Johnson appoints negotiators to avert steel strike crisis
President Johnson named Sen Wayne Morse and Commerce Undersecretary Leroy Collins to lead talks as USW and steel companies fail to narrow the deadlock. With a potential 450000 workers at risk and a Taft Hartley cooling off option looming, the day saw brief meetings and no firm proposal, as officials aimed to avert a nationwide strike.
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Ittsburgh
Johnson
Wayne Morse
Commerce Leroy Collins
United Steelworkers Union
Morse
Abel
Cooper
Simkin
Federal
Gemini 5 lands after storm forces plan change
The Gemini 5 mission, halted by tropical storm Betsy and rough Atlantic weather, diverted to a splashdown 827 miles east of Cape Kennedy after eight days in orbit. Engineers faced thruster and fuel cell issues but confirmed a safe return as crews tracked the final approach under worsening conditions.
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Ouston
Betsy
Atlantic
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Cape Kennedy
Grand Turk Ishand
Bahamas
Geminko
Pan
Cooper
Texas
America
AREA FARM NEWS AND DEDICATION RITES MARK LCC CAMPUS CENTER
A condensed page listing includes AREA FARM NEWS on Section H and DEDICATION RITES for LCC's Betty Hiancock Campus Center scheduled for next Sunday in Section A. The issue also notes various national and world items on different pages.
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LCC
Betty Hiancock
Speechdown on Defense Sector Flagship Ship Failure
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a defense topic with references to “SECP” and “GE” along with unclear proper nouns. Readable parts indicate a possible event or briefing about a report or depot, but specific details are not clear.
Four Die as Stock Car Hits Crowd at Sedalia Missouri Fair
At Sedalia's Missouri Fair a stock car smashed into spectators behind a fence near the grandstand injuring several and killing four. Victims include Jacqueline Beasong, Glenn S. Taster, William Fo McCurnes, and Rickie Brandt. Trooper W. Ryan described an eerie silence as emergency crews worked.
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Sedna
Eee Oy
Houston
New Orleans
Heass Lumber
Persars
Sedalia
Bashweay Pratrol
Mop Ciegi
President backs plan to aid elderly amid inflation drive
The article notes a push for a youth oriented program tied to a broader effort by the president to reduce poverty and aid the elderly, with mediators from Washington and state officials aiming to head off a steel strike. It mentions a $12 million start and a highway construction bill as part of fiscal year plans. Grandparents referenced as key beneficiaries.
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Onery
Johneon
Satur
Marines Augment Da Nang Defense Force in Vietnam
United Press International reports 1 200 American Marines arrived from Camp Pendleton to bolster defenses around Da Nang Air Base. They replace a battalion slated for redeployment while Viet Cong resistance continues in the Mekong Delta and near Saigon, with ongoing U S helicopter losses and casualties.
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United Press
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Big da Nang Air Base
7Th Regiment
Viet Nam
Trocons
Mekong
Saigon
City students return to classes as school year begins
Registration totals in Yummel show 16,359 public elementary pupils across 35 schools, down from last year’s 16,555. Junior high and high school pre registrations sit around 13,656 with Monterey High at 2,958, Alderson and Atkin junior highs near 1,050, and Coronado High School expected to enroll about 1,083 as it opens in the second construction phase.
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Betty McCarty
Avalanche Journal
Yummel
Vto
Monterey High School
Alderson and
Atkins Junior High
Coronado High School
Vicksburg
34Th Street
Prayer notice from anonymous reader requests shared favorites
A brief prayer fragment asks for forgiveness and invites readers to send their own prayers limited to sixty words. The note appears under a church or community page with a call to share favorite prayers.
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Koplor
New Texas Marriage License Law Requires Written Applications
A new Texas law requiring written in person applications for marriage licenses takes effect Wednesday. Applicants must sign under oath at the county clerk's office and provide full personal details and proofs of identity.
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Texas
Floe Swenson
Aquanauts Descend To Sealab 2 On Ocean Floor
Aquanauts begin 45 day Sealab 2 deep sea mission off Southern California. Astronaut Scott Carpenter and three divers dive to 205 feet to test human limits under pressure and stay 30 days in a 12 by 58 foot habitat. Navy expects this to push depths and duration beyond prior records.
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Jolla
Calif
Scott Carpenter
Pacific
Carpenter
California
Navy
Bermuda
Dallas
Fort Worth
Leon
U. S. 80
West Fort
Worth
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Betsy Forcing Gemini 5 Splashdown Change
Tropical storm Betsy brushed the Leeward Islands with gales forcing an early end to the Gemini 5 flight. Forecasters predicted Betsy would near Grand Turk as splashdown plans shifted and warnings were issued for Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and other northern Leeward Islands.
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Associated Press
Fla
Betsy
Leeward Islands
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Grand Turk
Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
St. Maarten
Dominica
Guadaloupe
Grand Turk Island
Weather Map Page 2 A for Lubbock Area
Clear to partly cloudy today with high in the 90s and a low around the 60s. Southerly winds reach 15 to 25 mph at times today and tonight.
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Lubbock
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