Space Twins Back On Daily Work Schedule
Houston space twins James McDivitt and Edward White resumed debriefings for Gemini 4, detailing the June 3 flight. Sessions continue through Sunday with further questioning, while plans for vacations follow, and official celebrations begin in Houston with a Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Rice Hotel.
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Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
Edward White
NASA
McDivitt
White
Pat White
U.S.A
Chicago
University of Michigan
Jackson
Mich
San Antonio
Man Freed After 45 Years Innocent Sentence Quashed
Newark Judge Lawrence A Whipple overturned a 1920 life prison term for Thomas Dudley now 68 after finding he never had proper legal counsel. Dudley spent 32 years jailed for shooting an unnamed campaign worker and remains in state prison as prosecutors decide on a new trial or quash the indictment.
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Newark
N.J
Superior Court
Lawrence A. Whipple
Thomas Dudley
Dudley
Whipple
Trenton State
Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
Former Track Star Charged in NYC Case
Alfred L. Gonza gue, 19, a Bronx Black person, admitted about 30 sexual incidents involving girls aged 8 to 13 over 18 months. He allegedly used vacation time from a New England University to pursue victims in Manhattan and Bronx housing projects. Victims included both Black person and whitegirls.
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New York
New England University
Manhattan
Bronx
Alfred L. Gonzague
Romney urges girls to shape boys lives at Cranbrook graduation
Governor George W. Romney told Cranbrook School's 76 male graduates that girlfriends will influence their lives more than anyone else. Mitt Romney, 18, was among the graduates as Romney spoke from Christ Church Episcopal. The governor, an elder in the Mormon church, delivered the commencement address.
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Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Cranbrook School
George W. Romney
Romney
Mitt
All Boys’ School
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Episcopal Christ Church
Klan Rally Follows Memorial for Slain Civil Rights Leader
Almost 100 hooded Klansmen of the United Klans of America gathered near Natchez as memorial services for civil rights leader Medgar Evers were held across town. FBI photographers were jeered while two robed Klansmen circulated inviting residents to the rally.
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Natchez
Miss
United Klans of America
E. L. McDaniel
U.S. 61
FBI
Medgar Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nuclear Test at Nevada Site Highlights AEC Efforts
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission conducted a low yield underground nuclear test at the Nevada test site on Friday. The event underscores ongoing U S strategic testing and safety oversight during June.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Policy Difference De Gaulle Ends German Visit
President Charles de Gaulle ends a two day West German visit with France and Germany split on European unity. A German spokesman says a Common Market political summit may be called this year, aiding Erhard in elections. Pompidou ties approval to Bonn concessions on agricultural subsidies.
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Born
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
France
West Germany
de Gaulle
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Georges Pompidou
Bonn
Paris
Third Flood Wave Hits Central Europe in Six Weeks
The Danube surged through Austria Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary as the third flood wave in six weeks inundated central Europe. Persistent rains since June have kept waters high and residents on alert in a spring already nicknamed crazy.
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Vienna
Austria
Danube
Europe
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Inland Steel to Build Research Center in East Chicago
Inland Steel announces a new research center to be built in East Chicago Indiana about two miles from its Indiana Harbor works It will replace Inland's current labs at Purdue University Calumet Campus in Hammond Indiana Skidmore Owings Merrill will design the facility for Inland's headquarters style campus in Chicago
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Research Laboratory
Chicago
Inland Steel
Ind
Indiana Harbor
Inland
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Bell for Viet Nam chapel to be shipped from Alabama church
American servicemen building a chapel in Vinh Long Viet Nam will receive a donated bell from Caterbury Methodist Church Alabama. The village project, already under construction, marks the third chapel built in Viet Nam with funds and labor from U S citizens.
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U.S
South
Viet Nam
Paul Rita McGinnis
Army
North Alabama
Army Cwo
Curtis L. Goodwin Jr
Allen D. Mont
Gomery
Caterbury Methodist Church
Goodwin
Vinh Long
Montgomery
States
Civilian Regime Falls and Uncertain Replacements
In Saigon, military leaders move to form a new government after the civilian regime fell, with Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky seen as influential. Premier Phan Huy Quat and Phan Kwac Suu stay on as caretakers as fighting continues with Viet Cong assaults north of Dong Xoai. An American pilot was killed, and air strikes hit targets inside North Vietnam. Catholic and Buddhist leaders call for restraint amid the crisis, while U S officials warn of a potentially critical monsoon period and intensified Viet Cong actions expected in coming weeks.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Air Force
Phan Huy Quat
Phan Kwac Suu
U.S
North
Ong Sen
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Quat
Nguyen Gia Hien
U. S
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Vatican Revises Key Documents Ahead of Second Council Session
Revised copies of four Vatican documents on religious liberty church in the modern world missionary activity and priesthood were sent to bishops for study before the final session of the Ecumenical Council. Voting will focus on amendments rather than core changes.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Vatican Press Office
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois turns warmer this week
Generally fair through Monday with a rise in temperatures and a few thundershowers in the afternoon and evening over more than 30 percent of the area. High Sunday 85 to 90, low Sunday night mid 60s, light and variable winds.
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Illinois
SIU Alumni Honor Great Teacher Claude Coleman
The Southern Illinois University Alumni Association awarded Claude Coleman the Great Teacher Award at its annual banquet in Carbondale. Coleman, English professor and director of SIU Plan A, helped launch the General Studies program. The event drew about 400 alumni and followed a day of meetings reunions tours and meals.
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Southern Illinois University Alumni Association
Claude Coleman
Coleman
SIU
Association
University Center
Douglas E. Lawson
E. G. Lentz
Thomas Cassidy
Georgia Winn
Robert D. Faner
Alumni Association
Bert Casper
Cobden
Maurice Clark
Western Springs
Roger Spear
Carbondale
Andrew Marceem Normal
Jane Dycus
Bill Hudgens
John G. Gilbert
R-Carbondale
50th Reunion Marks Class Hold at SIU
The community gathers for a 50th reunion at Southern Illinois University as alumni reflect on long careers and shared memories. Attendance by former students highlights the ongoing ties between campus and hometowns.
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Southern Illinois University
Herrin
Floyd Bracy
Vienna
Marion
Ray Fosse
Cleveland
Rise in Viet Cong defections and captives noted
Defense Department reports show more Viet Cong prisoners being taken in fighting and a rise in defections. Experts attribute part of the trend to psychological warfare including loudspeakers leaflets and radio broadcasts.
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Washington
Defense Department
South Viet Nam
Negroes Register to Vote in Dallas County in Civil Rights Drive
Justice Department data show 1,039 Black registration applications processed Feb 15 to May 31 in Dallas County. Of these, 396 were accepted and 643 rejected by the Dallas board. 165 more were recommended by federal referee O. S. Burke for registration, adding to 561 qualified Black voters since the Jan 18 start of civil rights demonstrations led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mobile
Ala
Dallas County
Selma
Justice Department
Dallas Board of Registrars
O. S. Burke
Greensboro
U.S
Daniel H. Thomas
Dallas
Martin Luther King Jr
Bronx grocer honored for aiding besieged officer
Enrique Negron a 56 year old Puerto Rican grocer who rushed to help Patrolman Philip Siegel during a May 21 riot was stabbed in the back and saved by his neighbors. On Friday night his Bronx neighbors awarded him a gold watch inscribed for heroic service to the community.
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New York
Enrique Negron
Bronx
Negron
Philip Siegel
Siegel
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