Escapade Breaks Annapolis Newport Race Record
Peter Grimm’s 73-foot yawl Escapade finished the Annapolis to Newport race in 61 hours 37 minutes, shaving nearly four hours off the all-time best set by Callender. Windigo crossed second after a close fleet, with Petrel, Noyono, and others following as the breeze shifted and conditions lightened near Newport Harbor.
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Annapolis-Newport
Peter Grimm
Callen
Nile
Annapolis
Blossom IV
Castle Hill
Grimm
Walter
Gubelman
Aigo
Shour
Petrel
Coast Guard
Rec
Academy
Ling
Nework Harbor
Castle
Noyono
U. S. Naval Academy
Don McNamara
Nefertiti
Escapade
Walter Gubleman
Windigo
Eric Ritter
Wallee Gubelman
Constellation Syndicate
Ameri Ica
Constellation
Newport
Miami
Castle Till Light
Erg
Cherry Hall
Regime Grips Algeria as Protests Erupt in Algiers
Algiers faces a security crackdown as the military regime under Boumediene holds the capital. Police deploy with water jets to disperse thousands of Ben Bella supporters amid reports of clashes elsewhere in Bone Philippeville Constantine and Oran.
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Algiers
Gol
Houari Boumedicone
Ahmed Beni’ Bella
Ween
Ben Bella
Bone
Philippeville
Constantine
Oran
Bon Bella
Arkansas River Rampage Forces Kansas Towns to Flee
Floodwaters from the Arkansas River forced thousands to evacuate in Kansas as swollen streams moved toward Larned and Great Bend. Reports say 1,002 people left in the southeast part of town, with up to 3,000 more preparing to move near Great Bend. Damage from storms in Colorado adds to the disaster. Gov. John A. Love warned of the flood’s severity and considered a special flood relief session.
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Arkansas
Kar Tha
Larned
Great Bend
Colorado
Kansas
Jetmore
Pecied
Laimed
Rozel
Lar-Islores
Ned
Nodge City
Garden City
John A. Love
Colara
Jessio
Orado
Dominican Strike Collapse Blamed on Police and Army
In Santo Domingo a nationwide strike in support of rebel forces collapsed as unions blamed police and army repression. No violence reported while 190000 workers faced mass layoffs and transport services remained active in some areas. Rebels demanded restoration of the 1983 constitution under President Bosch.
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Santo Domingo
Domini
San Republic
Saia
Miguel Solo
Autonomous Confederation
Confederation of Unions
Pst
Walker
Tanta Miles
Santiago
Juan
Bosch
Newport Bay Bridge Referendum Watch As Voters Decide
Newport voters on Aquidneck Island weigh the Newport Bay Bridge question and four statewide issues. turnout varied by polling place with 1 202 at Elks Club and 2 538 at other sites. overall eligible voters total 14 209. If approved, bonds and financing would fund a $42 million bridge linking Jamestown and Tiverton area and guarantee up to $17.5 million in bonds for the Bridge and Turnpike Authority.
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Newport Soling
Varngut
Newport Bay Bridge
Aule
Newport Bay
Aquidneck Island
Clarke Street
Ar Jnory
Art Association
Elks Club
Ar' Haory
Cliff Walk
Newport
Rhode Island
Bridge and Turnpike Authority
Warwick
Beaches Close in Two Towns for Festival Nights
Two town councils passed ordinances closing Serenil Head and Tiverton beaches during Jazz land Folk Festivals and restricting public drinking. Serenil Head will be closed from 7 pm June 20 to July 24 and Tiverton beaches from June 39 to July 6 daily, with fines up to $20 plus court costs. A separate Middletown measure bans public alcohol and may limit private cantons while dogs on land were discussed.
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Serenil Head
Tiverton
Pam
Middictoryan Council
Ian
Middletown
Godleitor
Edward B. Coreaten
Newport Opens 11 Colonial Homes For Public Inspection
Newport announces an Saturday tour of eleven colonial homes sponsored by the Preservation Society of Newport County. Hostesses will greet visitors from 11 am to 4 pm at each site including the Caleb Claggett House and the Chadwick, Weiss, and Giubs houses, as well as others on Wall, Chestnut, Poplar, Eli, and Bridge Streets tracing early 18th century architecture and ongoing restoration under Operation Clapboard.
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Newport
Preservation Society of
Newport ‘County
Caleb Clagwett
Bridge St
Gordon A. Dales
Marie Burke
James Douglas
Frederick Gil
Frederick John Murphy
Howard Nowle
Jonathan Chadwick
Poplar St
Harold P. Arnold
Chadwick House
Mary Arnold
Virginia Arnold
Charles Barker
iFesiwis Carr
Myrile Pfannennutler
Wall St
Richard 5
Weiss
Steven Edwards
William Smith
Joseph Sullivan
Theodore Will
George Giubs
Chestnut St
George D. Weaver Jr
Hostiessies
Mita Lenihan
USN
Wiliam la Mond
Charles McCarthy
Jack Meyers
David Nemtzow
Virginia Tub Noy
William A. Watkins
Joseph Weaver
Jean Arbois
Washington St
William H. Fullerton
George Topham
Felis F. Cowey
Weller Curry
Hichard Dermody
John 0
Dowd
Alan Phesant
Clarence Reddig
William K. Lovell
Robert Curry
Sheffield-Kuntington House
Eli St
Cmdr
Waller J. Whit- Joy
Ars. G
Anna Troft
Kathleen Tarrington
Nova Shea
Walter Barker
David Penc Mes
George Gordon
Kenneth Stein
Stark Walsh
Nancy Dohrstane
Newport's Oldest Resident Marks His 103rd Birthday
Walter Thompson of Pilgrim Test Home at 9 William Street celebrated his 103rd birthday this afternoon as Newport’s oldest citizen. A daughter, Viola Thompson of 7 Heath Street, asserts his birth date as March 22, 1862, while the city records cite 1864. Another daughter, Gussie Jordan of Brooklyn, briefly visited and noted differing information.
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Newport
Walter Thompson
Willian St
Viola Thompato
Heath St
Gussie Jordan
Brooklyn
Jets Penetrate Hanoi Line In Deep North Vietnam Raid
U S fighter bombers made their deepest penetration of the war today hitting the Red Barracks complex at Son Lay 110 miles west northwest of Hanoi and 60 miles from Dien Bien Phu. Eight Thunderchiefs dropped 17 tons of bombs on the target destroying nine buildings and damaging 20 others. A second raid attacked a northwestern communication depot 70 miles west of Hanoi with similar air support. Moderate damage reported at the first target indicated no secondary explosions. No chemical stores or antiaircraft fire were encountered.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Wet Nam
Wie
Tl Son Lay
Hanoi Ani
Thalso
Dien Blen Pi
Tony
Ain Nuge
North Viet Nan
Won Gay
Unenoi
Gulf of Tonkin
Hanoi
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Jerome H. Milgram
Cambridge
Alass
Williams & Manchester
Daily News
Algeria
Arkansas River
the Associated. Press
Mary Fortin
John J. Apmalvong
Riks
Carnie Weesiger
John Butterworth
Rally News
William B. Sullivan
Paul A. Jerome
Richard P. Paquin
Fon
Newport Centennarian
Hanoi Line
Red Barracks
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