House Votes to Put Nation on Daylight Saving Time
The House approved a plan to shift the entire country to Daylight Saving Time with a 292 to 92 vote. The bill would require the Interstate Commerce Commission to order a one hour time advance across time zones from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October, beginning next year, unless states pass legislation opting out.
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House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D.C
Investment Plan Draws Legal Frown In Iowa
Iowa State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg failed to gain a legal workaround for investing eight to twelve million dollars of idle state funds. Atty. Gen. Lawrence Scalise ruled that discount certificates of deposit cannot bypass four percent state investment limits, leaving reinvestment at risk as funds mature. The ruling affects the $8 million in four percent CDs maturing Tuesday and $12.7 million due before June.
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Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Iowa
Atty
Lawrence Scalise
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Towa
Scalise
Tense Calm Prevailing In Riot Area
In Watts Los Angeles a tense calm returned after rioting that left 2 dead, 26 injured, and 49 arrested. Officials rushed in to assess damage and causes as police kept main streets closed to most traffic. Jordan High School attendance fell to half its normal level.
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Watts
Jordan High School
William J. Settle
Embezzlement, loan funds, and space program news briefs
Rochelle bank president says over 7000 dollars have been embezzled and FBI will investigate. Washington subcommittee rejects college loan cuts, insisting on full National Defense Education Act funding of 190 million dollars. Benton County arrests after youths alter dollars, passing them locally. Cosmos 112 launched as Blackie and Breezy are reportedly not aboard Cosmos 110. Philip Mountbatten visits Chicago, accepts charity honors, and tours University of Chicago site where nuclear chain reaction research began.
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Vernon R. Smith
National Bank of Rochelle
FBI
Smith
Washington
House
Johnson
Chicago
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Richard Daley
la Rabida Sanitarium
University of Chicago
Americans suffer higher Viet Nam losses in week
SAIGON AP reports during the week of March 12 one hundred Americans killed and 802 wounded in action in Viet Nam, with eight missing. Losses from Feb 27 to March 5 totaled 61 killed, 177 wounded, and one missing, reflecting increases across all categories.
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Viet Nam
Causes Of Spacecraft Failure Sought In Gemini Mishap
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Gamini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott rode a destroyer toward Okinawa to day while space officials probe the violent mishap that ended their mission in the Pacific. The Leonard F. drifted them ashore at Naha at 6 p.m. EST. Kranz said it will be some time before officials determine why Gemini bucked in space after an emergency landing in the water. A Houston news conference noted no voice or telemetry contact during the incident and that data review is required before a cause can be stated. The astronauts were reported in good physical condition.
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David Scott
U.S
Naha
Houston
Gene Kranz
Gemini
Earth
Kranz
Mannes Spacecraft Center
Tex
NASA
Donald K. Slayton
Direc
Gemini 8 mission ends with emergency splashdown
Preliminary reports say the Gemini 8 crew underwent a one hour physical exam after boarding and were in good condition. An air rescue pilot described the astronauts as acting real cool after the harrowing tumble in the Western Pacific. Armstrong reported tumbling end over end for about 30 minutes before engaging emergency controls and later stabilizing the craft.
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Armstrong
Scott
John W. Maddox
Mesa
Ariz
Aero
Narar
President Johnson weighs De Gaulle moves in NATO crisis
Washington officials report President Johnson and top advisers weighing De Gaulle’s plan to pull France from NATO. The discussions focus on legality under the Atlantic treaty, costs of disruption, and preserving a unified 14 nation defense while avoiding new clashes with Paris.
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France
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U.S
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
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Charles E. Boh’ Jen
John M. Leedy
Rusk
Acheson
Bolen
Bohlen
Paris
United States
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
NATO Defense Front
Germany
Kennedy to speak at Ole Miss amid security tightness
Mississippi officials placed tight security on the Ole Miss campus ahead of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's appearance. He will address law students at Fulton Chapel after a private reception and then travel to the University of Alabama. Ole Miss restricts access to outsiders during Kennedy's visit.
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Miss
University of Mississippi
Robert F. Kennedy
James Meredith
New York
Young Democrats Club
Fulton Chapel
U.S
Kennedy
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Ole ‘Miss
Law
Bombers Hit North Vietnamese Regiment Near Saigon
U S Air Force B52 bombers attacked a North Vietnamese regiment spotted in the D Zone jungle 35 miles north of Saigon as Operation Silver City entered its 10th day. The battle left 276 enemy dead, with reports that some troops were regular North Vietnamese Army. MIGs were sighted but did not attack. Meanwhile Operation Honolulu pushed into the Bao Trai area to clear waterways and underground networks. In Hue, ex commander Lt General Nguyen Chanh Thi began a tour amid Buddhist unrest following his dismissal, with supporters striking and demanding civilian rule.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
D Zone
U.S
US. Yth
Bao Trai
Honolulu
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Standby Tax Boost Advocated by Congress Hemicycle Debate
Senate House Economic Committee hearings on a standby tax increase split four economists, two for and two against immediate inflation-fighting tax rises. All urged income tax rise and preparatory work for an anti inflation tax law that may never be used. Also notes a subcommittee and full committee report on the President's economic message. Weather updates follow with colder, showery forecast and river stage at 10.4 feet.
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Washington
Senate
House Economic Committee
Congress
Martha Griffiths
D - Mich
Republican Committee
Gemini linkup: astronauts regain control after satellite join
Dr. Robert Gilruth described the midflight crisis as very serious and the crew’s utmost effort secured a safe re entry and landing. The astronauts will travel to Cape Kennedy to discuss the incident and its impact on future space programs. Armstrong and the team stabilized after a roll and yaw onset using thrusters and retra rockets as Gemini sailed over Africa. Officials report the Agena target satellite remains in good condition for planned future missions.
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Houston
Tex
Armstrong
Western Pacific
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Gemini
Africa
Eugene Kranz
Agena
Trustees reject cigarette sale ban at University of Illinois
URBANA Ill AP a proposal to ban cigarette sales on University of Illinois campuses was turned down by the trustees in an eight to two vote. Voting for the ban were Irving Dilliard of Collinsville who made the proposal in September and Theodore A. Jones of Chicago.
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University of Ilinois
Irving Dilliard
Collinsville
Theodore A. Jones
Chicago
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