Harlem Riots After Police Shoot Teen Leave One Dead
Civil rights leaders push suspension and arrest of Lt. Thomas Gilligan over the fatal shooting of a 15 year old in Harlem. Two days of rioting leave one dead, 55 wounded, 108 arrests, and $37 in damages as police brace for further violence while officials seek pacification and civilian review of brutality claims.
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New York
UPI
Harlem
America
Thomas Gilligan
Robert F. Wagner
Spain
City Hall
Powell
City Dump Keeps Open Amid Health Director's Warning
Health Director Dr. Ross P. Daniel warned the city dump would be padlocked on June 15 but the facility remains open. Guards have been posted: one from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., one from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., and another from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. to deter scavengers from gathering poisoned food. Mayor John Wesley Smith cited land purchase uncertainty from Beaver Coal Company as a complicating factor for a planned landfill to be built with six feet of garbage and two feet of dirt cover, using a bulldozer up to 12 hours weekly.
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Ross P. Daniel
Daniel
John Wesley Smith
Beaver Coal Company
Beaver Coal Company Board of Directors
Philadelphia
Smith
Maggie Hedges On Endorsement Of Goldwater
DETROIT UPI Sen Margaret Chase Smith refused to offer an unqualified personal endorsement of Barry Goldwater. She said she would support the Republican nominees as a Republican, accepting the party majority decision while criticizing Johnson administration foreign policy.
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Detroit
UPI
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Johnson
Akeer
United Press International
Viet Nam Battle Erupts with 40 Killed at Cai Be
Viet Cong guerrillas overran and burned Cai Be District capital injuring women and children. At least 12 Vietnamese defenders died. U S. spokesman said seven Americans wounded after Viet Cong shot down a helicopter and sprayed a rescue chopper. recovery of crew completed. Cai Be lies 55 miles southwest of Saigon near the Plain of Reeds.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
VPI
Cai Be
U. S
Weather update for Beckley area with scattered afternoon storms
Beckley and vicinity expect considerable cloudiness with scattered afternoon thunder showers today through Tuesday. High today around 82, low 65. Tuesday highs in the low 80s. Last 24 hours readings show 71 at 5 pm and 64 at 4:30 am with 67 at 7 am and 76 at 12:30 pm. Wind NW 7 mph. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake level normal and clear with four gates open. Five day forecast: WV temperatures near 87-64 in south and 83-58 in north with warm, humid, partly cloudy conditions and widely scattered thundershowers.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
Alabama tops nation in divorces surpassing Nevada
WASHINGTON (UPI) Alabama recorded 17,320 divorces in 1963, far ahead of Nevada's 8,455, signaling a shift from Nevada as the divorce capital. Alabama counties Geneva, Marion, Randolph and Winston reported more divorces than marriages, while no Nevada county did so.
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Washington
UPI
Nevada
America
Alabama
National Vital Statistics Division
Geneva
Marion
Randolph
Winston
Underwood defends civil rights record at Charleston event
Cecil H. Underwood, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, told about 200 in Charleston that his civil rights record would stand up to scrutiny. Demonstrators from the Charleston CORE chapter protested his Goldwater vote, following him to the Young Street Baptist Church as he attended the church’s 18th anniversary celebration. Collins, appointed by Johnson to direct the Community Relations Service, was cited as supporting peaceful compliance with the Civil Rights Act. The confrontation followed Underwood’s public appearance since the convention.
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Charleston
UPI
Cecil H. Underwood
Underwood
Young Street Baptist Church
Congress of Racial Equality
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Cecil Underwood
Goldwater
Leroy Cob
Lins
Florida
Collins
Johnson
CORE
Virginia Gilmore
Barry Goldwaiter
West Virginia
Wallace Withdrawal Boosts Goldwater Run for President
Alabama Governor George Wallace withdrew from the presidential race, a move hailed by Southern Republicans and some Democrats as a boost for Republican Barry Goldwater. Wallace said his message crossed party lines and cited South defense of interests, while Goldwater called the withdrawal surprising. Wallace spoke on CBS Face The Nation and awaited the Democratic convention outcome before deciding on further support.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Alabama
George Wallace
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Wallace
Washington
South
Johnson
CBS
Judy Garland Treated For Wrist Injuries In London
Judy Garland, 41, was treated at St Stephen's Hospital in London for minor injuries to her wrists. A hospital statement said she was admitted to casualty, treated, and expected to be discharged shortly, with a later note stating she was released after treatment.
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London
UPI
Judy Garland
St. Stephen’s Hospital
Miss Garland
Fulton Refuses To Run With Barry Goldwater Uncommitted Republican
Rep. James F. Fulton of Pennsylvania announced he will seek re election this fall as an independent Republican. He will not be bound by certain GOP platform provisions and remains unattached to Barry Goldwater. His stance sidelines party commitments and signals a split from the Goldwater ticket.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Barry Goldwater
James F. Fulton
R-Pa
Fulton
Congress
Goldwater
Marine teen party wrecks parents' $75,000 home
Daniel Chidester, 19, a Marine on leave, faces a disorderly house charge after a three day party left his parents’ home with extensive damage estimated at 4000 to 5000 dollars and a 10000 dollar rug ruined. Police described hundreds of beer cans and watermelon rind littering the interior.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Daniel Chidester
Europe
Goldwater Heads to Washington After Wallace Withdrawal
Senator Barry Goldwater returns to Washington to resume Senate duties and plan his White House bid. He gave no comment on George Wallace's withdrawal, while aides expect Southern gains from the change and Eisenhower may campaign for him with six to twelve speeches.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Washington
Senate
White House
Wallace
Goldwater
South
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Storm Toll Rises Along Japan Sea Coast
The death toll from a weekend of storms floods and landslides in provinces along the Japan Sea coast rose to 111 with another 30 missing. Most deaths were caused by landslides from heavy rains and more than 44,500 people were left homeless.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan Sea
Congress Returns To Work In Push To Finish Bills
The Senate resumes and schedules a $202 million military pay raise and other measures as leaders vow to finish key bills before the Democratic National Convention. House session described as token. Mansfield says extra sessions and weekend hours planned to push priority legislation.
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Washington
San Francisco
House
Mansfield
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Moundsville Veteran Wins National Honor
Morgantown VPI notes Don Maupin of Mound Post 437 in Moundsville earned an all-America level honor among 11 veterans out of 1500. He was cited for outstanding service as first district commander during 1963 64 and previously as all-America state commander in 1955 56. Maupin, 41, also edits the VFW news and serves as district commander for the Northern Panhandle.
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Morgantown
VPI
Don Maupin
Veterans of Foreign War
Mound
Moundsville
VFW
John L. Frazier
Maupin
West
OAS Faces Hurdle in Cuba Sanctions Plan
Washington action on curbs against Cuba stalls as Bolivia Chile Uruguay join Mexico against sanctions. Argentina and Brazil are wavering while Peru pushes for unanimity before a Thursday decision. The plan seeks to sever diplomacy suspend flights and, if needed, embargo trade with the island.
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UAC
OAS
Bolivia
Chile
Uruguay
Mexico
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Venezuela
U S Sentry Kills Woman In Japan on Mount Fuji Grounds
UPI reports a U S Marine sentry shot and killed Yuki Katsumura a 45 year old Japanese farmer's sister early today at the Marine maneuver grounds on Mount Fuji slopes. The incident sparked political protests from the Socialist party as U S and Japanese authorities discuss jurisdiction under the U S Japan status of forces agreement. The sentry identified as Pfe Manuel A Covarrubias 22 of Wapato Washington faces inquiry. Katsumura died six hours after the shooting in a Japanese hospital.
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Gotemba
Japan
UPI
U. S
Girard
Socialist Party
Marine Corps
Pfe
Manuel A. Covarrubias
Wapato
Wash
U.S
Mount Fuji
Yuki Katsumura
Guantanamo Guards Kill Cuban Soldier
UPI reports US Marine guards at Guantanamo Naval Base shot and killed Cuban Private Ramon Lopez Pena, 19, at a Cuban sentry post. Six shots were fired, he died 20 minutes later. no further details were provided by the Defense Ministry.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Guantanamo Naval Base
Defense Ministry
Ramon Lopez Pena
Neutralist Counterattack Gains Ground in Laos
Neutralist forces pushed back Communist troops around Phou Kout Hill in central Laos. They captured Na Koh Village and seized key positions along Highway 13 near Muong Soui, aided by T28 fighter-bombers, as fighting threatened to widen toward the Plaine des Jarres.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Phou Kout
Na Khai
Na Kho
Poung Noi
Phoun Kout
Phou Khout
Plaine of
Jarres
Kong le
Na Koh
Muong Soui
Defense
Muong Souj
Muong Sout
Luang Pra‘bang
Cypriots Fire On UN Troops
In a hill area west of Nicosia Greek Cypriot forces fired on a Canadian U N patrol escorting Turkish Cypriot farmers searching for missing cattle. The Canadians returned fire with one burst. no casualties were reported. Tension also rose near Kyrenia as Greek Cypriot armor and artillery massed, and promises to withdraw were not honored.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
U.N
Kyrenia
Barry Goldwater profile early life from Phoenix wedding to senator
The first of five dispatches profiles Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. It recalls his 1909 birth on New Year’s Day to Baron Goldwater and Josephine Williams, and notes the family’s Arizona roots. It highlights a Phoenix wedding scene from 1912 and the growing national prominence of the Goldwater name.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Phoenix
Barry Morris Goldwater
Cupid
Goldwater
Baron Goldwater
Josephine Williams
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