Philadelphia man arrested in death threat against President and Governor
Leonard Faiforth 26 of Domino Lane Philadelphia was arrested by FBI agents on 27 federal charges including threat to kill the President and Governor Scranton and sending obscene letters to Luci Johnson Nugent and others. Indicted by a federal grand jury after months of investigation. Faiforth, a Muhlenberg College graduate and health department employee, faces up to 20 years and fines per count if convicted.
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Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Johnson
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Uel
I D. Jamieson
Leonard Faiforth
Domino Lane
Health Department
Faiforth
Jamieson
FBI
Department of Justice
Falforth
Luci
Scranton
Frances Knight
U.S. Passport Office
State Department
United States
Viet Nam
Muhlenburg College
Allentown
Philadelphia Department of Health
Pompano Beach Gunfire During Rioting Turbulence
Third night of sporadic gunfire in Pompano Beach’s Negro area as shotgun-armed officers tail gunmen. Police say shooters aimed to harass patrols, with riots linked to the June disturbances over a Negro child incident. Fort Lauderdale saw a wounded officer and patrols tightens around Sunland Park.
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Pompano Beach
Fila
Fort Lauderdale
Sunland Park
Harry Mawhinney
Before Marriage Chuckle Turns On Spouse Flavor
A light humor note jokes that a man spends time spooning before marriage and forks over after marriage, playing on kitchen utensil wordplay.
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Winners and Milestones
Tommy L Gibbs of Monroe placed second and third in a Shreveport Times sponsored photography contest. Gibbs now works for News-Star-World and entered two black and white photos before joining the staff. Billy Joe Porter of West Monroe has enlisted in the Air Force and begins basic training at Lackland AFB Texas.
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Tommy L. Gibbs
Frances Place
Monroe
Shreveport Times
Gibbs
News-Star— World
Billy Joe Porter
Clarence Jefferson Porter
Wheelis St
West Monroe
Air Force
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Draft Quotas Hiked In Viet War Buildup
The Pentagon expects a large rise in draft calls to bring about 220000 new recruits into service by next spring as part of Vietnam era military buildup. McNamara testified the Selective Service will average 35000 men monthly for six to eight months, lifting total inductions September through February to 210000 280000.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Defense Appropriations
Selective Service
Army
Viet Nam
U S Denies Food Shortages For U S Troops In Viet Nam
U S Command denies serious food shortages for Americans in Viet Nam while acknowledging recent temporary shortages of beef eggs and other items. A spokesman cites shipping delays and says fresh frozen beef and eggs have arrived easing the issue.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Joseph Fried
New York Daily News
U.S. Command
Daily Bulletin
U.S. Headquarters Area Command
Mess
Open Mess
Australians Lead Viet Cong Battle In Monsoon Assault
Australian and South Vietnamese troops fought major actions Thursday near Saigon, killing 324 Communist forces. The sequence included 193 Viet Cong deaths in 4 hours, while U.S. air missions over North Vietnam claimed 18th MIG down and targets destroyed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Royal Australian Regiment
Viet Nam
Quang Tri
Long An
Tay Ninh
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Marine
North Viet Nam
President Johnson opens three day tour through U S and Canada
President Johnson launches a fast moving three day tour visiting five states and Canada meeting Prime Minister Lester B Pearson. He addresses water pollution in the Great Lakes and medical care for the aged and education for the young while sailing the Lake Erie coast guard cutter to witness pollution. He calls pollution a result of abundance and industrial power in Buffalo Cleveland Toledo and other cities.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Johnson
New York
New England
Great Lakes
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Coast Guard
Lake
Erie
Cleveland
Toledo
United States
Weather outlook for Twin Cities with showers likely
Cloudy to partly sunny skies and warm temperatures forecast for the Twin Cities today. Rain chances peak in the afternoon at 50 percent, lower otherwise, with southerly winds 5 to 15 MPH. Highs may reach 88 to 94 today and Saturday. Yesterdays Monroe rainfall was 0.03 inch. Widely scattered thundershowers expected, mainly in the afternoon.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Weather Bureau
Lunar Orbiter camera trouble delays moon landing site study
Pasadena AP reports the Lunar Orbiter faces camera problems that may force a delay in mapping safe Apollo landing sites. Ground equipment issues were blamed, with high resolution images failing while medium res pictures from Mare Smythii-Smith's Sea showed craters and trenches.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S. Space Agency
America
Clifford Nelson
Nelson
Space Agency
Mare Smythii
Smith's Sea
Ranger
Sukarno Forces Clash With Bandung Demonstrators
An angry crowd of Sukarno supporters clashed with armed soldiers in Bandung West Java. Soldiers fired over demonstrators heads as about 2000 marchers surrounded the anti Sukarno Student Action Front headquarters. Soldiers on horseback armored cars and foot rounded up the crowd.
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Bandung
Indonesia
Sukarno
West Java
Student Action Front
Ex Mental Patient Abducts 13 Year Old Girl in Winchendon
An 18 year old former mental patient, Dalina Qiava Caouette, abducted 13 year old Marie Couture from her home at gunpoint in Winchendon Massachusetts. Police described threats to shoot if spoken of and noted Caouette’s prior psychiatric treatment and criminal record. He rammed a police car, received probation, and was found with a rifle during the arrests.
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Winchendon
Mass
Dalina
Qiavan H ‘A
Shirley Morande
Caouette
George S. Higgins
Gardner State Hospital
Brattleboro
Higgins
U.S. Marine Corps
Machinists Vote Today On Ending Airlines Strike
Striking machinists vote on accepting a contract that would raise wages and benefits, potentially ending a six week walkout by more than 35 000 workers from Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United airlines. Airlines expect some flights to resume soon and full service by next week.
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P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
White House
Dapper Burglary Fugitive Captured in Las Vegas
FBI reports Georges LeMay the 41 year old Canadian most wanted fugitive was nabbed in Las Vegas while gambling at the Golden Nugget. He and his wife Lise 29 faced interstate flight and conspiracy to bribe charges after a 1965 Miami arrest and a daring jail escape.
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Miami
Fla
FBI
Georges LeMay
Montreal
Las Vegas
LeMay
Dade County
J. Edgar Hoover
Lise
Robert G. Pal
Mer. LeMay
Bird
Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Hoover
Texans Hearings End As Un-American Committee Clears Witnesses
The House Committee on Un-American Activities ended its questioning of anti war witnesses after ejecting two and nearly a dozen spectators. Acting Chairman Pool said the hearings have revealed the groups are led by hard core Communists. Jerry Rubin was removed after protest. The panel plans to pursue bills to punish attempts to interfere with Viet Nam materiel movement.
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Washington
House Committee On UN
Jerry Clyde Rubin
Berkeley
Calif
Rubin
California
Pool
Viet Nam
Steven Cherkoss
Steven C. Hamilton
Cherkoss
Hamilton
U.S
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
University of California
Kinoy Found Guilty By Judge Over Un American Activities Hearing
Arthur Kinoy of New York convicted of disorderly conduct for defiance of the House Committee on Un American Activities. Judge Harold G. Greene imposed a $50 fine but suspended it, Kinoy freed on personal bond as ACLU attorneys arrange appeal after a forcible ejection from Wednesday hearings following a shouting match with Rep. Joe Pool.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur Kinoy
New York
House Committee On UN
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U.S. Air Force
Dallas
Lawrence Rowan
Moon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Luci Johnson Nugent
President
Albert Couture
Marie Couture
Couture
Kinoy
Jonn‘son
Scott
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