Ranger 6 Reaimed To Hit Moon Center on Path
Pasadena AP reports space scientists remotely adjusted Ranger 6 to target the moon after a near miss, with midcourse corrections deemed normal. officials said the craft remained on track to capture up to 3,000 closeup lunar images in the final 10 minutes before impact, and to release photos within about 14 hours.
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Pasadena
Cali
William Vector
Jet Labora
Ranger 6
Moon
Ranger
Debates Anticipated On Rights Bill In Congress
Washington AP reports the civil rights bill, expanded to curb racial discrimination nationwide, faces about a week of House debate before a vote. Key provisions ban discrimination in public facilities, create an equal employment opportunity commission, and allow federal funding cuts for program with race discrimination. The Senate faces a tougher fight with Southern opposition and GOP reservations noted as they prepare for bruising hearings and amendments.
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Washington
House
Bipitisan Group 2
An Sion
Senate
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Joseph S. Farland
Panama
Farland
Thomas Mann
Latin America
Cleveland Race Tension Eases After Violent Demonstration
In Cleveland the tense racial clash linked to a school integration dispute cooled after a day of unrest. Civil rights groups halted further picketing at Little Italy schools, while the United Freedom Movement prepared direct action at the downtown School Board HQ to press for bus-transported black students’ immediate integration.
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Cleveland
Little Italy
East Side
United Freedom Movement
UFM
Hazeldell School
Boycotting Of Schools Is Nearing
New York city boards and civil rights leaders met to avert a boycott of the nation’s largest public school system. Reform groups reject the plan for gradual racial balance and demand immediate pupil exchanges between white and Negro schools led by groups including Milton Galamison and Bayard Rustin. Mayor Wagner urged frank talks, but leaders say boycott remains likely.
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New York
City Board of Education
Milton A. Galamison
Bayard Rustin
Washington
Robert *. Wagner
Wagner
Board of Education
Three Fliers' Bodies Returned From East Germany
The bodies of three US Air Force officers shot down over East Germany were returned to West Berlin. A brief ceremony at Tempelhof Airport preceded loading the caskets onto an Air Force transport for Wiesbaden, where their widows and children reside.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Tempelhof
Wiesbaden
West Germany
Three U S airmen killed in jet trainer shootdown
The officers were Lt Col Gerald Hannaford of Austin Texas C Donald Millard of Ukiah Circle and Capt John Lorraine M4 of Jacksonville Florida. The unarmed T39 trainer was shot down by Soviet fighters Tuesday in East Germany and the bodies plus wreckage were to be recovered and transported to West Berlin. Soviets agreed Thursday to release the bodies and wreckage and recovery was more difficult than expected.
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Gerald Hannaford
Austin
Tex
Donald Millard
Ukiah Cir
John _Lorraine
Jacksonville
Fla
East Germany
Air Force
West Berlin
Hoffa Bribery Link Witness Called in Trial
In Chattanooga, the government plans to call nightclub operator Dallas Hall of Nashville as a major witness in James R. Hoffa's jury tampering trial. The proceedings also featured a West Virginia secretary witness interrupted by defense protests, with prosecutors tying Hall to codefendants Tweel and Dorfman through records and female witnesses.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
James R. Hoffa
James Neal
Dallas Hall
Nashville
West Virginia
Hoffa
International Teamsters Union
U.S
De Gaulle Urges Neutral Southeast Asia Policy
French President Charles de Gaulle called for neutralization of Southeast Asia and said relations with Red China are essential to that aim. He defended recognizing the Chinese Communist regime while avoiding a two Chinas stance, noting Beijing’s influence shapes Western policy toward Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, and Burma.
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Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Red China
de Gaulle
France
West
Soviet Union
China
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
India
Pakistan
Burma
U.S. Readies in Cyprus Diplomacy and Marines
In London and Washington reports show Britain and the United States debating an Allied peacekeeping force for Cyprus as Cypriots express dissatisfaction. The United States has about 3,400 Marines in the Mediterranean with two amphibious task forces ready to deploy if needed, part of a six-ship force rotating from the Atlantic coast. The 6th Fleet, about 25,000 sailors and 200 aircraft, remains prepared for crisis response.
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Cyprus
Washington
United States
Mediterranean
Tald
Cypris
Defense Roberts
McNamara
Dean Rusk
White House
Atlantic
Lebanon
6Th Fleet
Weather outlook with rain and mild temps
Occasional rain is forecast today and tonight with continuing rain tomorrow. Temperatures will be mild through Saturday with highs in the 40s and lows around the freezing mark. The high yesterday reached 48 degrees and the low today was 28.
LBJ Aide in Advertising Time Dispute Returns to Baker Inquiry
The Senate Rules Committee hearings on Robert G. Baker move behind closed doors with Albert G. Young testifying. Reynolds says he bought Austin TV time in 1957 at Jenkins' request after insuring Johnson’s life, paying $1,208 for time to promote cook ware by Mid-Atlantic Stainless Steel’s president. Jenkins denies knowledge of any arrangement.
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Washington
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Albert G. Young
White House
Walter Jenkins
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Austin
Reynolds
Jenkins
Young
Mid-Atlantic Stainless Steel Co
Silver Spring Md
Khanh Faces Major Task Of Reorganization In Saigon
In Saigon Viet Nam Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh leads a 35 member military junta after a bloodless coup to replace the Minh regime. Khanh vows intensified war against Communist guerrillas while awaiting key posts and potential army power shifts as U.S. advisers warn of possible Viet Cong gains amid the upheaval.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Khahn
Duong van Minh
Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Diem
U.S
U.S. Loss of Viet Nam Cause Seen in Coup Backlash
A new South Viet Nam coup is viewed as weakening the U S effort in Southeast Asia. Some fear neutralization may be attempted with France's De Gaulle seen as a key influence. Hunger for power among Viet Nam's generals also appears to drive the upheaval.
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South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
Red China
France
Indochinese
Viet Nam
Turmoil in South Vietnam Undermines Rule and Morale
The coup creates confusion and fuels doubts that any leader can govern. It raises morale problems for both civilians and troops, compounding the U.S. mission’s challenges as the Duong Minh junta ends Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu’s rule.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Duma
van Minh
Ngo Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
It call my wife Candy the nut cluster joke
A humorous line from Today’s Chuckle features a husband describing his wife Candy as being “built like a peanut cluster.” The punchline rests on a playful mispronunciation and a light domestic theme common to the column.
Poverty Is Rural Problem President Urges Farm Aid Push
President Johnson asked Congress for broader federal payments to farmers and plans to reduce rural poverty. He revived parts of Brannan Plan, backed expansion of Food for Peace and domestic Food Stamp programs, and proposed a five year extension to aid rural development while keeping costs in check through surplus reductions.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Brannan
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Orville L. Freeman
Food For Peace
Food For Peace Plan
America
Agriculture Department
President cites need to improve programs and farm aid plans
The President urged improvements to programs and outlined bills pending in Congress. He proposed compensatory payments from the treasury to bolster market income for cotton, wheat, milk, and potato producers, a concept similar to Brannan's 1949 farm plan that faced congressional rejection and sparked partisan clashes.
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Johnson
Treasury
Charles F. Brannan
Agriculture
Harry S. Truman
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