21 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1964
Page
1
Le As Collins Sr argues Ranger 7 images show limited new knowledge while a manned moon mission seems costly and unnecessary. He contrasts unmanned probes and near earth satellites with the moon venture, noting vast budgets, limited military value, and shifting scientific priorities.
A woman named Anna Montemurin nappe d on an inflated rubber mattress at a Taranto beach in Italy. She awoke to find the tide had moved her half a mile from shore and her cries brought help, as she was towed back to shore.
Riane Richards, 5, gravely ill with chronic kidney disease, travels with her mother to Washington to visit President John F. Kennedy's grave. The family left for the trip after her wish emerged during Kennedy funeral coverage. The story notes her fondness for Kennedy and limited Washington visit time.
The 10 day old son of congressional candidate John V. Tunney underwent open heart surgery at St Bernardino's Hospital in San Bernardino. The boy Mark Andrew Tunney is believed to be the hospital's youngest patient to have the procedure and remains in critical condition.
In Beersheba Israel Shiek Suleiman e} Gazeil said he was shocked by American women after reports he offered $50 000 for an American wife. He denied placing the advertisement though he has 39 wives and has never kept more than four at a time under Islamic law.
Laurie Sibbald of Studio City, 19, secured court backing to avoid a contract clause demanding she grow a beard or mustache. Superior Court Judge Ben Koenig struck the provision from Warner Bros. terms as written. Sibbald, recently offered ballet scholarships, will star in a new TV series and is North Hollywood High School graduate.
Washington notes report Senate continues debate on reapportionment and the foreign aid package. Johnson addresses the National War College. Kennedy assassination inquiry probes premature publication of testimony. Johnson signs antipoverty act and big budget measures. Congress acts on agriculture, military reconstruction, and defense appropriations.
In Billings the mayor says Mrs Lyndon B Johnson may keep the citys official 10 inch key given during her visit last Friday. Fraser notes the council should find funds for a new key but laments their stinginess. The key is valued at about 35 dollars.
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