Congress faces long election year session and recess
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield warned of a lengthy post election session as Congress contends with defense and welfare bills. The House plans a three week August recess while Senate leadership targets a late Autum return after campaigning. The major defense appropriation bill awaits after the election with debate on Safeguard missile expansion likely to span Labor Day.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Mansfield
Celia Strengthens As Tropical Storm Aims For Gulf
Tropical Storm Celia grew in the southeast Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to reach hurricane strength. The National Hurricane Center said Celia is a small storm with winds near 65 mph and outer gales up to 100 miles. It was about 450 miles south of Pensacola moving northwest at 12 mph with expected growth. Celia formed from a tropical low crossing western Cuba Friday night.
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Miami
Fla
Celia
Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center
Pensacola
Cuba
Narcotics Detective Burned Ambush Near Baltimore
Narcotics detective George Guest of the Baltimore force was ambushed while checking a tip about a drug shipment early Saturday. He escaped flames, drove to Provident Hospital with second degree burns on arms and face, and identified two men seen near a pickup truck as suspects.
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Baltimore, Md
George Guest
Provident Hospital
Guest
Baltimore
Hiroshima Nagasaki Secret Film Makes U.S. TV Debut
A 16 minute documentary created from wartime footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki airs on National Education Television in a Columbia University project. The film records human cost and delayed radiation effects with stark medical scenes and narration. Produced by Akira Iwasaki from 1945 footage, the work was Secret until 1980 and later released for public display.
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New York
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
U.S
Akira Iwasaki
Columbia
Erik Barnouw
Barnouw
Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Japan
Britain
France
West Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Sniper Fires On Londoners In City Hall District
A sniper in a fifth floor window of Hotel London fired on downtown shoppers in London Ontario injuring one person. Police blocked streets, used tear gas and rifles, and captured the shooter after a siege near City Hall with damage to City Hall windows and police vehicles.
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Ont
City Hall
Dundas-Wellington
City
Ed Heal
Free Press
Heal
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