World briefs from Chile Moscow and Paris
United States official Vaughn discussed Chilean liberty reforms with President Frey at Castillo Hill during a summer visit. In Moscow, Komsomol chief Sergei Pavlov blamed Khrushchev for youth cynicism in Pravda. Nasser signals Soviet role at Afro Asian conferences as talks with Cairo intensify. Fowler faces French veto risk on world monetary reform at Paris talks with d Estaing.
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Latin America
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Moscow
UPI
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Sergei Pavlov
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Pravda
Communist Party
Paris
U. S. Treasury
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Kennedy urges stronger state role in federal system
Senator Kennedy calls for revamping the federal system to grant states more responsibility and enable local administration, saying Americans should administer more at the state level rather than always depending on Washington. Pressures rise over Vietnam peace talks and urban unrest as leaders warn of worsening riots without federal action.
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Washington
UPI
Sen. Kennedy
Mass
ABC
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Los Angeles
Viet Cong Flushed Out in Da Nang Hue Demonstrations Grow
Marines routed Viet Cong from newly cleared villages as civilians returned home. Da Nang saw 4,000 demonstrators calling for Ky regime removal, while Viet Cong bombs hit Ba Hon village 10 miles southeast of Saigon and 7,200 Marines reinforced the Da Nang base.
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Saigon
Hue
South Viet Nam
Tion
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ba Hon
Betsy Heads North Quickens Toward Puerto Rico
Betsy moved at about 15 mph on a northward course with slight intensity gain expected tonight or Monday. The storm passed roughly 200 miles east of Puerto Rico sparing much wind and rain but potential flooding threatened the Northern Leeward Islands. Astronauts Conrad and Cooper returned to Earth after eight days as space control shortened their orbit to avoid heavy sea waves.
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Puerto Rico
Charles Conrad
Gordon Cooper
Space Control Headquarters
Houston
San Juan
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Leewards
Virgins
Weather Bureau
Virgin Islands
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Trudy Cooper
Jane Conrad
Johnson urges astronauts to visit world capitals for peace
President Johnson announced plans to send many U.S. astronauts abroad to demonstrate peaceful space cooperation after Gemini 5. He called the eight day flight a journey of peace by men of peace and urged shared achievements with the peoples of other lands to promote world peace.
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Tex
UPI
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America
Texas
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Charles Conrad Jr
Cooper
Conrad
Lake Champlain
Atlantic
James A. McNivitt
Edward H. White
Paris Air Show
Earth
Families Celebrate Gemini Return At Home In Seabrook
Seabrook Texas families of astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Pete Conrad cheered the Gemini mission’s safe earth reunion. Wives Trudy Cooper and Jane Conrad spoke of relief and joy while children and neighbors marked the moment with church visits, celebrations, and a toast with a bottle resembling champagne.
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L. Gordon Cooper Jr
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Conrad
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Manolete Remembered On Day Of Death Across Spain
Thousands of aficionados in Spain paid homage to matador Manolete who died after being gored in Linares on August 28 1947. Relatives and friends laid floral wreaths at his grave in Cordoba and at his statue in Plaza del Conde de Priego.
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UPI
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Linares
Manuel Rodrigues
Islero
Johnson touts settlement of maritime strike amid steel walkout threat
President Johnson announced settlement of the Fast and Gulf Coast maritime dispute and resumed merchant ship operations after 75 days. He said no progress in steel talks with United Steelworkers and mediators from Pittsburgh reported little chance of a quick contract, warning a strike could be upcoming at midnight Tuesday. Johnson heads to Washington, notes Gemini 5 voyage and space cooperation while naming Gronouski ambassador to Poland and O'Brien as his replacement in the cabinet liaison post.
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LeRoy Collins
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Poland
Lawrence F. O’brien
Aquanauts Begin 45 Day Sealab 2 Undersea Test
Ten aqua nauts led by M. Scott Carpenter descended 205 feet in Sealab 2 off Los Angeles to test long term living conditions under high pressure. The crew will stay submerged up to 30 days for Carpenter and 15 days for others, with George Bond reporting tired but resting well after the dive. Carpenter exchanged greetings with Gordon Cooper aboard Gemini 5 during the pre mission period.
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Calif
Pacific Ocean
M. Scott Carpenter
Inner Space
Carpenter
Gordon Cooper
George Bond
CORE Pickets Arrested Outside Los Angeles City Hall
Six CORE members aged teens were arrested for disturbing the peace as they sat in the hall outside Mayor Samuel Yorty’s City Hall office. They were carried out after attempting for a second day to see Yorty and demand the resignation of Police Chief William Parker.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Samuel Yorty
City Hall
Yorty
William Parker
Soviet praise for Gemini 5 astronauts floods Moscow media
The Soviet Union congratulated the Gemini 5 astronauts and praised their courage in a radio and television broadcast watched by millions, framing the U S space achievement as a significant milestone.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
United States
Gemini 5 achievement draws praise from world leaders
Pope Paul VI lauds the Gemini 5 mission as a milestone in human flight. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and German leaders send congratulations, while Italy’s Saragat and Moro express admiration. Tass confirms a new world endurance record of almost eight days in space.
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United States
Italy
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Britain
Germany
Harold Wilson
Frhard
Giuseppe Saragat
Aldo Moro
Johnson
Amintore Fanfani
Dean Rusk
U. S
Sarapat
Heinz Kaminski
Satellite and Space Research Institute
Radio Moscow
Earth
Tass
Valery Ryukovsky
Rt Times
Moscow Radio
World Fair Attendance Trails Early Year Target
New York World’s Fair attendance for the first 125 days lags last year by over 5 million. By now 15 million visitors have attended, needing 22 million more in 53 days to meet $23.5 million in debts.
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New York
UPI
Shooting Renewed In Dominican Unrest
Inter American peace forces and rebels exchanged intermittent fire near the National Palace in Santo Domingo. Troops from the United States Nicaragua Honduras and Paraguay reported returning small arms fire as a Brazilian guard member fatally shot himself with his weapon.
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