At The Post In Saratoga Today Inaugural Card Opens Race Season
Saratoga Race Course begins 24 days of racing led by the Flash Stakes for two year olds at five furlongs. Post time 2 p m. The 92nd Flash Stakes carries 23600 gross with a 1500 prize to the winner if all paid. Attendance goal tops last year’s 17979 with wagers over 1 2 million.
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Saratoga Race Course
New York Racing Association
Aqueduct Race Track
Montreal
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Horse Haven
Union Avenue
Saratoga
Hague crash kills five and injures three in weekend collision
Five people died and three were injured when a two car crash on the Thruway north of Catskill sent cars into a rock embankment and trees. Victims include Martin Levine and Neil Levinsohn of Valley Stream, Marion Lubart of Oceanside, and Debbie Wolf. Police reported all six in one car ejected and taken to Green County Hospital. the other occupants survived in critical condition.
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Edward Selkis
Associated Press
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Levine
Valley Stream
Neil Levinsohn
Marion Lubart
Troy Area
Oceanside
Mel Sha
Piro
New York City
Stephen C
Gramley
Muncie
Williston
Catskill
Vermont Medical Cen
Burlington
Frank J. DeMaria
Bronx
Marchall Jaffe
Thomas van
Satis- Akien
Yonkers
Albany
Benninger
Gerber
Green County Hospital
Richard Benninger
Thruway
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DeMaria
Am Ber
Invest Ij
Harold
R. A. O'Far
T. Gerber
The
Nation Prays For Racial Peace Across Churches
The nation observes prayers for civil and racial peace in churches and synagogues, urged by President Johnson. Johnson and family attend National City Christian Church in Washington where Rev. George Davis says America remains basically sound. In Harlem, Rev. David N. Sicorish prays for compassion and wisdom for the President and Congress.
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Johnson
America
New York
Adam
Clayton Powell
Negro Harlem
David N. Sicorish
Congress
Educator and writer W J Ryan dies in Troy at 76
W J Ryan 76 native of Troy and Poestenkill fulfilled roles as economist educator author and lawyer. He held degrees from Manhattan College Fordham NYU and taught at St Francis College and other NY institutions. He authored Economics Monograph and Guide to Economics and coauthored History of the Civil War.
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William J. Ryan
Troy
St. Mary’s Hospital
New York
John Marshall
Ryan
U.S. Civil Service Commission
St. Francis College
Brooklyn
Community College of New York
Forrestal Fire Toll Climbing In Vietnam War News
AP reports the Forrestal tragedy adds to mounting U S naval losses as damage and casualties rise. The 71 dead and 112 missing figure in the carrier disaster clashes with Marine ambush tolls near Da Nang and ongoing air operations in the Gulf of Tonkin and North Vietnam.
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U.S
Gulf
Tonkin
North Lion
Viet Nam
Navy
Philippines
North
South Vietnam
5Th Marine Regiment
da Nang
North Vietnam
Intrepid
Gulf of Tonkin
Forrestal
Panhandle
Vinh
Bon Homme Richard
Mong Duong Trans
Venezuela Quake Toll Reaches 50 In Caracas
Rescue workers using cranes and bulldozers recovered 50 bodies as western Venezuela faced the weekend earthquake. Officials labeled it the worst of the century with 1,522 injured and a projected death toll potentially rising to 300. National mourning was declared as residents sought safety and aid. Nearby Colombia reported 10 dead and 100 wounded from two quakes, hit Santander and Boyaca near the border.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Raul Valera
Raul Leoni
Colombia
Santander
Boyaca
Bogota
U.S. State Department
Washington
20 Nuns Quit Catholic Order
In Chicago AP reports more than half of the Glenmary Sisters plan to leave the order to serve Appalachia natives as lay workers. About 50 of 88 will join the Federation of Communities in Service in August, with assignments in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and urban areas in Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee and Chicago. The move aims to allow work with non Catholic groups outside religious bounds.
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Chicago
Glenmary Sisters
Appalachia
Marie Cirillo
Glenmary
Federation of Communities In Service
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Jordanian government resigning with uncle to lead new cabinet
AMMAN, Jordan AP reports the government nears resignation as King Hussein plans to appoint his uncle Sherif Hussein bin Nasir as prime minister of a new cabinet. The nonpolitical figure is seen as steering a national unity effort amid war, refugees, and a crippled economy.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Sherif Hussein Ben Nasser
Sherif
National Union
Sherif Hussein
Purge Hits Red Army In China
Report from Hong Kong says Maoist faction struggle prompts a major purge within the 2.5 million strong Red Army as China marks its 40th anniversary. Demonstrations denounce military officials backing rebellions. Red Flag Magazine and Radio Peking relay the purge details amid power conflict.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao-chi
CTK
Conflict on New York forest preserve rules debated
Convention delegates at Albany discuss proposals to keep the state forest preserve forever wild while considering amendments to tax exemptions for religious charitable and educational institutions and restructuring judicial departments. Gov Rockefeller urges merit selection of judges by amendment.
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Gerry McLaughlin
Albany
N.Y
Gov. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
New York
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