Georgetown Dean Warns of Physician Shortage and Need to Expand
Georgetown’s Dean argues a national physician shortage persists due to uneven geographic distribution and slow expansion of medical schools. He favors expanding existing institutions and private school collaborations with state grants, noting many doctors serve outside private practice and that loan programs support students. Several hundred more graduates this year show progress, but broader expansion remains essential.
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Association of American Medical Colleges
Georgetown
U. S
Nevada
Office of Economic Oportunity
Washington, D. C
Space Chief Paine Inspects Nevada Test Site
Dr. Thomas Paine, newly appointed NASA chief, visited the Nevada Test Site to tour the NERVA nuclear engine project at the Nuclear Rocket Development Station. He said NERVA remains a strong point in the space program amid recent funding cuts and layoffs. Paine plans further stops at Azusa and Sacramento in California and Los Alamos in New Mexico.
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Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
New Mexico
Arcaro Defends Friars Club Case With Alarm Claim
Eddie Arcaro testified for the defense in the Friars Club card cheating trial in Los Angeles. He said a farm he headed installed a unique but non-working burglar-fire alarm at the Beverly Hills Club that would often trigger false alarms.
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UPI
Eddie Arcaro
Friars Club
Beverly Hills Club
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131 Die In Raid On Outpost And Saigon Clash
UPI reports 131 Communist soldiers were killed after they attacked an outpost 40 miles from Saigon. Military spokesmen also said a large enemy weapons cache was found 10 miles from the capital. In Da Nang area, North Vietnamese forces routed a South Vietnamese ranger battalion, with allied troops repelling an assault near the city center.
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UPI
da Nang
South Vietnam
Gls To Show War Muscle During Europe Maneuvers
U S bombers raid inside North Vietnam near the DMZ following a large Communist attack that killed 25 Marines and wounded 126. The assault on a 25th Infantry Division post near Saigon was repelled by daybreak with four American deaths and 48 wounded. NATO pressure grows as the administration moves to accelerate Europe training, recalling four F4 squadrons and two mechanized brigades from the 24th Infantry Division for next summer maneuvers.
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North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
Saigon
United States
NATO
Nixon Wallace Wallace Support Gap in Bay Area Poll
A Bay Area poll suggests Nixon cannot win election in November with Wallace backers weighing their support. It shows Nixon at 34.5 percent and Humphrey at 24.6 percent. Undecided voters total 23.1 percent with 12.6 percent saying no opinion and 8.8 percent choosing none of the three candidates.
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Susan Hayward to Star in Mame at Caesars Palace
Oscar winner Susan Hayward will debut on stage in Mame at Caesars Palace Circus Maximus theatre starting December 27. The Las Vegas resort touts a Broadway caliber production with Hayward preparing after a year in Florida and a week of talks in New York. The venue has a history of hosting major stage acts and has featured stars like Andy Williams and Frank Sinatra between engagements.
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Susan Hayward
David Victorson
Florida
Circus Maximus
Las Vegas
Andy Williams
Tony Bennett
Harry Belafonte
Petula Clark
Frank Sinatra
Fortas Wins Round but Faces Senate Floor Fight
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Abe Fortas nomination to be chief justice by an 11-6 vote and sent it to the Senate floor for a potentially fatal battle by filibuster. Key senators warned the decision could hinge on cloture, with Mansfield doubtful of a two thirds vote to end debate and Fortas' fate likely decided there.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
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Abe Fortas
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Earl Warren
Mike Mansfield
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Mansfield
Warren
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
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Countdown rehearsal for Apollo 7 on launch pad
Three Apollo 7 astronauts sealed in their ship completed an abbreviated countdown rehearsal on the Cape Kennedy pad. The test, paused by ground equipment issues, moves the mission closer to its Oct 11 launch with a flight readiness check planned for Sept 26.
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Walter Schirra
Donn Eisele
Walter Cunningham
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Canadians Not Identified In Shooting Fray
In Cleveland police questioned two Canadian men, ages 36 and 40, regarding a four death shooting linked to a downtown tavern hold up. A 23 year old prostitute failed to identify the Canadians in a line up. Victims include Joseph Zoldan, 54, bar owner. Raymond Homer, 26, bartender. Ronald Mahoney, 25, hospital orderly. Martha Lancaster, 21, prostitute. Bodies found in Rockefeller Park after being abducted from the hoodlum hangout tavern. Police note shell casings and tire marks at the scene. The men arrived from Winnipeg less than two weeks ago and were found at an East Side rooming house after witnesses reported a white car with Canadian plates.
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UPI
Winnipeg
Joseph Zoldan
East Side
Raymond Homer
Ronald Mahoney
Martha Margaret Lancaster
British Troops Mobilize Amid Thames Floods
A force of 1500 British army troops joined police and private boats to deliver food and water to flooded areas across southeast England as rivers including the Thames threaten more towns. Authorities warned flooding could worsen and 3000 more troops stood by. The disaster, the worst along the Thames since 1953, left at least three dead and damage over 2.4 million dollars.
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British Insurance Association
Udall asks FBI to send more agents to Tucson
Rep Morris Udall urged FBI Director Hoover to deploy additional agents in Tucson to gauge organized crime activity after a string of bombings. He spoke with Tucson Police Chief Bernard Garmire and noted the attacks, including the Monday night blasts that damaged a home tied to a Salvatore Spinelli associate and the Wig Salon of Beauty where a Battaglia relative works. Damage from the first blast was about 10000 dollars.
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Tucson, Ariz
UPI
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Tucson
Udall
Justice Department
Bernard Garmire
Robert Smith
Salvatore Spinelli
Wig Salon of Beauty
Charles Battaglia
Battaglia
Restriction Would Equal Impeachment in Court Reform Ride
UPI report notes Sen. McClellan argues Dirksen obscenity rider on gun control bill would curb Supreme Court power. McClellan says it is a harsher rebuke than blocking Fortas, while Dirksen claims broad support and Mansfield predicts approval. The measure would bar federal appeals courts from overturning obscenity rulings by trial and state courts, sparking debate on constitutional limits.
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UPI
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D-Ark
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Mike Mansfield
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General wounded as helicopter crash in Vietnam injures officers
Marine Brig. Gen. William Chip, 49, deputy commander of the 3rd Marine Division, suffers a fractured spine and gashes after his Huey crash 21 miles west of Dong Ha while directing action near the DMZ. Four others lightly hurt. one missing. Cause under review.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
UPI
William Chip
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
Chip
3Rd Marine Division
Sanctuary
Dong Ha
Steelworker Candidate Found Dead in Pittsburgh Home
Donald Rarick, 49, candidate for president of the United Steelworkers union, was found dead at his Pittsburgh home of an apparent heart attack. A longtime Local 2227 member, Rarick had run in elections against I. W. Abel, with Abel beating McDonald in 1965. Rarick joined after World War II and is survived by his wife and daughter. Services are incomplete.
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UPI
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United Steelworkers Union
USW
Rarick
I. W. Abel
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Abel
U.S. Steel Corp. Irvin Works
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