Ships Idle as Strike Paralyzes U.S. Fleet on East and Gulf Coasts
Thousands of summer travelers packed Manhattan piers as foreign liners came and went while 111 U.S. vessels remained idle amid a four week strike by ship officers and engineers. The Constitution sailed to Europe, and cargo moves stayed largely unchanged as arbitration, pensions, and crew manning bickered.
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Bomb rocks Masonite Building area in Chicago
An explosion in downtown Chicago near 29 N. Wacker Drive shattered hundreds of windows as high as the 17th floor. Fire officials say a powerful bomb caused the blast and found fragments at the scene. No injuries were reported.
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Gerald Mullen
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N. Wacker Drive
Kemper Building
Civic Opera House
Richard McGathey
Carpenter Passes Wife Devised Test In Chicago
Curt Moberg a 33 year old carpenter passed a 31 point ultimatum set by his wife Cecilia 29 after nearly 11 months living with the so called perfect husband test. The terms required cooperation in everything hunting and fishing bans on trips timely bill payments wife control of finances and a steady income of at least 125 dollars a week for a year. The couple reconciled following the test and the note continues on page two.
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Curt Moberg
Cecilia
Senate Votes Today On Medicare Bill Amendments
The Senate planned to begin voting on amendments to the landmark Johnson health care bill. Proposals would create Medicare for 19 million seniors, expand Social Security benefits, and cost about 6.8 billion dollars yearly funded mainly by payroll taxes.
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Clinton P. Anderson
Marines Increase Forces in Viet Nam as Dak To Falls
U S Marines total near 60 000 after 3 400 landings in central Viet Nam with 4 600 more to shore up. Dak To district capital reported overrun by Viet Cong as 25 B 52 bombers strike D Zone northeast of Saigon. Casualty figures show 81 American losses last week with 18 killed and 62 wounded. Viet Cong suffered about 976 killed with 265 reported in Vietnamese toll.
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U S Army Paratroopers Clash With Viet Cong Near D Zone
U S Army paratroopers joined Vietnamese and Australian troops in a tense half hour clash with Viet Cong about 25 miles from the zone. Details remain sparse as the engagement unfolds with ongoing reporting.
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Rebaptism of Luci Johnson sparks ecumenism debate
The rebaptism of Luci Johnson from Episcopal to Roman Catholic draws intense scrutiny from church scholars about ecumenism. Vatican leaders stress baptism as a unifying act across denominations, while the latest rite prompted discussions on validity and implications for Christian unity.
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George W. Cornell
New York
Rami
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Vatican Secretariat For Christian Unity
Decisions on Missile Sites Up To LBJ
Washington reports say any decision on striking antiaircraft missile sites near Hanoi and Haiphong would lie with President Johnson. U.S. bombers have not approached within 40 miles of Hanoi. reconnaissance tracks sites near Hanoi Haiphong with several near completion but no missiles in firing position yet. The Pentagon warned missile sites will be combat ready and plan accordingly. defenders may deploy MIG jets and radar-directed guns, while a low altitude strike could target radar.
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Haiphong
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Presidential Disability Clause In Hands Of State Legislatures
Congress approved the 25th Amendment path to define presidential disability state ratification needed by 38 of 50 states. Senate action was 68 to 5 with Gore Lausche McCarthy Mondale Tower opposing. House had approved. The amendment would alter Article II, creating a mechanism for succession and temporary transfer of power.
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Delaware
Senate
Albert Gore
Tenn
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Ohio
Eugene J. McCarthy
Walter F. Mondale
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Johnson
Gore
Lewiston Woman Is Killed In Car Collision
A Lewiston woman, Verna Drury, 31, was killed early today when her car collided with another being chased by a police cruiser. Her husband Andrew Drury, 37, a Lewiston High School teacher, and two children were injured and hospitalized.
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