Countdown Begins for Apollo 10 Moon Mission
Technicians started the countdown at midnight Monday for Sundays launch of Apollo 10 three man flight. Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan rehearsed space flying on the ground in the final major preparation for their eight day mission and undergo a final head to toe medical check up. The effort follows the Apollo 9 crew catching colds and delaying their launch by three days due to a weakened resistance from the training schedule.
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Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Shakespeare Joins List of Worsts in Lampoon Awards
The Harvard Lampoon named The Lion in Winter with Katharine Hepburn winning a third Oscar. It highlighted Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl as worst actress and Sidney Poitier as worst actor. The piece also notes Barry Goldwater and Sorensen comments on ABM policy and a Texas eye transplant case with limited vision.
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Harvard Lampoon
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Natalie Wood
Barbra Streisand
Sandy Dennis
Patty Duke
Sidney Poitier
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Communist Attack Surge Ebbs in Saigon Area
Overnight, enemy gunners and terrorists struck around Sai gon but overall nationwide attacks dropped from the prior night. Five rockets hit open areas near Tan Son Nhut air base with minor effects and one damaged a vehicle and guard post. U S Command counted 14 terror grenade attacks Monday night in Saigon, wounding seven.
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Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Command
Egyptian shellings and raids threaten defensive frame
Reports describe ongoing flotilla and commando actions along the canal. Analysts warn that continued Arab attacks may push the conflict beyond the current defensive limits.
Speculators Lose Ground as Mark Revaluation Rejected
London reports more than 4 billion dollars wagered on the German mark, but West Germany refused a revaluation. Spokesman Guenther Diehl says speculators lost hundreds of millions of marks and that the retreat will continue. About 600 million dollars of hot funds were withdrawn Monday as European money tensions ease.
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West Germany
Guenther Diehl
Germany
Berlin marks 20th anniversary of airlift relief
Berlin West Berlin observed the 20th anniversary of the blockade lift with ceremonies honoring the 2.3 million tons of supplies carried in 277000 flights that kept the 2.2 million city alive during the around year long Soviet attempt to starve it.
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China to hold talks with Soviet Union on border clashes
Hong Kong reports China agreed to meet with the Soviet Union next month to discuss border disputes that have sparked clashes between Chinese and Soviet forces as tensions ease.
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Hong Kong
China
Poher enters French presidential race as center party contender
Acting President Alain Poher, 60, announced he will run on June 1, entering the race as the fourth major candidate. He is seen as having the best chance to challenge Georges Pompidou, the Gaullist former premier, who labeled Poher a me-too candidate.
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Georges Pompidou
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Pompidou
Corvair Ends at GM Amid Sales Slump Guiding History
GM announced the Corvair line will be killed after sales drag since its 1959 introduction. About 1 710 000 vehicles sold, the model now joins the company’s late era casualties alongside Edsel and other failed lines.
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General Motors
Ralph Nader
Ford
DeSoto
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Hudson Hupmobile
Maxwell
Gasoline Truck Explodes After Crash in Flint
A gasoline truck careened into a car at a major Flint intersection on Monday, flipped and exploded killing at least five people and severely burning one. About 11 000 gallons of gasoline spilled, destroying the tanker, two cars, a cement truck, a camper van and heavily damaging a service station.
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Flint
Mich
Romney Booed As He Calls For End To Hiring Barriers
Washington speech at AFL CIO Building and Construction Trades conference drew boos from about 3 000 delegates as George Romney urged ending practices raising costs and limiting Negro construction jobs. He said he would lay it on the line despite the jeers.
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Washington
George Romney
National Legislative Conference
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
San Francisco Officer Fired After Fatal Shooting Verdict
By unanimous vote the San Francisco Police Commission fired suspended patrolman Michael O'Brien after a traffic offense incident in which a truck driver was fatally shot. A municipal court jury previously acquitted O'Brien, 28, of manslaughter from the Sept. 30 alley shooting near the Hall of Justice.
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San Francisco Police Commission
Michael O’brien
O'Brien
Hall of Justice
Meredith Denies Residents Water and Elevator Rights Amid Rent Fight
The building’s 35 families face forced housing changes as Meredith uses shutoffs to push rent hikes. The first Black student admitted to the University of Mississippi in 1962 and Columbia Law graduate has ignored two summonses and faces arrest on a third issued Monday for failing to appear.
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Meredith
University of Mississippi
Columbia Law School
Leopards Death Leads to City Plea for Damages
The City of Los Angeles and four defendants ordered to pay 45000 to animal trainer Carol Wendell after her four leopards died when officers from the city animal shelter tranquilized them on April 22 1966. Wendell sought 250000 from the city veterinarian Dr John Pastor and three shelter officers.
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Cat Price
Los Angeles
Carol Wendell
John H. Pastor
City Animal Shelter
Department of Animal Regulation
Family Problem Henley Denied Stay of Execution
Condemned killer Lee Arthur Henley, seeking to avoid the electric chair, was denied a last-minute stay by a judge. If he does not win a reprieve, he will be the first U S inmate executed by electric chair in two years and the first in Ohio in six years. Henley’s father Jeff was executed in Arkansas 22 years earlier for killing Henley’s mother.
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Lee Arthur Henley
Cincinnati
U.S
Ohio
Henley
Jeff
Arkansas Electric
Death Row for Fred Evans in Cleveland slaying
Fred Evans known as Ahmed Evans was found guilty of first degree murder by an all white jury in Cleveland for the ambush slaying of three policemen and a civilian. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair and sent to Ohio State Penitentiary with execution set for Sept. 22. The July 23 gunbattle in the Negro district left eleven dead and sparked looting and arson.
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Ahmed) Evans
Cleveland
Ohio State Penitentiary
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