Exhausted Firefighters Lose Ground To Blazes In Three States
The Associated Press reports crews near exhaustion in the Northwest timber regions as hundreds of fires burn across Oregon, southern Idaho, and Washington with Montana and Idaho expected reinforcements. About 5,000 acres burned near Glacier National Park as weather forecasts promise fewer storms and potential improvement.
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Italian Director Casts Teenagers in New Romeo and Juliet
Rome 17 year old Romeo and 15 year old Juliet, both teenage actors, star in Franco Zeffirelli’s bold return to the original concept. Leonard Whiting, the London actor playing Romeo, describes his acting background and views on Shakespeare as a teen audience.
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Johnson Letter Promises Israeli Pullback If Arabs Agree
The Associated Press reports President Johnson wrote to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia saying Israeli troops would withdraw from seized June war areas if Arabs accept certain arrangements. The Beirut Al Hayat noted vague terms but linked them to Johnson's June 19 five point program on Arab recognition, refugee rights, free shipping, arms race limits, and regional independence. Delegations including Hussein, Aref, Helou, and Mahgoub were discussed as Khartoum talks approach. Israel told Jordan the Aug 31 refugee repatriation deadline will not be extended, limiting returns to about 1,785 of 170,000 applicants.
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Fires Sweep Chemical Cars Near Texarkana
Fires and explosions damaged nine derailed chemical cars near Texarkana forcing the evacuation of 6000 residents within a 14 mile radius. One car carried a highly explosive chemical and others held nitric acid liquid plastic and gas fertilizer and naphtha. Civil defense and police aided relocation to three school gyms while the Red Cross dispatched a Dallas unit to feed evacuees. Cause of the derailment at the International Creosote plant was not known.
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