Ten Hotshots die battling California brush fire
In Angeles National Forest a wind driven blaze kills 10 El Cariso Hotshots of Riverside County as they work a 2,100 acre fire. Nine crew members survive in critical condition. suppression teams report the fire 90 percent contained.
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Angeles National Forest
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Idaho
California
Oregon
U.S. Forest Service
Don Porter
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Reservation
San Diego County
Ventura County
U.S. Highway 101
Santa Susana Mountains
Angeles Crest
Pacoima Canyon
Santa Ana
California Areas Search as Most Of U. S. Shivers
The Associated Press reports searing heat in Southern California fueling brush fires and a cold Arctic surge across the nation. Los Angeles hit 101 while North Dakota neared zero as 10 firefighters died in a 2100 acre Los Angeles County blaze near Pacoma Reservoir amid a large firestorm.
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California
Los Angeles International
North Dakota
Los Angeles
Pacoima Reservoir
Hurley
Wis
Plains
Midwest
Alabama
New York
Ft. Benning
O Connor Campaigns Without Kennedy and Nixon Aid
In London Scotland Yard arrests a Briton for violating the Official Secrets Act after a U S spy case linked to FBI seizures in Los Angeles. William Mulvena 47 was taken in Westcliff on Sea amid investigations tied to German born sergeant Herbert Boeckenhaupt 23 and Soviet diplomat connections. In New York Gov Rockefeller seeks support with Nixon aiding O Connor who campaigns without Kennedy in upstate stops Plattsburgh Massena Watertown while Kennedy avoids the trip.
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Queens
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Hudson
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Newburgh
Police Nab Man Who Stole Cash Register
In Nogales Arizona AP police nabbed Clarence Finch Lyman 41 after he ripped a cash register from a service station shelf short circuited the electrical system and fled with 202. Police recovered the register and jailed him in lieu of 3000 bond on grand theft charges.
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Clarence Finch Lyman
Lyman
GOP Hopes for Gains in Governors Races Tuesday
Republicans push to widen their 1968 base by winning multiple statehouse seats in next Tuesday's elections. Democrats stress vulnerability in key states with nine large EVs at stake, while Republicans target New York California Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Minnesota Wisconsin Maryland and Massachusetts, plus several smaller states.
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Iowa
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Vermont
Wait and See Attitude in IBEW Westinghouse Strike
AP reports both sides delaying moves as federal mediators may restart talks over a national labor contract. 19 Westinghouse plants affected, about 3 500 IBEW workers idled, 2.5 percent of the workforce. IBEW represents 14 000 Westinghouse employees. local plants negotiate individually. Mediators took no action at once.
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Pittsburgh
Afl-Cco International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Canada Soviet Open Airline Service Begins Direct Flight
An Air Canada DC8 landed in Moscow marking the first direct passenger route between North America and the Soviet Union. The Montreal flight carried Canadian officials led by Minister Gr Mellraith to inaugurate the service, with a Soviet TU114 to fly to Montreal Friday for the Soviet leg. The Air Canada jet was met by Soviet first deputy minister of civil aviation George Shchetchikov.
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Air Canada
North America
Soviet Union
Montreal
Public Works
Gr. Mellraith
George &. Shchetchikov
OConnor Keeps Straw Poll Lead
The Daily News straw poll shows Frank D. O'Connor leading at 42 percent, with Nelson Rockefeller at 38.2 percent, Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. at 12.1 percent, and Paul L. Adams at 7.7 percent. The News endorses Rockefeller.
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Frank D. O'Connor
Daily News
Paul L. Adams
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
O'Connor
Rockefeller
Roosevelt
Adams
The
News
Erhard Pressed to Quit With Condition of Input on Successor
Bonn AP sources say Chancellor Ludwig Erhard faced a party demand to resign but would do so only if he could help pick his successor. The move centers on continuity in policy with Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder favored by some. Erhard to consult on policy after resignation.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Christian Democratic Party
Gerhard Schroeder
Konrad Adenauer
Free Democratic Party
Housewives to Press Protest on Food Prices
A Buffalo area protest by Housewives for Lower Food Prices plans a one week boycott of supermarkets over high prices and promotional gimmicks. Lackawanna wives announce a Friday picket, while Glens Falls housewives shift to perishable foods boycott. The Buffalo Chamber of Commerce says industry reps will meet with protesters to discuss cost factors.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Armand P. Herreras
Williamsville
Lackawanna
Glens Falls
Firefighter Families Fund Reaches 278000 Dollars
The fund for the families of 12 firemen who died in the Madison Square fire Act. 17 has risen to 278000 dollars, including the monthly pension of a retired Bronx firefighter.
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NEW York
Bronx
North Korean ambush kills soldiers near DMZ
At least seven killed and one wounded after North Korean forces attacked a U S and South Korean patrol 800 yards south of the armistice line near Libby Bridge. Johnson's Seoul trip ended hours earlier as the incident spurred UN calls for a Military Armistice Commission meeting.
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Charles H. Bonesteel
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Libby
Imjin River
Sion
Demilitarized Zone
U.N
2Nd Infantry Division
Military Armistice Commission
All Borden Starlac Stocks Recalled Nationwide
The FDA announced a recall of all Borden Food Co Star lac non fat dry milk stock due to salmonella findings. Distribution reached about 67,000 retail stores with refunds planned for all customer returns and returned packaging.
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Washington
Borden Food Co
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Starlac
Japan would welcome Johnson visit at an appropriate date
Tokyo reports a Foreign Ministry spokesman says President Johnson expressed desire to visit Japan and that the government would welcome the visit at an appropriate date. The spokesman added Japan would not seek a visit during Johnsons Asian tour ending today to avoid compromising its policy of noninvolvement in the Vietnam War.
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Tokyo
Foreign Ministry
Johnson
Japan
Lost three days in Adirondacks
Raymond Tocci of Yonkers was found in good condition at a local hospital after being lost three days while deer hunting in the Adirondacks. He told state police he found his way out Tuesday by following traffic and had no food during the separation from friends.
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Tupper Lake
N.Y
Raymond Tocci
Yonkers
Adirondacks
Tocci
Pentagon predicts 400000 GIs in Viet Nam by January
Pentagon sources project U S troop strength in South Vietnam to exceed 400000 by January rising from 336000. The 9th Infantry Division nearly ready may join, with other support units tapped for duty. Deployment location and timing remain secret for security reasons.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
South Viet Nam
9Th Infantry Division
9Th
Perfectionist 4 Star General Ben Lear Dead
Gen Ben Lear 87 former commander of the 2nd Army in Tennessee died in Veterans Hospital Nashville and was flown to Arlington for burial. Once famed for strict discipline he earned the Yoo Hoo general nickname after forcing troops to march 15 miles on a hot day when they teased golfers in Memphis. Congressmen described him as a grouchy golfing old general.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Ben Lear
Lear
Douglas MacArthur
Veterans Hospital
Nashville
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Tennessee
2Nd Army
Memphis
National Archives Receives JFK Autopsy Photographs
The Kennedy family turned over 65 autopsy pictures and 14 X-rays to the National Archives. Navy pathologists say the images support sworn testimony and were prepared for use in the Oswald trial, with limited public viewing for years.
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National Archives
JFK
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
J. Thornton Boswell
Cmdr
James J. Humes
Boswell
Oswald
Infant Girl Perishes in Homer Fire
An infant girl named Mary E. Garrett, 1, died of smoke inhalation in a Homer frame two story home fire. The child’s crib was found in an upstairs bedroom as firefighters worked. the mother was downstairs when the blaze started. Police have not determined a cause.
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Homer
N.Y
Cortland
Mary E. Garrett
Alfred Garrett
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