Jets Destroy Third PT Boat
U S Navy planes knocked out one North Vietnamese torpedo boat and damaged another in the Gulf of Tonkin, boosting the tally to three PT boats destroyed and three damaged since Monday. Other pilots hit a surface to air missile site near Vinh and another west of Hai Phong, as a lull persisted in Saigon. Officials expect Viet Cong actions around the Sept 11 assembly election after more than 100 incidents were reported nationwide. A US spokesman said a Crusader reconnaissance plane was down near Haiphong, with the pilot rescued in minutes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Vinh
Haiphong
North
Jefferson County Boy Dies in Crash
The death of a boy in a Jefferson County accident raises Wisconsin 1966 highway toll to 692. Steven Michels, 11, of Fort Atkinson, was killed Tuesday night after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle near a park in the city.
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Associated Press
Jefferson County
Wisconsin
Steven Michels
Fort Alfanson
Elm Tree Blocks Maple Street in Farmington Windstorm
A windstorm in Farmington New Mexico knocked an elm tree onto Maple Street causing a temporary road blockage. No injuries were reported and authorities cleared the scene shortly after. Nearby residents reported minor property damage but no major incidents occurred.
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Farmington, NM
UPI
Farmington
Maple Street
Bills to Limit Interest Rates Sent to House
Washington AP reports mounting rates spark House action as two proposals to cap certain interest rates await votes next week. Rep. Wright Patman says the public demands disclosure of who opposes high rates as the Rules Committee clears the path for debate.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Cabinet level department of transportation approved by House
The House voted 336 42 to create a Cabinet level Department of Transportation and 260 117 to strip out the Maritime Administration. The measure envisions four main agencies including Federal Highway, Federal Aviation, Federal Railroad, and the Coast Guard with an independent investigations office and a national transport safety board to determine accident causes. Senate action is expected after Labor Day amid civil rights debate.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
House
Senate
Maritime Administration
Henry M Jackson
Government Operations Committee
Jackson
Department
Federal Highway Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Commerce Department
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Waukegan curfew lifted after rioting in city
Waukegan Illinois AP report says the curfew ending three nights of unrest is called off. Mayor Robert Sabonjian to meet leaders to solve racial problems. Police arrested 56 violators and seized weapons during the curfew. Sabonjian vows to consult lawyers before actions on welfare payments and eviction of a public housing tenant. NAACP official Sydney Finley to push state and national pressure for better Negro living conditions and to call a civil rights summit. Continued on Page 8 Col 7.
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Waukegan, Ill
Robert Sabonjian
Waukegan
Sabonjian
Sydney Finley
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Newsmen
Finley
NAACP
U.S and
Illinois
Civil Rights Commissions
Feder
Woman buyers flood ad for bloodhound litter in Dewsbury
In Dewsbury England Shirley Sands a dog breeder sold a litter of bloodhounds after placing an ad asking do you have difficulty with tracking down menfolk The ad drew queries entirely from women demonstrating surprising demand for the dogs as a playful joke.
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Dewsbury
England
UPI
Shirley Sands
Madison Firm Is Low Bidder On Runway Overlay Project
Garrett Construction Co. of Madison submitted the apparent low bid for overlaying the east west runway at Winnebago County Airport. The bid was about 11 000 under the estimate at 133 754 and the project is part of two airport upgrades to handle jet aircraft from North Central Airlines. The county expects 90 000 in state aid and has 150 000 in its share. Weather could affect asphalt work with completion targeted around October 15.
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Madison Firm
Winnebago County
Garrett Construction Co., Inc
Madison
Joseph Abernathy
State Aeronautics Commission
Garrett
John Garrett
Reliance Construction Co
Sheboygan
Courtney & Plummer
Neenah
County
North Central Airlines
North Central
Death claims brave little heart patient Judy Funsch
Ann Arbor Michigan AP reports five year old Judy Lynn Funsch died at University of Michigan Hospital after a rare heart surgery did not allow her to enroll in kindergarten. Exact cause of death not released. Judy, a frail child from Flint, had undergone long surgery last year to remove a pulmonary vein obstruction and had returned for observation weeks earlier.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Judy Lynn Funsch
Judy
University of Michigan
Lume
Devel
Mayor Acts As Result Of Negro Death
Benton Harbor mayor Wilbert Smith declared a state of emergency after two nights of racial violence but declined to request National Guard troops. Governor Romney said a wounded 18 year old Negro died and said he would take steps to maintain order. State police were placed on alert as 75 troopers gathered. A crowd of about 30 Negro residents protested at a gasoline station and police dispersed them as fears of more trouble grew. Continued on Page 8.
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Associated Press
Wilbert Smith
Benton Harbor
Mich
National Guard
Michigan
George Romney
Lansing
Romney
Frederick Davids
Cecil Hunt
Earl Merrill
Thant Aims to Decide on U N Chief Tenure
Thant returns from Latin America to state whether he will stay as United Nations secretary general. Most expect a non renewal after his current term ends November 3, with some suggesting a partial extension or a longer service and others expecting a refusal to commit beyond the end of a five year period. The final decision will be communicated to all 117 U N delegations Thursday.
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United Nations, N.Y
Open Hearing On Race Issue In Milwaukee Riot Tangles
An Industrial Commission hearing opens in Milwaukee on the Cannon case as tensions linger in Wauwatosa. National Guardsmen stand by amid a week of protests led by the Milwaukee Youth Council of the NAACP and clergy discuss stands against segregated clubs. Authorities set guidelines for future demonstrations as groups from Eagles to Knights of Columbus weigh in.
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Wauwatosa
Milwaukee Area Council of Churches
Milwaukee Naacp Youth Council
Robert C. Cannon
National Guardsmen
J Just
Cannon
Milwaukee
State Industrial Commission
Milwaukee Youth Council
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Warren P. Knowles
Council
Pigeon enters last minute change at Idaho fair
At the Western State Fair in Boise the male pigeon entry was allowed a late change after the bird laid an egg and refused to leave the nest. A young exhibitor cited the bird’s behavior and sought the adjustment during the event.
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Boise
Idaho
UPI
Marquette Honors Cardinal Wyszynski in Absentia
In Milwaukee AP report Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski of Poland received an honorary Doctor of Religious Studies from Marquette University in absentia The degree went to Bishop Ladislaus Rubin the Cardinal’s US delegate during the Polish Millennium celebration at the Brooks Memorial Union on campus
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Milwaukee
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland
Marquette University
Ladislaus Rubin
Rubin
Brooks Memorial Union
Marquette
Senate urged to back large U.S. force cuts in Europe
Thirteen members of the Democratic Policy Committee proposed a resolution asking the Senate to express support for a substantial reduction in American forces in Europe. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen discussed the plan, aiming for quick action after Labor Day, with support from Foreign Relations and Armed Services chairmen to move the measure directly to a Senate vote.
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Washington
Democratic Policy Committee
Senate
Favorig
U.S
Europe
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M Dirksen
Thoms
Mansfield
Johnson
Executive Branch
JW Fullught
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
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U.S. Air Force
Marine and Navy
RUS
Thant
U.N
Chinese Communist Party
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Chinese Communist
Tienanmen Gate
M Gesss Rally Party
Lin Piao
Chot
Order of Eagles
James Groppi
Cardinal Wyszynski
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