Buglers Play Taps For 2 Astronauts
Arlington National Cemetery honors two astronauts Elliot M. Lee Jr. and Charles A. Bassett II killed in a St. Louis jet crash. National and NASA officials attend graveside services with pallbearers and full military honors. Lee’s Navy-branch casket ceremonies occur at Ft Myer and at the Southeast corner gravesite.
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Elliot M. Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett I
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Bassett
Lee
Ft. Myer
Investigations Find No Widespread Harassing Calls
The Defense Department said investigations by all armed services found only slight incidences of harassing calls to wives and dependents of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam. Most were in the 3rd Army area with scattered reports in New York, Philadelphia, and Fort Campbell. The 3rd Army covers North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
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Tennessee
Mississippi
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Georgia
Transit Tube Bid Approved for San Francisco Bay
A 20 million dollar bid for a rapid transit tube across San Francisco Bay was approved by state authorities. The Bay Area Rapid Transit District expects the tube to be completed in late 1969 as a key part of regional expansion plans.
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California
Fulbright
BART
Daylight Saving Urged to Standardize Across U S
Washington report notes rural and urban groups clash over a bill to require most Americans to advance clocks in unison for six months starting in April. Chairman Harley Staggers said the Commerce Committee aims to approve the measure next Tuesday with a six month federal standard. In 1966 thirty six states used daylight saving in some form with sixteen adopting the six month period. The debate centers on uniform time versus local practice.
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