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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1966
Page
1
A space launch was halted after a rocket leak forced a 24 hour delay. Engineers inspected the vessel at the launch site and prepared contingencies as officials sought to ensure safety and compliance before attempting the lift off again.
Thurlow S Widger Jr faced a 36 cent tax on his 4 year old goat Ophelia as Sherborn Mass assesses personal property values. He declared the goat personal property and the $10 value came from a farm table, considering paying the tax rather than the animal.
Johnson’s message urged a compassionate approach while warning inflation measures can burden the poor. House discussion centered on corporate borrowing and tax changes, with mixed views from business leaders. Congress weighs a $1.75 billion poverty bill and a $5.4 billion two year school aid program amid fiscal concerns.
John W. Lambert, 88 of Huntington, plans to resume college at Marshall University for a Bible and Old Testament history course, noting a lifelong habit of learning. He previously earned a degree in 1907 and returned for a science degree in 1927 at age 60.
Police serving an arrest warrant at an Baltimore apartment found four year old Arthur Chavis malnourished and bound to a heavy suitcase with ankles tied to a handle. His sisters Althea and Jennifer were also undernourished as a man and woman were charged with mistreatment. Arthur said Thursday he ate only a bowl of cereal.
The Pentagon confirms it overstated probable RMK-BRJ contract awards and underestimated costs for the Viet Nam construction program. Officials say a December instruction set a $1960 million target, later trimmed to $780 million, forcing use of contingency funds and revealing a $200 million miscalculation due to haste and unforeseen labor costs. RMK-BRJ, a consortium led by Raymond International and Morrison-Knudsen, may see little or no fee from the extra $200 million, while the program continues at $35-40 million monthly for temporary troop facilities in Saigon through January.
In Cordoba, Argentina, reinforced riot police cleared downtown streets of student demonstrators for a second night of clashes. Troopers in armor and mounted units dispersed small protests as demonstrators retreated to a student quarter amid reports of earlier savage clashes with provincial police over government seizure of eight national universities.
Los Angeles school officials report no teacher shortage when schools open September 15. Superintendent Jack P. Crowther said intensive recruitment and a temporary credential waiver prevented a shortage, noting the board allowed pro basis hiring for Los Angeles and 188 other systems.
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