Miners Rescued From Tehachapi Tunnel Cave-In After 19 Hours
Seventeen men trapped for 19 hours behind a cave-in in the Tehachapi mountains crawled through a narrow passage to surface near a 12 mile long State Water Project tunnel. Rescuers worked from three directions and through debris to shore up the escape tunnel. The Carley V Porter tunnel is part of a $2.8 billion California aqueduct delivering 110 million gallons per hour from Northern to Southern California.
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Tehachapi Mountains
California
H.G. Harrison
State Department of Water Resources
Charles Shuler
Techachapi Mountains
Noted Newswoman Flees Greek Rule
London AP report profiles Helen Vlachos, Greek newspaper publisher who fled Athens house arrest after opposing the military dictatorship. She criticizes King Constantine’s attempted revolt as amateurish, plans political asylum in Britain, and vows to keep her papers shut until press freedom returns.
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Athens
Constantine
Greece
Helen Vlachos
Kathimerini
Messimorini
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Rome
Haralambes Potamianos
Dinner guest sparks praise from young husband boss
A husband invites his boss to dinner and his wife greets the guest warmly at the door saying she is glad to meet him and that he has heard much about Mr Legree from John.
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John
Mr. Legree
Johnson Leaves Australia After Holt Memorial Visit
President Johnson flew north from Melbourne after memorial services for Harold Holt and talks with allied leaders in Australia. Refueling in Darwin sparked speculation on Vietnam troop visits and possible talks with the Viet Cong Front, while Thieu and Johnson endorsed continued military action and informal talks. The president also met South Vietnam, South Korea, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Philippines allies and heard Indonesia’s economic needs from Adam Malik.
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Australia
Johnson
Harold Holt
Vietnam
Melbourne
U. S
John McEwen
South Vietnam
South Korea
New Zealand
Indonesia
Philippines
America
Harold Wilson
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Front
Wamego Train Sideswipe Injures Passengers
A passenger train carrying 190 holiday travelers collided with a freight train near Wamego Kansas. About 50 passengers were injured with 12 remaining hospitalized overnight. no serious injuries reported. The Portland Rose and a 70-car freight train derailed after the freight fouled the main line while the passenger train pulled onto a siding to let it pass.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Manhattan
Topeka
Kan
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Omaha
Neb
Portland Rose
Weather forecast for Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley region
The forecast for Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley calls for partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures tonight with a low near 14. Saturday should be mostly sunny and less cold. Yesterday's high reached 67 with a 26 low. A total of about 2 inches of rain fell last night.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
New Year Fiscal Year Split Hurts U S Budget
Washington columnist Edmund LeBRETON notes the U S government operates on a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year, causing a misfit with the January to December calendar used by citizens and Congress. He explains continuing resolutions, budget delays, and talks of shifting to a calendar year start, a reform supported by key House members but not a full overhaul.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
Executive Branch
House
House Government Operations Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Seven Million Dollar Bonds Approved for Lorain Shipyards
Lorain Ohio AP. Lorain Port Authority signed an agreement to issue seven million dollars in tax exempt industrial revenue bonds to finance modernization of American Ship Building Co yards. Bonds mature at five hundred thousand dollars yearly for ten years starting 1968. Interest rises from 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent by 1977 under the Ohio Industrial Aid Act, bringing total act financing to seventeen issues totaling 135 million.
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Lorain, Ohio
Lorain
Fulbright says Vietnam war not worth the price
Senator J William Fulbright tells Arkansas constituents US Vietnam involvement is a mistake and urges negotiation toward settlement He argues the war is a civil conflict not an act of aggression and calls for end to fighting while noting recent testimony on Gulf of Tonkin resolutions and pre draft planning.
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J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
U.S
Vietnam
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Senate
William P. Bundy
Gulf of Tonkin
Congress
Johnson
Bundy
Foreign Relations Committee
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