Traffic Toll Mounts At Rapid Rate
The rapid rise in Independence Day traffic deaths alarms safety experts as 410 fatalities are tallied since Friday 6 p m local time. Colorado Oklahoma New York South Carolina and Ohio report multiple deaths, with motorists driving nine billion miles expected by midnight.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Oklahoma
New York
South Carolina
Ohio
National Safety Council
Council
Young Scientists Burned In Blast At Cambridge Lab
Five young scientists were badly burned when an explosion rocked a Cambridge building housing an electron accelerator operated by Harvard and MIT. The blast started a two alarm fire on Oxford Street injuring Arthur C. Reid and others. hydrogen purifiers and bubble chamber tests were involved.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
Oxford Street
Arthur C. Reid
Avon
Massachusetts
General Hospital
Timothy O'Donnell
Mn Impact
O'Donnell
Asst
Joseph. Szymanski
Helicopter Pilot Survives Ba Gia Attack In Vietnam Raid
Maj. Irwin Cockett led a U S armed helicopter raid on Ba Gia, the ship’s tail boom burned off, copilot killed, crew escaped as Viet Cong mortars rained shells on the besieged outpost. A Marine helicopter evacuated the wounded from Ba Gia after the flare of combat.
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Ba Gia
Associated Press
Saigon
Viet Nam
Irwin Cockett
Cockett
Koloa
Hawaii
da Nang
Family Die In Crash Near Loveland July Fourth Tragedy
William C. Matthews recalls his daughter's family departing for a July 4 picnic. A highway crash near Loveland killed five in the Matthews family and two other passengers, leaving 14 month old Rona Lee to be raised by grandparents.
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Denver
Colo
William C. Matthews
Matthews
Colorado Highway Patrol
Loveland
Rona Lee
Hopes Raised For Congo Hostages
In Leopoldville an AP report said hopes rose for about 20 hostages held by Congo lese rebels in the northeast as rebels and the captives moved back to the unguarded town of Bondo after government troops passed through the area.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Bondo
Werain
Mesiwere Ee
Sweetwater Boys Die In Car Fire After Fireworks
Two Sweetwater boys aged 6 and 5 died after fireworks exploded or rather ignited in an abandoned car where rags and fuel set fire. Ed Ellison and Glenn Walls reported their sons were trapped inside as attempts were made to rescue them at the Sweetwater hospital.
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Sweetwater
Mark Ellison
Edwin Ellison
A. M. Holland Jr
Glenn Walls
Ellison
Sweetwater Hospital
R. L. Summers
Fireworks Bomb Explodes Injuring Crowd at Detroit Display
An aerial bomb exploded during a fireworks show in Detroit injuring 21 people, two seriously, as about 3000 spectators gathered for a Dad's Club Precious Blood Catholic event. Police stated the blast occurred during the display and disrupted the crowd.
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Detroit
Dad’s Club of
the Precious Blood Roman
Unscheduled Fireworks Display Ties Up Turner Turnpike
Stroud Oklahoma witnesses an hour long traffic jam as a truck carrying $5,000 in fireworks overturned after striking a guard rail on the Turner Turnpike. The blaze lit the sky and drew attention from motorists.
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Stroud
Okla
Turner Turnpike
OK Fireworks Corp
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Cal- Lita
Peru suspends constitution and rights to quell unrest
In Peru the government declared a state of emergency suspending constitutional guarantees to expel suspected extremists. Police raided highland districts arresting communists, while limiting gatherings and free broadcasts in Quechua inciting revolt against President Fernando Belaunde Terry. Indian communities, about half of Peru’s 10.6 million population, face increased tension.
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Lima
Peru
Highland
Junin
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Popular Action Party
Legislators Urge Special Session Over Insurance Costs
Reps Carl Parker and J D Weldon of Port Arthur urge Gov Connally to convene a special session to address rising insurance costs. They cite a July 1 order by the State Insurance Board raising auto liability rates by 20.7 percent and auto premiums by 13.4 percent, and push for driver education uninsured motorist reforms and rate review. Rep Will Smith has sought a House inquiry into the increases.
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Ance
Texas
Port Arthur
Insurance Commission
Will Smith
Beaumont
Ben Barnes
Air Action Heavy in Viet Nam Raid Across D Zone
U S officials report a heavy air strike in Viet Nam with about 25 B52 bombers from Guam taking part in a dawn raid into D Zone northeast of Saigon. The operation, staggered over hours, dropped 500 tons of bombs on jungle targets while ongoing air activity continued elsewhere.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Strategic Air Com
Guam
North
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Route 101
17Th Parallel
Navy
Hanoi
Route 127
Child Hurt When Hit By Car In Park
Fay Sullinger seven year old daughter of Mrs Juanita Sul linger suffered serious head injuries after being struck by a slow moving 1955 Chevrolet driven by Rita Rave Herring at Towle Park. She was taken to Cogdell Hospital then to Lubbock Methodist Hospital for brain surgery and was reported in satisfactory condition with progress over the weekend.
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Fay Sullinger
Juanita Sullinger
Avenue W
Towle Park
Rita Rave Herring
Forty-first Street
Park Pavilion
Cogdell Hospital
Park Road
Lubbock’. Methodist Hospital
Snyder
Thirty-fourth Street
Indiana
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Weather snapshot for Texas shows heat and scattered showers
Texas weather report details high temperatures in the mid 90s across North Central and Northeast regions with 7 am readings around 73. Expect clear to partly cloudy skies, warm nights, and 20 to 30 percent shower chances in Panhandle and coastal areas. Northerly winds 8 to 18 knots noted offshore.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandie
Algeria marks third independence anniversary amid muted ceremonies
Algerians observe the third anniversary of independence from France with a 101 gun salute and a five minute silence as Boumedienne forms a new government. The nation honors 12 million citizens and Ben Bella’s ouster remains a backdrop to Boumedienne’s early leadership.
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Algiers
Algeria
Bers
France
Boumedienne
Aumed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Potetee
Houari
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