Drastic Revision In Coins Proposed by Johnson
Washington AP report outlines a radical plan to phase out silver in U S coinage. Major changes would allow the Treasury to determine coin composition for dimes quarters and the silver dollar would largely vanish from circulation while nickel and copper layers replace silver in future coins. The proposal aims to curb silver use amid scarcity and stabilize coin supply with a world price bound.
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Washington (Ap
Dent Johnson
U.S
Treasury
Johnson
Congress
Mit
Gemini EVA Recalls Space Walk by McDivitt and White
In a detailed aboard the Gemini mission, McDivitt and White performed a space walk with White drifting outside in weightlessness. They exchanged light banter as Grissom directed from the control center and journalists reported live. NASA officials praised the flights and noted the astronauts remained oriented and did not eat during the activity.
Girl Married Off For Rent Money And Car
An Anneiston Alabama Juvenile Court judge dissolved a 12 year old girl's marriage after finding her mother arranged the union with a 21 year old man to obtain rent money and the use of the son in law's car. The girl was sent to a foster home and must complete four more years of schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Edward McLaughlin
Juvenile Court
McLaughtin
Talladega
Alabama
Soviet IL-28 Bomber In North Vietnam Risk Analysis
Intelligence notes describe the IL-28 as an aging Soviet bomber in use by North Vietnam with a 1500 mile range and 4200 pound bomb load. It features a tail turret with two 23 mm guns and nose armament, four crew, and a speed between 300 and 380 mph, potentially countered by fast US interceptors deployed in Southeast Asia.
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South
Viet Nam
North
Hanoi
United States
Southeast
Aia
Moscow
Peking
Dunkerque flotilla gathers to mark evacuation anniversary
London reported a flotilla of more than 50 of the original Dunkerque rescue ships assembled in Ramsgate to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the remarkable World War II evacuation. The aging vessels include lifeboats a Thames barge and a tug among other craft, planned to sail across the English Channel to France early Friday.
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London
Massey Shawerque
Thames
Ramsgate
Brimage
Erque
Dunkerque
France
Sylvia Lightoller
Charles
England
Massey Shaw
Thames Fire Brigade
Viet Nam War Casts Toll and Skirmishes Deepen
The report details continued Viet Nam fighting with a crashed scout plane near Da Nang killing two U.S. Marines, a helicopter crash injuring three, and Marine patrols repelling Viet Cong attacks near the Ca De Song River. It notes Lt. R. Taylor of Pueblo, Colo., killed, and 1st Lt. Dill of Casper, Wyo., plus Sgt. Curry of Watonsville, Calif., surviving a trap. Additional attacks near Pleiku-Le Thanh and Chen Reo cause casualties among U.S. advisers and government troops, while U.S. bombers strike Viet Cong targets near Ben Quang, destroying 54 buildings in 40 minutes. Two North Vietnamese vessels are reported sunk, including a camouflaged PT boat.
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Page Que
da Nang
U.S
Ca de Song
R. Taylor
Pueblo
Colo
Potrc
Pleiku
le Thanh
Saigon
Toad
Chen Reo
U.S. Army
James M. Dill
Casper
Wyo
Charles A. Curry
Watonsville
Calif
Curry
Binh Chanh
Ben Quang
Rao Nay
Stroller with a cruel light not spreading its glow
The passage describes White traveling at about 17,500 miles an hour in a perpetual fall around a hearth with no air or breeze. He glances at Earth's atmosphere glowing in sunlight, noting browns purples and blues in the haze, while a small moon and distant stars appear in a world without dimension.
Gemini mission notes risks and science goals for spaceflight
The article details the McDivitt White mission and upcoming flights, noting rendezvous challenges with boosters and the plan to match a manned craft with satellites. It covers physiological effects of weightlessness, potential heart and circulation issues, and NASA medical chief Charles Berry pushing White and McDivitt to exercise with a stretch monitor to study prevention.
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U. S
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Earth
NASA
Charles A. Berry
White
McDividt
President arrives with family in Chicago guarded by 1500 police
Johnson travels with daughter Luci age 17 and son as 1500 officers guard the presidential party. Special precautions close southeast bound and south bound ramps to Kennedy and Edens expressways while motorcade moves from O'Hare to the Conrad Hilton in downtown Chicago. 269 officers stationed at McCormick Place.
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Luci
Paul Douglas
John F. Kennedy
Edens
O'Hare
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
McCormick Place
Family of Astronaut McDivitt Watches Cape Launch
At the White residence near Clear Lake City the McDivitts and guests witness the Cape Kennedy launch. Ann and Mike McDivitt count down as Mrs White expresses delight and pride, while Eddie and Boonie Lynn track the mission on a world map. Attending wives include Jan Armstrong and Susan Borman.
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Ann
Mike
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Jan Armstrong
Susan Borman
Mrs. White
Eddie
Boonie Lynn
Bonnie Lyon White
Patrick McDisitt
Eddie White
Prison escape near Hillsboro by three county convicts
Three Orange County inmates armed with a knife used a road gang guard as a shield and escaped in a dump truck near Hillsboro. Chief prison official George Randall said the trio Chester Mays 20 of Hillsboro Kenneth McArthur 42 of Portsmouth Va and James Mercer 29 of Burlington fled after McArthur seized the guard s weapons and keys Tilley a foreman was used as a shield during the escape. A broad search led by state authorities continued for the escapees who had prior sentences for theft burglary and assault and were classified as various security levels.
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Raleigh
Orange County
Hillsboro
George Randall
Chester Mays
Kenneth McArthur
Portsmouth
James Mercer
Burlington
Randall
McArthur
L. G. Tilley
Clyde Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Tilley
Jarcen
Lee County
Mays
Durham County
Hadeen
Oranze
Mercer
Southern Baptists clash over race action at convention
At a Southern Baptist gathering, a resolution praising the Social Action Commission sparked a heated exchange. Rev. William M. Nevins urged abolition of the commission, while Rev. Carey Daniel accused it of inter-racial propaganda and promoting integration.
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God
Christ
Social Action Commission
Lexington
William M. Nevins
Carey Daniel
Dallas
Foy Valentine
Daniel
Francis DuBose
Southern Baptist
Detroit
John Claypool
Louisville
Wayne Dehoney
Jesus Christ
Valentine
TV Officials Order Entry To Cut Hair
Dianna Batts miss District of Columbia faced a televised final haircut order as CBS finals approached. Her sponsor Sid Sussman warned he would pull her from Miss U.S.A. if appearance changes occurred. Kentucky finalist Julie Andrus injured ankle. Miss Minnesota Elizabeth Carroll sidelined with a ankle injury.
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Miami
Dianna
Sid Sussman
Silver Springs
Dianne
Kentucky
Julie Andrus
Maysfield
Julie
Minnesota
Elizabeth Carroll
Elizabeth
Voter Project Workshop Set Saturday
Civil rights leaders from over 100 counties across five Southern states will meet Saturday in an SCLC voter project workshop. The first south wide gathering maps a 10 week June 22 voter registration drive for the Summer Community and Political Education Project SCOPE led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr With Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Alabama and Florida counties in attendance about 2000 college students are expected to join the effort.
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Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Talks Resume Between Anglican Communion and Orthodox Church
Plans for full-scale theological talks between the Anglican Communion and the Eastern Orthodox Church were announced in London after more than 30 years. The decision followed deputations exchanged by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Patriarch of Constantinople.
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London
Canterbury
Constantinople
Slaying Sparks Race Tensions in Bogalusa After Shootings
In Bogalusa a shooting spree wounded Officer Rogers and left window glass shattered as a pickup with a Confederate tag fled. McElveen, a World War II veteran and Bogalusa paper mill operator, was pursued after the incident amid a wave of racial clashes. Sheriff Crowe reported armed suspects and extradition plans while CORE leader James Farmer condemned the murder and urged federal intervention to protect Negro communities.
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Washington Parish
Dorman Crowe
Rogers
Tylertown
Vern Branfield
McElveen
Walthall County
J.C. Knippers
Mississippi
McKeithen
Jackson
Miss
Paul Johnson
Bogalusa
Claxton Knight
Negro Voters ‘League
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
James Farmer
Moore
Farmer
Ronnie Moore
Louisiana
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Justice Department
Netro
Mureder
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Charles Berry
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Berry
America
Moon
Leas
Guaymas
Mexico
Houston
Globe
Mike McDivitt
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Mission Central Center
Gemini Command
Jim
Phu Bai
Sunday Times
Dolly
Ito
Bill Williams
Baptists
Hammer Films
Bray Studios
Christopher Lee
Barbara Shelley
Andrew Keir
Francis Mathews
Suzan Farmer
Charles Tingwell
Thorley Walters
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