Katzenbach Attacks NRA on Gun Mail-Order Limits
Attorney General Katzenbach accused the National Rifle Association of making misleading and pretentious arguments as he opened the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee hearing. He urged a bill to curb mail-order gun traffic by banning unlicensed individuals from interstate or foreign shipment or receipt of firearms.
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Washington
Katzenbach
National Rifle Assn
Senate
NRA
Treasury
Fowler
Army
Ailes
Sen
Dodd
D-Conn
Little Joe II Rocket Test Ends in Flight Failure
A Little Joe II rocket exploded shortly after launch at White Sands Missile Range while testing the Saturn launch escape system. The auto pilot guidance malfunctions caused excessive spin and breakup, with burning debris visible in the sky. The 14-ton capsule beneath the rocket floated to land under three 84 foot parachutes. Four prior firings succeeded. immediate capsule damage and broader impact on the man to the moon program remain undetermined.
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White Sands Missile Range
N. M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Desert
U. S
Voc-Ed Bill Faces Conference On Iowa Plan
Iowa House and Senate deadlock over funding and operation of vocational technical schools and area community colleges. House rejects receding 57 62, sending to joint conference. House seeks unlimited schools funded by state and federal money with a governors board to place and approve standards while Senate favors a maximum of 20 schools.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
House
Minuteman Modernization Plan Announced by Air Force
The Air Force disclosed a 1 billion dollar program to modernize all Minuteman intercontinental missiles. Existing Minuteman I units will be replaced with the larger more capable Minuteman II missiles to extend range increase payload and improve accuracy.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Rep Gross backs federal flood project in Waterloo Iowa
Rep H R Gross of Waterloo Iowa endorsed an 18 650 000 flood control project and asked a Senate Public Works subcommittee to include it in an omnibus authorization bill. It was his first testifying for a project since 1948 and there was no opposition noted. The plan targets the Cedar River and Blackhawk Creek flood control and follows severe 1961 and 1966 floods.
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Washington
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Waterloo
Senate Public Works
Congress
Gross
Cedar River
Blackhawk Creek
No Action on Motion Concerning Williams
Senate rules committee adjourned after a 6 to 3 party line vote without acting on a motion by Republicans to delete criticism of Senator John Williams. Senator Joseph Clark said he expects a majority of the panel will favor removing derogatory references in the final Bobby Baker case report to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
John Williams
Bobby Baker
Joseph Clark
D-Pa
Williams
Senate
Phyllis McGuire Sheds Light On Giancana Ties
Chicago report says singer Phyllis McGuire testified for an hour and 15 minutes before a federal grand jury about her friendship with reputed mob boss Sam Giancana nicknamed Moe. She described journeys with him and gifts he gave, while denying details of his underworld activities.
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Chicago
UPI
Songer
Phyllis McGuire
Giancana
Europe
Miss McGuire
Reputed
Momoa
Salvatore Giancana
McGuire Sisters
U. S
Miss Mc
Sam
Cosa Nostra
Moe
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams
Las Vegas
Entertain
Hughes Reconsiders Extending Bar Hours in Iowa
Gov. Harold Hughes said he would accept bills to extend legal hours for beer and liquor by the drink in Iowa. He would veto any Sunday sales expansion unless taverns may stay open until 1 a.m. Saturday night. Bills seek 2 a.m. weekday and 1 a.m. Sunday closures to help border-state competition.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Union Shop Win Hailed By Hughes
Des Moines Gov Har old Hughes praised the Iowa House action on two labor measures. The House passed union shop contracts and a state mediation and conciliation board. He cautioned about Senate fate and noted a third labor bill with his endorsement.
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Hughes
Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa House
House
Mediation and Conciliation Board
Senate
Mediation Board
Saved 32 Days Adrift In Pacific
Frank Cushing and his son Frank Jr. survived 32 days on a makeshift 20 foot raft after setting out from Guam on April 15 to collect rare fish. Currents drove them to the Philippines where a Philippine water patrol sighted them north of Luzon and a U S coast guard plane ferried them to Clark Air Base. They described drifting about three knots with a raft built from oil drums and a blanket sail.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Little Calayan
Clark Air Base
Luzon
Navy
Air Force
Clark
Guam
Frank
Puto Point
Eight Military Satellites Launched in Single Thor Agena Flight
New York Times reports the United States launched eight military satellites aboard a Thor Agena booster from Vandenberg March 9. The payload set a record for a single rocket and surpassed Soviet multi launches. Satellites orbit Earth at 561 to 585 miles, separated by springs. Radar can distinguish each satellite in close spacing.
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New York
U.S
New York Times
Soviet Union
Washington
Air Force
Vandenberg Air Base
Calif
Navy
Vanguard
Poverty Stricken Man Offers 86 Acre Farm to Settle Timber Claim
Wilford Metcalf of Del Rio Tennessee says poverty forces him to offer his 86 acre mountain farm to settle a government timber claim of 1717.52 dollars. The 48 year old WWII veteran explains he cannot pay and would rather settle honorably. His farm lies in a remote Cocke county valley adjacent to Cherokee National Forest and includes 55 acres within the forest boundary.
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James Quillen
R-Tenn
Quillen
Agriculture
Freeman
Estes Kefauver
Metcalf
McDonald declines bid in Steelworkers election
David J. McDonald announced he would not contest the United Steelworkers election that ousted him as president. The move follows his ouster and follows a surprising bid to challenge the results.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Cease-Fire Refused by Junta Army
In Santo Domingo the civilian junta seized the main rebel radio station as fighting worsened north of the corridor to the refugee zone. U.S. troops reported five wounded soldiers and overall U.S. casualties at 19 dead, 99 wounded. UN envoy Mayobre said the junta chief Imbert Barrera refused a cease-fire while insurgent Caamano Deno showed willingness to a truce. Commodore Rivera Caminero said the push north of the corridor progresses amid stiff southern resistance.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Air Force
U.N
U.S
Jose Antonio Mayobre
Venezuela
Thant
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Mayobre
Francisco Caamano Deno
Imbert
Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
Armed Forces
Junta
Chuckle Says World Owes Them a Living Move
A humorous line suggests that the idea those who expect a handout will prevail as the world appears set to reward such a view. The remark reflects a satirical take on entitlement and economic attitudes.
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