Indian Leader Warns Of Crisis As Pakistan War Escalates
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri warned of a serious crisis as Indian forces claimed jets shot down two Pakistani aircraft and ground fighting continued in southwest Kashmir. He urged 430 million people to join the Home Guard, boost defense production, and maintain communal peace amid casualties including a mosque attack.
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New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Kashmir
Pakistan
Wossisene
Washington
U.S
Shastri
Karachi
Chhamb
Jammu
Srinagar
A. N. Jha
U.N
U Thant
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Thant
Pearson
Isreal
Egypt
Calderone party sights Niagara Falls and Canada trip
Mrs. Charles W. Calderone and her daughter Charlotte Marie, of 419 Eason Place, completed a 15 day vacation to the northeast United States and Ontario. They flew to Chicago for a week, then visited Niagara Falls before returning home.
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Canada
Charles VV. Calderone
Charlotte Marie
Eason Place
Monroe bus service runs Sunday schedule on Labor Day
To give most bus department employees a day off for Labor Day, Monroe buses will operate Monday on a Sunday schedule per Supt Rex Ensminger. Riders are urged to note the change for the holiday.
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Monroe City
Rex Ensminger
Garcia Godoy Installed as Dominican Provisional President
Hector Garcia-Godoy 44, a former foreign minister, was formally installed as provisional president of the Dominican Republic promising an impartial government and elections within nine months. He noted ongoing foreign intervention and a worsening crisis as a U.S. soldier was killed in the latest violence following Caamano’s resignation.
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Francisco Caamano Deno
Ozama
Santo Domingo
Hector Garcia-Godoy
UPI
Hector Garcia- Godoy
Dominican Republic
Garcia-Godoy
Juan Bosch
Armed Forces
Garcia - Godoy
Col
Caamano
307Th Engineer
Joaquin Balaguer
West German Court Convicts Former Nazis
A West German court convicted nine of ten former Nazis for roles in the Treblinka mass murders. Chief defendant Kurtz Franz Sr and three colleagues received life sentences. four others were given life behind bars on about 300,000 counts of murder.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
UPI
Treblinka
Poland
Rudolf Gottlobe
Kurtz Franz, Sr
West Germany
Fresh Fish Delights Divers Aboard Sealab 2 Mission
Ten divers living in a sea hut at 205 feet beneath the Pacific enjoyed fresh fish for the first time since entering Sealab 2. They receive supplies from the mother ship via a sea-floor dumb waiter and follow a strict schedule of nine-hour lab work days with two hours outside.
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LA Jolla
Calif
George Bond
Bond
M. Scott Carpenter
Navy
Robert E. Sonnenburg
Carpenter
Sunasy
Sonnenburg
Betsy hurricane veers offshore with uncertain landfall odds
Betsy the hurricane skirted the Bahamas as forecasters warned the chance of landfall was uncertain and leaning toward no coast strike. Peak winds reached 125 mph while a trough nudged storms eastward, prompting officials to urge Atlantic seaboard residents to monitor advisories and prepare.
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Miami
Fla
Bahamas
Miami Weather Bureau
Atlantic Seaboard
Betsy
Florida
Pierce
Betty
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities Area
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures dominate the area with a 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers. Sunshine is expected to reach around 76 percent today and Sunday. Highs range from 86 to 92 and lows from 68 to 74, with notable warmth continuing after Friday’s 94 degree peak.
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Twin Cities
Weatherman
B52 Raids Press Vietnamese War Effort Near Saigon
U S officials report B52 raids from Guam deal a severe blow to the Viet Cong near Saigon. U S Marines arrive at Chu Lai boosting helicopter strength as 545 sorties are flown in 24 hours. One UH1B helicopter is shot down near Saigon with heavy casualties. no Vietnamese losses reported.
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Saigon
UPS
United States
Guam
U.S
Chu Lai
U. S
Col
William G. Johnson
Tyler
Tex
Marine Aircraft Group 36
Johnson
Ith
South
Viet Nam
District of Columbia
Bill
India
Betsy
Bahama Islands
Land
Natchez
Houston
Randy Geiselman
Bayou Desiard
Neville
Rebel Stadium
West Monroe
Five Cosmos Satellites Launched in Six Orbit Burst
Tass reported five Cosmos satellites were placed into orbit from a single carrier rocket. Cosmos 80 to 84 carry scientific instruments for space research. no humans aboard. This marks the second multi launch announced by the USSR this summer, continuing the Cosmos program begun in 1962.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Steel talks avert strike under Johnson watch
Negotiators reach agreement as President Johnson monitors talks to avert a possible strike centering on steel industry roles and labor peace. The move comes amid broader labor tensions and political signaling from the administration.
Johnson Announces Three Year Steel Contract End
President Johnson announced a three year steel contract ending the crisis after five days of pressure on union and management negotiators. He reported basic agreement and said the nation had won on national television, erasing the threat of a nationwide steel strike at midnight Wednesday.
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Abel
Cooper
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers of America
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
White House
Area Officials Urge Holiday Safety Measures
Officials urged caution during the Labor Day weekend as area roads and leisure activities see increased traffic and water recreation. Monroe Police Chief James C. Kelly, West Monroe’s Johnny B. Mitchell, and Louisiana State Police Captain M. E. Kidd warned of heavy travel, with troopers cracking down on violations and Safety Council estimates of over 600 highway deaths nationwide.
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Monroe
James C. Kelly
Johnny B. Mitchell
West Monroe
M. E. Kidd
Louisiana
Kidd
National Safety Council
Twin City
Ouachita River
Estimated 600 Americans To Die On Roads This Labor Day
The Associated Press reports the National Safety Council projects 500 to 600 road deaths over the Labor Day weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight. Traffic could reach 87 million vehicles and 8.9 billion miles as a record holiday period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
United States
Council
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I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
R. Conrad Cooper
Ho Bo Woods
Strategic Aid Command
SAC
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