Jets in three-front war as Israel defends city hubs
War erupts across three fronts with Israel battling Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian forces. Measured battles rage along borders, with Jerusalem under shelling, Mea Shearim hit, and air clashes involving Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq. US urges citizens to leave as tensions threaten wider conflict.
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Jerusalem
Mea-Shearim
Old City
Mandelbaum Gate
Sinai
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Iraq
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Sinai Desert
Kuntilla
Elath
Syria
Haifa
Kol Israel
State Broadcasting Service
Sinai Peninsula
British Broadcasting Corp
Gaza Strip
Damascus Radio
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Damascus
Twin British airliner crashes kill 160 in 12 hours
In Manchester and the French Pyrenees, two aging DC4 tourist planes killed 160 people, with 72 of 84 aboard in Manchester and 88 others in the Pyrenees. Queen Elizabeth II voiced shock and grief, urging official sympathy for victims’ relatives.
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Manchester
England
UPI
Palma
Majorca
Stockton
Pyrennes
Harry Marlow
Marlow
Midland Airways
Ringway
Maryland U roommates tie for title in golf tournament
Two students from Maryland University shared the top honors in the first annual Rolling Hills golf tournament. The event drew local college teams and highlighted emerging talent from the university.
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Maryland U. Roommates
Rolling Hills
Death Record: Mrs Nick D Amico and Margaret Smith
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Nick D Amico aged 76 of Ellwood City and Margaret Smith aged 64 of 908 Oak Street.
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Nick D’amico
Ellwood City
Margaret Smith
Oak St
Army Engineers refute canal critics in Ohio River project
Brig. Gen. Willard Roper of the Army Corps defends the Ohio River to Lake Erie Canal plan saying water for the reservoir would come from the Mahoning River area and denying claims it would harm Lake Erie. He notes treaty concerns with Canada will be respected and questions about land taxes and costs are unfounded. Kirwan presses for answers at a House subcommittee session.
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New York Power Authority
Lake Erie
U. S. Army
United States
Canada
Kirwan
Roper
Beaver
Mahoning
House Public Works Appropriations
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Congress
Johnson
Allied forces halt Red infiltrators in multi-front Vietnam actions
UPI reports at least 879 Communist troops killed in four days of fighting in Saigon area as U.S. and allied units push along the central coast. North Vietnam MIGs shot down, Marine reinforcements land, and heavy clashes near Da Nang and Quang Tri with 73 killed and 139 wounded in weekend fighting.
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Saigon
Fr MW
U.S
U. S
North Vietnam
da Nang
Hiep Duy
Central Highlands
Quang Tri
Chu Lai
Hoi An
Tam Ky
Boston Riots Roil Roxbury for Third Night
In Roxbury Boston sniper fire, rock throwing, and looting left ten injured and 36 arrested. Police pursued looters as shattered store windows framed the unrest. State lawmakers urged Gov Volpe to declare disaster amid millions in property damage over three nights.
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Boston
UPI
Roxbury
John A. Volpe
LBJ and aides rush to control Middle East crisis
The United States calls for an immediate cease fire as violence erupts in the Middle East. UN Security Council convenes to order a cease-fire while Thant reports Jordanian troops seized the Jerusalem UN Headquarters and Indian soldiers were killed. UNEF may be removed from Egypt. Power outages ripple across New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania as White House warns of large scale war and mobilizes leaders and officials.
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Levi Eshkol
Israel
Johnson
London
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
France
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Eban
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea
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Russia
Howard Johnston
Ringway
Marlow
George W. Oliver
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Canigou
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Ronald Pullinger
Air Ferry
Manston
England
Spain
Costa Brava
Washington
UPI
Security Council
Thant
U.N
United Nations Emergency Force
UNEF
Jordan
Hussein
Indar Jit Rikhye
New Jersey
East Pennsylvania
Newark
UPID
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Trenton
Camden
N.J
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Allentown
White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Whie House
House
Senate
George Christian
Bridge building hopes dashed in U S Soviet ties
A UPI analysis warns that Middle East war strains American global leadership and jeopardizes efforts to ease Soviet tensions. With Vietnam deployments, President Johnson faces renewed Kremlin pressure while the United States debates acting as an international gendarme without UN backing.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
Johnson
Vietnam
Russia
Mideast roundup escalates as violence widens
United Press International reports Israel and Egypt exchanging attacks along Gaza border with heavy antiaircraft fire around Cairo. Syria and Kuwait also announce moves against Israel. President Johnson calls for an immediate cease fire as the United Nations Security Council plans a session for a cease-fire.
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United Press International
Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
Mideast
Cairo
Egypt
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