Republican Claims Byrd Opposes Obstructionism in Virginia Race
Fairfax AP reporting Republican Lawrence M. Traylor challenged Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., saying the dominant Democratic machine obstructs reform and has long denied taxpayers, limited voters, and practiced racial discrimination. Traylor urged Virginians to vote heavily against Byrd in November, accusing him of negative, backroom politics and resisting federal registrars.
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Fairfax
Lawrence BM
Traylor
Harry F. Byrd Jr
U.S. Senate
Byrd
Virginia
U.S
Fairfax County
Citizens Associa
Lynchburg
James P. Ould Jr
William B. Sposg Jr
Totsa
Gemini 12 aims for 90 minute space walk and experiments
NASA officials weigh workload limits after Gemini 11 success and a troubled mission. Edwin Aldrin Jr. and James Lovell plan a 90 minute space walk with a rocket pack while sixteen experiments and rendezvous techniques are tested. Analysts caution on human limits and new space work concepts.
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Charles W. Mathews
Gemini
Manned Spacecraft Center
Edwin Edrin Jr
Games A. Lovell
Aldrin
Eugene A. Cernan
Gilruth
Smveriua Guemlicg
Tofte
CIA
Intel
CIA Visit Sparks Jewelry Theft Claim in Tofte Case
The article notes Tofte alleging his constitutional rights were violated after a CIA visit. His wife reports jewelry worth about 20,000 dollars missing, prompting police and insurance investigators to search. Tofte claims wartime espionage work in the Orient, Middle East, and southern Europe, with Korean War activity at the Onarrilla anticline.
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Page Qne
Tofte
Washington
Insurance Investigatoes
Orient
Middle East
Europe
Civil rights bill faces path anew in new Congress
The article notes a renewed civil rights proposal being sent to Congress next year, with leaders predicting tougher odds. Hart and Mansfield defend the bill’s core open housing and anti intimidation provisions while Eastland opposes civil rights measures. The administration rejects removing the open housing section and Senate bypass tactics are cited as shaping the bill’s fate.
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Congress
Hart
House
Senate
James O. Eastland
D-Bfiss
Senate Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Mansfield
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Philippines and United States seek widened aid ties
Marcos and Johnson discuss Food for Peace grants to pay rural workers and a $20 million food program. Assistance includes malaria eradication, electrification, planning, and communications. They agree to strengthen mutual defense and reduce bases agreement term from 99 to 25 years. A lavish reception followed with cultural performances.
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Jder
Philippines
U.S
Johnson
Marcos
Philip
Pines
Leyte
Evelyn Mandae
Georgia 1966 governor race features Maddox Carter edge
Georgia voters show mixed results as Maddox positions himself against a strong field including Gray and Byrd while Carter achieves a surprise Republican showing in a state that last voted Republican in 1964. Low turnout clouds full implications with Arnall and Callaway pursuing the GOP path.
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Maddox
Atlanta
Georgia
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Gray
Albany
Byrd
Lyndon B. Johnson
Carter
Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
Howard H. Callaway
Callaway
Viet Nam War Update With Deckhouse Four Operations
A battlefield briefing notes 10,000 US Cavalry Airmobile troops in Bong Son area. 31 Communists killed, 19 captured. Fresh Viet Cong attacks near Tay Ninh and Saigon area reported with light US casualties. Air missions over North Vietnam and downed aircraft noted as casualties rise to 370 north of the border. Philippines contingent to assist in Tay Ninh. Pregnant women driving cars topic cited with mixed official views.
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Bong Son
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S
Th Bi
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Viet Nam
North
Hanoi
Philippines
South Viet Nam
Cam Ranh Bay
Tay Ninh Province
Royal Society For the Prevention of Accidents
Automobile Association
Royal Automobile Club
Willington
South Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Air Force
Preston Matthews
Elvins
Haiphong
John R. Casper
Milwaukee
Wis
Skyraider
Lien Hoi
Viet NT Foment
Puzzling Death Case Probed In Radford
Police probe a puzzling death in Radford after Sharon L. Hutchins 36 was found murdered near her home. A silk stocking bound her neck, cloth bound her feet, a gauze pad over her mouth bore blood and a note read first your money then your cad next your honey. Hutchins, who gained notoriety for enlisting in the Army with her son Jay Ratcliff, worked as a waitress at Jones Dairy Bar and was last seen there at 1 10 a.m. autopsy pending.
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Sharon Hutchins
Jay Ratcliff
Robert Marin
Radford
Marin
R. W. Skeens
Jones Dairy
East Radford
W. D. Lorton
Lorton
Blake Fawcett
Roarke Bastaurant
Roanoke
WAC
Young Red Guards Told To Halt Rampage And Harvest
In Beijing a mass rally led by Mao aides orders the Red Guards to pause the month long rampage and assist in harvest. Lin Piao Chou En Lai address about a million Guards and soldiers at the Plaza of Heavenly Peace as drums and songs echo, though Mao is silent amid health rumors.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
Mao Tze-tung
Lin Piao
Mao
Chou En-lai
Plaza of Heavenly Peace
Tanjug
Asahi
Red Guards
Hong Kong
Han
Lin
Chou
New China News Agency
People’s Daily
People's Daily
Red Guard
Red Chin Ta
Shanghai
Canton
Mag
Defense
Gemini 11's splashdown ends bold space mission
Gemini 11 returns to Earth after a dramatic splashdown near Guam at 10 a.m. as helicopters circle the capsule and crew signal they are in good health. NASA officials call the flight very successful, noting Gordon’s walk in space was trimmed and plans for Gemini 32 follow.
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Mission Control
Guam
Texas
Conrad
Gordon
Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
NASA
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Herndon Republican candidate dies in Idaho crash
Herndon real estate man and U S House candidate killed February 2 when a Bonners Ferry to Kellogg flight crashed in a mountain rainstorm. Co passengers Robert Baldwin and Lloyd Crutchfield also died. Pilot William Bir said both engines failed. Democratic leaders weighed a governor candidate successor, with Andrus viewed as likely replacement after Herndon's fatal crash near Sun Valley Hospital.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Kellogg
Herndon
Robert L. Baldwin
Lloyd 0. Crutchfield
Bonners Ferry
Idaho Panhandle
William Bir
Twin Falls
Sun Valley Hospital
M Mountain
Chet Moulton
Bir
E.T. Waters
Powell leadership challenged over Gibbons plan
Powell says he does not know if he can rally 16 of 31 committee members to defeat Gibbons proposed plan. The fight centers on committee action without full House ratification and the role of 10 Republican members who refused to comment. Powell also accused Gibbons of racial prejudice and warned of upcoming proposals triggering a response from opponents.
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Powell
Gibbons
Miles
Sam
Rescue efforts eye sub salvage in calmer seas
At New London and offshore Boston, officials weigh depths and salvage options after a submarine incident. They compare rescue history of Squalus at 145 feet and Thresher at 8400 feet, while Hamburg salvage crews prepare to attempt Hai recovery between storms as ships patrol the area.
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U.S
New London
Conn
Portsmouth
N. E
Thresher
Boston
Hamburg
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