Mariner 4 Reports in OR 107 Million Miles Out
Pasadena AP reports Mariner 4 completed a final task before Mars photography. At 8:50 am the 475-pound craft issued Canopus alignment commands, signals reached Jet Propulsion Laboratory at 2 am, signals decayed from 10 watts to five quintillions watt? The craft was 167.2 million miles from Earth and 7.3 million from Mars, having traveled 290 million miles since Nov. 28 launch. It will coast 30 days until its camera begins imaging Mars.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Connecticut constitutional convention delegates vote held
Voters in Connecticut faced a largely unopposed slate as party endorsed candidates led in five of six congressional districts. Only the first district showed competition with James Collins and his wife listed as protest Republicans. The seven Democrats in that district faced no opposition. The convention starts July 1 at the state capitol to revise the state constitution per the one person one vote ruling.
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Hartford
U.S. Supreme Court
Paris Jet Crash at Le Bourget Kills One Crewman
A U S bomber crashed at Le Bourget during a Paris air show demonstration killing one crew member and injuring two others. Control towers suspected an engine separation during final approach as the plane completed its run. The report recalls a 1961 B58 crash after fast arrivals from New York and Texas to Paris.
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Johnson Shastri exchange notes as Ottawa visit looms
Washington AP report says President Johnson and India's Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri exchanged messages during Shastri's Ottawa visit. A Washington meeting was postponed by Johnson due to busyness, a later fall meeting was also declined by Shastri, with embassy sources noting the exchange was initiated on the Indian side.
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Canada
Ottawa
Python found in car after six months missing
In Barnsley England Ron Smith ripped open the lining of a used car and discovered a six foot long python, a former pet that had disappeared six months earlier.
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Barnsley
England
UPI
Ron Smith
Illegal East German Flight Over Berlin Provokes Protest
East German helicopters defiantly violated airspace over Berlin triggering Western protests. The incident marks another challenge to postwar boundaries as authorities seek a diplomatic response.
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Berlin
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Johnson notes remain unrevealed content
Johnson officials declined to reveal the content of the notes, offering no further detail about their purpose or timing. The decision leaves questions about the notes’ origin and significance unresolved.
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Michigan hosts Gemini 4 alumni at dedication
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White II return to the University of Michigan as honorary doctors and help dedicate a 1.7 million Space Research Building. The Gemini 4 crew were hailed in the 100000-seat stadium, with McDivitt and White receiving honorary doctorates in astronautical science.
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Chicago
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Rebels Fire On Brazilian Troops In Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo several rebel snipers fired toward Brazilian soldiers of the Inter-American peace force. Brazilians returned fire but no casualties were reported, with officials calling it a small incident, not a clash, near the buffer zone.
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Court Panel Upholds Trial Rights Bill Debate
Massachusetts House approved bills increasing weekly workmen's compensation from 53 to 58 dollars and unemployment benefits from 45 to 50 dollars on near unanimous votes. Rep Lloyd Be of Melrose dissented on both measures which now go to the Senate. The court’s partial opinion allowed the bill to proceed while noting needed clarifications and possible U.S. Supreme Court guidance on free speech versus fair trials.
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Lloyd BE
Conn
R-Melrose
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Boston
Royal
U. S. Supreme Court
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House of Representatives
U.S
U. S
Bundy defends Viet Nam policy at Harvard clash
McGeorge Bundy faced a mixed reception at Harvard as about 1,000 faculty members and students questioned U.S. Viet Nam and Dominican Republic policy. He argued American troops would not solve the war, warned against negotiations with the Viet Cong, and noted possible future American involvement without a full arms commitment. A picket line protested U.S. actions in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic.
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Mass
McGeorge Bundy
Harvard University
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Bundy
Lowell Lecture Hall
U.S
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Amercan
Defense
Robert
MccNamar
South
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Hanoi
Latin America
Arater
Harvard
Phi Beta Kappa
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Princess Back At Radcliffe Visit Feels Familiar
Swedish princess Christina Louise Helena Bernadotte, 21, returns to Radcliffe College for a reunion meeting with three students and officials after arriving from New York. She says it is wonderful to be back and wants to see old friends and places during a few days on campus.
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Mass
Christina Louise Helena Bernadette
Sweden
Radcliffe
New York
Christina
BIS warns on future monetary policy and dollar flows
Basel based Bank for International Settlements urges U S and Western Europe to end policy stalemate and prepare for monetary squeeze after U S balance of payments stabilizes. It warns that current tight European policy and loose U S stance risk reversing dollar convertibility and global reserve flows.
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Switzerland
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Western Europe
Europe
Bribery Charges Detailed Against Ex Rep Gibbons
Documents filed in Superior Court allege Republican former Massachusetts House Speaker Charles Gibbons took money as a gratuity in a small loans case. The bribes were received at the State House between August 16 and September 18, 1961, while he chaired the Government Center Commission. Indicted May 1964 along with 17 small loan companies and a Boston advertising firm, the charges include receiving bribes and conspiracy. Gibbons had also served as commissioner of administration and finance and once lived in Stoneham.
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UPI
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Massachusetts House
Charles Gibbons
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Pompano Beach
Fla
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Stoneham
Springfield votes on rights panel for school imbalance
Springfield Mass The school committee approved a blue ribbon committee to plan ending racial imbalance in Springfield public schools. The 5 to 2 vote followed a special meeting with two ad hoc members named by the State Board of Education. Superintendent T Joseph McCook will submit more names at the next meeting.
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Mass
UPI
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