Dam Break Strands Thousands in Indian Flood Disaster
The Indian army and rescuers race to reach about 30 000 marooned by a dam burst that unleashed a ten foot wall of water on Macherla Andhra Pradesh. Death tolls vary with officials citing up to 150 or more amid widespread flooding.
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New Delhi
India
Macherla
Irrigation Ministry
Andhra Pradesh
Times of India
Krishna
Brahmananda Reddy
Maderia
Hyderabad
Red China Fails To Fire Bomb On Anniversary
On its 115th birthday the Chinese leadership urged revolution as the locomotive of history while avoiding mention of nuclear weapons. Mayor Peng Chen declared the law of historical development as thousands watched a parade in Tiananmen Square.
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Red
China
Tokyo
Peking
Peng Chen
Moscow
Peng
Liu Shao-chi
Peking People's Daily
Red Flag
U.S
Dean Rusk
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Liu Shaochi
Bus Dispute Shuts NYC School Bus Service
A four day slowdown by New York City school bus drivers caused the suspension of services for 87 000 pupils. Children's Bus Service, Inc cited safety concerns while union officials called it a jurisdictional tactic. Mayor Wagner assigned labor mediator Morris Tarshis to investigate.
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New York
New York City
Children’s Bus Service, Inc
Robert F. Wagner
Morris Tarshis
Cameron Parish Evacuations Amid Oil Shutdown Chaos
Offshore oil operations worth billions paused as crews evacuated Cameron Parish in southwest Louisiana after the powerful storm. The region reels from 1957 losses in Hurricane Audrey. a broken pontoon bridge on the Intercoastal Waterway, damaged by a towboat, delays safe inland movement pending ferry service.
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Louisiana
Cameron Parish
Boy Four Wins Hog Calling Title at Pomona Fair
Four year old Johnny Mangrith of Pomona topped the Los Angeles County Fair hog calling contest with a clear voice that coaxed a half dozen hogs to charge the pen. Runner up was Sarah Shaffstall, 85, from Cucamonga, a former champion. The boy’s father, an IRS agent, said hog calling is a hobby and experts note that appeal matters more than sheer volume.
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Pomona
Calif
Los Angeles
Johnny
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Camp Pendleton
Chuckle: Parents afraid to act raise toe-stepping kids
A lighthearted observation notes that when parents hesitate to impose rules, children push boundaries and feet metaphorically get stepped on. The quip playfully contrasts parental firmness with child mischief.
Carrot-Topped Freshman Enrolls in Purdue Air Force ROTC
Sharon Rae Wilson, a red haired freshman from Madison, is the only female among Purdue's 2,500 member Air Force ROTC. She attends Capt. Rex Bull's basic class with limited classroom hours and no drill, as she plans to study mathematics and perhaps aeronautical engineering.
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Sharon Rae Wilson
Purdue University
Air Force
Madison
Ind
Sharon
Rex Bull
Bull
Miss Wilson
Dock strike ruins posh society ball in Newark
The $100-a-plate charity designers ball aboard the luxury liner Santa Rosa at Grace Line’s Port Newark dock was disrupted by a dock strike. About 450 guests were on board. organizers shifted to the terminal building as Kaye’s band played with 150 remaining guests while the ship left at 11:30 p.m.
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Newark
N.J
Santa Rosa
Grace Line
Port Newark
Grace Lines
Sammy Kaye
Bamberger’s Department Stores
Kaye
Four Boston Firemen Die In Factory Wall Collapse
The rear wall of an old toy factory in Boston collapsed during a blaze, burying four firefighters on a ladder in a narrow alley. Among the dead was Pvt. John Clougherty, 31, the son of acting Fire Chief John Clougherty, who led more than 200 firefighters at the scene. At least 13 others were injured, with five on the danger list, as a second wall section collapsed ten minutes later, injuring seven more firefighters and nearly hitting reporters.
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Boston
John Clougherty
Clougherty
South End
Boston City Hospital
Military Records List Four Fallen Officers and Fireman
The victims include Pvt. Robert Clougherty 31 son of the acting chief Pvt. Frank Murphy 44 Lt. John Goswell 40 and Lt. John McCorkle 53 McCorkle served as a fireman for 27 years and his death is noted among the losses.
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Robert Clougherty
Frank Murphy
John Goswell
John McCorkle
Navy finds Thresher tail section and sail during summer search
Navy officials announced underwater operations located the tail section of the sunken submarine Thresher and its sail bearing the number 593. In Mississippi, three white men were arrested over recent bombings of Negro homes near McComb, per Justice Department and Gov. Paul Johnson.
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Navy
Thresher
Washington (Ap
Mississippi
McComb
Justice Department
Paul Johnson
Khanh set to reshuffle Vietnam military and cabinet
Premier Nguyen Khanh plans more changes in South Vietnam's military command and government in coming days. Brig. Gen. Cao Van Vien and Sub-Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi are among officers under consideration for higher posts in the US backed regime. Vien may become defense minister, a post Khanh had taken from Lt. Gen. Tran.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nan
Cao van Vien
Armed Forces
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Khanh
Vien
Tran
Taylor says Viet Cong far from victory in South Vietnam
U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor told a press conference that the Viet Cong have never been so far from a military victory in South Vietnam yet warned the government faces a serious problem and left open whether the crisis can be resolved.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
South Viet Nam Faces Leadership Shakeup In Coup Fallout
Thien Khiem exits as military governor candidate Saigon in a broader cabinet purge. The ouster follows a power struggle with Buddhist leaders and the Young Turks pressuring for change. Pham Ngoc Tho, Khanh aide, reassigned to Washington embassy amid the turmoil.
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Thi
Saigon
Khiem
Europe
Co. Pham Ngoc Tho
Khanh
South Viet Nam
Washington
Young Turks
Tho
Tho warns of coup risk as power transfer nears
In an interview Tho said his departure would leave no one to shield the premier from young generals and warned of a possible coup within days. Khanh dismissed revolt talks and said he would stay until civilian rule takes over, set for Oct. 27.
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Tho
Khanh
Dayton man dies after being thrown from pickup truck
Norman Pool, 51, of Dayton was fatally injured when a pickup struck the rear of a car on a road just west of Dayton city limits and he was thrown from the vehicle late Wednesday night.
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Dayton
Ohio
Norman Pool
Custody Denied to Mrs Rockefeller in NY Court
State Supreme Court Justice Joseph F. Gagliardi refused to alter the Sun Valley custody order. He upheld the 1963 divorce terms granting primary custody to Dr. James S. Murphy with Mrs Rockefeller retaining visiting rights. He said the best interests of the children are served by remaining with their father.
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White Plains
N.Y
API
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
State Supreme Court
Joseph F. Gagliardi
Rockefeller
Gagliardi
Sun Valley
Idaho
James S. Murphy
Murphy
Johnson sets up three man board of inquiry
New York AP report shows sixty thousand longshoremen from Maine to Texas walk out in a 100 percent shutdown of Atlantic and Gulf ports. President Johnson named a three man board to study and report before a cooling off order under the Taft Hartley act. The strike halted major cargo, with two transatlantic liners docked as workers began quitting late Wednesday.
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Hilda
Red Cross
Civil Defense
New York
Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf
Mexico
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Sylvania
Johnson
Board of Inquiry
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen's Association
Bremen
Joseph Curran
Afl-Cio National Maritime Union
Curran
White House
Federal Civil Rights Probe Rapped By Jury
In Biloxi Mississippi a federal grand jury continues its probe into the deaths of three civil rights workers as the Philadelphia County grand jury quits accusing FBI agents of stalling testimony. Witnesses including Neshoba officials and residents have appeared as indictments on civil rights charges loom. the three victims Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney disappeared June 21 and were later found near Philadelphia. The Philadelphia grand jury criticized the FBI and cited violence in New York City compared to Neshoba County over the past century.
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Weather Bureau
Coast Guard
New Orleans
Corella
Biloxi
Miss
Philadelphia
Neshoba County
O. H. Barnett
Ross R. Barnett
Nicholas Katzenbach
FBI
Michael Schwerner
Drew Goodman
James Chey
Meridian
Eart
Neshoba
Grand
New York City
Weather warms with rising temperatures into the weekend
A warming trend is forecast today through tomorrow and into Saturday with fair skies. A high of 83 is expected tomorrow after a 69 for yesterday and a low of 45 today. tomorrow’s low should be in the 50s.
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James B. Donovan
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Eeee
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Seeeres
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