Speculators push dollar lower as gold buys bloom
European markets see feverish gold trading that weakens the British pound and the U S dollar amid speculation President Johnson cannot sustain the U S gold price at 35 an ounce Arch bishop named for New York Pope Paul VI selects Terence James Cooke a 47 year old New Yorker to succeed the late Francis Spellman in New York City 25 000 pledge cards sent to the White House in Washington a development from New Hampshire Governor John W King Romania balks at Moscow again refusing a Russia backed nuclear restraint pact in Sofia Copper negotiations stall with possible Johnson nudge expected at White House in Washington No survivors in training mishap at Quantico Va nine enlisted men die attempting a canoe crossing in near freezing Potomac waters
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Cardinal Spellman
Quantico
Potomac River
Will Sets Up Scholarship Fund in Fire Chief Cogan's Name
Former Portsmouth Fire Chief George T. Cogan left a trust to award scholarships in excess of 100000 dollars for male graduates of Portsmouth and St. Thomas Aquinas High Schools. The probate court probated the will noting small bequests to several individuals and several relief associations. Three trustees are named with authority to appoint two more as a selection committee. Criteria include need four years residency honesty integrity and leadership. The fund will support a non stated name scholarship to graduates from the two Portsmouth high schools.
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Portsmouth
St. Thomas Aquinas
Portsmouth Fireman’s Relief Association
Chase Home For Children
Rye Fireman's Relief Association
Frederick R. Crompton
Wyman P. Boynton
Maurice C. Pike Jr
Sanna
Poe
20 Die in Bus Auto Collision on I-15 Mojave Desert
A Greyhound bus and a car collided head on on Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert near Baker California. Twenty people were killed and twelve injured as the bus toppled onto the median and caught fire, with many victims severely burned. The auto driver was believed killed, reportedly thrown under the bus. The bus carried 32 passengers en route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, with survivors hospitalized in serious condition.
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Interstate 15
Mojavé Desert
Kenneth Burkhardt
Vefere
California Highway Patrol
Las Vegas
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Angeles
Highway Patrol
Elton Lee
Battle Raging At DMZ Amid Heavy U S Air Strikes
AP reports fierce fighting below the DMZ with a U S Marines led task force clashing with 500 Communist troops near Dong Ha for seven hours. Allied forces claim 138 enemy killed while Marines accounted for 15 dead and 124 wounded. Near Hue, government troops killed 21 Communists and found 25 enemy bodies. A Khe Sanh incident saw a South Vietnamese unit kill 27 and a commander commit suicide to avoid capture. Weathering shelling, Ohman reports the siege at the Marine fortress continues.
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Hoo
Cua Viet River
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Marine Fortress
Sixteen Salt Mine Victims Found Dead in Calumet
In Calumet Louisiana 16 salt miners trapped 1 200 feet underground after a mine fire were found dead after more than two days. Authorities did not confirm the fate of the remaining five workers.
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Calumet
Galbraith Urges McCarthy Support At UNH Durham
International economist John Kenneth Galbraith spoke at the University of New Hampshire urging support for Eugene McCarthy. He criticized current administration policies and chided New Hampshire leaders Governor King and Senator Loeb for backing the administration, urging students to vote and to mobilize others.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
India
Galbraith
New Hampshire
William Loeb
Gov. King
Sen
Two Youths Arrested on Drug Charges in York
Police searched two cars and a house in York Thursday afternoon, arresting Dwight Dunlap 17 of York Street on marijuana possession and David B Taplin 31 of Indian Trail on two counts of selling marijuana and one count of possession. The Southern York District report notes further details on page three.
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York Street
David B. Taplin
Indian Trail
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Nixon Attacks LBJ On Conduct of War
Nixon asserts the Vietnam War can end only when US political economic and diplomatic efforts equal military force. He criticizes the Johnson administration for neglecting nonmilitary measures and diplomacy with the Soviet Union and with South Vietnam, urging a durable peace with self determination. Also notes a rummage sale advertisement for a Rehabilitation Center fundraiser.
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Soviet Union
Florida teachers urged to return to classrooms
Florida Education Association president Dexter Hagman urged all resigned teachers to return to their schools on Monday to end the state's school crisis. The call reflects the association's push for restored staffing across Florida schools.
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President Undecided On Troops In Vietnam Conflict
Washington reports Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford says President Johnson is keeping an open mind on adding troops to Vietnam and will decide later. Debates grow as Senators Kennedy and Fulbright press Congress to weigh in, while Mansfield urges full consultation.
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Maine Liquor Commission Rules Declared Invalid
KITTERY, AP Rep William E Dennett said all Liquor Commission regulations adopted since April 6 1966 are invalid. Atty Gen James S Erwin advised the measure heated by procedural flaws. The AG reportedly said hearings were required under the state administrative code and rules must be filed with the Secretary of State.
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Atty
James S. Erwin
Dennett
Erwin
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