No Easing Of War Because Of Racial Strife Says LBJ
President Johnson and aides say rioting at home will not curb U.S. war effort in Vietnam. Johnson and Secretary Rusk insist resources will meet domestic turmoil while continuing commitments abroad. They warn Communists may misread the unrest as a sign of U.S. weakness.
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Fire Probe Team Is Named To Investigate Forrestal Fire
The U S Navy named three senior officers to head a board of inquiry into the Forrestal fire that ravaged the carrier, killing at least 129 and injuring 97. The board will be based at Subic Bay with Rear Adm Forsyth Massey leading, joined by C A T Earnest and Capt Martin Stack.
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Arab Chiefs Meet In Khartoum On Postwar Unity Effort
Thirteen Arab League states plus PLO delegates convened in Khartoum to quash rivalries and plan a summit. Ben-Gurion urged resettling Jordanian Jerusalem territories and transferring University facilities to Mount Scopus. UPI reports other world views at the Mennonite Congress closing message.
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Generals to host Atletic Portugues in first top international clash
New York Generals will play Athletic Portugues of Brazil at Yankee Stadium on August 4 despite a ban from the world governing body. It marks the first time a top rated international team will face a National Professional Soccer League club.
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Forrestal Fire Claims Three Ohio Sailors
The Defense Department announced that three Ohioans were killed in the USS Forrestal fire. Three others are reported missing and one is injured. Names listed are Seaman James Lawrence Blaskis, Euclid Fireman Ronald Roy Orgine, and PO 3c Albert Gerald Wehde of Old Monroe.
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Norwalk Man Safe Aboard Forrestal Fire
A Norwalk man aboard the Forrestal was unhurt by the fire. Chief Electronics Technician Richard A. Weidinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Weidinger, Sr. of Pearl Street, telephoned his wife in Virginia Beach to report he was all right. Several crew members were listed as missing including Seaman Nelson Everett Spitler of Upper Sandusky and Airmen Ralph Wayne Jacobs of Columbus and Harold David Watkins. Airman Paul Andrew Krueger of Cincinnati was seriously injured.
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Columbus
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Cleveland
Paul Andrew Krueger
Cincinnati
Fulbright Pushes Review Of U S National Commitments
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman J William Fulbright introduces a sense of the Senate resolution to reassess American national commitments. The proposal seeks executive legislative affirmation for commitments and aims to curb uncoordinated foreign pledges amid Congo Middle East crises.
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Army flyer Larry Silcox to return home for recuperation
Released A2C Larry J. Silcox who has been a patient at Wright Patterson AFB Hospital will come home Wednesday for a two week recuperation leave his family notified. He was injured in an accident here in July. Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield and Armed Services Committee Chairman Richard Russell of Georgia along with others discussed Vietnam policy and fears of U.S. involvement in the Middle East and Congo. Lawmakers felt Israel's disavowal of American help saved the Mideast from conflict.
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Orbiter Set In Spite Of Rain Threat
Lunar Orbiter 5 prepares for a 4 09 p m EDT launch atop Atlas Agena from Cape Kennedy despite forecast afternoon thunderstorms. Launch director Robert H Gray cites weather as the sole problem with a 8 p m EDT deadline and possible Wednesday delay if missed.
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Change Driver Test Procedure
Applicants for driver's license examinations must now call the Monroeville examination bureau instead of the highway patrol post. The bureau is in the Township Hall in Monroeville and the telephone number is 465 5711.
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De Gaulle Backs French Canadian Liberty Controversy
Paris reports say Charles de Gaulle positions himself as a champion of liberty for French Canadians while sparking a crisis over Quebec independence. He avoided details while provoking mixed reactions in Canadian and French press and shuttling plans with Lester Pearson.
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Overpass Symbolizes Cooperation at Bellevue Yard Opening
G R Janosko regional engineer for Lake Region of Norfolk and Western praised local citizens and officials for cooperation enabling the 13.5 million electronic classification yard project. He called the Route 4 bridge over the railway yard an emblem of joint effort and noted the yard’s construction spurred regional growth.
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