Fire and violence sweep Watts and other cities in UPI reports
In Watts firefighters battled multiple blazes sparked by molotov cocktails as saturation policing kept the area mostly calm. In Little Rock, fires and gunfire flared as curfew enforcement continued amid racial violence. Dayton saw a pending Ohio election law decision after arguments in Wallace party suit conclude.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Watts
Little Rock, Ark
Dayton
Ohio
George Wallace
American Independent Party
David J. Young
Columbus
Wallace Party
Socialist Labor Party
SLP
Dolly churns Atlantic seas with 75 mph winds
Hurricane Dolly moved through the Atlantic with peak winds of 75 miles per hour and gale winds extending 175 miles from its center. The storm posed no immediate threat to land.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
UPI
Dolly
Atlantic
Chilean Archbishop suspends nine priests over cathedral sit-in
In Santiago Archbishop Raul Salva Cardinal Henriquez suspended nine priests who led a 12 hour sit in at a municipal cathedral claiming a people's struggle for liberation. The group occupied the church with three nuns and 150 lay members protesting the church's wealth and power and the Pope's planned Aug. 22 1964 visit to Bogota Colombia.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Raul Salva
Henriquez
Paul VI
Bogota
Columbia
Weather Outlook and Local Life Events Summary
Increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions with showers possible tonight. Highs near the upper 70s to low 80s, lows around the 60s. Norwalk forecast shows no rainfall and mild humidity. Marriage license notices list ten couples from Huron to Monroeville. Birth announcements include seven newborns in Willard and surrounding areas. Deaths noted for Eric Wright and Charles E. Slope.
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Norwalk
Killer Cries To Be Caught In Broward Airport Slayings
A caller told deputies he murdered three people and urged discovery. Police found an 11 year old girl dead and a wounded mother near Fort Lauderdale airport. An 18 year old Santa Monica man was questioned as a possible suspect. Authorities warned residents to stay vigilant.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
UPI
Broward County
James Rice
Rice
Broward General Hospital
Marilyn
California
Ray Clark Masterson
Santa Monica
Masterson
Fight Near Saigon Sees Heavy Losses for Both Sides
U S and South Vietnamese forces report at least 146 Communist troops killed with possible total over 200 in three Mekong Delta clashes near Saigon. In the fiercest engagement 20 miles southwest of the capital, 69 Viet Cong were killed after 20 hours of fighting. American losses include 15 killed and 30 wounded.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Mekong Delta
U.S. 9Th Division
9Th Division
Humphrey Wins Ohio Delegation Caucus Vote Amid Contested Ballot
UPI reports a four hour Ohio Democratic caucus gave Humphrey 58 percent of 115 votes among 128 delegates. McCarthy won 3 primary votes. 27 uncommitted and 25.5 absent. Key changes included Metzenbaum’s dismissal, Porter’s ouster as temporary chairman, and Young as delegation chair in a compromise.
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U.S
Stephen M. Young
Young
Eugene P
Pete) O’grady
Humphrey
O’grady
Cuyahoga County
Albert Porter
Cleveland
Howard Metzenbaum
Robert F
George Twyford
Reynoldsburg
Twyford
Franklin County
Porter
Helen Gunsett
Zoning Board Eyes Three-Unit Plan and Showroom Expansion
Norwalk Planning and Zoning will hear requests including James Seitz's plan for a three family dwelling on League and Hester with a setback change and a variance to allow a three family unit in an R2 zone. John Suhr seeks a setback to enlarge factory space and add a showroom at Summit Benedict. The panel will also review Herbert A. Rice's corrected trailer park plans on St Mary's Street and a possible variance to avoid a 10 foot setback. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m in City Council Chambers.
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Norwalk
Summit St
Summit- Benedict
Benedict
St. Mary’s Street
Herbert A. Rice
Rice
Fire damages truck and minor boiler of plumbing firm engine
Two Norwalk fire calls report $500 damage to the engine of a Lawrence & Battles Inc. truck after a gasoline leak ignited near Hester Street as Jim Babcock drove it out of the lot. A boy escaped injury when a match and gasoline caused a small fire on South Old State Road. City officials sign contracts for a northeast water pressure study and for Sewage disposal plant expansion to be signed within ten days, per Morley Price.
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Norwalk
Lawrence & Battles Inc
Jim Babcock
Huron
Hester Street
Roger Bush
Morley Price
Rhodes and Rhodes Troupe to Attend Huron County Airport Dedication
Norman Cratbree of the State Division of Aviation predicts a successful program at the Huron County Norwalk Airport dedication on Sunday. Governor Rhodes will attend at 4 30 PM with a string of airplanes including antiques and a plane load of people. Jerri Mack and Bill Piper are among those invited to attend.
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Columbus
Norman Crabtree
State Division of Aviation
Huron County - Norwalk
James Rhodes
Aviation Division
National Aviation Magazine
Crabtree
Jerri Mack
Bill Piper
Piper Club
School Levies Up For Renewal
Norwalk City Board of Education weighs renewing expiring levies totaling 9.3 mills about 38 percent of levy income. Board to decide if voters will renew in November. Five resignations including Elmer Smith, Norwalk Teachers Association president, to be considered. Also discuss algebra for eighth graders and new high school textbooks.
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Norwalk City
Elmer Smith
Norwalk Teachers Association
Smith
EHOVE
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George S. McGovern
New York
Gary L. Cole
Lynette W. Walls
Gerald Alan Steinke
Willard
Glenda G. Layne
Darrell J. Young
Sheila Sparkman
Cletus J. Miller
Constance L. Robinson
Monroeville
Terry L. Horner
Karen Prelipp
North Fairfield
Thomas Shreve
Seminary St
Amos Hill
Harold Courtright
James Neeley
Shelby
Timothy Dorf
New Haven
Billy Perkins
Carl Waltz
Findlay
Eric Wright
Charles E. Slope
Marshall St
Georgia
Dorothy Clark
Clarkston, Ga
Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport
Emory University
Atlanta
Bazet
Israel
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Dems
Seitz
South Old State Road
Bush
Rhodes
White House
International Amphitheatre
Chicago
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