Brooklyn Slum Clash Leaves 11YearOld Killed in East New York
In East New York residents clashed with police using guts bottles and rocks. An 11 year old Negro boy, Eric Dean, died from a sniper bullet. Ten policemen four firemen and three residents were injured. Looting and window smashing reported. Mayor Lindsay and Police Commissioner Leary rushed to the scene with 050 officers. area quieted by 1:30 am.
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New York
Brooklyn
Negra
AP Photofax
East New York
Eric Dean
John V ‘Lindsay
Howard R. Leary
Lindsay
Dean Boy
Hough
Marines Fight Elite Red Forces In Vietnam Clash
U S Marines fought through the night against a large crack North Vietnamese division near the Vth Parallel. At dawn Marine planes were used to prevent the enemy from fleeing toward Laos. The eight day drive lifted Communist casualties to over 1 000 killed. The 324 B Division, with 8000 to 10000 men under a mountaineer general, was reported as a single organized force in action in the South for the first time. US jets pounded pine oil depots and set fires at seven sites as the air war continued, with nine planes lost this week and one pilot rescued. A spokesperson did not confirm if Soviet missiles downed the planes.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Marine Command
Chicago gun violence tied to Blackstone Rangers reform pledge
AP reports five South Side shootings blamed on the Blackstone Rangers as their leader Lamar Bell and rival Ninja Shead announce an end to lawlessness after meetings with Police Superintendent O W Wilson. Other briefs note an Iowa midwestern tour, a Burlington abortion death probe, a Joliet Army ammunition plant blast injuring three, a fatal motorcycle crash in Harlan, and a Cedar Rapids speed charges case. Weather outlook: mostly cloudy and warm with rain chances, highs in the 70s, lows near 64.
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Chicago
South Side
Blackstone Rangers
Rangers
Lamar Bell
Ninja Shead
East Side
O.W. Wilson
Hysteria grips Cleveland as arson rise overwhelms firemen
National Guardsmen patrol the East Side as arsonists ignite more than 85 fires in four nights of rioting in the Hough area. Two gunshot deaths, injuries, and widespread property damage toll the unrest, while officials debate martial law and call for removal of fringe elements amid a citywide security clampdown.
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Cleveland, Ohio
East Side
Square Mile
Dana Stewart
The
National Guard
Stewart
Watts
Chicago
Hough
Gemini Astronauts Return To Cape for Flight Review
Gemini 10 astronauts Young and Collins returned to Cape Kennedy after a 91 minute flight from Guadalcanal. They docked with an Agena satellite, set a 476 mile altitude record, and conducted two spacewalks. Debriefing begins amid praise from officials and a House subcommittee delegation.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
John W. Young
Michael Collins
Air Force
Guadalcanal
Young
Columbus
Space Agency
Kurt Debus
Kennedy Space Center
Vincent Huston
Air Force Eastern Test Range
House
Collins
Agena
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Kenedy
Governor remits Amish fines in Iowa dispute
DES MOINES AP Gov Harold Hughes remitted $4 360 in fines plus $2 945 in court costs for 14 Old Order Amish fathers in northeastern Iowa over a school attendance case. The action follows a request from attorney W W Sindlinger to seek justice and a peaceful solution.
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Des Moines
Harold, Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
W. W. Sindlinger
Cedar
Adin G. Yutzy
Ben M. Borntreger
Air National Guard
Wisconsin
Buchanan County
Sindlinger
Plane Crash At Lorimor Claims Three Lives
AP report from Lorimor says three people died when a private plane crashed on a farm two miles west of town. Victims include Les Young 39 of Waterloo the pilot Charles Bunting near Waterloo and Bunting’s son Jim 17 of Waterloo. An injured youth Jerry Lynn Bunting 17 was taken to Des Moines hospital in serious condition.
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Lorimor
Here
Winterset
Des Moines Hospital
Les Young
Waterloo
Charles Bunting
Bunting
Jim
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Jerry. Lynn. Bunting
Rt. 1
Speck Not Victim of Heart Attack
CHICAGO AP A judge said two heart specialists advised Richard Speck did not suffer a heart attack as feared. The experts reported Speck’s prospects of recovery are excellent and he should remain on complete bed rest. Shearing remains set for July 28 as the defense strategy unfolds.
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Speck
Chicago
Richard Speck
Daniel Ryan
Felony Division of
Circuit Court
Ryan
Shearing
Gerald Getty
Bus Tire Blowout Sends 6 Women to Muscatine Hospital
A chartered bus carrying 41 Jefferson County Farm Bureau women from a two day Chicago sightseeing trip dumped into a field entrance after a right front tire blew on Highway 61-92. Six women remained overnight for observation at Muscatine General Hospital, while 14 others were treated and released. Driver Eugene A. Garriot of Burlington remained unharmed. Police and sheriff’s officials coordinated the response and reported no bus damage beyond the tire failure.
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Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Muscatine General Hospital
Louisa-Muscatine High Dool
Chicago
Eugene A. Garriot
Burlington
Alva Walters
Fairfield
Martha, Anderson
Mount Pleasant
Lynn Serbousek
Muscatine
Marvin
Jamison
Pinefield Street
Louisa County
Sher Viff'x
Rainy cool weekend forecast across towns
The Associated Press reports rain clouds moving over Town with showers and thunderstorms expected before tapering Saturday. Temperatures inch toward the mid-60s to mid-70s, with cool weekend conditions and nightly lows around the mid-60s in Dubuque and nearby cities.
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Associated Press
Alva Walters
Weather Bureau
Morse Proposes U S Operation of Air Lines
Washington AP Senator Wayne Morse proposes emergency legislation to have the government operate the airlines involved in the strike to end the crisis. Morse argues the national welfare is at stake as the strike disrupts transportation and economic activity.
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Morse
U. S
Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
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