Goldberg Succeeds Stevenson as U N Ambassador
President Johnson named Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg as the new U N ambassador in a White House ceremony in the rose garden. Goldberg, a Chicago native and former labor secretary, succeeds the late Adlai E. Stevenson and pledges to advance the rule of law in international relations.
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Satellites Launch Tests Nuclear Detection Link
Two Sentry satellites and a pygmy satellite lifted off atop an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Kennedy. The trio entered separate egg-shaped orbits within ten minutes as part of a system to detect secret nuclear explosions from the surface to 200 million miles in space. The launch, delayed by mechanical problems, occurred at 3:27 a.m. with the Air Force noting the payloads began operations on schedule.
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Little People of America Hold Seventh Convention
About 250 attendees gathered in Gloucester New Jersey for the seventh annual Little People of America inc convention. Organizers note the group has roughly 1800 members and that height under 4 feet 11 inches is required for membership.
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Mariner 4 mission boosts orbiting satellites over Earth
Pasadena reports Mars images may reveal vegetation while Earth satellite pair expands space patrol. Atlas Agena launch tracks the mission course with two 524 pound nuclear detection satellites joining four earlier units to monitor treaty compliance. A tiny 12 pound pygmy satellite aids Van Allen belt radiation study as timing pins down success.
Abduction Slayings Mystery Grips New York
Police probe the disappearances of Ed mund Crimmins Jr. and his sister Alice Crimmins in Queens. The girl's strangling is linked to a pajama bottom found around her neck while the boy’s body was recovered near the Van Wyck Expressway, within sight of the World’s Fair.
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Record flooding swamps Missouri as rivers surge near Kansas City
Rains up to 12 inches flood Missouri areas east and north of Kansas City. Rescue boats called as 400 residents of Missouri City and Smithville evacuate. Little Platte and Fishing rivers overflow, washing out U S 169 bridge at Smithville and isolating towns. Mosby Excelsior Springs and Independence report widespread flooding and washed-out tracks.
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Weather continues fair and mild with unseasonably cool nights
The forecast calls for dry weather and continued fair skies through tomorrow. Temperatures stay unusually low for the period with a low tonight near 63 degrees and a high today around 57 yesterday's high was 84.
McNamara Says Viet Nam Situation Has Deteriorated
Defense Secretary McNamara reported the Viet Nam conflict has worsened in many aspects over 15 months yet cautioned the overall outlook is not entirely dark. He spoke after a five day tour and declined to discuss any anticipated buildup of U.S. forces. A bomb threat at a Unity Day stadium event targeted Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor, with four suspects arrested.
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Aerial Espionage Charge Probed by U S Defense
Washington reports the Defense Department is investigating France’s charge of aerial espionage after a U S Air Force RF101 reconnaissance plane took 175 photos of France’s Pierrelatte uranium enrichment site. Officials say there was no intent to overfly prohibited areas and initial accounts suggested a routine training mission.
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Husband Confesses Triple Ohio Slaying
LORAIN Ohio AP A 24 year old factory worker Lorne F Alexander to be arraigned on first degree murder charges for the strangulation slaying of his common law wife Judith 24 and two children Timothy John 4 and Kevin four months. Alexander admitted the killings after police questioned him for about 20 minutes and surrendered quietly to four Elyria officers who found the bodies in a Lorain home.
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Li Tsung-jen Defects to Communist China
Li Tsung-jen, former vice president and acting president of Nationalist China, defected to the Chinese Communists. He and his wife arrived in Peking greeted by Premier Chou En-lai and 100 officials, denouncing the United States as an enemy and citing Mao’s leadership and China’s atom tests as reasons for his switch.
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Senate panel backs Coleman for U S Circuit Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved James P. Coleman’s nomination to the St. U S Circuit Court of Appeals by 11 to 2. The House also passed a bill to grant a $1 billion annual pay raise for 2.6 million uniformed personnel, averaging 10.7 percent with enlisted at 13 percent and officers at 7.2 percent. The Senate has not yet acted.
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Passing of the Buck Cited as Three Great American Passings
A compact quote highlights three famed American passings the Indian, the buffalo, and the buck, framing a commentary on historic shifts and resource depletion.
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