Supreme Court rules Sheppard did not receive fair trial
The Supreme Court. eight to one, ruled Dr Samuel H Sheppard did not receive a fair trial in the 1954 bludgeon slaying of his wife Marilyn. The decision orders the case back to Ohio courts and possible retrial, citing prejudicial publicity and due process concerns.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
Ohio
Marilyn
Tom C. Clark
Sheppard
U. S. District Court
Hugo L. Black
Cleveland Osteopath
William B. Saxbe
U.S. Dist
Carl Weinman
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
U.S. Supreme Court
Bay Village
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Clark
Saxbe
Gerald Donahue
Cuyahoga Counsty
Gemini 9 lands in Atlantic near carrier in TV view
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan finished a 72 hour mission with a near perfect splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. The landing was the first main US craft to be televised from the carrier Wasp with millions watching.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Cernan
Wasp
U.S
Navy
Stafford
Mission Control Center
Gemini 9 splashdown ends 3 day orbital flight
The Gemini 9 mission completed with a splashdown at 9 a.m. EST after 3 days 21 minutes in orbit. The spacecraft circled the globe 45 times covering about 1.2 million miles as the USS Wasp recovered astronauts and scene from the sea 50 minutes later.
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Cernan
Globe
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Wasp
U N May Be Asked to Supervise Viet Nam Elections
U N ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg briefs about 15 senators on U S options to seek General Assembly action for observers in South Vietnam elections. He urged a mutual ceasefire and a new Geneva conference to reaffirm 1954 and 1962 agreements.
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Viet Nam
Washington
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
General Assembly
South Viet Nam
Goldberg
Security Council
Saigon
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Catholic University of America
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Constitutional Assembly
Frank H. Corner
New Zealand
U Thant
Assembly
Nguyen Cao Ky
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Shriver Defends Poverty War Against GOP Critics
In Washington the head of the Office of Economic Opportunity says two GOP leaders should have checked in their home states before claiming the antipoverty campaign is failing. Everett Dirksen and Gerald Ford faced sharp rebuttal noting gains in Michigan and Illinois.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Shriver
Chuckle A Fool and His Money
A light note reflecting on the old saying that a fool and his money are soon parted. The remark suggests amusement at gullibility and the costs of naivety in everyday exchanges.
Spacecraft Hatches Reopen as Astronauts Greet Crew
The smiling astronauts stand, wave at sailors and TV cameras, and shake hands with Navy and space agency officials. Stafford rubs his beard and laughs after three days aboard the craft.
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Navy
Space Agency
Stafford
Reluctant Dragons No and Maybe in 1966 GOP
In 1966 the Republican party shows reluctance as Governors Rockefeller Scranton and Romney deny presidential bids while Nixon rejects any candidacy. The piece notes how no can mean maybe, citing Eisenhower and Stevenson who later moved toward or away from the race, shaping 1968 dynamics.
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Washington
Graduates Offered Record Jobs Pay Up To 850 A Month
The Labor Department reports about 700000 graduates entering the job market this month with employers offering positions at a record pace. Secretary Wirtz notes strongest demand in engineering chemistry physics and mathematics with salaries reaching 850 dollars monthly or more.
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Washington
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Weather forecast calls for warm week with storms
The forecast predicts partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Lows in the lower 60s, highs around 80 with a warmer than normal week overall. Upper week includes cooler Tuesday Wednesday and weekend. yesterday’s high 44, overnight low 66, today’s 11 am reading 87.
Congress Faces Busy Week Ahead in Vote Schedule
Congress plans a heavy week with votes on debt ceiling raising to 330 billion, a 931 million military procurement bill, Food for Freedom, an appropriations bill, and bail bond changes. Senate to debate labeling rules and bank holding company controls. Committees tackle foreign aid civil rights and cruise ship safety. Memorial Day slowed action.
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Washington
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Traffic Toll Up 33 Percent This Week
The holiday weekend spike in Ohio traffic deaths is noted with at least 20 fatalities over the 54 hour period, marking a 33 percent rise from the prior weekend. Additionally six drownings occurred, four of them children, mirroring the Memorial Day toll. a private property death of Larry E. Williams near Chillicothe is not included in the tally.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Larry E. Williams
Rt. 7
Chillicothe
Williams
Atomic Speedway
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