Four Die in Blaze As Car Hits Cab in Chicago
Four persons burned to death when a taxicab burst into flames after a speeding auto struck it on Chicago's North Side. The cab driver Gerhard Shank was identified by his license, and two women, Elsie Dillon and Ella Gibson, were named from licenses. The other vehicle occupants, Byron Johnson and Michael Novogrucki, were critically injured. The blast shattered a restaurant, which caught fire but was extinguished within 15 minutes. Police said the taxi speed was between 80 and 100 mph.
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Chicago
Thomas Kane
Gerhard Shank
Shank
Elsie M. Dillon
Ella Gibson
Saigon
Viet Nam AP
Nha Trang
U.S
South China Sea
2Nd
U.S. Air Division
Gilbert L. Meyers
Gardner
New Drive Launched By Marines Near Quang Ngai
U S Marines and Vietnamese troops opened a second offensive near Quang Ngai to crush elusive Viet Cong units. Heat and sun caused about 40 heat casualties among Marines. no Viet Cong casualties were confirmed. A peasant girl was killed and a man wounded during air strikes to secure a landing zone. Command centers for both forces operated together in a single tent for the first time in three operations.
Vehicle Hits Troops in Jeep Fatal to One and Injures 29
A Jeep rammed a marching troop column at Ft. Leonard Wood killing Pvt. Paul Ellison of St. Clair Missouri and injuring 29, four seriously. Swt. 1c. Roberto Armendariz driven vehicle with seven privates admitted to post hospital in good condition. other injured named with hometowns.
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Akt
Paul Ellison
St. Clair
Dennis F. Floyd
Parma
Gary W. Barwick
Herrin
Til
Public Information Office
The
Post
Roberto Armendartz
Army
Post Hospital
John H. Beam Jr
Sioux City
Patrick M. Kratyer
Coggan
Franklin N. 1Brodale
Humboldt
Ambrose T. Lickteig
Algona
Melvin R. Thomas
Keesauqua
Bill R. Coutier
Cedar Rapids
Max C. Westercamp
Keosauqua
Six Months of Air Strikes Fail to Reach VN Goals
Saigon dispatch notes U S air strikes on North Vietnam remain short of aims after six months of near continuous bombing. Analysts say Viet Cong supply routes via Laos and Cambodia still function, with few signs of forcing negotiations while Hanoi militarily sustains resistance.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Slayings Probe Hints Break In Dallas Coeds Case
Austin police hinted a break may come in the Dallas coeds deaths, Susan Rigsby and Shirley Stark, with Detective Sgt. Baker saying tomorrows could be fruitful but refusing specifics. Other briefs note Leslie McGully 63 fatally burned in a hay baler incident in Missouri, Arlo Freiheit 59 killed by a gas can explosion in Minnesota, and a Des Moines staff purge by auditor Worthington. A Morris Iowa collision killed four and injured four, and a London Roman Catholic weekly cites 1400 dead in South Sudan clashes and massacre in early July.
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Tex
Dallas
Memphis
Leslie McGully
Here
McGully
Man
Wykoff
Minni
Arlo Freiheit
Aftermath of Hiroshima A Bomb Blast Recalled
A month after the atomic explosion the city of Hiroshima, Japan, shows limited surviving structures. Only a few concrete buildings near city hall remain standing as the once bustling metropolis now begins to rebuild with a population of about a half million.
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Hiroshima
Japan
City Hall
Johnson plans to test legality of poll taxes in voting rights move
President Johnson signs voting rights bill and orders the Justice Department to file suits challenging Mississippi poll tax legality. Additional cases set for Texas Alabama and Virginia with federal examiners to start voter registration in 10 to 12 counties. Civil service and Katzenbach discuss expanding examiners as Johnson acts to curb racial discrimination in voting.
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Johnson
Capitol
Mississippi
Nicholas Kateenbach
Texas
Alabama
Virginia
Justice Department
Johnnson
Senate Chamber
Lincoln
White House
Selma
South
Katzenbach
John W
Hill Macy
Civil Service Commission
Marks Johnson
Johnson Thurst
Capitol Hill
Civil Service
Macy
Ford Johnson Talks Doubtful About Meeting
Washington AP reports House Republican Leader Gerald Ford seeks a conference with President Johnson to address charges he considers unfounded about GOP views. The White House says no meeting is planned. The item also notes unsettled weather with showers, warmth, and river stage at 5.6 feet.
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Washington
House
Gerald FR. Ford
Johnson
White House
Michigan
Shared-Time Bus Rides Allowed for Some Private Students
Iowa public schools must offer bus transportation to private school students attending some courses in public schools under the shared-time principle, but not ferry service for all private students. If a private student attends an afternoon class at a public school, they may ride regular routes in the morning. public schools need not adjust routes for all students. The opinion, from Atty. Gen. Lawrence Scalise, responds to Rep. Dale Tieden and notes that once enrolled in a public school course, the student becomes a public school pupil who is entitled to bus rides.
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Des Moines
Attorney General’s Office
Iowa
Lic
Attorney General's Office
Lawrence Scalise
Dale Tieden
R -Garnaville
Outside Agitators Barred Hiroshima Bows in Memory
Hiroshima marked the 20th anniversary of the atomic bombing with a one minute silence at 8:15 a.m. as 30,000 attended a Peace Memorial Park service. Mayors and officials noted outsiders, the roll of identified victims reached 61,443, and 63 deaths in the past year were linked to radiation.
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Japan
U.S
Air Force
Peace Memorial Park
Wth
Atomic Bomb
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