Truck Train Crash Kills Seven in Canada
Six passengers and the truck driver died when a heavy gravel truck struck a CPR Ottawa Montreal passenger train at a crossing near Leonard Ontario ten miles east of Ottawa. Dozens were injured, some trapped as three cars derailed or toppled and others remained upright. Flea infestation halts work in British railway car repair shop after an official inquiry found workers scratched due to bites.
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Ottawa
Nation reports LBJ may seek abolishing excise tax
The Nation notes the administration considers asking Congress to abolish all excise taxes at retail and reduce or remove taxes on local telephone service. Estimated revenue loss would be 2 to 4 billion dollars, with the overall impact tied to the economy next year and current revenue levels.
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LBJ
Congress
Washington
Viet Nam Protests Grow as Khanh Military Rule Probed
Vietnamese student protests across Saigon Hue Tuy Hoa Can Tho and other towns demand civilian government and press freedom while denouncing Khanh dictatorship. Rallies occurred after four American advisers died and clashes near Saigon amid state of emergency guard.
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Viet Nai
Nguyen Khanh
Ton Thai Tue
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Gether
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Tuy Hoa
Can Tho
Viét-Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Goldwater Backs Social Security Rise in Senate Speech
Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona urged support for a five percent increase in Social Security benefits, criticizing Medicare plans and arguing the boost aids 20 million recipients amid rising living costs. He praised survivor and widow eligibility provisions and warned against new burdens on the program.
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Goldwater
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Dirksen Signals Resistance to Remap Rider in Senate
Senator Dirksen Republican floor leader says he will fight to keep the foreign aid bill as the Senate’s main business when Congress reconvenes after the Democratic National Convention. He plans to seek debate and limit cloture to force a vote on his rider delaying the Supreme Court’s June 16 ruling that state apportionment must reflect population.
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Everett
M. Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
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Supreme Court
Space Calls Put Her in Orbit
Brooklyn resident Josephine Schlosser became the center of a space themed telephone storm after a dial a satellite service story prompted hundreds of callers. Dozens spoke harshly in New York and Washington area codes while Schlosser refused to disconnect the line to avoid missing potential personal calls.
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New York
Tosephine Schlosser
Brooklyn
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
New York City
Fks
Washington
Schlasser
Beegan
Schiesser
Schlosser
Renewed Fighting Threatens Cyprus Truce
Renewed clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots near Kyrenia threaten the UN backed truce. No casualties reported as fighting lasted about an hour south west of Cyprus, with Turkish reconnaissance flights reported over Kobdanar and Mansoura after Greek advances sparked retaliation. Turkey had agreed to suspend such flights.
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Cyprus
Mediterranean
Kiina
UN. 1
Kobdanar Mansoura
Turkey
Petros Garott
Alles
Athens
Makarios
Greece
Kennedy Senate timetable set signals NY bid
Informer says Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy plans a delayed resignation timeline to run for New York Senate, hinging on Mayor Robert Wagner endorsement and a convention schedule. The plan would shift Kennedy from Massachusetts duties and align with the national convention. Greek Cypriot tensions and possible Soviet aid loomed as regional intrigue intermingled with the campaign chatter.
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New, York
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
New York
Kenney
Robert
F. Waeter
New York City
Record Low Water in Great Lakes Sinking Deep
The Great Lakes face record low water levels due to subnormal precipitation since 1960, threatening shipping, property values, wildlife, and fishing. US Army Corps predicts further declines with Lake Superior least affected while Michigan Huron and Ontario approach historic lows, Niagara Falls below normal.
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Superior
Niagara
Ares
Six Months FTC Postpones Cigarette Warning Order
The Federal Trade Commission delays health warnings on cigarette packages to July 1, 1965, after a request from Representative Oren Harris. Chairman Paul Rand Dixon says the postponement aims to aid legislative consideration on smoking and health. The delay preserves earlier restrictions set to take effect next July.
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Federe) Trade Commission
Paul. Rand Dixon
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Commerce Committee
Dixoant
Harris
Dixon
Luther L. Terry
FIC
Murder suspect in Iowa jail hangs self in cell
Air Force sergeant Lee Merle Beal, 30, charged with murdering his wife Edna Deal at the Dana schoolhouse last May, was found hanged in his jail cell. He had been awaiting transfer for psychiatric evaluation.
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Jeyperson
Dana
Roland “Riley
Lee Merle Beal
Council Bluffs
Greene County
Robert Burke
Deal
Riley
Edna Deal
Vicetim
Mart
Syncom Near Stationary Orbit Achieved at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla The Space Agency announced Syncom reached a near stationary orbit with the capability to be maneuvered into position as the first stationary satellite hovering over a single Earth spot The craft aimed to relay TV pictures of the Oct 10-24 Tokyo Olympics across North America Europe and Asia from an Indian Ocean Sumatra area position after being launched Wednesday from Cape Kennedy
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Washington —i
United States
Mariner
Illinois
Springfield
State Electoral Board
Otto Kerner
Peace, Labor and Civil Highty
Cape Kennedy
Fla
The
Space Agency
Syncom
Sumatra
Indian Ocean
Asia
Japan
North Americon
Europe
Houston battles mosquitoes over sleeping sickness outbreak
Houston officials reported an encephalitis outbreak linked to mosquitoes. Mayor Louie Welch declared a citywide war on the insect, ordering emergency spraying and cleanup near downtown after about 100 suspected cases and several deaths in the prior month.
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Houston
Tex
Louie Welch
Cuex Moésquito
G. A. Pigford
Welch
Tornado Rips Up Bonaparte Causing Severe Damage
A Thursday night tornado struck Bonaparte in southeast Van Buren County, ripping through blocks and causing extensive property damage. No injuries were reported as Deputy Herschel Dickey and responders arrived from Keosauqua to find roofs torn from the Stanley Heridrickson service station, the community hall, and a two story wall blown out of a business building owned by Rallo White.
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