Two youths found near launch pad at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla UPI two youths Gary Ralph Young 22 and Theodore L Ballenger 17 from Beaver Falls Pa vacationing in Florida were arrested after an impromptu cops and robbers game about 1000 feet from Launch Pad 19 Security police identified them and held them for questioning their unauthorized visit to the pad area was discovered continued on page 8 col 3
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UPI
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Theodore L. Ballenger
Beaver Falls
Florida
Battle of Van Tuong claims heavy Viet Cong toll
U S Marines report more than 600 Viet Cong dead in the Van Tuong Peninsula clash as they suffered their heaviest loss of the war. 552 bodies counted, 40 prisoners taken. observers say some guerrillas may have slipped away while Viet Cong units in the area are regarded as no longer effective.
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U.S
van Tuong
Saigon
E.N. Snyder
Oceanside
Calif
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Marine Regiment
George H. Gentry Jr
Fallbrook
Oscar F. Peatross
Raleigh
N.C
Snyder
Wis. Gov Knowles Signs 19 Bills Into Law
Wisconsin Governor Knowles signed 19 bills, including an expansion of the Fair Employment Act banning handicap discrimination, allows flashing amber lights on trucks with oversize permits, and lets border communities agree on repairing boundary bridges and highways. The package also covers hiring a deputy for the state superintendent of public instruction, property disposal by the Regents, county salary powers for boards, and driver training vehicle back-seat limits.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State College Board of Regents
Naples landmark collapses during repairs
The Prince of Naples Gallery, a Neapolitan landmark, collapsed Wednesday during pillar repairs. No injuries were reported.
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Naples
Waly
UPI
Prince of Naples
Eisenhower backs U N vote strategy amid debt dispute
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower endorsed United Nations procedures as the best path for the United States regarding debt and voting rights. He announced after a Gettysburg meeting with UN Ambassador Arthur Goldberg, who outlined a policy shift at U N meetings in New York. Goldberg, in his first UN speech since replacing Adlai Stevenson, stated the United States would bow to the majority by not pushing the no vote penalty on the Soviet Union for non payment.
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Gettysburg
United Nations
New York
Goldberg
United States
Adlai F. Stevenson
Soviet Union
GOP Finances Group's Talk At Ike's Farm Gettysburg
At Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm a major GOP finance meeting gathers about 275 guests including top donors and congressional leaders. Lucius D. Clay presides as new finance chairman, aiming to unite Republican fund raising under one roof and curb splinter groups like the Free Society Association led by Barry Goldwater.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chaiman Ray C Bliss
Buss
Republican National Finance Committee
Bliss
Free Society Association
Barry Goldwater
Lucius D. Clay
Finance Committee
Washington
Clay
Clergyman Dies After 40 Day Fast
The Rev. George J. Strong, 59, pastor of the Church in Chico for 12 years, died at Butte County Hospital after fasting for about 40 days for world peace. He had been brought to the hospital by his wife Louella. A hospital spokesman said he had fasted at least 33 days. Strong, a Tennessee native, had served churches in Los Angeles and Oakland. He leaves his widow, five daughters, and four sons.
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Calif
George J. Strong
Butte County
Strong
Chico
Louella
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Oakland
Home of actor Trevor Howard robbed near Barnet
London UPI reports the home of actor Trevor Howard in the Barnet area was burglarized on Wednesday with thieves taking about 3000 dollars in cash and jewelry.
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London
UPI
Trevor Howard
Barnet
Sixteen-Year-Old Sailor Ends Pacific Trip
Sixteen year-old sailor Lee Graham completed a 2400 mile voyage from California to Honolulu with two kittens aboard his 24-foot Dove. He declared the trip "pretty easy" except for two days of seasickness, docking at Ala Wai Yacht Harbor ahead of schedule after a Coast Guard tow for safety. The voyage marks the first leg of a planned two-year solo circumnavigation. Lee Graham, of Honolulu, noted he had no trouble overall and avoided sailing in the dark near Diamond Head.
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Lee Graham
California
Ala Wai
Waikiki
Hawaii
Graham
Coast Guard
Diamond Head
San Pedro
Calif
Order More Registrars To Three States
The government orders 10 additional federal registrars into Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana to register Negro voters in five counties under the Voting Rights Act. Jefferson Davis Jones Perry Wilcox Ouachita Parish named. Justice Department cites ongoing discrimination and vows prompt withdrawal when fair practices resume.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Atty
Nicholas Katzenpach
Jefferson Davis and Jones
Perry and Wilcox
Ouachita Parish
Viet Nam War Toll Now 56
The Defense Department reports 561 American deaths in Viet Nam combat through Aug 16, not counting heavy fighting casualties. Army totals 354, Marines 77, Air Force 91, Navy 39, with 3,024 wounded and 44 missing at mid night last Monday. non combat deaths add 269 since Jan 1, 1961.
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UPS
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
Pentagon
Five Die In Traffic Accidents In Wisconsin
Five persons died in Wisconsin highway accidents over Wednesday night and today. Herbert Schumacher, 59, a Dodge County farmer, died after a manure spreader hit by a tractor driven by his son Ralph, 18, near Rubicon town. Everett Johnson, 34, of Horicon, collided with the farm vehicles. Alien H Batman, 17, of Hinsdale, Illinois, was killed when his car left Razorback Road near Sayner in Vilas County. Richard Jaeger, 21, of West Bend, died from injuries sustained in the incidents.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Herbert Schumacher
Dodge County
Hartford
Schumacher
Ralph
Everett Johnson
Horicon
Rubicon
Alien H Batman
Hinsdale
Razorback
Sayner
Vilas County
Gemini 5 flight postponed by technical problems and storm
Cape Kennedy Florida August 1965 the Gemini 5 mission faced a postponement as a thunderstorm and a technical glitch with a commutator caused a countdown halt at T minus 10 minutes. Astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr waited in the Titan 2 upper stage as engineers attempted a backup system before rain halted the launch.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Fa le Fine Nana Att
Jug Pelliull
Callewil
Cooper
Conrad
Mission Control Center
Cape
Man Causes Bomb Scare at Winnebago County Airport
Albert P Hastie 32 of Menasha pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct after saying a bomb was at the airport. Sentencing was postponed due to a hospitalized child and moving plans. initial 15 day sentence vacated. Police and FBI responded after two men requested tape bound IBM cards, Hastie departed, plane delayed 14 minutes with 40 passengers.
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Albert P. Hastie
Barbara Ave
Menasha
James V. Sitter
Hastie
Chicago
North Central Airlines
IBM
Airine
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Sheriff's Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Twin Cities
Neenah
La Follette Ex Governor Dies at 68 in Wisconsin
Philip Fox La Follette former three term Wisconsin governor died at 68 after a hospital stay for a lung disorder with pneumonia. He was son of Fighting Bob La Follette and brother to Robert M La Follette Jr. and uncle to Bronson C La Follette. His politics kept the La Follette name prominent in state affairs for decades.
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Philip Fox
la Follette
Wisconsin
Madison General Hospital
la Fallette
Robert M
Fighting Bolt
la Follette S
United States
Mis
Robert M la Follette Jr
Bronson C. la Follette
Fighting Bob
Bob Jr
Phil
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