Death Toll 20 In Big Blast Off Louisiana Gulf
Morgan City Louisiana July 1 AP A shallow gas pocket sparked a massive blowtorch igniting a disaster offshore oil drilling Twenty men feared dead Twenty survivors describe the inferno The C P Baker a 56 million floating rig collapsed and sank 180 feet to the Gulf bottom Two bodies recovered twelve men missing likely aboard the Baker at the time The rig consisted of two hulls with a derrick between them and had moved to a new drilling site 72 miles off the Louisiana coast
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Morgan City
L. A. Frans
C. P. Baker
Gulf of Mexico
Baker
Jack Bates
Reading and Bates Offshore Drilling Co
Ye Rg
Louisiana
Manila Typhoon Winnie Toll Rises Across Central Luzon
Casualty figures from Typhoon Winnie mount as reports of death and destruction flow in from stricken areas. The Red Cross lists 275 injured and 76,097 homeless across central Luzon while Manila faces outages and debris removal after winds up to 90 mph. Public transport disrupted as streets cluttered with vehicles and debris. The Weather Bureau notes Winnie lingering over the South China Sea heading toward mainland China.
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Manila
Philippine News Service
Red Cross
Dentral
Luzon
Pacific
Manila Weather Bureau
South China Sea
Demonstrators Arrested In Chicago Civil Rights Protests
Police arrested 45 507 demonstrators during a third night of civil rights protests on Chicago's South Side. Notable detainees include Lawrence Landry of Chicago head of ACT, Stan Branche of Chester Pennsylvania, and Charles Price of Chicago. They faced charges for conducting an open air meeting without a permit. Police could not provide an immediate total of those detained across three locations. Landry and another individual were arrested at 63rd Street and South Parkway where the crowd had gathered.
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Chicago
APY
Lawrence Lesdry
ACT
Stan Tr Branche
Landry
18Nberg
Qth Street
Soulh Parkway
Excise Tax Extension Approved by Johnson
President Johnson approved an extensive extension of excise taxes on items including liquor wine beer cigarettes automobiles local telephone service and airline tickets ensuring about 19 billion dollars in annual revenue. Jewelry watches cosmetics were not subject to renewal and the action was taken before expiry.
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Johnson Washington
Johnson
Ollice
Police Briefs Solinuten v Willie Lowerd Fined $25
A police brief reports Solinuten v Willie Lowerd fined $25 for operating without a license.
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Solinuten
Willie Lowerd
Crash in air near Bermuda killed most crewmen
Photos released by the Defense Central show two Air Force planes colliding near Bermuda. Seven of the 24 crewmen were rescued and 17 were declared dead. The images are enlargements from 45 mm movies shot from a boat.
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Bermuda
Defense Cent
Mass Transit Aid Approved in Congress
After a five year fight Congress passes federal aid for commuter mass transit systems. President Johnson supports the measure, with the Senate vote 71 to 36 to accept House changes. The bill provides 475 million dollars in grants over three years to help rebuild transit systems offset by auto competition.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
John Everett Biggs Faces Six Days In Jail
John Everett Marion jailed for six days after intoxication and disorderly conduct incident. Authorities cited disruptive behavior leading to short-term incarceration.
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Marion
John Everett Biggs
Nixon Leads In Trial Heats But Johnson Holds Edge In Polls
Gallup results show Nixon as strongest GOP rival in trial heats while Johnson leads decisively over Goldwater Scranton and Nixon. Survey taken June 10 to 17 notes undecided voters and cautions against predicting future outcomes. A Bermuda crash claims 17 aboard two planes with seven rescued. Roy Mertz fined for speeding in Prairie du Rocher. MGM buys film rights to Arthur Miller play After the Fall starring Sophia Loren and Paul Newman for next summer.
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Goldwater Johnson
Hollywood
MGM
Arthur Miller
New York
Europe
Sophia Laren
Paul Newman
Indians Get Bow Making Job Training
Thirteen Indians will learn bow and arrow making in an on the job training program advised by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The $15179 program will be conducted at Groves Archery Corp in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Washington
New Mexico
Uestly
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Groves Archery Corp
Albuquerque
N.M
Methodist minister expelled for heresy in England
Sheffield dispatch reports Walter Gill, aged 53, a Methodist minister, was expelled from ministry on a heresy charge after a two hour hearing. Gill had called the Virgin birth a piece of mythology and said there is no appeal from the decision.
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Sheffield
England
Walter Gill
Mrs Elizabeth Brymer Dies in Johnston City
Mrs Elizabeth Brymer 74 of Johnston City died at 11 30 AM Tuesday at her daughter’s home Mrs Robert Howell In Decatur City She was born Aug 9 1889 in LaFollette Tenn daughter of Absolum and Sarah Crabtree Crabbes She was widow of Van Brymer Survived by daughter Mrs Howell Willard son Willard brothers William Crabtree Turley Tenn McKinley Dewey Crabtree Johnston City Sisters Mrs Mary Hobbs Benton and Mrs Gertrude Sims Ocala Florida Funeral Friday 2 PM Murman Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City Rev Leo Drew and Rev Dantudle officiating Burial Lakeview Cemetery Friends may call after 1 PM today at funeral home
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Elizabeth Brymer
Johnston City
Ata W. 10Th St
Rovert Howell
Dehneton City
LaFolletter
Tenn
Absolum
Sarah Thomson Crabbes
van Brymer
Pla
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Leo. Drew
Dantue Dle
Lakeview Cemetery
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