Astronaut Plans For Space Stroll
Cape Kennedy Florida AP Astronaut Richard F Gordon Jr plans a 107 minute space walk during the Gemini II flight from Cape Kennedy Friday. Gordon and Charles Conrad Jr test new hand holds and foot restraints to reduce workload and maintain position in weightlessness.
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Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon
Space Center
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Cape Kennedy
Cmdr
Gordon
Agena
Conrad
Air Force
Michael Collins
Eugene A. Cernan
Mansfield Hints Congress Return After Elections
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said Congress should adjourn by October 15 if it cannot finish by then and return after the elections. He warned a recalled session after November 8 is possible but hopes to avoid it while Congress works on the civil rights bill amid a looming filibuster.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Montana Democrat
Mansfield
Miss Louisiana Festival queen crown set at Black High School
Beverly Kay Harris of West Monroe, reigning Miss Louisiana Soybean Festival, will crown the new soybean queen at Black High School in Jonesville on Saturday night. Harris first won Miss West Monroe in spring 1965 and is succeeded by Sara Lewis this year. local contestant Holly Sue Bayne will compete.
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Beverly Kay Harris
West Monroe
Black High School
Jonesville
Sara Lewis
Holly Sue Bayne
Marine in Chu Lai U S Marines Former Ouachita Parish Graduate
Johnny R. Haddick, once a resident of the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home and Ouachita Parish High School graduate, is stationed in Chu Lai Vietnam with the U S Marines. Page 5A CRIT CHAT.
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Johnny R. U Haddick
Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
Ouachita Parish
Chu Lai
Viet Nam
U.S
House Battle Over Interest Limit Begins
Washington AP reports a House debate on interest-limiting legislation amid Democratic disagreement and talks of tax increases to curb inflation. The bills aim to curb bank time deposit rates to sustain savings and loan funding for home building. Patman favors a 4 percent ceiling with presidential approval. Stephens favors Federal Reserve discretion.
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Washington
House
Savings and Loan Associations
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
The
Treasury
Savings and Loan
Patman
Robert G. Stephens Jr
D-Ga
Federal Reserve
Congress
Agents Keep Tabs On Critics Of LBJ
Washington AP reports that Secret Service and FBI monitor Viet Nam war critics during President Johnson’s travels. They compile lists of potential troublemakers, review local residents before visits, and surveil demonstrators, with photographers often assigned to monitor crowds. A known protester nicknamed The Mole appears at White House pickets, filming officers.
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LBJ
Washington
Johnson
Secret Service
FBI
White House
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Mild Weather Picture for Twin Cities Today
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures expected across the Twin Cities with little change from recent days. Highs near 90 to 94, lows around 66 to 72, and light variable winds 5 to 12 mph. Monroe area noted as the Mid-South’s hottest spot yesterday amid a forecast of a low possibly near 65 this morning.
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Twin Cities
Weather Bureau
Monroe
Mid - South
Fire Engulfed Hanseatic Cruise Ship As It Was Ready To Sail
A blaze in the Hanseatic engine room spread to five decks of the 30,000 ton liner at Pier 84 on the Hudson River. Firefighters battled the flames while more than 500 crew and 318 passengers evacuated. Coast Guard and fireboats stood by as German crew aided the effort.
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New York
Hanseatic
Europe
Robert O. Lowery
Coast Guard
Pier 84
Hudson River
44Th Street
West Side
12Th Avenue
Britain pressed on use of force against Rhodesia
London report states Foreign Minister Simon Kapwepwe of Zambia told the Commonwealth conference that Britain must use force to end Rhodesia's rebellion. He led African and Asian nations in challenging Harold Wilson's strategy amid Verwoerd's assassination aftermath, arguing sanctions cannot topple Ian Smith's government.
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London
Simon Kapwepwe
Zampia
Commonwealth Conference
Rhodesia
Britain
Ian Smith
Kapwepwe
Commonwealth
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Smith
South Africa
Mozambique
State Funeral For Verwoerd Planned In South Africa
South Africa announced a state funeral for Hendrik F. Verwoerd the architect of apartheid after he was assassinated in Parliament. Dmitri Tsafendas, a 45 year old man of Portuguese Mozambique origin, stabbed Verwoerd to death as deputies watched.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Lebanon
Eben Dorges
Dmitri Tsafendas
Verwoerd
Caldeon Square
Tsafendas
Graying Tsafendas
Mozambique
House Approves Minimum Wage Increase to 1.60
The House approved a bill raising the current 1.25 per hour minimum wage to 1.60 in 1968 and extending coverage to 8 million workers. A Republican bid to delay to 1969 failed 183 to 163, with a first-step raise to 1.40 set for February 1. Senate action remains before White House consideration.
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Washington
House
Chuckle on tired faces hints at recent trip
A wry observation notes that a person looking weary and careworn is likely just returning from a trip. The quip suggests not offering vacation ideas but recognizing the toll of overexertion. It captures a humorous take on fatigue and travel.
U S Bombership Hanoi's Rail Lines
U S fighter bombers cut railway links between Hanoi and China as they hit depots and rail lines near Hanoi. Ground fighting slowed with Viet Cong terror reports around national elections. US pilots flew 136 missions while Navy ships reported a downed Crusader and missing pilot. Saigon area engagements left 74 Viet Cong casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
China
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marine
North Viet Nam
President Signs Bill To Provide Rent Subsidies
President Johnson signs an appropriations bill funding rent subsidies for poor families. The measure allocates 14 billion dollars for federal agencies and includes 2 million dollars for rent subsidies plus authority to contract for 20 million more, with prior supplemental billing adding 12 million. The program covers 25 percent of a family's income toward rent to support low income housing.
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Washington
Johnson
Redistricting Plan Faces Court Population Deviations
Louisiana governor’s Reapportionment Commission learns its preliminary House plan exceeds the 15 per cent deviation in five districts including Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee West Baton Rouge. The Senate plan shows one excess, Bossier and Webster, at 16.5 per cent. Court may accept justify deviations.
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John McKeithen
Poimte Coupee
West Baton Rouge
Avoyelles
Frank
Commission
Senate
Bossier
Webster Parishes
Police arrest 71 others on minor charges in Atlanta riot
In Atlanta police charged William Ware a leading black power advocate with inciting Tuesday’s riot that injured 15 and led to tear gas use. Seventy one other Negroes were arrested on minor charges as hundreds of officers in riot gear controlled the unrest. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. battled to maintain the city’s progressive image amid clashes with the crowd while SNCC figures faced questions about ties to the disturbance.
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Atlanta
UPI
William Ware
South
Harold Louis Prather
Prather
Ivan Allen Jr
Allen
Joseph Frye
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Frye
SNCC
Stokely Carmichael
Mississippi
Mayor Blames SNCC for Atlanta Riot Text
Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. charged that Tuesday night's riot was deliberately caused by SNCC members. He said a spark from a few reckless individuals triggered civil disorder and tarnished Atlanta's record of racial harmony. He cited Stokely Carmichael and warned against using the city as a battleground.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ivan Allen Jr
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Atlanta
Allen
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Hunting Season Ad Offers Browning Trade
Want Ads promote hunting season with a like new 12 gauge Browning automatic and an offer to trade for 16 or 3 gauge Browning automatic. Includes a contact number 323-1458 and notes a low 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
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Inh
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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Bill Walton
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