Ford urges bombing of Soviet missile sites in North Vietnam
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford urged U S air strikes against Soviet built anti air missile sites in North Vietnam saying they are a threat to American personnel and that the bases are not solely defensive He declined to commit to nuclear options and said conventional strikes could disable the sites while White House aides noted military decisions rest with the U S government and Joint Chiefs of Staff
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South Viet Nam
Gemini Team To Pioneer Private Satellite Rendezvous Flight
Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad will launch Gemini 5 from Cape Kennedy on August 17 to test rendezvous with a private satellite built by Westinghouse. The mission uses a radar system to provide range, bearing and speed data as Cooper maneuvers to 40 to 60 miles behind the REP satellite. The exercise seeks fuel-efficient rendezvous techniques for lunar and planetary missions.
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Charles Conrad
Gemini
William Quigley
Westinghouse
Quigley
Baltimore
Westinghouse Defense and Space Center
Nicholas V. Petrou
Aerospace Division
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Cooper
Conrad
Navy
Cape Kennedy
Russians Too Have Most Wanted List in Knit Goods Swindle
Pravda identified three wanted men linked to a large knit goods black market scheme that defrauded the state of over 3 million dollars in seven years. The case, involving mental patient labor and bribes, led to death sentences for the gang leader and eight others amid international protests.
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Yuri A. Yevgenev
Boris V. Reidel
Aron Kozlovsky
Judd Criticizes U S Foreign Policy In Seattle Speech
Dr Walter H Judd former Minnesota Republican congressman attacked United States foreign policy in Seattle saying we are in a war Vietnam and warned we are in danger of losing because we are not fighting in dead earnest He spoke before the International Christian Leadership Movement conference which opened with its first U S session in Seattle last night.
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China
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McNamara Targets Fast Tracking of Top Officers
Secretary McNamara moves to reward talent over seniority in general and flag officer promotions. He argues timely advancement of the best qualified officers is essential and that age in grade and seniority criteria may erode caliber, morale, and retention of promising younger leaders.
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Kiwanis Elects Keefe President at Anniversary Convention
Edward G. Keefe, 55, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Independent College Foundation, was elected president of Kiwanis International unopposed at the New York gathering. He succeeds Edward Moyland Jr. of Miami. Delegates urged college students with federal scholarships to take loyalty oaths and asked Kiwanis members to press Congress against removing the loyalty oath from the National Defense Education Act of 1958.
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Oklahoma Independent College Foundation
Kiwanis International
Oklahoma
Edward Moyland Jr
Miami
Fla
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Appellate Court Rules for Special Election Plan A
The Appellate Division reversed a lower court order to halt the November special legislative election, saying it must proceed under the U.S. District Court directive and noting the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay. The decision will be appealed to the State Court of Appeals.
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Rockefeller Signs Liberalized Sanity Test Bill
Gov. Rockefeller signed a bill to liberalize the insanity test in criminal trials. The measure advances the McNaghten rule by allowing substantial knowledge of wrongfulness to suffice and expands psychiatrist testimony. The law takes effect July 1 and was among more than a dozen actions announced while the governor vacationed in Venezuela.
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Rockefeller
McNaghten
Venezuela
Police Seek Killers Abductors Of Mother And Son
In western Oregon police hunt two men suspected in a bank robbery and the slaying of a Lane County deputy. They may have abducted Mrs. Corbin and her 12-year-old son Clinton, after a sequence of crimes linked to an ex convict sought in the case. The missing pair’s car was found abandoned in the Cascade Range near Marion Forks.
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Ore
Oregon
David Corbin
Clinton
Corbin
Harry Marlowe
Lane County
Salem
Portland
Cascade Range
Marion Forks
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Westmoreland Foresees Major U S Cong Clash in Viet Nam
In Saigon and Honolulu reports, Gen. Westmoreland says fresh U S Marines have landed and expect larger operations. He notes Viet Cong nerves fraying, North Viet Nam 325th Division active, and Dak To and Ba Gia districts under attack amid rising American numbers nearing 60 000.
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Senate votes option for social security early retirement
The Senate approved an option allowing retirement at age 60 with benefits at two thirds of the age 65 rate, while rejecting unlimited hospital coverage funded by general revenues. The move accompanies a broad healthcare bill shaping benefits for about 19 million seniors.
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Ribicoff
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Russell B. Long
D-La
Byrd
House
Spectator Drowns While Watching Bridge Jump Threat
A Buffalo man Edgar Schaffer 36 drowned after slipping from a dock while viewing Earl Harman 22 threaten to jump 70 feet into the Niagara River from the International Bridge. Harman was persuaded down by Rev. Frank Endres and later charged under state mental hygiene law.
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Niagara
Edgar Schaffer
Earl K. Harman
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Schaffer
Frank Endres
Meyer Memorial Hospital
Birth Control Aimed at Missions Across Three Continents
United Church of Christ announces plans to ship contraceptive information pills and devices to missionaries and mission hospitals. Distribution will cover 32 countries in Asia Africa and Latin America where permitted.
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United Church of Christ
Asia
Africa
Latin America
House Democrats See Victory On Vote Bill
Democratic leaders claim the votes to defeat a Republican substitute for the administration voting rights bill, with a close outcome possible late today or tomorrow. GOP Leader Gerald Ford seeks nationwide application, opposing administration aims at hard core Southern states and literacy tests debates.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
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