Red Sox win pennant in 21 years with rally over Twins
Boston fans erupted as Jim Lonborg limited Minnesota to seven hits 33 Caer Yastrzemski went four for four. Boston clinched the American League title after a dramatic six run inning at Fenway Park sending the city into full celebration and setting up a World Series against St Louis.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
Jim Lonborg
Cael Yastrzemski
Twins
Yted Sox
Red Sox
Cardinals
Dean Chance
Minnesota
al Worthington
Kenmore Square
U S Planes Blast Targets In N Viet
U S Navy jets hit a rail road highway bridge at Cam Pha while Air Force bombers struck Kep airfield northeast of Hanoi for the second straight day. Leaflets dropped on U S Marines near Con Thien urged an end to bombing. Farther south a clash near Pleiku left 1 American dead and 2 wounded as U S forces reported 18 enemy killed and 24 weapons captured.
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Cam Pha
Kep
Hanoi
South Vietnam
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Highlands
Pleiku City
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Night-Sizing Searchlights Aid U.S. Forces in Vietnam
Pasadena based Kelectro-Optical Systems reveals long range helicopter and jeep portable searchlights used by U.S. troops in Vietnam. The system can switch between visible and infrared or ultraviolet beams and can be flashed to disrupt enemy tracking. In tests at the Rose Bowl a helicopter searchlight lit the stadium from 8000 feet, enabling readable newspaper from any seat.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Vietnam
Kelectro-Optical Systems
Xerox Company
Rose Bowl
Soldiers Use New Bridges in Mekong Delta Operation
UPI reports U S infantrymen in the Mekong Delta use a portable seven by fifteen foot poly plastic bridge nicknamed the Sea of Galilee. The floating sections create a water walking illusion to cross swamps during search and destroy missions. Col William V W Goldie tested the device and observed soldiers crossing with packs and rifles.
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South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Galilee
U. S. Command
Wiliam V. W. Goldie
Sea of Galilee
Goldie
Paratroopers Find Large Marijuana Cache in Vietnam
A- flot paratroopers of the 101st Airborne uncovered about 200 pounds of marijuana valued at 100000 near Chu Lai, plus 200 pounds of spices and an underground bunker complex. They destroyed the cache and a battalion size base camp, while also uncovering rucksacks with anti tank rifles carbines mortars and shells. Two paratroopers were killed in Saturday contacts.
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Saigon
Screaming Eagles
101St Airborne Division
U.S
Chu Lai
John Lawton
Bethesda
Antonio Mavroudis
Jlmaica
N.Y
Former Heatly Principal Dies In Green Island
Miss Marcella Keating retired Heatly School principal Green Island died yesterday after a long illness at 57 Hudson Ave Green Island She taught at Hackett Junior High Albany and Heatly School and was a speech and dramatics specialist Her sister Norina Keating was Green Island superintendent of Schools from 1938 to 1955 Funeral services set for Wednesday at McNulty Funeral Home and St Josephs Church Interment at St Agnes Cemetery Monanda
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Green Island
Hackett Junior High School
Albany
Hudson Ave
New York Teachers College
Columbia University
New York City
Norina B. Keating
St. Joseph’s Church
Green Island Teachers Association
Retired Teachers Association
New York State Teachers Association
New York State Principals Association
John P
Elizabeth Sally Keating
Bessie A
Edward L
John F. Keating
Loretta I. Keating
Betty Kay Keating
McNulty
St. Joseph's Church
St. Agnes’ Cemetery
Monanda
Soviets Lead Peking Walkout Amid Anniversary
A Soviet led walkout of six allied nations hit the 18th anniversary parade in Peking as Liu Shao-chi and Teng Hsiao-peng were absent from the reviewing stand. Lin Piao, defense minister and No 2 in the party, spoke for Mao at the ceremony while Red Guards cheered and fireworks lit the sky.
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Mao
Mar- Union
Liu Shao-chi
Ant
Teng Hsiao-peng
Liu
Red Guard
Lin Piao
Red China
Lin
Red Chinese
Peking
Kyodo
New York Proposes Wide Easing of Criminal Procedures
A state commission drafts major changes to criminal procedure for New York the first since 1881. Proposals include limiting police eavesdropping requests to prosecutors allowing down payment bail and expanding protections for defendants while urging public hearings this fall and final submission to the 1968 Legislature. The 488 page draft also calls for evidence disclosure to defense and limits on arrest requirements while addressing Supreme Court concerns over wiretapping. Manhattan DA Frank Hogan notes potential subterfuge fears but supports DA led eavesdropping requests within the new framework.
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Rio Grande Flood Crest Tells Tale Of Brief Danger
Brownsville and Matamoros escaped major flood damage as the Rio Grande crested at 17.48 feet and retreated to 17.46 feet. A ruptured dirt levee near Matamoros forced 600 nearby residents to flee briefly, though officials said repairs are possible and inland areas remained relatively safe after Beulah’s devastation. Upstream, thirty thousand people left shelters, leaving about 1,500 remaining in Matamoros clientele.
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Tex
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Gulf of Mexico
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Mexico
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Land
U. S
Weather Bureau
Reuther Blasts Ford On Auto Strike Stand
DETROIT AP Some 8 000 striking Ford workers heard UAW President Walter P Reuther attack the auto industry and accuse Ford of forcing the union to strike The workers cheered as Reuther urged the need to press demands Ford earnings cited sparked his rebuke to Henry Ford II Reuther noted Ford last year earned over 3 9 million in pay and bonuses and said no one is worth 480 times a Ford worker The strike enters its 26th day with no progress in negotiations as the UAW seeks a pattern for others including GM and Chrysler.
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Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Ford
UAW
Reuther
California
Egestas Henry Ford 1
Young Henry
General Motors
Chrysler
Indonesian Youths Storm Red Embassy in Jakarta
Nearly 1,000 Indonesian youths stormed the Red Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, clashing with diplomats, burning papers and flags, and injuring at least one person. Troops seized the building, lowered the Chinese flag, and raised the Indonesian banner on the second anniversary of a communist bid to seize power.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Indonesian Communist Party
RPI Graduate Dies After Parachute Failure in Texas
Ensign James Lester Hains, a 22 year old Naval ROTC graduate of RPI, died when his TFSI Cougar jet malfunctioned and he was unable to eject safely as the chute failed to open near Chase Field Beeville. He was a Christian Brothers Academy Albany alum and New York Regents scholar. He is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister.
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Texas
James Lester Hains
Lester J. Hains
Wendell St
Ravena
Chase Field
Beeville
Christian Brothers Academy
Albany
Hains
New York State
Watervliet Man 26 Dies in Train Yard Accident
Maurice P. Appelman Jr. of Watervliet, a D&H trainman, crushed when he attempted to apply a handbrake to two loaded boxcars in the D&H yard near Mechanicville. Accidental death ruled. no autopsy. Survived by wife Joyce, son Maurice III, daughter Tamgny, father Maurice Sr. Funeral set Wednesday in Watervliet.
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Maurice P. Appelman Jr
Fourth Ave
Watervliet
D&e
D&h
Mechanicville
John C. O'Brien
Appelman
William Werner
Saratoga County Coronner
Halfmoon
Averill Park
Cobleskill State University
Local 90
Brotherhood of Railroad
Joyce C. Rounds
Maurice P. Appelman Sii
Tamgny Appelman
Maurice P. Appelman Sr
Kearny, NJ
Bowen
Sixth Street
Fifth Avenue
Memory's Garden
Colonie
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RPI Grad
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Ravena-Cocumans
Selkirk Central School
Jean Hains
Plattsburgh State University
R. L. Coon
Malta State Police
R. E. LaBar
Malta Bcl
Mr. Appelman
New Jersey
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