Medicare opens to seniors as hospitals report smooth start
Across the United States on the first day of the new Medicare hospital program for 65 and older, chaotic forms and questions arose but admissions were steady. At Mt Sinai in New York City 71 year old Anna Winston became among the first day enrollees as hospitals scrambled with paperwork and staff expanding to handle the workload.
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Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Memorial
James Connaughton
Miami Hospital
University of Indiana
United States
Northwest Hospital
Seattle
Alfred E. Riley
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Chicago
Riley
Anna Winston
New York City
Mammoth Mt. Sinai Hospital
Mrs. Winston
Mr. Sinai
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Atlanta
David Messinger
Detroit
Henry Ford Hospital
Four U S planes downed over North Viet Nam and naval clash in Gulf of Tonkin
Four U S planes were shot down Friday over North Viet Nam with one pilot rescued at sea and others seen parachuting. U S ships and warplanes sank three North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin after a two hour engagement. General Westmoreland said the war is being won as a string of victories accrues. In Da Nang, South Vietnamese Premier Ky predicted North Viet Nam will be overthrown soon, citing anti Communist sentiment and presenting decorations to American personnel.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
U. S
Gulf of Tonkin
Constellation
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Westimoreland
Haiphong
Maddox
Johnson
Congress A. Johnson
Southeast Asia
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Carolina Toll Hits Five in July Fourth Weekend
The July Fourth traffic toll in North Carolina rose to at least five with two head on collisions near Morganton and Rocky Mount. Victims include Marjorie Reese, 22, of Hildebran, and Paul Clayton Dessart Jr., 22, of Cincinnati, plus Ce cil Harrison Jr., 23, and two other drivers. A single car crash near Icard claimed Charles Ray Huffman, 19, and another near Charlotte killed Clarence Brown, 18.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Marjorie Reese
Hildebrand
Morganton
State Highway Patrol
Miss Reese
Navy
Rocky Mount
T. C. Cook
Paul Clayton Dessart Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
William E. Boyette
Wilson
Dessart
Cecil Harrison Jr
Columbus
Miss
Burke County
Charles Ray Huffman
Huffman
Icard
Clarence Brown
Charlotte
N.C
Commission studies shrinking UNC board from 101 to 20 25
A North Carolina commission studying the size of the Consolidated University board heard calls to reduce from 101 trustees to 20 25. Witnesses argued the large body hinders policymaking and public confidence while some favored governor nomination and assembly confirmation for a smaller panel with broader fiscal authority.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Institute of Government di
General Assembly
Johnson orders six month study of military draft fairness
President Johnson ordered a six month study of the draft to review all aspects of the Selective Service System. He named a 20 member National Advisory Commission to consider wholesale revisions next year and directed no idea be excluded from the possible agenda.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Bill D
White House
Surfing High Pointers Catch Waves at Tar Heel Beaches
A Sunday Enterprise feature follows five young High Pointers as they ride Tar Heel shore breaks. The story showcases their surfing excitement and beach training as part of a weekend read.
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The
Sunday Enterprise
America
Moon
Enterprise
Explorer 33 Heads For Moon
Explorer 33 failed to reach the moon as planned after a late Delta booster second stage produced too much energy. The United States has now failed seven of eight lunar payload attempts in eight years with two more tries planned this year. The Soviet Union succeeded with Luna 10 in April.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Soviet Union
Highways clogged as Fourth of July weekend begins
AP reports millions of holiday motorists hit the roads as sun and heat fuel travel. By 5 a.m. EDT 20 deaths in auto crashes. safety councils project 510 to 610 more fatalities before end of the 78 hour period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Viet Nam War Fears May Cost Democrats House Seats
Veteran Democratic lawmakers worry the Viet Nam war could cost many seats in November. Some predict losses far above the 37 off year average as district races hinge on war policy and civil rights issues. Freshmen lawmakers discuss campaign plans aiming to limit Viet Nam impact. Southern Democrats show less concern, focusing on domestic issues.
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Washington
House
New York
New Jersey
California
National Democratic Party
Secret verdict handed in Ku Klux Klan civil rights case
Federal jurors returned a secret verdict against three Klansmen accused of conspiring to violate Negro civil rights in the Penn slaying. Judge Bootle sealed the verdict and directed silence as next week's related trial begins. Evidence cited included a shotgun confiscated from the defendants.
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U.S
Bootle
Joseph Howard Sims
Cecil W. Myers
George H. Turner
Lemuel A. Penn
Washington
Here
James S. Lackey
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Floyd M. Buford
Sims
Myers
Penn
Buford
Sherman
Georgia
James Hudson
Hudson
Penitentia
Army
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