First U S Spaceman Likely to Command Apollo 13 Mission
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, 45, America’s first man in space, is favored to command Apollo 13 the month ahead. He will join Stuart Roosa and Edgar D Mitchell on the lunar landing mission after a successful recovery from an inner ear disorder and a corrective operation in Los Angeles. Roosa is an Air Force major and Mitchell a Navy commander, both newly cleared for spaceflight.
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Werber acquitted in marijuana importation case. infant case dismissed
A federal jury absolved Frank Werber, former Kingston Trig manager, of importing 258 pounds of marijuana. Dolly De Leon was found innocent by reason of infancy. three traffic charges against her were dismissed. She is 68, and under Colorado law an infant under 10 cannot be convicted. She was ticketed for operating a motor vehicle without a license after trading a minibike in an alley near her home.
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Tricia Nixon Hosts Pink Ball With European Royalty
Tricia Nixon dined and danced in London at a party in her honor hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Walter Annenberg. European royalty attended including Princess Anne and Prince Michael of Kent. Four thousand Welsh schoolboys welcomed Prince Charles in Carmarthen Park as police restored order before his jeep procession. Humphrey outlined arms control aims during a Newmark visit and Russia talks planned for July. Pink decor and pink salmon highlighted the Claridge's ballroom banquet.
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War Near Standstill in Vietnam Amid Lull in Fighting
SAIGON reports a rare lull in Vietnam combat as artillery and air activity thin. General Abrams notes very low attacker activity with unclear meaning for future hostilities. Paris diplomacy continues as Lodge thanks Hanoi for a plan to release three U.S. POWs and hints at more moves. American battlefield casualties last week tallied 241 dead and 1,674 wounded, with declines in allied losses.
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Israel censured by United Nations over Jerusalem policy
The Security Council voted unanimously to censure Israel for its annexation aims in Jerusalem, declaring invalid measures to take over the Arab Quarter. The U S abstained on a parallel paragraph urging Israel to rescind such steps to change Jerusalem's status.
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Senators Cut Deep into Arms Budget in Five-Year High
The Senate Armed Services Committee ordered the heaviest reduction in five years, eliminating all funds for developing chemical and germ warfare weapons. About 2 billion dollars was shaved from the Defense Department request, with half of the cuts hitting research and development for new weapons. President Nixon had previously trimmed 1.092 billion from Johnson era requests.
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Pop Musician Brian Jones Dies After Pool Incident
Former Rolling Stone member Brian Jones, once a Garbage Collector, died at his Sussex farmhouse south of London after a midnight swimming incident with a bikini-clad Swedish woman. Jones, 27, likely died from an asthma or heart attack, despite life-saving attempts.
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Carmichael quits Black Panther Party in resignation letter
Stokely Carmichael resigns from the Black Panther Party branding it dogmatic and dishonest. A resignation letter was distributed by his wife Miriam Makeba at Kennedy Airport before she flew to Guinea to reunite with him, criticizing the party’s tactics and coercive methods.
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Streisand Opens Vegas Hotel Show Amid $160000 Weekly Salary
Barbra Streisand opened the International Hotel Las Vegas show night performing Ive Got Plenty of Nothin and Nothings Plenty for Me. The star earns a reported 160000 per week for the opening, the venue costing Kirk Kerkorian 70 million dollars. It marked her first nightclub appearance in six years and she described live audiences as frightening yet groovy and welcomed being back before real people.
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Fragmentary court notice from Lomg Bea Cail Agludteatea shows decree details
A damaged OCR fragment references a court decree dated near February 2 1948 and a location at Sixth Street and Buie Avenue. Names appear garbled, but it indicates legal action proceeding and a summary notice from a regional court.
Moon Next Apollo 11 Crew Finish Final Houston Rehearsal
Apollo 11 astronauts completed a last Houston rehearsal before their July 16 moon launch. They will take the Fourth of July holiday, hold a news conference Saturday, rest Sunday, then return to Cape Kennedy for nine days of flight preparations.
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