United States Seeks Second Nevada Nuclear Test Site
The AEC announced plans to add a second underground test site in central Nevada to accompany the current 1300 square mile Nevada test area near Las Vegas. The expansion would enable more flexible testing for nuclear weapons and Plowshare projects, with site selection scrutinized for seismic faults. No specifics on whether new detonations will occur were provided.
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Las Vegas
Nev
United States
Nevada Desert
Nevada
Jackass Flat
AEC
Heiress Doris Duke Drove Car in Fatal Newport Crash
Police said Doris Duke drove the vehicle that struck and killed her companion Eduardo Tirrella in Newport Rhode Island. Duke, 53, was treated for cuts and bruises and held overnight for observation at Newport Hospital.
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Newport, R. I
Doris Duke
Eduardo Tirella
Iss Duke
Newport Hospital
Inventor Merlin Witt Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge
Merlin L Witt 57 Brodhead inventor and water pump installer died after a .38 revolver discharged as he climbed a fence in his yard. Coroner ruled accidental. Witt, partner in Witt Green Manufacturing Co and Triangle Conduit, resided in Brodhead 30 years. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead.
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Merlin L. Witt
Brodhead
Richard Wagner
Witt
Patrick McGinty
Witt - Green Manufacturing Co
Albany
Wis
Footville
Triangle Conduit and Cable Co
Robert L. Green
Jiam
Ida Selbowitz
Dorothy Dulles
Freeport
Dorothy
Patrick
Linda) McGinty
Ronald
Mary Lou) Thompson
Orfordville
Lester
Matthew
Mildred) Austin
Beloit
Newcomer Funeral Home
Erling Fretheim
Greenwood Cemetery
Officials Probe Albany Robbery
Police in Albany investigate a robbery at Hein and Francis general store where about 1500 dollars in cash and checks were stolen from a safe. Two strangers, a man and a woman, were seen nearby while William Hein cashed a check and triggered a fire alarm.
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Rupans
Hein and Francis General
Arlin C. Hanson
William Hein
Hein
Harvest of Life: Sage Years Rise While Youth Sows Oats
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns presents a quip on aging and youth. The speaker notes a modern trend where younger generations sow oats while older generations gain wisdom and calm.
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Clair R. Munns
Senators Back Johnson plan for European force cuts and trade easing
Senators from both parties voiced guarded support for President Johnson's package to reduce U S forces in Europe and ease East West trade limits. Leaders and key figures weighed both defense and trade implications, calling for clear details and caution about Soviet compliance.
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Washington
Johnson
Europe
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
New York
Richard B. Russell
D-Gazetee
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Free World
Hickenlooper
East Germany
East
Rachel
Surveyor 1 Still Alive Amid Weak Moon Signals
A Jet Propulsion Laboratory spokesman says Surveyor 1 is still barely responsive after transmitting to Earth since June 1. The craft suffers a severe power problem as lunar sunset nears minus 250 degree temperatures, with hopes for new pictures fading.
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Pasadena
Calif
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Comacs
JPL
Surveyor 1
Appelo
Freighter Burns in St Clair River Fire Toll Rises
Five additional fires broke out Friday on a West German freighter grounded in the St Clair River. The vessel suffered a large gash in its port side while en route to Kenosha Wisconsin.
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ST. Clair, Michay
St. Clair River
Kenosha
Wis
Fire Destroys Barn Near Albany in 3:30 PM Blaze
Fire yesterday leveled a barn and hay on the former Burkhaltjer farm five miles northwest of Albany. Owner Dr. F. J. Bongiorno, now in California, rents to David Black. Albert Staver family occupied the house. Firefighters fought flames for hours with shifting winds threatening other structures. No loss estimate available.
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Albany
Burkhaltjer
F. J. Bongiorno
California
David Black
Albert Staver
Beloit
County
Eagles Picket Milwaukee Dance Protest by Students
A civil rights group disrupted a Marquette University student sponsored dance by picketing the Eagles club Friday night over membership policies. Local police kept the two sides apart as the protest continued without arrests.
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Eagles
Milwaukee
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Marquette University
Mon roe Cheesemen Edge Stoughton In Seesaw Homecoming Battle
Monroe defeats Stoughton 25 to 19 in a seesaw contest before a homecoming crowd. Key drives in the closing six minutes, led by Gary Ruge, produced three touchdowns as Monroe rallyed from early miscues. Scott Martin credited the coach and team effort as central to the win.
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Scott Martin
Monroe
Stoughton
Cheesemen
Gary Ruge
Bill Killian
Hurricane Inez Heads for Mexico East Coast
Hurricane Inez moved into the Gulf of Mexico on a course toward Mexico's populated east coast after striking the Yucatan. U S Weather Bureau warned of hurricane winds high tides and heavy rains from Tampico to Progreso while Mexican meteorologists said land threats remained distant for about 24 hours.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Inez
Enrique Gonzalez
Gonzales
Jorge Garcia
Garcia
Homestead Air Force Base
Gonzalez
Florida Straits
Key West Coast Guard
Cuba
Coast Guard
Nicholas Bowater
la Esperanza
Pinar del Rio
Fort Pierce
Marquesas Keys
Mexico City
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
U.S. Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Tuxpan
Tampico
Yucatan
Progreso
Merida
Amanche
Motul Izamal
Tixcocob
Telchac
Guadeloupe
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Bahamas
Florida
Peshtigo Fire Remembered On Anniversary
Peshtigo Wis marks the 95th anniversary of a 1871 blaze that claimed about 1150 lives. The wind driven firestorm swept through timberlands and destroyed Peshtigo with many victims escaping to the river or perishing on a bridge.
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Pfshtigo
Wis
Marinette County
Chicago
Peshtigo
Peshtigo River
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Jackie) Prien
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