Space Twins Return From Gemini Mission Triumph
James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II land safely after a four day orbital flight including a 20 minute spacewalk. President Johnson invites them to visit the Texas ranch as they undergo medical checks aboard the carrier Wasp.
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More Asian Aid Voted By Senate
President Johnson seeks 89 million dollars for Southeast Asia development in South Vietnam Laos and Thailand as part of the foreign aid bill. The Senate approved the addition 42 to 26 after a 13 to 4 committee vote, with opposition from Morse Cotton Aiken and others who argued the funding came late and to aid bombing aftermath.
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Supreme Court Rules on Birth Control Law TV in Court and Communist Rule
The term ends with major rulings. Connecticut’s 86 year old birth control ban found unconstitutional by 7 to 2 vote. The Estes case reversal on televised trial content split 5 to 4. The federal ban on Communist party members holding union office was struck down by a 5 to 4 vote.
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Prices and Taxes Seen as Major 1960s Political Battleground
The piece argues that prices and taxes will shape national politics this year. It notes President Johnson could face rising resistance if costs increase, or his dominance could deepen if tax and price growth is checked, based on voter interviews across the country. It highlights a shift toward federal economic involvement with calls to act on domestic issues.
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Negro demonstrators greet visiting newsmen in Selma barbecue protest
About 47 national news editors toured Selma Alabama and faced picketing by roughly 200 Negro protesters on church steps. A municipal safety director and a protest spokesman argued over access to a private barbecue at Valley Creek Park while editors ate.
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Lindsay Courts Spanish Voters
New York UPI reports Representative John V. Lindsay actively courting Puerto Rican voters as he campaigns for mayor. The Republican candidate attends Puerto Rican functions to win the Spanish vote, aiming to shift a bloc that has largely backed Democrats in past elections.
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Syracuse Council halves sales tax as state levy takes effect
The Syracuse Common Council voted 7-2 to cut the citys two percent sales tax in half on August 1, aligning with a new two percent state levy. The measure aims to ease the tax burden on residents as the state tax begins.
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Higher Drink Age Hopes Die Assembly Passes Ethics Bill
The New York Assembly rejected a bill to raise the drinking age from 18 to 21 after a lengthy debate and a procedural return to committee. Meanwhile an ethics bill was revised and passed, moving to the Senate for approval.
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Catholics Sit In Demands At Gia Long Palace For Quat Ouster
In Saigon yesterday about 200 Vietnamese Catholics staged a sitdown at the Gia Long Palace demanding Premier Phan Huy Quat resign. They remained six hours and warned they would return if unmet. Amid this, U.S. and Vietnamese planes attacked targets in the North as Marine jets hit Viet Cong positions in the South. U.S. total forces in Viet Nam were listed at 51,000 with distribution among Army Marine Air Force and Navy.
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108 Killed In Kakanj Mine Blast
A gas explosion in central Yugoslavia's Kakani mine Orasi shaft 450 feet deep killed 108 workers. About 200 miners were inside. rescue teams recovered 108 bodies and sought more as landslides slowed efforts near Kakanj 49 miles north of Sarajevo.
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June 17 Finale Favored By Assembly
Albany AP The Assembly approved a plan to adjourn the 1965 session on June 17 by 127 to 14 after Democrats rejected a GOP push for an earlier close. The Senate is expected to concur. Adjournment set for 2 p.m with clocks stopped if sessions run late.
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Brooklyn Democrat Cotta leads push to defeat long‑standing bill
Cotta and the Excise Committee previously killed a similar measure and now urge defeat again. A 106 to 35 motion to recommit the bill passed, with most opposition from Republicans. Majority Leader Moses Weinstein reacted sharply, questioning why more lawmakers did not support the bill. All area assemblymen voted higher.
Heir Convicted In Twin's Death in Pasadena California
Timothy Nicholson was found guilty of manslaughter in the December 7 shooting death of his millionaire twin brother Todd Nicholson in Temple City. The verdict followed a defense claim that the rifle discharge was accidental during a struggle. Both heirs and business partners, they were grandsons of Pullman Co. president Edward Carey.
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