Moon Orbit Photographs By Lunar Orbiter Finish First Test
In Pasadena California UPI reports the Lunar Orbiter overcame internal faults to return the moon photos. JPL and Goldstone engineers traced issues to a shorted transistor and a weak low gain transmitter. A switch to high gain antenna was suggested if problems persisted.
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Bus-Truck Crash Claims 9 Lives in Virginia
A Florida to New York Trailways bus carrying 39 passengers collided with a Railway Express Agency tractor trailer on U S 29 near Altavista Virginia. Nine people were killed and 32 injured as both drivers died at the scene and survivors described a sudden, brutal impact.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Danville
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Defense Bill OK Includes Large Defense Spending Figures
The Senate approved a defense bill with total funding above Johnson's recommendation by about $525.5 million and below House totals by roughly $426.5 million. It authorizes $17 billion for an Army of 1.2 million, nearly $17 billion for Navy and Marine Corps, and about $2.1 billion for the Air Force. The bill also earmarks about $3 billion for intelligence and supply agencies and blocks funds for FINB fighter planes.
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Air Strike Vote Ties to Rank and File Approval
AFL CIO President George Meany urged rank and file backing to secure a victory in a contract dispute. The analysis shows airline top pay trails current wages by about 45 cents an hour after three years, with Western Greyhound longshore effects noted and a six week strike impacting 135 000 passengers daily.
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George Meany
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Denver
San Francisco
Western Greyhound
Casino Count Rules Will Be Tightened In Nevada
Nevada gamblers reported 328 million dollars won yesterday before taxes. 16 million dollars paid in taxes. Keefer said the investigation into unreported winnings and hidden ownership remains ongoing with no estimated end date. FBI testimony in court revealed eavesdropping on Las Vegas hotel casinos to probe underworld earnings.
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Las Vegas
Underworld
Keefer
Nevada
Heavy Bail Pushed For In Fire Case
Judge Sundean orders high bail relief while state prepares witnesses on Monday. Corwin and Crisci face multiple indictments linked to the L Bar L fire and alleged goods disposal. Bonds set high and forfeiture actions noted as bondsmen seek exoneration.
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United States
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Crisci
Sundean
Red Planes Hit Vietnam Targets Amid Election Fear
Air raids targeted rail yards near Than Hoa and Haiphong with direct engine roundhouse and warehouse hits. In Central Viet Nam Operation Paul Revere uncovered 173 enemy dead, while US and allied losses rose to 4711 Americans killed. Red flares lit Saigon as Viet Cong clashed with patrols ahead of elections.
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Nevada Casinos Fight Utility Over Wiretap Billing
The Desert Inn Operating Company files a 1.13 million dollar suit against Southern Nevada Division alleging wrongful billing tied to an FBI based phone line connecting Strip casinos. The case notes double billing for federally sanctioned lines used in executive offices and eavesdropping, with FBI agents and hotels billed. Other major Strip casinos plan to join within a month as August bills include 1300 dollars in undercharges.
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Committee Warns Inflation Trends Must Be Stopped
Washington reporters say the Labor Management Advisory Committee urged continued voluntary wage and price restraints with quarterly reviews by the Council of Economic Advisors. It said the 3.2 percent wage rule should hold except in special cases to curb inflation and sustain growth.
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Frank Lausche
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Mechanized 'Lady Godiva' Faces Judge Overexposure Case
Emily Alice Roth known as Peaches the Lady Godiva returns to a Miami Beach city court next week charged by police with overexposure. Officers report the red convertible topless driver was seen again, riding with only a topless beach towel after a prior conviction on July 29 for topless driving.
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Nugents Leave Nassau After Island Honeymoon
Pat and Luci Nugent completed a one day honeymoon in Nassau Bahamas and boarded a Pan American jet to New York. Secret Service agents escorted them to Nassau Airport where they were seen off by U S Consul General Turner Shelton.
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Capsule of radium sought after July to August loss
Officials searched the Pittsburgh area for a $6,000 radium capsule lost or stolen between July 26 and Aug. 12 en route from Dallas to New York City, raising radiation burn fears amid the nationwide alert.
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Earthquake Strikes Northwest of Mexico City
An earthquake of unknown magnitude struck about 500 miles northwest of Mexico City, reported by the government seismological observatory. In Caracas a district judge reviewed Jayne Mansfield's tax form amid a court vacation over alleged tax indiscretions. In Phnom Penh Cambodia rejected U S apologies for air raids and barred American newsmen from covering De Gaulle's visit next month.
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Mexico City
UPI
Caracas
Jayne Mansfield
Phnom
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Cambodia
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Flood Strands Thousands of Tourists in Austrian Tyrol
Eastern Tyrol suffered heavy floods and torrential rains isolating thousands of foreign visitors. A state of emergency was declared in Lienz as roads and bridges were destroyed and homes endangered. Three Austrians were reported dead. officials say food remains ample and panic is absent.
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API
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Lienz
Highway Improvement Bill Wins Senate's Okay
The House approved a $270 million highway program as a follow up to the federal auto safety bill and $215 million in three year aid for state and local safety programs. The measure advances to a House-Senate conference with a tougher penalty idea for noncompliant states. Rep. James A. MacKay opposed the penalty.
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Washington
UPI
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James A. MacKay
Welfare payment results fuel urban aid debate
Secretary Gardner denied Ribicoff’s charge that results were ignored for political reasons. The Senate subcommittee probes $13 billion in federal urban aid and the Coleman study of 600000 students and 60000 teachers finds poor children leave school with greater deficiencies due to ghetto life.
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UPI
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Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate
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