Heavy Brief Downpour Floods Troy Streets and Basements
A brief but heavy storm drenched the Troy area with nearly half an inch of rain, flooding cellars and basements across Fifth Avenue State Street Madison Avenue and more. Fire departments pumped out water from homes stores and the Americal Cancer Society building while none of the hospitals reported patient transfers. Outlying areas saw minor flooding as Niagara Mohawk and police report scattered affected streets. a forecast called for clouds showers and warming temperatures.
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Troy
Fifth Avenue
State Street
Fifth Ave
Rensselaer County
American Cancer Society
Crestwood Ave
Madison Avenue
Hillsview Heights
Front Street
Russell Sheehan
Michael McGill
F. B. Peck Hose Co
Northside
Waterford
Third Ave
Niagara Mohawk
Watervliet
Cohoes
Green Island
Weather Bureau
Fifth and
State
Jack Short
Rensselaer GOP backs Casey for New York Supreme Court
Rensselaer County Republicans unite behind Judge John T. Casey for the New York Supreme Court seat in the third judicial district. Delegates at a special primary give Casey 12 votes, with Albany County backing Conway seen nearing a two horse race. Delegations from Ulster and other counties could swing the convention in Albany.
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Rensselaer County
John T. Casey
New York Supreme Court
Joseph F. Casey
Casey
Albany
Justice
Herbert D. Hamm
Troy
Albany County
Edward E. Conway
John P. Taylor
Conway
Gates
Rensselaer
Bethlehem
Ulster County
Columbia
Schoharie
Greene
Sullivan
Leathernecks Unopposed As Marines Land Near Saigon
U S Marines landed 50 miles southeast of Saigon by landing craft and helicopters in Deckhouse 3, meeting no significant resistance after 24 hours. Air strikes by B52s targeted Viet Cong bases, while MiG 17s attacked U S Thunderchiefs near Hanoi before breaking off. Civilian casualties included one woman and six children killed, two women and two children wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Guam
South
Viet Nam
Kien ‘Phong
Lindsay Seeks $50 Billion for New York City Need
Mayor James Lindsay told a Senate subcommittee that New York City requires a minimum of 50 billion dollars over the next decade to become thoroughly livable and exciting. He rejected additional local taxes and urged federal tax sharing to ease urban financial crises.
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Washington
John V. Lindsay
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Lindsay
Kennedy
Senate
New York City
U S Reconsiders Peking Admission to United Nations
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg said the United States is reviewing its stance on admitting Red China to the UN but remains opposed for now. He spoke after a long White House meeting with President Johnson and noted the issue will reappear at the September General Assembly.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
United Nations
Goldberg
Johnson
Red China
Formosa
General Assembly
U.S
Maine Crash Kills Schenectady Couple
A car driven by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Osborne of Schenectady New York collided head on with an oil truck on Maine 202 near Gray. The truck driver John R. Darling 18 of Portland was uninjured. Osborne 67 and his wife Gladys in their early 60s died in the crash.
Turks Lose Hope In Hunt For Survivors Of Quake
In Varto and four eastern provinces of Turkey the search for quake survivors ends as officials fear more victims. Death toll estimates range up to 3,000 with 2,300+ injured while 58,000 families become homeless. A new tremor caused no reported deaths.
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Varto
Turkey
Suleyman Demirel
Ankara
Hasan Karagil
Try
Mus
Erzurum
Varta
Yukari Yaka
Brydges Duryea to Lead New York GOP Convention in Rochester
Republicans designate Earl Brydges as keynote speaker and Perry Duryea as permanent chairman for the state convention in Rochester on Sept. 7. Delegates will nominate Gov. Rockefeller for a third term. Spad cites past GOP gains as basis for confidence.
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Rockefeller
Rochester
Carl Spad
Senate
Earl W. Brdgges
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
War Memorial
Gov
Albany
Spad
Sen
Brydges
Assemblyman
Duryea
GOP
Walter J. Mahoney
Joseph F. Carlino
Liberal party to run own candidate against Rockefeller
New York Liberals voted unanimously to field their own candidate against Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and the Democratic choice. The decision follows tensions with the Democrats as the 1960s campaign moves forward.
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New York
Liberal Party
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Democrats
Three Auto Makers Refuse Reopening Pay Talks
DETROIT AP The big three automakers General Motors Ford and Chrysler rejected a UAW demand to reopen labor contracts to raise pay for skilled workers before the Sept 6 1967 expirations. They feared broader demands from unskilled workers and the Detroit Tooling Association also declined a similar request.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford 600
Detroit Tooling Association
July cost of living up 0.4 percent amid mixed prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports July cost of living rose four tenths of a percent led by higher transportation and medical costs, mortgage rates, and restaurant meals, offset by weaker food gains and a small drop in new car prices. The yearly rise reached 2.8 percent, with the index at 113.3.
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Aington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bonn Air Force Chief Suspended for Protest
In Bonn Germany the three star Luftwaffe chief Lt General Werner Panitzki was suspended after accusing politicians and the Defense Ministry of blame for Luftwaffe F104 crashes. Defense Minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel ordered Panitzki not to perform duties amid his criticism. Panitzki sought to quit as inspector general amid calls to explain his public remarks.
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Bonn
Germany
Defense Ministry
Luftwaffe
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Werner Panitzki
Panitzki
Eral
West Germany
Defense Committee
Bundestag
Neue Rhein-Ruhr Zeitung
Essen
Air Force
United States
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