Court limits TV coverage of trials and union bans
The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote nullified the federal ban on Communist party members serving as union officers. It also reversed a 1962 swindling conviction of Billie Sol Estes, citing televised trial segments, while preserving his 15 year Leavenworth sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy. Justice Clark warned that press rights must yield to fairness in judicial proceedings.
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Gemini 4 returns after 97 hours in space
James McDivitt and Edward White landed in the Atlantic 48 miles off target after a 97 hour, 56 minute mission in Gemini 4. They were hoisted to a rescue helicopter then flown to the aircraft carrier Wasp amid cheers and a postflight medical checkup.
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Libel charge over Scottsdale civic center architect leaflet
A handbill opposing Scottsdale choosing Bennie Gonzales for the civic center was labeled libel and fraud by Murry Harris, officer of the Associated Scottsdale Architects group. The dispute centers on STEP support for a Phoenix architect while locals urged Scottsdale’s Joe Wong. Harris urged selecting a nationally known firm for an outstanding civic center.
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Supreme Court invalidates Connecticut birth control ban
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, struck down Connecticut's 1879 anti birth control law forbidding contraceptive use by anyone. Justice Douglas led the majority citing protections against overbroad governmental aims. Case brought by Planned Parenthood League after Estalle Griswold and Dr. Lee Buxton were convicted for operating a birth control clinic.
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Judy Holliday dies at 41 after cancer battle
New York actress Judy Holliday known for Born Yesterday dies in her sleep at Mt. Sinai Hospital after a five year cancer fight. Born Judith Tuvim she would have turned 42 on June 21. Survived by son Jonathan and ex husband David Oppenheim. career spanned stage and screen including Mercury Theatre and the film Born Yesterday.
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Man Trapped in Garbage Can Rescued by Police
An elderly Scottsdale man was saved after spending two and a half hours trapped inside a garbage can behind the Rusty Spur restaurant. He had bought a sandwich at closing time, sat near the can, fell in through an unventilated lidless hole, and was discovered by police around 3 a.m. The man was pulled free and sent home without releasing his name.
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First American space walk joins record 98 hour flight
Maj. James A. McDivitt and Maj. Edward H. White I completed a 23 minute space walk as the capsule reentered after a 98 hour, 1.7 million mile mission near Bermuda. A failed rendezvous, fuel loss and computer issues altered plans, but the mission set new U.S. space travel records. Weather outlook: warm days with highs near 103 and low 62 tonight.
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