Navy seeks recommissioning of battleship for Vietnam shelling
Rep. Schweiker said Navy Secretary Nitze has filed a program change to recommission the World War II battleship New Jersey to shell Communist targets in Vietnam. McNamara will decide, with strong congressional military support. estimated cost 16 to 25 million dollars and 17 months to ready.
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Weather snapshot for Southern California and Redlands
Redlands today shows a high of 63 and a low of 46 as of 1.30 pm. San Bernardino Valley remains mostly sunny with highs 68 to 75, with coastal sections having some clouds tonight. Friday promises fair weather and slightly warmer conditions across Southern California, with sunrise at 5:51 and sunset at 7:41.
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House group urged to let Hershey decide draft mechanics
Washington top adviser Burke Marshall urged the House Armed Services Committee to avoid tying Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey’s hands as it shapes draft rules. The study commission backs random selection or a conveyor belt plan for 19 year olds, while Senate moves toward FAIR system debated against a volunteer army.
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UPI
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Burke Marshall
National Advisory Commission
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Armed Services
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Hatfield
Oregon
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Second Russian ship brushes U.S. destroyer
In the Sea of Japan a Russian destroyer again collided with the U S warship Walker marking the second such incident in two days. The State Department called it deliberate harassment and filed protests in Washington and Moscow. Robert J McCloskey said the actions could not be deemed accidental and noted possible ties to tensions over Haiphong.
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UPI
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McCloskey
U. S
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Everybody and nobody blamed for Apollo fire
House hearings on the Apollo disaster ended with Chairman Teague saying everybody and nobody in the space program shared blame for the Cape Kennedy fire that killed astronauts Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee. He urged not to scapegoat. noting reforms followed and that lives may be saved. NASA officials testified that fire safety materials wiring and escape features have been upgraded in followup capsules.
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UPI
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Space Investigating
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Gus) Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Texas Democrat
Teague
Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Senate Space Committees
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Ed White
Schirra
Astronauts set to fly Apollo early next year
The Apollo crew Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham said the moon mission could launch in 1970 after safety upgrades. They stressed flight only when the $75 million modifications prove complete and safe.
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UPI
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Wally)Schirra
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Cunningham
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Donn F. Eisele
Walter Schirra
California crops hit by heavy spring rains seed losses
The California Department of Agriculture warned of very substantial crop losses from heavy spring rains, with fruit crops hardest hit. Bartlett pear and cherry harvests may be about half of last year, plums down 21 percent, apricots down 16 percent, almonds down 13 percent, and canning tomatoes well below prior estimates. Dryland grains show strong prospects for barley wheat and oats, with above average range conditions.
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UPI
California Department of Agriculture
W. Ward Henderson
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Board of Agriculture
Ronald Reagan
California
Henderson
U.S. casualties surge as Marines hit Communists near DMZ
UPI reports 2,040 American casualties last week including 274 dead, 1,748 wounded, and 18 missing or captured. The toll matches war’s record, with heavy fighting near the DMZ as Marines crush two North Vietnamese battalions. Communists suffer 1,903 killed, while another week’s totals and a spotted Soviet SAM near Da Nang add to the toll.
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