New York City Power Outage Hits 24000 Homes
Heat wave drives record electrical and water demand across the Midwest and Northeast. New York City loses power to 24 000 homes as residents flood hydrants and seek relief while Boston uses sprinklers for children and peak water use climbs.
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Street Talk On Jobs and Poverty Highlight Racial Tensions
In a seaside town discussion, residents claim Negro men lack full time work, while the state employment office head says some could qualify for open laborer or trainee roles. Burdine laments poverty and theft as possible last resorts, noting fear of government aid and reliance on ad hoc help.
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Johnson forms 18 member panel on family planning costs
President Johnson creates an 18 member committee to define federal family planning responsibilities and cost a five year research training and services program. Wilbur J. Cohen chairs the panel and a report is due in two months. Objectives include federal role in research training contraceptives and private institution support and helping families access birth control information. Officials estimate at least five million American women lack such information. Peace Corps Director Vaughn calls Rep Passman an old fogey over criticism of volunteers rights to publicly disagree with policy on Vietnam.
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Vaughn States Corpsman Don’t Volunteer for Policy
In a televised interview on Tuesday Vaughn said a corps man does not volunteer to serve foreign policy, framing military roles as primarily related to duty rather than policy making.
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Postal study confirms mail heavy with bills and transactions
The President's Commission on Postal Reorganization finds 40 percent of mail is transactional. Sgt. Maj. George Dunaway, WWII veteran and Vietnam veteran, is named sergeant major of the Army to advise Gen. Westmoreland. Industrial output rises to 164.4 percent of the 1957 59 base for June, with auto and steel up while aluminum and business equipment fall.
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Justice Fortas Affirms Role in White House Conferences
Justice Abe Fortas states he has attended White House conferences since joining the Supreme Court but only to summarize the positions of other participants. He denies initiating any suggestions or proposals to the President.
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Marine Corps Seeks Sniper Blueprint Emphasizing Calm Demeanor
A proposed 240 page Marine Corps manual argues snipers must endure deprivation and control emotions to kill calmly and deliberately. Written by Maj. Robert A. Russell the guide cites psychiatric screening and natural mental traits as essential. It details skills in ballistics radio operation artillery adjustment map reading and intelligence collection. Sniper teams of two must operate alone and show decisiveness and self reliance.
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Vietnam
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Sniper Training Emphasizes Equanimity and Self Control
A manual warns that even brief uncontrolled emotion can be fatal. It stresses the sniper must maintain true equanimity, perpetual self control, and serenity to foster maturity and patience.
Washington Hotels Face 40 Million Loss After Riots
Washington hotels report a 19.5 percent drop in April and 20.2 percent in May from a year earlier after April racial rioting. The industry, led by the Washington Hotel Association, launches a national Welcome Back campaign and cites a 40 million dollar loss from April and May room cancellations. The Willard Hotel closure is blamed on the riots and the Poor People’s Campaign. June shows improvement with occupancy 14.9 percent below last year.
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Willard
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John Doe
Hotel Association
Hudson Moses
Association
Leonard Hickman
Ashington
Willard Hotel
Julia Ward Howe
Beatles spark back to front with Yellow Submarine
London AP reports The Beatles return to prominence with the cartoon movie Yellow Submarine drawing mostly positive to rave reviews. The Los Angeles AP note covers Spike Jones estate settlement while Patricia Jones receives 114275. estate value cited under 40000 with 53000 claims. Harry James becomes a father again as his wife Joan gives birth to a son in Las Vegas. Debates about Miss America Hickman homecoming in Wichita and Willard remarks mark the Kansas event.
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Spike Jones
Patricia Jones
Las Vegas
Nev
Harry James
Joan
Woman Overcomes Obesity Through Diet Plan and Pills
June A. Chamberlain of New York recalls weighing 208 pounds and trying a reducing drug with Ayds candy. She reports losing 40 pounds but the drug made her nervous, leading her to attempt the Ayds Plan on its own.
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New York
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