Gemini 9 ASTRONAUTS READY FOR THIRD LAUNCH TRY
Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan were reported intent and ready for a third attempt at Friday’s 9 39 am EDT launch from Cape Kennedy after a failed docking during the prior two days. Engineers blamed a faulty signal relay. parts were replaced and weather looked favorable for the 70 hour mission including rendezvous and a 24 hour space walk.
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Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Cape Kennedy
Stafford
Cernan
Gemini
LBJ Girls In New York Parade Of Wardrobe Shopping
In New York Luci and Lynda Johnson arrive with Mrs. Johnson to shop for wedding attire and travel wardrobes. Luci, 18, plans to marry Patrick Nugent on August 6, while Lynda, 22, prepares for a Spain trip and graduates soon in Austin. The Johnson party attends Broadway shows as part of a brief stopover before travel resumes.
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New York
Luci
Trousseau
Lynda
President Johnson
Washington
Sue Shine
Julie Harris
Mrs. Johnson
Angela Lansbury
Patrick Nugent
Spain
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Appeal Made for Students in Corps
In Atlanta at Morehouse College, Sargent Shriver urged college students to join the Peace Corps or the Job Corps in the fight against poverty. He predicted those who joined the corps would be ahead in 20 years compared with those who did not engage.
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Atlanta, Ga
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Peace Corps
War Against
Shriver
Morehouse College
Job Corps
Weather outlook with clouds and scattered storms tonight
Variable cloudiness brings scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight. Friday returns partly cloudy and cooler with lows 52 to 62 and highs mostly in the 70s.
CORE Advocates U S Civil Rights Priority and Vietnam Exit
CORE urges the United States to make civil rights its top priority and end involvement in Vietnam. Floyd McKissick says the White House Conference on Civil Rights may back this stance as 2,400 delegates hear resolutions from 12 committees. President Johnson attends a dinner but cautions against expecting a quick national change.
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Washington
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
United States
Viet Nam
Floyd McKissick
White House
Johnson
Schedule of Pages Late News-2 VS -Mkts-. Editorial-4
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Traffic Deaths State Today and Year Ago
A brief look shows Iowa today reporting 309 traffic deaths versus 260 a year ago across the state. The figures highlight ongoing roadway dangers and the need for continued safety efforts.
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Iowa
Telegraphers Contract Extended To June 7
Negotiators report Western Union Telegraph Co and the AFL-CIO Commercial Telegraphers Union have agreed to an extension of the contract to midnight June 7. Any wage increases and benefits will be retroactive to May 31, the old pact’s expiration. All company offices, including Albany New York, are back in operation.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Co
Afl-Cio
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Albany
N.Y
Dowager Leaves Fortune to Dogs in Spokane Trust
Spokane widow Mrs Columbia W. Steltz leaves $173,311 estate to her dogs the poodles and Kerry Blue Terriers with a kennel and caretaker. the trust lasts 20 years and then distributes to several persons a church and a hospital.
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Dowager
Fortune
Spokane, Wash. AP
Spokane
Columbia W. Steltz
Delvecchio Undergoes Appendectomy in Detroit
Detroit Red Wings star Alex Delvecchio underwent an appendectomy at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital. Medical staff report a smooth procedure and expected quick recovery for the longtime team captain.
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Detroit
Alex Delvecchio
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital
Kennedy arrives in London on 24 hour visit before South Africa trip
Senator Robert F. Kennedy from New York arrives in London meeting Barbara Shearer of Philadelphia at the airport. He plans a 24 hour stay before continuing to South Africa as a guest of the National Union of South African Students and avoids criticizing apartheid policy.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Liberty Belle
Barbara Shearer
London
Washington
Kennedy
South Africa
National Union of South African Students
Miss Shearer
Philadelphia
Iron workers end Minnesota strike with tentative contract
About 600 iron workers and three other unions reach tentative wage settlements after picketing halted work on construction in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Laborers gain 0.50 to 1.05 per hour increases. iron workers win 15 cents in benefits with higher base pay. Ratification required.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Associated General Contractors, Inc
Iron Workers
Iron Workers Union
Local 512
Surveyor 1 lands on moon seen as major Apollo step
In a first try success at 5:45 a.m. EDT Surveyor 1 touched down on the Sea of Storms. The televised images showed a smooth hard surface suitable for future astronaut descents, with a braking system akin to that to be used by crewed Moon landings.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States
Surveyor
Bird
U.S. Planes Strike North Viet Nam and Moon Landing Report
U.S. aircraft continued heavy raids on North Viet Nam targeting antiaircraft and missile sites and a 20-truck Communist convoy. Separately, Surveyor landed on the Moon at 2:17 a.m. EDT, sending live TV and tape footage of the Lunar surface and craft, with initial images showing a firm touch and shallow foot contact.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Cape Kennedy
Goldstone
Desert
Jets re-sign P Curley Johnson and Jim Turner
New York Jets kickers Curley Johnson and Jim Turner returned their signed 1956 contracts to the club on Wednesday.
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JETS
NEW York
Curley Johnson
Jim Turner
New York Jets
Kickers
Scranton Rules Out Another Run for Public Office
Harrisburg AP reports Governor William W Scranton declared he will never again seek any public office under any circumstances asserting the decision is irrevocable. In a separate dispatch from Kuala Lumpur AP notes Deputy Premier Tunku Abdul Razak said Indonesia has recognized Malaysia as a sovereign state and peace between the nations is achieved with missions to work out treaty details.
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Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tunku Abdul Razak
Indonesia
Razak
Jakarta
Adam Malik
Bangkok
Strangelove Author Found Dead in England
Peter George author of Dr Strangelove died from a head wound near a discharged shotgun found between his knees in St Leonards England Police report he was 41 and had been in poor health and low spirits recently
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ST. Leonards
England
Peter George
Dr. Strangelove
FDA Seizes Zen Macrobiotic Foods In Death Claim
The FDA announced a seizure of foodstuffs allegedly used in Zen macrobiotic diets and linked deaths by starvation. Federal court orders backed the action at the Ohiawa Foundation Inc in New York along with seizure of promotional books and pamphlets.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Ohiawa Foundation Inc
New York
Suburban Detroit Teachers Strike Paralyzes Schools
In suburban Detroit and Flint, public school teachers failed to report to classes in a walkout over labor contracts. AFL-CIO Michigan Federation of Teachers picketed 38 Detroit area schools and 55 Flint schools closed. Gov. Romney planned talks with the State Labor Mediation Board to assess steps.
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Flint
Michigan
George Romney
State Labor Mediation Board
Afl-Cio Michigan Federation of Teachers
Taylor Township
Melvindale
North Dearborn Heights
Independent Michigan Education Association
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