Grave procession marks JFK six years since Dallas assassination
Washington memorials mark six years since John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas. Arlington visitors total in the millions, with Holy Trinity Church and St Matthews Cathedral hosting prayers as leaders gathered for the funeral.
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St. Matthews Cathedral
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Robert F. Kennedy
Army probes 24 more in My Lai killings probe
The Army expands inquiries to 24 current and former soldiers plus an officer over the 1968 My Lai massacre claim. South Vietnam denies a massacre, citing about 20 civilians killed in a battle near My Lai as Viet Cong numbers are disputed.
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Orphanage Collapse Kills 13 in Saigon
A three story orphanage on Saigon's western edge collapsed early today, killing 11 children and 2 teachers. Three more children were missing and feared dead. Rescue teams from American and Vietnamese forces worked through rubble with no sign of explosion. U S Army signal battalion personnel helped dig through debris at the site.
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Judge Haynsworth’s fate after Supreme Court defeat
Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. weighing future on the U S Court of Appeals after 55-45 Senate rejection of nomination to Supreme Court. He will decide in about two weeks whether to remain in Richmond. Nixon may renominate another Southern conservative after Congress opens.
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Apollo 12 returns to Earth after lunar mission
Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean head home from lunar orbit as Earth gravity accelerates the Yankee Clipper toward splashdown in the Pacific near American Samoa. They slept after a Moon orbit burn and viewed craters for potential future landing sites.
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Pete’ Conrad Jr
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Alan L. Bean
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Ford Still Checking Douglas
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford has not decided on impeachment steps against Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas. An aide said Ford is continuing the inquiry into allegations of questionable off the bench conduct, a decision not tied to the Haynsworth confirmation vote.
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Britain launches Skynet satellite for secure military links
The 535-pound Sky net spacecraft, built for Britain's Ministry of Defense with US support, launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Delta rocket to reach an initial 172 nautical mile orbit then a 22,300 mile circular orbit. It aims to relay voice, coded telegraph, and reconnaissance data between defense bases from England to Singapore.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Miami Valley
Mild weekend forecast with a low near 35 tonight and a high around 50 on Sunday. Showers are possible Sunday afternoon as the Miami Valley stays mostly dry otherwise.
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Oil Firm's Turn To Go Fishing For Toppled Tower
Sun Oil Co more than a half mile off Santa Barbara attempts to recover a sunken 15 000 ton drilling platform while protesters from Get Oil Out GO O fish from 8 to 10 boats nearby. Divers search the 230 by 150 foot steel skeleton as officials weigh possible bottom damage and plans to move the platform east of a prior blowout site.
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Okinawa Reverts to Japan Under U S Security Pact
A high American source says Okinawa will return to Tokyo control to preserve U S Japan security arrangements through the 1970s. The Nixon Sato accord sets bases on Okinawa under the same limits as elsewhere in Japan, with no nuclear storage without Japanese consent and no major combat launches without prior consultation starting 1972. The pact renews indefinitely year to year.
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