Forrestal Fire on Flight Deck Chaos and Heroism
Eyewitness accounts describe the Forrestal disaster on the South China Sea with explosions lighting the flight deck, fires racing through Hangar 3, and crew including Chief Ord nance Man Thomas J. Lawler racing to disarm missiles. Capt. John K. Beling faced the crisis on the bridge as threats escalated, risking the ship and 5,200 crew to prevent total loss.
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John K. Beling
Harrington Park
Beling
Thomas J. Lawler
New York City
South China Sea
Milwaukee Riots Prompt Citywide Shutdown and Casualties
Milwaukee ordered a full shutdown amid a third week of northern city riots. Curfews, police patrols, and wartime measures were imposed as 83 people were injured, seven policemen shot or struck by stones, and two fatalities occurred in a burned building. Rioting spread to Riviera Beach, Wichita, Portland, Newark, and Detroit areas with National Guards on standby.
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Ann Mosley
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Riviera Beach
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Kaw
Portland
Ore
Detroit
George Romney
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Newark
National Guard
Kan
Price Woodard
Palo Alto
Calif
Falo Alto
Eugene Stewart
Ronald Hall
Ernest Hall
Stewart
Hall
San Mateo General Hospital
San Bernardino
West Side
Vietnam War Escalation Report From Hanoi Front
American warplanes attacked Hanoi with a wave of anti aircraft fire, while a 1 000 strong Marine force followed an ambush in the DMZ and suffered heavy losses. U S Navy efforts dwindled after the Forrestal disaster as Tass noted intensified raids on the outskirts of Hanoi and U S air power pressed across North Vietnam.
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Demilitarized Zone
Hanai
Mon Puong
Haiphong
Fanhandie
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Uinally
Yankee Station
Tass
Air Force
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Richter
Holly
Mich
Charles Sturdy
St. Louis
William Kent
U.S
South Vietnam
Highlands
North Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Subic Bay
Philippines
Maxwell D. Taylor
Canberra
Australia
Berlin
Witness Claims Guard Officer Killed Two Motels Victims
Detroit riots report cites a witness claiming a National Guard officer shot two of three Black youths dead at the Algiers Motel. The account alleges Guardsmen beat occupants for 45 minutes, with police watching as the deaths occurred amid lingering questions about who fired first. Aubrey Pollard 19 Cat Cooper 17 and Fred Temple 18 were found dead Wednesday in Aubrey Pollard, Cat Cooper, and Fred Temple.
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Detroit
UPI
National Guard
Hopkinsville
the. News
Robert
Lt. Green
Joseph Strickland
Green
Strickland
Algiers
Aubrey Pollard
Cat Cooper
Fred Temple
Romney accuses Johnson of delaying Detroit troops
Detroit governor George Romney accused President Johnson of delaying federal troop dispatch to calm riot-torn streets to "play politics" amid tragedy. Romney said troops could have arrived by 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Monday but were kept off the streets until about 2 a.m. Tuesday, urging faster action and questioning Johnson's judgment.
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UPI
George Romney
Johnson
Romney
United States
Air Force Base
Ally
Ramsey Clark
Hubert Humphrey
Clark
Washington
National Association of Counties
Forrestal carrier fire toll rises amid Vietnam raid
Navy reports 129 dead and 7 missing from the USS Forrestal disaster as fire alarms sounded on arrival at Subic Bay. Smoke touched off minor blazes on the flight deck while jets remained in place. more alarms followed after docking. Bodies to Clark AFB then home, with 33 of 64 wounded sent to hospital ship Repose.
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Cmdr
John McCain Jr
Forrestal
Subic Bay
2 Tain
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
United States
Repose
Vietnam
Montoyas Enter Plea of Guilty in Riverside Case
Florencia Montoya 33 and Victor Bono 28 pleaded guilty to first degree murder and related charges in a Riverside County killings case. The victims Theodore Newton 25 and George Azrak 22 were found handcuffed and shot in a remote cabin. A month-long manhunt followed after arrests in a Los Angeles rooming house on July 16. Judge Gray questioned the pleas’ consequences while attorney Barry Tarlow prepared motions. Sept. 12 set for further hearings. Bono seeks counsel.
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Victor Bono
Tobbery
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Bono
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George Azrak
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Mallong
Barry Tarlow
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