Congo Rebels Kill Two UN French Experts in Congo War
In Kivu Province rebels and Watusi fighters attacked a UN aid mission killing Francois Preziosi and Jean Plicque near Kalehe as they tried to reach a refugee camp. Their driver George Yogolero was stabbed but escaped. The incident follows warnings of Watusi sympathy with rebel factions.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Kivu
U.N
Watusi
Rwanda
Francois Preziosi
Bukavu
U.N. High Commission For Refugees
Jean Plicque
International Labor Organization
Kalehe
Lake Kivu
George Yogolero
Yogolero
Plicque
United Nations
Keating to Run Independently of Goldwater
New York Republican Senator Kenneth Keating announced he will seek reelection independently of the Goldwater national ticket. He asserted he cannot support unity as lip service and emphasized trials of principle in opposing party positions. The move virtually positions Clare Boothe Luce as Conservative party candidate. Keating also noted he would neither back nor vote for President Johnson.
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New York
Kenneth B. Keating
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Keating
Clare Boothe Luce
Democratic Tax Cuts Promise From Platform Committee
Democratic platform officials signaled support for excise tax reduction next year and possible income tax cuts in the years ahead. Treasury Secretary Dillon and CEA Chairman Heller urged action, noting rising revenues and proposing a possible dividend to states, while Republicans push tax credits and the removal of wartime federal excises on common items.
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Washington
Democratic Platform Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Walter W. Heller
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Republican Party
Heller
Atlantic City
N.J
Dillon
Treasury
White House
Permit Suspended By Board For Gipsey Strip Mine
The State Sanitary Water Board suspended Brothersvalley Company of Gipsey drainage permit for a Stonycreek Township strip coal mine due to failure to correct a permit violation. Other actions approved Merle Lanner Coal for Black Township 10 acres, Ray E Bruening for Quemahoning 30 acres, and Stonavec Coal for Stonycreek 60 acres with conditions and holds until prior violations are addressed.
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Somerset American
Harrisburg
State Sanitary Water Board
Brothersvalley Company
Gipsey
Stonycreek Township
Merle Lanner Coal Company
Rockwood R.D
Black Township
Ray E. Bruening
Stoystown R.D
Quemahoning Township
Wells Creek
Stonavec Coal Company of
Friedens R.D. 1
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy Wednesday and fair Wednesday night and Thursday. Temperatures steady with a high around 68 to 76 and a low near 48 to 55. No significant changes expected in the coming days.
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Pennsylvania
Unemployed Husbands Seek Welfare Aid With Wives’ Help
Two unemployed men on relief joined forces with Pennsylvania's Department of Welfare in a legal action to compel their wives to contribute to supporting them. Petitions filed by Nicholas De Angelo of Hazleton and Stanley Proshuas of Exeterborough in Luzerne County seek court support for wife assistance.
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Wilkes-Barre
Madrid Sees More Single Women Than Men in City
Madrid statistics show 269769 single women to 184443 bachelor men creating a sizable imbalance in the capital. The data highlights demographic gaps amid urban life.
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Madrid
Spain
Viet Authorities Warn Of Buddhist Unrest On Anniversary
Saigon and Hue authorities brace for possible trouble Thursday on the Buddhist anniversary of the pagoda raids. A Hue protest by about 500 students demanded civilian rule and a government settlement of Buddhist grievances, while officials warn the situation could worsen despite a calm reaction from police.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hue
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
U.S
15 Year Old Fights 370 Pound Sting Ray at Cocoa Beach
Tom Joyner Jr. battled a nearly 400 pound sting ray for 19 hours from Patrick Air Force Base pier to the Atlantic. Divers aided in beaching the fish after a long, rain soaked ordeal watched by thousands as Air Police managed traffic, and Joyner endured fatigue and heat before victory.
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
Tom Joyner Jr
Tom
Patrick Air Force Base
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Thomas Joyner
GOP candidates study switch voters at Pittsburgh school
Charles H. Percy and other Republican gubernatorial hopefuls attended a two day candidates school in Pittsburgh sponsored by the Republican National Committee. Teachers included governors and party experts as they learned about financing press relations and appealing to switch voters who cross party lines. Percy estimated switch voters at about forty percent of Illinois' electorate as he prepared to face Governor Otto E. Kerner.
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Pittsburgh
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Percy
Othr
Mississippi
Denver
GOP National Committee
Bell & Howell
Otto E. Kerner
Headon Turnpike Collision Claims Six Dead
A headon crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike west of Beaver Falls killed six and injured seven others. The eastbound car carried six people including Jerry Tinsley and several Cleveland and Brooklyn residents. the westbound wagon had three occupants. The fatalities included Frank Heinz and a child, with multiple serious injuries at Providence and Children's hospitals.
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Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Beaver Valley
Pennsyvania Turnpike Commission
Jerry Tinsley
Cleveland
Tinsley
Parnell Lewis Days
Morris D. Lanier
Robert Carl Price
Isaac Reznick
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kenneth Francis
Providence Hospital
Frank Heinz
Cinder
N.D
Lenore
Kyle
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Senate Kills TV Debate Plan for Presidential Race
The Senate voted 44 to 41 to table a compromise bill that would suspend equal time provisions, ending a chance for televised debates between President Johnson and Republican nominee Barry Goldwater. Criticism centered on political maneuvering and the need for candidate confrontations in Atlantic City.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Cotton
John O. D-R.i
Atlantic City
N.J
Goldwater
Scranton
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Johnson to Receive Seneca Dam Bill After House Victory
The House passed by voice vote a bill authorizing a 15000573 dollar damage and rehabilitation fund for the Seneca Indians in New York. The measure follows the Allegheny River dam project flooding parts of the Allegany Reservation and awaits President Johnson’s signature after Senate approval. Gates at Kinzua Pa. will close in October to back the reservoir.
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Washington
House
New York
Allegheny River
Pennsylvania
Allegany Reservation
Johnson
Senate
Kinzua
Army Engineers
Salamanca
N. Y
Six Big Nevada Fires Flame Out Of Control
Northeastern Nevada was declared a disaster area as six major range fires burned unchecked across Elko and surrounding counties. About 275000 acres were scorched with 2000 firefighters, 16 tanker planes, and 250 personnel from five states aiding the effort. Ranchers moved cattle while Elko remained safe despite threats from fires flanking the town.
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Big Nevada
Elko
Nev
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Sawyer
Washington, D.C
White House
Meadow Creek
Humboldt National Forest
Bureau of Land Management
Nevada National Guard
Boulder Flats
Maggie Creek
Palisade
Sherman Creek
Carlin
Joe Peretti
John Tomeras
BLM
Forest Service
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Turkey
Iskenderun
Watusis
Sen. Keating
Barry
Kennedy
Sen. Goldwater
Nyakalonge
Thant
U Thant
Bujumbura
Burundi
United States
Moise Tshombe
Kenya
Moscow
Nairobi
William Attwood
Pravda
Democrat
Baudouinville
Gaston Soumaliot
Nguyen Khanh
Cal
Thien Minh
Associated Press
Khanh
Diem
Sting Ray
Headon
Scott
Hugh — Scott
LBJ
Seneca
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