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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson drew about two million people in Seoul as he tour through South Korea. Crowds broke fences and climbed rooftops while confetti filled the air. He mingled with spectators and praised Korea for backing democracy and aiding Vietnam recovery.
Watertown population 33 000 learns mayor John H. Galvin resigns effective 12 01 a m Nov 1 by personal reasons. City manager Ronald Forbes calls emergency meeting as office is cleaned out and council contemplates filling vacancy with acting mayor Charles W Hayes until a permanent successor is named. Election seems unlikely before Nov 8 with term ending Dec 31 1967.
A lighthearted quip notes that in any event there is always someone who claimed they foresaw it. The line plays on hindsight and communal knowing at moments of surprise.
Vietnamese officials report 2062 Viet Cong defectors in October, the third highest monthly total this year, as South Vietnam prepares National Day activities with a parade of 500 former guerrillas. Heavy fighting eases, air raids decline, and a U S C123 crew is rescued after a crash in the Iron Triangle NW of Saigon.
Three men rescued by firemen from a third floor apartment at Sackett's Restaurant on 316 Wolf St as a five person Engler family escaped in nightclothes. A two car crash en route to the alarm injured a fireman. another firefighter hurt on an aerial ladder. Several residents treated for smoke inhalation at Upstate Medical Center and Community General Hospital. Fire chief lauded rescue team including Richardson Sauro and Shhaefer. Page 7, Col. 3.
Seven people die in two separate fires in Chittenango and Buffalo within an hour. In Chittenango Charles A. Mitchell and his young daughter died. a second man was initially misidentified as Moon. The Buffalo fire killed three of Mrs. Mary Bishop’s children and two nieces. Fire officials blamed an overheated furnace in Chittenango. cause in Buffalo undetermined. A babysitter was injured while helping with rescues. fires contained in under an hour.
The weatherman warns of strong northwest winds tonight and tomorrow with clouds and rain. Nightly low near 40, tomorrow's high in the 50s. Temperatures over the next five days will run seven to 10 degrees below the normal range of 37 to 53 degrees for this time of year.
New York police arrested 20 members of the Minutemen in coordinated predawn raids across Queens Westchester Long Island and Syracuse areas. Officers seized mortars bazookas machine guns semiautomatic rifles bombs and a million rounds. Authorities say the group plotted arson against private camps in NY NJ and CT and infiltrated the Army Reserve Green Berets at Miller Field.
Police raid on Milton Kellogg 38 of 130 Luddington St. seized weapons equipment and records. Kellogg, a Bristol Laboratories technician, is linked to the Minuteman group whose 20 members were arrested en route to private camps in New York New Jersey and Connecticut. Targets and charges include illegal weapon possession and unlawful assembly.
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