Two Presidents Weigh Peace In Commencement Speeches
Washington report notes Kennedy and Johnson delivered identical peace appeals in 1963 and 1964. Both urged restraint toward Russia, avoided mentioning Red China, and contrasted specific steps toward a test ban with Johnson's broader calls for moral progress and global charity amid Vietnam and Dominican actions. The piece analyzes shifts in U.S.-Soviet relations and uncertainties about Johnson's precise peace plan.
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Klan Rallies Move Through Three States
The Ku Klux Klan staged rallies in Georgia North Carolina and Alabama over the weekend with robed members attacking civil rights groups and President Johnson. Police reported 500 Klansmen in Atlanta about 1000 at Hart Park and thousands at union events in North Carolina. A Birmingham Klan attorney linked Rev James Reed’s death to civil rights groups.
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Johnson
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
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Louisiana
Bogalusa
Conviction Sought in Moore Deputy Death Case
Authorities pursue conviction of the killers of Oneal Moore, a Black deputy sheriff who was shot Wednesday night in the line of duty. The case centers on the motive and identities of those responsible, with investigators mounting a statewide manhunt.
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Foreign Aid Bill Moves Through Senate Debate
The Senate weighs a two year cutoff for foreign aid in a $335 billion bill. Fulbright proposes splitting military and economic aid and routing more through international lenders. Dirksen calls for a $100 million add on to support Chiang Kai shek on Formosa. The House already passed its version opposing changes in aid form.
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Space flight plan calls for water landing for safety
Houston AP reports the McDivitt White crew plan a watery splashdown as U.S. manned craft lack a guaranteed sea return capability while Soviet landings favor terra firma. The unfinished copy notes the rationale behind water landings amid competing space programs.
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Edward H White
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Terra Firma
Space flight venture favors land touchdown over sea splash
A space flight business states landing on solid ground is more desirable than splashing down in the ocean. Not much action is being taken to pursue the sea option.
Paraglider Landing System Advances in NASA Effort
NASA funds a full scale development program for a low cost landing system combining a maneuverable parachute with braking rockets. Led by Lee Norman, engineers tested a dummy Gemini capsule and proved feasibility. The project, once mocked, has seen renewed funding after successful land tests and aims to save naval and space costs.
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Manned Spacecraft Center
Lee Norman
NASA
Man Sniffs Roses At His Own Funeral in Portsmouth
Gerald McKinney staged his funeral in Portsmouth Ohio to be memorable and lively. He sniffed roses atop the coffin and handed blossoms to female vocalists after a sermon as friends observed. Two elderly witnesses compared it to his great grandfather Lorenzo Dow McKinney’s 1896 service noting the contrast in scale and style.
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Sea Journey Nearly Fatal Drift From Mutiny Track
BRISBAND Australia AP Doug Olifent, 43, tried to retrace Captain Bligh's 3,618 mile open boat journey after the 1789 mutiny. He was rescued 150 miles east of Brisbane, in an 18 foot craft, delirious and exhausted after four days at sea from Tofua Tonga toward Timor. A freighter spotted his flare and took him aboard.
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Customs Slowdown Hits Italian Ports Amid Benefit Clash
In Rome the 3,500 customs inspectors began a new slowdown phase to demand social security benefit reforms. They halted overtime and stuck to rules since May 30, causing growing backlogs at ports and border points. They said the action would continue through June 13.
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Persian Gulf Port Reopens After Massive Oil Fire
In Bandar Mashur the Persian Gulf oil port neared normal as the Italian tanker Luisa burned while loading 25 000 tons of crude oil. Forty crew were involved with 39 dead or missing and 13 injured. Port damage topped 2 million dollars and ship loss around 6 million.
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Persian Gulf
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Justice Ministry
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Romanians Cheer Canterbury Archbishop in Bucharest
The archbishop of Canterbury Dr Michael Ramsey was mobbed and cheered by thousands of Romanians in Bucharest at a Romanian Orthodox service. Western sources telephoned from Bucharest saying police did not interfere as the crowd saluted the archbishop in a rare spontaneous religious demonstration since the Communist era began.
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