Fires Run Wild Across Northwest Forests United Burned Areas
Hundreds of fires rage across Idaho Oregon Montana and British Columbia with manpower shortages and extreme heat and dryness. more than 250 new Idaho fires since Sunday night and over 1 000 Oregon firefighters contend with 25 000 acres burned. Canadian and U S crews report widespread blazes amid dry lightning and red flag conditions.
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Reagan Asks Leaders Not to Support Nixon
In 1962 Ronald Reagan privately urged key conservative Republicans to withhold backing from Richard Nixon as the GOP presidential candidate. He said he is not a national candidate, while Nixon supporters seek a Southern base. Reagan pressed undecided leaders Kirk and Tower not to commit, amid talk of favorite son runs and unity ahead of Miami Beach.
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Fires Sweep New Haven in Third Night of Rioting
New Haven endured a state of emergency as 343 arrests were made in the three days of unrest sparked by a shooting incident. Thirty-three fires, including two firebombings, strained firefighters and prompted tear gas use. Curfew remained 8 p.m. amid ongoing talks with Negro leaders and reports of a proposed deal from the Hill Parents Association.
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New Haven
Richard C. Lee
Lee
Hill Parents Association
Fred Harris
Hill
Reform pleas urged to Saigon amid Vietnam war trap
Senator Len Clifford P. Case, in a prepared speech, argued that heavy U.S. military involvement in Vietnam has trapped the Johnson administration, allowing Saigon to ignore basic civil reforms while 45,000 more American troops arrive. He warned that intensified bombing and political pressures risk wider conflict, urging credible progress toward reforms as a condition for victory.
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China
J. W. Fulbright
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Albert Gore
D-Tenn
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Bombing of Hanoi Continues Amid Vietnam War Tensions
UPI reports the United States lost six jets in attacks on Hanoi and suburbs, including two Navy planes that crossed into China. B52s and F105s pressed the North Vietnamese capital while defenses downed several aircraft. Communist and East German outlets claimed higher U.S. losses and noted strikes on rail yards and the Paul Doumer bridge.
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Berlin
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Marine Gunnery Sgt Jimmie E Howard wins Medal of Honor
President Johnson awards the Medal of Honor to Marine Gunnery Sgt Jimmie E Howard for extraordinary courage during a June 1966 battle near Chu Lai. His platoon faced a Viet Cong battalion, he was wounded but directed the defense, and 12 of 18 men survived. The unit killed about 200 enemy. Howard previously won the Silver Star in Korea.
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