Viet Cong Reject British Viet Nam Peace Mission
The Viet Cong dismissed the four nation peace mission led by Harold Wilson as a trick to shield U.S. aggression in South Viet Nam and called for immediate U.S. troop withdrawal. Soviet opposition blocks further disarmament talks as Seoul plans to send 15 000 troops to Viet Nam amid ongoing air and ground combat near Dien Bien Phu.
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Victor H. Krulak
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
Teachers Corps Plan Moves to Aid Slum and Rural Schools
President Johnson announced a national teachers corps at the NEA convention in New York to work alongside local teachers in city slums and rural poverty areas. The plan includes fellowships for minority teachers and safeguards against dismissals based on race as districts integrate.
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Teachers Corps
National Education Association
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National Teachers Corps
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Urban League
Commissioner of Education
Tyke 3 Becomes Citizen in Indianapolis Ceremony
In Indianapolis a blond French Canadian three year old wore a red white and blue knit shirt and carried a small American flag as he became an American citizen. The Rajewski family of Richmond Indiana adopted Bobby and other children from Ireland and Canada, describing life as an international family.
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Robert Steven Rajewski
Indianapolis
Ind
Ted Rajewski
Richmond
Rajewskis
James
Dublin
Ireland
Bobby
Quebec
Jimmy
Mary Ellen
Cincinnati
Rajewski
Holiday Drivers Alerted
Millions of Americans began holiday travel on the long Independence Day weekend and will log about nine billion miles. A 29 year old Canadian died when a tractor trailer brake failure occurred on Route 9N near Tongue Mountain north of Bolton Landing.
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Chicago
Tongue Mountain
Bolton Landing
Leopards Are In Brothers Are Out at Pet Contest
In Hattiesburg Mississippi officials refused a youth entry after a freckled faced boy was led in on a leash as a prize candidate. The odd scene occurred during a playful pets with spots competition.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Pope Considers U.N. Invitation for Papal Visit
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI may visit New York after year’s start to attend the United Nations. A Vatican press office communique confirmed appreciation to U Thant but said timing and scope are uncertain. Possible limited U.N. visit by helicopter between the UN building and Kennedy Airport was discussed.
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Washington
Robert J. McCloskey
Pieces Of Eight Doubloons Treasure Galleon Found
Melbourne Florida AP reports the Real Corp announces discovery of a Spanish galleon near Sebastian inlet about 35 miles south of Cape Kennedy. A haul of over 3000 pounds of silver and gold doubloons displayed at Real Treasure Museum hints at a treasure fleet from 1715 weighing between 14 and 20 million dollars in total.
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Real Corp
Harry Cannon
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Real 8
Florida
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Rea 8 Corp
Real
Educational leader chosen NEA president elect
Dr. Irva Mae Applegate the dean of the School of Education at St. Cloud State College Minnesota was selected yesterday as president elect of the National Education Association She will assume the presidency at the NEA convention in 1966.
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New York
Irvamae Applegate
School of Education
St. Cloud
Federal aid for teacher refresher training announced
Johnson said the U S Employment Service will provide refresher training for unemployed teachers under the Manpower Development and Training Act. He noted the program has proven effective in the city, sponsored by the Urban League at Yeshiva University.
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Manpower Development and Training Act
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Yeshiva University
Young Camper Family Shot in Ulster County
Walter Nykolak aged 18 of Brooklyn was shot to death early yesterday at the Ukrainian Youth Association Camp in Spring Glen. George Romanec aged 20 of Philadelphia was jailed on second degree manslaughter charges and arraigned before a justice of the peace. Nykolak died at Veterans Hospital from a bullet wound to the right chest.
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Walter Nykolak
Brooklyn
Ukrainian Youth Association
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George Romanec
Philadelphia
Ulster County
Nykolak
Veterans Hospital
Man's Burns Prove Fatal in Buffalo Suburb
Clair W. Swarts 60, owner of Swarts Buick Corp. in Buffalo, died at his Eggertsville home after a gasoline spill ignited while he poured fuel into a power lawn mower. A neighbor wrapped him in a painter's tarpaulin but flames proved fatal before firefighters arrived.
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UPI
Clair W. Swarts
Buffalo Automobile Agency
Eggertsville
Swarts
Swarts Buick Corp
Tidal wave alerts canceled after Aleutian quake
An Alaska wake of a 7.0 earthquake in the Aleutians led to tsunami alerts in Hawaii California and Oregon. The warnings were canceled several hours later as the reported wave dissipated in the Pacific.
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Alaska
Aleutian
Hawaii
California
Oregon
Pacific
Slaying Suspect Surrenders in Pittsfield Killing
Ellis G. Wellington 44, director of an optical firm, surrendered at Pittsfield police headquarters after a 19 year old receptionist Alice Ann Johnson was found murdered in the Contact Lens and Artificial Eye Service. Police say a .22 revolver was in his pocket and he faced a concealed weapons charge with a homicide warrant expected from Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Ellis G. Wellington
Wellington
Pittsfield
Mass
Alice Ann Johnson
Contact Lens & Artificial Eye Service
Brooklyn
Donald Flohr
Miss Johnson
Flohr
Lenox
Ronald Dean
Frank W. Cimini
T. Barton Harrington
Tots In Fatal Fall From Bronx Apartment
Two sisters Sheila O'Brien four and Siobhan two died after playing on a bookcase and loosening a window screen on the 15th floor in the Bronx. Police said the children, the only offspring of Daniel and Judy O'Brien, fell yesterday.
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Bronx
Sheila O’brien
Siobhan
Daniel
Judy O’brien
Surgeon Felix Goico Emerges as Dominican Provisional Leader
In Santo Domingo, Dr. Felix A. Goico, a renowned surgeon from a prominent family, is seen as the leading candidate to head a provisional government amid 11 weeks of upheaval. Rebels and the civilian junta indicate tentative support, with an OAS meeting weighing his selection and possible formation of a provisional government within a week.
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Goico
International Security Zone
Threeman
OAS
Tories 7-4 Over Labor
London AP reports Ladbrokes set Conservatives at 7-4 favorites to unseat Labour in the next British general election. The odds shifted from a month ago as polls show declining support for Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the Labour government. Wilson holds a three seat Commons majority and says he will not seek elections this year unless compelled by a confidence defeat.
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London
Ladbrokes
Harold Wilson
Emerson Retains Wimbledon Title
Emerson clinches Wimbledon crown in a firm title defense as rivals falter. Readers follow the sports pages for full results and key moments from the match and the tournament in this summary item.
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Wimbledon
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