Reagan Brown Win Party Races In California
Ronald Reagan captured the Republican nomination for California governor defeating George Christopher while Los Angeles Mayor Samuel W. Yorty trailed. Governor Edmund G. Brown won the Democratic nod over Yorty, setting up an November contest. Lt. Gov. Glenn M. Anderson won the Democratic nomination for the second slot on the ticket.
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San Francisco
Ronald Reagan
California
Edmund G. Brown
Reagan
George Christopher
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Brown
Yorty
Christopher
Barry Goldwater
Glenn M. Anderson
National Guard
Mississippi voters back Eastland as four congressmen win
In Mississippi, Sen. James Eastland and four Democratic incumbents claimed primary wins while a Negro backed ticket received about 12 percent of the vote amid rising Black registration. In the 4th District a Clinton Collier runoff threat loomed as counting continued and Republicans lagged in their first primary.
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Jackson
Miss
James O. Eastland
Eastland
Thomas Abernethy
Jamie Whitten
John Bell Williams
William Colmer
G. V. Montgomery
Meridian
J. O. Hollis
Carthage
Clinton Collier
Philadelphia
Freedom Democratic Party
Faults Of Gemini 9 Explain Faults Of Gemini 9
The Gemini 9 mission suffered a docking failure when four separation devices were taped to the shroud instead of connected to disconnect plugs. The ATDA shroud remained hung on wires due to improperly secured lanyards, halting the docking with the satellite and prompting an internal review of installation procedures and contractor roles.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
ATDA
Gemini 9
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Space
Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Douglas Aircraft Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Douglas
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Coeds Set Out on Raft Trip to New Orleans from Hollins
Fifteen Hollins College graduates and students sail from Paducah on a 16 by 39 foot raft down the Mississippi toward New Orleans with Capt. Gordon W. Cooper joining as guide. A 16th student will join in Memphis. no fixed itinerary beyond initial stops in Cairo Illinois Caruthersville Missouri and Memphis.
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Paducah
Patricia Neild
Hollins College
Roanoke
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Gordon W. Cooper
Neild
Shreveport
Mississippi
Hoffa Drives Bid to Throttle Gibbons at Union Ballot
In Washington AP Hoffa moves to block Harold Gibbons from winning the executive vice presidency at the July 4 union convention in Miami Beach Hoffa says Gibbons will not run. Hoffa aims to replace Detroit VP Frank Fitzsimmons as president if imprisoned and to draft a rule preventing running for both posts. Roy Williams backs Gibbons' opponent while other Hoffa backers push Fitzsimmons across several states.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Harold Gibbons
Hoffa
Gibbons
Miami Beach
Supreme Court
Detroit
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Roy Williams
Central States Highway Drivers Council
Kansas City Teamsters Council
Williams
Teamsters Central Conference
St. Louis
Conklin
Paratroopers Destroy Two Battalions in Central Highlands
U S paratroopers routed a North Vietnamese battalion after two days of bitter fighting in Kontum Province. The enemy suffered about 292 dead on a five mile battlefield as U S forces reinforced with the 1011th Airborne Brigade. Meanwhile Buddhist leaders in Hue and Saigon challenged the government amid political tensions ahead of Sept 11 elections.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
1011St Airborne Brigade
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chau
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Thich Chon Kim
Quang
Kontum
Screaming Eagles
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Motion Denied to Dismiss Charge
A hearing on Atty. S J Holderman motion to dismiss a charge of battery against Raymond F Welch 23 707 E North St was denied by Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist. Welch is charged with striking City Policeman Gordon Gregg on April 2. The case is to be set for trial as soon after June 23 as possible.
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Atty. S. J
Weather outlook cools with showers possible this week
The U S Weather Bureau expects a cooler night with a low in the mid 50s and showers or thundershowers. Thursday brings more cloudiness and possible showers and thunderstorms with a high in the 60s. Friday stays mostly cloudy and cool. Collins Station logged a high of 86 and a low of 62 with 69 at 9 am and 73 at 11 am in the Morris business district.
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U. S&s. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris Business
Hurricane Alma Pounds Key West and Heads Toward Tampa Bay
Hurricane Alma lashed Key West with winds up to 110 mph and a 60 mph gale as it neared Florida the day after pounding Cuba. Evacuation urged for low areas, shelters opened, and power outages reported with warnings extending along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts toward Tampa Bay.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Key West
Florida
Cuba
U.S
Weather Bureau
Florida Gulf Coast
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Florida Keys
Savannah
Cape Kennedy
Florida Straits
Havana
Tampa Bay Area
Probe continues on youth death in Gould Park
Police Chief Donald Ward said investigators are still checking the death of 17 year old Wayne Anderson of Route 5 after he was found unconscious in Gould Park with a head wound. A .22 pistol and two empty cartridges were found nearby, unfired shots present, and investigators have not traced the gun’s purchase. Authorities see no strong foul play evidence but have not ruled it out.
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Donald Ward
Wayne Anderson
Rte. 5
Gould Park
Morris Hospital
Ward
Morris Community High Board Meeting Postponed
The board of education meeting for Morris Community High School scheduled for this evening has been postponed until June 15.
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Board of Education
Morris Community High School
Vehicle Safety Test Program to Run Next Week
A voluntary vehicle safety check will inspect passenger cars in Morris on Wednesday and Thursday, June 15 and 16. The effort, led by Chief Donald Ward and supported by Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee, Look magazine, and the Association of State and Provincial Safety Coordinators, uses Bear Manufacturing Co. equipment and aims to identify mechanical defects to reduce accidents during vacation travel.
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Morris
Donald Ward
Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee
Look Magazine
Association of State
Bear Manufacturing Co
Rock Island
Paul Powell
W. A. Langille
Midwest
Firestone Tire and Rubber
Civil rights bill seen advancing after Meredith shooting
President Johnson met with Democratic leaders in Washington as lawmakers predicted swift passage of a comprehensive civil rights bill. House leader Carl Albert and Senate chief Mike Mansfield urged action, while Republicans pressed to split the omnibus bill focusing on housing discrimination and violence.
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Aubrey James Norvell
Hernando
Miss
James Meredith
Washington
Johnson
Mississippi
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
White House
Albert
Mansfield
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Capitol
Meredith
North Carolina
Ervin
Nicholas Katzenbach
Charles McMathias Jr
R-Md
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Meredith May Join Civil Rights March
Civil rights organizers pause a Mississippi march from Memphis while planning supplies and strategy. Dr Martin Luther King visited hospital patient James Meredith as state troopers watched for marchers. Governor Johnson pledges police protection for the trek.
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Coldwater
Miss
Mississippi
Martin Luther King
James Meredith
Memphis
Here
Meredith
New York
Oakland
Calif
King
Selma
Paul Johnson
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Thomas P. Stafford Cleanup
Wasp
Atlantic
Civil Rights March
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