Bid To Save Civil Rights Bill Opens
Washington AP reports Senate Democrats led by Mike Mansfield launched a fresh bid to save the civil rights bill with a new cloture petition signed by 27 senators. Republicans dismiss the effort as unlikely to succeed with Dirksen maintaining opposition and a difficult path to the necessary two thirds vote. leaders acknowledge the odds remain long but hope for some Republican support and a few Democrats to join.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Dirksen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Two Space Records Fall on Gemini 11 Splashdown
CAPE KENNEDY FL Aboard the Guam the Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F Gordon Jr returned from a three day mission with seven space records. They landed in the Atlantic near the carrier, were lifted aboard and praised for an automatic re entry system test. The recovery marked a major milestone in manned spaceflight. Knights and officials welcomed them as the ship’s band played.
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America
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Guam
Conrad
Gordon
Space Agency
Defense Department
Texas
Anchors Aweigh
Cape
Charles “Pete” Conrad
Realtors Oppose LBJ Proposals In Inflation Plan
Washington AP One of President Johnsons inflation proposals would freeze apartment building says the National Association of Real Estate Boards John C Williamson urged the House Ways and Means Committee to strike a section that would suspend depreciation rules aiding quick recovery of capital by builders of investment residential property He warned a depressed real estate industry would fall further with the suspension amid high interest rates and tight money.
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Washington
Johnson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Congress
John C. Williamson
Association
House Ways and Means Committee
Williamson
Cooler Weather Expected Here In Twin Cities
Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions today and tonight. Winds will be mostly north and northeast at 8 to 16 mph. Highs reach 80 to 85, with a low of 60 to 64 tonight. Wednesdays high was 90 with a 64 degree low this morning.
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Twin Cities
Runoff Hopes Narrow As Georgia Primary Counts
In Georgia the late primary vote tally narrows between Democrat contenders Jimmy Carter and Lester Maddox for the runoff behind Ellis Arnall. Arnall leads with 188,546 of 1,464 precincts reported, while Carter trails closely at 140,774 and Maddox at 141,110, amid a split field and 50 percent runoff rule.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnall
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Lester G. Maddox
Carter
Maddox
Howard H. Callaway
Reconstruction
Mangham Man Heads to Viet Nam From Selman Field
Capt. Robert Max Ross, son of Mrs. Terry Clingan of Mangham, left Selman Field for the West Coast and then Viet Nam to serve in the Air Force. A 10 year veteran and Mangham High School and LSU graduate, he was seen off at the airport by his wife and four children.
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Viet Nam
Robert Max Ross
Ross
Terry Clingan
Mangham
Selman Field
Air Force
Mangham High School
Louisiana State University
Senate Passes Bill On Interest Rates On Deposits
The Senate sent to the President a bill granting federal agencies temporary flexible powers to limit deposit interest rates at savings institutions. The measure aligns with the President's inflation control proposals. Senate action was by voice vote with brief debate to adopt the House version from last Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Solons Question Ballot On Deficit In Louisiana
Three Louisiana legislators challenge a 3.5 million deficit appropriation for civil service pay raises via a mail ballot. They question legality and morality, while Gov McKeithen aides defend it as a gauge of legislative stance before deficiency spending. Mary Evelyn Parker sent ballots to 144 lawmakers to approve the extra funding to implement the new pay plan.
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Baton Rouge
Morley Hudson
R-Caddo
Administration
John McKeithen
Mary Evelyn Parker
Division of Administration
Civil Service Commission
Fither
Hudson
Legislative Budget Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Solons Hear Marcos Asia Security Plan
President Marcos urged a phased U S pullback from Southeast Asia after securing collective security of the region. He proposed a fortified defense line along the Asian mainland with the 7th Fleet, seeking to deter Communist expansion while neighbors coexist with China.
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Solons
Asia
Washington
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Congress
U.S
Marcos
United States
Viet Nam
Japan
Okinawa
Formosa
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Johnson
China
Soviet Union
Marines Launch Assault On Reds In Vietnam War
More than 1,200 U S Marines landed three miles south of the DMZ in a fresh operation named Deckhouse Four against the 324B North Vietnamese division. Navy guns and jets pounded shore targets while air raids in North Vietnam struck oil and rail facilities. two U S planes were shot down, raising the North Vietnamese toll to at least seven MIGs sighted and later confirmed downed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Quang Tri Province
26Th Marine Regiment
Hastings
324B
A Bridegroom Reports Changes After Marriage
A wife can change a lot after marriage as the bridegroom notes shifts in habits friends and hours reflecting marital adjustment and new household routines.
Burning Mine Sealed Ends Rescue Efforts in Ohio
Efforts to rescue three missing miners were abandoned as the burning coal mine was sealed to halt the fire. The three men Tom Terretti 43 William Adams 33 and Keith Spicer 22 were pronounced dead by the Bureau of Mines after rescue attempts were deemed hopeless. The Morgan Mining Co. mine near Bethesda 15 miles southwest of St Clairsville saw about 80 would be rescuers work through the night. A separate accident near Pottsville Pennsylvania left three miners dead when a roof collapse trapped them.
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ST. Clairsville
Morgan Mining Co
Here
Bethesda
Tom Terretti
Wheeling
W. Va
William Adams
Barnesville
Belmont County
Keith Spicer
Dillonvale
Jefferson County
Pottsville
Lengel Coal Co
Russell Diebert
John Hnutchson
Stanley Gravish
Officials hail space feats of Gemini 11 flight
Manned Space Center officials praised Gemini 11 noting a record first orbit rendezvous and docking, a record altitude of 850 miles, a tether experiment with an Agena satellite, and the first automatic re entry. They announced Gemini 12 extended to four days and highlighted crew Cmdr Conrad and Lt Cmdr Gordon plus ground control.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Agena
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Serew
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Gordon
Golruth
Gemini 11 Sets Space Flight Records Across Three Days
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP seven space records set during the Gemini 11 three day flight. Fastest rendezvous and docking first orbit old mark three orbits. First rendezvous using on board equipment. First multiple docking in space with both astronauts doing it twice. Highest altitude 850 miles old mark 476 from Gemini 10. First tethered vehicle flight Gemini 11 Agena flew three hours tied by a 100 foot nylon tether. Longest extra vehicular activity Gordon two hours 52 minutes. Old mark 2:10 by Cernan on Gemini 9. First automatic re entry previously manual or ballistic.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Richard Gordon
Eugene A. Cernan
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