Chicago clashes end in rocks and flames in open housing march
More than 3,000 white protesters clashed with about 60 injured including a nun and three police. Cars were burned and police faced rocks as civil rights demonstrators moved through Chicago's all white South West Side in a fight over housing discrimination.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Marquette Park
the “Union
Council of Community Organizations
CCCO
Albert C. Raby
Raby
Wirtz backs Morse plan for airline strike end
Secretary of Labor Wirtz told the Senate Labor Committee the administration neither supports nor opposes a bill to end the 24 day strike. He favored Morse’s six month end plan over a general strike ending bill and said no early negotiated settlement appeared likely.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Senate Labor Committee
Johnson
Wirtz
Capitol Hill
Afl-Cio
Congress
Sen
Wayne Morse
Machinists
West Terre Haute Marine Wounded in Vietnam Action
Sgt. Robert W. Belfi a 22 year old Marine from West Terre Haute was wounded July 26 near Da Nang in South Vietnam Defense Department reports say He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph M Belfi of RR 7 West Terre Haute and a graduate of West Vigo High School He serves in India Company 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment
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Robert W. Belfi
West Terre Haute
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Belfi
Joseph M. Belfi
RR 7
West Vigo High School
India Company
3Rd Battalion
1St Marine Regiment
Bombers Hit Viet Cong Base Near Saigon Invasion
U S B52 bombers attacked a Viet Cong base camp 25 miles northwest of Saigon. Ground troops of the 25th Division found 90 000 rounds of ammunition and mines after the raid. Two US helicopters were damaged but repaired with no casualties. An Air Force Starfighter was shot down near Hanoi. pilot reported missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Six Injured In Hoosier Air Crashes
Six people were hurt in two separate Midwest plane incidents. A twin engine Grumman Widgeon crashed into a Kendallville cornfield injuring Pilot Russell Manley and three passengers. A Kentucky pilot in a glider was injured north of Whitestown.
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Kendallville
Kentucky
Whitestown
Russell Manley
Portage
Manley
Ind
Richard Fritz
Vigo County Fair Queen Crowning Monday
Patty Poynter the 1965 Vigo County Fair Queen will crown the 1966 winner in a Monday evening ceremony. The 19 year old Garfield High School graduate and Barnes School of Nursing student spoke of a fun reign and anticipation of the State Fair in Indianapolis.
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Patty Poynter
Vigo County
Patty
Garfield High School
Barnes School of Nursing
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Gabbert Explains Higher Cost for Two New High Schools
Superintendent Max Gabbert told Vigo County taxpayers why the two new high schools would cost about four million dollars more than expected. He cited rising Midwest construction costs due to Viet Nam era manpower drain and higher contractor interest requirements as key factors, based on figures from Berger Kelley and United Associates of Champaign IU.
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Max Gabbert
Taxpayers Association
Gabbert
Everett Acree
Vigo County Taxpayers Association
Midwest
Berger, Kelley
United Associates
Champaign
Weather Map Report City Notes Indiana Illinois
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with chance showers late. Tuesday showers likely ending late and turning cooler in afternoon. Illinois partly sunny today with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight ending Tuesday. Highs and lows referenced with limited station data included.
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Indiana
Sts.ilinois
Sergeant Dies of Wounds After Grenade Attack On Bus
A British Army sergeant died from wounds sustained when terrorists threw grenades at a servicemen's bus Saturday. The attack occurred near Aden as troops were traveling, authorities confirmed the fatality.
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Aden
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
The 1966 World Almanac reports that the average American eats 315 eggs 96 pounds of sugar and 305 pounds of milk and cream per year.
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United Press International
Leadership Training School Opens Here in Terre Haute
The 1966 Indiana Jaycees Leadership Training School runs Friday to Sunday with the theme Look Ahead Through Leadership. About four hundred Jaycees from most Indiana chapters attend the events at the Terre Haute House and Indiana State University starting with a Friday night state Executive Committee meeting.
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Indiana Jaycees
Indiana
Terre Haute House
Indiana State University For Educational
Dollar Day Sale Set Wednesday in Terre Haute
Terre Haute prepares for its semi annual Dollar Day shopping event with Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce sanctioning and Root's Frank Schrohe as steering committee chair. Local stores gather merchandise for the big bargain spree expected to draw shoppers across the Wabash Valley.
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Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
Speck Pleads Innocent in Murder of Eight Nursing Students
Richard Speck 24 pleaded innocent to eight indictments charging him with murdering eight young nursing students. In Chicago's Circuit Court Judge Napoli appointed Gerald Getty as attorney. The case was assigned to Judge Paschen for trial.
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Napoli
Alexander J. Napoli
Chicago
Circuit Court Criminal Division
Richard F. Speck
Speck
Richard Speck
Gerald Getty
Public Defender’s Office
Getty
Herbert C. Paschen
The Country Parson on Lessons From Hard Experience
The columnist notes that when someone says they never want to repeat a situation, it often signals they have gained a valuable lesson from a tough experience. The piece reflects on growth born of adversity and the humor found in resistance to repeating past mistakes.
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Pleiku City
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U.S
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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