Chlorine Gas Alert as Barge Searched on Mississippi
Baton Rouge divers and Navy units hunted a sunken barge carrying 600 tons of chlorine after Hurricane Betsy tore it from shore. A destroyer used sonar while authorities urged calm and prepared gas masks, with evacuation plans ready if needed.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Ac Fadareal
Authnaritiac Nicha
Licutigal
W.W. Dumas
Dumas
Bruce J. Bowen
Army
New Orleans
Navy
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Lake Charles
Mississippi
President Johnson
Hyman
Cmdr
B. E. Terry
World Conference on Peace Through Law opens
Chief Justice Earl Warren urges a world ruled by law as 100 plus Supreme Court justices from 110 nations attend the opening session. Principal speakers include Sir Percy Spender. The event marks a push for international legal order.
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Associated Press
Washington
World Conference On Peace Through Law
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Warren
Sir Percy Spender
International Code of Justice
Trains Return to Normal After New Mexico Strike
Santa Fe Railway says service is back to normal in New Mexico after a weekend walkout by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The nine state disruption ended when President Johnson ordered a three man emergency board to study work rules. Supervisors kept many trains moving despite the strike.
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Albuquerque
Santa Fe Railway
Brotherhood of Railroad
New Mexico
Chicago
Belen
Johnson
U S Planes Pound Delta Area Round the Clock
U S war planes bomb the Mekong Delta area round the clock targeting canals used by Viet Cong. Ground troops stay out due to rains and large enemy forces. The 1st Cavalry division begins landing at Qui Nhon, boosting U S strength to about 125 000 with 20 000 Flying Horsemen.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
Soc Trang
U.S. Army
1St Cavalary
Air Mobile
Qui Nhon
Streath
Viet Nam
Buckner
Darby
Ft. Benning
William Gargan to be honored for cancer fight
Actor William Gargan, who lost his voice after cancer surgery in 1960, will receive the Mutual of Omaha Cross award on October 26 in Beverly Hills. The 60 year old former Martin Kane star has spoken publicly for the American Cancer Society, encouraging victims and fundraising.
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New York
William Gargan
Martin Kane
Gargan
American Cancer Society
Charles W. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Beverly Hills
Calif
New Reactor Breeder II Aims Cheap Power Growth
Idaho Falls hosts the $33 million Breeder II reactor dedication at the national reactor testing station. Argonne National Laboratory scientists say the breeder will breed plutonium from U-235 and expand fuel use, potentially multiplying power reserves by about 100. It will conduct breeding experiments, train operators, and intermittently supply station electricity.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne Laboratory
Ill
Albert V. Crewe
Soviet Alarm Over India Pakistan War Spreads Concerns
Moscow says it is seriously alarmed by the India Pakistan conflict and warns the war could spread far beyond current hostilities. Tass calls for restraint from both sides and notes China’s alignment with Pakistan risks drawing more nations in.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
India
Pakistan
Tass
China
Himalayan
Himalayas
Moral Rearmament youth road show heads to Los Angeles
A caravan of 100 youths from 62 camps and 17 countries traveled by train from Espanola to Los Angeles to promote the Moral Rearmament movement. They planned brief stops in Flagstaff, San Bernardino, and Pasadena with a Hollywood Bowl appearance set for Sept 19 and a post show tour to Korea and Japan.
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Espanola
Los Angeles
Flagstaff
Ariz
San Bernardino
Calif
Pasadena
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
California
J. Blanton Belk
U. S
Belk
Mackinac Island
Mich
New Mexico
Colwell Brothers
Korea
Japan
India Claims Tank Victory Near Lahore and Sialkot
India claims tanks won a major battle near Lahore West Pakistan while Pakistan says it repelled the attack with heavy Indian armor losses. Pakistan also reports repelling an Indian armored push near Sialkot with 45 Indian tanks destroyed.
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New Delhi
India
Lahore
Pakistan
Sialkot
Indian Kashmir
West Pakistan
Controversy and Calamity After Betsy Hit New Orleans
Divers probed the muddy Mississippi for a sunken chlorine barge near Baton Rouge as coroner officials sprint to process hurricane victims. Reports put tolls in hundreds, with Red Cross figures showing thousands displaced and extensive property damage across Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Red Cross
Johnson
White House
Louisiana
Chetta
Betsy
Florida
Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Navy
Hyman
Army
Victor Schiro
John J. McKeithen
Sub Detection System Considered on Pacific Coast
The United States may set up a submarine detection system on the Pacific Coast similar to the Atlantic net. Details are secret but the hydrophone array would listen for submarine sounds and locate intruding underwater craft.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Postmen Battle Canines in Albuquerque Dog Controversy
Albuquerque letter carriers forming the Dog Bite Committee were told by city officials that they must file complaints against unleashed dogs to trigger action. Chair Eddie Rael says carriers face awkward enforcement duties and fears patrons won’t be warned without severe incidents. He cites eight new bite cases from June to August and his own previous bite keeping him off route eight days.
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Albuquerque
Eddie Rael
Rael
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