Race Moratorium Debate Divides Civil Rights Leaders
In New York AP dispatch civil rights leaders oppose a national call for a moratorium on mass marches until after Election Day. They criticize the Goldwater campaign and stress voter registration while local leaders plan to proceed with demonstrations when needed. Roy Wilkins distanced the summit statement from backing any candidate.
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New York
Arizona
Uur
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Dohasonn
Associated Presse
Senator Clair Engle Dies After Illness in Distant Sleep
Sen. Clair Engle of California died at age 52 in Washington after months of illness that ended a bid for re election. Speculation swirled about a successor as Gov. Brown considered Pierre Salinger to fill the remainder of Engle term.
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Washington
Clair Engle
Calif
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
White House
Pierre Salinger
Engle
Salinger
Alan Cranston
Senate
Restaurants Cited Under Rights Law in Tuscaloosa Suit
Atty. Gen. Kennedy filed the first federal suit under the Civil Rights Act against 15 Tuscaloosa restaurants and lunch counters for refusing to serve Negroes. The action seeks a preliminary injunction and targets most dining spots in the university city, excluding only a hotel restaurant and a cafeteria that had dropped racial barriers. Court delays push a hearing to October.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Robert F. Kennedy
Fm S. District Court
Birma
South Carolina
Orangeburg
University City
Birmingham
Kennedy
American Killed as Viet Cong Ambush Near Saigon
Reports say a US Army officer was killed in a major Viet Cong ambush of a government battalion north of Saigon before dawn. Casualties were described as extremely heavy with ongoing fighting around Ben Cat and Ben Suc, as the operation began.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Ben Suc
Ben Cat
Guerrillas ambush convoy as Saigon moves to erase French memorial
Guerrillas ambushed convoy vehicles causing heavy casualties before slipping back into the jungle. Government forces pursued without contact. In Saigon, combat engineers removed statues and inscriptions from the French war memorial after Vietnamese students wrecked it in protest of De Gaulle’s plan to neutralize South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Charles de Gaulle
South
Viet Nam
Tropical Storm May Be Brewing
Miami AP report notes an easterly wave far out in the Atlantic watched by aircraft and Weather Bureau as a potential end of season tropical storm. Officials said conditions showed no rapid strengthening at the time.
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Miami
Fila
Atlantic Ocean
Weather Bureau
Ranger 7 Will Impact Moon Early On Friday
Senate approves more than 46 billion dollars for defense, voting unanimously after a warning about not being second best. Ranger 7 mission aims to reach the moon early Friday.
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Ranger 7
Senate
Washington
Richard B. Purcell
House Approves Social Security Raise Faces Senate Fight
The House passed a 5 percent Social Security increase that would boost payments for about 20 million retirees and add over half a million to the rolls. Efforts in the Senate to add hospitalization provisions face opposition and potential defeat as Congress nears adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Pentagon
Russell
Georgia
Navy Yard
Miss USA Aims for Miss Universe Crown
Bobbi Johnson 19, from Washington DC, won Miss USA and now seeks the Miss Universe title in Miami Beach. The blue eyed blonde weighs 120 pounds and plans to travel a year promoting the pageant while pursuing computer programming. She recalls a serenade from Ricky Nelson and notes her strong academic background as a National Science Foundation scholar and Kansas University honors student.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ricky Nelson
Bobbi Johnson
Washington, D.C
Bobbi
Duane B. Johnson
Diane Balloon
Houston
Texas
Patricia Marlin
Fairbanks
Alaska
Janet Joy Erickson
Salt Lake City
Johnna Ruth Reid
Paducah
National Science Foundation
University of Kansas
Washington D.C
X15 Sets Supersonic Speed Record Test Flight
At Edwards Air Force Base the X15 rocket plane reached 3511 mph and 78000 feet to simulate conditions faced by supersonic transports. A brown silicon rubber coating aimed to halve heat from air friction. Full test results were withheld.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Joe Engie
Jobs to go as Gobe Wernicke shifts to Nashville
Nearly 400 Greater Cincinnati workers will lose their jobs as Gobe-Wernicke moves manufacturing from its Norwood plant to the Aerospace Structures Division of Aveo Corp in Nashville Tennessee. The phaseout will occur over the next few months as operations shift.
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Cincinnati
Ranger 7 Mission Nears Moon Closeups
Scientists in Pasadena report Ranger 7 sailing through space with 80 percent odds of filming history’s first closeups of the moon. All instruments weigh 806 pounds and TV system ready for action just before impact at 8 25 am EST Friday, with no current technical troubles detected.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ranger 7
Ranger 7 Moon Flyby Mission Advances Toward Impact
The Soviet Union launched Ranger 7 its 228000 mile mission to the moon with six cameras to capture 4000 pictures in the final 13 minutes. Scientists report a four out of five chance of success after a 100000 mile space adjustment and potential last corrections before impact at 5800 miles per hour.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Space
Ranger 7
Sea of Clouds
Moon
Cold Threatens Trapped Miners Near Champagne Mines
In Champagne France damp cold endangers three of nine miners trapped after a limestone mine collapse. Rescuers intensified digging as foreman Andre Martinet pleaded via a contact tube for a prompt rescue.
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Champagnole
France
Andre Martinet
Chuckle Sign at Lat tle League Park
A humorous sign at the entrance of a local little league ball park reads Four Diamond Is A Boy s Best Friend, joking about baseball ethics and youth sports culture.
Stars clash with City Hall over Santa Monica Mountains plan
Hollywood residents James Garner Steve McQueen Eva Marie Saint and Betsy Palmer confront Councilman Rundberg at a public hearing on the Santa Monica Mountains development master plan. Tense exchange turns to near blows before police intervene and the council adjourns to a closed session.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Santa Monica Mountains
James
Maverick) Garner
Steve Mec-Queen
Eva Marie Saint
Betsy Bs
Karl Rundberg
Rundberg
O.K. Corral
McQueen
Council
L. FE. Timberlake
Ed Goddard
Garner
Tell Council
Steve McQueen
James Garner
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Robert S. McNamara
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