Ranger 7 gives first close moon pictures and lands in Sea of Clouds
Ranger 7 transmitted four thousand still photographs from 1,300 miles above the moon before crashing in the Sea of Clouds near the equator. Scientists called the operation a textbook success, with favorable light and signals and plans to release images within 24 hours.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ranger 7
U.S
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ranger
Harris M. Schurmeier
Schurmeier
Board of Scientists
Homer Newell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Johnson
Newell
Sea of Clouds
Sen
Pickering
Earth
Moon
Civil Rights Moratorium Met With Mixed Response
Four Negro leaders call for a moratorium on mass demonstrations until after the upcoming election. Roy Wilkins supports the pause, while Jesse Gray pledges to continue Harlem activism. In St Augustine and Jacksonville, Florida, officials and residents react to the Civil Rights Law amid tension and hostility.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
The
Jesse Gray
Harlem
Wilkins
Gray
Community Council On Housing
St. Augustine
Fla
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Florida City
R. B. Hayling
Hayling
Jacksonville, Fla
The Question of Justice and Crime in America
A preacher notes rising violent crime and younger offenders, linking it to a sinful human heart. He urges repentance through Jesus Christ, warning of God’s judgment on unrepentant sinners and offering God's love and redemption.
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W.C
God
Jesus Christ
America
Chemstrand Head Praises Decatur Plant Site
Chemstrand president Tom K. Smith and Monsanto vice president John Christian praised Decatur as an ideal location for a plant of its size citing excellent rail river and highway transport and a favorable regional expansion outlook. They noted plans to expand on the 650 acre tract with operation expected within two years and highlighted North Alabama’s economic stability.
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Mike Freeman
Chemstrand
Tom K. Smith
Decatur
Huntsville
Smith
John Christian
Monsanto
Christian
Pensacola
Fila
Auburn
Cole Downing
Roy McAlister
North
Alabama
Williams College
Tom K. Smith, Jr
City Vote Officials Appointed For August Election
The Decatur City Commission adopted a resolution naming 52 election officials who must attend a school of instruction at the Morgan County courthouse Tuesday at 2 p.m. Pettus Dunaway will demonstrate voting machine use. officials’ names appear in a legal advertisement on page 10. Commissioner Hunt wore a neck brace due to an inflamed neck nerve.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Pettus Dunaway
F. S Hunt
Hunt
Lumpa Massing Rally As Northern Rhodesia Braces
In Northern Rhodesia disicples of Lumpa sect massed in a new area after government troops struck the sects headquarters at Village. The government says 65 Lumpas were killed and 50 wounded in the clash with troops and Chinsali area warriors. Refugees report 200 villagers killed near Stone. Six soldiers were slightly hurt.
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John McCausland
Lusaka
Northern Rhodesia
Sione — Zion
Chinsali
Stone
Chipundu
Northern
Rhodesia
Britain
Lumpa
Alice Lenshina
Hunting for foxes in Alabama reopens with casual charm
In Alabama fox hunting returns as a relaxed Nimrod sport. John Knox describes a Sunday hunt featuring barbecued goat meat Walker dogs and plenty of lively conversation that replaces horned ritual and formal attire.
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Alabama
Washington
Andy Jackson
John Knox
One Word Reveals Kennedy Vice Presidential Prospects
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy faced a sudden shift as President Johnson cut him from the vice presidential list. Kennedy had been favored alongside Hubert Humphrey in preference polls, but the White House move left supporters gloomy about his future.
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Dent Johnson
Kennedy
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Johnson
Deep South
Goldwater
Northeast
Cost of living edging up in June slows economists
The Labor Department reports a two tenths of one percent rise in consumer prices for June, driven mainly by seasonal food price increases. In Montgomery a legislative committee briefly debated congressional redistricting before adjourning until the special session resumes. A U S marshal resigns in protest over hiring of a Black deputy, saying he objects to the move.
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Washington
Labor Department
Montgomery
U. S
Electrolux Vacuums Shampoos Polishes Demonstration
Free demonstration announced by Glenn Butler featuring Electrolux vacuums and cleaning products including shampoos and polishes. Contact 353-9579 for details.
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Electrolux
Glenn Butler
Ladv
Johnson narrows running mate choices after Kennedy knockout
President Johnson cuts most major contenders for vice president from the Kennedy lineup. The field is reduced to Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy while Sargent Shriver McNamara and Stevenson are eliminated from consideration ahead of the Atlantic City convention.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Robert S. McNamara
Shriver
McNamara
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
Atlantic City
Nuj
Markets At A Glance From New York and Chicago
Markets At A Glance reports irregularly higher stocks and firmer soybeans with firm hogs at top $17.50. In Chicago Wheat narrowly mixed, corn slightly firmer, oats easier, slaughter steers steady at top $25.25.
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New York
Chicago
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Ciarts
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Deca
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Exchange Furniture Co
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