White House Watusi Dance Sparks Criticism In Washington
Rep. H R Gross denounces Johnson administration parties at the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology calling the mink coat set and 3 a.m. Watusi events a misallocation of focus during wartime. He cites a recent opera ball fundraiser with Moyers and notable officials, urging no late dancing by the President or Vice President and questioning museum use for such events.
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Washington
H. R. Gross
Johnson
White House
Smithsonian
Iowa
United States
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of History, and Technology
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Robert .S. McNamara
Robert F. Kennedys
Soviet Union
Llewellyn. E Thompson
Moyers
Edward .M. Kennedy
Nicholas Katzenbach
Jens Otto Krag
Gross
Booth Mooney
Texas
Senate
Mooney
Lyndon “Johnson
Mr. Speaker
Sam
Rayburn
He Stayed In Viet A Day Too Long
Piedmont Missouri AP reports Richard D Trinkler 20 awaited departure from Viet Nam but could not due to replacement killed in helicopter crash. Trinkler died Monday when his helicopter was shot down, Defense Department notified his parents Richard L Trinkler and wife.
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Piedmont, Mo
Richard D. Trinkler
Piedmont
Viet Nam
Trinkler
Defense Department
Richard L. Trinkler
Brando Diet Helps With Easy Schedule For Film Return
Brando says illness, not cancer but twisted intestine, kept him from The Countess of Hong Kong and will soon return to the comedy. He has lost 15 pounds and plans to drop to 165, then five pounds to allow range for acting. He praises director Chaplin and notes his past work with Kazan, Loren, and stage time with Diet.
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Bob Thomas
Movie Television
London
Marlon Brando
Countess of
Hong Kong
Brandon
Charlie Chaplin
Sophia Lorén
Chester Square
Brando
Chaplin
Elia
Kazan
Zapata
Desire
Sophia Loren
Pinewood Studios
Sun's Spin to Slow Over Billions of Years
Researchers at Caltech using space satellite data estimate the sun will spin about half as fast in two to four billion years, slowing from once every seven days to roughly once in forty days. The study notes that the future effects of the slower rotation were not calculated.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Thief Grabs Shoes After Early Morning Break-In
Monroe NC AP report says Ric Austin woke at about 4 am to a back door slam. He chased the thief to the door, the intruder returned, and took his shoes before fleeing as Austin alerted the sheriff.
Texan Connors Capitol Career Ends After 25 Years
Washington AP report notes Tex Lanham named Tex Connor retires after 25 years as official reporter to congressional committees. He popularized stenotype use on Capitol Hill and traveled widely with committees. Connor, born in Weatherford and raised in Dallas, plans cruising with wife Frances Gavin after retirement.
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Washington
Frite Lanham
Connor
Lone Star
A. Bok
Tme
House Appropriations Committee
Capitol Hill
Tex’' Connor
Fritz G. Lanham
Dtex
Weatherford
Samuel T. ‘Connor
Congress
Texas
Dallas
Highland Park Schoos
University of Texas
Lone Star Gas Co
Frances Gavin
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