Invaders Claim Lahore Taken in Rapid India Drive
Reports from New Delhi claim Lahore fell to Indian forces within hours of an invasion aiming at the Punjab capital. Pakistan says its air force downed one fighter and wrecked tanks and vehicles, with pockets around Mohul and Wahag repulsed, while emergency measures were declared and a war footing announced.
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Pakistan
Lahore
New Delhi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Moghul
Jassar
Wahag
Bedian
Ravi
Four Die As Car Plunges Into Poca River
A car plunged into the Poca River, resulting in four deaths. United Press International reports the tragedy, detailing the crash location, river conditions, and authorities investigating the incident. Names, ages, and exact circumstances are unavailable in the brief summary.
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Poca River
Death Toll Rises in Labor Day Weekend Car Tragedy
Four people drowned when their car plunged into the Poca River near Poca late Sunday night. Victims named as James Withrow 63 Leroy Lett 46 both of Poca and Eloise Woodson 47 and her infant Leroy Nitro. Funeral home sources said two boys spotted the car partially submerged before midnight and alerted police. The occupants were pronounced dead at the scene on a road by a bridge parallel to the highway.
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Poca
James Withrow
Leroy Lett
Eloise Woodson
Leroy
Nitro
Funeral Home
Labor Day traffic deaths near record pace across states
Traffic deaths during Labor Day weekend reach 446 by 11 30 a m EDT with projections toward 550 if trend holds. Notable fatal crashes occur near Madison Wisconsin Kerrville Texas Tell City Indiana and a seven year old Charleston boy dies from holiday injuries.
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United Press International
Texas
California
Illinois
New York
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Pennsylvania
National Safety Council
Madison
Wis
Kerrville
Tex
Raymondville
Tell City
Ind
Clark May Run For Governor In Alabama
Sheriff Jim Clark, who led officers who beat and tear gassed civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Ala, today explored a bid for Alabama governor. He issued a weekend appeal saying citizens from many walks of life urged him to run to resist federal control. Governor George Wallace cannot succeed himself in 1966. Clark was held in confinement.
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United Press International
Jim Clark
Selma
Ala
Alabama
Clark
George Wallace
Con
Betsy Rips Bahamas As It Aims Toward Florida
Hurricane Betsy plowed into the Bahamas with 125 mph winds and twisted toward southeast Florida. Weather officials warned residents to ready for possible hurricane warnings and urged stores to stay open as preparations intensified across Abaco, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama and New Providence.
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Bahamas
UPI
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Florida Bay
Weather Bureau
Weather Agency
Betsy
Miami
Great Abaco Island
Green Turtle Cay
Abaco
Eleuthera
Berry
Grand Bahama
New Providence
Andros
Long
Great Exuma
San Salvador
Providence Channel
Cloudy And Warm Beckley Weather Summary
Beckley area forecast reports partly cloudy conditions this afternoon through Tuesday with a high near 79 and a low around 54. Recorded temperatures include 77 in the last 24 hours at 5 p.m, 58 at 6:30 a.m, and 71 by 12:30 p.m. Wind ESE light, humidity 68 percent at 12:30 p.m. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake Greenbrier normal and clear. 8 gates open. New gauge at Hinton 1.5 ft. Regional extremes list hot spots Blythe California 101 and Texas towns Childress Cotulla. low 33 at Cut Bank Montana.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Childress
Cotulla
Tex
Cut Bank
Mont
Steel Terms Told Labor pact boosts steel wages 49 cents
The United Steelworkers Union approved a 35 month contract amid pressure from President Johnson. The deal, worth about 49 cents an hour to workers and 51 to 52 cents to the industry, features sizable wage gains, voluntary retirement with full pension after 30 years, and nearly doubled pension payments. Industry sources warn higher prices may follow despite expansion and improvement programs. The Big 10 firms are expected to ratify this week.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
I. W. Abel
Abel
Washington
Johnson
Goldwater Urges Bombing Hanoi to Accelerate War
Barry Goldwater criticized President Johnson for delaying bombing raids around Hanoi asserting the war in Vietnam would worsen if Hanoi remains unbombed. He said he and Johnson would have acted similarly but avoided making Hanoi a sanctuary by striking industrial targets near the city.
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Washington
UPS
Barry M. Goldwater
Johnson
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Goldwater
ABC
Issues and Answers
LBJ
Arizona
Central Intelligence Agency
Marines Close Pinchers On Viet Cong Near Quinhon
U S B52s pounded Viet Cong jungle sectors as Marines of the 7th Division moved inland near Quinhon in a 13 hour sweep. In the clash 12 Viet Cong killed four wounded and 92 captured with new air and sea attacks widening the hunt north toward Hanoi.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Nam
Quinhon
101St
Screaming Eagles
Airborne
T.amed
Navy
North
U.S
Air
Air Force
Hanoi
Former Mark Twain Athlete Killed in Vietnam
Sgt. Lawrence E. Jackson 24, son of Mrs. Dorothy Collins Stotesbury, died of wounds in combat with Company C 2nd Battalion 101st Airborne in Vietnam. A 1959 Mark Twain High School graduate, he played basketball and football and had been in Vietnam since July. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the body with services at Elizabeth Baptist Church of McAlpin.
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Stotesbury
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Lawrence E. Jackson
Dorothy Collins
Jackson
101St Airborne Division
Viet Nam
Gertrude Tyson
Beckley
Debra Renee
Charleston
Mark Twain High School
U. S. Army
101St Airborn Division
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Campbell
Elizabeth Baptist Church
McAlpin
New Tax Cuts Recommended By Committee
A presidential committee urged tax reductions or increased federal spending totaling 40 to 45 billion dollars over the next five years to sustain prosperity. chaired by Gard ner Ackley the panel said GDP could rise from 604 billion in 1964 to about 870 billion by 1970 with those fiscal actions.
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Johnson City
Tex
Cupi
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Sky Ride disaster shocks Nebraska fair crowd
At the Nebraska state fair a Sky Ride gondola collapse killed two and injured 49 as two supporting towers fell. Victims identified include John Stevens Jr., 49, Falls City, and James Perrie, 44, Hastings. Survivors were treated on site and at first aid stations.
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John Stevens Jr
Falls City
Neb
James Perrie
Hastings
Fairgrounds
Cessna 150 Makes Forced Landing Near West
A Cessna 150 made a forced landing on U S 19 two miles south of West on Sunday night causing minor damage. Passersby viewed the scene as a Wichita Register photographer captured the moment after contact warning to a Portland Maine customer.
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U. S. 19
West
Wichita
Kan
Portland
Maine
Dam Crumbling On Green River Dam
The Fontenelle Dam near Green River Wyoming continued to crumble with thousands warned to be ready to evacuate on short notice. Officials said the situation was worsening but not an active emergency. Cracks appeared Friday as crews filled the leak, water flow peaked at 35 cubic feet per second and dropped to 20, while 17 000 cubic feet per second were released over the spillway to ease pressure. Reservoir level fell three feet from Saturday.
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Green River
Wye
UPI
Fontenelle
Bureau of Reclamation
Floyd Bishop
Wyoming
Byrd bets against closing debate on right to work repeal
Sen. Harry F. Byrd warns he will oppose cloture if a filibuster arises over President Johnson's plan to repeal Taft-Hartley section 4B. The move would lift state bans on the union shop, facing stiff Senate resistance and a party line fight as the measure advances from committee to full Senate.
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Washington
UPI
Harry F. Byrd
Johnson
Virginia
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
House
Frerett M. Dirksen
Byrd
Scott Declares Barry Goldwater Finished as GOP Policy Maker
Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania says Barry Goldwater is through as a GOP policymaker. He notes governors and senators oppose Goldwater's Free Society Association and calls Goldwater a nice man but finished as a Republican policy figure. Scott spoke with Senator Joseph Clark on a Pennsylvania radio television program.
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Washington
UPI
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Barry M. Goldwater
Scott
Goldwater
Free Society Association
Republican Coordinating Committee
Barry Goldwater
Barry
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Pennsylvania
William W. Secranton
GOP
San Francisco
Security Council Called Into Emergency Session
United Nations officials scheduled an emergency Security Council session to address the war situation between Pakistan and India. The meeting was postponed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT after difficulties contacting some members, following talks with Secretary General Thant and council members.
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United Nations
UPI
U. N. Security Council
Pakistan
India
Council
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Thant
Security Council
Indian drive into Pakistan sparks regional crisis
Defense Minister Chavan announced a surprise onslaught into West Pakistan to forestall a Pakistani attack on Punjab. Indian jets struck installations across West Pakistan and reports claimed 60 Pakistani aircraft were captured. Ayub Khan vowed to strike back as both nations neared war while crowds in New Delhi cheered news reports.
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Y. B. Chavan
India
Pakistan
Punjab
la Hore
Indian Defense Ministry
West Pakistan
New Delhi
Ayub
U. S
Brooklyn Cultist Jailed For Maintaining 11-Woman Harem
New York police held Devernon LeGrande 41 on kidnapping and assault charges after authorities said he ran a Brooklyn church like a harem housing 11 women seven of whom were pregnant. Prosecutors described locked cubicles, a loaded revolver, and 47 children living with him as part of the alleged operation. One complainant, Bernice Williams 27, and two others pregnant claim membership in the group.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Devernon LeGrande
LeGrande
Bernice Williams
Ernestine Timmons
Betty Jane Davis
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