Miss America Debra Barnes Engaged to Marry
Miss America 1968 Debra Dene Barnes will wed Mitchell Miles 22 of Arcadia Kan after announcing her engagement on her 21st birthday following the Miss America preliminaries. Barnes will return to Kansas State College Pittsburg as a junior. Miles is a senior. They had been dating before her winning year.
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Dene Barnes
Mitchell Miles
Arcadia
Kan
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Kansas State
John F Kennedy commissioned as Navy carrier in Newport News
The aircraft carrier John F Kennedy is placed in commission in Newport News with 10,000 guests including Mrs. Kennedy and Caroline. The ship will depart for a Caribbean shakedown cruise in six weeks, crew of 2,500 plus an air wing totaling 5,200. McNamara acts as speaker for the hour long ceremony aboard the hangar deck.
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Newport News
Navy
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Caribbean
Caroline
Carrier
John
Edward M. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
World Bank
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Miss Florida Triumphs in Talent at Pageant
Charleston dancer Judi Ford won the talent segment in a pageant final, delivering an acrobatic trampoline routine. The 18-year-old University of Illinois sophomore from Panama City, 36-24-36, also placed second in trampoline and styled a bubble gum Charleston before ending with a pink garter toss.
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Charleston
Judith Ford
Judi
University of Illinois
Florida
Panama
Senate boosts anti poverty bill with Johnson rebuke
The Senate approved a 19 billion dollar spending bill with a rebuke to President Johnson and larger increases for antipoverty, education, and health programs. It sent the measure to a conference with the House as talks follow the House 17.2 billion version. The chamber added about 500 million above its committee total, including a 91 million restoration in federally impacted school funding and a 215 million rise for the OEO amid a Chicago gang probe into antipoverty efforts.
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Senate
Johnson
House
Health, Education, and Welfare
Labor Departments
Office of Economic Opportunty
Appropriations Committee
OEO
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Chicago
Nixon Campaigns in Texas as Wallace Looms in Race
President Johnson keeps to nonpartisan remarks while Nixon tours Texas on the third day of a cross country swing. Nixon argues policy parity with Humphrey and targets Texans for Eisenhower Nixon vote memories as Wallace prepares a VP bid announcement.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Texas
Nixon
John F. Kennedy-Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Nixon
Houston
Ben Carpenter
Dallas
Carpenter
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
America
George C. Wallace
Wallace
A.B
Happy” Chandler
Kentucky
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bombings escalate in Saigon amid new terror wave
In Saigon, terrorists attacked Cholon offices and a government ward office injuring a child and a woman, while a rocket killed a Vietnamese woman and wounded 11. A prior Friday blast killed nine, wounded 55, including four children. Mekong Delta shellings killed three and wounded 45. Viet Cong mortars hit a government outpost 25 miles west of My Tho, with 19 enemy soldiers reported killed.
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U.S
Saigon
Association of Chiefs of
Cholon
Mekong
My Tho
Kuznetsov in Prague for talks amid tensions with Czechoslovaks
In Prague Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov met with President Ludvik Svoboda for frank discussions on Soviet Czechoslovak relations. Tass signaled Moscow’s dissatisfaction with liberalization pace and warned troops would not withdraw until counterrevolutionary threats are excluded.
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Prague
Moscow
Vasily Kuznetsov
Wth
Ludvik Svoboda
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Kremlin
Tass
Czechoslovakia
Warmer Weather With Possible Rain Across Ohio Tomorrow
A southerly air flow will bring slightly warmer conditions and a chance of showers across Ohio tomorrow. Tonight’s low near 55 under clear skies, with tomorrow’s high near 80 as clouds increase and showers may develop in the evening.
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Ohio
Senators clash over Fortas Thornberry confirmations
President Johnson says a small band of senators blocks the Fortas and Thornberry nominations, while foes claim growing support. Majority Leader Mansfield insists Fortas should be confirmed as Senate leaders doubt a two thirds vote to end debate. Griffin says a majority may emerge. Pastore cites a current in favor but doubtful path to a vote.
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Johnson
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Homer Thornberry
Fortas
Earl Warren
Thornberry
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
White House
Senate
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Republi
Griffin
Salazar OK After Surgery In Lisbon
Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar 79 underwent surgery Friday night to remove a hematoma on his right temple after a fall at his Estoril seaside residence. Doctors reported he was in very good condition and the procedure was simpler than first believed.
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Lisbon
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
Salazar
Red Cross Hospital
Estoril
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