City bucket loader kills Troy boy on street
A seven year old Troy boy Pierce Lewis Jr. was killed when a city owned bucket loader struck him on Broadway and Seventh Ave. The loader operated by James Bloomfield of 8 Van Buren St. caused fatal injuries including a ruptured liver and lung. Companion Jimmy Pompey escaped injury and was treated for a left arm injury. Police and coroner investigations followed the autopsy at St. Marys Hospital.
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Broadway
Seventh Avenue
Pierce Lewis Jr
Pierce Lewis
Fifth Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
Anthony E. Matera
Bender Laboratory
Jimmy Pompey
Pompey
Lewis
Young Pompey
James H. Bloomfield
van Buren St
Fulton Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Bloomfield
Ambulance Service Corp
Saigon Declares No Surrender and Eyes More Arms
President Johnson met with South Vietnam's Prime Minister Ky as Saigon vowed not to surrender or compromise with the Communists. Ky pressed for continued fighting while pursuing social and political reforms and urged intensified military action as needed to deter Hanoi.
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Honolulu
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Pacific
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Ngoc Linh
Haiphong
North
Viet Nam
White House
Bill D. Moyers
State Primary Lottery Advance Announcement
State primary and lottery advance details are provided by Bob Fusco. Candidates, dates, and procedures are explained for voters preparing to participate.
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By Bob Fusco
Lawmakers clash on reapportionment and alcohol age
Republicans and Democrats disagreed on legislative reapportionment as Senate approved a state lottery amendment and Assembly passed a statewide primary bill. Sen Brydges blamed deadlock on Nassau and Upstate district lines while Sen Thaler urged a regional conference on the 18 to 21 drinking age disparity among New York New Jersey and Connecticut. The lottery vote passed 39 22 with cross party support and the primary measure cleared Assembly 117 44 despite Rockefeller veto last year. The lottery would go to voters this November and form details remain to be worked out.
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Earl W. Brydges
Democratic Assembly
Anthony J. Travia
Assembly
Sen
Brydges
Upstate
Nassau
Seymour R. Thaler
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Thaler
Joint Legislative
Sen. Thaler
Rockefeller
Fulbright Seeks Clear Objective in Viet Nam Policy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee leader Fulbright says the panel is giving the administration a chance to present its case on Johnson's Viet Nam course. He notes broad disagreement and calls for a clear objective, while the panel also questions Lincoln Gordon on Latin American affairs.
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Asia
Lincoln Gordon
Gordon
Brazil
Jack Hood Vaughn
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Honolulu
Yanks and South Vietnamese Capture Key Cong Strongholds
U S and South Vietnamese forces seized control of strategic points in the An Lao Valley 300 miles northeast of Saigon, part of a squeeze operation. They did not find two veteran Viet Cong regiments, while heavy fighting left Viet Cong casualties and a tank-driven push aided by air and artillery support. North Viet Nam said it shot down a U S plane and captured the pilot on the anniversary of U S strikes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
U. S
Soviets Seen Set For Man On Moon
Sir Bernard Lovell, the British astronomer, says the Soviets are pursuing a moon program with the goal of sending a man to the moon this year. He forecasts soft landings, a moon tank, a moon rocket return, and an orbital mission without landing by March. He urges U S USSR cooperation and criticizes competition as wasteful and stupid.
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England
Bernard Lovell
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Lovell
Moscow
Washington
Rest Home Fire Kills 4 and Heroine Nurse Aide
An 82 year old resident alerted others as flames engulfed the Senior House rest home in Bay Shore New York early yesterday. Four elderly residents died seven others plus two firefighters and a policeman were injured. Dorothy McLambs a 39 year old nurse's aide rescued a woman and was hailed as a heroine after she fought the blaze with a blanket and extinguisher but the fire proved too severe.
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N.Y
Charles White
Dorothy McLambs
Eyesight Affects Japanese High School Students
The Education Ministry reports a survey finding 38.5 percent of high school girls and 34.6 percent of high school boys in Japan are nearsighted. It attributes the high rate to eye strain from studying.
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Tokyo
The
Education Ministry
Japan
Hudson River Hospital Clinic Fire Kills Four
Four people died in a blaze at the Hudson River State Hospital outpatient clinic in Clinton Corners New York. Fire officials reported 16 patients believed housed in the facility described as a family care home run by Mrs Helen Rowe. Hospital official Dr Alma Freeman said the home is about 17 miles northeast of Poughkeepsie.
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Hudson River State Hospital
Dutchess County
Bureau of Fire
Alma Freeman
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Helen Rowe
Herman Snow
New Jersey Presses New York on Drinking Age
New Jersey renewed its campaign to persuade New York to raise its legal drinking age from 18 to 21. The State Senate adopted a resolution to form a six member committee to testify at future New York Legislature hearings on the drinking problem.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
New York State
State Senate
New York
Lawmakers mull uniform age limit for liquor across states
Legislators from border communities discuss a possible compact to lower their state age to 19 or 21 while neighbors raise theirs, aiming to ease cross border drunkenness. A union official in Albany accuses NYC area liquor wholesalers of acting as errand boys for distillers during a liquor law hearing.
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Albany
New York City
Lester Conneil
Teamsters Union
Troy Council Approves Study For Public Water Fluoridation
In Washington AP report Dr. Luther L. Terry warns against rushing mandatory nationwide fluoride rules while endorsing controlled fluoridation as a major public health measure. He speaks at a dental health assembly with Dr. Maynard K. Hine and notes Connecticut’s current mandate as a benchmark.
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Troy
Washington
Luther L. Terry
U.S. Public Health Service
Terry
University of Pennsylvania
National Dental Health Assembly
The
Public Health Service
American Dental Health Association
Maynard K. Hine
Indianapolis
Connecticut
FHA Mortgage Rates Jump Amid Tight Money Phase
The government raised FHA insured mortgage rates to 5.2 percent with total payments rising on a 30 year, $15 000 loan. The increase, effective immediately, adds about 2.25 dollars to monthly payments, from 89.16 to 91.41, as lenders seek funds amid tighter money conditions.
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Federal Housing Administration
National Association of Home Builders
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
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