Forrestal Arrives Subic Bay After Deadly Fire Disaster
Subic Bay, Philippines AP The carrier Forrestal docked at Subic Bay bringing the bodies of 52 dead and reporting 129 lives lost in the disaster. Fires continued aboard with seven sailors unaccounted for and 64 injured as investigators attributed the blaze to a punctured fuel tank on an A4 Skyhawk.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
Forrestal
Vietnam
U.S. Naval Base
Harvey P. Lanham
Carrier Division II
John K. Beling
U.S
Clark Field
Repose
Subic
Lanham
Gulf of Tonkin
Beling
Adm
Milwaukee riot forces clear streets as guards help police
Police and National Guardsmen swept Milwaukee's streets to secure its Negro district after days of unrest that left two dead and more than 60 injured. Two patrolmen were among the injured, and Orey Tucker faced eight counts of attempted murder.
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Dion Henderson
Milwaukee
Wis
Metropolit Nare
John Davis
Eau Claire
Camp McCoy
Byron Moschea
Ann Mosley
Atty
Hugh O'Connel
Orey Tucker
Mascrea
Tucker
Warren P. Knowles
Jobmobiles Roam Through Philly Broadcasting Offers
In Philadelphia a $4.9 million jobmobile program launches to create 500 immediate city jobs in predominantly Negro areas. Workers are processed at city offices and sent to roles such as street cleaning and boarding up abandoned homes with pay set by ability. The plan aims to reduce racial tensions and train workers for higher skilled positions.
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Philadelphia
Clarence Farmer
Farmer
James H. J. Tate
LBJ hints of higher taxes soon
President Johnson signaled possible tax increases to fund war costs and domestic unrest. He named David Ginsburg as executive director of a new presidential advisory commission on civil disorders while governors criticized his handling of rioting in major cities.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
David Ginsburg
Presidential Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
George Romney
Michigan
Detroit
Romney
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Fair and mild Tuesday with partly cloudy skies. Wednesday remains mild with high temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s.
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Pennsylvania
Treating Self Cures Illness Not Problem
The University of Pittsburgh announces an efficient method to treat the common cold with patient self diagnosis from a pamphlet at the health center. Students use the brochure to diagnose and receive medication, with physicians available for more serious cases. Critics say it lacks sympathy and limits avenues to complain.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Douglas Thompson
Stolen Equipment At WVSC Station In Somerset
Equipment valued at about 4700 dollars was stolen from Som erset radio station WVSC between 1 50 a m and 5 40 a m Monday. The theft included three tape recorders a mini tape recorder a public address system and a remote control kit. Police ask anyone with information to call the State Police at 445 4104 or the station.
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Somerset
WVSC
R. DP
Stones win appeals in drug case freeing Jagger and Richards
In London a three judge panel led by the lord chief justice overturned jail terms for Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Jagger's conviction for possessing pep pills was upheld but he received a conditional discharge for 12 months. Richards won his appeal over a marijuana smoking conviction at his country home. Hundreds of hippies planned prayers at Westminster Abbey and a love-in in Hyde Park in celebration.
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Raymond E. Palmer
London
Britain
Appeal Court
Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger
Keith Richard Monday
Westminster Abbey
Hyde Park
Jagger
Parker
Richard
Keith Richard
Romney charges LBJ with playing politics over Detroit violence
Gov. George Romney criticizes delays in federal troop deployment during Detroit race riots. He claims President Johnson politicized the tragedy, linking slow action to 41 deaths and about 500 million dollars in damage. Romney cites White House denials and notes Ramsey Clark’s withdrawal from a speech.
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Detroit
United States
George Romney
Romney
National Association of Counties
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Michigan
White House
George Christian
Christian
Washington
Romney assails Johnson on Detroit riot role and troops
Gov. Romney accuses the White House of distortion over federal troop deployment during Detroit violence amid a quieter withdrawal push. Two youths describe witnessing fatal shooting by antiriot troops. Romney lifts liquor ban partially as riot toll tops 41 with $500 million in damage.
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Gene Schroeder
Detroit
George Romney
Johnson
Romney
White House
Cyrus R. Vance
Krupp Industrialist Alfried Krupp Dies at 59
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, last of the Krupp dynasty, died Sunday night in Essen of heart failure after a short illness. He had battled bronchial ailments and had recently agreed to relinquish sole ownership to turn holdings into a public company. Funeral set for Thursday at Villa Hagel. son Arndt, 29, learned of the death upon arrival.
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Essen
Germany
Alfried Krupp von
Krupp
Arndt
Villa Haegel
Bertha Krupp
Big Bertha
Comprehensive Plan For Boro Presented
Somerset Borough Planning Commission appointed Harry E Dowie secretary to serve the year Wallace Friedline resigned. Philip C Froeder presented the plan by Harland Bartholomew Associates for a new Municipal Building with two site options and public parking, plus library expansion and a hospital health center layout with parking. See COMPREHENSIVE on Pg 3.
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Somerset Borough Planning Commission
Harry E. Dowie
Planning Commission
Wallace Friedline
Philip C. Froeder
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Washing
East Union Street
Borough Hall
West Union Street
Public Library
Rosina Avenue
West Church Street
Patriot Street
Center Avenue
Kimberly Avenue
Destructive tremor hits Caracas as quake death toll rises
Destructive new tremor strikes Caracas on Monday as rescue workers sift through rubble from Saturday's earthquake. The death toll climbs with 58 known dead, over 1,500 injured, and fears of hundreds still missing. Americans killed include five, with three more unaccounted for among hundreds overseas. Rescue operations continue amid collapsed apartment blocks and widespread panic.
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George Arfeld
Caracas
Venezuela
U.S
Stop Light On Diamond Is Broken
A traffic light at the Diamond corner near U. S. National Bank was knocked over Monday afternoon when a pickup truck struck it. Eric Sanders Sage, 51, of Stoystown, says brake failure caused the crash at about 2 30 p m, causing about 250 dollars in borough damage with no injuries. A second crime occurred in Somerset Borough at 8 00 a m when Jose Luis Cabella of Los Angeles Calif struck a Gulf Service gas pump on N Center Avenue causing about 125 dollars in damage.
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U. S. National Bank
Eric Sanders Sage
Stoystown
Sage
Rt. 53
Planes Restored After Forrestal Fire Boost North Vietnam Strikes
U S war planes returned to strength after a carrier fire on the Forrestal. Intrepid planes joined strikes over North Vietnam while Forrestal limped to Subic Bay. Casualties listed at 129 dead, seven missing, 64 injured. Soviet Tass claimed a U S plane was destroyed, which U S authorities deny.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
U.S
Forrestal
North Vietnam
Intrepid
Gulf of Tonkin
Subic Bay
Tass
Hanoi
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