Russians May Flight Test Secret Orbit Bomb System
The 1968 report says the Soviet Union appears to be flight testing a maneuverable rocket stage that could guide bombs from orbit or deliver instruments to the moon. Three Cosmos payloads launched in late 1967 and March 1968 show unusual orbital changes, prompting talk of a possible move from FOBS to a MOBS system that could keep a warhead in space for extended periods and recalled if unused.
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New York Times
Washington
Soviet Union
Moscow
Earth
FCC
Robert S. Mc
Grace warns against taking free enterprise for granted
Grace president and CEO William E. Grace of Fruehauf Corp Detroit warns Decatur Lions Club during Free Enterprise Week that neglect harms the system. He cites Fruehauf Decatur plant as a success story and notes Americans must sell the merits of free enterprise to keep equal opportunity alive. Grace, Horatio Alger Award recipient, emphasizes ingenuity free of shackles and contrasts global capabilities with system freedom.
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Cora Blair
William E. Grace
Fruehaus Corp
Detroit
Grace
Decatur Lions Club
Decatur
Horatio Alger
Fort Worth
Tex
Hobbs Manufacturing Co
Fruehaus
George Wachter
Champion Papers
Hamilton
Ohio
Decatur Civitan Club
Ed Hiles
Georgia Savings and Loan League of Atlanta
Kiwanis Club
Soldier and Saigon News From 1968 Vietnam Fatality
HARTSELLE a 20 year old soldier Sgt Gary B Harris son of Mr and Mrs Leon Harris of High St was killed April 1 making him the area s third 1968 fatality He had almost 29 months in Vietnam and enlisted at 17 in January 1965 He directed allied air and artillery attacks in Vietnam In Saigon AP reports 8 000 US and South Vietnamese troops moved to relieve the siege of Khe Sanh and a Cambodian navy vessel shot down a US patrol plane in the Gulf of Siam The operation Pegasus advanced from Ca Lit Tol Khe Sanh with 8 000 troops and is aimed at opening the road while facing potential large battle developments.
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Hartselle
Vietnam
Gary B. Harris
Leon Harris
High St
Harris
Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
Khe
Sanh
South Vietnam
Gulf of Siam
Senate approves tax hike and spending cut plan
The Senate voted 57 to 31 to back a package with a 10 percent income tax surcharge a $6 billion spending cut and extension of excise taxes on cars and telephone service. Re election pressures loom as 19 of 28 up for re election opposed the measure ahead of House action and conference talks.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Congress
McCarthy Wins Wisconsin Primary As Nixon Builds Lead
Eugene McCarthy wins Wisconsin with about 57 percent as he shifts focus to national campaign arenas. Richard Nixon adds another victory in his steady march toward the White House contest.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wisconsin
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Wallace draws scant support in Wisconsin primary
George C. Wallace, campaigning as an independent, drew little support in Wisconsin’s presidential primary. He collected 3,250 Democratic votes and 1,309 Republican votes, far under one percent in either party. Four years earlier he had won 34 percent of the Democratic vote against John W. Reynolds.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wisconsin
Wallace
John W. Reynolds
Johnson
McCarthy Wins Wisconsin Primary in Republican Push
Speaking after a decisive win over Johnson in Wisconsin, McCarthy praised his volunteers and claimed the victory proves the campaign can win in November. Johnson earned 35 percent and has not indicated a candidacy. See BIG on Page A-8.
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McCarthy
Wisconsin
Ward
Johnson
Rockefeller poised to announce presidential bid next week
AP reports New York Governor Rockefeller will become an active candidate for the presidency before the end of next week, possibly within 48 hours, asSen. Morton states. The bulletin notes Governor Wallace remains in improving but frail condition, with appetite and strength gradually returning.
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Washington
New York
Nelson R. Rockefeller
Thruston B. Morton
Montgomery
Ala
Lukeenallace
Daily Medical Bulletin
Space agency to launch second Saturn V rocket
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports NASA plans to launch its second Saturn V rocket on a vital test that could qualify the astronauts for the re flight.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Space Agency
Ema
Communists Open To Talks On End To U S Bombing
North Vietnam signaled readiness to meet U S representatives to discuss unconditional bombing cessation and start peace talks after President Johnson urged curbs on bombing. Washington awaited full text and reaction from White House State Department and key agencies. Ambassadors Harriman and Thompson stood by for talks.
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Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Washington
North Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Hanoi
White House
State Department
DRV
Averell Harriman
Llewellyn E. Thompson
House
John W. Mc
Decatur Physicians Propose Major Medical Park Near Hospital
A group of Decatur physicians unveiled plans for a medical park just south of Decatur General Hospital. The first phase includes a 100 bed nursing home and a medical clinic for 12 to 15 doctors with a $1 million cost. A May 7 public hearing on rezoning from R-3 residential to M-C medical center district was set.
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Decatur
Decatur Gen Hospital
Kermit Pitt
City Planning Commission
M-C’ Medical Center
Pitt
Albert Brewer
Maddox Pushes Wallace Draft For Democratic Nomination
Georgia Governor Lester Maddox urged Americans to back a Wallace nomination and said he would seek to influence a April 15 Democratic governors caucus in St Louis to draft George Wallace for president. He warned Humphrey would lose the White House and rejected joining any ticket.
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Lester Maddox
George Wallace
People of
Hubert Humphrey
John Connally
Texas
Humphrey
White House
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