Rumors of Dominican Coup Spark Fear of Instability
Reports from Santo Domingo and abroad discuss a rumored coup aimed at widening distrust between President Balaguer's government and the military. Observers attribute the campaign to far right ex tremists and elements of the Dominican Revolutionary party, with concerns over foreign investment and U.S. influence.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Balaguer
Havana Radio
Balague
Farbstein Narrowly Tops Weiss In 19th District Primary
New York AP reports Rep Leonard Farbstein won a tight Democratic primary in the 19th Congressional District by 929 votes. Farbstein 63, aligned with Lyndon Johnson Viet Nam policy, received 17,080 votes to Theodore Weiss 39, who polled 16,151. Farbstein backed by Manhattan Tammany Hall regular organization.
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NEW York
Leonard Farbstein
Terun
Farbstein
Theodore S. Weiss
Manhattan
Tammany Hall
Gemini 12 Spacewalk Revised After Gemini 11 Fatigue
Gemini 12 plan shifts from a long jet pack spacewalk to a shorter two hour general outside task run. Aldrin will study basic outside tasks and body restraint to ease fatigue, with Lovell piloting. The schedule may face a slight delay from the changes.
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Manned Space Center
Houston, Tex
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Aldrin
Navy
Cmdr
Gordon
Purple dye spill shocks Miami neighborhood
A Miami resident reported a street turned purple and police traced the cause to a 50 gallon barrel of purple dye that had fallen from a passing truck. The dye, used for pie paper and orange crate lining, created the unusual roadside scene.
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Miami, Fla
Georgia Primary Today Picks Between Arnall and Maddox
Georgia voters choose between Ellis Arnall and Lester Maddox in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Maddox, 50, is known for his 1964 cafe segregation stance while Arnall, 59, previously fought a Ku Klux Klan charter and helped lower the voting age.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Lester Maddox
Arnall
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