NRA Launches Campaign Against Gun Control Laws
The NRA plans a rapid flood of letters to Capitol Hill from members, aiming to sway the House Judiciary Committee after it rejected administration backed gun restrictions. The lobby uses the American Rifleman and bulletins to mobilize, while officials claim no formal lobbying but boast a wide network. The drive cites President Johnson and local allies, yet critics note the group’s influence and high murder gun statistics.
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Weather Outlook for Two-State Area This Week
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday are forecast to run 2 to 5 degrees below normal. Precipitation totals about half an inch, with showers likely in the latter part of the week.
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Gun makers back ban on mail order sales with state exemptions
Remington Savage Winchester Western issue joint statement in support of a mail order sales ban while allowing states to exempt themselves. NRA spokesmen defend limited amendments to block shipments to states with bans and prohibit interstate sales to under 18, while opposing a universal registration system for rifles and shotguns. Retired officers dominate NRA leadership, including executive VP Franklin L Orth, former deputy Army official, with four of six field representatives as retired Army colonels and a Marine Corps Reserve major.
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State GOP Convention Opens Tuesday
Whitcomb 32 picks Butz 20 and Bowen four. Bowen led in the second choice category. Butz said no governor candidate would be nominated on the first ballot and he expected his strength to grow on the second. Bowen said he is confident of victory and his grass roots campaign has had an explosive effect. The race for the nomination to oppose Birch Bayh ended when Milford Anness dropped out, leaving William Ruckelshaus unopposed as Bayh’s Democratic foe.
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Pink water in Maxwell faucets shocks hometown
Early Sunday residents of Maxwell New Mexico found pink water. City employee Jeff Bartlett discovered several packages of instant drink mix in a 40,000 gallon storage tank. The town will rely on the other tank while officials decide on a remedy for the spoiled supply.
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Indiana GOP convention shifts to streamlined session
The lieutenant governor nomination field features John P. Gallagher Munster Charles O Hendricks Sellersburg ousted as GOP state chairman by Chaney last December State Rep John F Shawley Michigan City chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Richard E Folz Evansville state committee treasurer Folz joined late but has Chaney-Snyder support Shawley has drawn little notice Gallagher relied on Chaney camp leaders Hendricks campaigns heavily Snyder seeks a second term while Richard Wells faces Beasley and Smith The keynote was moved up and Chaney will open the convention at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum serving as temporary chair until permanent chair Millis takes over.
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Vietnamese Stronghold Under Fire Near Saigon Recalled
Seven miles northeast of Saigon United States Army 25th Division troops repulsed a dawn assault, claiming 52 enemy killed while three Americans died and 32 wounded. Rockets fired at Saigon, intensified countermeasures deterred bombardment. Gen Abrams said rockets will be stopped with new detection devices and radar guided counterfire. On the northern front Marines reported 310 enemy killed near Khe Sanh. North Vietnamese shore batteries near the DMZ attacked the USS Boston. a Swift boat with seven crewmen, five missing. Marines said 191 North Vietnamese were killed with 16 dead and 6 wounded at a secondary engagement near Khe Sanh. Air Force and Navy pilots said they destroyed or damaged multiple enemy targets Sunday.
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Gendarmes Win Sorbonne From Students
Government moves on university reforms after protests. Education ministry to open talks with students and professors while reforms will be lengthy. Labor strikes thin to 300,000 metal workers with Renault voting on wages as dockers plan 48 hour action. Senate backs 504000 acre North Cascades National Park in Washington state with House to act this year.
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Rockets From Cambodia Fuel Viet Cong Attacks
VC rockets brought from Cambodia are moved into firing position in South Vietnam. A three part 122 millimeter rocket weighs 214 pounds and can be set up and fired in under five minutes by a crew of three to five. The weapon targets large areas, not precise points, with ranges around 6.8 miles.
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Tragic Lake Belton drowning claims Garza children
An outing at Lake Belton near Temple Texas ended in tragedy as three of Nicodemus Garza and his family’s five children drowned while wading. Nicodemus Garza Jr. aged about 12 was rescued clinging to a tree.
Students march on Ministry of Defense over germ warfare
About 150 student demonstrators marched on the Ministry of Defense to present a petition demanding an end to germ warfare research and an agreement to share deadly secrets with the United States.
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General sickbed update at Walter Reed Hospital
Maj George Foster said doctors consider the attack a major incident. The 77 year old five star general recuperating from a mild heart seizure April 29 at Palm Desert Calif. He spent a comfortable night and remains in stable condition according to Walter Reed officials on Sunday.
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Eisenhower Hospital Announcement Details Condition
Mrs. Eisenhower accompanied him at the hospital as doctors reported no extreme danger after a fifth heart attack since 1955. The Sunday notice gave few specifics, but factors suggested the general’s condition was not grave, following the hospital’s statement about his original condition.
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Planes grounded in Cairo after overflight incident
Two U S Pi per Aztec planes en route from Malta to Nairobi were ordered to land at Cairo airport after one aircraft allegedly overflew an Egyptian military installation. Pilots identified as D C Hykins and Robert Samuel. Brazil's coffee export supports 6.5 million jobs.
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Eisenhower's return home delayed after heart attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains hospitalized at Walter Reed after a new coronary heart attack reported Saturday night. Doctors say his condition is stable but plans for a June 24 return to Gettysburg are postponed as his treatment continues and further bulletins are expected today.
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