Liberty crew says Israeli attack on ship deliberate
Senior Liberty crewmen testifying in Malta say the June 8 air and torpedo boat strike that killed 34 Americans was deliberate. They point to ample time to identify the vessel and the intensity of the attack as evidence as the ship lay in a Maltese drydock for emergency repairs.
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Valetta
Malta
Liberty
Israel
Navy
Mediterranean
Norfolk Va
U.S
Middle East
U. S
Kosygin makes surprise U N appearance on Middle East
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin surprised delegates at the United Nations emergency session in New York. He was welcomed by U S Ambassador Arthur Goldberg who urged cooperation to settle the Middle East issue, while Jordan voiced demand for immediate Israeli troop withdrawal from occupied Arab lands. The assembly adjourned briefly after the opening agenda.
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United Nations, N.Y
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Middle East
Goldberg
Paris
New York
Muhammed el-Farra
General Assembly
Kosygin
Jamil M. Baroody
Goldbert
Baroody
Former Cornell Professor Knighted in Queen's Birthday Honors
London AP reports former Cornell University voice professor Sir Donald Keith Faulkner is created a Knight's Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II. He was among six men knighted last Saturday and has directed the Royal College of Music in London since 1960 after leaving Cornell.
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London
Cornell University
Donald Keith Faulkner
Faulkner
Royal College of Music
Low
Cornell
C130 Crashes at An Khe Airport Kill 28 Die 21 Live
The US Air Force says a four engine C130 burst into flames after attempting to abort takeoff at An Khe airport. Twenty eight people died and 21 survived. The flight originated from Tan Son Nhut Saigon with a first stop at An Khe.
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Saigon
An Khe
Air Force
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Passenger Killed in Madison County Car Crash
An automobile accident near Madison southwest of Utica claimed the life of Christopher Clark, 18, of Oriskany. Clark was a passenger in a car that rolled over three times on a rural road Friday, according to police.
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Madison
N.Y
Christopher Clark
Oriskany
Clark
Utica
75 year old Cornell classmate walks 55 miles to reunion
Jesse F. Hyde Sr., 75, walked 55 miles to attend his Cornell University class reunion in Ithaca. After an 18 hour trek he planned to ride home but later decided to stay. Hyde praised walkers, endured heat, and noted cars rarely stopped for pedestrians. He wore white and carried a flashlight amid campus welcome.
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Binghamton
Cornell
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Jesse F. Hyde Sr
Hyde
Barton Hall
Bandit Wanted After Buffalo Bank Slaying
A 69-year-old Edmund Mayer, manager at Community Savings & Loan, is killed during a holdup in Buffalo East Side. Fifty FBI agents and 30 city officers pursue leads as three suspects are questioned but released. Mayer’s wife Dechantal Mayer witnessed the scene and described the bandit in a green sweater. The bank was later found to be part of a string of bank robberies with no other injuries. The Mayers live in Williamsville and the office is on Genesee Street.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Savings and Loan Association
FBI
Edmund H. Mayer
Dechantal
Community Savings & Loan Association
Mayers
Williamsville
Re Oe
Mayer
Cottonwood Drive
Genesee St
York Youth Dies At School Picnic
A 17 year old York boy died after being pulled from a pool during a year end picnic and swimming party with classmates. David W. Bradley of York attended York Central School and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bradley. The cause of death was not immediately determined.
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York
N.Y
Livingston County Sheriff's Department
David W. Bradley
York Central School
David
William Bradley
Boy 9 Drowns in Medina Quarry Pond
Edward Ruhlman, 9, drowned Friday night in a quarry pond owned by the Medina Conservation Club in Orleans County. His body was recovered by volunteer firemen. he was the son of Mrs. Freida Ruhlman.
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Medina
N.Y
Edward Ruhlman
Medina Conservation Club
Orleans County Sheriff's Deputies
Freida Ruhlman
Muff Ford Introduced To Society
Eighteen year old Martha Parke Muff Ford of the Ford and Firestone families debuted at a 900 guest dance and breakfast. The event occurred at the Ford family mansion in Grosse Pointe Shores as winds and rain swept Detroit. Her father is a major Ford stockholder and sports owner, while her mother is Martha Parke Firestone of Akron Ohio. Both parents attended the party.
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Detroit
Martha Parke
Muff” Ford
Ford
Firestone
William Clay Ford
Lake St. Vlair
Grosse Pointe Shores
Miss Ford
Ford Motor Co
Detroit Lions
Detroit Cougars
Martha Parke Firestone
Harvey S. Firestone Jr
Akron
Ohio
Dodd Backers Press Advantage In Senate Vote
The Senate ethics panel plans to press its parliamentary edge in the Dodd censure dispute. Debate hurdles delayed voting on the two counts, with a move to address the double billing of seven trips blocked by objections to order.
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Dodd
Senate
Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Connecticut
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Sen
Wallace F. Bennett
Ratah
Bennet
Test Pilot Dies In F-100 Jet Crash Near Niagara Falls
James I. Meeker, 39, a Air National Guard major from Snyder and pilot for Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories, was killed when an F-100 crashed east of Pendleton. He ejected but his parachute failed. witnesses heard two shots as the fire consumed the plane amid exploding ammunition during a refueling exercise. The crash occurred seven miles east of Niagara Falls Base while investigation proceeds.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Air National Guard
Here
Pendleton
James I. Meeker
Snyder
Buffalo
Meeker
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories
Cheektowaga
Niagara Falls Air Force Base
Green Bay
Wis
Invest
Hydrogen bomb test by Communist China sparks international notice
Peking radio reported China's first hydrogen bomb test in the western region marking a new stage in its nuclear program after five prior tests. The broadcast linked the event to Mao Zedong's 1958 prediction and to China's cultural revolution progress. In Phoenix, a 16 year old was fatally shot and Donald Gary Smith, 20, faced first degree manslaughter charges after claiming the rifle discharged during cleaning.
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Tokyo
China
Peking Radio
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Chairman Mao
Phoenix
David M. Matott
State St
William Dwinnelle
Charles Moyer
Albert Robinson
Roland Lynk
Young Matott Onn
Chief Moyer
Dr. Dwinnelle
Peter Conley
Moyer
Donald Gary Smith
Smith
Matott
Barnard Sockman
Two Cops Hit By Stones In St. Petersburg
Police said 50 to 100 angry African Americans surrounded a Negro slum area after four suspects were arrested for strong armed robbery at a gas station. In Philadelphia and Cincinnati, similar unrest and violence were reported with cars attacked and fires started, while Viet Cong forces in War Zone D killed 31 American soldiers in a jungle clearing as air and artillery supported relief efforts.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Cincinnati
Ohio
Saigon
U.S
Associated Press
Henri Huet
William G. Westmoreland
Highlands
173Rd Airborne
South Vietnamese
24Th Special Zone
Kontum City
2Nd Field Hospital
Kontum
173Rd
Pleiku
United States
4Th Infantry
Johnsons Meet Holt in Camp David Ahead of Kosygin Talks
President Johnson holds talks with Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt at Camp David as a prelude to a potential later meeting with Soviet Premier Kosygin. The White House frames the planned Texas ranch session as a possible follow up after Kosygin visits the United Nations in New York.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold Holt
Alexei N. Kosygin
Austin
Tex
Holt
Camp David
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Kosygin
United Nations
New York
State Department
White House
Vietnam
Middle East
Crash Injuries Fatal to Ashville Driver
A 47 year old man from Ashville died Friday at WCA Hospital after his car struck a parked vehicle on Route 74 about ten miles west of Jamestown. Deputies said John Meredith was alone. the other occupants, a married couple in the second car, suffered minor injuries.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Aout
WCA
Chautauqua County Sheriff's Deputies
John Meredith
Ashville
Teen Gil Rocker dies in Saddle River Road crash
William Tatem 19 of Glen Rock New Jersey was killed when the car he rode in left Saddle River Road and crashed into a tree early today according to police.
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Monley
N.Y
William Tatem
Glen Rock
N.J
Saddle River Road
World News in Brief: Kosygin Criticized for UN Visit
A Soviet broadcast accuses Premier Kosygin of selling out Arab interests with his U N trip, claiming it whitewashes Moscow’s betrayal and masks treacherous aims. Paris reports say France’s NATO withdrawal issues are resolved though no details given.
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Tokyo
Alexei N. Kosygin
United Nations
Kosygin
U. N
Moscow
NATO
Warn Art Buyers About Forged Certificates
Paris Paris based art groups warn buyers against fake authenticity documents. The Art Dealers Association of American and Comite Professional des Galeries d Art urge reliance on reputable dealers. Investigators probe whether Algur H Meadows was duped by a Paris forgery ring amid a 44 forgery claim in his 58 painting 1.36 million 20th century collection.
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Parisap
U. S
Art Dealers Association of American
Comite Professional Des Galeries d'Art
Ameri Group
Algur H. Meadows
Dalas
Tex
Meadows
Bahamas Deport Haitian Refugees Sparks Deportation Drive
The Bahamas government announces a mass deportation of Haitian refugees after suspending immigration rules and rounding up 1,025 Haitians who landed by small boats. Many others reportedly fled into forests and beaches to escape the operation led by Prime Minister Lynden Pindling's administration.
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Nassau
The
Bahamas
Lynden O
Pindling
Lawn mower to aid Vietnam troops reaches home
A power lawnmower bound for South Vietnam is sent by Mr and Mrs John H Bender to their son, 1st Lt John Bender II. The unit will use the mower to cut tall elephant grass around tents at Li Kay to deter insects. total cost was 97 dollars, 50 for the mower and 47 for shipping.
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Richmond
Ind
John Bender II
South Vietnam
John H. Bender
Li Kay
Benders
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