Navy searches for Nimbus satellite debris after launch failure
The Navy scoured the Pacific off Santa Barbara after a Thorad Agena rocket failed and the Nimbus weather satellite was destroyed. Two plutonium-238 capsules were carried in shielding and may be recovered. NASA says no hazard to people or marine life.
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Hoover cites extremists as agitators of urban riots
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a House appropriations subcommittee that rioting in U S cities shows no conspiracy but cites extremists like Stokely Carmichael and H Rap Brown as aggravating factors He warned that 1967 disorders featured violence following exhortations by Black power advocates Brown and Carmichael.
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Plane crashes during Holloman Armed Forces Day show
An F111 jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base during an Armed Forces Day display in Alamogordo New Mexico. The crowd numbered in the thousands, and no spectators were hurt. Pilot Fred Voorhees a General Dynamics employee was hospitalized but not injured.
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John F Kennedy’s grandson injured after pony tumble in New Jersey
The 7-year-old John F Kennedy Jr was brought to Morristown Memorial Hospital at 7 30 p m and treated for a wrist fracture after toppling from a pony at the Kennedy weekend retreat in Peapack Somerset County The boy previously burned on hot coals at a Hawaii ranch two years earlier and required minor surgery then Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis accompanied him during the visit
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Kennedy Faces Slim Oregon Reception Amid Vote Stakes
U S Senator Robert F Kennedy warned that a poor Oregon reception could threaten his bid as Oregon voters prepare to vote May 28. He cited undecided voters and some Johnson backers while ADA backer Eugene McCarthy vowed to stay in. Nixon and Eisenhower campaigned in eastern Oregon as Reagan assailed Johnson over unkept promises.
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U S Pays Five Million for Riots After King’s Death
The Defense Department reports 5 375 400 spent by federal troops on rioting in Washington Chicago and Baltimore after Dr Martin Luther King Jr was slain. Airlift and federalized guards accounted for most costs with additional losses totaling over 13 million in Washington alone.
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Poll Bill Drafted Aims at Truth in Polling
Rep. Lucien Nedzi proposes a truth in polling bill to require full public disclosure of how polls are conducted including sample size and timing. The measure would apply to published polls only and seek to curb fake polls while not targeting private surveys. Nedzi stresses backup data should be verifiable though he cites no evidence of current misconduct by major firms.
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Noncandidate Reagan Heads to Five States in Protest Tour
Gov Ronald Reagan launches a four day, five state speaking swing to Louisiana North Carolina Florida Illinois and Ohio plus a Washington stop to aid GOP strategy. The trip aims to boost fundraising and pressure Nixon while avoiding direct nomination confrontation.
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D C Bus Drivers Threaten Walkout Over Security
About 100 D C Transit drivers briefly walked off during rush hour after a driver, John Earl Talley, 46, died from two gunshot wounds in the head in the 232nd bus driver holdup of the year. Union officials persuaded them to accept intensified police patrols instead of a full walkout. Drivers will require exact fares after 6 30 p m and carry no change to reduce robbery risk.
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