Conservative Wins Santo Domingo Race
In the Dominican Republic, conservative Joaquin Balaguer claimed a sweeping victory over former President Juan Bosch. Balaguer benefited from strong rural turnout while Bosch failed to win a single area in the rebel heartland, signaling a shift away from recent civil conflict and U.S. intervention.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Juan Bosch
Jose A. Quesada
Reform Party
Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Balaguer
Rafael Trujillo
Trujillo
U.S
Dirksen Demands Immediate Review of Poverty Programs
Senate Republican leader Everett M Dirksen urged President Johnson to begin a thorough re appraisal of poverty programs. Joined by House Republican leader Gerald Ford the two released a 99 page minority report criticizing current poverty legislation and the administration for spending dollars on an inefficient program.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Dirksen
Johnson- Humphrey
Ford
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson-Humphrey
Gemini 9 Launch Friday Faces Docking Challenge
Cape Kennedy officials push ahead with the Friday launch of Gemini 9, hoping for a 70 hour flight and the first manned space walk. Lt. Col. Stafford and Lt. Cmdr. Cernan previously faced delays due to a faulty relay, a problematic docking shroud, and uncertainties about the Augmented Target Docking Adapter.
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Cape Kennedy
Filia
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Earth
ATDA
Cernan
U.S
Weather outlook and temperatures across dates
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a low in the 50s and likely showers. Friday will be cloudy and warm with a high near 80 and expected showers. Saturday also partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Collins Weather Station notes a Wednesday high of 71 and a low of 40, 61 at 9 am and 74 at 11:30 am in Morris district. May highs and lows: 88 on May 27 and 26 on May 10 with total May precip: 7.05 in 1965 and 5.89 in 1966.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris Business
Creosoted ties spark fire on Burlington Mississippi River span
A freight train crossing the Mississippi River bridge in Burlington Iowa caught fire with flames darkening the sky and creosote dripping onto the bridge. About 12 cars stalled on the east end while firemen faced high heat and insufficient water pressure.
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Burlington, Iowa
Mississippi River
Chicago
Galesburg
Ill
Burlington
Illinois
Quincy
Absentee Ballots Reported In County Clerk Office
County Clerk Nels P. Nelson announced 100 absentee ballots received by 10 30 a m today The deadline for voting by mail is June 9 and in person is June 11.
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Nels P. Nelson
Federal Judge Criticized on Giancana Case
The Justice Department called criticism of its handling of mob boss Mo cle Sam Giancana unwise while Judge William J. Campbell faced the charge. Giancana, 58, was freed after a year in Cook County Jail for contempt for defying a grand jury immunity. Chicago officials warned the decision could embolden criminals as Giancana celebrated at his Oak Park home with FBI agents present.
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Washington
Justice Department
Chicago
Momo Salvatore
Sam) Giancana
William J. Campbell
U.S. District Court
Giancana
Cook County
Campbell
Fred M. Vinson Jr
Bards
Federal
Harry Owen Horan
Author Peter George Found Dead in England
AP report from St. Leonards England states author Peter George age 41 was found dead Wednesday night with a head wound and a discharged single barrel shotgun between his knees. His book inspired the film Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
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ST. Leonards
England
Peter George
Dr. Strangelove
Hue falls to Ky regime as Buddhist stronghold recaptured
Premier Ky’s forces seized Hue without resistance from Buddhist mobs and antigovernment units, brushing aside protests over the planned inclusion of 10 civilians in the ruling directorate. The capture follows Da Nang and solidifies Saigon’s control amid the Buddhist crisis.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Junta
United States
da Nang
Buddhist Struggle
Thich
Tri Quang
U.S
Thomas Corcoran
Imperial
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
U.S. Marine
Chu Lai
Johnson
Buddhist Institute
Gia Long
Clark Seeks Denial of Probation for Porcaro
Illinois Attorney General William G. Clark asked the denial of probation for Frank T. Porcaro a former Secretary of State employee who pleaded guilty to bigamy and theft of 3745 using phony travel vouchers. Porcaro is free on a 3000 dollar bond. The state asks restitution be required and if probation is granted monthly payments to cover the full amount.
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Springfield
Ill
William G. Clark
Frank T. Porcaro
Paul Powell
Porcaro
Clark
Porecaro
Joliet Slashes Grade School Programs to Fund Pay Increases
Joliet Illinois public grade schools cut intramural sports musical instruction band activities and nursing services to shift more than 166000 toward teacher pay raises after voters rejected tax hikes. The district faces a 500000 deficit next year despite 33300 in supervisory cuts and 41599 nursing savings.
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Joliet, Ill
Joliet
Waukegan
Joliet Board
Donald V. Strong
Cit
Robert Hultgren
Hultgren
Republicans Seek Review of Draft Induction Flaws
Republicans demand a congressional probe into the draft citing a Selective Service report. They say many 1A potential draftees were not examined or ordered and that 118,000 men were not ordered for examination while 280,000 in 1A were stalled between boards and induction centers. They urge upgrading data systems and computerization.
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Washington
House
Viet Nam
GOP
Selective Service
CORE Pushes Civil Rights First in Vietnam War End Move
The Congress of Racial Equality urged a U.S. shift to civil rights priority and withdrawal from Vietnam. Floyd McKissick and CORE leaders pressed at the White House Civil Rights Conference, which ends today after 12 committees adopted resolutions. President Johnson warned against expecting a miracle but pledged effort toward justice.
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Washington
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
United States
Viet Nam
Floyd Mckhissick
White House
Johnson
U.S
America
Surveyor 1 lands on Moon in first attempt
Surveyor 1 achieved a precise coasted touchdown on the lunar surface at 2:17:37 a.m. EDT after launch from Cape Kennedy. Images relayed from Goldstone show a smooth, hard crust suitable for future landings, with cameras capturing dozens of high quality shots as the craft settles under Earth view.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States
Surveyor
Cape Kennedy
Goldstone
Desert
Canberra
Madrid
Johannesburg
Bird
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Morris
Grundy County
Morris Hospital
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Quarry St
Nettle Creek
Waverly St
Carol Channing
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