Bogalusa Aide Sent To Ease Racial Tensions
White House aide John Doar arrived in Bogalusa Louisiana to mediate a six month racial conflict at the town's paper mill area. Local leader A Z Young warned of civil war yet urged kept peace as protests and counterprotests occurred near City Hall. Gov McKeithen urged unity to keep outsiders from blocking progress while talks continued with city officials and civil rights leaders.
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Bogalusa
White House
John Doar
A. Z. Young
Asst
L. C. Teverell
City Hall
Young
Terrell
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
Ala
Johnson
Doar
GOP decries deemed irrational debate on Vietnam policy
Washington AP reports Rep. Melvin Laird of Wisconsin accuses Senate Democratic leaders of abandoning rational debate on President Johnson's Vietnam policy, calling the situation deplorable. Laird criticizes House GOP leader Ford and Sen Morse urges Congress to stay in session as Mansfield and others defend measured debate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Melvin R. Laird
Wiseconsin
Mike Mansfield
United States Senate
Laird
Viet Nam
House Republican Conference
Mansfield
Gereald R. Ford
Michigan
Wayne Morse
Dore
Weather Report For Friday And Yesterday
High Friday 92 and today's low 70 compare with last year’s 97 and 73. Record highs 112 in 1954 and record low 56 in 1917. Trace precipitation in past 24 hours ending 7 am. Hourly temps show readings from 78 at 9 am to 92 by 3 pm. Barometer 30.06.
IRS Visit in Ottawa Targets Tax Compliance
Revenue officers from the Internal Revenue Service will be in the Ottawa area Monday as part of a state wide compliance test. District director Harry F. Scribner of Wichita says the program aims to encourage voluntary compliance with filing and payment requirements. Officers will visit Ottawa businesses to verify returns and collect any delinquent ones while offering tax information.
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Internal Revenue Officers
Ottawa
Harry F. Scribner
Internal Revenue
Wichita
Internal Revenue Service
Romania Autonomy Frays Bond With Soviet Bloc
The fourth Romanian Communist congress opens amid signs of independence from Moscow. A new constitution omits references to the Soviet Union and envisions relations with other socialist countries on friendship and cooperation. The party statute asserts autonomy within Marxist Leninist framework as Brezhnev leads a Soviet delegation.
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Vienna
Austria
Romania
Communist Party
Mosecow
Kremlin
Soviet Union
West
Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brezhnev
Drought Hits New Jersey Urges Federal Disaster Status
New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes sought federal disaster designation for his state and neighboring regions amid the worst drought in the Northeast. He pressed the Federal Water Resources Council with five recommendations as officials discussed emergency wells and water transfers while a Weather Bureau report warned the drought could extend into a fifth year.
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Washington
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Hughes
Federal Water Resources
U.S. Weather Bureau
Federal Council
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Miss Hong Kong Joy Drake a Eurasian Miss Universe contender
Joy Drake of Hong Kong, 21, first Eurasian named Miss Hong Kong, blends boxing skills learned from a Cantonese teacher with daisy petals for health. She traces lineage to Sir Francis Drake and a Legendary South China boxer. She speaks four languages and aims to meet her American serviceman father amid family mystery.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Francis Drake
Joy Drake
Hong Kong
South China
Tiger
Kwaunge Tung
Joy
Darrell Drake
Sir Francis Drake
Mansfield College
Kowloon
Eng Ush
Lieko Arakaki
Lieko
Mars Air Too Thin Reveals Mars Atmosphere Size
Pasadena AP report on Mariner 4 findings shows Mars having an extremely thin atmosphere at the surface, likely one to two percent of Earth's density, with no oxygen detected. Photographs from the 575 pound craft taken during a 1970s voyage hint at deserts and varied terrain while measurements inform future lander braking methods.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Mariner 4
U.S
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
William H. Pickering
Earth’s
Phiegra
Elysium
Amazonis
Mare Cimsmerium
Phaethonts
USSR Nearing Moon Shot Sparks Space Boost Speculation
Moscow reports a Proton-1 launch with a 26 896 pound payload renews talk of a Soviet super booster for a manned moon mission. Tass described the rocket as the key factor while noting the Proton-1 station inquiry and a high orbit of 390 miles with a low of 118 miles.
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Moscow
Tass
Aral Sea
Central Pacific
Gatland
Yuri Gagarin
International Astronautical Federation
Paris
America
Diaz Family Reunites After Harrowing Cuban Years
Dr. Justo Diaz and his wife welcomed relief as his parents Jose and Maria Diaz and younger son Fernando 12 left Cuba July 7 after three years of red tape. Diaz, an Ottawa University physics associate professor, helped secure permission and hopes for future US visits while recalling scarce goods and difficult communications under Castro.
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Suellen McKinley
Justo Diaz
Cuba
Jose Amador Diaz
Fernando
Castro
Diaz
Spain
tHarma
Emory McKenezie
United States
Jose Diaz
U.S
tYou
Mexico
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Jamaica
Dr. Diaz
Ottawa University
Santiago
O. U
Tony's Too: Space Travel Brings Practical Delays
As space travel accelerates toward the outer reaches, daily life quirks persist. Children will still seek rest stops and snacks, stopping roughly every two million miles for a bathroom break and a candy bar.
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Outer Space
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IRS
N.J
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Ussr
London
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British Interplanetary Society
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Jose
Germany
Tony
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