British Up in Arms Over Wilsons Save Pound Measure
British unions reject the six month wage freeze sought by Prime Minister Harold Wilson as part of a 1.4 billion effort to rescue the economy. The walkout spreads through transport and general workers unions and could delay Parliament approved price and incomes legislation.
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Old Wilson
Britain
U.S
Continental Finance
Gemini 10 returns after near five decade space mission
Astronauts Young and Collins survived a splashdown ending a 70 hour 47 minute flight. They were greeted by cheers as Navy divers recovered the Gemini 10 capsule near the Guadalcanal. The mission yielded records including a 475 mile altitude and first outside the capsule work.
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Collins
Air Force
Tragedy in Newark as man slays wife and children then kills himself
Elias Vargas, 28, an unemployed dishwasher, killed his common law wife Rosa Gonzalez and four children including a neighbor’s daughter Aracelis Acosta in a two room Newark tenement. He strangled Gonzalez and may have drowned the children before slashing his own throat. Investigators seek autopsies to confirm cause of death.
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Elias Vargas
Rosa Gonzalez
Joseph Kinney
Edwin Albano
Essex County
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Gonzalez
Elias Vargas Jr
Eroberto Rivera
Aracesis
Solon Raps Military Aid to Latins
Washington reports the Senate debates a $2.1 billion foreign aid bill with amendments on Latin American military assistance. An OAS aid ban is approved unless a freely elected government is overthrown by an unconstitutional regime and the president certifies national interest. Kennedy criticizes cuts as retreat from responsibility amid Viet Nam concerns. Mansfield laments a $250 million development loan cut and warns higher rates could affect Latin American progress.
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Organization of American States
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Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Alliance For Progress
County weighs voting machine and paper ballot options
Mulroy notes over 230 machines needed in District 4 and costs over 400000, with warehouse and lease hurdles. He warns on freight issues and potential lawsuits if both methods run together. Clark County lacks ballot boxes or booths for a full paper ballot election.
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District 4
Itate
Clark County
Murder at Sapphire Room: Watchman killed in break-in
Detected follow up shows a detailed search for the murder weapon will continue for days. Gordon, a Sapphire Room watchman of three months, was found nude and face down amid a blood soaked floor after a burglary involving the adjacent Kimamie's Coffee Shop.
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Shirley Allen
Sapphire Room
Bob Jackson
Pacifists oppose Polaris sub launch at Groton gate
In Groton Connecticut a dozen pacifists from CNVA disrupted the launch of the 41st Polaris submarine USS Will Rogers at Electric Boat. They were arrested for trespassing after lying at the shipyard gate. Workers attacked the demonstrators with beer bottles and tried to stop them from paddling toward the submarine.
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Thames
Two Ohio Boys Rescued From Deep Cave Near Harlandsburg
Harold Hartman and James Mancini, both 15, were found after 18 hours lost in a limestone cave near Harlandsburg, Pennsylvania. They were treated for exposure and later taken home with their families, reporting fatigue and mud stained clothes. Their companions, Robin Pastore and Louis Hartman, also explored the site but reached safety earlier.
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Jo Jo) Hartman
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Kimbo) Mancini
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Youngstown
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Nighttime unrest hits Jacksonville as rock throwing rise
Police halted daylight rock throwing in Jacksonville Florida during a race related flare up spanning three nights. The incidents marked the first pre sundown violence in the ongoing racial unrest. Syria asks UN Security Council for swift meeting over Israeli air raids last week. Ambassador Tomeh delivers request to Nigeria's Adebo. President Johnson plans a one day swing through Indiana and Kentucky with daughter Luci. Lynda remains home for a friend's wedding, per Mrs. Carpenter.
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Fla
UPI
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Syria
Security Council
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S. C. Adebo
Nigeria
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Luci
Indiana
Kentucky
Lynda
Elizabeth Carpenter
X15 Rockets Reach 192000 Feet Above Earth
Air Force Maj. William J. Knight piloted the X15 to 192000 feet at 3614 mph, five times speed of sound, in a nine minute checkout flight at Edwards AFB. It was the 162nd X15 flight and first reentry for Knight with cameras prepared for star photography missions. McKay slated to fly next for micrometeorite collection.
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National Space Agency
John McKay
Landslide threat looms over Agrigento as residents evacuate
About 2,000 people faced potential home loss from a slow moving landslide in Agrigento, Sicilia. Earlier, 5,000 residents evacuated Tuesday as the slide began, with authorities warning of ongoing danger.
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Agrigento
Sicily
UPI
Riots in Cleveland as National Guard in action
A National Guard officer was struck by a ricochet during clashes near the University Party Center when a mob at a roadblock opened fire on a car trying to break through. Diana Townes 16 was critically wounded by a head shot, while her relatives were reported in satisfactory condition. A guard captain was lightly wounded. fires at Hough Avenue and a four story building were controlled by firefighters.
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University Party Center
Henry Townes
Diana Townes
Emanuel
Christopher
Ernest Williams
Townes
James Pletcher
Lake Milton
Ohio
H. Co
102Nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Hough Avenue
Frank Sinatra Mia Farrow Honeymoon Mystery Deepens
Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow extended their honeymoon hush during a second press avoidance. Friends say they stay at Sinatra’s Palm Springs home while his pilot remains in Los Angeles with the Lear jet on standby, amid reports of a Las Vegas Sands Hotel ceremony.
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Mia Farrow
Palm Springs
Sinatra
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Los Angeles
Jack Entratter
Sands Hotel
Las Vegas
Insanity Defense Reports and Speck Suspect Timeline
Speck’s sanity claim discussed as officials delay medical reports to the court. Police identified Richard Speck as the nurse killer and recounted his prior contact with officers who did not know he was wanted. A Filipino student and a prostitute provided key corroboration leading to newly revealed details of the case.
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William Ruddell
Ruddell
Speck
Richard Speck
Language usage shares in global population
A Montreal authority estimates that 70 percent of mankind uses less than 12 percent of the world’s languages. This finding highlights the concentration of linguistic diversity in a small number of tongues.
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