Egypt Israel clash at Suez as UN weighs withdrawal demand
Egyptian and Israeli troops clash at the Suez Canal for a third day amid UN votes on withdrawal. Israel reports repeated strikes near El Qantara and says it halted Egyptian gunners. Cairo claims Egyptian forces repelled attacks and tanks were destroyed. About 100 Egyptians allegedly crossed the canal before being driven back.
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Israel
West Bank
East Bank
el Qantara
Tians
Egypt
FE Qantara
Radio Cairo
Sinai Peninsula
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Thant
Port Fuad
Port Said
Radio
Fair, cooler stretch ahead with showers possible
Weather outlook through Tuesday calls for cooler days and chilly nights. Tonight’s low near 48 to 50 and tomorrow’s high around 70 plus. A cool pattern continues through Saturday with chances of showers on Thursday or Friday. Yesterday’s high reached 86 and overnight low 58 with today’s 11 am reading at 68.
UN May Delay Again Before Mideast Vote
The UN General Assembly moves toward a vote on Middle East crisis resolutions amid rival sponsor maneuvers. One side seeks delay as 122 nations weigh two proposals calling for Israel to withdraw troops from occupied Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian areas, with disputes over addressing broader Middle East issues.
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U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Assembly
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Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Middletown’s First Viet Nam Serviceman Dies In War
In Cleveland AP dispatch a Middletown soldier Sgt Jackie Gayle Stanley 24 of La Porte Indiana born, killed in Vietnam last Wednesday while on a bomb assessment operation. He had married Ann Stanley in Honolulu June 5 after a divorce, they remained in Middletown with two children Debora and Lance. He served since 1966 and was with Fenwick High School. His body returns to Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Chicago
St. Luke’s Hospital
James Dorsey
Fenwick High School
Vietnam
Middletown
Ann Stanley
Pearl St
Secretary of the Army
Jackie Gayle Stanley
Honolulu
Stanley
la Porte
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Sgt
Karlton Envelope Co
West Carrollton
Marines Halt Red Push Near DMZ in Savage Battle
U S Marines halted an infiltrating force of about 3000 North Vietnamese regulars in the 1st Corps area just below the DMZ. The clash left 51 dead, 170 wounded and 34 missing among U S forces with 65 Communist bodies counted.
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Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
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Phu Bai
Dong Ha
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Shriver Fights for Antipoverty Funds as OEO Faces Dismantling
Washington AP report details Sargent Shriver warning of possible end to the war on poverty if Congress delays or cuts funding for the Office of Economic Opportunity. He cites a 60 to 40 chance of passage, notes proposed 1968 funding around 2.06 billion, and discusses Republican plans to dismantle OEO and move programs to Labor and HEW.
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Senate
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Minnesota
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Council of Economic Opportunity Advisers
White House
Blueprint of survival outlined by CORE in closed meeting
At Oakland CORE outlined a black power blueprint aimed at survival. Speakers rejected integration and white-school education as paths to equality. James Farmer warned against racially motivated suburban relocation. Lerone Bennett criticized education as part of the race problem. Livingston Wingate called for black self rule and local black governance.
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Calif
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
James Farmer
America
Lerone Bennett
Ebony Magazine
Livingston Wingate
Adam Clayton Powell
Bennett
Wingate
Harlem
New York City
Watts
Los Angeles
Philadelphia to mark Independence Day amid war’s shadow
Philadelphia plans a week of events from fireworks to parades and concerts to celebrate the nation’s birth while veterans groups honor Americans who died in Vietnam and other wars. The celebrations center on the Continental Congress sites within Independence National Historic Park and include a Colonial dress parade by the 3rd Infantry Old Guard and readings from the Declaration.
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Philadelphia
Vietnam
Continental Congress
Independence National Historic Park
Old Guard
U S Toll 372 On Highways
The Associated Press reports 372 deaths on U S highways during the Independence Day weekend with NSC predicting hundreds more to die before the holiday ends. A council spokesman says the earlier 700 to 800 traffic death estimate for the four day period is likely to hold.
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National Safety Council
Council
Ohio Toll Climbs as Fourth of July Weekend Ends
Ohio's traffic death toll rose to at least 19 by Monday as the holiday rush continued. State safety officials warned that 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday could bring as many as 35 fatalities on highways and roads statewide.
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Ohio
Korea Conflict Toll Report From Ambush Attacks
North Korea killed seven South Korean soldiers and wounded five in an ambush while 10 Communists died in other clashes. The toll was released as U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey and other foreign leaders visited Seoul for Park Chung-hee's inauguration.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Chung Hee Park
Demilitarized Zone
Park
Johnson
Korea
Kyunghee University
Plane nose dives kill Queens man at park
In Flushing Meadows Park a 43 year old Elmhurst father Roger Colon was killed while kneeling to start his son Philip's gasoline powered model plane. A second model plane nose dived striking him on the back of the head in the restricted flying area.
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New York
Queens
Flushing Meadow Park
Roger Colon
Elmhurst
Philip
Colon
Viet Cong and Cuba Establish Diplomatic Ties
The Viet Cong announced diplomatic relations with Cuba. Cuba designated Raul Valdes Vivo as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, while the Viet Cong did not name its envoy.
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Viet Cong
Cuba
Raul Valdes Vivo
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