Fulbright Proposes OAS Control Of U S Military Aid
Senator Fulbright opened debate on a 3. billion foreign aid bill proposing that the Organization of American States take over strict control of U S military aid to Latin America. The plan would curb presidential discretion and require OAS approved internal security plans to the maximum feasible extent.
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Washington
Senate
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Organization of American States
U. S
Fulbright
Dominican Republic
OAS
Johnson and Erhard Seek Ways to End German Division
President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard held continuous talks at the White House and with defense and congressional leaders to find new means to end Germanys division and strengthen the Western Alliance. Erhard called the United States and Germany two pillars of the alliance as they pledged renewed efforts.
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Washington
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Bonn
Robert S. McNamara
White House
United States
Erhard
Virginia counties switch to Daylight Saving Sunday
Most of Virginia will move to Daylight Saving Time at midnight Saturday, clocks go forward one hour. The counties of Tazewell Bland Giles Wythe join DST while Buchanan Russell Washington Smyth Dickenson Scott Wise and Lee stay on Standard Time by General Assembly action. The rest of Virginia observes DST until Sept 5 with border exceptions. West Virginia remains on DST until Sept 26.
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Tazewell
Bland
Giles
Time Flows Fast in Weightless Gemini 4 Mission
Weightlessness during Gemini 4's space walk produced a rapid perception of time as Edward White II spent about 20 minutes outside the Gemini 4 craft while James McDivitt watched. Both astronauts faced depressurization and oxygen protection as part of the first US spacewalk.
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Houston, Tex
Edward H. White II
White
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Mission Control Center
James A. McDivitt
U.S
McDivitt
Extradition Waived in Mississippi Slaying Case
Ernest R. McElveen, 41, waived extradition from Mississippi and was returned to Washington Parish under heavy guard to face murder charges in the Wednesday shooting that killed Deputy O Neal Moore and wounded Creed Rogers. FBI and state crime lab teams searched the gunfire scene seven miles north of Bogalusa as authorities pursue possible three shooters.
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Bogalusa
Ernest R. McElveen
Mississippi
Vidar Clavine
Washington Parish
Franklinton
O'Neal Moore
Creed Rogers
FBI
McElveen
New Orleans
Moore
Swimmers Cut Rescue Time on Gemini 4 Mission
On USS Wasp reporters note a Navy training advance. Swimmers Neil G. Dow and Everett W. Owl used a new method to place the flotation collar around the Gemini 4 capsule, halving the time to secure the craft. Lt. Martin Every credited the change with reducing the operation to about four minutes from six to seven.
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Uss
Wasp
Neil G. Dow
Everett W. Owl
Jg) Martin
17 100 Men Drafted For July Call
The Pentagon issued a July draft call for 17 100 men the largest since 1961. The Selective Service quota rose by 100 from June while enlistments fell prompting the higher figure. Only the Army will induct. the increase follows a year of rising quotas and a much larger November 1961 call.
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Washington
Pentagon
Berlin
Army
Cubans Smuggling Popular Records Rise in Havana Market
In Havana, Cubans smuggle popular records from the Beatles and rock and roll genres. The illegal music trade commands high prices with Beatles records commonly selling for 50 pesos. The peso is government set at parity with the dollar.
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Havana
Cuba
Old Ships Return To Dunkerque Shores
About 40 of the 1 000 small British ships that evacuated Dunkerque in 1940 sailed back for a reception and four days of ceremonies on the 25th anniversary. Veterans joined by a main fleet from England were feted with concerts banquets and events alongside the 20th anniversary of the citys liberation.
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Dunkerque, France
Dunkerque
Cere
Europe
Gerard Lotthe
Dunkerque Yacht Club
England
Lotthe
Space twins observe glimpsed satellite while courting endurance record
Houston AP reports Space stroller Edward White and James McDivitt on the second day of their four day voyage drift in space. McDivitt spotted a satellite with big arms protruding but sun glare hindered positive identification. Russians also reported seeing a satellite.
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Houston
America
Edward White
James McDivitt
McDivitt
Mission Control
Wives of Gemini 4 astronauts share calm resolve
Houston reports Mrs. James McDivitt and Mrs. Edward White said they are taking the mission one day at a time as their husbands orbit Earth for the second day aboard Gemini 4. They attended an impromptu buffet with 17 other astronaut wives and expect no radio chats soon.
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Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
Edward White
Earth
MccDivitt
White
Mission Control Center
Christopher Kraft
Donald K. Slayton
Florida
NASA
Ann Lynn
Patrick
Eddie White
Mike McDivitt
Virgil Grissom
California
Manned Spacecraft Center
Ge mini Astronauts Set 34 Hour Space Endurance Record
The Ge mini Astronauts set an American space endurance record Friday at 8 36 p.m. EST totaling 34 hours and 20 minutes in space. The prior mark was Gordon Cooper's May 16 1963 record.
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Houston
Gordon Cooper
Gemini 4 mission softens pace with domestic chatter
In orbit over California the Gemini 4 crew chatted with their wives as engineers monitored every heartbeat and breath. The mission aims to extend space endurance beyond previous records, with a new target set for 8:36 p.m. EST. Patterson and McDivitt lead the flight while White sends guidance from Houston.
Gemini 4 spacecraft barely visible to naked eye
In Houston AP reports the Gemini 4 is not visible to the naked eye and may require luck and precise locating. Even high powered telescopes need exact position and sun light to spot the 19 foot craft, with tracking aid likely from the sun. The Echo balloon satellite similarly appeared only as a tiny star to observers.
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Houston, Tex
Earth
Astronaut Edward White Travels 6600 Miles During Spacewalk
Houston AP reports astronaut Edward H. White II spent about 20 minutes outside Gemini 4 but his spacewalk covered some 6600 miles as the capsule orbited Earth.
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Houston, Tex
Edward H. White II
Gemini 4 faces fuel shortage and rendezvous challenges
Houston AP reports fuel shortage dominates the Gemini 4 mission as James McDivitt and Edward White burn more than half their onboard fuel aerozine 50 and nitrogen tetroxide chasing the second stage booster. Three dimensional maneuvering proves harder than expected for the crew and Manned Spacecraft Center officials.
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Houston, Tex
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gina Lollobrigida Faces Obscenity Charge Over Film Scene
Rome AP reports actress Gina Lollobrigida and seven others linked to the film Le Bambole are charged with obscenity after a public prosecutor in Viterbo cites the scene as half the body nude. Costars Virna Lisi Nino Manfredi and Jean Sorel, producer Giovanni Hecht Lucari, distributor Fausto Saraceni and directors Dino Risi Mauro Bolognini are named. The actress expresses shock at the charge saying she played the temptress as irony.
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Rome
Gina Lollobrigida
Miss Lollobrigida
Virna Lisi
Nino Manfredi
Jean Sorel
Giovanni Hecht Lucari
Fausto Saraceni
Dino Risis
Mauro Bloogini
le Bambole
Gina
Nine Army recruiting stations to close in West Virginia
Senator Byrd said nine WV recruiting stations will close July 1 as part of a nationwide reorganizing of enlistment centers. The sites at St. Albans Lewisburg Oak Hill Pineville Buckhannon Moundsville Martinsburg and Spencer will shut, with Beckley becoming a regional center.
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Washington
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
St. Albans
Lewisburg
Oak Hill
Pineville
Buckhannon
Moundsville
Martinsburg
Spencer
Byrd
Beckley
Eight Bluefield Residents Cited for Jaywalking
Eight Bluefield residents were charged with jaywalking in the Federal Street area during a brief police check Friday. The fine is three dollars. Some out of town residents were warned instead. Chief William J. Winters said police will continue patrols at unannounced intervals to target crosswalk violators.
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Bluefield
Federal Street
William J. Winters
Winters
Robber Kills 3 Wounds 1 at Nebraska Bank
In Big Springs Nebraska a bank robbery ended with three employees dead and one wounded. President Franklin Kjeldgaard 70 cashier Glenn Hendricksen 60 and bookkeeper Lois Ann Hollan 35 were killed. Franklin Kjeldgaard nephew Franklin Kjeldgaard 25 was shot twice but alerted the alarm. The gunman fled the town after firing at witnesses.
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Big Springs
Neb
Nebraska
Franklin
Andreas Kjeldgaard
Family Bank
Floyd Stahl
Glenn Hendricksen
Lois Ann Hollan
Franklin Kjeldgaard
Paul Killion
Denver
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