Computer glitches spark human folly and privacy slips
A Miami man’s trip to New Orleans goes awry when a non postmarked card prompts his girlfriend to end things. A postal computer misreads stamps and leaves postcards uncanceled, helping unravel a romance. In Washington, one way glass in a new Health Service building backfires, exposing rest room chatter and prompting a hurried fix.
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New Orleans
Shreveport
Journal
Washington
Pubic Health Service
Washington Post
Hine
Washton
Winston-Salem
C, Journal
Nobody Says Boys to Be Home Xmas
Washington optimism grows that U S troops may return from Viet Nam by Christmas or soon after, though officials urge caution. President Johnson and top aides express confidence that the tide has turned for the United States as diplomatic reports downplay prospects of a military victory for Hanoi.
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Barry Schwed
Washington
Viet Nam
State Department
United States
South Viet Nam
Johnson
State of the Union
Republicans Eye Comebacks In Tight House Races
Ninteen former GOP congressmen seek return against Democrats elected in the Johnson landslide. Several face marginal districts, with 20 to 30 GOP replacements possibly trimming Democrats’ working majority. Five conservatives challenge moderates in primaries, including Snyder in Kentucky and Garland in Maine.
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Charles O. Porter
Oregon
Robert B. Duncan
Senate
Washington
National Teachers Corps
Wercome
Steven B. Derounian
John R. Pillion
New York
Gene Snyder
Kentucky
George A. Goodling
Pennsylvania
Peter A. Garland
Maine
Snyder
John J. Moloney
Garland
Tetanley RK
Tupper
Derounian
Pillion
Goodling
Time Takes Longer in Land of America
In this time of rush many wait in doctor offices and airports, a Star feature on waiting rooms and the emotions they trigger. The essay notes the stages Weary Anxious Impatient and Thoughtful and urges using waiting time to reflect, read, talk, or observe. It concludes that the impulse to hurry is common and waiting can be an opportunity or a burden.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Land of America
Mystery Hallway Link: Tunnel Between Rayburn and Longworth Buildings
A unused 95 foot tunnel from the Rayburn building to Longworth House Office Building sits behind a concrete dead end. The Post Office Department once suggested a mail conveyor system but did not move forward. Architects note the tunnel was never commissioned due to lack of need and unsuitable path through utility rooms.
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Ray Chapton Hann |E
Rayburn
Longworth House
Post Office Department
Longworth Post Office
James H. Banks
Capitol
Banks
House
H.H. Morris
Morris
Senate
Fost
Capital
Residents push to lower Bush street speed limit
Glens Falls New York residents on Bush street petitioned to cut the auto speed limit to 15 miles per hour. City officials agreed and police set radar traps to enforce the change, quickly ticketing four motorists who drive on Bush street.
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Glens Falls
N.Y
Bush Street
Black Power Idea Splits Civil Rights Movement
Barry Schweid reports from Washington on the rise of black power as SNCC leader Stokely Carmichael shifts the movement’s tone. John Lewis resigns, CORE supports black power with nonviolence defended, while NAACP and SCLC appear older and cautious. The shift raises questions who leads the movement.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
Mississippi
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Stokely Carmichael
SNCC
John Lewis
Carmichael
Congress of Racial Equality
Baltimore
Evacuation of Argyle Ends as Parathion Spray Fails
More than 300 residents of Argyle Minnesota evacuated after a spray plane spread parathion. Officials say washing operations by volunteers and residents largely neutralized the toxin, and most evacuees are expected to be home tonight.
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Argyle, Minn
Minnesota
Negotiations Resume to End Airline Strike
President Johnson pressed rapid settlement as Machinists Union and five major airlines resume talks to end a walkout that halted about 60 percent of air travel in 231 cities. Union chief Ramsey warned the strike could last indefinitely. minimum pay demands total 53 cents per hour over three years, while carriers offer 30 cents and a panel backs 48 cents of raises over 42 months.
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Gaylord Shaw
Reynolds
Joseph W. Ramsey
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United Airlines
William J. Curtin
P.L. Siemiller
W. Willard Wirtz
Far East
Defense Department
Southeast Asia
Wayne Morse
D-ore
Morse
First GOP statewide primary to be held in Arkansas
Republican Party officials say the first statewide GOP primary since 1958 is set for July 26 with ballots printed and distributed across about 370 precincts. Gus McMillan filed for governor triggering statewide contests. previously only county races. The party expects more than 100 candidates for the general election.
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Little Rock
Republican Party
GOP
Truma
Altenbaumer
Brg
Gus McMillan
Sheridan
Azzig
Winthrop Rokefeller
Passengers Safe After Biscayne Bay Sailboat Rescue
Coast Guard helicopter piloted by Lt. B E Murphy of Springfield Missouri spotted the 14 foot sailboat on Biscayne Bay. The rotor wash restarted the sails and both Joseph Lupsky Jr and his 1 year old son were found safe aboard.
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Miami, Fla
Joseph Lupsky Jr
Biscayne Bay
Coast Guard
Miami
B.E. Murphy
Springfield
Murphy
Sulcer backs Arkansas State College university status
Democrat Kenneth Sulcer says he fully supports granting university status to Arkansas State College in Jonesboro and would make the recommendation to the legislature without needing board or state agency advice after his election. He attacked rival candidates and accused Ben Butler of political puppetry, while Sam Boyce proposed northwest Arkansas representation on the Highway Commission. Other candidates campaigned across counties as Mrs. Jim Johnson defended her husband. A revival by the Central Church of Christ led by Milton Peebles is set July 11 to 17 in rural Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Kenneth Sulcer
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
Sulcer
USC
Ben Butler
Osceola
Butler
Rufus Branch Sr
Joiner
Frank Holt
Mississippi
Holt
Sam Boyce
Little Rock
Northwest
Arkansas
State Highway Commission
Alma
Missouri
St. Francis
Poinsett
Cross Counties
Dale Alford
Cherokee Village
Batesville
Hardy
Conway
North Little Rock
Jim Johnson
The
Arkansas Gazette
Johnson
State Supreme Court
the Gazette
U S Infantry Clashes With Cong Troops
U S forces clash with a Viet Cong assault near An Loc in Binh Long Province as the 1st Infantry Division employs reverse ambush tactics. More than 2,000 VC attack an armored column while U S reinforcements, air strikes, and artillery respond along a secondary road near the Cambodian border. Oil installations in North Vietnam are also targeted.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
North Viet
U.S
1St Division
Binh Long
An Loc
Legislor Pay Scale To Rise For State Legislators
AP survey shows state legislator pay scales vary widely from under $1000 to $16,000 annually plus expenses. New York boosts expense allowances to $3,000, Michigan faces $12,500 to $15,000 ranges, California eyes $16,000, while NH and Wyoming offer minimal per diem with modest base pay.
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Russell Lane
Chicago
Associated Press
New York
Michigan
House
Senate
Albany
California
New Hampshire
Wyoming
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API
Sarorld
Pacific Northwest
Southern Plains
South Atlantic Coast
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ark
Central Church of Christ Meet
Central Church of Christ
Milton Peebles
O’ Elark
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