Hurricane Hilda drives toward New Orleans coast
Erratic Hurricane Hilda nears Louisiana with 120 mph winds as forecasters predict a noon landfall between Morgan City and Grand Isle. Evacuations surge inland with 125000 housed in shelters. New Orleans braces for floods while guards guard against looting and oil rigs are shut in.
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Hilda
Louisiana
Morgan City
Grand Isle
Gulf Coast
New England
Fatal Pileup on I-75 Kills Patrolman and Franklin Man
A fogbound morning crash on Interstate 75 south of Monroe left two dead, including state Patrolman Ernest Cole, 24, and Franklin resident Kenneth Hall, 29. About 50 injured, with 12–14 treated at two hospitals, as wrecks involved 15 to 40 vehicles. Traffic halted until 10 a.m. and state patrols assisted the response.
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Ernest Cole
Franklin
Kenneth Hall
Sunny Lane
Middletown Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Ohio 63
State Patrol Post 9
Cole
Fairfield High School
Delaware
Ohio Highway
Robert Karsmiski
Frank Hossler
Wreckage found of Africa-bound UTA DC6 crash off Spain
Spanish Air Ministry reports two vessels located wreckage off Mazarron on Spain's south coast after a DC6 crash from Palma de Mallorca to Nouakchott. Ninety people aboard were French. early reports indicated no survivors but a later sighting noted possible 20 nau fragos.
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Spain
Spanish
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Esso
Alcalta Galiano
Mazarron
U.T.A
Union de Transports Aeriens
Palma de Mallorca
Balaeric Islands
Nouakchott
Atlantic
Mauritania
Wes Africa
Maddox Hit, Torpedoes Missed in Tonkin Action
In the Gulf of Tonkin Aug 2, the destroyer Maddox was hit by a machine gun bullet while two torpedoes missed by about 200 yards as Maddox repelled Communist torpedo boats. Crewmembers returning to Long Beach after seven months at sea described sonar tracking and a deliberate attack, noting one boat sunk and two others damaged. Joy’s crew claimed two boats sunk in the second engagement.
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Long Beach
Calif
Maddox
Gulf of Tonkin
John J. Herrick
Garden Grove
Destroyer Division 192
Five Negroes Charge Price Gouging In Brunswick Restaurant
Five Black residents filed in U S District Court to halt a Brunswick Georgia restaurant from civil rights violations by charging excessive prices on July 26. They cited breakfast prices of 5.15 for one eggs with ham, 6.22 for two eggs with sausage, and 4.13 for ham with toast and coffee.
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Brunswick, Ga
U.S
Brunswick
Congress Near Adjournment After Turbulent Session
The 88th Congress nears adjournment amid record tax cuts and civil rights action. Bills pending include a $5 million District of Columbia school aid, GI insurance expansion, and sugar quota extensions, with health care for the aged and foreign aid measures advanced but unresolved. Senate and House leaders called it an active, productive session despite disputes.
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Omeed
Li Chalatane
District of Columbia
Senate
House
Johnson
Appalachian
John W McCormack
D-Mass
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
GM Strike Layoffs Rising As UAW Walkout Persists
Layoffs tied to the eight day old GM strike reached about 20 000 nationwide with production cutbacks across North America. In Canada about 4 500 GM of Canada workers were sent home from Oshawa Ontario plants and 400 more were released by McKinnon Industries a GM division in St Catharines and Windsor Ontario.
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Oshawa
Ont
McKinnon Industries, Ltd
St. Catherines
Windsor
National League finish stays tight after Mets upset
The NL pennant picture remains unresolved with four teams still alive for at least a share. The Mets shocked first place St Louis 1 0 while Cincinnati fell 4 3 to Philadelphia boosting hopes for Philadelphia and San Francisco as they chase. St Louis must win both remaining games versus the Mets to guarantee the title. Cincinnati plays Sunday against Philadelphia. Philadelphia and San Francisco keep faint wild card ambitions with two games left.
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New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
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Mets
Phillies
San Francisco
Giants
Chicago
Spy Case Dropped in Brooklyn Court
The Justice Department abruptly ends the espionage trial of Alexandre Sokolov and his wife in Brooklyn federal court in the interest of national security. Indictments dismissed ontelephoned instructions from Washington as the jury had been sworn and opening statements were about to begin.
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Justice Department
U.S
Brooklyn
U. S. Atty
John P Hoey
Washington
Hoey
Alexandre Sokolov
Injured Treated At 2 Hospitals
Middletown residents treated at Middletown Hospital include Everett Moore 28 Kelly Trimble 71 Mark Trimble 5 and Barbara Trimble 35 with various injuries. Additional area residents treated at the hospital include Geral dine Wilson 31 Flossie Wilson 63 Roy J Ward 48 and Gordon Samuels 33. Those treated at Mercy Hospital include Orville Ettel Dorothy Etel George L Frommel and Jack Ecker.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Everett Moore
S. Breiel Blvd
Kelly Trimble
Curryer Road
Trimble
Geraldine Wilson
Nettie
Miamisburg
Flossie Wilson
Roy J. Ward
Mason
Gordon Samuels
W. Dayton St
W. Alexandria
Joyce Wilson
Glenbeck Road
Dayton
Grace Edith Blair
Claybourne Road
Harley J. Blair
Mercy Hospital
Orville Ettel
Germantown
Dorothy Etel
George L. Frommel
Jack Ecker
West Alexandria
Two Nations Pay Up UN Dues Keeping Voting Rights
Haiti remitted 43848 in back dues on Friday to restore its General Assembly voting rights, joining Argentina which had already paid 214272 for regular budget and Congo peacekeeping. Bolivia Paraguay Yemen and seven Communist nations remain two years behind and at risk of losing votes.
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United Nations
N Y
General Assembly
Haiti
Argentina
Congo
Bolivia
Paraguay
Yemen
Soviet Union
Chuckle: Half-baked Guys Have the Must Crust
A light humor item notes a quirky phrase about half baked individuals and their must crust. The column hints at playful wordplay and local whimsy with a tongue in cheek tone.
Indictments in Killings of Civil Rights Workers in Mississippi
Federal grand jury in Biloxi handed down two indictments in the 1964 triple murder case near Philadelphia Mississippi. Names of defendants not released awaiting arrests as the high profile investigation continues. The incident involved James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. The case drew national attention with FBI actions and a large Mississippi state response.
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Federal Grand Jury
Biloxi
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