Re Set 8 Day Space Hop Delay Due to Stormy Conditions
Manned Space Program postponed Gemini launch after a thunderstorm caused electrical issues and a fuel-loading delay. Officials planned to restart preflight procedures and the fuel feed system while Cooper and Conrad reacted with measured optimism. Ground crews prepared for a possible later attempt as lightning and rain affected the launch corridor.
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Costly Victory For Leathernecks In Dak Sut Outpost
Troops overran the Dak Sut district capital 280 miles north of Saigon inland from Chu Lai. Twelve American advisers and three Vietnamese troops at the outpost were involved. Helically rescued survivors indicate some defenders were killed or captured. Typhoon Mary disrupted air raids on North Vietnam.
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Narco Raid Nets Six in Police Operation
Six suspects were arrested after a narcotics raid conducted by undercover officers posing as water department workers. The operation recovered articles and money linked to Rouse and stare Surgiar 1s and involved a lengthy stakeout and coordinated takedown. Names of arrestees included Perc rensered and listed associates such as Tom Crawford and Dennis Caputo. several officers were noted among participants including Det. Sos and Paul Varga.
City Dads Crack Down On Distress Sales
City officials consider an ordinance restricting distress sales by requiring licenses and a preparatory deposit for jewelry sales. The measure targets downtown jewellers and bans distress sales near Christmas and Easter while mandating a on site inspector and weekly deposits. The proposal also tightens pawnshop lending by requiring clear receipts and a posted maximum rate of interest.
Riot Probe Chief Named Amid German Ties Message
In Jerusalem Jews confronted police as West German ambassador Pauls presented credentials to President Sharar. Demonstrators waved anti German placards including Star of David symbols. Police clashed with protesters. 17 Auschwitz murder convictions were announced by a Frankfurt court. Pauls faced jeers on arrival and after the ceremony.
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Congo Toll Mounts in Rebel Ambush Near Albertville
In North Katanga near Rendera power station, Congolese rebels ambushed Lt. Col. Mke Hoare's mercenary unit, killing five Briton-born leader Graham Hogan and four others, plus two Belgian civilians and two Congolese soldiers. The power station skirmish lines trace back to fighting around Stanleyville last year.
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Poverty War Progresses Against GOP Opposition
The Senate yesterday voted to fund Johnson's second year of the War on Poverty with 185 billion dollars. The House approved 1.9 billion for the anti poverty program, 400 million more than requested. Republicans charged the program is bloated with bureaucrats and salaries, a political and administrative monstrosity. The measure goes to a Senate House conference for final approval.
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Beatles Invade Houston Arena
UPI reports a crowd of screaming teens surrounded the Beatles plane at Houston International Airport. Police struggled to control the throng as the group prepared two performances at Sam Houston Coliseum.
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House Votes Okay On Farm Subsidies
The House approved President Johnsons request to continue farm subsidy programs for four years at about 4 billion dollars annually. The measure preserves payments to wheat, cotton, feed grains, and wool growers and includes plans to retire cropland and stabilize milk. The bill moves to the Senate.
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Eisenhower backs Johnson Viet Nam policy at Republican gathering
Former President Eisenhower reaffirmed support for President Johnson's Vietnam policy at a Republican finance meeting in Gettysburg. He noted past aid was economic, not military, and urged Americans to support the President in the crisis, rebutting calls for an apology amid Republican disputes.
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Governor Brown names McCone to head eight member CIA study
Los Angeles Governor Edmund Brown appoints John A McCone as chief of the Central Intelligence Agency to lead an eight member commission on the events in Los Angeles. Brown calls for a deep probe into immediate and underlying causes and plans to withdraw National Guard next week. He urges constructive work to prevent recurrence and rejects rumour driven scapegoating. Warren Christopher named vice chairman of the commission.
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Johnson seeks cabinet advice before decisions and unity after
President Johnson told the State Department top officials that he wants frank input before decisions and unity once a decision is made. He invited reporters to a 20 minute briefing after meeting Secretary Rusk and other leaders, stressing the need for unity in policy and public statements.
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Riots Erupt as Greece Protests Turn Violent
Several thousand demonstrators clashed with police near the parliament in Athens in support of ousted Premier George Papandreou. Nineteen police and demonstrators were injured, with twenty five demonstrators arrested in mid July amid the Greek political crisis.
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Yorty Parker Clash Over Police Review Plan
Los Angeles mayors Yorty and Parker oppose a police review board after talks with Dr Martin Luther King Jr. King describes the discussion as fruitful while Yorty and Cav Edmund Brown challenge his stance. King cites alleged police brutality and criticizes Parker's rejection of a review board, while Yorty defends Parkers leadership. A governor appointed commission will study the issue without a formal recommendation.
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State Queen Departs For Pageant
Fifty-one homemakers travel to San Diego to compete in the 1985 Mrs. America Contest and Pageant. Nevada is represented by Mrs Marijane Jackson wife of J BR Bill Jackson of Paradise Valley Las Vegas. Competition begins Monday with ten events including cake baking flower arranging grocery shopping and writing an essay on the homemaker role. The new Mrs America will be crowned next Saturday.
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Disney plans multimillion recreation site in Sequoia Park
Walt Disney announced a multimillion dollar winter and summer recreation project for a 20 square mile area in Sequoia National Park. Disney said his board approved the plan and an application will be filed with the U.S. Forest Service by August 31. Defense officials reported 541 American deaths in Viet Nam through August 16, excluding ongoing heavy combat losses.
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Vatican Ecumenical Council to hold final session at St Peter’s
Vatican Radio reports the Ecumenical Council’s fourth and final session will convene September 14 in St Peter’s Basilica with more than 2,500 cardinals and bishops. The event is billed as the last and most interesting of the sessions.
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Drama-Packed Rescue Near LV After Car Found Under Rail Overpass
Union Pacific engineer reports seeing a car wheels upturned under an overpass as a train passed. Detwiller, injured, was conscious during transport to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with fair condition. He works at a Santa Anna apartment and listed 245 W Chicago as his address. Investigators say he may have fallen asleep driving toward Las Vegas. vehicle struck a barricade and embankment, then overturned in a draw.
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