Curfew Continued in Riot-Wracked Watts Area
Gov. Brown kept a curfew in the riot wrecked Watts district for the third night while AP surveying Negro residents found widespread fear and disbelief that the worst was over. Death toll rose to 33 with 826 injured. authorities report vast property damage and elevated daily costs. Dr. King planned to visit to discuss relief and understanding efforts.
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Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
California
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
National Guard
Brown
Associated Press
Watts
E. L. Hicks
Jewel theft targets Saratoga guest at Markey estate
Police report a burglary at Gene Markey’s Saratoga Springs home where about $100,000 in jewels and $400 in cash vanished from a dresser while guests Mrs. Donald Bathrick and her husband slept. FBI agents join state police in probing possible interstate theft.
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Gene Markey
Saratoga Springs
Donald Bathrick
Joan Bennett
Myrna Loy
Myrtle Street
Saratoga Golf and Polo Club
Markey
Calumet Stables
Anthony C. Scarvone
FBI
Spa
Sudden Raid At Saigon Police HQ Kills Four Officers
Police headquarters in Saigon faced a coordinated attack by Viet Cong extremists that damaged the building and killed four officers. A getaway car, booby trapped and abandoned, was found after the raid as investigators pursued two Vietnamese girls said to have diverted a guard. Reports describe multiple explosions and debris, with 20 people injured including possibly six Americans amid ongoing military actions along the Vietnam frontier.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Red
National Police
Pham van Lieu
Quang Tri
North
Viet Nam
Duc Co
U.S
Duc Co- Pleiku
USS. Navy
Ky Anh
Chile Declares Disaster State After Severe Storm
The government declared a national disaster after a week of heavy snows winds and rains killed nearly 100 people and damaged 40 percent of farmland isolating towns. The cutter Janequeo wreck with 44 navy dead marked Chile’s worst naval disaster.
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Santiago
Chile
United States yieds in assembly on payments
United States abandons bid to deprive Soviet Union and other debtors of voting rights in the General Assembly. Ambassador Goldberg presents a policy shift approved by President Johnson. Diplomats see end of a deadlock as the 20th session nears, signaling a return to normal operation.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Arthur J. Golberg
U.S
Committee
Johnson
Goldberg
Dean Rusk
U.N
Police recover car used in kidnapping
Police locate and recover a vehicle believed used in a kidnapping. The find occurs as investigators pursue leads and confirm the car’s linkage to the case. Further details remain unavailable on police activity and suspects at this time.
Teener’s Boat Reported Seen Near Hawaii
Coast Guard received a sighting report of 24 foot sailboat belonging to Lee Graham 16 who sailed alone from San Pedro California July 26 The Avila tanker reported the craft 270 miles ENE of Oahu as the first sighting since the teen began a two year solo voyage around the world
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Lee Gra‘ham
San Pedro
Calif
Avila
Graham
Hawaii
Oahu
Lee
Readings Scorch East
Heat from the Gulf to southern Maine pushed temperatures into the 90s across the Northeast while the northern plains and Great Lakes saw cooler spells. The upper Mississippi Valley and central plains cooled to the 70s and 80s as scattered showers and storms moved through Florida hail struck Valparaiso during a thunderstorm.
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Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
Maine
Northern Plains
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Florida
Valparaiso
Fla
United 727 Crashes Into Lake Michigan Killing 30
A United Air Lines 727 with 30 aboard crashed into Lake Michigan near Chicago after an apparent midair explosion. Coast Guard and Navy aircraft searched the scene as witnesses heard a loud blast and saw an orange flash. Names of crew and flight personnel are listed, and the Civil Aeronautics Board dispatched a 10 man team to investigate, the first fatal Boeing 727 crash.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
New York
Lake Forest
O'Hare International
O'Hare
United
LaGuardia Airport
Coast Guard
North Shore
Glenview Naval Air Station
Navy
Lake Bluff
Army
Ft. Sheridan
Melville W. Towle
Wyckoff
N. J
Roger Marshall Whitewell
North Plainfield
Maurice L. Femmer
Elmont
N. Y
Phyllis M. Rickert
Sandra H. Fuhrer
Mount Prospect
Ill
Jeneal G. Beaver
Long Beach
Calif
Kennedy International Airport
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Truman W. Finch
Police Patrols Seal Chicago West Side Amid Riots
A 500 strong police detail patrolled a West Side Negro neighborhood hit by race violence after two nights of rioting. Saloons and liquor stores were closed. Illinois National Guard 2,000 members stood at armories ready to move. Mayor Daley convened a broad meeting to curb further outbreaks as 67 injured and 123 arrested on Thursday and Friday, 28 arrested Saturday for heckling or ignoring orders.
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Chicago
West Side
Illinois National Guard
Richard J. Daley
Protests Spread After Springfield Arrests
Civil rights groups plan further demonstrations after weekend arrests of 67. Leaders met behind closed doors to decide next moves in a campaign against alleged police brutality. A small mixed group demonstrated downtown while police watched with no trouble. The Council of Organizations for Civil Rights accused Springfield police of rough handling in Sunday arrests of 44 in a park.
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Springfield
Mass
Main Street
Council of Organizations For Civil Rights
Indians Capture Pakistani Posts Across Kashmir Ceasefire Line
Indian forces launched a night assault across the Kashmir cease-fire line and seized three Pakistani outposts overlooking the Srinagar Leh road. Heavy artillery fired along the line with hand to hand fighting reported in Poonch and Tithwal as New Delhi warned of a near war situation.
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New Delhi
India
Kashmir
China Front
Leh
Ladakh
Red China
Kargil
Srinagar
Indian Kashmir
Srinagar- Leh
U.N
Defense Ministry
Pakistan
Poonch
Tithwal
Udall Reports Northeast Water Crisis Findings
Secretary Udall led a swift inspection of drought and water problems in New York Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware at President Johnson's direction. The White House staff reviews the report and any recommendations after an emergency conference with governors and mayors from New York Philadelphia Camden Jersey City and Newark.
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Johnson City, Tex
White House
Washington
Northeast
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
President Johnson
Philadelphia
Camden
Jersey City
Newark
Heroic Sailor's Body Recovered After Dinghy Accident
The body of Robert S. Goldfarb, 23, third mate on Frank Sinatra's yacht Southern Breeze, was found off Vineyard Haven Massachusetts after a dinghy overturned on Aug 10. Goldfarb gave his life jacket to steward James Grimes, who survived, along with two girls. Coast Guard and police recovered the body near West Chop Light.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
Robert S. Goldfarb
Frank Sinatra
Goldfarb
Southern Breeze
James O. Grimes
West Chop Light
Coast Guard
Vinyard Haven
Gemini 5 launch ready after smooth final checks
Cape Kennedy experts reported a flawless final readiness for the Gemini 5 mission. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. were due to blast off at 10 a.m. after last physicals and minor weather cautions about tropical storms Mary and Lucky in distant seas.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Pacific
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Windward
Mary
Lucky
Quebec
Tokyo
National Aero
Nautics and Space Administration
Cooper
Conrad
Tiros
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Kentucky
Admiral Markey
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Wright
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Sun Again
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Jimmy Jones
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