Police battle Harlem riots spread to Brooklyn district
In Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant, 200 riot police fought hundreds of roving youths as a suspect looter was critically wounded. The violence, tied to Harlem unrest, left more than 10 injured, with 35 to 40 arrests amid stealthy lootings and window smashing across a dilapidated tenement district. President Johnson ordered federal agents into Harlem. Mayor Wagner prepared a city address. Harry Britton, 36, was shot in the side as police fired on fleeing suspects.
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Viet Nam paratroop commando plans disclosed by Ky
South Vietnam faces expanding war as Air Commodore Nguyen Cao Ky reveals paratroop missions into the north and U S pilots fly combat missions. He cites a recent mission over North Viet Nam and calls for strikes against North Viet Nam and Red China. U S officials acknowledge pilots aiding the Vietnamese air force. A missing U S Army man and meat shortages in Saigon markets also reported as tensions rise.
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Khrushchev Warns, Reviews Polish Parade Amid U.S. Election Tensions
Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Warsaw warned Communists to clean their weapons as U.S. presidential politics loomed, reviewing a massive Polish parade with Novotny and Ulbricht as guests. He attacked Barry Goldwater, linking his campaign to extremism, while Western envoys Cabot and Clutton walked out of the rally.
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Graveside rites for Laura Leigh Thomas infant
Graveside rites were held at 1 30 p m in Elm Grove Cemetery for Laura Leigh Thomas infant daughter of Gary R and Mildred Cross et Thomas of West Chester The infant died at 3 30 p m Tuesday in Washington County Hospital Rev S Ray Blair in charge Jones Funeral Home handled arrangements Survivors are her parents one brother Lyle and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Thomas Riverside and Mrs Esther Crossett Columbus Junction
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City Council Expands Fire Zone Boundaries
Washington city council amended the fire zone ordinance extending boundaries to include the new South Second Avenue restaurant block and any future residential to commercial changes. Officials ordered enforcement to stop trash burning within the zone and to limit fires to permitted areas outside it. The zone now runs from Third Street and B Avenue south to Madison Street east to Second Avenue north to Jefferson then east to Third Avenue north to Washington Street and along the alley past Mace Motor Car Lot and service station, back west to the starting point.
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Mrs. Fern Southwick Dead at 72 in Kalona
Mrs. Fern Southwick, 72, died Tuesday night at Wright Nursing Home in Wellman after a brief illness. Funeral Friday at 10 a.m. at Kalona Methodist Church with Rev. Gilbert McDowell. Born November 22, 1891 in Riverside, she married Leon Southwick in 1911. he died in 1949. Survived by six sons, three daughters, twenty grandchildren, three brothers, and a sister. Burial at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona awaiting services.
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New Iowa Bishop comments on rights
Des Moines Iowa United Press International reports James S Thomas the new Methodist Bishop of Iowa the first Negro in the role says it would be unfortunate if Barry Goldwater made civil rights central to American politics He calls Goldwater honest and urges restraint by church leaders regarding civil rights enforcement and notes the law expresses minimum protection for one tenth of America's citizens Ensley reassigned to Ohio with praise for his Iowa tenure
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OAS Ministers Back Stronger Cuba Sanctions Plan
Venezuelan demand for hemispheric sanctions against Fidel Castro gains momentum as three nations propose a mandatory, collective cut of all diplomatic trade shipping transport and communications with Cuba under the Rio Treaty. U.S. and others show support while Venezuela cannot vote. Colombia Costa Rica and Panama join in backing stronger measures.
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Astronaut M Scott Carpenter to be released soon
UPI reports astronaut M Scott Carpenter who orbited the earth three times in 1962 will be released from a Houston hospital in a few days. Doctors examined his broken arm and performed minor surgery on both feet after a motorscooter accident in Bermuda last week. He broke an arm and a toe and injured a knee while avoiding an oncoming car.
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Lida's price chaos crops up in Soviet stores and plots
Izvestia chronicles a commodity glut in Lida on the Polish border with boots, caramels, and potatoes flooding the market. Cucumber prices in state stores run higher than the free market, while officials scramble to unload excess goods and avert storage woes. An official nearly lost his job after a 1500 ton potato mishap. Separately, Australian researchers note tiny transmitters in dentures revealing movement and refining denture fit.
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Erie dairy executive named Imperial Potentate of Shriners
O Carlyle Brock of Erie Pennsylvania president treasurer and general manager of Sanitary Farms Dairy was elected Imperial Potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine North America at the Shrine national convention in New York City Brock a 43 year Mason and Zem Zem Temple member for 34 years heads the organization at its 76th Potentate tenure as up to 200 000 Shriners gathered for five days of events in the city
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Goldwater Gains Narrow Johnson Lead In Harris Poll
The Harris survey shows Goldwater gaining 10 points to 31 percent after his acceptance speech, while Johnson leads 64 to 36. Regional gains favor Goldwater in the south and Midwest, with a must-win search for broader support to close the 30-point gap by November.
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Weather Draft Iowa Focuses On Heat And Showers
United Press International reports Iowa weather with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the west on Thursday. Hot and humid conditions continue with tonight’s lows around 70s and Thursday highs in the 90s. Friday outlook shows little change.
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