Congo Army Clears Bukavu After Rebel Holdout
Congolese forces regain Bukavu as rebels retreat. six Belgians among more than 500 killed. Three American officers who were missing are found safe near Bukavu. consular official Lewis Macfarlane and Col. Don Rattan and Col. William Dodds are confirmed safe. Significant European captives remain in rebel areas.
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Robin Mannock
Leopoldville
Congo
Bukavu
Leopoldilie
Lewis R. Macfarlane
Seattle
Wash
William A Dodds
Donald W. Rattan
Leonard Mulamba
Albertville
Stanleyville
Mulamba
Katanga
Kindu
Uvira
Burundi
Kadutu
Syncom 3 Nudged Into Place for Tokyo Olympics Relay
Washington reports Syncom 3 nudged toward its intended 22,289 mile equatorial orbit near the International Date Line. Engineers use peroxide gas jets and radio signals to align the satellite for telecasts of the 1964 Olympic Games in Japan, with the Star Spangled Banner played from Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Japan
Alton E. Jones
Tokyo
Guam
Kingport
Racial Issues Roil Credentials Hearing In Atlantic City
In Atlantic City the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee heard arguments over seating Mississippi and Alabama delegations. A mainly Negro group from Mississippi seeks to supplant the all white delegation, with leaders urging recognition. Freedom Democrats contend the Mississippi group is legitimate while accusers call some organizers Communist-linked. Rita Schwerner testified despite non Mississippi origin as part of the case. The panel delayed final decisions until Sunday.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mississippi
Alabama
Freedom Party
Freedom Democrats
Rita Schwerner
New York
Philadelphia
Schwerner
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Washington
Eli, Collins
David L. Lawrence
Del
Secret Negro Convention Opens With News Blackout
In Philadelphia the Negro Republican leaders began a two day convention in absolute secrecy. Only two luncheon sessions were open to reporters while the rest of the meetings were closed and requests for interviews or photographs were barred until 4 p.m. Sunday when a news conference was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Luneteen
George C. Fleming
New Jersey Insurance
John Clay
William Young
Pennsylvania
Press says they coordinate news after meetings end
A spokesman explains no attempt to cover up or manage the news but notes delicate aspects of the situation. Leaders say piecemeal replies would be unwise and news should be coordinated after all meetings are finished.
Greek Cypriots Called to Arms Amid Security Tensions
In Nicosia the government announces a fresh mass call-up of Greek Cypriot civilians for compulsory service in the National Guard. Makarios meets the Soviet ambassador as unidentified planes fly over Cyprus northwest coast, with Turkey accused of violating a UN cease-fire.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Makarios
Turkey
U.N. Security Council
Ceasefire Holds After Turkish Offensive In Cyprus
The island remained calm as a ceasefire, agreed ten days earlier, followed Turkish air strikes that supported surrounding Turkish Cypriot positions.
Farmer dresses scarecrow in tuxedo to charm birds
A farmer outfits a scarecrow in a tuxedo hoping to deter crows and attract a different class of black birds, but the attire fails to protect the corn.
Local Teens Set Ferris Wheel Marathon Record
Patricia Jones and Jan Lane completed a 145 hour Ferris wheel ride at Muskingum County Fair in Zanesville, ending after starting last Sunday and leaving the mark as a wheel riding record. Morton Downey Jr. in Cincinnati aims for a 168 hour marathon on a Ferris wheel at Coney Island Amusement Park.
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Patricia Jones
Sidney
Jan Lane
Zanesville
Muskingum County Fair
Coney Island
Cincinnati
Queen City
Morton Downey Jr
Two Car Crash Kills 20 Year Old In Ashtabula
In Ashtabula Ohio Terry Rinto 20 was killed in a Saturday two car collision on Lake Avenue.
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Ashtabula, Ohio
Terry Rinto
Ashtabula
Lake Avenue
Khanh Faces Student Demands for Democracy in Saigon
In Saigon, President Nguyen Khanh meets with 10 oppositionist students over tea to discuss governance. The students demand civilian rule, end of the state of emergency, and removal of anti Buddhist officials, warning of protests by Tuesday if unmet. A Buddhist letter offers tentative support for Khanh’s revamped system amid continued unrest and a nearby bar bombing injures no Americans.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Thich Tam Chau
Inside the latest fad the skateboard craze arrives
A glance at a new fad overtaking youth, the skateboard, its quick rise and display in pages 37. Also note two men with a bird’s eye city view atop a tall chimney and reporter Tom Olds’ chat on the ground, plus a note on Paris’s fall two decades ago and love’s pull, with pages 20 and 36 references.
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Tom Olds
CIA Sees Viet Nam Stalemate Prompting Possible Settlement
A CIA officer warned in a June 8 paper that victory in South Viet Nam is unlikely and a negotiated settlement could emerge. The document, circulated with board approval, notes Viet Cong offensives and Saigon's weak countermeasures, suggesting a prolonged stalemate unless political conditions improve.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
South Viet Nam
Willard Matthias
CIA
Board of National Estimates
Matthias
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Fifteen Hurt as Cincinnati Bus Crashes and Rails
A Cincinnati city transit bus veered out of control injuring fifteen passengers and the driver Earl Wilson who was trapped for nearly an hour. None of the injuries appeared serious as the bus tore down a steel guard rail and struck a pole.
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Cincinnati
Earl Wilson
Kennedy Johnson Record Praised by Democratic Platform
Atlantic City AP reports the Democratic platform lauds four years of unprecedented achievement under Kennedy Johnson, including growth, jobs, civil rights gains, military strength, and budget cuts. The Platform Committee previewed the preamble section titled An Accounting of Stewardship and noted a civil rights plank agreement for the convention. President Johnson’s pace of decision on staff and the ticket is to be announced next week as Democrats prepare to nominate their presidential and vice presidential nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Atlantic City
N. J
Democratic
Kennedy- Johnson
Johnson appeals to governors as voters back his path
President Johnson told Democratic governors and a national audience that Americans do not want to risk war or peace by changing course. He recalled Kennedy’s assassination and said Congress should finish what was promised, while noting the convention's delegates will choose the party's fate.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
Democratic Party
United States
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Govs
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Two Sisters Who Escaped Nazis Meet Two Sisters
SEYMOUR M. HERSH reports Chicago. Hirsch 43 meets Blanka Baumgarten after 4:15 train from New York. They had not seen each other since 1948 when their Czechoslovakian family fled. The sisters escaped Auschwitz in 1945 with others killed. a prearranged plan saved one. Nazis did not learn they were sisters due to name differences.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Chicago
Hirsch
New York
Blanka Baumgarten
Mrs. Hirsch
Czechoslovakia
Auschwitz
Nag
Faig
Ove T
Magda
Magried
Tim Blanka
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