China Mainland In Turmoil Says Kuomintang Leader
Taipei report quotes Chen Chiang-chung of the Kuomintang stating that the Chinese mainland faces severe upheaval under Mao and the Communist regime. He cites halted steel production at Hua Chung Central China Steel Corp plants in Wuhan and shut down of over 2,000 mining projects, with widespread anti-Communist sentiment rising.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Communist
Mao
Chiang
Chen
Wuhan
Hua Chung
Tax Boost Case Not Yet Proved
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee pressed Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler Budget Director Charles L. Schultze and President Johnsons advisers for a convincing justification of the 100 percent income tax surcharge. Rep. Ullman warned voters must be convinced they are better off now than five years ago and that after the surcharge they will pay less than before the 1964 tax cut. He noted state and local tax increases could blunt the case. Burke echoed doubts about commitment to the bill, signaling a tough fight ahead.
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Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gardner Ackley
The
Council of Economic Advisers
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
Edmond Lebreton Washington
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
James A. Burke
D-Mass
Triggered Bomb Say Jap Word Caused Truman Decision
AP reports in a Saturday Evening Post article that Truman accelerated use of the atomic bomb after Japan's reply to Potsdam was marked by the word mokusatsu meaning silent contempt. The piece says Suzuki meant no insult. It also notes a Japanese coup attempt to halt surrender after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Japan
Potsdam
Truman
Kantaro Suzuki
William Craig
Saturday Evening Post
Suzuki
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Hottest Heat Maps Across Nation Reported
The AP notes Death Valley California reached 121 degrees the hottest spot Monday while overnight low fell to 43 degrees at Butte Montana indicating wide temperature extremes across the country.
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New York
Death Valley
Calif
Butte
Mont
Survivors Near Glacier Bear Attack Stand Off
Four terrified youths in Glacier National Park witnessed a friend killed by a grizzly. They tried a bonfire and staying still, but the bear attacked relentlessly. One boy punched the animal in a desperate effort to deter it. the grizzly continued its assault.
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West Glacier
Mont
Glacier National Park
Paul R. Dunn
Believed Guilty Bears Killed In Glacier Park Incident
Glacier National Park rangers killed two grizzly bears Monday night believed to be the ones that mauled and killed 19 year old Julie Helgeson and Michele Koons and injured Roy Ducat. Exterior exams suggest they attacked the victims. carcasses will be dismembered and transported for lab confirmation.
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Edina
Minn
Michele Koons
San Diego
Calif
Michele
Julie Helgeson
Albert Lea
Roy Ducat
Perrysburg
Ohio
Park Rangers
Miss Helgeson
Dunn
Miss Koons
Denise Huckle
Sam Manuel
University of Arizona
Ronald A. Noseck
Ray T
Ora
West Glacier
Mont
Glacier National Park Rangers
Granite Park
Trout Lake
Boy Drowns In Pond In This County
Kevin Duane Coil, 7, drowned yesterday in a small pond at the Farm home of his grandparents in northeast Jefferson County. He was dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital after being found in the pond about 7 p.m. The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Coil of Washington, Ill., was visiting relatives when he wandered from his parents in the yard. Fire department equipment assisted as the child was rushed to the hospital, and funeral services are planned for Thursday at the New Home General Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The boy was born Sept. 22, 1964, in Peoria. He is survived by his parents, a sister Angela Beth, and his grandparents and relatives.
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John Richardson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald A. Coil
Washington
Ill
Tazewell County
Peoria
Forrest Coil
Richardson
Jefferson County Rural Fire Department
Shields
Farrington Township
New Home
Lowery
General Baptist Church
Donald Breeze
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Church
Donald A
Norma (Bumpus) Coil
Angela Beth
Mattie Bumpus
Mt. Vernon
Two Illinois War Deaths
The defense department released the names of two Illinois soldiers who died in Vietnam. Corporal Larry G. Ashridge is listed as husband of Nancy M. Ashridge of 113 Homewood Ave Crave Cover and Specialist Frank D. George is son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bagby of 424 North Lafayette Street Macomb.
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Washington (Ap
Vietnam
Defense Department
Larry G. Ashridge
Nancy M. Ashbridge
Homewood Ave
Frank D. George
Alvin Bagby
Lafayette St
Macomb
Bond Issue For Parking Lots Discussed Here
Mt Vernon considers revenue bonds to finance off street parking as downtown congestion prompts action before federal urban renewal funds become available. City leaders plan site picks at 3 30 p m Friday with CBD committee plan commission merchants and chamber officials present.
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Mt. Vernon
Central Business District Committee
CBD
Plan Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Bonnie Camp Opens With 11 Days of Sermons and Song
The 77th Bonnie Holiness Camp Meeting begins Thursday and lasts through Sunday August 27 with three daily services in a new open air tabernacle seating 1500. Attendees stay in cabins trailers and tents at the wooded camp near Bonnie, with dormitories for adults and youth and a book and novelty store and dining hall. The interdenominational association names Rev. Ewell Gulley as president and schedules speakers and activities including youth programs with a special $1 per day rate.
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Bonnie Holiness
Bonnie
Camp Meeting
Camp Meeting Association
Ewell Gulley
Coulterville
Lewis Hedges
Africa
B. G. Wiggs
Seymour
Ind
Paul Qualls
Orlando
Fla
Picasso Day Chicago Unveils Piece of Controversy
Chicago declares Picasso Day as Mayor Daley honors Pablo Picasso for a five story rusty steel sculpture in front of the civic center plaza. The 160 ton piece, valued at 300000, sparked mixed reactions from art lovers and critics alike before the unveiling.
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Chicago
Picasso
Richard J. Daley
Pablo Picasso
Gwendolyn Stooks
Barges Strike Bridge At Cape Girardeau
At Cape Girardeau Missouri stray barges from a 19 barge tow broke off near 1 a.m. drifting downstream and some struck the bridge, tying up highway traffic for over two hours. The Towboat National Gateway operated the tow.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River
National Gateway
U S Recon Plane Shot Down Near Red China Border
North Vietnam shot down a U S Navy Vigilante recon plane near the Chinese border, with the two man crew listed as missing. The aircraft was the 642nd lost in the war. U S raids along Lang Son bridges and other targets followed by B 52 strikes in the demilitarized zone as Washington warns of potential renewed offensives against Marine outposts Con Thien and Dong Ha.
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George Lsper
Saigon
U.S. Command
Red China
RASC
U.S
North
Lang Son
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
Dong Ha
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Flood Edges Downtown Fairbanks Prompt Evacuations
Flood waters surged through Fairbanks Alaska forcing evacuation of most downtown areas. Mayor Boucher reported widespread damage with 80 percent of businesses impacted and several hospitals evacuated. State and federal agencies planned aid as river levels rose and fire and police equipment flooded.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
H.A. Boucher
Walter Hickel
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Basset Army Hospital
Ft. Wainwright
Chena
Boucher
Hickel
Juneau
Nenana
Here
Road Worker Killed On Job Near Highland
Highland Illinois AP reports 25 year old Don Monken of Highland died Monday after being struck by a vehicle while working with a county road crew six miles southeast of Highland. Deputy coroner Robert Spengel said investigation ongoing and death appears accidental involving a road department vehicle. Monken was the son of Helvetia Township road commissioner Lester Monken of Highland.
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Highland, Til
Don Monken
Highland
Robert Spengel
Madison County
Spengel
Monken
Helvetia
Lester Monken
Actress Jane Darwell Dies At 87 In Hollywood
Hollywood veteran Jane Darwell died at 87 at the Motion Picture Country home after a light stroke on Memorial Day and a recent heart attack. She won the 1939 Academy Award for Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and described her upcoming Seven from San Antonio role as a lusty, spirited part. Darwell, born Patti Woodard in Palmyra Missouri, had a 61 year career in film, stage and television.
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Hollywood
Jane Darwell
San Antonio
Miss Darwell
Ma Joad
Patti Woodard
Palmyra
W.R. Woodard
Louisville Southern Railroad
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