Leaking dike threatens Larned flood reach in Kansas
Workers patch two dike leaks as the Arkansas River flood endangers about 1,500 residents and most of Larned Kansas business district. Evacuations exceed 1,000 with highways washed out and rail lines damaged as Great Bend and Dodge City brace for crest. Related heavy rains from Colorado and windblown dust storms compound the crisis.
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Associated Press
Larned
Kansas
L.B. Hess
Hess
Here
Great Bend
Colorado
Jetmore
Dodge City
Rozel
Garden City
Flood Threat Swells Across Colorado and Kansas Towns
Water levels at Larned far exceed 1942 and 1951 highs by four to five feet threatening the business district. Sandbags line storefronts up to ten blocks from the river, while Great Bend fronts are secured fifteen blocks away. Governor John A. Love calls the flood the greatest natural disaster in Colorado history and weighs a special flood relief session.
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Larned
Great Bend
John A. Love
Colorado
Negro Killed While Trying To Flee Police
In Macon Georgia Willie L Sheffield 30 was killed Monday night after attempting to escape police for a second time by firing on them. Earlier he had killed a detective and wounded another after leaving Macon city hall.
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Macon
Willie L. Sheffield
Sheffield
R.L
Moody
Johnny H. Bennett
13-Year-Old Killed Falling From Moving Tractor
A 13-year-old youth, James Graves, died after falling from a moving farm tractor in Troupsburg New York. He apparently struck his head on a hay crusher towed behind the tractor. The driverless unit was later found wedged between two trees on the uncle Larry Bliss farm three miles south of Steuben County town.
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Troupsburg
N.Y
James Graves
Graves
Larry Bliss
Steuben County
da Nana
Viet Nam
U.S
Im Saigon
Saigon
da Nang
Tran van Dang
Dang
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Gia Dinh
Johnson Signs Tax Cut Bill Ending Nuisance Taxes
President Johnson signed a 4.7 billion tax cut bill wiping out federal nuisance excise taxes including jewelry lipstick handbags and suitcases. The first stage lowers taxes on cars and air conditioners with retroactive refunds to buyers since May. manufacturers and retailers are urged to pass savings to consumers.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Sleeping on Beaches Banned at Festival in Tiverton
The Tiverton Town Council bans sleeping on public beaches during the Newport Jazz Festival from June 30, affecting thousands of high school and college age attendees as the festival runs through July 6.
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Tiverton
R.I
Newport
Honest Woman's Identity Unknown in Bank Visit
In Yakima Washington Tami Garbe six helped her grandfather E J Toske carry money to the bank from a women s clothing store. Tami carried a bag with 300 dollars in cash and 476 80 in checks then left it in a restroom. A woman later returned the money to a courthouse custodian and left without identifying herself.
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Yakima, Wash
Tami Garbe
E. J. Toske
Tami
Mother of Five Killed in Vacuum Shock Accident
Haven Kan AP reports Mrs Harold Johnson age 34 mother of five was electrocuted accidentally Monday while cleaning a rug with a vacuum cleaner at her home. Authorities said a short circuit in the sweeper caused a fatal shock when she stood on a furnace grate.
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Haven
Kan
Harold Johnson
Anti Wagner Democrats May Hold Up Adjournment Today
Eleventh hour revolt by anti Wagner Democrats threatens to delay adjournment of the 1965 Legislature in Albany. Gov Rockefeller seeks quick action on rail full crew repeal and a hospital cost control plan. hospital bill looks favorable but mayor Wagner’s borrowing request looms as a major obstacle to adjournment.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Senate
Foreign Aid
U.S
Albany
N.Y
New York City
Rockefeller
Organized Labor
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Santo Domingo Strike Fails Amid Repression Claims
A 72 hour nationwide strike in support of the rebel government in Santo Domingo collapsed with Miguel Soto blaming police and army repression for weak turnout. Junta officials denied arrests and said civilians were detained for precautionary reasons as transport and shops reopened. A paratrooper prisoner from Alabama was reported found inside rebel territory.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Miguel Soto
Confederation of Unions
Junta
Soto
Autonomous Confederation of Christian Unions
Organization of American States
U.S
Pfc
Charlie E
Bessemer
Ala
Convicts Stage Sit-Down at Brushy Mountain Mine
In Petros Tennessee 73 rebellious convicts seize four foremen in a Brushy Mountain coal mine and demand to meet with Commissioner of Corrections Harry Avery while food and water may be available. Warden Lake Russell says no armed threat and foremen appear safe.
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Petros, Tenn
Avery
Nashville
Pardon and Parole Board
Russell
Deep North Viet Nam raid marks new penetration
U S fighter bombers reached targets north of Hanoi for the first time with eight Thunderchiefs dropping 17 tons on Son La and another group attacking the Van Nuoc Chien depot. About 60 U S and Vietnamese planes bombed various targets across the north as raids escalated.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Son la
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
van Nuoc Chien
North Viet Nam
Hon Gay
Gulf of Tonkin
North
Humphrey Reports De Gaulle Seeks Johnson Meeting
Vice President Humphrey told Democratic leaders that President De Gaulle of France would like to see President Johnson. Mansfield quoted Humphrey after the White House briefing, noting De Gaulle's interest without details. Humphrey called the meeting with De Gaulle very encouraging but refused to discuss specifics.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congressional
Charles de Gaulle
France
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Humphrey
White House
de Gaulle
Mansfield
Boumedienne Seizes Algiers as Army Crushes Pro-Bella Protests
In Algiers thousands of troops and riot police dispersed Ben Bella supporters with water cannons after a second day of demonstrations. Reports from Bone and other cities spoke of clashes and possible fatalities as Boumedienne's regime asserts control.
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Algiers
Houari
Ben Bella
Bone
Philippeville
Constantine
Oran
Memorial march marks first anniversary of Civil Rights murders
About 70 people marched 12 miles from Philadelphia to the burned church ruins in memory of slain civil rights workers Andy Goodman Mickey Schwerner and James Chaney. The route was guarded by the highway patrol and the march saw no incidents.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Andy Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
James Chaney
Meridian
Bundy Defends U.S. Viet Policy In Difficult Situation
President Bundy argues the current U.S. Vietnam policy is the best option in a dangerous context while critics like Hans Morgenthau push for a withdrawal with honor. The CBS program features a debate on staying the course, with six foreign policy experts weighing steps forward.
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Bundy
U. S. Viet
Washington
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
Viet Nam
United State
Hans Morgenthau
University of Chicago
United States
Algeria
Morgenthau
CBS
Two Young Killers Hanged in Kansas Prison
George Ronald York age 22 from Jacksonville Florida and James Douglas Latham age 23 from Mauriceville Texas were hanged at the Kansas Prison after boasting of seven killings. They had scorned life as teenagers calling it a rat race and displayed repentance at execution.
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Lansing
Kan
George Ronald York
Jacksonville
Fla
James Douglas Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Kansas
Vietnamese Mother Traces Wounded Child to Hospital
A 12 year old girl named Gian Thi Yen wounded at Dong Xoai is the only home left for her in Saigon. An AP photo by Horst Faas drew global sympathy as Yen, leg bandaged, limped through rubble seeking family. Her mother Le Thi Gai traced her to the hospital amid uncertain aid and loss.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Gian Thi Yen
Dong Xoai
Yen
Associated Press
Horst Faas
van Bang
Thi Lien
le Thi Gai
United States
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N. Vietnam
Nguyen Chanh Thi
South
Thi
U. S
T73rd Airborne Brigade
Thien Tan
Dong Dai
DeGaulle
Boumedienne
State Department
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