Alvin Finds Missing H Bomb Likely Near Palomares
U S Navy divers began raising the lost hydrogen bomb from the Mediterranean off Palomares Spain after the Alvin sub photographed a gray parachute and a partly visible device some five miles off the southern coast. The bomb lay about 2,500 feet down on a slope and could take up to three days to recover.
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LBJ May Visit Europe By Fall
President Johnson is said to be hopeful of visiting Europe later this year as Western alliance tensions unfold. Uncertainty stems from Charles de Gaulle’s move to pull French troops from NATO, end U.S. bases in France, and demand NATO HQ removal, leading Johnson to pause planning for now.
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Treasury to seek May debt limit rise to record high
The Treasury plans to ask Congress in May to raise the national debt limit, possibly to a record $334 billion, amid ongoing criticism of debt and federal spending. If Congress does not act, the debt ceiling would drop to $285 billion on July 1, with current temporary limits at $328 billion and debt around $323.7 billion as of March 14.
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Gemini 8 dock abort and emergency splashdown reported
Gemini 8 tumbled end over end after docking with Agena causing Armstrong to switch to an emergency control system. The craft stabilized after a 30 minute fight, then returned to earth for a perilous splashdown. the crew was rescued and reported in excellent shape aside from seasickness. Wally Schirra greeted the astronauts on Okinawa.
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Reds Killed as Vietnam Invasion Advances
On day eleven of Operation Silver City US and Australian troops found 20 more bodies, bringing Communist dead to 335 north of Saigon. The 25th Infantry swept 25 miles southwest, killing one Red, capturing eight, and seizing six tons of rice. Hawaii trained infantry’s five day operation Honolulu counted 11 Viet Cong dead, 14 captured, and the destruction of 18 sampans bunkers and three tunnels. The political storm followed a recent dismissal.
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Weather update and Viet Nam war briefing
Showers and isolated thunderstorms end this evening and turn colder with a low near 40. Saturday becomes partly cloudy and cooler. Yesterday’s high 72 and low 53. Long range outlook: temperatures 10 to 14 degrees above normal through mid next week. Cooler weekend then very warm next week. Showers possible Sunday. In Vietnam a Buddhist general’s campaign against Ky spurs antigovernment rally in Da Nang with 5,000 demonstrators. Viet Cong activity on the terrorist front includes a mine killing 15 farmers near Tuy Hoa. U S and allied forces report 1,224 Viet Cong killed in the week March 6-12 with 281 American and 131 South Vietnamese dead and 8 American and 42 Vietnamese missing. U S wounded total 808. Since Jan 1, 1961, U S combat deaths reach 2,559 and wounded 12,076.
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Music quality lines blur as records wear out
A voiced notable remark contrasts modern music with aging records, arguing that the listener cannot distinguish between music as it plays and as it wears. The comment reflects a skeptic tone about contemporary sound quality and durability.
New York Stock Exchange Cancels Plans for New HQ
The New York Stock Exchange halts construction plans for a $50 million Battery Park headquarters after Governor Lindsay proposes higher stock transfer taxes. A three man scouting mission has looked at sites in New Jersey, including Newark and Hoboken, while Arkansas and Connecticut make overtures to lure the exchange. The board will let its land-purchase contract expire on March 24 as tax fears and counter proposals ripple through city hall discussions.
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