Balaguer Wins Dominican Republic Presidential Vote
Conservative Joaquin Balaguer leads with 319,474 votes to 225,776 for Juan Bosch with half the vote counted. Bosch trails in the capital though dominates in the National District. Balaguer’s rural margin totem signals a pivotal victory amid postwar unrest and calls for stability.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Juan Bosch
Balaguer
Reformist Party
Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Revolutionary Party
Natonal
U.S
Gas Kills 5 Coal Miners in Dora No 2 Mine
Five men died from asphyxiation in the Dora No 2 coal mine near Punxsutawney Pennsylvania on Wednesday night. Two others escaped as the crew of seven working with a continuous mining machine entered an abandoned section filled with black damp. Three men attempted to rescue their companions and perished.
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Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
Robert L. Shaffer
Jefferson County
Dora No. 2
Doverspike Brothers Coal Co
Shaffer
Legal Aid Grant Approved for Jackson County Agency
The federal Office of Economic Opportunity approved a $53,361 grant to the Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty. The money funds a legal aid bureau to provide education and protection for individuals unable to hire attorneys, with two full time lawyers to operate in Carbondale and Murphysboro.
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Jackson County Legal Aid Bureau
Federal
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Legal Aid Bureau
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Walkaway Pleads Guilty in Johnson County Court
David Scroggins aged 19, a walkaway from Illinois State Penitentiary near Vienna, pleaded guilty in Johnson County Circuit Court to escape and burglary charges. Judge C. Ross Reynolds sentenced him to one to two years for escape and two to four years for burglary at Menard State Penitentiary.
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Illinois State Penitentiary
Vienna
Johnson County
Menard State Penitentiary
David Scroggins
C. Ross Reynolds
Ky s Troops Retake Hue After Buddhist Militants Fall Silent
Viet Nam premier Ky’s forces seized Hue restoring government control. Hue radio station and key strongpoints fell with little resistance from Buddhist mobs, signaling a major victory for Ky supported by generals and the United States. Partial protests noted after the seizure. Separately, South Viet Nam requested UN observers for the September 11 constitution assembly vote.
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Hguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Saigon
United States
Perfume River
U.S. Mili
United Nations, N. Y
South Viet Nam
U. N
Showers and Clouds After Bright Friday Warm Weekend Ahead
Forecast calls for showers and thundershowers tonight with lows 55 to 60. Showers end Friday leaving mainly cloudy skies and little temperature change with highs 80 to 85. Saturday looks partly cloudy and warm.
Bear Fund proposed to stock bears in Crab Orchard refuge
After a 305 pound black bear was killed in Jefferson County, residents proposed a bear fund to purchase bears for stocking in the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Arch Mehrhoff notes state protection is required before any release and urges sponsorship by a sportsmen’s group. Habitat questions remain about refuge size and bear safety.
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Jefferson County
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Arch Mehrhoff
Mehrhoff
Illinois
Gemini 9 Astronauts Set Third Gemini 9 Flight Try
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan prepare for a third attempt at an 8:30 a.m. CDT launch Friday from Cape Kennedy. The 70-hour flight includes satellite rendezvous and a 22-hour space walk, with weather forecast favorable. A faulty signal relay previously scrubbed the mission, now replaced and tested.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
Civil Rights Group Urges Viet Pullout
CORE urged that the United States prioritize the civil rights program and withdraw from Vietnam. Floyd McKissick said the White House Conference on Civil Rights would be asked to back the stance, while Johnson pledged personal effort toward justice for the underserved.
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Washington
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
United States
Viet Nam
Floyd McKissick
White House
Johnson
McKissick
Bear sightings trigger caution near Iuka area
A bear roaming the Iuka area in southeastern Marion County prompts concerns after fences were damaged by frightened cattle. A woman's report of a bear in the woods aligns with the ongoing bear activity in southern Illinois, the AP notes.
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Salem
Southern
Illinois
Marion County
Iuka
Johnson Girls Shop For Wedding Fashions In New York
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and daughter Luci 18 arrive in New York with two bridesmaids for Luci's August 6 wedding to Airman Patrick Nugent. Lynda 22 and Mrs Johnson plan fashion shopping in the Carlyle Hotel while the Secret Service coordinates discreet comings and goings.
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Frances Lewine
Associated Press
New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Luci
Trousseau
Lynda
Secret Service
Johnson
Carlyle
Washington
Patrick Nugent
Spain
Train Fire Blocks Bridge In Burlington Iowa
Fire on a westbound freight train crossing the Mississippi River bridge in Burlington spreads to the 98 year old span. At least 12 cars are stranded on the bridge while railroad workers move the rest. CB and Q reports 25 to 30 trains use the bridge daily and traffic is rerouted via Quincy Illinois.
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Burlington, Iowa
Mississippi River
Chicago
Galesburg
Burlington
Cb&q
Quincy
Ill
Apollo Surveyor 1 lands softly on Moon and sends photos
Surveyor 1 touched down on the lunar surface after a precise mission sequence and began sending back images from the Sea of Storms. The data indicate a relatively smooth, hard surface suitable for future crewed landings and show the craft remaining intact after the 1:17 a.m. CDT touchdown, 63 hours after launch.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States
Surveyor
Cape Kennedy
Amateur photographer captures foot of space craft landing
A surveyor shot a picture of a lander foot with instruments functioning. Thirty five minutes later Early Bird relayed 144 pictures from Goldstone to nationwide networks. A lab spokesman called the image planned and noted a shallow depression about two inches near the foot. The camera paused as Earth rotation blocked signals. no further pictures expected until 10:30 p.m.
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Goldstone
Desert
Surveyor 1 Moon Landing Praised by World Powers
The Soviet Union lauded the U S Surveyor 1 landing as a milestone in space exploration while Prime Minister Wilson and Japanese scientists praised the achievement. Tass noted Luna 19 aided America, and experts expect Surveyor to provide hundreds of images over the next 12 days, surpassing Luna 9.
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London
Soviet Union
Britain
Harold Wilson
Johnson
Tass
Earth
Moon
Ryojiro Akiba
Tokyo University
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science
U.S
Surveyor Carries Flag To Moon
The U.S. spacecraft Surveyor 1 carried an American flag to the moon. A 4 by 6 inch flag bought for 23 cents at a drugstore was hidden in the craft by Sheldon Shallon and two Hughes engineers before launch on Monday.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Sheldon Shallon
Surveyor
Hughes Aircraft Co
Shallon
Hughes
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