Drought Hit Northeast Seeks Federal Disaster Aid
Washington AP report on Friday details New Jersey Gov. Hughes requesting federal disaster designation for parts of New York and Pennsylvania and southern New England. He urged emergency wells, water transfer options, and long range planning as the Weather Bureau warns the four year drought may require years of above average rainfall to end.
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New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Hughes
Federal Water Resources Council
Johnson
U. S. Weather Bureau
Federal Council
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Delaware River
Chelsea
Hudson River
Hudson
New York City
Geological Survey
Delaware
Army
Philadelphia
Mars Photos Show Atmosphere Too Thin for Life
Mars photos from Mariner 4 reveal an atmosphere at the surface as thin as Earth’s at 90,000 to 100,000 feet and about one to two percent as dense as Earth’s. No oxygen detected. nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, and trace water present. The mission notes a desert-like surface region near Phlegra and Elysium Amazonis track with later frames covering Mare Cimmerium and Phaethonus.
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Calif
Mars
Mariner 4
U.S
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
William H. Pickering
Phlegra
Elysium
Amazonis
Mare Cimmerium
Phaethonus
Stevenson Honored Among Illinois Heroes in Last Rites
Illinois observed a public tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson in the Capitol rotunda with Gov. Otto Kerner delivering the epitaph. More than 500 officials, diplomats, and friends attended as the body lay in state under the dome. The service included prayers, choirs, and songs ending with America the Beautiful, reflecting on Stevenson's life as a national figure and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
Stevenson
Lincoln
A A. Douglas
Ulysses Rant
John Cae
Capitol
Richard Paul Graebel
First Presbyterian Church
Springfield
Washington
U.S
United Nations
London
Floods Leave 120 Dead or Missing in Korea
Torrential rainfall across central Korea leaves about 120 dead or missing with one third in military areas near Seoul and Kangwon Province. Some 150,000 homeless and property damage around 160 million dollars are reported by the flood committee.
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Korea
Seoul
Kangwon
Justice Refuses To Block Special Election
Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan declines to block New York State's November special legislative election. He notes a prior June ruling and affirms federal court orders guiding the election despite constitutional conflicts. The case centers on objections from state Democratic leaders fearing chaos.
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New York State
U.S. Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Harlan
New York City
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
District Court
New York
Federal Court For the
Southern District of
Rome Man Held In Ohio Denied Free Attorney
A 23-year-old Rome New York man held in Youngstown on attempted burglary was denied free legal counsel and bound over to the Mahoning County grand jury. Judge John Leskovyansky said the court would not fund or provide counsel. Sgroi faces charges for the attempted burglary of a jewelry store in the Mahoning Valley.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Rome
N.Y
Mahoning County
David Sgroi
John Leskovyansky
Sgroi
Mahoning Valley
Seven Inmates Escape Greene County Prison in Waynesburg
Seven Greene County prison inmates fled through steel bars early today, listed as dangerous by state police. They were serving terms for burglary and murder or larceny, with names Kenneth Gephart Frank Zappone Gerald Groves William Tenney Gary Tanner James Fletcher and Fred Jenkins and their home towns.
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Waynesburg
Greene County
Kenneth Gephart
Carmichaels
Frank Zappone
Crucible
Gerald Groves
Uniontown
William Tenney
Gary Tanner
Bobtown
James Fletcher
Fred Jenkins
White House Aims to End Bogalusa Race Impasse
White House emissary John Doar sought to end the Bogalusa racial impasse as civil rights leader A Z Young warned of bloodshed if provoked. Gov. McKeithen urged united leadership to keep outsiders out and said a 30 day cooling off failed. A parade of 300 youths was halted after clashes with white pickets near City Hall.
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Bogalusa
White House
John Doar
A. Z. Young
John J. McKeithen
Young
City Hall
Asst
L. C. Terrell
Terrell
Dear
U. S
Garcia-Godoy To Take Post For Nine Months
Hector Garcia-Godoy, 44, former diplomat and tobacco executive, agrees to a nine month leave to lead a provisional government under an OAS peace plan. He seeks no personal political aim, aiming to stabilize the country for elections within six to nine months while maintaining rebel factions’ support.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Organization of American States
Garcia-Godoy
Driver killed in flaming car crash near Adirondacks
Arthur Arsenault of North Creek died Friday when his truck struck a tree two miles north of Olmstedville near Schroon Lake. An electrician by trade, he was about 40 years old.
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N. Y
Arthur Arsenault
North Creek
Adirondack
Schroon Lake
Arsenault
Laird Hits Mansfield on Viet Nam Debate Deplorable
U S jets from Guam bomb positions in central Viet Nam as House Republican Melvin Laird accuses Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of abandoning rational debate on Johnson’s Viet Nam policies. Laird says Republicans have acted fairly while criticizing Democratic critics, as Morse urges Congress to stay in session to restrain Johnson’s war conduct.
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House
Senate
Johnson
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Mike Mansfield
United States
Laird
Viet Nam
House Republican Conference
Mansfield
House Republican
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Congress
Morse
Saigon F- B52 raids hit Mang Yang Pass in Vietnam
U S Air Force B52 bombers dropped 500 tons of hazardous devices on suspected Viet Cong positions in central Viet Nam's Mang Yang Pass near Route 19. Ground forces, up to 5 000 Vietnamese troops, cleared the road for supply convoys as clashes continued around Saigon and Bien Hoa. Col Pham Ngoc Thao, a Roman Catholic rebel, was ambushed and died en route to Saigon after strikes on his manhunt.
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South Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
Viet Nam
Guam
Mang Yang Pass
Defense Ministry
Pham Ngoc Thao
Bien Hoa
Thao
Thu Duc
Nguyen Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Qui Khon
Pleiku
South
Cholon
Storms leave Germany Italy and Paris shaken
Rain swollen streams flooded rural central Germany as police said 15 people drowned. In northern Italy hail winds and lightning ruined crops and caused two deaths. Paris endured one of the coldest mid July days with temperatures dropping to 51 degrees.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Turin
Italy
Paris
France
U S Military Asks Increase In Viet Forces
The U S military recommended increasing American forces in South Vietnam. Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Sylvester said a staff study supported a specific reinforcements number but declined to reveal it. Premier Ky's government sought a troop hike, with a U S Embassy spokesman calling the requests in the same ballpark as the U S proposal.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Arthur Sylvester
Assistance Command
McNamara
Nguyen Cao Ky
Barry Zorth
Igtres
Sylvester
Joy Drake May Be Sir Francis Drake Descendant
Joy Drake of Hong Kong, first Eurasian Miss Hong Kong, is a tall fashioning pageant contender claiming kinship to Sir Francis Drake. She combines boxing skills, multilingual ability, and herbal health lore as she prepares for the Miss Universe crown set for July 24.
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Hong Kong
Sir Francis Drake
Miami Beach
Fla
Francis Drake
South China
Tiger
Kwaung-Tung
Joy
Darrell Drake
Mansfield College
Kowloon
Lieko Arakak
Lieko
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