Medal Awarded 47 Years Late For Argonne Battle Hero
Otis B. Merrithen of Brookline receives the Silver Star for his role in the Argonne Forest action where Sgt. Alvin York earned the Medal of Honor. The Army offers no explanation for the 47 year delay and sets the ceremony for October 8 at 1st Army headquarters Governors Island New York.
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Brookline
Mass
Otis B. Merrithen
Argonne Forest
Alvin York
Army
Merrithen
Johnson
York
Sergeant York
Gary Cooper
Merrithew
William B. Cutting
France
1St Army
Governors Island
N.Y
Carol tropical storm forms far east in Atlantic unlikely to hit US
Tropical storm Carol forms far east in the Atlantic about 1,600 miles east of San Juan and 2,600 miles east-southeast of Miami moving west-northwest at 14 mph. Forecasters say the chances of reaching the United States are low though not impossible. Ships in the path are advised to use caution as reports are scarce and no land threat is seen for 24 hours.
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Miami
Fla
Carol
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Gilbert Clark
San Juan
P.R
Betsy
Bahamas
Florida
Louisiana
Tiros
Sealab 2 Reaches Halfway Point Undersea Experiment
In LA JOLLA California AP reports the Navy Sealab 2 mission reached the halfway mark after 15 days for the second 10 man aquanaut team at 205 feet. Cmdr M Scott Carpenter is aboard and nearing his 30 day limit while Capt George Bond praises progress. Capt Lewis Melson notes Sealab as a stepping stone to wider underwater life study.
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Cmdr
M. Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Weather forecast predicts hot humid with scattered thundershowers
Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow calls for hot humid conditions with possible scattered thundershowers. Yesterday's high reached 91 degrees and tonight's low is expected near 68.
Chuckle about the little old grandmother and hairdresser tease
A light humorous line ponders the fate of the grandmother from yesteryear asking what happened to her. It notes that her hairdresser would know, implying a joke about aging and memory.
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Yesteryear
Firefighters Hopeful as Major Northern California Fires Contain
After days of battling blazes that darkened 207000 acres, crews declare partial containment on the 16000 acre Chiles Valley fire near Napa. A second Sonoma County blaze near Austin Creek threatens summer homes. authorities expect full containment soon amid the worst northern California fire season on record.
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San Francisco
California
Chiles Valley
Napa County
Atlas Creek
State Division of Forestry
Sonoma County
Austin Creek
Cazadero
Two Episcopal Bishops Clash Over Deaconess Ceremony
In San Francisco a dispute erupts as Rt Rev Francis Lickfield condemns Bishop James Pike for recognizing Deaconess Phyllis Edwards as a minister. Lickfield says she is not a clergyman, while Pike argues she is a minister and should be addressed as the reverend.
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San Francisco
Episcopal Church
Phyllis Edwards
Peoria
Ill
Francis W. Lickfield
American Church Union of the Episcopal Church
California
James A. Pike
St. Paul's Church
Lickfield
Lichfield
Edwards
Pike
Concord
Calif
Quadruplets Born After Fertility Drug Use at Los Angeles General
Ten months after Alice Pigge took clomiphene citrate to treat a disorder she gave birth to two boys and two girls premature at Los Angeles County General Hospital. The four babies, weighing nine pounds total, were in incubators in critical condition. Doctors said fertility drugs raise the odds of multiple births and predicted more quadruplets under drug therapy. The mother and husband, James Pigge, are separated.
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Los Angeles
Alice Pigge
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Vatican Edges Toward Approval of Religious Liberty Thesis
The Vatican Ecumenical Council moved toward a vote approving the thesis that every man has the right to practice religion openly. A final decree requires bishops to vote chapter by chapter and a final overall vote before Pope Paul VI. Cardinal Beran urged endorsement after leaving Czechoslovakia.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
Josef Cardinal Beran
Cachoslovakia
Cardinal Beran
Council
Vatican
Christian Unity Secretariat
Paul VI
Time For Change: Red 7 Ball atop VP Humprey Desk
A new conversation piece sits on Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey's Capitol desk a red pool ball marked with the number 7. The item signals a light moment amid political discussions.
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Capitol
Hubert H. Hum
Paratroopers Kill 155 Viet Cong In Two Fronts
US paratroopers reported heavy fighting near Ah Khe where 155 Viet Cong were killed and 100 bodies found in a trench. The 101st Airborne and 173rd Paratroopers pressed operations north of Saigon while B52 bombers struck a Viet Cong stronghold in the Mekong delta.
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Ronald I. Deutsch
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ah Khe
Tadaw
Wuay
101St Airborne Brigade
101St “Screaming Eagle
17Th Airborne Brigade
Ben Cat
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Mekong River
South
Viet Nam
173Rd
Operating Difficult At Viet Nam Hospital
In Qui Nhon Bay a tent hospital of the 85th Evacuation Hospital treats paratroopers after a crash near An Khe. Doctors Lawrence Pollock and Trevor Novack labor in 100 degree heat, fighting shortages of sterile pads and penicillin while blood supplies dwindle until Navy aid arrives. Four more air conditioned units are expected soon.
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Qui Nhon
South Viet Nam
85Th
Lawrence Pollock
An Khe
Pollock
Buffalo
N.Y
Trevor Novack
Qui Nhon Bay
Quin Nhon
OAS to Decide Who Determines Dominican Troop Pullout
The Organization of American States may decide Thursday who will set the date for removing outside troops from the Dominican Republic. An 11,000 man Inter-American Peace Force remains as provisional President Hector Garcia Godoy builds his administration after the summer revolution. The force includes 9,400 Americans and units from Brazil Paraguay Costa Rica Honduras and Nicaragua. The OAS earlier said it should decide the pullout date and a confidential 111 page report suggests the decision could also be made jointly with the provisional government on the president’s initiative. Dominican envoy Milton Messina counters that the resolution was passed when no one controlled the country.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Brazil
Paraguay
Costa Rica
Honduras
Nicaragua
OAS
Associated Press
Garcia Godoy
Milton Messina
Control Of Asia Is Aim? Shastri Warns Of Chinese Aggression
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri says Chinese troops fire across the Indian frontier in Sikkim and Ladakh as Beijing seeks dominance in Asia. He cites notes from Peking and warns India will defend itself by all means if China persists.
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Conrad Fine
New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Peking
Asia
Sikkim
Ladakh
Kashmir
Shastri
China
Nath Pai
Hot Spring
Fukche
China says U S fighter intruded Hainan and was shot down
AP bulletin from Tokyo reports Communist China accusing a U S plane of intrusion into Hainan Island and says Chinese aircraft shot it down. A broadcast identifies the F104 pilot as Capt. Philips E. Smith and says he was captured after parachuting and attempting to flee.
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Tokyo
China
U.S
Hainan Island
Philips E. Smith
Security Council Demands India Pakistan Cease-Fire in 48 Hours
The United Nations Security Council voted 10 to 0 to demand a 48 hour cease-fire between India and Pakistan and warned China to stay out of the conflict. The Netherlands sponsored the resolution with Jordan abstaining. Peking issued a Wednesday ultimatum to dismantle border fortifications or face grave consequences.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
Jordan
Netherlands
China
Peking
China-Sikkem
Security Council
J. G. de Beus
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Arthur J. Goldberg
de Beus
Johnson
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Ideaconesses
Ann Landers
Crane Wee
Keene Etter
Red China
By Gene. Handsaker
Smale
New Zealand
General Hospital Y Oande
Phrey
New York
Defense Ministry
Tibet
Bulletin
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