Nasser threatens to block Gulf of Aqaba triggering war fears
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser said his forces would block Israel's access to the Red Sea by closing the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli ships and other strategic goods. The move heightens Middle East war fears as Washington warns Americans abroad and weighs response while denying evacuation orders. The 1957 U S commitment to free passage remains cited as international waterway policy.
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Gulf of Aqaba
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State Department
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Syria
Jordan
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Mediterranean
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Gulf
Britain
United Nations
George Brown
Moscow
U.N
Sharm el Sheikh
Iran
Gulf of
Aqaba
U Thant
New York
Cairo
Thant
Truce Quietly Holds as U S Reports Air Losses in Vietnam
The cease fire in Vietnam held with limited aerial clashes reported. U S forces counted three American planes downed in North Vietnam and two in the south, with one MiG shot down and four pilots listed as missing.
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U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Brink's Robbery Near Boston Stuns Massachusetts
In Brockton Abington police found an abandoned Brink's Inc armored car with its motor running and money bags scattered. About $500000 was stolen by bandits using machine guns. Road blocks were set up as investigators searched nearby woods. Since January 1965 five armored car robberies in eastern Massachusetts total near $1 million.
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Brink’s Inc
Abington
William Donaldson
Boston
Massachusetts
New Cigarette Marketed with Ear Plug Block
A quirky item hits the market promising quieter smoking. The device includes ear plugs for those who wish to ignore calls to quit and enjoy a muted experience.
Weather outlook warms to midweek partly cloudy
Tonight will be partly cloudy and warmer with a low in the 50s. Wednesday's high expected in the 70s. Yesterday's high reached 67 with an overnight low of 38. At 11 a.m. today the temperature was 56.
Nevada leads in 1962 marriage rates nationwide
The Public Health Service reports 1962 marriage rates show the South and West higher than the Northeast. Nevada posts 195.4 marriages per 1000 people, Idaho 17, South Carolina 16.8, with several states and DC scoring 10 or more.
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Public Health Service
Nevada
Idaho
South Carolina
Georgia
Oklahoma
Maryland
New Mexico
Arkansas
Alabama
New Hampshire
District of Columbia
Navy investigates marijuana use at U S Naval Academy
Rear Adm. Draper L. Kauffman says five midshipmen allegedly used marijuana with three under investigation. Two dismissed for unrelated conduct. three restricted but attending classes. No names released. investigation by Naval Investigative Service ongoing. marijuana use violates military law.
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U.S. Naval Academy
Draper L. Kauffman
Kauffman
Kauffmann
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of Defense
Academy
Tendent
Naval Investigative Service
Brussels department store fire kills and injures many
A Brussels five story Innovation department store fire left at least 13 dead and about 100 injured. officials feared around 200 missing as arson was suspected and threats had preceded the blaze. Firefighters spoke of chaotic evacuations and perilous escapes from upper floors.
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Brussels
Niteroi
Brazil
Innovation Department
Pierre Bolle
Belle
Communists Threaten Strikes in Hong Kong as Tensions Rise
Leaders of pro Communist seamen and textile unions plan strike calls and aim to disrupt water gas and electricity. The British colonial government mobilizes Essential Services Corps of 6000 and police to preserve order as rioting cools but Chinese gangs form in side streets amid threats to authorities.
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Seamen’s and Textile Workers
Nepal
Time Bomb Wrecks Cuban Office in Miami
A time bomb ripped apart the Cuban Exile Representation office in Miami's Little Havana as Cuban exile workers planned a 24 hour strike. The blast caused extensive damage but no injuries. Police and FBI investigated with bomb squads, while strike leaders urged continued protests for Rivero's hunger strike.
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Fla
U.S
Felipe Rivero
Rivero
Dade County
Little Havana
Sentation
New York
New Jersey
California
FBI
Everett Kay
Government Disputes Heritage Land Claim in California
Indian families from Indio contend they hold 160 acre parcels under the 1887 Indian Allotment Act near Salton Sea, opposing Bureau of Land Management eviction. Officials cite the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act as withdrawing land from settlement and declare trespassers. The families plan legal or activist action, with ambitions extending toward the Angeles Forest.
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Garcia
Amos
A. Hopkins-Dukes
Salton Sea
Gordon Flint
Public Services
Bureau
Riverside
Flint
Kale
Hopkins-Dukes
Angeles A
Los Angeles County
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