Social Security changes urged to aid working wives
Rep. Martha Griffiths of Michigan pushes Johnson backed reforms to remove inequities for working wives and allow pooling of earnings for couple retirement benefits. A sample shows Jones and Mary versus Brown spouses illustrating potential gains from combined earnings and survivor benefits.
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Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Johnson
Sam Brown
Jane
Joneses
Brown
Jones
Jane Brown
Apollo 1 Fire Kills Three Astronauts at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The first U S space ship fire proves catastrophic. Three Apollo astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee die in a flash blaze during a simulated launch at Pad 34. Fire in the spacecraft was audible to the blockhouse crew and halted mission preparations. Formal board of inquiry will review cause and future flight safety.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U. S
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward He. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
Fila.p
Grissom
White
U.S
Chaffee
Gomme
Paul Haney
Phillips
Moon
Floyd Thompson
NASA
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Virgil J. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Dian
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Apolia
Charles A. Mosher
Ohio
House Science and Astronautics Committee
Washington
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Navy
Cmdr
Roger 8. Chaffee
The
Space Center
Two Killed In Collision Near Athens Georgia
An AP report says a head on collision on U S 129, 7 14 miles north of Athens, Georgia killed two men. R L Walker Jr 33 of Danielsville and David Beal 19 of Commerce died Friday in the accident.
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Associated Press
Athens
Georgia
State Patrol
R. L. Walker Jr
Rt. 2
Danielsville
David Beal
Commerce
U.S. 129
Car Theft Gang Broken Up In Columbus
Police say five teens aged 13 to 16 formed a car theft ring over five weeks. Det. J B Forrester reports they stole at least seven autos parked near a mill, took joy rides, and abandoned the cars when mill workers changed shifts.
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Columbus
J. B. Forrester
Cuban Exiles Rally in Miami Aims for Inter American Summit Agenda
Cuban exiles plan a large patriotic gathering at a Miami stadium to press for including the Cuban issue how to contain Fidel Castro on the agenda of the Inter American summit conference scheduled for April.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Stadium
Fidel Castro
Campbell Receives Queen's Bravery Award Posthumously
Queen Elizabeth II awards posthumous bravery commendation to Donald Campbell for his speed record attempt on Coniston Water. Campbell died January 4 when his jet powered Bluebird overturned at over 300 miles per hour. Announcement comes from Prime Minister Harold Wilson's office.
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London
Queen Elizabeth II
Donald Malcolm Campbell
Coniston Lake
Harold Wilson
Debbie Watson Claims Government Bonds at 18
Debbie Watson, once the TV character Tammy, has reached 18 and collects $28,600 in government bonds earned as a juvenile. She arrived with her husband of seven months and her attorney at the county clerk's office to claim the bonds.
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Los Angeles
Debbie Watson
Tammy
Television
Debbie
Gov Announces Birth of Second Son Nelson Rockefeller
AP report states Governor Nelson A Rockefeller announced the birth of his second son early Thursday. Details are incomplete but the governor's office released the information Friday.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Looters Roam Chicago as Snowstorm Ravages Midwest
Chicago faced widespread looting while Illinois Indiana Michigan battled a record blizzard that left at least 37 dead in Illinois and Chicago 28. The storm stretched from Missouri to Lower Michigan with 23 inches in Chicago and Kalamazoo reporting 28 inches. Police were redeployed amid extreme cold and a 10 year old girl was killed in a West Side shooting during looting.
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Illinois
Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Kalamazoo
Mich
Missouri
West Side
West Roosevelt Road
Jury Deliberates in Baker Case Tax Evasion Trial
The Bobby Baker case went to the jury after U S Judge Oliver Gasch instructed the panel for over ninety minutes. Twelve jurors, six men and six women, must decide if the former Senate aide is guilty of tax evasion larceny and conspiracy.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
U. S
Oliver Gasch
Senate
Cold snap tightens Southeast with near freezing highs
A cold front swept the Deep Dixie region with icy winds and frost. Tallahassee Weather Bureau warns to keep extra bed covers as temperatures drop to 28 tonight in Thomas County and linger near 54 by day. Sunday warms into the mid 50s. lows near 30.
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Thomas County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tallahassee
Dixie States
Mercury
Arkansas
Florida Panhandle
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Dove Avenue Address Ties to Miami Springs Hawks
Miami Springs High School sits on Dove Avenue. The school's football team is nicknamed the Hawks.
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Miami
Fila
Miami Springs
Dove Avenue
Hawks
Valdosta Daily Times Increases Prices
The Valdosta Daily Times raises single copy price from 5 to 10 cents and weekly subscription by 10 cents effective Monday. Publisher E. M. Turner cites rising publishing costs and carrier pay as reasons for the modest increase.
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Valdosta, Ga
Valdosta Daily Times
Times
E. M. Turner
Weekend Tragedy Shocks Apollo 1 Crew Families
Apollo 1 astronauts-D Grissom White and Chaffee killed in a flash fire at Cape Kennedy. Their wives and two children each faced immediate grief as officials notified families and investigators began outlining the tragedy ahead of the February 21 launch.
Trading Stamp Regulation Eyed
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller proposes regulations for the trading stamp industry requiring company registration with the secretary of state and offering customers cash or merchandise redemption options.
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Albany, N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Secretary of State
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