Fire destroys Eaton Parker Hannin plant in Eaton
A fire of undetermined origin ravaged the Parker Hannin Corp plant at 12:13 a.m. causing an estimated 3 to 5 million dollars in damage to the 63 000 square foot one story building. Firemen from multiple towns battled the blaze for almost five hours and saved parts of the newer section. No serious injuries were reported and operations may be halted for weeks.
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EATON
Parker Hannifin Corp
Richmond
Camden
West Alexandria
Brookville
Beech St
Titan 3C Scheduled For Firing
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Titan 3C the most powerful rocket ever assembled was set for maiden test flight today. The Air Force hoped for success to accelerate a national space capability with a three booster, three stage center design delivering 265 million pounds thrust and plans to place a dummy lead satellite into orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
United States
Weather Outlook for Local Area Shows Fair Skies
The Weather Bureau reports fair skies with little temperature change through Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 78 and today’s low cooled to 58.
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Weather Bureau
Rebels Attack as Inter-American Force Fights in Santo Domingo
Brazilian soldiers are wounded in an hour long clash near the presidential palace as Inter-American Peace Force battles Dominican rebels. U.S. paratroopers suffer new casualties while rebel leaders claim heavy Dominican losses and accuse U.S. troops of genocide.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Francis Caamano Deno
Inter-American Peace Force
US .S
International Security Zone
Caamano
Charles W. Yost
U.N. Security Council
New York
U.N
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Denver Flood Ravages City Weathers Worst in 39 Years
Denver and southern communities faced massive flood damage with hundreds rendered homeless. A Denver man died after evacuations, while bridges, tracks, and utilities were washed out. The South Platte River crest surged through the night, threatening more in the metro area as residents sought shelter in schools and buildings. Water damaged motels restaurants and businesses along Denver’s south edge.
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Denver
Public Service Co
Power
South Platte River
Palmer Lake
The
Valley Country Club
17Th Street
Union Pacific
South Platte
Anti Beatle Colonel Returns His Medals
London AP reported Col. Frederick Wagg 74 returned 12 MBE medals to Queen Elizabeth II amid anti Beatle protests. He quit from the Labour Party and criticized the Beatles decoration as a mockery of national values. News noted dozens more medals sent back and widespread letters to No 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace.
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London
Frederick Wagg
MBF
Harold Wilson
M.B.E
Buckingham Palace
No. 10
Downing Street
Letters
Mirror
House approves tax repeal to spark price cuts
The House passed a compromise bill to repeal most federal excise taxes and prompt price cuts on many goods including autos and lipstick. The Senate will act quickly to allow President Johnson to initiate the first reductions by Saturday if he wishes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Two Streets Turn One Way To Add Parking Spaces
Canal Street now runs south from Central to First Avenues and Vail Avenue goes east from Verity Parkway to Clinton Street. Parallel spots become 16 new angle spaces with loading restrictions. the move aims to reshape downtown parking and support a planned Citizens project and renewal efforts. Public debate continues as merchants seek balance between loss and new plaza effect. Voters will decide in November on a $500000 off street parking plan funded by bonds repaid from city income tax revenue.
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Canal Street
Central
First Avenues
Vail Avenue
Verity Parkway
Clinton Street
Public Service
C. A. Boeke
Boek
City Commission
Citizen's Savings & Loan Association
City Planning Commission
Central Avenue
Mer
Canal and
Vail
Citizens Building
Commission
Free loading robin thrives indoors at Melrose Park home
A windblown robin named Robbie, staying with the Raymond MacDonald family in Melrose Park, prefers indoors to the outdoors. The bird eats only washed worms, baths in the sink, and wipes its beak on Mrs. MacDonald during dinner, while breakfast features baby food with parakeet seed and milk. It sits on her shoulder and chirps along as she plays the organ.
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Melrose Park
Raymond MacDonald
MacDonald
Robbie
Mrs. MacDonald
American troop surge to veil Nam stake grows to 70 000
The United States will add 6 000 to 21 000 more troops to Viet Nam, raising total U S forces to 70 000 to 75 000. Defense Secretary McNamara said nine more Army and Marine combat battalions with support units would be in place in a few weeks at the Vietnamese government's request.
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Washington
United States
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
South
William CC. Westmoreland
Army
Marines
Air Force
Navy
7Th Fleet
Two U S Navy Phantoms Shoot Down Two MIG17s
In a 29 second dogfight 50 miles south of Hanoi two Communist MIG17 fighters were shot down by U S Navy Phantom jets escorting bombers near Thanh Hoa. Cmdr Louis C Page and Lt Ef Batson Jr each claimed hits as air to air missiles were used. One MIG reportedly parachuted and one escaped.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Thanh Hoa
Cmdr
Louis C. Page
San Diego
Calif
EF. D. Batson Jr
Buffalo
N.Y
Hainan Island
Gulf of Tonkin
New Airmobile Division Set Up
Washington AP reports the Army plans to form the 1st Cavalry Division Airmobile to speed strike capability in terrain like South Vietnam. Secretary McNamara says combat readiness will be achieved quickly with 15,787 soldiers and 434 aircraft, mostly helicopters, while omitting tanks and heavy artillery.
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State Department
White House
McNamara
U.S
Washington
South Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
1St Cavalry Division
Airmobile
Wall
Spacemen Medalists Meet LBJ After Historic Flight
Gemini 4 astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II visited the White House to receive medals from President Johnson. Johnson praised the walk in space as ending the U S lead over the Soviet Union and urged world cooperation in space for peaceful uses. The pair arrived by helicopter with their families and were welcomed on the White House grounds.
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Washington
White House
President Johnson
Johnson
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
United States
Soviet Union
Washington Portraits at a Dollar a Picture
A quirky offer promises prints of George Washington for one dollar each. The gimmick appeals to collectors and nostalgia buffs seeking inexpensive historic imagery.
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George Washington
MIGs Face Intercept as Saigon News Conference Held
Pilots explained how they identified incoming MIGs and described weapons aboard their planes. The Phantom jet carries heat seeking missiles, while the MIG I7 uses a 37mm cannon and two 23mm cannons. Page and his crew attended a news conference in Saigon with officers La John C. Smith Jr. and Li Cmdr. Robert B. Doremus, sharing minimal tactical details. The four enemy planes were described as North Vietnamese with yellow and red insignia.
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Saigon
Page
John C. Smith Jr
Belleview
Powan
Calif
Bateon
Robert B. Doremus
Montclair
Wilkmington
Del
North Viet Nam
Former Air Force Captain Held In LBJ Threat
Dor sey Lee Webster a 54 year old Rich mond Va resident with a long history of mental illness was arrested in Dayton Ohio and charged with threatening President Johnson in a series of telephone calls to the White House. Secret Service traced the calls to Wright Patterson Air Force Base where Webster had rented a room after arriving from Cincinnati. He was reported by two other residents to have made the calls. Webster who had a 1945 100 percent disability discharge has repeatedly been in psychiatric care. He was not armed at arrest and appeared for a hearing set for June 23.
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
President Johnson
Dorsey Lee Webster
Richmond
White House
Secret Service
Webster
Johnson
Wright Paterson Air Force Base
Cincinnati
Webser
Dhe Shien
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