Bogalusa deputy and companion shot on highway
In Bogalusa Louisiana two Black deputy sheriffs were struck during a nighttime highway ambush seven miles north of town. Deputy O Neal Moore was hit in the head and Creed Rogers was wounded while riding in the sheriff’s car. A white man, Zrnis R. Mehlveen 41, of Bogalusa was arrested in Tylertown Mississippi and held for Louisiana authorities. Sheriff J C Knippers said the suspect faced charges of a serious case.
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Creed Rogers
Tylertown
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J. C. Knippers
Walthall County
Zrnis R. Mehlveen
Louisiana
Varnado
Dorman A. Crowe
Ku Klux Klan
Washington Parish
Rogers
Senate moves to speed Johnson excise tax cuts
Washington AP Johnson excise tax cuts pass House by 2016 vote and the Senate plans to clear the bill for swift action. Finance Committee will prioritize the excise measure, aiming for mid month passage. One witness, Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler, may testify as amendments are discouraged.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowter
State Senate extends two per cent sales tax to room rents
The Senate voted 47 to 9 to extend the two per cent sales tax to room rents but not to other service fees. The bill returns to the House for action with a Senate amendment on tax computation similar to federal taxes. Des Moines AP reports Gov. Hughes intends to sign a bill repealing parts of the monies and credits tax, eliminating five of six mills on deposits stocks and bonds. Spencer AP fire causes $75,000 damage to a service station. flames blocked from spreading to a nearby restaurant with two hours of battles by Spencer and Everly fire crews.
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Harold Hughes
Spencer
Everly
Bemidji storekeeper donates 50000 in securities for scholarships
Fred G Troppman a 92 year old Bemidji storekeeper who left school after third grade donated 50000 in securities to Bemidji State College for student aid. He recalled Wednesday I was never spelled down once while remaining active in his general merchandise business. In Washington an authorization just under 52 billion for the space program moves back to the House including 242 million for the Gemini program and 2973385000 for the Apollo 1 project to land astronauts on the moon by 1970.
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Bemids, Minn
Fred G. ‘Troppman
Bemidji State College
Troppman
Washington
Gemini 4 mission ends in partial spacewalk and failed rendezvous
Cape Kennedy Florida. Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White aborted plans to rendezvous with a spent Titan II stage after White prepared to emerge. McDivitt used fuel maneuvering toward the booster but remained three to four miles away as the stage tumbled. White remained tethered after a 12 minute test, while mission aimed to test endurance and long exposure to space.
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Divitt
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Lale
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Mission Control Center
Johnson Urges Reduced Silver in U S Coins
President Johnson urged Congress to cut silver in U S coins to conserve the metal. He proposed keeping the penny and nickel unchanged, introducing new copper core coins without silver, and limiting silver content in future coinage while preserving purchasing power.
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Johnson
U.S
Congress
Iyer- Dollar
Subdistricting Pressure Could Extend Iowa Legislature Session
Iowa House faces a fight over a constitutional amendment to allow county subdistricting in apportioning lawmakers. Gov. Hughes pushes the plan, while larger counties oppose. The Sifting Committee sent the measure to the floor on a tight 10-8 vote after a prior 9-8 morning decision, with Rep. William Gannon's late vote pivotal in advancing toward a potential 1936 election vote.
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Donnybrook
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UN Uder
Harold Hughes
Senate
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U.S. Supreme Court
William ‘Gannon
D-Mingo
Viet Cong Attacks Kill 60 Government Troops Near Saigon
Viet Cong ambushes in central Vietnam kill about 60 government troops 215 miles northeast of Saigon. An Army advisor is wounded. helicopter evacuates him and two other uninjured Americans. The clash targets a government battalion en route to clear a road near Cheo Reo in Phu Bon Province.
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South Viet Nam
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Cheo Reo
Phu Bon
Space Flight At a Glance Gemini 4 Mission Details
The Gemini 4 mission launched at 10 16 am from Cape Kennedy Florida. It lasted 7 hours 90 minutes and completed 62 orbits with a two man crew Major James A McDivitt commanding and Edward H White II as pilot. Objectives included studying weightlessness effects on astronauts and equipment and performing an active rendezvous plus extended EVA training for future Apollo moon missions.
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Space Agency
White
United States
Mexico
Georgia
Cape Kennedy
America
Associated Press
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James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Weather report notes clouds showers and temps in mid 60s to 80s
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions through Friday with occasional scattered showers and thunderstorms. Overnight lows near 65, highs Friday upper 70s to low 80s. Wednesday high about 74 and overnight around 57 with today’s noon reading near 66. River stage 12.3 feet.
Cigarette Tax Boost Passes Iowa Legislature
The Iowa House approved a bill raising the cigarette tax from five to eight cents per pack by a 30-27 margin. Gov. Harold Hughes will sign, boosting revenue from about $6 million to an estimated $8.5 million annually. Also sent to the governor was a meat inspection bill for state oversight starting in 1966, after a 51-0 Senate passage.
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Harold Hughes
Senate
Iowa
White’s Parents Speak On Space Mission Confidence
The parents of Edward H. White II express calm faith in their son’s space venture. Gen. Edward H. White says they do not worry and trust the mission will turn out all right. After the flight, the Whites hope to meet him in the Rockies for trout fishing and horseback riding.
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ST. Petersburg
Fils
Edward H. White II
Air Force
Edward H. White
Golgtaito Rockies
Have Fun Wife Teaches Astronaut Before Launch
Houston reports Mrs Edward H White calmly urged her spacebound husband to have fun as he prepared for blastoff in the Florida capsule. Mrs James McDivitt also awoke early to receive prelaunch calls from Cape Kennedy and share a day in the lives of their astronaut husbands.
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Edward H
Florida
James McDivitt
Cape Kennedy
Unemployment at low level marked by May decline
President Johnson announced that the unemployment rate fell from 4.9 percent in April to 4.6 percent in May, the lowest level since late 1957, a drop he cited ahead of a Labor Department release. The figure stood at 4.6 percent, the best in 91 months.
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Johnson
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