Rebels Repel Mercenaries At Albertville
In Albertville on Lake Tanganyika rebel forces repelled a ground assault by mercenaries hired to aid the Congolese government. The clash saw a spearhead group advance from Baudouinville, then retreat after withering machine gun fire near Albertville airport. Reports described Albertville as chaotic with looting after rebel leader Gason Soumialot’s departure.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Albertville
Lake Tanganyika
Leopoldville
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Europe
South Africa
Rhodesias
Fisbury
Kamina
Katanga
Baudouinville
Kapona
Gason Soumialot
Nimbus Sails Through Space To Hunt Storms
The Nimbus satellite launched from Vandenberg into an oval 262 to 578 mile orbit after a premature cutoff in the Agena stage. At 1 a.m. it began transmitting cloud pictures, with initial shots of the Gulf of Mexico and parts of Florida and Louisiana. It will take over 2,000 images every 24 hours, offering a comprehensive global weather watch.
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Louisiana
Earth
Nimbus
Tiros
Reds Launch Cosmos 44 as Satellite Pace Rises
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union pressed its satellite program with another successful Cosmos 44 launch announced by Tass The blastoff marks the eighth Cosmos attempt in two years and shows continued push to expand space operations with new satellites and tests.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Turkish Soldiers and Students March on U S Embassy
Turkish soldiers and students joined a two hour Ankara march shouting anti American slogans and breaking windows at the Greek Embassy. In Nicosia Greek Cypriots demonstrated against U S and Britain over Cyprus partition with placards accusing imperial murderers.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
Nicosia
Cyprus
America
Britain
Markarios
Khrushchev
Nasser
Greece
Makarios
Alexandria
Ouachita Parish School Board Second Primary Today
Ten thousand seven hundred fifty three Democrats are registered to vote in Ouachita Parish for four seats with no Republican opposition in wards four six seven. Ward ten pits Milton Ford against Fred Henry for the general election berth, while ward four sees James T. Lee against Arthur L. Finley. Ward six features William H. Ray versus FE M Finley, and ward seven has J T Franks versus Thomas W Golson in a runoff among 285 voters. Polls run 6 am to 8 pm. Ward five will settle in November between William Norris TI and Dr Claude Smith. C. E. Buckley in ward three was the only first primary winner with no opponent.
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Ouachita Parish
H. W. Tolson
George Snellings Jr
Milton Ford
Fred Henry
James T. Lee
Arthur L. Finley
William H. Ray
FE. M. Finley
Calhoun Lodge
Finley
J. T. Franks
Thomas W. Golson
Lee Junior High School
Forsythe Avenue
Municipal
Neville High School
Georgia Tucker Grammar School
Hudson Lane
Apex Supply Company
Ward Five
William Norris TI
Claude Smith
C. E. Buckley
Ward Three
Goldwater Attacks Johnson as Isolationist in Speech
Sen Barry Goldwater, aboard the Sun Dance off Santa Barbara, accuses President Johnson of isolationist talk after Johnson’s Democratic nomination acceptance. Wag ner read him portions by ship to shore while Goldwater criticizes the speech for retreating from world leadership and failing to address communist challenges and global crises.
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Newport Beach, Calif
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
White House
America
Goldwater
Paul F. Wagner
Arizona
California
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Barbara
Wagner
Atlantic City
N.J
Sundance
Lyndon Johnson
Jes' Ramblin' Study Tour Back From East Coast Trip
Northeast State College study tour group returned Friday night after three weeks across the East Coast and Canada with a highlight at the New York World's Fair. They report a wonderful time and greet families. Ouachita Parish officials praise preschool work conference turnout, Superintendent Milton Halls cites attendance near 9 to 95 percent of over 600 teachers. attendance was non compulsory with sessions for White teachers and separate days for Negro teachers.
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Northeast State College
Canada
Ouachita Parish
Milton Halls
Sleeping sickness risks expand beyond Houston area
The AMA warns sleeping sickness or viral encephalitis could outbreaks outside Houston. Confirmed cases in Florida and Texas. suspected cases in Illinois and Arizona. Dr. Raymond L. White notes the disease is mainly a bird and small animal illness and human transmission is rare but deadly with fatalities from 2 to 75 percent and possible long term aftereffects.
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Chicago
Houston
Tex
American Medical Association
Florida
Texas
Illinois
Arizona
Raymond L. White
AMA
Environmental Medicine and Medical Services
White
Three Meat Firms Deny Signing NFO Contracts
DES MOINES IOWA AP three Midwest meat packing companies deny signing price production contracts with the National Farmers Organization over a stock market boycott. NFO Iowa president Earl Riediger said Swift Cudahy and Dubuque PackingCo had signed or were cooperating on an experimental basis. T W Glaze Swift spokesman denied any agreement with NFC officials in any plant anywhere.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Earl Riediger
Hinton
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Dubuque Packing Co
United States
T. W. Glaze
Swift
Chicago
Weekend Weather Preview for Twin Cities Area
The weatherman promises warm weekend weather with partly cloudy skies for the Twin Cities and surrounding area. Temperatures reach 90 to 95 in the afternoon with nightly lows around 69 to 74. No rainfall reported, gentle to variable winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Twin Cities
Ellender Delays Endorsement as McKeithen Deliberates
U S Senator Ellender says he is bound to vote for President Johnson while Gov. McKeithen withholds endorsement of Johnson or Goldwater. Ellender predicts Goldwater strong in Fifth District but warns of party realignment if Goldwater wins. Both men speak at Fourth Annual Cotton Forum at the Virginia Hotel amid Louisiana campaign posture.
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U.S
Allen J. Ellender
Johnson
John J. McKeithen
Barry Goldwater
Ellender
Goldwater
Louisiana
McKeithen
Virginia
Senate
Fox
Senate Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Sen
Viet Nam
Congo
Vacation Recedes As The Summer Slips Away
A jokey quip notes the man who never takes a break asking where summer went while insisting he has not used any vacation time. The remark playfully highlights workplace attitudes toward time off and seasonal change.
U S Envoy To Remain In Viet Nam
Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor postponed his trip to Washington because of turmoil in South Viet Nam. Officials hope the power struggle will be resolved soon and expect Premier Nguyen Khanh and allies to retain leadership. U S backed campaign against Viet Cong continues with normal operations. About 20 000 Americans in Viet Nam, mostly military personnel, remain to aid the government effort.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Khanh
State Department
Saigon
Hui
da Nam
Saigon Baseball of Saigon? (Note: This line seems incorrect. see below.)
Troops halted mob violence in Saigon as Nguyen Xuan Oanh became acting premier, promising two months of caretaker government. Military leaders Khanh Minh Khiem formed a ruling trio. clashes left several dead and many wounded amid barbed wire checkpoints and mass arrests.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Oanh
United States
Committee of Unification
Revolutionary Council
Train Lurches Forward Costly for Boy and Pup
In Louisville a seven year old boy, James Bucky Welch, lost both arms below the elbows while trying to rescue a puppy trapped beneath a stopped freight train. The arms were severed about three inches below the elbows. The boy, his brother Hiram, and four cousins were walking to a swimming pool when the train lurched forward dragging him about 86 feet. The puppy Smokey survived.
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Louisville
James
Bucky) Welch
Bucky
Hiram
West End
Maurice
Smokey
Rosie Lee
Want Ad Rates Offer 7 Day Cancellation Privileges
A classified notice promotes low seven day rates for want ads with flexible cancellation options. Highlights include simple terms and potential message to readers seeking affordable classified placement.
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