Mariner 5 Launch Set Ahead of Venus Probe
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports preparations for Mariner 5 launch with Atlas Agena booster at 1 47 a m EDT. The 540 pound probe aims to study Venus atmospheric temp density magnetic fields and radiation while Venus 4 hopes to beat the Soviet mission to the planet.
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America
Mariner 5
Soviet Union
U.S
Venus
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Pickering
Earth
Bunting On Sale Monday For Saco Centennial
Saco Centennial Committee chairman Fernand Cote announced hunting decoration sales begin next Monday. The sale is sponsored by the Saco Business Men's Association with Robert Butler as chairman and members Charles Garland Percy Gowen and Donald Scribner, in preparation for the July 28 30 centennial celebration.
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Saco Centennial Committee
Fernand Cote
Saco Business Men's Association
Robert Butler
Charles Garland
Percy Gowen
Donald Scribner
Leavitt Commended for Public Service in Maine
The Maine Legislature unanimously approved a resolution praising former Senator Ralph A. Leavitt for his long devotion to public service. The House cited his leadership as president of the Board of Trustees improving standards at the Maritime Academy.
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Augusta
Ralph A. Leavitt
Portland
House
Board of Trustees
Maritime Academy
Canal Remains Closed as Arab States Suffer War Shock
The Suez Canal stayed shut with about 10 ships blocked. Egypt faces a deep foreign debt and lost tolls revenue. Jordan tourism and Syrian oil income fall amid regional turmoil. The Soviet Union seeks a U N session to force Israel from captured territory. Israel reports heavy Sinai losses but holds Jerusalem’sOld City.
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Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
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Egypt
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Sinai Desert
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Jordan
Holy Land
Jerusalem
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Syria
Washington
Johnson
Walt W. Rostow
U.S
Joe ventriloquy on automatic air conditioner joke
A humorous line from Chuckle features Joe claiming his air conditioner is automatic only to malfunction whenever the temperature reaches 90. The quip parodies tech reliability and everyday gadget woes.
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Joe
WRR
Fea. Corp
U S Jets Hit Rail Lines Out Of Hanoi In Vietnam War
U S Air Force and Navy jets conducted 100 missions over North Vietnam and attacked rail lines north of Hanoi. The strikes targeted loaded tank cars and locomotives with 40 cars damaged. One Phantom was shot down near the DMZ. two crewmen survived after parachuting into the sea and being rescued.
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Air Force
Hanoi
Thailand
North Vietnam
Panel bent over backwards for Sen Dodd official says
Washington AP report says the Senate ethics panel literally bent over backwards to be fair to Sen Thomas J. Dodd in a 14 month probe of political funds. The panel found Dodd used funds for personal expenses and double billed travel costs. Bennett outlined allocations and called the record based on Dodd’s admissions. The debate on censure followed as leaders set aside sessions to avoid disrupting proceedings.
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Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
Wallace F. Bennett
Rutah
Connecticut
Sen
Dodd
Senate
Bennett
John Stennis
D-Miss
Sen. Dodd
Ethics Committee
New York City
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
New Orleans
Eberhard P. Deutsch
Deutsch
Tampa violence subsides as police pull back awaiting new riots
In Tampa Florida police and National Guardsmen withdrew after a second night of major riots in the slums. Gov Claude Kirk oversaw 500 guardsmen and 350 police as flames and gunfire spread through two districts. No police deaths. several injuries and multiple arrests reported.
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Fla
Col
K.C. Bullard
Tampa National Guard
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Marshall Named, First Black Justice for Supreme Court
President Johnson nominating Thurgood Marshall, 58, longtime NAACP legal chief, as associate justice to replace Tom C Clark who resigned. Marshall, solicitor general since 1965, would become the first African American on the high court. Johnson praised his training and history making potential.
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Johnson
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Tom C. Clark
High High Court
Clark
Ramsey Clark
White House Rose Garden
Justice Department
NATO calls for lasting Mideast solution at spring review
In Luxembourg Jens Otto Krag urged permanent political fixes after last week’s Middle East war. He cautioned against broader conflict while backing negotiated settlements, and urged scaling down Vietnam military activity.
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North Atlantic Alliance Council
Middle East
Jens Otto Krag
Denmark
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Krag
United States
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Israel
Manlio Brosio
Brosio
Ing
Britain
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