Hangar 9 restoration drive honors Edward H White at Brooks
San Antonio firms and the Chamber of Commerce lead a fund drive for 70000 to restore Hangar 9 at Brooks Air Force Base and rename it for astronaut Edward H White. The project will preserve 1917 1927 era planes documents and photos, linking local history to the space age.
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Brooklyn Neighbor Desires Moscow Reunion With Soviet Spy Abel
J Silverman, a Manhattan artist, plans to visit Moscow to renew acquaintance with his old Brooklyn Heights neighbor Rudolf Abel, the Soviet spy exchanged for Gary Powers. Silverman recalls Abel as fascinating long before his true identity was known. Bridges to Visit Australia After Leaving Melbourne in 1919, longshoreman leader Harry Bridges plans to visit his native Australia for the first time since departing for the U.S. in 1919. He will go Sept. 8 as guest of the Waterside Workers Federation.
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Cairo magazine attacks Omer Sharif amid Funny Girl kiss row
In Cairo the magazine Ka wakib accuses Egyptian actor Omer Sharif of betraying Arab nationhood after two on screen kisses with Brooklyn born Barbra Streisand in the film Funny Girl. Streisand, Jewish, faces claims Sharif has taken an anti Arab stance since leaving Egypt three years ago.
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Egypt
Johnson Scores on Rent Aid
President Johnson wins a major victory as the Senate Appropriations Committee approves the full $40 million rent assistance and $537 million of the $662 million sought for model cities. House action earlier cut rent supplements entirely and approved $237 million for model cities. If sustained, the measure returns to the Senate floor and then a House Senate conference. Johnson praises the action as moving toward urban progress and urges swift passage of $7 billion in city programs.
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Congress Begins 10 Day Labor Day Recess Early
Congress officially starts a 10 day Labor Day recess on Friday but members rushed to meet the needed quorum. The House approved the resolution by voice vote after a quorum call showed 219 members present, just two over a majority, allowing action before adjournment.
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Arrests in Pasadena Youth Melee at Washington High
Pasadena police report 11 teenagers were arrested after a rock and bottle fight at Washington High School during a Recreation Department event. More than 400 youths involved as a 14 year old girl was taken for investigation of drunkenness, then freed from a police car spurring the disturbance.
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Hearing Set in Threat to Johnson
A New Rochelle taxi driver, William H. Fuller, 40, faces a federal court hearing on a charge of threatening the life of President Johnson. Fuller was held on 1000 dollars bail after arraignment in New York. FBI reports say he made multiple calls to the White Plains office threatening to shoot Johnson. Fuller's attorney sought medical and psychiatric treatment for his client who said he drank weekly and “blacked out.”
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Calif. Aide's Son Declines Vietnam, Chooses Peace Work
Jerome Lafferty, 22, son of California deputy attorney general Vincent P. Lafferty, was dropped from the Peace Corps for a Beatle haircut and sleeping without pajamas. He said he will stay in Brazil for two years, teach English, donate his pay, and pursue social work, possibly risking jail rather than fight in Vietnam. He arrived as a volunteer July 9 and was in training in Brasilia when removed.
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Vietnam
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Sacramento
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Brasilia
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Reagan to Press UC Tuition Fee When Regents Meet Wednesday
Governor Reagan brings his equal education plan to the University of California Regents meeting at UCLA to propose a 260 dollar yearly tuition for residents with half earmarked for financial aid. He argues the move expands access for low income families while critics warn it would raise overall costs and shift funding.
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Los Angeles
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University of California Board of Regents
California
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Strike Set for Radio-TV Over Contract Dispute
New York based United Press International reports the National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians threatens a strike by about 3,000 engineers and technicians at ABC and NBC if a new contract isn’t agreed by Thursday. A walkout would shut network stations in major cities and halt live productions, with supervisory staff filling in.
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Youth Climbs Treacherous Rock Needle
In Honolulu a 19-year-old Californian, Roger Hawley, barefooted, climbed the Iao Needle in Maui, aiming to prove ambition and determination. He is son of Bill E. Hawley of Cupertino and Alma Hawley of San Jose. The ascent mirrors a 1914 climb, with many prior attempts recorded over the years.
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