Johnson seeks 1.3 million for parched Northeast water relief
President Johnson asked Congress for 1.311 million to bolster water supplies in the parched Northeast and 1.25 million to speed five storage projects in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey plus 61 thousand for a regional water resources survey. He directed Rusk to inform the Red Cross of humane treatment of Vietnamese war prisoners. The move follows an emergency drought conference with mayors and governors.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Congress
Dean Rusk
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva
United States
Rusk
Texas White House
South Viet Nam
Red Cross
Washington
White House
Los Angeles
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Northeast
Virginia
Maine
Delaware
Stewart L. Udall
Water Policy Council
Beltzville
Tocks Island
Blue Marsh
Promotion
Trexler
Texas
Texas Hill County
Bill D. Moyers
Judge Denies Block on $6 Million School Bond Sale
Federal Judge Ben C. Dawkins Jr. refused a restraining order to halt a $6 million school bond sale tied to a pending desegregation case. He scheduled a desegregation hearing for Monroe at the earliest opportunity, possibly mid October, as the city proceeds with selling bonds to finance school expansion.
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Ben C. Dawkins Jr
Monroe
Dawkins
Federal District Court
City School Board
New York
City Hall
First National City Bank
Ramblin Ramblin Ramblin Ramblin at Harding College meeting
Ramblin listed among 42 members of the President's Development Council of Harding College who were guests last week of President Clifton L. Ganns Jr. at Searcy Arkansas after a meeting of the group. Otis L. Johnson of Monroe noted. Last Friday the 13th marked a birthday for Mrs. Co F Gray of Sterlington who was also married on that date and has a brother whose birthday is on the 13th. She has lived at house number 13 on lot 13 in Sterlington for 13 years and was born in 1913.
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Harding College
Clifton L. Ganns Jr
Searcy, Ark
Otis L. Johnson
Monroe
Co. F. Gray
Sterlington
National Guard Called To Quell Los Angeles Riots
News highlights report widespread Negro rioting on the south side of Los Angeles with looting and fires, as National Guard units are mobilized to contain the unrest and restore order. The upheaval underscores civil rights tensions amid a turbulent national scene.
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National Guard
Los Angeles
California National Guardsmen
U.S. Break With Brazzaville Looms as Embassy Closes
The United States nears a diplomatic break with the Congo Republic after closing its Brazzaville embassy citing repeated harassment of American officials. The State Department cites three incidents in nine months and details detentions, incommunicado questioning, and expulsions of diplomats including William Mackey and Jack Adkins.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Congo Republic
Brazzaville
Moise Tshombe
William C. Trimble
Congo
Andre Loufoua
the Congo
Republic of Congo
Robert J. McCloskey
William K. Mackey
State Department
Mackey
Paris
Mild Readings After Rain Bring Pleasant Temps
Heavy rain drenched the Twin Cities with 1.60 inches at Selman Field. Friday's high and low ranged from 81 to 69 degrees. Today is partly cloudy and warm with afternoon and evening thunder showers likely. Temperatures tomorrow should stay near normal with a high 86 to 90 and lower 70s. The extended forecast calls for continued near normal temps and moderate to heavy afternoon showers.
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FAA
Selman Field
Twin Cities
Dominican Solution At Decision's Point
Peace efforts in the Dominican crisis reached a make or break stage as the OAS weighs recalling its peace mission. The three member committee, arrived June 3 to resolve a three month conflict, faces another meeting with rival sides perhaps the last if no agreement emerges by Sunday.
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Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Organization of American States
Sion
OAS
Ilmar Penna Marinho
Brazil
Ramon de Clairmont Duenas
el Salvador
Sun
Five Navy Aircraft Lost In Recon Flights Over North Viet Nam
Five U S Navy aircraft were lost during armed reconnaissance flights over North Viet Nam on Friday. Three pilots were rescued, one is missing and presumed dead, another missing. The losses included a Skyraider from USS Coral Sea, an A4 Skyhawk from USS Midway, an RF8A from Coral Sea, and an F8 Crusader from Midway. A separate light observation plane crashed near Hue, likely mechanical failure.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
U.S
Coral Sea
Thanh Hoa
Navy
Hue
David Clement
Jacksonville
N.C
3Rd Marine Regiment
Clement
Marc Moore
Dallas
Tex
United States
Hanoi
Mekong River
Man Survives 13 Floor Drop in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE AP Ernest J. De Laurier 29 a construction worker survived a fall from the 13th floor of an apartment building Friday the 13th He stepped around a loosened concrete column onto a form and struck floors below in a shaft between the building and an exterior elevator He sustained a broken arm two broken legs multiple lacerations and possible internal injuries his condition listed as critical
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ernest J. de Laurier
de Laurier
Indian Pimas Reveal High Diabetes Rates For US
Washington report states the Pima Indian tribe of the Gila River Reservation in Arizona showed one third with diabetes in a 1963 survey and a follow up in February confirmed the highest prevalence yet seen in a U S population segment. Dr. Thomas A. Burch led the research team with the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease.
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Washington
UPI
Arizona Desert
Gila River
Sacaton
Ariz
U.S
Thomas A. Burch
National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease
Bureh
Night helicopter assault near Da Nang nets Viet Cong kill and captures
U S Marines report one Viet Cong killed and about 20 captured during a moonlit night assault near two Ca De River villages, the first large scale helicopter raid of its kind. Commanders cite diminished enemy hilltop observation posts as a potential gain.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ehough
Ca de
da Nang
Hungary expels British diplomat as retaliation
Hungary declares P. J. Fowler, third secretary at the British Embassy, persona non grata and orders his expulsion. MTI cites incompatible activities but offers no specifics. The move follows Britain’s expulsion of Hungarian Third Secretary Geza Rybka the day before.
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Budapest
Hungary
P. J. Fowler
MTI
Fowler
Britain
Geza Rybka
Rally Spurs Chicago Riot
AP report details 150 officers fighting rioters in a Chicago Negro neighborhood. About 24 injured and up to 75 arrested after a civil rights rally turned violent. Patrolman slashed, several looters arrested, riot widens near Fillmore District after another fatal incident. Lawrence Landry led ACT rally as mob roared revenge.
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Chicago
Fillmore
Dessie Mae Williams
Robert Wiens
Wiens
Lawrence Landry
ACT
Four Die as Watts Riots Break Out
National Guardsmen with fixed bayonets moved into Watts to quell two days of rioting as arson and looting raged. Four people were reported slain, including Sheriff’s Deputy Ronald E. Ludlow. Authorities described scattered gun battles and mass looting across the area as the Guard moved in to restore order.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Ronald E. Ludlow
Ludlow
28Th
Central
Manchester
Broadway
97Th
Figueroa
Police National Guard
Glenn M. Anderson
National Guard
Irving Taylor
40Th Armored Division
India Leader Warns of Perilous Times After Infiltration
New Delhi India prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri declared India in perilous times due to a thinly disguised armed attack by Pakistan and domestic rioting. He said 126 Pakistani infiltrators and 83 were captured with 41 Indian casualties, as fighting raged in Kashmir and Srinagar and guerrilla bands were being crushed.
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New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Pakistan
Shastri
Kashmir
Srinagar
Himalayan
Rann of Kutch
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Vinh
Midway
UAS Parks
Ellsworth Bunker
Juan Bosch
Viet Cong
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