Dam Threat Eases as Weather Clears in Tennessee
In Lawrenceburg Tennessee engineers monitor Laurel Hill Dam after days of heavy rain. The 75 foot high earth dam remains intact as weather improves. Officials plan to lower the lake by 16 feet and keep evac routes ready in case of sudden failure. Nearby residents move livestock and rely on a mobile alert network.
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North Korea Ambush Kills Seven in Korean Border Clash
North Korean forces ambushed South Korean troops near the DMZ killing seven soldiers and wounding five as U S Vice President Humphrey and other leaders visited Seoul for Park Chung Hee’s inauguration. North Koreans also suffered several fatalities in separate clashes.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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South Vietnam
Fisaku Sato
US Marines Repel 3000 North Vietnamese Infiltrators
In Saigon the US Marine base faced a savage attack by about 3000 North Vietnamese regulars. Casualties listed: 58 killed, 34 missing, 125 wounded among Marines. 86 enemy killed reported. The battle occurred near Con Thien in the 1st Corps area below the DMZ as Communist artillery and ambushes hit a Da Nang to Phu Bai convoy and Dong Ha airfield suffered gunfire damage.
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North Vietnam
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Dong Ha
Extreme heat in Southwest while Canada air cools Dakotas
Cool air from Canada sent the mercury into the 40s in the Dakotas and Minnesota while the Southwest stayed scorching the California desert hit 122 at Needles and 133 in Death Valley. It rained along the East with sporadic thunderstorms from Gulf states to the southern Rockies. Thunderstorms with high winds damaged mobile homes near Cordel Georgia and felled trees and power lines.
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Thundershowers Predicted Here in Northeast Louisiana
Weather outlook for Northeast Louisiana calls for partly cloudy skies today through Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers. No major temperature change expected. highs 88 to 94, tonight’s low 70 to 76. Sunday’s Monroe high reached 83 according to reports.
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Monroe
River Stages Location Flood Present Chaise Stage
Local river stage readings show varying flood indicators. Data lists locations including Monroe and Camden with stage values of 16.1, 2 and 1.6 suggesting unsettled water levels and potential flood risk along the waterway.
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Independence Day Observances Across the Nation
Philadelphia marks the Declaration anniversary with readings and a colonial parade while veterans honor dead soldiers in Vietnam. Across the country celebrations unfold with fireworks picnics and parades at locations including Atlanta Jefferson County Alabama and Milwaukee’s Circus World museum parade.
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Ala
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Wall Sr. Celebrates Son’s Safety Award at Texarkana Station
Mrs. S. R. Wall Sr., 90, mother of S. R. Wall Jr., hails his receipt of the best terminal safety record award on the Missouri Pacific and Texas & Pacific systems. Wall Jr. serves as terminal trainmaster at Texarkana station, marking Texarkana’s first such award.
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S. R. Wall Jr
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Texas & Pacific Systems
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British Urge Jordan Israel Peace Parley
London reports indicate Britain urged King Hussein to enter peace talks with Israel to ease regional pressures. Hussein met with Prime Minister Harold Wilson as Washington and London warned him that long term aid hinges on progress toward a lasting Arab Israeli settlement and cooperation on refugee relief.
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Traffic Deaths Across Nation Surpass 400 in Holiday Toll
National Safety Council reports 412 fatalities by Friday noon during the Independence Day weekend with 82 drownings and 28 boating deaths nationwide. Officials expect final tally near the mid-range of 700 to 800 projected deaths.
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Ant Hunter Earns Big Money From Ant Farms
Ken Gidney, 46, of Bell Gardens California hunts ants for a wholesale ant farm company. He captures sterile female pogonomyrmex harvesters at a rate of 15 to 35 ants per vial and delivers sacks twice weekly. Gidney says weekly take can reach $3,000 when ants are active.
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Child with Straw Collects Sats for Diving Trade
A 16 year old boy named Gidnes reportedly collects sats during daily hunting trips and counts his catch each day. He allegedly captures up to 500 000 of Cem weekly and sells them to an ant farm maker for a penny each, according to an AP Wirephoto caption.
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Ancient Roman artillery ball hints fortress beneath sea
A stone resembling a catapult ballast hints at a Roman fortress about 1900 years old now submerged by rising seas. If confirmed, the find could illuminate Roman Britain coastal defenses and migration patterns sunk since antiquity.
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Soviet Leader Flies to Baghdad for Iraq Visit
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny flew from Damascus to Baghdad for a two day visit after talks with Syrian leaders on the Middle East. The three Syrian Soviet sessions followed discussions on regional tensions and cooperation between the two allies.
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Soviet Leader Podgorny Visits Syria Amid Middle East Talks
The visit followed by Syria as Mohammed Zoubi praised talks as extremely useful and cordial. Discussions covered Israel's withdrawal from occupied Arab lands and broader Middle East conditions, with Podgorny meeting Nour eddin Atassi in Damascus and planning talks with Iraq's Gen Abdel Rahman Aref.
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Yemen Leader Dies In Ambush Near Wadieh
Sheik Ali Salih Pedaria killed in ambush in foothills near Wadieh as South Arabian army found him and four others dead in the sheik’s car. Guerrillas fired on the vehicle with four machine guns. British intelligence cites the he was returning to Royalist Yemen from Aden where he broadcast anti government propaganda.
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U N Nearing Vote On Mideast Crisis
The United Nations prepared to vote on demands for Israeli troop withdrawal as Egyptian and Israeli forces clash at the Suez Canal for a third day. Israel said thousands of Arab refugees could return home amid the fighting.
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U S Public Health Service Urges Belt Use Traffic Safety Drive
The U S Public Health Service asks police to report seat belt use at crash scenes and to share data with media. Newsrooms including Denver Post Rocky Mountain News Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News may publish belt use statements to show life saving effects. Egyptian Israeli fighting continues with cross canal moves and UN protests. casualties vary with reports of wounded soldiers and officers.
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No Major Egyptian Assault Expected
The report indicates ongoing tension along the Suez Canal with renewed shelling and no anticipated large Egyptian offensive. Egyptian spokesmen say troops hold the eastern bank while Israeli and international observers anticipate continued firing and potential international intervention.
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U.S. Jets Lose Aircraft in North Vietnam Raids
U S jets were lost in raids over North Vietnam on Sunday. One Navy Skyhawk pilot was listed as missing in action while two Air Force Thunder Chief pilots were recovered in daring helicopter rescues. One pilot hid overnight as 32 aircraft took part in the operation.
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Fireworks Show Planned by Monroe Jaycees for Fourth
Monroe residents plan quiet Fourth of July observances with most offices closed and limited activities. The Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a free fireworks display at 9 p.m. at Neville High School stadium directed by Doug Singley and Ricky Inzina under city supervision with permissions from the school system police and fire departments and state marshal’s office.
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