Romania seeks accord to avert Soviet invasion threat
Romanian leaders, alarmed by rumors of a Soviet buildup on eastern borders, pursue a political settlement. President Ceausescu reportedly offered to renew a 20 year friendship and assistance pact in exchange for guarantees Romania would not be occupied. A Warsaw Pact party conference and Czechoslovakia's sovereignty are cited as steps toward a broader settlement.
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Hans Benedict
Bucharest
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Warsaw Pact
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Kremlin
Ceausescu
Alexander Bassev
Alexander Dubcek
Johnson
Europe
Johnson warns against aggression in Eastern Europe
President Johnson denounces would be aggressors and vows not to appease Red troops massing in Eastern Europe while signaling no immediate military moves. He cites Romania and Warsaw Pact tensions as potential flashpoints influencing policy amid Czechoslovak and Soviet actions.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Europe
Thos
Nationa
Moscow
San Antonio
White House
Romania
Milk Producers, Inc
Walt W. Rostow
Little Italy Festival Draws Huge Crowds in Clinton Indiana
Vermillion County events headline the third annual Little Italy Festival with U S Senator Birch Bayh opening ceremonies and a weekend lineup of grape stomping, puppet shows, polka dancing, concerts, and a gondola ride. Highlights include a celebrity auction and a free trip to Italy drawing. Coal Town exhibit at the C and E I station showcases mining methods.
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Regina
John Guerri
Clinton
Vermillion County
Martin
Clinton, Ind
U.S
Birch Bayh
Bayh
Italy
C&ei
Main Street
America
Weather map outline for Terre Haute region
Forecast increases cloudiness with showers likely tonight and Sunday. Highs in the upper 70s, lows 58 to 64. Indiana sees rain and warmer conditions tonight and Sunday with 58 to 64 lows and 70s highs, Illinois expects rain with a high in the upper 70s. Temperature readings show a.m. 59 and p.m. 80.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Senator Bayh to Address Labor Day Awards Dinner
U S Sen Birch Bayh will speak at the Labor Day Awards Dinner at 6 30 p m Monday at the Albert Pick Motel Lt Gov Robert L Rock will also participate Bayh a Terre Haute native seeks reelection and Rock a Democratic candidate for governor are former Indiana General Assembly colleagues Five awards will be presented including Labor Day Community Service and Union Member of the Year Winners names remain secret until the dinner The event honors local labor and features a program led by local officials and community leaders.
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U.S
Birch Bayh
Albert Pick Motel
Robert L. Rock
Bayh
Terre Hauteau
U.S. Senate
Rock
Anderson
Indiana General Assembly
Union
Robert Durham
LaVon. McGinn
Curtis Culver
Ralph William
Margaret Banker
Council
John Etling
U. S
Lavon McGinn
Amethyst Name Tied to Abstinence Belief
The gem amethyst derives from two Greek words meaning not to be drunk and ancient belief held it prevented intoxication.
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Amethyst
Safety patrols mobilize for Labor Day holiday effort
State, county, and city law officers, plus Indiana Air National Guardsmen and local Jaycees, mobilize over the three day Labor Day weekend to boost motorist safety. Troopers use VASCAR speed timing devices and urge early travel, headlights on low beams, and defensive driving to reduce crashes. Rest stops at Brown and Fruitridge Aves offer beverages and cookies.
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Robert Skitt
Terre Haute
Indiana
Skitt
Sgt
Glen Means
Chief Means
Indiana Air National Guardsmen
Hulman Field
Trafic
Terre Haute Jaycees
Jaycees
Indiana State Police
Brown and Fruitridge Aves
Meadow Gold
Robert Hall
3Rd St
Hwy. 41
Margaret Ave
Siege and raids hit Hoi An as enemy attacks intensify
In the northern central lowlands enemy troops mortared the provincial capital Hoi An and overran two refugee camps, killing 15 civilians and wounding 22. Two days earlier raids killed 18, wounded five, and kidnapped 65. A separate operation freed 45 South Vietnamese soldiers from a Mekong Delta POW camp, with one enemy dead. In three Mekong Delta actions, U S and South Vietnamese forces killed 118 enemy fighters. American losses were 3 dead and 9 wounded, with 5 South Vietnamese dead and 23 wounded. Since Aug 18 allied forces say they have killed about 7,500 enemy troops.
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Saigon
Hoi An
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Fire in Gary Kills At Least Nine In Tavern Inferno
A blaze at the In Crowd Lounge in Gary Indiana trapped and killed at least nine people with 12 more unaccounted for hours after the early morning fire. Investigators weighed a possible firebomb as crews searched the rubble of the 1701 Broadway building.
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Gary, Ind
UPI
Broadway
City Street Department
Eugene Armstrong
Terre Haute Man Shot to Death in St Louis
Hillery Pate a 51 year old Terre Haute resident was shot to death in St Louis moments after crossing a street near the Claridge Hotel. Police found no motive and listed the wallet intact. Pate a Penn Central Railroad employee died at City Hospital after a 2 am shooting reportedly involving a 1964 black Ford.
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Hillery Pate
32Nd St
Terre Haute
Pate
Claridge Hotel
Penn Central Railroad
City Hospital
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Milner
John Scott
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