Baker Fate Is Weighed By Jurors
A twelve-person panel began deliberations in Washington on charges of tax evasion larceny and conspiracy against Bobby Baker former secretary to the senate Democratic majority The jurors heard detailed legal points from Federal Judge Oliver Gasch who warned they must acquit if guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is not proven Baker could face up to 48 years in prison and 47000 in fines if convicted on all counts The trial centered on funds labeled campaign contributions from California savings and loan executives Baker testified the money went to the late Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma who lent him 50000 in cash Two counts allege a conspiracy to file false tax returns for Wayne Bromley Baker associate Presently most jurors are Negro government workers.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
Oliver Gasch
Baker
California Savings and Loan
Senator Kerr
Gasch
Sen
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Wayne Bromley
U.S. Senate
Johnson
Kerr
Powell to pay $33,000 on Harlem defamation judgment
Adam Clayton Powell announced he would pay $33,000 next Tuesday toward the $164,000 court judgment owed to Esther James for calling her a bag woman. He said funds would come from sermon record royalties, as interest and penalties increased the total. Powell also teased announcements at Rimini and said he would testify before the House committee probing his seating.
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Bimeni
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Esther James
Powell
Rimini
House
Congress
Washington
Congressional
New York
James
Raymond Rubin
Rubin
Laymen to Share Leadership at Notre Dame and Portland
The Holy Cross Fathers Indiana province endorsed plans to involve laymen in ownership policy and administration of Notre Dame and the University of Portland. Rev Howard Kenna provincial superior said the chapter approved separate but similar schemes giving laymen joint legal responsibility with Holy Cross priests for running the two universities.
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South Bend
University of Notre Dame
University of Portland
Ore
Holy Cross Fathers
Indiana
Howard Kenna
Holy Cross
Two Nurses Die in Iowa Auto Crash Near La Porte City
Bodies of University Hospital nurses Faye Szemkus and Laurel Huffman found Saturday morning beside a wrecked car along Highway 218 about 40 miles south of La Porte City. Szemkus, 21, of Garber, owned the car and was believed to have driven it into a bridge and creek.
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LA Porte City
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Faye Alice Szemkus
Garber
Clayton County
Laurel Lee Huffman
Patterson
Madison County
Trio of astronauts dies in Apollo space capsule fire
Veterans Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee died when a flash fire erupted in the Apollo module hours before a planned 14 day Earth orbital mission. Their careers spanned Mercury and Gemini programs with distinct records in spaceflight.
Moon program delays after Apollo fire threaten 1960s goal
The AP reports the Apollo program faces months of uncertainty after three astronauts perished in a spacecraft fire. Officials say a rapid investigation will determine if the goal of a manned Moon landing by 1970 remains possible. Backup crew Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham stand ready, while NASA rebuilds.
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House Aeronautics Committee
Walter Schirra
Donn Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Johnson Voices Nation's Grief Over Apollo Tragedy
President Johnson expressed national grief after the loss of three Apollo astronauts. He called them valiant young men who gave their lives in service and extended condolences to their families. White House press secretary George Christian said Johnson sent personal messages to the astronauts' families.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
George Christian
Linn-Mar approves $175000 bond for classrooms
Linn-Mar school district voters approve by 431 to 58 with two spoiled ballots. The $175,000 construction bond passes with 87.78 percent in favor to add classrooms at Wilkins elementary and the high school.
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Linn-Mar
Wilkins
Space disasters and near misses mark early American programs
The piece recalls Apollo 1's ground tragedy and prior close calls involving Grissom Gemini 8 Armstrong Docking and Schirra Stafford while noting unconfirmed reports of Soviet deaths. It frames spaceflight as perilous despite public optimism and predicts inevitable future losses.
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Schirra
Stafford
Russia
Apollo Tragedy Kills Three Astronauts at Cape Kennedy
Apollo program tragedy claims Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee at Pad 34 Cape Kennedy as a flash fire erupts inside the spacecraft during a late countdown. Major Gen. Samuel Phillips says the voice crying Fire in the spacecraft may be from an unknown crewman. Officials vow to continue the program with renewed safety reviews and an official inquiry into the blaze that ended the lives of three space veterans and one rookie.
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UPI
Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Saturn
Moon
America
Navy
Cmdr
Grissom
Roger
Chaffee
Purdue
R.O.T.C
Martha Horn
Oklahoma City
Jacksonville, Fla., Naval Air Station
Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Paul Haney
NASA
Space Agency
Wally Schirra
Tom Stafford
Apollo
Samuel Phillips
Virgil “Gus” Grissom
E.S.T
U.S
Phillips
Pad 34
Grissom, White and Chaffee
White
Johnson
Walter Schirra
Space Board of Inquiry Named After Apollo 1 Fire
CAPE KENNEDY AP A board of inquiry was appointed to investigate the accident that killed Astronauts and Roger Chaffee. Dr. George Mueller named the members including Dr. Floyd Thompson Max Faget and George White with Frank Borman and John Williams. NASA said others would be added later.
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Cape Kennedy
Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
George Mueller
NASA
Floyd Thompson
Langley, Va
Max Faget
Manned Spacecraft Center
George White
Apollo
Frank Borman
John Williams
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Betty Moore
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Calif
Patricia Finegan
Washington, D.C
Grand Rapids, Mich
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David Scott
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Rep. Mosher
Ohio
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