Footprints Guide Voters to Register for Better Schools
The Better Schools Committee Voter Registration Division used red orange footprints on Middletown sidewalk to direct residents to the Board of Elections for registration before the September 28 deadline. They contacted parents of unregistered school aged children, offered rides via Mrs. George Hagen, and will provide transportation to and from registration.
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Middletown
Board of Elections
George Hagen
Hathaway Drive
Marines Die in First Viet Nam Combat Near DMZ
Marines of Bravo Company 1st Battalion 26th Marines on Operation Deckhouse Four engage Viet Cong near the demilitarized zone. In a brutal 90 minute fight, two lead Marines fall and corpsmen attend to the wounded as the unit withdraws to the Iwo Jima for night split.
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Demilitarized Zone
Viet Nam
Bravo Company
26Th Marines
5Th Marine Division
Gio Linh
Iwo Jima
South China Seacoast
Troops curb Red Guard violence in Canton
Travelers report regular army patrols in Canton after clashes between Canton Red Guards and forces sent from Peking. Red Guards, aiming to defend Maoist leadership, face a purge ordered by the Communist Party Central Committee to oust bourgeois rightists.
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Hong Kong
Red Chinese Army
Canton
China
Communist China
Giane
Dakine
Ougud Avr
Wma
Tery
Chinese Communist Party
Peking
Red Guards
Germany
Mao Tze- Tung
Communist Party Central Committee
Communist Party
Pope Paul VI to issue encyclical on war prayer month
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI will issue an encyclical Monday dedicating October to special prayers by Catholics for an end to the Viet Nam war. The document is described as of notable importance and is the fourth encyclical of his pontificate.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Viet Nam
Vatican
Vatican Council
Castel Gandolfo
St. Peter’s Square
Pope Paul
Inside Washington’s racial tensions and national parallels
A look at Washington D C as a potential flashpoint for racial upheaval, comparing local tensions to issues seen in other cities. The piece reflects on lingering problems twenty years after the United Nations founding and hints at evolving controversies in public discourse.
LBJ Eyes Humphrey as 1968 Running Mate
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said in a taped interview that President Johnson invited him to be his running mate in 1968 but cautioned that Johnson could change his mind. Humphrey noted he would like the position, though the decision rests with the President. He earlier told reporters he was certain Johnson wants him as a second-term vice president.
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ST. Louis
Johnson
Humphrey
Gemini 11 Pictures Show Earth Curve From Window Flaws
Gemini 11 pilots Cmdr. Charles Conrad and Lt. Cmdr. Richard Gordon captured earth’s curved horizon from a record altitude near 851 miles. Smudged windows and exposure problems limited movie film quality, though some frames showed Australia and other regions clearly. Officials processed over 1000 feet of film, but many reels were underexposed or misdirected during Gordon’s spacewalk.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Earth
Navy
Charles
Pete) Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Australia
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Ethiopia
Somali
Pete
Gordon
Weekend Weather Outlook With Slight Rain Chance
The forecast shows two sunny days followed by possible light rain. Expect mostly cloudy skies with little temperature change today and Monday. A slight chance of light rain remains Sunday or Monday, with highs in the 70s.
Chuckle Boss Welcomes New Employee with Quiet Office Note
A humorous office exchange centers on a boss telling a new hire his door is always open while adding a note to walk by quietly. The moment highlights a relaxed, informal workplace culture and a quirky communication style.
Sallal Wins Struggle for Yemen Leadership
In Sanaa Abdullal Sallal announced the resignation of Premier Hassan El Amry and will form a new government. Observers say Sallal has won the leadership struggle, at least temporarily. Sallal, a former army colonel who led Yemen into revolution, returned from 10 months in exile in Egypt last month.
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Sanaa
Yemen
Abdullal Sallal
Hassan el Amry
Mier Hassan el Amry
Sallal
Egypt
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