Proxmire Turns Scrutiny to Grand River Reservoir Plan
Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin, once opposed to the Lake Erie Ohio River Canal, said he will scrutinize the Grand River Reservoir project tied to the canal. He urged thorough study of its cost about 250 million dollars and its necessity for conservation flood control and water purity.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Grand River Reservoir
Proxmire
Joint Economic Committee
House Appropriations Public Works Subcommittee
Michael J. Kirwan
D-Ohio
House
Grand River
Congress
Egyptian military mission ends Moscow talks on arms aid
An Egyptian defense delegation led by Lt. Gen. Mohammed Abdel Menam Riad returned to Cairo after meetings with Soviet leaders including Marshal Matvei Zakharov and Premier Kosygin about postwar military needs and arms. Al Ahram accused Western media of defamation over Egypt Yemen gas reports amid Arab concerns over Israel.
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United Press International
Cairo
Kremlin
Moscow
Egypt
Mohammed Abdel Menam Riad
Soviet Union
Matvei Zakharov
Alexei N. Kosygin
Riad
al Destour
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Old City
Jerusalem
Arson blamed for city multiple fires
City firemen reported arson as the cause of two fires last night. At 1:53 a.m. they found gasoline bottles behind the Daily Delight at 1228 Moravia, with $50 damage. A Molotov cocktail at 111 Big Run St. caused $150 damage. A third fire in an awning at Price Clothing Store led to $10 damage. a false alarm at New Castle Store was logged.
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Daily Delight
Moravia St
Ilario Lucidor
Big Run St
Lucidor
Price Clothing
N. Mill St
New Castle
Man Hurt in City Lot Attack and Robbery
A city man, Larry Dill, 27, is in satisfactory condition at Jameson Memorial Hospital after a 2 am assault near a city parking lot on Washington Street. He had severe brush burns to chest arms and legs. An hour earlier Harry Weatherby reported a $100 robbery at Jefferson and Long.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Larry Dill
E. North St
W. Washington St
Harry E. Weatherby
West Pittsburg Rd
Weatherby
Jefferson St
Long Ave
Death Notices for Michael Leitner James Summers Angeline Bonfield
Three local deaths listed with ages and residences. Michael Leitner 62 of 321 E North St. James Summers 87 of Youngstown. Angeline Bonfield 84 of 4011 Cascade St.
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Michael Leitner
E. North St
James Summers
Youngstown
Angeline Bonfield
Cascade St
Clothes for Detroit drive begun by CHARGE Inc
CHARGE Inc launches a Clothes for Detroit drive starting Monday. Wil lis H. Lash leads a central coordinating staff with four aides and four Neighborhood Youth Corps workers. About 2 volunteers will contact county residents to donate usable clothing for Detroit disaster victims.
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Charge Inc
Detroit
Willis H. Lash
Lash
E. Long Ave
Interfaith Center
Woodward Ave
Musmanno to Crown Miss Softball in City Visit
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael A. Musmanno will visit the city Monday to meet civic and political leaders and crown Miss Softball for 1966 67 at Flaherty Field at 8 30 p m. The event is open to county girls aged 16 to 21 with 28 entries this year and involves judging from submitted pictures. Musmanno may consider a U S Senate run and this visit serves as his initial foray into the field following a 1964 bid he lost to Genevieve Blatt.
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Michael A. Musmanno
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. Senate
Musmanno
Genevieve Blatt
Flaherty Field
Detroit riot quiets after six days of violence
Police and National Guardsmen lowered rifles as dawn broke on Detroit, cleaning up after the worst U.S. race riot. Officials reported 39 dead, 347 injuries, and more than 5,000 arrests with $250 million in damage. Gov Romney and Cyrus Vance moved to brief Washington.
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Detroit
UPI
U.S
National Guard
West Side
Boxscore
Charles Quinlan
George Romney
Lansing
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
Washington
Ray Girardin
Johnson to Meet With Riot-Study Commission
President Johnson convened the 11 member blue ribbon commission to study causes and prevention of racial disturbances as Cyrus Vance delivers a Detroit riot briefing and Attorney General Ramsey Clark joins the session at the White House. Governor Otto Kerner calls the mission the saddest in their careers.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Blue Ribbon Commission
White House
Defense
Cyrus Vance
Detroit
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Commission
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
America
Forrestal Fire Sickened Fleet Kills 26. Sailors Missing
Saigon dispatch reports a four hour fire aboard the Forrestal ravaged the 76,000 ton carrier killing at least 26 officers and men with many sailors missing. The blaze started when a jet fuel tank ruptured during preflight operations and spread rapidly through the flight deck and hangar. The incident follows the Oriskany fire last October as the Forrestal and Bon Homme Richard operated in the Gulf of Tonkin conducting strikes against North Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPS
Forrestal
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Adm
Harvey P. Lanham
Oriskany
Gulf
Bon Homme Richard
Tucker
Rupertus
Navy
da Nang
U.S
Governor Shafer's Daughter Weds Englishman Today
Page 9 reports the wedding of Governor Shafer's daughter to an Englishman set for today, highlighting the high-profile union and the notable political family behind the ceremony.
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Shafer
Foes of Mao Remain Active in Wuhan as Revolt Persists
Radio Peking reports ongoing anti Mao sentiment within Wuhan garrison. Rebels reportedly confessed mistakes and pledged to rectify them, while authorities warn the Wuhan challenge is not crushed. Reports also claim Canton taken, rail strikes disrupt China and weekend clashes leave hundreds dead or injured.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Radio
Peking
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Wuhan
China
Mao
Canton
Radio Peking
Jetliner failure places Taylor, Clifford on spot
Special Presidential envoys Gen Maxwell D. Taylor and Clark Clifford were forced to land for nine hours in the Philippines after engine trouble on a Boeing 707 en route from Bangkok to Canberra. They planned meetings with Marcos canceled and later continued to Australia, South Korea, and New Zealand to seek more allied troops and an upcoming fall summit.
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Manila
UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
Clark Clifford
Australia
Philippines
Taylor
Clifford
Canberra
Bangkok
Thailand
America
Vietnam
Clark Air Force Base
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Chitford
South Vietnam
U.S
Thanat Khoman
South Korea
New Zealand
Earthquake jolts Bogota as Colombia reels from tremor
A strong quake struck Bogota and central Colombia early today sending hundreds into the streets. Officials report at least five dead and dozens injured, with national police confirming three deaths.
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Bogota
Colombia
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania mild with possible storms
Partly cloudy today with a high in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Tonight and Sunday show little temperature change with a chance of a few thunder showers south on Sunday. Lows tonight in the upper 50s to mid 60s. 24 hour stats show a max of 80, min 59, precipitation .14 inch, Shenango River at 5.0 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
GOP selects Miami Beach for 1968 convention
A GOP site selection committee chose Miami Beach for the 1968 Republican convention. Florida officials received official word from GOP National Chairman Ray Bliss at 1 a.m. The party hopes to create a doubleheader to urge Democrats to follow suit to Miami Beach Convention Hall. Chicago is cited as a possible Democratic site, with Houston rumored as a White House option.
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Miami Beach
UPI
GOP
Florida
Ray Bliss
Chicago
Reds shell airfield north of Saigon in dawn attacks
Guerrillas fired more than 250 rockets and mortars into U.S. airfields north of Saigon killing 4 Americans and wounding 34. Attacks hit Lai Khe and Phu Loi as U.S. Marines advance in DMZ operations. U.S. B52 raids targeted infiltration routes in the A Shau Valley.
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Reds
Saigon
Eugene V. Risher
UPI
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South
South Vietnam
A Shau
North Vietnam
Son Tay
Hanoi
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