No Break In Redistricting Talks In Virginia Special Session
Virginia legislators gathered in Richmond for the special congressional redistricting session amid a continuing stalemate between the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee and the House P and E panel. Both plans would carve Fairfax County into different districts, complicating the Fairfax equation and stalling a consensus.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Space Heroes Return From Space Odyssey To Cape Kennedy
Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. landed safely at Cape Kennedy aboard a navy plane after an eight day mission that carried them 3,338,200 miles at 17,500 mph. Florida Governor Haydon Burns greeted them and awarded plaques praising their contribution to science. They faced equipment problems but completed the mission and plan extensive medical checkups and reviews. The two prepare for future Gemini and moon exploration efforts set for October 25.
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Fla
America
Space
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Lake Champlain
Cooper
Florida
Haydon Burns
Burns
Conrad
Pad
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
L.T
John Albert
Air Force Titan 2
Daily Raids On Viet Cong By B52 Jets Indicated
AP reports signs point to a step up by B52 Stratfortresses to daily raids in South Viet Nam. Guam-based eight-engine warplanes conducted saturation bombings Saturday and Sunday, part of five straight days of attacks, contrasting earlier weekly raids. In North Viet Nam, 45 Navy and Air Force planes flew 15 missions, destroying warehouse buildings and barracks 120 miles south of Hanoi, while two F105s were lost and pilots listed as missing. Ground fighting saw three Mekong Delta outposts and Kom Som Luh area near Komtum briefly overrun before government forces regained them, militiamen suffering heavy casualties in two sites.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Strategic Air Command
North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Hanoi
Ban Lang Mai
Yen Bai
Ban Non Vuc
Dien Bien Phu
Siagon
Mekong River
Central Highlands
Kom Som Luh
Komium
White assailants confront civil rights marchers in Americus
In Americus Georgia Monday night a group of about six white men armed with rocks and bricks charged a crowd of 25 to 30 civil rights demonstrators near the Sumter County Courthouse as they marched from the Salem A M E Church. Police arrested one man, not identified, while others fled. No serious injuries were reported.
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Americus
Ga.m
Sumter County
Salem A.M.E
Bliss Says He Is Fed Up With Splinter Group Controversy
Republican national chairman Ray C. Bliss declared he is fed up with controversy over splinter groups. At a news conference after a failing session of the Republican Policy Coordinating Committee he said he will work with any organization that helps elect Republicans. The session included Ev Dirksen and excerpts noting debates over law and order amid Los Angeles riots.
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Ray Bliss
Washington
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illneis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Dirksen
Los Angeles
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Republican Governors Association
Goldwater
Free Society Association
Steel strike deadline postponed eight days by Johnson
President Johnson announced an eight day postponement of the Tuesday midnight steel strike deadline and urged continued talks in Washington. Negotiators from unions and management met at the White House after six hours of discussions, with production kept running to avoid disruption.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
America
Pittsburgh
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
R. Conrad Cooper
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
Steel Industry
Seeding Test Considered For Storm Betsy
A team of weather scientists left Miami to decide if hurricane Betsy should be seeded with silver iodide in a test. Led by Dr. Cecil Gentry the group flew to Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico, base for hurri cane hunter planes. The Weather Bureau at San Juan will decide on seeding. Betsy was about 920 miles east-southeast of Miami moving north-northwest at eight mph with peak winds of 80 mph.
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Fla
Cecil Gentry
Miami Weather Bureau
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
San Juan
Gordon Dunn
National Hurricane Center
Atlantic
Avalanche Hits Swiss Hydro Project Killing Dozens
A huge avalanche struck the Mattmark hydroelectric site in southern Switzerland at dusk, burying 40 to 100 workers under ice. Five bodies recovered as rescuers labored through the night. many workers escaped, including Italians and Swiss. Rescue helicopters ferried seriously injured to Brig Sierre and Sion while darkness and waning lights hindered operations at the glacier Dam site cleanup continued with blocks of ice burrowing the site.
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Switzeland
Swiss Alps
Mattmark
Switzerland
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Sierre
Sion
Allalin
Iice
Pickets End at Ports Allow Ships to Sail Soon
Licensed deck officers and radiomen ended picketing in East and Gulf ports, signaling about 100 strikebound American cargo ships could resume operations after contract ratification votes. Voting by the Masters, Mates and Pilots is set for Wednesday and by the Radio Association Tuesday, with results possibly permitting sailing by Wednesday night or Thursday.
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New York
Gulf Coast
International Organization of Masters
American Radio Association
Afl-Cio
Lloyd W. Sheldon
Union
Student Agitators Merge In Vietnam Upset Fears
AP reports renewed student agitation in Hue and Da Nang as Saigon chapters threaten to join. U.S. officials fear fresh political upheaval after a decree drafted to draft graduates under 37, triggering university unrest and calls to overthrow the government and reassess the U.S. role.
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Hue
da Nang
Saigon
Dominican Junta Resigns to Open Provisional Government
The Dominican Republic civilian military junta said it will resign to pave the way for a provisional government. Gen Antonio Imbert Barrera announced the move in a radio TV address, saying the junta will step down once the provisional government is installed. The plan follows OAS talks led by Ellsworth Bunker to implement the 10 part reconciliation act, with a nine month interim period until elections.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Organization of Amrican States
OAS
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Hector Garci Godoy
Ated
Imbert
Preview Of Autumn Chill Spreads Into East
A late summer chill spread into the east and northern plains driving temperatures to record lows. Mt Washington New Hampshire dropped to 22, Butte Montana 22, Concord New Hampshire 32, Rochester New York 36, Roanoke Virginia 43, Norfolk Virginia 52, Syracuse New York 40, Buffalo New York 38, Lynchburg Virginia 45, Raleigh North Carolina 46, Charlotte North Carolina 53. Early morning readings set records in New York City 50 Baltimore 50 Leeward West Virginia 37 Charleston West Virginia 45 Boston 48 Pittsfield Massachusetts 34 Worcester Massachusetts 38 Portland Maine 40 Providence Rhode Island 45. In the plains Bismarck North Dakota 37 and further details on the page.
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Lynchburg
Rasleigh
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M.C
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Baltimore
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W. Va
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Portland
Maine
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North Carolina Negro Leaders vow counter demonstrations
Raleigh AP Negro leaders after meeting with Gov. Dan Moore said they are disappointed and little was accomplished. Frinks of the SCLC announced demonstrations would resume near Plymouth where 27 people were hurt in clashes with the Ku Klux Klan. He pledged nonviolent action and vowed the Klan must be outlawed. Moore indicated no special election-law session will be called while noting registration rules remain in place.
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Raleigh
Dan Moore
Plymouth
Moore
Golden Frinks
Edenton
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Frinks
North Carolina
Reginald Hawkins
Charlotte
General Assembly
Weather forecast for Virginia and North Carolina
Forecast shows Virginia turning fair with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and warm nights. North Carolina sees mostly sunny, warmer weather with highs around 80s, mountains cooler and a chance of afternoon thundershowers in some areas. Temperature readings from yesterday and today include 53 at dawn, 79 and 77 in the afternoon, and 61 this morning.
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