Suspicious Brewery Blaze Subdued By Fire Crews
A two alarm fire swept the upper floors of the former Stanton Brewery complex on Fifth Avenue, sending flames and smoke for miles. One fireman burned, others treated for injuries, and the blaze was deemed suspicious by Chief Edward Zapf. The building has been vacant since 1950 and the fire confined to the roof and sixth floor.
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Fifth Avenue
Harry McKenna
Edward J. Zapf
Tillerman James Bell
Truck 3
Lincoln Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ambulance Service Corp
Bell
James V. Barrett
John Sheehan
Pumper 5
West Park Pl
Wessin Rejects U S Security Offer To Leave
Gen Elias Wessin y Wessin said two U S Embassy officials offered to buy his home for 50000 dollars and arrange military attache posts in Paris or Madrid if he left the Dominican Republic. He declined the proposal as rebels press for his exit.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
U. S
Wessin
Paris
Madrid
Fresh Drives Threaten Major Pakistan Cities
News of India Pakistan clashes reported across the subcontinent with airborne combat, saboteur missions, and threats to Karachi Rawalpindi and Lahore as both sides launch new fronts. U Thant visited Karachi amid ongoing tensions.
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Pakistan
New Delhi
India
Subcontinent
Karachi
Calcutta
Rawalpindi
Lahore
Kasur
Peo
London
Britain
United States
U.S
George W. Ball
Kashmir
Britan
Peking
Indian Subcontinent
Ball
Harold Wilson
Michael Stewart
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Indonesia-Malaysia
House Keeps Foreign Aid Bill Intact
The House voted 239 to 143 to approve the $3.28 billion foreign aid measure despite Republican bids to impose restrictions and block aid to India and Pakistan while they fight. The administration argued the amendments risked Red China entering the conflict.
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Washington
House
Senate
India
Pakistan
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
United States
China
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Betsy Pounds South Florida as It Races into Gulf
Hurricane Betsy battered Miami, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale with six foot tides and 145 mph winds. Three people died as floods and electrocutions disrupted the Keys and mainland. The storm aimed toward the northwest with Florida evacuees and military planes moved inland.
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Fla
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Gulf of Mexico
Miami Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Florida Keys
Betsy
Brownsville
Tex
Panhandle
Florida
New Orleans
Matagorda Bay
Texas
Keys
West Palm Beach
Homestead
Pope Paul VI to address United Nations in New York visit
Pope Paul VI will travel from Rome to New York on October 4 to address the U.N. General Assembly and celebrate a public Mass for peace. The visit marks the first papal trip to the United States by a reigning pope and includes a brief stay in New York before returning to Rome.
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Paul VI
United States
United Nations
Rome
New York
Paul
Holy Land
Bombay
India
Vatican
U.N. General Assembly
Pope Paul
Giovanni Cardinal Montini
Milan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Johnson
White House
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
Viet Nam
Senate Clears Immigration Bill and Limits Western Hemisphere Quotas
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an immigration bill ending the national origins quota system and setting a Western Hemisphere ceiling. Up to 170,900 nonspousal immigrants may enter annually from outside the region, with a 20,000 cap per country and a 120,000 cap for Western Hemisphere entrants.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Illinois
United States
Joseph D. Tydings
Dmd
Western Hemisphere
U.S
Mexico
Canada
Soviets Snub Gemini Watch
The Soviet Union declined an invitation to send an observer to the Gemini 6 launch from Cape Kennedy Florida next month. President Johnson regrets the decision and hopes for future participation, according to White House spokesman Bill D. Moyers.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cape Kennedy
Fla
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Marines Score Heaviest Blow on Batangan Peninsula
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops swept Batangan peninsula 20 miles south of Chu Lai and blew up a tunnel as they pressed a large assault against Viet Cong. Reports tallied enemy dead between 128 and 146, with Marine losses minimal and a wounded helicopter crewman among casualties. The operation, named Pirana after the fish, continued amid rugged fighting near Da Nang.
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Chu Lai
U.S
Saigon
da Nang
Senate approves highway beautification bill changes
Senate Public Works Committee unanimously approved a highway beautification bill that trims one of Johnson's four provisions. Sen. Jennings Randolph and Sen. John S. Cooper said the measure improves aesthetics on main roads. The bill retains three provisions for removing billboards and junkyards on primary and interstate routes and using federal funds to beautify right of way, while dropping a clause forcing states to divert one third of secondary road funds to scenic roads.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Johnson
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
John S. Cooper
R-Ky
Randolph
Periscope Local Help Sign Aids Shut-Ins
A brief item notes a Local Help sign for shut-ins with a charity or community support aim. It appears as a small page feature among the newspaper’s sections. The notice emphasizes assistance accessibility and outreach within the neighborhood.
Actress Joan Collins Gives Birth To Son Alexander
Actress Joan Collins and Anthony Newley welcomed a baby boy named Alexander at Mt Sinai Hospital weighing seven pounds one ounce. The couple also have a two year old daughter Tara.
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New York
Joan Collins
Anthony Newley
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Alexander
Tara
Kosygin Holds 80 Minute Talks With Lord Thomson
Premier Kosygin met with Lord Thomson, publisher of U.S., British and Canadian papers, for 80 minutes. They discussed obvious subjects including Vietnam.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Lord Thomson
U.S
Viet Nam
Manager Finds Actress Body Dorathy Dandridge in Sunset Strip
Hollywood AP reports Dorothy Dandridge, 41, famed Negro singer actress, found dead yesterday in her Sunset Strip apartment. Cause undetermined at first. Identified by sheriff deputies whose discovery was made by her manager. Dandridge rose from band vocalist to stardom in Porgy and Bess and Carmen Jones earning an Oscar nomination for the latter.
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Dorothy Dandridge
Sunset Strip
Miss Dandridge
Porgy and
Bess
School Reopens as Troy Area Students Return to Classes
The article notes districts across Trojan area begin the new academic year with many half days and uncertain schedules. It mentions kindergarten through seniors adjusting to fall routines and lingering vacancies in some openings. Lucy characterizes the mood with a Linus reference signaling the end of summer.
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Lucy
Linus
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