India Claims Tank Victory In Major Pakistani Battle
India claims its tanks defeated Pakistani forces near Lahore West Pakistan while Pakistan reports repelling the attack and inflicting heavy losses. Lahore reports say 45 Indian tanks destroyed near Sialkot with substantial Pakistani losses. Evacuations of Americans and some movement restrictions affect Lahore amid intensified fighting.
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Sialkot
Indian Kashmir
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Jahadpur
Rajasthan
Emmys Dominate as Streisand Van Dyke Lead Winners
Hollywood AP Dick Van Dyke Barbra Streisand Leonard Bernstein headlined the 17th annual Emmy awards with an almost two hour NBC telecast. The Television Academy streamlined the show dropping categories from 29 to six while most winners were behind the scenes. The Louvre won in news documentary information and sports, with NBC taking 14 Emmys, CBS 11, and ABC 3.
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Paris Museum
Leonardo da Vinci
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Boy hunts for dog gone long in woods ends safe
In Johnsonburg New York a three year old boy Terry Pawarski searched woods for his lost dog, triggering a large rescue. About 200 state troopers, sheriffs deputies, volunteers and his parents joined the effort, eventually finding Terry and the dog unharmed. He said he ate a couple of apples and enjoyed camping alone. The Pawarskis are from Buffalo and had camped near the Wyoming County town.
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Albert Pawarski
Buffalo
Wyoming County
Primary Tuesday Centers on N Y Mayoralty Fight
Albany coverage outlines New York State primary day with focus on the four way Democratic race for New York City mayor. Key contenders include Paul Screvane Abraham Beame William Ryan and Paul O Dwyer. Wagner backs Screvane. Also notes anti tax stance on sales tax and broad statewide contests. Astronauts Cooper and Conrad win White House goodwill mission to Greece Turkey Africa meeting Athens before aerospace conference.
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Charles Conrad Jr
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White House
National Academy of Sciences
Athens
Leonid Leonov
Pavel Belyayev
Ethiopia
Kenya
Nigeria
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Albany
N.Y
New York City
Rockefeller
Upstate
New York
Paul Screvane
Abraham Beame
William F. Ryan
Paul O'Dwyer
Robert
Kansas Beauty Reigns As New Miss America
Deborah Bryant of Overland Park Kansas, 19, won Miss America after three days of competition in Atlantic City and receiving a 10000 scholarship plus about 80000 in appearances. Patricia Puckett of Columbus Miss Mississippi finished second with Eileen Smith of Indianapolis third.
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Deborah Bryant
Kansas
Debbie
Overland Park
Kansas City
Bryant
Mississippi
Patricia Puckett
Columbus
Indiana
Army to double helicopter companies in Vietnam surge
The Army plans to create 32 new independent helicopter companies totaling about 620 aircraft, adding to the first airmobile division arriving in South Vietnam. The expansion follows Defense Secretary McNamara’s approval after helicopters’ performance in Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Albany State University expansion program underway
Albany New York 150 projects valued at 261 million dollars begin under Gov Rockefeller with a statement that the expansion is proceeding at a pace unparalleled anywhere in the world.
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State University
Albany, N.Y
Rockefeller
Watts riot cleanup drags a month after fire
Los Angeles AP reports a let George do it attitude dominates Watts as funds promised to clean rubble replace looted stock rebuild the area. Ten block commercial center shows charred ruins with looters denied jobs and tourists now flocking to view the destruction. The riot left 36 dead and about 45 million in property damage.
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New York City Daily Papers Face Strike Threat
The American Newspaper Guild set an 8 a.m. Thursday strike deadline if no contract is reached with The New York Times. Other NYC dailies would shut down if the Times strikes, spokesman Thomas J. Murphy announced during negotiations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service offices. A matters union is also considering a strike against city papers.
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New York Times
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
U S War Planes Continue Attack On Cong Forces
U S war planes bomb a Mekong Delta region held by Viet Cong near Soc Trang as ground troops stay out due to heavy rains. The 1st Cavalry air mobile division lands at Qui Nhon, boosting U S force levels in Viet Nam to over 125,000. Buckner and Darby bring 2,180 and 2,705 troops respectively, with home base Ft Benning.
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Viet Nam
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Ho Bowoods
Guam
Yen Khoai
Hanoi
Traffic deaths mount in New York weekend crash toll
The Associated Press reports seven people died in a weekend of New York traffic incidents, including three 16 year olds killed when their car struck a tree near Waterloo, a collision at Ripley grade crossing killing Raymond Palmer and Prentice Moul, and a three car crash on Route 31 near Albion. A hit and run on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation killed Felix Gordon, and Lucille Steele of New York City died in another hit and run.
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New York State
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Susan Reseque
Romulus
Francis M. Warren
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Ripley
Raymond L. Palmer
Prentice I. Moul
Albion
Crescencio Torres
Elisa
Cattaraugus
Hurricane Betsy Death Toll Rises Across Louisiana
New Orleans AP report details rising hurricane death tolls and state efforts as officials probe a sunken chlorine barge on the Mississippi north of New Orleans. Navy divers search the muddy river while morgue space fills and Red Cross cites widespread destruction across Louisiana towns.
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Mississippi
Red Cross
Nicholas Chetta
Plaquemines Parish
Mississippi River
Johnson
White House
Louisiana
Chetta
Chlorine Laden Barge May Threaten Baton Rouge
Two professional divers searched the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge for a sunken chlorine barge likely loaded with 600 tons of chlorine. The craft, damaged by Hurricane Betsy, was found near a bridge site as Navy divers joined the effort and 100000 gas masks were stockpiled in case of danger.
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Bruce J. Bowen
New Orleans
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Washington
World ruled by law key to mankind’s survival
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged China to stay out of the India Pakistan war and let the UN Security Council settle it while noting U Thant’s possible mediation and unanimous UN actions. He spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the India Pakistan crisis and Vietnam, saying a plebiscite in Kashmir could be part of a broader settlement. Chief Justice Earl Warren addressed a world peace conference urging a global rule of law to prevent nuclear catastrophe. He likened law’s power to science, stressing the need to succeed for survival. An unprecedented procession.
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Betsy Batters New Orleans Seaman Chef Survives
Willie Brown a 50 year old chef from Reynes Street survived Betsy by climbing to a 15 foot roof as floodwaters swirled through New Orleans. He described waking to cold water in his lap and guiding his dog Lady to safety as the surge rose around him.
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Willie Brown
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