Runaway Kansas locomotive barrels 98 miles with no engineer
A two unit Santa Fe locomotive malfunctioned and rolled unattended from Hutchinson, Kansas, at 4 p.m. and sped through nine towns for 84 minutes, averaging over a mile a minute before being derailed near Kinsley. Deputies, police, and spectators chased the runaway as it narrowly avoided pedestrians and cars. No injuries were reported and an investigation was promised.
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Kinsley
Kan
Kansas
J. BR. Fitzgerald
Two Men Break Into Mia Farrow Home in Weybridge
In Weybridge England two men raided actress Mia Farrows home and escaped with jewelry after tying up her mother Maureen O'Sullivan. Farrow was away and the thieves ransacked two bedrooms and took a passport. O'Sullivan was bound but freed herself after about thirty minutes and alerted police.
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Mia Farrow
Weybridge
England
Maureen O’sullivan
Misreading Radar Signals Triggers Erroneous Reports In Saigon
Reports say radar misinterpretation may have caused false enemy helicopter sightings near the DMZ and led to mistaken attacks on allied ships. A patrol boat was sunk and an Australian destroyer hit. U.S. command investigations continue. In Saigon, Viet Cong rocket attacks killed six civilians and wounded 23 as B52s retaliated.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Demonstrators clash with police at Resurrection City encampment
Alvin Jackson, 35, quits as chief security marshal over discipline failures in Resurrection City. He accuses leaders of ignoring worsening crime while Grant Wright of Park Police reports about 100 assaults and 20 robberies or stabbings since mid May, noting police friction and lack of cooperation from residents.
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Alvin Jackson
Ralph David Abernathy
Grant Wright
Park Police
Resurrection City
Th Camp
Jackson
Washington Post
Washington
Park
Senate approves 10 percent tax surcharge bill to Johnson
The Senate approved a 10 percent surcharge on individual and corporate taxes and a $6 billion spending cut, sending the measure to President Johnson for signature. The bill retroactively applies April 1 for individuals and January 1 for corporations and expires June 30 next year. It aims to curb inflation and reduce red ink, despite opposition predicting deep cuts to social programs.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Congress
Leaders Plead For Calmness In Civil Rights Turmoil
A group of campaign leaders urged nonviolence as clashes between demonstrators and police escalated near Resurrection City. Police arrested 77 people amid shouting matches at the Department of Agriculture and nearby streets, as crowd control tactics and tear gas were deployed.
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Department Ofgriculture
Kernathy
SCLC
Resurrection
Andrew Young
Abernathy
Department of Agriculture
14Th St
Independence Ave
14Th Street
Warren Resigns as Chief Justice at 77
Chief Justice Earl Warren announces his departure from the Supreme Court after 15 years amid ongoing debate over liberal rulings on race and police powers. President Johnson may appoint his successor before leaving office, with Warren’s long tenure shaping the court’s balance and landmark decisions from 1954 school desegregation to recent housing discrimination rulings.
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Washington
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
White House
Warren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Nixon gains GOP VP traction as Hatfield tops list
Republican vice presidential prospects line up with Richard Nixon. Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield leads possible picks, joined by Howard Baker, Charles Percy, Spiro Agnew, John Volpe, and John Tower. They shift from favorite son roles as Nixon aims for Miami Beach nomination.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Hatfield
Baker
Percy
Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Miami Beach
Spiro T.agnew
Maryland
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Texas
John G. Tower
Venezuelan airliner hijacked from Santo Domingo to Cuba
A Viasa Airlines flight carrying 79 aboard landed in Caracas 22 hours late after a grenade wielding Dominican hijacker forced the Boeing toward Havana. Capt. Harry Gibson reported the crew and passengers were well treated in Santiago Cuba before the plane returned. Four U.S. citizens were among those aboard.
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Cuba
Harry Gibson
Santiago
Gibson
Viasa Airlines
Santo Domingo
Curacao
Havana
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