Johnson urges reduced silver in U S coins and new designs
President Johnson asks Congress to scale back silver in coinage to conserve the metal. Penny and nickel stay same. new dimes and quarters will have copper core with copper-nickel outer layer. A 40 percent silver content is proposed for a new half dollar, old silver dollars unchanged. New coins won’t appear until next year as 300 million troy ounces of silver are minted this year.
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Historic Space Walk Postponed On Gemini 4 Mission
Cape Kennedy Florida AP Astronaut Ed ward White’s spacewalk was delayed for one orbit and the plan to rendezvous with the Titan booster stage was scrapped as McDivitt cited schedule delays. The launch run 75 minutes late due to service tower issues with a tense but hopeful mood aboard.
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60 Killed In Viet Red Ambush
Viet Cong ambush in central Viet Nam kills an estimated 60 government troops 215 miles northeast of Saigon. An American adviser is wounded and evacuated. two Marines die in a scout plane crash near Da Nang. This raises U.S. weekly deaths to 12.
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Soviet Bombers Reported In Hanoi
Washington reports indicate the Soviet Union has sent undisclosed numbers of Ilyushin 28 bomber jets to North Vietnam. The move raises fears of expanded aggression and echoes Khrushchev era Cuban crisis tensions.
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Arizona Senate Works on Amending School Aid Bills
Lawmakers in Arizona continue to amend house passed school aid bills as the Senate plans final touches and a conference committee. The house met briefly with 53 of 80 present awaiting developments. A $100 000 feed bill may be introduced to cover future expenses as treasury funds run near depletion.
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New Stock Column Starts Today in The Phoenix Gazette
The Phoenix Gazette launches a weekly financial page column titled Let's Take Stock by Don G Campbell of The Gazette staff. The feature, on page 35, targets investors with stock market insights and analysis.
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Tornado kills three in Hale Center Texas area
A tornado tore through Spade Cotton Center and Hale Center in Texas South Plains, killing three people including Mrs. Floyd Shackelford and Mrs. Tom Rice. More than 100 injured. Hale Center sustained major damage with 30 homes destroyed and key buildings wrecked.
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Pleasant conditions at Sky Harbor with steady warmth
Fair weather expected at Sky Harbor Airport Arizona with temperatures rising from 81 degrees at 1 PM to 83 degrees at 2 PM and 3 PM then easing to 81 degrees by 5 PM and 74 by 11 PM. Humidity figures are noted but not specified.
Families Watch Gemini 4 Liftoff On TV
In Houston, Mrs Edward White and Mrs James McDivitt expressed elation as their astronaut husbands launched Gemini 4 from Cape Kennedy. The children cheered and the women described the moment as unreal and proud with reactions shared by Manned Spacecraft Center spokesmen.
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