Supersonic Winged Missile Maiden Flight by Douglas
Supersonic airliner nicknamed Winged Missile completes maiden flight from Palmdale CA. XB70 Mach 2 capability demonstrated in a one hour test hop as officials hail the milestone. Pilot Al White and Col. Joe Cotton led the flight, showcasing initial performance.
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Douglas
DILTZ
Eeards
Calif
Mojave Desert
Air Force
North American Aviation
Build
Palmdale ‘Airport
al White
Joe Cotton
Cable Car Plunge in San Francisco Injures Nine
A San Francisco cable car slid backward down Hyde Street after its grip device failed. The car tore from its front wheel carriage, injuring nine people, including seven women and two men, who were treated for cuts bruises concussions and shock. No serious injuries reported. Thirty six aboard at the time.
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San Francisco
UPI
Hyde St
Reapportionment Showdown Nears
Washington awaits a clash as the Senate resumes debate on Dirksen’s reapportionment plan to delay for one year the Supreme Court ruling requiring state legislatures to be apportioned by population. The House also facing action this week on the measure.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
Teenagers Hurt When Car Crashes Into Brick Wall
Three Ukiah youths faced injuries and legal trouble after a driving incident in a residential area. Dean Townsend 18 of Lorraine Street was intoxicated and jailed on drunk charges. Charles Cunningham 18 of San Francisco faced hit and run and license charges after a night of drinking. a 17 year old Ukiah student was not charged. Police tracked the route from Mendocino Gardens to Alice Street with 42 foot skid marks, estimating 45 mph at the turn.
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Ukiah
Alice and
Luce
Dean Townsend
Lorraine Street
Alice Street
Glenn Cordis
Don Woskow
Townsend
Charles Cunningham
San Francisco
Cunningham
Pomolita
Woskow
Cordis
Mendocino Gardens
Mendocino Drive
1000 Men on Line as 70 MPH Winds Feared
In Calistoga, Napa County, 70 mph winds fueled a 7000 acre fire destroying about 40 homes and prompting evacuation of half of the town's 2,500 residents. A 1000 man line halted further damage as conditions remained dangerous. Fire officials warned of ideal conditions for more fires statewide.
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Calistoga
Calif
California
Napa County
St. Helena
Palisades
J. W. Wing
Napa
Marin County
Calistogan
Bud Hanley
San Rafael Man Hurt in Crash At Squaw Rock
Two injury accidents were reported to the California Highway Patrol over the weekend. Dennis Newington a 19 year old San Rafael man lost control of his southbound car near Squaw Rock early Sunday after apparently dozing at the wheel. His car left the road struck an embankment and overturned ending on its top. Newington was taken to Cloverdale Medical Center.
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California Highway Patrol
Dennis Newington
San Rafael
Squaw Rock
Newington
Cloverdale Medical Center
Verle
City power failures blamed on overloading reclosure
Lights flickered out several times this morning in Ukiah. City electrician Maurice Roper said the brief outages were caused by an overloaded reclosure at the north substation.
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Ukiah
Maurice Roper
City Electriciian
Broken Marriage in Sileby After Motorcycle Crash
Janet Clare and Anthony Smith wed in Sileby England three days after a motorcycle crash left Miss Clare with a leg cast and Mr Smith with a broken arm. The couple met at the ceremony with injuries still visible.
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Sileby
England
UPI
Janet Clare
Anthony Smith
Miss Clare
Smith
Rockport alight as winds threat worsening fire
Flames driven by high winds menaced Rockport as Division of Forestry units conservation crews and volunteers fought for hours to halt an acre blaze near the Rockport Redwood Company offices. Firefighting planes and multiple counties’ crews battled through the day while other fires across Napa Humboldt and Sonoma counties stretched resources and threatened landmarks and markets.
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Rockport
Division of Forestry
Mendocino County
Boonville
Highway 128
Flynn Creek
Fort Bragg
Goldwater Seeks Eisenhower Backing After Meeting
Barry Goldwater met with former President Eisenhower to collect on promises of political support and filmed a campaign session. He planned a lunch, then campaigned in Charlotte, N C, before a swing through the Southwest, Midwest, and New England. He criticized the Johnson administration’s Viet Nam policy and questioned the Tonkin incident coverage, calling for transparency and possible retaliatory measures after S O Tokyo patrols.
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William
Theissburg
Balupp Repiubilean
Barry M. Goldwater
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Washington
Charlotte
N. C
Southwest
Midwest
New England
Michigan
Arizona
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
Viet Nam
U.S
GOP
Admin
Petersen Heads Committee For Johnson
State Senator Frank S. Petersen named chairman of the Mendocino County committee to elect President Lyndon B. Johnson. Merle Orchard will be co chair. Webb Brown and Bud Harwood head finance. Mrs Shirley Jacobsen chairs Ukiah Valley women. Beva Empey leads coast women. Jack Jenne coordinates labor. Norman Williamson and Basil Heathcote lead Ukiah Valley and coast efforts.
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Frank S. Petersen
Mendocino
Lyndon B. Johnson
Merle Orchard
Mendocino County
Webb Brown
Bud Harwood
Brancomb
Democratic Central Committee
Shirley Jacobsen
Ukiah
Ukiah Valley
Beva Empey
Czech pilot wins unlimited pylon at Reno air races
Mira Slovak, a refugee from Czechoslovakia, captured first in the unlimited pylon race at Reno Sky Ranch aboard the Smirnoff Special after a grueling 8.5 mile, 10 lap course. Robert Love, an Air Force veteran, finished second amid controversy over a disqualification and later protest, as Clay Lacy and Ben Hall followed in P51s with strong showings.
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Reno
UPI
Mira Slovak
Czechoslovakia
Reno Sky Ranch
Robert Love
Love
Slovak
Manhattan Beach
Jove
Daredevil
San Jose
Bardahoom
Clay Lacy
Canoga Park
Ben Hall
Seattle
Walter Ohlrich
Monterey
E.D. Weiner
Los Angeles
President Johnson backed by UAW delegates at 125th convention
The United Steelworkers Chief David J. McDonald told 3,500 delegates the Goldwater Miller ticket threatens workers pay and penne. He urged support for President Johnson at the union’s 125th constitutional convention as UAW moves to counter GM bargaining.
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Atlantic ‘City
San Francisco Man Accidentally Shoots Leg at Laytonville Ranch
Richard Hadaway of San Francisco was accidentally shot in the leg on the Shamrock Ranch in Laytonville when a cocked .22 revolver in his holster discharged. He was taken to Howard Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Richard Hadaway
San Francisco
Shamrock Ranch
Laytonville
Hadaway
Howard Memorial Hospital
Fire Calls Reported Over Weekend Laboring Briefly
Saturday early hours saw an ambulance call on South State near Wabash and a 2:44 am auto accident aid at Parducci Road. Sunday included a grass fire at James Guara vanta residence Deerwood Park and two roadside grass fires on Mill Creek Road East River Road and a five acre blaze on Redemeyer Road near Deerwood Park.
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South State
Wabash
Parducci Road
James Guaravanta
Deerwood Park
Mill Creek
East River Road
Redemeyer
Bombings and Violence Spark Turbulent Mississippi Night
United Press International reports two dynamite bombs exploded in Negro areas of McComb Mississippi triggering angry crowds. Police reinforcements were called as as many as 4000 residents gathered after the 10 50 p m blast. One bomb damaged a civil rights worker home injuring three children. another firebombed a Negro church. In Biloxi a federal grand jury began probing the slayings of civil rights workers Andy Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney with expected indictments.
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McComb
Miss
George Guy
Guy
Mississippi
Biloxi
Philadelphia
Lawrence Rainey
Neshoba
Andy Goodman
Michael Schwerner
New York
James Chaney
Meridian
Rainey
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United Press International
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