Killer Whale Becomes Seattle Public Aquarium Star
In Seattle, the killer whale Namu captivates Griffins aquarium audiences, stars in a film, and drives civic debate. The 25 foot, four ton whale, captured near Namu BC, now performs five shows daily, with Griffin measuring its heartbeat and pursuing a mate while trimming its salmon diet from 400 to 325 pounds a day.
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Edward S. Griffin
Herman Melville
Ted Griffin
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Namu
Griffins
Seattle Public Aquarium
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Aquarium
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Rich Cove
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Merrill P. Spencer
Virginia Mason Foundation For Medical Education and Research
Edward I
Seattle Aquarium
Rockefeller leaves for vacation with family to England and France
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and his wife Happy and their five children depart Kennedy Airport for a month long vacation in England and France. Rockefeller will join them after legislative adjournment. The party includes Nelson A Jr aged 2 and four children from Happy’s prior marriage to Dr James S Murphy.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Happy
England
France
Rockefeller
Kennedy Airport
Nelson A, Jr
James S. Murphy
Women Not For The Moon Women Not For The Moon
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford told high school students that men may land on the moon by 1970 but the odds of women joining the mission are poor. Cernan fears no women will be aboard due to cramped spacecraft and the need for close working proximity.
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Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Cernan
De Gaulle Seeks Change Yet Struggles With Realism
AP News outlines Charles de Gaulle's quest to shape postwar Europe while clashing nationalism with pragmatism. His Russia trip yields no settlements, as France navigates NATO ties, Western unity, and a desire for independence. De Gaulle’s bold vision may nudge, not drive, the future.
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Washington (Ap
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Russia
Maurice Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
France
NATO
KC Negroes Hold Protests
AP reports two protest groups in Kansas City area over police actions and lack of swimming pools. About 75 youths marched to police headquarters after a dice game was broken up. A woman and her daughter were arrested amid claims of rough treatment by officers.
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Kansas City
Etta Gant
Janice Gant
Samuel Goldwyn Plaza Dedicated at Motion Picture Home
Hollywood celebrities dedicate a plaza in Samuel Goldwyn's name at the Motion Picture Country Home. The site sits beside 16 new cottages funded by a 250000 dollar gift from Goldwyn. Actor Jack Lemmon praises Goldwyn for a half century of charitable giving.
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Calif
Hollywood
Samuel Goldwyn
Goldwyn
Jack Lemmon
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