Poison Gas Cloud Triggers Evacuation in Scandia Kan
In Scandia Kansas twelve thousand gallons of poisonous gas escaped from a broken line at Home Oil Co. causing a half mile high mushroom cloud. Evacuations were ordered for about 600 residents with no serious injuries. A truck incident and a failed safety valve caused the leak. Clayton Stroud suffered chemical burns around the eyes. Residents were told the gas would settle, though a strong odor lingered as people returned home hours later.
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UPI
Kansas
Burl Thomas
Home Oil Co
State Highway Patrol
Clayton Stroud
Abandoning Khe Sanh Ends Prolonged Siege
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces abandon Khe Sanh after deploying 5 500 Marines and 500 South Vietnamese troops. North Vietnamese losses exceed 2 600, with over 300 Americans killed and more than 2 000 wounded as the siege ends on April 6.
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Filibuster Threats Against Fortas and Thornberry Rise
Senate leaders anticipate smooth confirmations for Fortas and Thornberry as filibuster threats emerge. Johnson announces resignations and names Fifteen GOP members sign a statement opposing the moves, citing the incoming president’s exclusion from the process. Fortas, 58, named to the Supreme Court in 1965, and Thornberry, 59, a federal judge since 1965, face confirmation.
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Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
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Thornberry
Griffin
Supreme Court of the United States
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Johnson
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Strom
Mundt
South Dakota
Nortis Cotton
New Hampshire
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
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Delaware
Phryston Morton
Kentucky
Milton Young
North Dakota
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Jack Miller
Iowa
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
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Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Thormberry
French Crisis Drains Bank Reserves Over $1 Billion
Paris reports show France losing over $1 billion of gold and foreign reserves as the Bank of France spends aggressively to steady the crisis marred economy. Weekly losses exceed $300 million with June totals climbing and IMF advances dipping into the bank’s funds. RISKS and doubts rise over full depletion and IMF reliance.
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UPI
France
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Charles de Gaulle
International Monetary Fund
le Monde
Les Echos
IMF
Greyhound Drivers Ratify New Contract
In San Francisco, about 4,500 Greyhound drivers across 11 western states approved a one-year contract by a 3-1 vote, ending the threat of a bus company strike. The pact provides wage and fringe benefit increases retroactive to last March, as reported by federal mediator Roger Randall.
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UPI
Greyhound
Roger Randall
Berkeley Employees Get 5 Percent Raise
Berkeley City Council approved a 5 percent across the board raise for all city employees effective July 15. The vote was 7 to 2 with Mayor Wallace Johnson opposing, arguing the boost should wait until January 15.
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Berkeley
UPI
Wallace Johnson
Relics of Saint Buried in Cairo Cathedral Service
Relics of Saint Mark were buried during a ritual service led by Pope Kyroliog VI in Cairo at a yet unfinished cathedral built to house the relics. Emperor Haile Selassie, a Vatican delegation, and 250 church representatives attended as tens of thousands filled the crowd for the 195th centenary of the saint’s martyrdom.
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Kyroliog VI
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
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Globe Circler Gete Tow to San Diego
Globe Circler L. Stevenson's nonstop round the world voyage in the 29 foot American Spirit was delayed by engine trouble and then halted by a 2 leak. He was towed into Marina Del Rey harbor near San Diego, 100 miles from the start, and plans to resume the 30,000 mile journey after repairs.
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San Diego
Xidyard L. Stevenson
Stevenson
Harbor
Marina del Rey
Husky
Swift Justice in Muncie Court as Defendant Flees
City Judge Thomas Raisor set a trial date on a traffic charge for 27 year old Jimmy Isom when he bolted from the courtroom and slammed the door. The judge pursued, recaptured him, and held him in contempt, sentencing him to two days in jail.
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Muncie, Ind
UPI
Thomas Raisor
Raisor
Jimmy Isom
Isom
Soviet vows restraint as Gromyko seeks US détente
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged Washington to quit escalating and pursue a political settlement in Vietnam while offering a limited nuclear restraint accord. He warned that U S actions could hinder Soviet American ties and stressed Moscow’s readiness to ban use of nuclear rockets if security concerns are respected.
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Glassboro
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
Gromyko
Paris
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Supersonic Airliner Funds Axed By House Panel
Washington House Appropriations Committee withholds new SST funds until a viable redesign is approved. It rejects 223 million for SST plus returns 30 million advanced to Treasury, delaying U S progress against France and Britain in a joint program. FAA funding and airport grants face cuts as part of fiscal 1963 appropriations totaling 1.353 billion.
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House Appropriations Committee
Johnson Administration
Treasury
Congress
United States
France
England
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Ray Denies He Killed Martin Luther King at Trial
Ray testified he never met King and held no grudge. Prosecutors presented fingerprints linking him to the rifle. Witness Charles Stevens said he saw Ray enter a bathroom before the shot. Stevens and tenant Bessie Brewer later vanished from Memphis housing. Extradition requests from Tennessee and Missouri loom as magistrate schedules July 2 hearing.
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King
U.S
Charles Q. Stevens
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Brewer
Tennessee
Missouri
Frank Miller
Ramon George Sneyd
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Yorty challenges RFK blackout ruling in Kennedy case
Los Angeles mayor Bud Yorty accused Superior Court Judge Arthur Alarcon of exceeding authority by imposing a news blackout on evidence in the Kennedy assassination. He maintained he still believed information from two notebooks found in Sirhan Sirhan's Pasadena home should be disclosed to the public despite the ruling.
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UPI
Superior Court
Arthur Alarcon
Robert F. Kennedy
Sun Yorty
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