonville searching for four year old Debbie Cappen who vanished after lunch on Wednesday. Detected fears include possible kidnapping or perverse motive as Karl Cappen pleads for return of his daughter and siblings.
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Plesa
Thurmond Moves to Speed Senate Action on Reapportionment Bill
Sen Strom Thurmond seeks to force a Senate vote on a House approved bill to strip federal courts of jurisdiction over state legislature apportionment. He will object to referral to a committee, aiming to place the measure on the Senate calendar when it reconvenes. Dirksen doubted the tactic would win quick approval.
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D- 5.C
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Kennedy Nod Is Awaited By Wagner Endorsement
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy plans to delay his resignation and run for New York Senate as endorsed by Mayor Robert F. Wagner. He would step down as attorney general on September 1 to enter the Democratic convention in Atlantic City and prepare to challenge Republican Sen. Kenneth B. Keating. The plan includes Kennedy resigning his Massachusetts delegate role, with his brother Edward M. Kennedy's wife taking his place.
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Massachusetts
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Political clash over Vietnam and defense policy intensifies
Washington reports a fresh clash between the Johnson administration and Republicans over Southeast Asia and defense. The Pentagon and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield counterattack as GOP leaders accuse a no win policy to dodge post election decisions. Goldwater claims defense cuts could hit nine percent in the 1970s. the Pentagon rebutts the charge.
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African Urges Caution Over Unpaid UN Bills
S O Adebo of Nigeria, chairing a 21 nation working group, urged the United States and the Soviet Union to avoid a clash over unpaid U N dues for Congo and Middle East peace operations. He said relief of the deadlock was possible and noted a gulf between the two powers on peacekeeping finances.
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U.S
Congo
Presiden Johnson
Dean Rusk
United States
Tshombe
United Nations. N.Y
Soviet Union
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Adebe
Middle East
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France
Adebo
Renewed Cyprus clashes cloud truce amid Turkish plane claims
In Nicosia and across Cyprus Greek and Turkish Cypriots engage in fighting near Kuma with no casualties reported. U N spokesman notes an hour of shooting as Turkish reconnaissance flights in the Kokkina Mansoura area are alleged by Greek Cypriots, raising tensions over a cease fire and Turkey’s warning of resumption of air operations. Greek Defense Minister Garoulias visits amid talks with President Makarios and reviews Greece's 950 man army contingent on Cyprus under the 1960 treaty.
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Makerios
Greece
Law Of Land Rights Plank Is Presented
Democratic platform writers debated wording for a civil rights plank at the Atlantic City convention site. Gov. Earl Sanders urged support for "the law of the land" while stressing local implementation rather than federal coercion.
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Earl Sanders
Georgia
Sanders
Sanders lays out moderate civil rights plank stance
Sanders told reporters a civil rights plank should express a measured plan to enforce existing law with reason and responsibility, not as a club. Platform members from outside the South praised the speech for shaping an atmosphere where Democrats might craft a mutually agreeable civil rights plank.
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Platform Committee
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Black Mass Planned To Pray For Dope Addicts
In Yonkers New York Msgr Edward M Betowski will hold a special mass and urge a 6 am to 6 pm fast to combat narcotics among teens in a wealthy northwest Yonkers neighborhood Police report show about 40 youths have tried heroin with up to 100 addicts and 900 occasional users. Investigators identify Harlem as the drugs source and involve Westchester mental health services in a rehabilitation push.
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N.Y
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Edward M. Betowski
Harlem
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