Namara Reveals FOBS Threat and Orbit Maneuver Tests
The article notes Namara confirming the existence of FOBS after last fall and discusses how orbiting warheads would violate the outer space treaty while a maneuverable stage could be used for various missions. It cites flights reaching near the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and debates possible targets such as lunar orbits or recon satellites. Observers warn the tests at 65-degree inclinations differ from Russia’s 51-degree manned-flight profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namara
Outer Space
Globe
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Senate tax package faces House resistance and conference rift
Senate Finance Chairman Long says House likely won’t accept amendments to the tax package amid partisan expectations. Smathers backs a tougher stance before dropping the amendment while Williams demands a tax increase or no agreement. The plan includes a $10 million cut in news appropriations and a 315,000 reduction in federal staff plus multiple policy changes on aid to families, textile quotas, tax exemptions for development bonds, and debt redemption in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Johnson
Senate
George A. Smathers
Dfla
Smathers
John J. Williams
R-Del
United States
False Teeth Comfort and Security with Fasteeth
An advertisement urges denture wearers to sprinkle Fasteeth powder on plates to keep false teeth firmer and prevent wobbling. It claims easier eating and no pasty taste and mentions denture breath. It promotes seeing a dentist and purchasing pasteeth at drug counters.
Cambodia Tensions Rise Over Downed US Aircraft
Cambodia accuses the United States and South Vietnam of border violations amid the first American aircraft shot down by Cambodian guns. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, who broke relations in 1965, hosts wreckage exhibits in Phnom Penh and cites Cambodian sovereignty while U.S. and allied forces claim Viet Cong and North Vietnamese sanctuaries and supply routes in Cambodian territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Siam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
United States
Prince Norodom Sihnaouk
Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Cam
Missing Navy plane shot down by Viet Cong near coast
A P3B from Navy Patrol Squadron 26 based in Brunswick Maine was reported missing with 12 crew aboard not 10. U S planes attacked rail siding near Thanh Hoa and airfields north of the demilitarized zone amid Johnson limits as missions rose to 113.
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Navy
Brunswick
Maine
Naval Air Station
Saigon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
Haiphong
Panhandle
Thanh Hoa
Tonkin Gulf
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Testimony In Shelton Murder Case Describes Fatal Oct
Virgil Dearman testified he heard three shots, found his wife Annie Dee Dearman dead in the yard, and saw a truck resembling Shelton’s flee the scene. Dwight H. Shelton faces trial for the October 4 ambush slaying. Circuit Judge Reneau Almon presides.
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Bob Stansell
Dwight H. Shelton
Annie Dee Dearman
Oeae
Billy Burney
Ralph Slaite
Decatur
Dearman
Shelton
Local Soldier Sgt Harris Killed by Mine in Vietnam
The Harris family learned Sgt. Harris was killed directing artillery while serving in Vietnam. He had re enlisted in December for six more years and had volunteered to stay to spare married men from duty. His body was to be returned within 7 to 17 days, with funeral services to be announced. He is survived by his parents and a nine year old sister Brenda Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Redstone Arsenal
Sgt. Harris
Brenda Kay
Planning commission weighs medical site near Decatur General
A planning commission meeting discussed a project near Decatur General and other medical facilities that could start after final plans. A public hearing was set for rezoning at Highway 24 and Old Moulton Road from B-3 to B-2 to allow small businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General
Pitt
Planning Commission
Highway 24
Moulton
Walter Horn
16Th Ave
11Th St
Westmeade
8Th St
Guest speaker announced for Rooster Club breakfast
Charles R. Meeker Jr. of the Greater wine area of Dallas will address the Rooster Club breakfast Friday. Free Enterprise Week is observed, sponsored by Decatur civic clubs the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooster Club
Charles R. Meeker Jr
Greater Wine Ara
Dallas
Decatur Civic Clubs
The
Decatur Chamber of Commerce and
Junior Achievement
Wisconsin Primary Results Signal Tight Presidential Battle
McCarthy leads Democratic tally in Wisconsin with 57 percent and 390204 votes while Johnson nets 35 percent and 241866. write-in Kennedy 6 percent. Nixon dominates Republican side with 80 percent and 371432 votes. Reagan 11 percent and 48968. Johnson retires, reshaping the race ahead of primaries. Kennedy urges voters to back McCarthy in Wisconsin.
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Minnesota
McCarthy
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
White House
Johnson
Kennedy
California
Ronald Reagan
Harold E. Stassen
Milwaukee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hanoi announces step toward peace talks and Thieu visit
The Ha Noi broadcast signals a potential start for peace talks as U S leaders react with cautious optimism. Johnson invites South Vietnam's Thieu to Washington for Viet Nam war discussions while North Vietnam holds to preconditions and Saigon reports a tentative shift. Yonkers Raceway ran thirty nine stakes in its 18th year.
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Cormack
D-Mass
Hanoi
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Vietnam
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Vance Hartke
D-N.y
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Washington
Johnson
Thieu
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
San Antonio
Yonkers
N.Y
Metropolitan Dinner Club of Greater Decatur Formed
A cultural and social club named The Metropolitan Dinner Club of Greater Decatur is forming. The inaugural dinner features John Davis Lodge as guest speaker with a focus on cultural and social enjoyment, membership by invitation, and reciprocal privileges within the Associated Clubs Network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Dinner Club of
Greater Decaleur
John Davis Lodge
U.S
Spain
Eisenhower
Fee
New Decatur
New York
Decatur Club
Associated Clubs
Order of the Good Time
America
Samuel de Champlain
Port Royal Habitation
Nova Scotia
James A. Davis
First National Bank of Decatur
Record tourists visit South Africa hits new high
Pretoria reports a record 275538 international visitors last year, 18500 more than 1966, announced by the state tourism corporation. Also appears a clutter of lost property notices and local sales items including a microbus, a Frigidaire fridge, and a trading day in Somerville with an antique auction.
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Pretoria
South Africa
State Tourist Corporation
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Decatur Transfer and Storage Co
Lloyd Nix
East Acres
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Velesyoge Microbus
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S.W. Decatur
Newman Ave
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Ila
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Second Ave
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Westgate
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