99 Percent Ready: Gemini 10 Aims for Rendezvous
Astronauts John Young and Michael Collins said they are 99 percent ready for the July 18 Gemini 10 launch a mission featuring a space stand and a space walk. They plan two dramatic Agena satellite chases and a first rendezvous with a satellite, aiming for a high orbit and potential altitude record.
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Houston
John Young
Michael Collins
Young
Collins
Moon
Manned Spacecraft Center
Navy
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Westmoreland Says U S Now Winning in Vietnam
Gen. William Westmoreland stated the allies are now winning the war in Vietnam. Navy planes from carriers Constellation and Hancock sank three North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin after they attacked the U S destroyer Coontz.
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Saigon
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
U. S
North Vietnam
Constellation
Hancock
Gulf of Tonkin
Coontz
Gulf
Maddox
LBJ Seeks Readiness Aid as Pacification Effort Stalls
President Johnson, told by aide Robert Komer that South Vietnam still has a long way to go in pacifying the countryside, urges stronger U S support. Komer notes progress but calls for realism and continued allied backing to curb Viet Cong terror and improve security amid mounting casualties.
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San Antonio
Johnson
Komer
Vietnam
Billy Graham closes London crusade at Wembley with 100000 crowd
Evangelist Billy Graham wrapped up a month long London crusade before a capacity Wembley stadium audience of 100000 amid calls that God is alive. An overflow telecast drew 8000 more as dignitaries MPs and Barbara Castle attended. Graham urged peace with justice through Christ and urged prayer to break down racial and class barriers.
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London
Billy Graham
Wembley Stadium
Graham
Christ Jesus
Picket by Ku Klux Klan at Dry Cleaning Firm
In Rocky Mount North Carolina Ku Klux Klan members picketed a dry cleaning business after Black employees refused to clean Klan robes.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
Ku Klux
Non Event Cocktail Party Proposed By Rep Clevenger
Rep Raymond Clevenger of Michigan proposes a July 4 non event cocktail party at $15 a head in Washington. proceeds would fund TV time and ads while he attends his own party, with certificates of non attendance planned for invitees who did not attend.
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Washington
Raymond Clevenger
Dmich
Clevenger
Michigan
D.C
Phillip Ruppe
Houghton
Dan Brown
Nation Endures Severe Heat Across States
Across Iowa and the East Coast a heat wave drives temperatures to seasonal and record highs. Cedar Rapids tops 94, New York records 101, Harrisburg and Baltimore hit 101 and 99 respectively, with Philadelphia reaching 100 for only the second time in nine years as officials warn the heat will continue through the Fourth of July weekend.
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Misery Lolves Company
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Javits Warns GOP Failing to Deter Extremism
Sen. Jacob Javits argues the Republican Party has not shut the door on extremism and remains split between moderates and conservatives. John Bailey asserts the party is reverting to 1964 dynamics, citing recent NY district primary outcomes as proof.
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Washington
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
John Bailey
Javits
Barry Goldwater
Bailey
William Casey
New York
Casey
Steven Derounian
Goldwater
Derounian
G.O.P
Ray Bliss
Chuckle Pays Off in Tomorrow's Repetition
A playful quip notes that delaying tasks invites procrastination and that enjoying today may lead to repeating the delight tomorrow. Copyright line appears as a decorative closing.
Parliament Adviser Defends Vietnam War Policy
Sir Dingle Foot, a top adviser to Prime Minister Harold Wilson, told Britons in Parliament that responsibility for starting and continuing the Vietnam War lies with Hanoi and Peking. He spoke as Michael Foot led a bloc opposing British support for U S policy, putting Wilson under pressure to avert a vote.
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London
Harold Wilson
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Peking
Dingle Foot
Michael Foot
Wilson
North Viet Nam Attacks Wilson Over U S Bombing Tears
North Viet Nam accused British Prime Minister Wilson of crocodile tears over U S bombing of fuel depots near Hanoi and Haiphong.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Wilson
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
British leader backs US policy on Vietnam despite bombing protests
In Ipswich Dingle Foot urged restraint and cited an old proverb as he condemned bombing of North Vietnam. In the Commons the solicitor general argued the attack on specific targets should not have arisen, blaming Hanoi and Beijing for rejecting mediation and for initiating and continuing the war. Stan Newens called on the government to choose its stance amid ongoing debate.
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U. S
Hanoi
Lew Shattuck
Vancouver
Wash
South Vietnam
da Nang
Commons
U.S
Johnson
Washington
Britain
Haiphong
Vietnam
North Vietnam
House of Commons
Stan Newens
Labor
Adironack regional hospital denies eight evicted
In Corinth New York the Adirondack regional hospital director denies reports that eight elderly patients were evicted for Medicare noncompliance. He says they were told they could stay if they paid privately. five left with doctors while three stayed and refused Medicare.
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Corinth
N. Y
Adirondack Regional Hospital
Bruce Scidmore
Associated Press
Scidmore
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