Funds for Space Lab Denied by House Unit
Washington based report states a House space subcommittee, in a 5-3 vote, refused to fund 10 million dollars for a 66 million dollar space electronics center in Boston. Rep. John W. Wydler criticized the decision while noting politics and NASA studies as factors shaping the debate. The full Space Committee must decide if the project proceeds and its location, with deadlines looming.
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Washington
UPI
House
Space Electronics Center
Boston
Subcommittee
Full Space Committee
Wydler
Senate Space Committee
Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House Space Committee
NASA
Atlas Missile Explodes in Roswell Silo
An Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile being fueled with liquid oxygen exploded in its underground Roswell silo. No casualties, nuclear warhead not involved, and authorities let the burning silo exhaust itself. The incident follows two prior blasts at the same site.
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Roswell
N.M
UPS
Air Force
Negro Seeks Mississippi College Admission Fifth Time
John Frazier of Hattiesburg, 22, failed a fifth time to gain admission to the all white University of Southern Mississippi. He was declared ineligible for Spring because he did not submit 80 applications and plans to reapply for the summer term after pursuing the proper procedure. Frazier attends Tougaloo Christian College.
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University of Southern Mississippi
John Frazier
Hattiesburg
Miss
Frazier
White Sentenced For Racial Killing
In Birmingham Alabama a 17 year old white youth pled guilty to second degree manslaughter for the shooting of a Black boy during last fall’s racial disorders. Michael Lee Farley was sentenced to seven months in jail. Larry Joe Sims 17 received a similar sentence after a week long trial in January. Beth applied for probation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Michael Lee Farley
Larry Joe Sims
Beth
Beacon Hill Roundup Bill Restricts Teachers To Field of Major Study
Massachusetts Senate passes a bill to bar school committees from hiring teachers outside their major field unless they have 24 semester hours in the field. The measure, 12 to 6, includes a grandfather clause for current multi subject teachers. Critics call it dangerous to teacher duties. Also reported: savings banks debate on auto loans and a traffic license reinstatement bill advances. Gov Peabody seeks a Higher Education Facilities Commission to access federal aid for new facilities.
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Boston
UPS
Massachusetts Senate
House
Philip A. Graham
Hamilton
Kevin B. Harrington
Dsalem
Graham
Senate
James W. Hennigan Jr
Banks and Banking Committee
George D. Hammond
Westfield
Registrar of
Motor Vehicles
George A. Sullivan Jr
Norwood
John E. Harrington Jr
Lowell
Gov. Peabody
Legislatuve
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Massachusetts
Bomb Experts Brush Up
Postal authorities called bomb experts when a package sounded whirring. It was soaked in oil for an hour before opening. Inside lay an electric toothbrush that had started up by accident.
Congressmen Told Of Quackery and Dangerous Devices
Washington AP report says FDA Commissioner Larrick and Esther Peterson urged a Senate subcommittee to back Johnson’s plan requiring proof of effectiveness and safety for therapeutic diagnostic and prosthetic devices before marketing. Victim Jerry Walsh testified he paid over $3,000 for devices before surgery at Mayo Clinic improved his mobility.
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Washington
Congress
George A. Larrick
Food and Drug Administration
Senate
Larrick
Esther Peterson
Johnson
Jerry J. J. Walsh
Mayo Clinic
Holdup at Maryknoll Mission Post Office Trapped
Four bandits in priest disguises robbed the Maryknoll Mission Post Office in Rip Van Winkle country and tried to flee with 50,000 and a federal blank check. A planned police trap sparked a gun battle, three bandits were shot and captured with the loot, a police officer was wounded, the fourth likely wounded, while a nun and a deputy sheriff in disguise aided the authorities.
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Maryknoll, Aly
UPI
Maryknoll
Federal Treasury
Rip van Winkle Country
Frances
New York City
Biggest Peace Defense Bill Passes to President Johnson
Congress sent a 17 billion peacetime defense authorization bill to President Johnson on a voice vote. It funds a bomber program with more money than requested, while the interceptor funding is omitted, aligning House and Senate versions after debate over research and secrecy.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Administration
House
Senate
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Curtis LeMay
Air Force
LeMay
United States
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Rice University
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Mohawk Beverages, Inc
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