Former Newscaster Implicated in Des Moines Bank Robbery
Des Moines police and federal agents identify Robert Burlingame and say witnesses linked him to the June 22 robbery of the Iowa Des Moines National Bank. Burlingame, 58, a former radio newsman and editor, was arrested Friday night and held on $10,000 bond for a preliminary federal hearing.
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Arizona A G Office Quits To Walk World Wide Wander
Sid Rosen fresh from law school and two years as assistant attorney general of Arizona quits to hike around the world. He plans a $1000 voyage, starting August, walking from Paris to Cairo and on to Capetown after visiting Machu Picchu and Iguazu Falls. He carried a 60 pound pack and a dress suit for leaders visits.
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France detonates atomic device in South Seas proving grounds
UPI reports France successfully exploded an atomic device at its South Seas proving grounds near Tahiti. The test, at an atoll 800 miles southeast of Papeete, was postponed from Friday due to winds and marked the first detonation at the site.
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Former Senator Byrd Stricken
Berryville Virginia AP reports former U S Senator Harry Byrd founder and head of Virginia conservative Democratic organization is seriously ill at home He was briefly hospitalized in Charlottesville for a complete physical checkup and no illness details were released
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Chuckle on Crime Turning It Over to Government
A witty remark notes that allowing the government to handle crime may deter lawbreakers. The quip frames public administration as a stronger disincentive than private enforcement.
Farbstein Declared Winner In N Y Democratic Primary
The New York board of elections reversed unofficial results and named Rep. Leonard Farbstein the winner over City Councilman Theodore Weiss. Final official tally Friday: Farbstein 17,567 votes Weiss 17,416. Weiss had urged a unilateral Vietnam cease fire.
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Theodore Weiss
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U S Navy sinks torpedo boats in daylight clash
U S planes from carriers Hancock and Constellation sink three North Vietnamese torpedo boats 38 miles off the coast after a two hour battle. Four U S planes are lost with one pilot saved. Survivors number nineteen from the torpedo boats.
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Kennedy Jr burns hand during Hawaii vacation incident
John F Kennedy Jr suffered a mild burn on his lower right hand while backing into a camp fire with a sleeping bag on the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel grounds. Doctors said no hospitalization or plastic surgery needed and the family continues their Hawaii stay through mid July.
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Explorer 33 Fails Moon Objective in Cape Kennedy Flight
Explorer 33 failed to reach lunar orbit after launch from Cape Kennedy. Delta booster overdid speed, preventing lunar capture, shifting to an Earth sun orbit with data relay planned for six months. University of Iowa radiation experiment reports functioning, aiding space radiation research.
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Apollo Flight Possibility Raised for 1966
NASA officials and Edward White said there is a chance the first manned Apollo flight could occur in 1966 rather than the planned early 1967 quarter. The statement reflects optimism about accelerating the lunar program.
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Edward White
Steel Grab Plan Raked By British
London reports show newspapers across the spectrum denouncing the Labor government for reducing compensation in its nationalization plan for the steel industry. The Times warns of vast government power and hints at a national steel corporation and other centralized authorities.
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Johnson orders six month study of military draft
President Johnson creates a 42 member national advisory commission to review the selective service system with aims to reform fairness and effectiveness. The panel may consider national service by all citizens and will report by January with proposals for a revised draft law next year.
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National Advisory Commission
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White House
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Court remap ruling extends to Rutherford County school boards
A Tennessee federal court decision holds the one man one vote principle applies to local school boards. The 1967 general assembly must realign Rutherford County school commission districts so each commissioner represents roughly the same number of voters. If the assembly does not act next year, further relief may be sought by Murfreesboro parents.
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Miller
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