Ohio flood toll rises as rains end and relief near
Floods in Ohio eased as clearing skies moved in after two drowning deaths and widespread evacuations. In Vinton County, Randy Dearing, 15, vanished in Salt Creek. in Greene County, James Dickman, 21, drowned when a raft capsized on the Little Miami River near Yellow Springs. Ohio University students aided sandbagging in Nelsonville and 800 residents evacuated at Athens as waters breached the Hocking River.
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Circleville
U.S
Chalmers Wylie
Columbus
Randy Dearing
Salt Creek
McArthur
Vinton County
James S
Dickman
Kettering
Little Miami River
Yellow Springs
Greene County
Wright State University
John Bryan State Park
Nelsonville
Ohio University
Ed In
Athens
Pike County
Scioto
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Paris riots labeled attempt to trigger civil war
Premier Georges Pompidou called the overnight violence in Paris and other cities an attempt to start civil war and ordered law and order forces to crush further demonstrations. Two killed, hundreds injured, and hundreds arrested as streets turned into battle zones before a nationwide referendum proposal by President de Gaulle. The death of Lyon police commissioner Rene Lacroix and a heavy Paris rain compounded the crisis as the June 16 referendum date loomed.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
France
Charles de Gaulle
Lyon
Latin Quarter
Strasbourg
Pompidou
Law and Order
Rene Lacroix
Fine shoe shine at West End barbershop shocks Omaha
Dusty Charel a 37 22 36 profile works as a shoe shine model at the Golden Razor barbershop in Omaha Nebraska. The piece notes the barbershop crowd prefers watching the model shine shoes over reading the paper.
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Golden Razor
Omaha
Nebraska
West End
Dusty Charel
New Combat Flares In Saigon Area
Fighting erupts on Saigon northern fringes as Vietnamese marines and U S helicopter gunships strike Viet Cong positions near the Binh Lai bridge. Reports say 100 to 400 enemy in huts, tanks block key Saigon road junction, and U S air losses rise with three crew killed and four wounded. Curfew imposed as mortars and rockets strike Saigon suburbs and allied bases.
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Saigon
U.S
Binh Lai
South Vietnam
Ben Cat
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Ban Me Thuot
Central Highlands
Phan Thiet
South China Sea
De Gaulle Referendum Speech Draws Mixed European Headlines
London and other capitals react to Charles de Gaulle's referendum call with headlines calling it a back me or I quit moment. Editors say the speech is vague and unlikely to end strikes as workers and students demand concrete reforms. Headlines note De Gaulle's political risk and skepticism about long term reconstruction.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
de Gaulle
Europe
Daily Express
Times of London
The
Times
Goldwater Wins $75,000 Libel Judgment
Barry Goldwater won a $75,000 libel award from a federal jury over a 1964 Fact magazine article claiming he was psychologically unfit to be president. The verdict against Fact publisher Ralph Ginzburg and ex-managing editor Warren Boroson awarded $50,000 punitive to the magazine and $25,000 to Ginzburg, with $1 compensatory against all three defendants.
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NEW York
Barry Goldwater
Fact Magazine
Ww Vo Picasucit
Ralph Ginzburg
Warren Boroson
Ginzburg
Boroson
Goldwater
Newsmen
Harris Steinberg
Arizona
Fact
Reds Press Hanoi Over North Vietnamese Troops in South
In Paris talks the United States pushes Hanoi to admit 85000 North Vietnamese troops in the South. Officials warn that without clarity on the presence, negotiations cannot move forward. Thuy and Harriman resume discussions after a four day recess amid expectations of intensified fighting and infiltrations.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Pham van Dong
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Harriman
Poor Widen Scope Of Demonstrations
About 100 poor demonstrators gathered outside Rep. Wilbur Mills's apartment in Washington to criticize welfare policy. They moved from the shantytown near the Lincoln Memorial after singing Happy Birthday for Mills, then planned future protests against Secretary Orville Freeman and other officials. George Wiley led the action, denouncing Mills and vowing ongoing pressure until policy changes occur.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
George Wiley
Wiley
National Welfare Rights Organization
Orville L. Freeman
Chuckle A There Is A Man Who Deprives You Of Solitude
A humorous line notes a man who robs one of solitude yet offers no real company. It captures a wry social observation about intrusive presence versus companionship. The quip highlights paradox and urban irritation in concise wit.
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Logan
Kinnikinnick
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Morrow
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Liberal Guardian
Daily Telegraph
Harold R. Tyler Jr
Reds
House
Ways and Means Committee
Connecticut Avenue
Lin
Coln Memorial
Resurrection City
Tosday
Washington Monument
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