Soviet Lunar probe Lunar underway for soft moon landing
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Lunar moon probe is functioning well as it speeds from Earth. Tass says at 4 p.m. Moscow time the unmanned craft was 142,915 miles away and radioed four times in the first day. Jodrell Bank notes strong signals from the probe. If successful, Lunar would mark a second soft landing attempt in a month, following Luna 5's crash.
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Byrd Objects To Accelerated Tax Cuts Too Fast
Sen Harry Byrd argues the Johnson administration is cutting taxes too quickly and creating a future deficit. He criticizes the $4.8 billion tax reduction bill while saying no matching cut in expenditures is evident and warning of new programs and higher spending next year.
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Scholars Feted At White House By Johnson Honors 120 Youths
In the East Room President Johnson awards medals to 120 young scholars amid a White House reception. Luci Baines Johnson hosts a South Lawn buffet as guests, including Col. John Glenn Jr., Stan Musial, Jonas Salk, Jason Robards Jr., John O'Hara, and Barbara Tuchman, mingle for autographs and praise.
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Rebels Will Free Three Americans
Dominican rebels announce they will release three captive American soldiers to the Organization of American States. The trio—Lt. Henry Cephus Luateron, 24, Nash, Oklahoma. Spec. 4 Alton P. Blakely, 21, Richmond, California. Pfc. Nelson Belengeri, 21, Peruvian citizen—were captured after veering into rebel territory while investigating a damaged truck report. Col. Francisco Caamano Denó asserts pain and blood endured, rejecting interim government proposals from an OAS mediating team.
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Combat Engineers Landed at Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam
About 2,500 U S Army combat engineers arrived at Cam Ranh Bay 190 miles northeast of Saigon to build an airfield port and supply center. The joint U S South Vietnamese project includes a harbor bridge to a highway and railroad.
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Astronauts McDivitt and White See Space Film Aboard Wasp
Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II watched vivid color films of White’s space stroll aboard the Gemini 4 capsule on the Wasp during a celebratory dinner hour. White recalled his glove loss and both men praised the footage as they prepared for returning home to Houston and a parade filled schedule.
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Quat Declares Crisis Unsure of Solution Faces Mediation
Premier Phan Huy Quat says his government cannot resolve the political crisis and asks the army to mediate between the government and opposition. He asserts generals back a strong civilian government and denies returning to military rule as Roman Catholic demonstrators press for backing against Quat. The feud with chief of state Phan Khac Suu deepens over cabinet changes, while Catholic protests accuse Quat of bias.
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Anti-Viet Nam Policy Rally Draws 17,000
In New York, Sen. Wayne Morse and Dr. Benjamin Spock led about 2,000 people on a 10 block march to the United Nations after a Madison Square Garden rally. The crowd urged President Johnson to halt bombing in North Vietnam and push for cease-fire negotiations with the Viet Cong. Morse urged UN General Assembly action and warned of government concealment, calling U S policy immoral while not advocating immediate South Vietnam withdrawal.
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Unstable Quat Government Faces Possible Coup
Observers warn the Quat administration could collapse soon and end coalition prospects. If it falls a military coup and junta are likely. Quat has been in office for four months.
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Commit Troops To Fight
The White House said U.S. forces can intervene in Vietnam only if South Vietnam requests aid and is in trouble, a shift back from earlier State Department implications that troops could be sent offensively. The administration framed this as a cautious reiteration of prior policy.
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Jean Salva Passes, Head of World Federation of Boy Scouts
Jean Salva, president of the World Federation of Boy Scouts, died Tuesday night in Geneva. The federation spans more than 11 million scouts and leaders across member organizations.
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Akron father drowns saving children from car crash
Thomas Martin, 37, of Akron drowned Tuesday night after his car rolled into Portage Lakes while attempting to rescue his three children. Passersby saved Mrs. Martin and the children, with responders assisting.
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Why Go To Moon? Scientific Knowledge and Military Space
AP report surveys the US Soviet moon race highlighting Gemini and Apollo milestones. It quotes NASA officials James Webb and Homer Newell on costs benefits and national security, noting space spending supports private industry and potential manned lunar exploration from 1968 onward.
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