Airliner Crashes Harbor Killing 24 in Hong Kong
A Thai Airlines Caravelle crashed into Hong Kong harbor during a rain squall. Of 80 aboard, 24 were killed and 56 survived. Among the dead were 16 Americans. Passengers included 34 tourists from Sacramento and seven other Americans.
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Hong Kong
Thai International Airways
Formosa
Sacramento
Calif
Taipei
Bangkok
Thai Airways
Tokyo
Osaka
Kai Tak
Kowloon Bay
Stanley Spector
St.Louis
U S
Martha Whitlock
Laguna Beach
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Maddy
Flood Update Shows Rising Stages Across Locations
Flood data indicates present conditions at Monroe and Camden with rising stages. Monroe reports stage 40 at 15.7 and Stage 1 rise. Camden shows stage 26 at 79 and Stage 5 rise.
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Monroe
Camden
Wild West vacation plans for Hambletons begin weekend
Twin Cities residents Mr. and Mrs. Miles Hambleton of 1905 Forsythe Ave. plan a summer vacation in the west, with family discussions focusing on travel. Franklin John Alford Jr., engineman third class, U S Navy, returns from a 16 day leave aboard the U S S Shasta. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F J Alford Sr. of West Monroe and will report to Norfolk, Virginia next week.
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Miles Hambleton
Forsythe Ave
West
Franklin John Alford Jr
U. S. Navy
U.S.S. Shasta
John
F. J. Alford Sr
Evergreen
West Monroe
Norfolk
Ky Withdraws From Presidential Bid in Vietnam
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky bowed out as a presidential candidate under military pressure and will run for vice president on Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu's ticket. Ky, 36, cited patriotism to avoid splitting the armed forces, a shift discussed by the Armed Forces Council amid tensions with Thieu, 44.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
South Vietnam
Thieu
Armed Forces Council
United States
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ancient Mariner To Set Sail Again
William Willis, 74, plans a 100 day solo Atlantic voyage from Montauk to Plymouth in an 11 1 2 foot boat. He previously crossed the Pacific in 1964 and weathered a medical scare last year, pursuing yoga and his autobiography.
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Montauk
N.Y
William Willis
Plymouth
England
Willis
Pacific
Peru
Australia
New York
Atlantic
U.S. Admits Soviet Ship Hit During Haiphong Raid
The Pentagon said U S aircraft may have struck a Soviet ship near Haiphong while bombing oil facilities. The admission follows Moscow protests and parallels a prior claim about the Turkes tan in Cam Pha. Both sides demand punishment for alleged hits.
Twelve Wounded as Riots Sweep Buffalo East Side
In Buffalo New York twelve persons were wounded by shotgun pellets and 18 more injured as roaming Negro youths rioted for a third night in the East Side. Police moved in with helmets shotguns and tear gas. More than 100 arrests reported with youths carted to headquarters for minor charges. Nearby Niagara Falls saw disturbances with four arrests and a policeman struck by a rock.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Niagara Falls
Slaying Reward Drive Launched in Slidell
Authorities in St Tammany Parish launched a ten thousand dollar reward drive for information in the slaying of two 17 year old girls from New Orleans. The victims Joyce Helen Galloway and Patricia Ann Purcell were beaten with a blunt instrument and killed around June 11 with no arrests to date.
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Slidell
St. Tammany Parish
New Orleans
George A. Broom
Joyce Helen Galloway
Patricia Ann Purcell
Semi Finalists To Be Selected At Neville Auditorium
The pageant finals move toward listing ten semi finalists tonight at 8 p.m. in Neville Auditorium. Miss Centenary Cheryl Lynn Maresh won talent with People while Miss Franklin Parish Donna Lynn Barnes took swimsuit honors amid applause.
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Cheryl Lynn Maresh
Donna Lynn Barnes
Franklin Parish
Louisiana
Neville Auditorium
Chery
Centenary
Maresh
Miss Barnes
Sabine Parish
Sande Wright
Wright
Mimi
Herb Alpert
Todsiy's Chuckle Patience Counts Down Before Launch
Todsiy demonstrates the patience to count down before a planned blast off, framing the moment as a test of timing and composure. The scene centers on preparation and anticipation as countdowns begin and sensors await ignition.
Moore Details I-20 Lights Delay in Twin Cities
James W. Moore, vice chairman of the Louisiana Highway Board, explains that lighting on Interstate 20 through Monroe and West Monroe has been delayed because West Monroe has not secured electricity. He notes the federal requirement to fund 90 10 percent lighting and says a signed agreement to furnish power will trigger contracting.
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James W. Moore
Louisiana Highway Board
Interstate 20
Twin Cities
Moore
West Monroe
Monroe
Federal Bureau of Roads
Federal Bureau
Louisiana Department of Highways
Baton Rouge
Warm but unsettled weather hits northeast Louisiana
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures today and Saturday in northeast Louisiana. Scattered afternoon and early evening thundershowers are expected with highs near 90 to 95 and lows around 70 to 75. Winds from the south to southwest at 5 to 15 mph. Morning low near 76 at Selman Field Monroe, with Thursday heat peaking at 95 being the FAA record.
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Louisiana
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Deferment Rules Change Under Johnson Plan
President Johnson signed a four year extension of the draft and redefined deferments. Undergraduate deferments shift to full time study status and last until degree completion or age 24. Graduate study in medicine dentistry veterinary medicine osteopathy and optometry grants a one year grace period before induction. Stand by authority for 19 year olds is noted but not immediate.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Senate
House
Congress
Presidential Advisory Commission
Soviet Charge: U.S. Bombs Ship In Haiphong Harbor
Moscow says American planes bombed the Soviet merchant ship Mikhail Frunze as it moored in Haiphong port, the second such attack this month. The Soviet foreign ministry delivered a protest note to the U.S. Embassy, demanding guarantees against further assaults and punishment for the guilty. No casualties reported.
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Washington
Pentagon
Haiphong Harbor
Defense Department
Moscow
U.S
Mikhail Frunze
Haiphong
United States
Turkestan
Cam Pha
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Foreign Ministry
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Thompson
Kuznetsov
Saigon
GOP Solons Push Immediate Draft Reform Bill
Forty House Republicans urge immediate reconsideration of the draft law and announce a bill to restore uniform national classification standards for local boards. The measure would extend the draft act four years and add a goal of prioritizing voluntary enlistment before conscription.
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Washington
Congress
GOP
House
Senate
Podgorny Heads to Syria to Back Arab Militias
Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgorny travels to Damascus in a second voyage to bolster Arab regimes after the Israel conflict. He had just returned from Cairo where reports say he promised military aid to rebuild Egypt’s armed forces.
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Moscow
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Syria
Israel
Podgorny
Damascus
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Cairo
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