Texas Storm Toll Rises With New Floods and Tornadoes
Waves of giant thunderstorms battered North Texas causing seven deaths and extensive damage. A tornado struck Fort Worth Christian College. a submerged car claimed a boy’s life and a plane clipped a guy wire killing a pilot. Dallas area flood figures include 256 families losing homes and 409 evacuated. Trinity River rose to 34 feet. Windhurst dam burst feeding Lake Arrowhead. Disaster areas declared in Dallas County and nearby.
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Dallas-Fort Worth
Washington
Small Business Administration
Dallas County
Windthurst
Lake Arrowhead
Texas
Sabine
Gladewater
Declaration of War Idea Turned Down
Pentagon report rebuts a declared US war against North Vietnam saying such a move would limit flexibility in seeking a solution amid complex factors and could hinder adversaries from taking a reasoned approach. The note was prepared for the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Washington
North Viet Nam
Pentagon
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wisconsin Governor Defends State in Pollution Clash
Wisconsin Gov. Warren Knowles replies to federal criticism by Murray Stein, denying claims of lagging water pollution controls. He cites more conservation steps taken in the past year and contends the federal official spoke without prior consultation. He also questions federal plans to intervene without state cooperation.
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Knowles
U.S
Washington
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Johnson
Federal
Water Pollution Control Administration
Madison
Murray Stein
Stein
Illinois seat belt law sparks driver defiance
Springfield reader letters react to a new Illinois rule requiring seat belt installation in all autos. A motorist complains that while belts must be installed, drivers cannot be compelled to wear them, illustrating public resistance to the measure.
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Springfield. Ill
Llinois
Department of Safety
Undersecretary Ball criticizes De Gaulle policies in Europe
Washington AP undersecretary of state George W. Ball denounces De Gaulle as pursuing a self centered policy that risks reviving national rivalries and war. He says France seeks first class status while keeping neighbors inferior and warns NATO pullout would weaken the Western shield and delay East West settlement. Continued on Page 10 Col 4.
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George W. Ball
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
American Society of International Law
Ball
de Gaulle
France
Atlantic
Bail
CBS
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Wisconsin Road Toll Rises With Three Deaths
The Wisconsin road toll climbs to 261 this year with the deaths of Cecilia Steinke, 49, of Janesville struck on Highway 14 near Darien during heavy rain. Christ Bushins, 75, of Beaver Dam, fatally struck while crossing a street in that city. Donald Thames, 43, of Eau Claire, died when his car left a Chippewa County road and hit an embankment. Emperor Haile Selassie returns to a warm welcome after state visits to Caribbean nations.
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Walworth County
Wisconsin
Cecilia Steinke
Janesville
Highway 14
Darien
Walworth-Rick County
Mre Sienke
Jet shoots down third MIG in two days over North Vietnam
In MIG Alley near Hanoi a U.S. Air Force F4C Phantom downed a MIG17 using a Sidewinder air-to-air missile as four Reds attacked Phantoms escorting F105s. Capt Lawrence H. Goldberg and 1st Lt Gerald D. Hardgrave survived. A second MIG crashed fleeing. pilot Capt William D. Dowell and Lt Halbert E. Rossard were aboard. Cap Larry R. Keith and Lt Robert A. Bleakley flew the Phantom that forced another MIG to crash. Tass reported seven American planes in Hanoi dispatch.
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South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U S
Hanoi
Lawrence H. Goldberg
Duluth
Duluth, Minn
Gerald D. Hardgrave
Jackson, Tenn
Air Force
William D. Dowel
Tampa
Fla
Halbert E. Rossard
Oklahoma City
Okla
Larry R. Keith
Peoria
Robert A. Bleakley
Cedar Rapids
Towa
U.S
Mig Alley
Tass
Huge Road Network Built by Reds in Laos
Communist North Viet Nam has built a 200 mile road network in the Laos Panhandle to rush materiel and troops into South Viet Nam before the monsoon. An estimated 1,500 to 3,000 trucks operate there with camouflaged stretches and stores for reinforcements. The Mu Gia and Na Pe passes serve as main routes, with prior air strikes and reopenings shaping the supply corridor as Hanoi plans heavier main force deployment.
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Hanoi
Warsaw
North Viet Nam
U.S
Reds
Laos
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Laos Panhandle
Viet Nam
Mu Gia
Na Pe
Vinh
Bikini ban on Rio buses sparks transit ruling
Rio de Janeiro transit director Delarey Gomide bans bathing-suit clad passengers from buses citing wet seats and sandy interiors. The measure makes wearing bikinis on city buses effectively legally restricted today.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Rio
Transit
Delarey Gomide
Dodd to Get Time to Prepare for Ethics Hearings
Washington AP Sen Thomas J Dodd will have ample time to prepare for public hearings on his ties to Julius Klein a Chicago public relations man The six member Ethics Committee will first hold closed sessions to define jurisdiction and declare no set start date for hearings Dodd welcomes the probe while stressing his cooperation and alleging theft of documents and political funding questions lingered involving Dylan Pearson Anderson columns IRS probe continues
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Chicago
Julius Klein
Senate Ethics Committee
Ethics Committee
Dodd
Klein
Sen
National Guard
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Anderson-Pearson
Dedd
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
King Urges Negro Vote To Defeat Sheriff Clark In Selma
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. campaigned in Selma urging a solid Negro vote against Sheriff James G. Clark as part of the push to elect Richmond M. Flowers. King called for nonviolent action and emphasized bloc voting to back Flowers, noting the voting rights drive that boosted Alabama’s Black electorate. Shuttlesworth favored Baker as the lesser option, while King warned about employer reprisals and stressed ballot secrecy.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
James G. Clark
King
Clark
Alabama
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Flowers
Richmond M Flowers
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