Ra voyage of Ra raft ends amid storms and sharks
Heyerdahl declares the Ra voyage not a failure as heavy seas damaged the reed craft after leaving Safi Morocco on May 25. The raft drifted westward with a sagging bow and starboard, forcing abandonment for safety. He maintains the expedition proved scientific aims and possible ancient Egyptian sea travel.
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Soviet Naval Task Force Arrives To Warm Havana Welcome
Cuba mobilizes tens of thousands to greet the Soviet naval task force due in Havana. Granma reports the squadron will be honored with sugar cane field work to show how Cuba is building its economy.
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Negroes increasingly hold policy posts in Nixon era
Edwin T. Sexton told a Texas gathering that Negroes occupy more policymaking posts under Nixon than in Kennedy or Johnson administrations. He noted desegregation deadlines were moved earlier by Johnson and later altered by Nixon, urging outreach over invitation to win Black Republican support.
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Surtax Withholding Move Approved and Delayed Vote
Senate leader Mike Mansfield proposed extending the 10 percent tax surcharge withholding for up to four months while blocking a quick vote on the surcharge itself. He foresees a July 29 vote on a liberal motion to stop ABM deployment and then focus on cuts in a $20 billion military procurement bill, with debate on the Pentagon bill possibly into September.
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