Mao Returns to Public View After Six Months
Mao Tse-tung, aged 72, reappeared publicly to meet an Albanian government delegation led by Premier Mehmet Shehu. The New China News Agency said Lin Piao and Premier Chou En-lai were present, with Mao hosting a banquet for the visitors amid lingering illness rumors.
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Tokyo
Mao’ Tzeting
Mehmet Shehu
Communist New China News “Agency
Mao
Peking Radio
Red China
Shanghai
Peking- Moscow
Shehu
China
Peking
New York
New
China News Agency
Lin
Chou En-lai
Romney Opposes Federal Auto Safety Standards
Washington AP Michigan Governor George Romney criticized proposed federal auto safety rules as eroding state and private sector safety efforts. He urged enforcing standards at the state level while cautioning that long term safety requires broad federal action plus private and public resources. Walter Reuther endorsed federal standards, noting car makers fail to act voluntarily and sometimes hide defects. The auto industry backed mandatory federal standards with strong state and industry roles in development.
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Washington
Michigan
George’ Romney
Romney
American Motors Co
House Commerce Committee
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Stock Market Rebounds Broadly In Heavy Trading
New York AP reports the stock market steadied with a broad advance after a sharp dip. The Dow Jones industrial average rose over 12 points in early trading as investors positioned for the day’s session amid active turnover and renewed buying interest.
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New York
Dirksen Suffers Hip Fracture in Washington Hospital
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois fractured his right hip early today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The 70 year old Senate Republican leader underwent a 90 minute operation to reduce the fracture and is expected to stay two to three weeks in the hospital with crutches required for several weeks after.
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Washington (Ap
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Il
Walter Reed Army Media Center
Dirksen
Walter Reed
Ford Slows Down as Auto Safety Hearings Hit Sales
Ford Motor Co president Arjay Miller says safety hearings hurt sales and slowed production after Ford cut May car quota from 261000 to 242000 units. American Motors and trade groups report mixed sales data, while Chrysler and General Motors officials offer cautious, varied views on the impact.
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Detroit
Arjay Miller
Ford Motor Co
Montay
Ford
Roy Abernethy
American Motors
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Chrysler
Lynn A. Townsend
General Motors
James M. Roche
Abraham Ribicoff
Conn
Abernethy
Miller
Astronauts Prepare Gemini Nine Liftoff Practice
NASA rehearses the Gemini Nine and Agena target satellite countdown ahead of a simulated launch on Cape Kennedy. Commander Stafford and Lt. Cmdr. Cernan prepare for rendezvous tests, spacewalks, and orbital maneuvers while Atmospheric Explorer is readied for noon liftoff.
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Jim Strothman
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Agena
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Air Force
Stafford
Gemini 9
Moss
Viet Nam
Delta
House Committee On
Regrettable Saigon Mine Incident Sparks Debate
Viet Cong mine blast in downtown Saigon killed five and injured 29 as American Military Police shot in response. Congress members called it tragic and regrettable while noting the collision of terrorism and urban warfare in a city with no front lines.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Moss
Saigon Street Blast Turns City Into Battlefield
A mine explosion in Saigon triggered a half hour volley by American soldiers on a busy street, killing five people including a policeman and a child, wounding 29 to 32 civilians and eight Americans. Seven suspects were arrested and released. the embassy offered condolences and compensation to victims.
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Saigon
U. S
Frost Expected In State Tonight
A cold air mass causes frost warnings across North Carolina with subfreezing lows in the mountains and 30s to 40s elsewhere. Raleigh Durham Airport hit 39 degrees, Clingmans Peak fell to 23, and high winds limited frost formation on high ridges. Rain fell in eastern areas. western mountains saw lime ice on vegetation.
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Associated Press
Ohio
North Carolina
Tar Heel
Raleigh - Durham
Asherville
Piedmont
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
Virginia
Cincinnati
Elizabeth City
New Bern
Clingman’s Peak
Mt. Mitchell
Black Mountain Range
Blue Ridge Parkway
Red China May Have Detonated A Suspected Hydrogen Test
Washington sources suggested China may have attempted a hydrogen bomb test with thermonuclear materials but failed to achieve full fusion. Officials said the explosion's size was in the 100 kiloton or smaller range, with debris readings to classify the device.
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Washington
China
Defense Department
Peking Radio
Peking
Pentagon
Wright
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Orchards and Tobacco Face Frost Threat in NC
North Carolina State specialists warn of frost and cold tonight endangering thousands of acres of crops and orchards. Farmers should cover beds, use irrigation, and protect tobacco seed beds as scarcity of plants may force replanting in several belts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State
Bill Collins
Collins
Henry Covington
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Ghana
Long
Lin Piao
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Senate
Cleader
Saigon Street
Hai Ba Trung Street
U.S. Army
U.S
Frost
Red
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