Lake Erie pollution linked to five states
The Public Health Service report says Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York discharge wastes into Lake Erie, risking other states. Data will guide a pollution conference to be held in Cleveland and Buffalo, prompted by Ohio Governor Rhodes. Pollution damages recreation, fishing, navigation, water supply and esthetics. cities, industries, and citizens must share responsibility.
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Washington
Lake Erie
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Public Health Service
Cleveland
Buffalo
N.Y
James A. Rhodes
Troopers Stand Guard as Georgia City Faces Racial Tension
More than 100 state troopers and city police armed with riot guns stood by as Negro leaders planned further demonstrations in AMERICAS Georgia after the death of Andrew A Whatley Jr a 21 year old white man killed by a passing car. Two Negroes were charged with murder. Benjamin Van Clark of the SCLC led the last of three courthouse marches amid a biracial committee ultimatum that city officials ignored. Negro leaders called for boycotts of downtown stores to pressure officials. Willie Bolden urged a black centered change and said King would speak Monday night. The protests occurred despite pleas from the mayor and council to end demonstrations after Whatley s death.
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Americas
South Georgia
Andrew A. Whatley Jr
Benjamin van Clark
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Willie Bolden
SCLC
Bolden
King
Whatley
Marine Corps
Clarke
Bogalusa Officials Ordered to Enforce Civil Rights Protections
U.S. District Judge Herbert W Christenberry ordered Bogalusa officials to halt civil rights violations or face jail and fines. Safety Commissioner Arnold Spiers and Police Chief Claxton Knight were cited for contempt and given one week to implement protection for civil rights demonstrators. The ruling followed recommendations by Assistant Attorney General John Doar and includes officer training and sworn compliance statements.
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Bogalusa
U.S. Dist
Herbert W Christenberry
Arnold Spiers
Claxton Knight
Spiers
Knight
Donald Penton
Christenberry
Asst
John Doar
Jack Martzell
Thomas Burbank
Civil rights protests push for equal jobs in mill town
For over six months the paper mill community faced civil rights pressure as Blacks won several cases this week. Daily downtown picketing for equal job opportunities continued Friday while Judge Doar ordered monthly police reports to track court-ordered compliance.
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Doar
Civil Rights Division
Justice Department
McNamara to Present Vietnam War Funding Request
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara will testify before the defense appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday to detail the administration’s request for additional funds to the $45 billion defense bill, marking Congress’s first look at boosted U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Defense Appropriations
Administration
House
Sorority Sisters found dead near Austin in strangling case
Texas inquest said autopsy showed Susan Rigsby strangled by a powerful attacker. The bodies of Shirley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby were found in a weed filled field near Cooper Lane. Police identified Stark and Rigsby through dental charts and X rays as investigators planned further tests.
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Austin
Tex
Susan Rigsby
Justice of the
Jerry Dellana
Shirley Ann Stark
Dellana
Stark
Mitchell
Rigsby
Texas
Rain Likely In Miami Valley Tonight And Sunday
The Weather Bureau forecasts scattered showers and thunderstorms for tonight and tomorrow across the Miami Valley and much of Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Temperatures stay mild with a low near 60 and a high around 80 as conditions persist in the region.
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Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Five Die In Salem Ohio Car Crash Returning From Picnic
A Beaver Falls family returning from a Sunday School picnic near Youngstown crashed on Ohio 14 two miles from the state line. Five were killed and two injured. Names identified include Warren Taylor 74 and several relatives. Driver Benjamin Taylor 30 and friend Fred Creach 18 were reported in fair condition.
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Salem
Ohio
Beaver Falls
Ohio- Pennsylvania
William Kolozsi
Columbiana County
Salem City Hospital
Warren Taylor
Lorrena Taylor
Donald
NCO Club Robbery At Clark Air Base Nets 150000
Nine armed men hit the crowded NCO Club at Clark Air Base in Manila, escaping with an estimated 150000. An American airman was critically wounded as the gang sprayed the area with submachine gun fire, forcing patrons to lie on the floor while the cashier, holding extra paycheck cash, was robbed. The raid occurred the night before payday.
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Manila
United States
Clark Air Base
Truman Witnesses Medicare Signing With Johnson
In Independence Missouri 81 year old former President Truman witnesses the 6.5 billion Medicare bill signing alongside President Johnson. The law expands hospital coverage for 65 plus, creates a voluntary doctor plan, raises Social Security benefits and tax funding begins July 1 for health coverage and September for boosted retiree payments. Johnson praises Truman as the seeds of compassionate care blossom.
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Johnson
Truman
Washington
Independence
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Harry Truman
Missouri
Ground Action Almost Halted In Saigon War Reporting
U S and Vietnamese warplanes pounded targets across North and South Vietnam as ground fighting appeared to lull. A government spokesman cited light losses in a Ba Ta sweep near Saigon and heavy Viet Cong casualties at Tan Son Nhut, with 275 Viet Cong reportedly killed in 24 hours and more than 500 sorties flown.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North
Ba Ta
Capiital
Tan Son Nhut
Quang Tin
U.S
Vietnam Leader Promises Increased Forces for Victory
Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky said the South Vietnamese armed forces would be expanded in the near future and the buildup would continue until victory. He gave few details in a Vietnamese language daily interview. The forces total about 500,000, including popular forces, stationed in 44 provinces.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
2 Men Held After LBJ Incidents
Two Kansas City men were held for investigation after incidents tied to President Johnson’s visit. Leonard Warren Montgomery 33 was arrested at Municipal Airport for threats against the President and Donald Eugene Mason 21 was arrested after cutting into the presidential caravan.
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Truman
Johnson
Kansas City
Texas
Kansas City, Mo
Leonard Warren Montgomery
Municipal
Donald Eugene Mason
Montgomery
Dentist Delays Patient After 18 Cavities Reveal
A patient called for an appointment but the dentist refused today, citing 18 cavities to fill. The dentist then hung up, grabbed a golf bag, and left the office.
Middletown Man Killed in Cincinnati Dayton Road Crash
A Middletown man, Fred Fletcher, 32, was killed early today when his car torn apart after leaving Cincinnati Dayton Road near Bethany struck a tree and a utility pole. The death marks Butler County's 25th traffic fatality this year.
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Middletown
Cincinnati - Dayton
Fletcher
Edith Davidson
Cincinnati- Dayton Road
Sheriff's Office
Butler County
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