Egypt Oil Refineries Ravaged as Fire Rages Near Port Said
Cairo reports describe the Nasr Victory and Suez refineries nearly destroyed while the Port Taufiq terminal burned. Eight civilians and eight military personnel killed, sixty wounded. Israel claims to fire back after Egyptian artillery.
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Hamid Mahmoud
Suez
Nasr —Vittory
Port Taufiq
Cairo
Mahmoud
Information Department
Nile Delta
Upper
Egypt
Elath
Israel
United States
Mohammed Hassen El-Zayat
U.S
Zayat
Washington
al Zayat
al Ahrain
Port Said
Mediterranean
Duryea Attacks Welfare Takeover Proposal in Syracuse
Assembly Minority Leader Perry B. Duryea Jr warned that shifting local welfare costs to the state under the proposed constitution would hit upstate residents with disproportionate taxes. He blasted Speaker Travia for backing the charter and argued the bad sections could not be fixed by next year’s Legislature. The panel discussion, hosted by the Associated General Interests and the Manufacturers Association of Syracuse, also featured supporters Crawford McCurn and Campbell who favored a state takeover and cited research as the path to curbing rising welfare costs.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Upstate
Duryea
Anthony J. Travia
Edward F. Crawford
Oswego
Neal P. McCurn
Alan K. Campbell
Woman Found Dead in River Near Short Beach
In Smithtown Long Island Sound off Short Beach, the body of 48 year old Dorothy Menzel formerly of Astoria Queens and a patient at Kings Park State Hospital since 1953 was found floating yesterday afternoon. A hospital spokesman said she was last seen at the hospital around noon and not missed until police recovered the body in hospital dress in midafternoon.
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Smithtown
N.Y
Kings Park State Hospital
Long Island Sound
Short Beach
Dorothy Menzel
Astoria
Queens
Rochester bidder eyes Finger Lakes track bid
ABC Consolidated Corp. of New York City says it is willing to bid at least 4 million dollars for the bankrupt Finger Lakes Race Track, a disclosure made yesterday.
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Rochester
ABC Consolidated Corp
New York City
Finger Lakes
Lefkowitz seeks ban on Minutemen in New York
New York Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz said the Minutemen have branches in 33 counties and are training for a private war. After a nine month probe he urged outlawing the group as a threat, noting members include police and guardsmen and that new recruits and armaments are being gathered. He proposed a military law amendment to imprison those assembling a paramilitary unit for weapon practice.
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NEW York
Minutemen
Atty
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States
Supreme Court of
Attorney General
Asst
Allan
N. Smiley
Syracuse
Albany
Utica
Rochester
Buffalo
Rockefeller
Real Estate Board Urges Vote Against New Charter
The Real Estate Board of New York urged residents to vote against the proposed constitution. It warned the charter could lift school tax limits in smaller cities with populations under 125 000, potentially raising taxes. Rexford B. Tomkins, board treasurer, cited repeal of city tax limits under 125 000 as a risk.
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NEW York
Real Estate Board of New York, Inc
Rexford BE. Tomkins
War Protest Cost Over $1 Million
Washington protests against the war incurred more than 1 million dollars in government spending over two days. The Defense Department accounted for 641 thousand dollars for airlifting troops protecting the Pentagon, National Guard costs, and transport operations. Overall costs totaled 1,078,500 dollars shared by federal, District of Columbia, Virginia, and Arlington County authorities, excluding an estimated 353,600 dollars in military pay for 36 000 man days.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
National Guard
Federal
District of Columbia
State of Virginia
Arlington County
Bombers Strafe Rail Yards and Bridge in Vietnam
North Viet Nam disruption as rail yards near Thanh Hoa and Vinh are pounded by bombing raids while air power targets Hue region. In Saigon, a midair collision at Tan Son Nhut Airport kills a Thunderchief pilot and injures four from a taxiing C123. B52 strikes continue with raids west of Hue.
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North Vietnam
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Hue
Heavy Snow Hits Upper Michigan
An autumn storm blanketed Michigan 8 to 12 inches, cutting power and phones in Keweenaw Baraga Houghton Ontonagon and Marquette counties. Communications were spotty, fire alarms knocked out, and roads blocked as authorities urged motorists to stay off the highways.
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Upper Peninsula
Michigan
United States
Midwest
Keweenaw
Baraga
Houghton
Ontonagon
Marquette
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Stampede Pass
Wash
Alexandria
Minn
McCoy Air Force Base
Orlando
Fla
Imperial
Calif
Henry Elected Association Head
Dr. David D. Henry president of the University of Illinois was elected president of the Association of American Universities at the semiannual meeting. The association includes 44 universities in the United States and Canada and the term lasts two years.
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Chicago
David D. Henry
University of Illinois
Association of American Universities
United States
Canada
Iterm
Senate unit approves Samuels nomination for under secretary
The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday endorsed Howard J. Samuels for under secretary of commerce. Samuels, an industrialist from Canandaigua New York, was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1966.
Viet War Dissenters Increase in Gallup Poll
Princeton AP report notes the Gallup Poll shows 46 percent of 1,585 adults view U S involvement in Vietnam as a mistake, up from 24 percent in August 1965. The survey spans 325 localities, reflecting a shift among about 25 million Americans.
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Princeton
N. J
Gallup
Vietnam
George Gallup
American’ Institute of Public Opinion
United States
U.S
U N Condemns Mideast Violations Amid Shelling Dispute
The United Nations Energy [sic] U N meeting aired stern condemnations of Israel for shelling Suez and for cease fire violations. Nigeria's Chief Adebo urged delay for a compromise, while Bulgaria proposed a drafted settlement. Egypt and Israel blamed each other as U N observers sought evidence of responsibility.
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Great Powers
Soviet Union
Israel
Suez
U.S
S. 0
Adebo
Nigeria
Milko Tarabanov
Egypt
Gression
Suez-area
Moyhamed A. El-Kony
U.N
Port Taufiq
Neivsmen
Middle East
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Odd, Bull
Norway
ITT to buy Sheraton hotel chain in stock deal
ITT, the International Telephone and Telegraph Corp, agreed in principle to acquire Sheraton Corp of America for about 190 million in stock. Sheraton operated 154 hotels and motor inns and plans for more than 30 hotels under construction or planned. The proposal, subject to board approvals and a favorable tax ruling, follows ITT's expanding interests beyond telecom.
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NEW York
International Telephone &Telegraph Corp
Sheraton Corp. of America
Sheraton
United States
ITT
Ernest
Lisa Fischer
Cove
Henderson II
Manhasset
L.L
Harold Police
Geneen
Hus
Joseph Fischer
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