Mail-Order Gun Curb Urged by Katzenbach
Atty Gen. Katzenbach opened a push for a bill to curb mail order gun traffic, countering NRA claims as preposterous. He said the measure targets unlicensed interstate transfers, requiring dealers to limit sales and raising licensing fees, with Treasury discretion on permits. The Senate panel heard strong push for action amid rising firearm crimes.
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Katzenbach
Washington
Johnson
Nicholas Katzenbach
National Rifle Association
Senate
NRA
Secretary of the Treasury
Drug Found Effective Against Staph Infections
Boston AP report cites Dr. Louis Weinstein of New England Center Hospital and Tufts University saying the antibiotic cephalothin shows strong promise against hospital acquired staph infections. It also treats strep and pneumonia and can be used for penicillin sensitive patients. Staph infections include staphylococcal pneumonia in infants and skin infections from open wounds.
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Boston
New England Center Hospital
Louis Weinstein
Allied Tufts University School of Medicine
Massachusetts Medical Society
Mosquito Plague Follows Receded Midwest Floods
Flood waters from the Mississippi inundated thousands of acres across Minnesota to Kentucky. After recession, widespread mosquito outbreaks hit Illinois Missouri and Kentucky with large bites alarming officials and doctors. River cities in the region expanded mosquito abatement efforts to curb potential encephalitis threats.
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Midwest
Chicago
St. Louis
Mississippi
Minnesota
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Benton
Paducah
Hellweg
Iowa
Michigan
Connecticut House rejects bill to end death penalty
The Connecticut House of Representatives rejected a bill to abolish capital punishment by a 167 to 67 vote. Republicans control the chamber with 183 seats to 111.
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House
Hartford
Connecticut
House of Representatives
Election Official's Son Killed By Car Booby Trap
In Hazleton Pennsylvania 17 year old Michael Ruggiero was killed when his father’s 1958 model car exploded as he started the ignition. An FBI team joined local and state authorities to determine the explosive used and motive. Mike was home from school on election day and planned to drive his mother to the store. He was a track team member and band tuba player set to graduate June 7.
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Hazleton
UPI
FBI
Michael Ruggiero
Mike
Antoinette
Ruggiero
Frank Uzziman
X15 Rocket Ship Stability Test at Edwards AFB
A 60,000 pound thrust sent the X15 rocket to 101,000 feet at 3,614 mph in an 11 minute stability test. John McKay of NASA piloted the 132nd flight using three Xs in the program at Edwards Air Force Base California.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Telstar II beacon shut off after two years in orbit
Telstar II ended its tracking beacon after 2 years and 9 days in service. Bell engineers say the shutdown saves energy and frees the channel for other satellites. The 4,736th orbit timed the cutoff on May 16, while the Andover ground station handled Early Bird that day. Telstar I followed Telstar II’s silencing in a higher orbit to avoid radiation.
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Andover
Maine
UPI
Telstar II
Bell Telephone System
Telstar
Bell
Murphy resigns as New York police commissioner
Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy quits after four years leading the citys vast force a move seen as shaping race relations and the upcoming mayoral race. Mayor Wagner lauds him as the best, while minority groups had clashed with his policies over policing and review boards. Murphy to head the National Automobile Theft Bureau.
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New York
Murphy
Harlem
Robert F. Wagner
Review Board
Wagner
John V. Lindsay
National Automobile Theft Bureau
Rickover Torpedoes His Critics
Washington UPI report says Vice Admiral Hyman G Rickover warned educators who threaten to design submarines if he keeps critiquing American education. He advised not to board any submarine built by such educationists.
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Washington
UPI
Hyman G. Rickover
Congressional Committee
Springfield Armory closure plan hits roadblock in Congress
Washington UPI House Armed Services Committee blocked, at least temporarily, 3.5 million Army research funds for Springfield Armory. Rep Boland urged study, delaying transfer of researchers to Rock Island and warning against wasting taxpayers money amid Vietnam war pressures.
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Washington
UPI
Tha
House Armed Services
Tee
Rock Island
Rep. C. Boland
D'” Mass
Army
Springfield Armory
Boland
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Ater
Viet Nam
Bagland
Bolagdt
San Antonio Braces After 11 Inches Of Rain
Flooded San Antonio faced renewed danger as storms threatened rivers already rising. More than 11 inches of rain Tuesday flooded the west side, displacing hundreds of low income families. Creeks including Olmos Salado San Pedro Mud and Alazona Apache burst their banks, with continued rain delaying relief efforts.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPH
Olmos Creek
Salado Creek
San Pedro Creek
Mud Creek
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Rickover
Illinois Lab
Springfield
Speed Riggs
Tad
Glidden
Prem Oe
England
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