Meredith shoots spared as James Meredith recovers in hospital
James Meredith, shot while walking from Memphis to Jackson to boost Negro voting, shows rapid recovery in a Memphis hospital. Aubrey Norvell, 40, a Memphis contractor, admitted firing. he faces assault and battery with intent to murder. Civil rights leaders MLK and Floyd McKissick visit, while Meredith contemplates resuming the march and determines security with his consent.
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Hernando
Miss
UPI
James Meredith
Mississippi
Meredith
A.W. Willis
Memphis
Jackson
Aubrey James Norvell
University of Mississippi
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
William S. Bowld
D. E. Hoxie
Bowld Hospital
Hoxie
Willis
Robert C. Weeks
Monroe
N. Y
Sherwood Ross
Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Jack Thornell
Sniper attack on James Meredith sparks outcry in Congress
United Press International reports Congress reacts with shock and calls for speedier passage of Johnson's Civil Rights Act of 1966 after the Meredith shooting. Senators Javits Williams Case condemn the act as despicable, urging federal protection for peaceful rights seekers.
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Washington
UPI
James Meredith
Congress
Johnson
Jacob K. Javitz
R-N.y
America
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Carlton R. Sickes
Dmd
Escaped Kidnapper Surrenders in Indiana Barn
Sammy Lee Harper, 28, from Chicago, fled from a Tennessee jail after kidnapping a couple, but surrendered to state trooper James W. Harris in a barn near Greensburg Indiana. The Lemmonses were unharmed after driving the kidnapper toward Ohio as a large manhunt unfolded with fog, roadblocks, dogs, and floodlights.
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Greensburg
Ind
Tennessee
Sammy Lee Harper
Chicago
Harper
James W. Harris
Rt. 1
Milan
Versailles
Waverly
Tenn
Robert Lemmons
Knoxville
Margaret
Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Thomas Strader
Batesville
Strader
Here
Buddhist Defiant After Snub
Buddhist militants escalate protests after Premier Ky excludes its chiefs from the expanded junta. Troops near Hue prepare for routes through the city while militants remove street altars as a defiant gesture. US forces retaliate after a failed Vietnamese attack.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Hurricane Alma Heads for Cuba
Alma, hitting Honduras with deadly mudslides, moved north toward western Cuba at about five miles per hour. The Cuban Weather Bureau declared emergencies in Pinar del Rio Havana Matanzas and Las Villas as Isle of Pines could face the storm. Rivers rose, mud depths reached over three feet, and forecasters warned of a lingering threat to extreme southern Florida.
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Honduran Weather Service
San Rafael
Honduras
Yavana
Cuba
Miami
Miami Weather Bureau
Cuban Weather Bureau
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Matanzas
Las Villas
Isle of Pines
Alma
Florida
Raymond Kraft
Miami ‘Weather Bureau
Tax Rebates Paid to 750000 Americans in 1965
About 750 thousand of the 40 million Americans who filed taxes in 1965 received government rebates. The report notes the rebate program and its distribution among taxpayers.
Gemini 9 astronauts report mixed outcomes on long spaceflight
Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan recall a historic three day mission with both disappointments and successes. They logged 72 hours 21 minutes in orbit, including Cernan's space walk, and plan further debriefings and a Houston news conference June 17 to detail orbital maneuvers and experiences.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Cernan
Space
Navy
Stafford
Earth
Wasp
Atlantic
Ing
Houston
Gerstmeyer High School Holds Arena Commencement
Tech to Graduate Class at Arena Gerstmeyer High School will hold its commencement Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Indiana State University Arena. Salutatorian Carol Ball and valedictorian Vicki Butts will address the class under the motto We Are The Future. Diplomas will be presented by school officials and music featured by Sue Ann Brill Richard Markus and the Gerstmeyer Chorus.
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Gerstmeyer High School
Indiana State University
Carol Jane Ball
Vicki Irene Butts
Max Gabbert
C. Kenneth Cottom
Gerstmeyer
Charlotte Caldwell
Paul D. Haas
John J. Valle
Sue Ann Brill
Rachmaninoff
Richard Albert Markus
Snorkel Fire Truck Elevates City Officials At City Hall
City officials and firefighters at 100 block Harding celebrated the new 85 foot Snorkel fire truck. Mayor Ralph Tucker Fire Chief Don Harris and others rode the platform to simulate rapid aerial response while reporters joined for aerial views. The demonstration showcased the truck’s ability to reach fires above debris with a helicopter like control.
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Harding
Ralph Tucker
Don Harris
Board of Public Works and Safety
Snorkel Co. No
City Hall
George Tigner
Midwest Fire and Safety Equipment Co., Inc
Indianapolis
Harris
Tucker
Vester
Tigner
John Lamb
Chamber of Commerce
Frank
Vote Recount Moves Quickly In Democratic Primary Race
Recount of roughly two thirds of the county’s 95 precincts proceeds fast as election officials and technicians process 117 machines and paper ballots at the County Highway Garage. James T. Elliott holds a 64 vote plurality over George Albright Jr. in a 10 candidate Democratic sheriff’s nomination contest with results to be tallied after full machine and paper vote totals are established.
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George Albright Jr
James T. Elliott
Election Board
Elliott
Albright
Harrison Township
Lawrence E. Thomas
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Terre Haute
Illinois
By Ronald Thompson
Tex
Darla Rose Anderson
Helena Beatrice Baker
Jack L. Barnett
Linda Lou Blocksom
Connie Rae Bowman
William Franklin Braden
Thomas Dempsey
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