Alaskans Begin Nomination Battles in State Primary
Voters statewide go to the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time to pick Democratic and Republican nominees for Alaska’s governor and U.S. senator. Gov. William A. Egan seeks a second term despite a constitutional term limit controversy. Anchorage attorney Wendell P. Kay challenges him in the Democratic race. Republican contenders include Bruce Kendall Walter J. Hickel Mike Stepovich and others amid a libel suit by Larry Brayton in the Senate race.
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Juneau
Alaska
William A. Egan
Panhandle
Egan
Wendell P. Kay
Anchorage
Valdez
Bruce Kendall
House of Representatives
Walter J. Hickel
Mike Stepovich
Fairbanks
Territorial
Stepovich
U.S
E. L. Bartlett
T. J. Bischel
David Newton Boyer
Kenai
Robert L. Veatch
Soldotna
Larry Brayton
John Birch Society
Glen Buchanan
Virginia Begins 2 Percent Sales Tax on Sept 1
Virginia merchants start collecting a 2 percent statewide sales tax in nine days. Officials urge timely registration, noting about 20 000 certificates issued and 30 000 prepared by computer systems. Applications arrive at 1 000 to 1 500 daily amid some processing issues.
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Richmond
Virginia
Tax Division
Howell Still Questioning Resignation
State Sen. Henry E. Howell says he will press inquiry into the resignation of Joseph G. Hamrick as state director of industrial development. He questioned whether business leaders urged Hamrick’s replacement and noted Gov. Godwin’s letter confirming Hamrick’s resignation but not providing requested details.
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Richmond
Henry E. Howell
Joseph G. Hamrick
Howell
Virginia
Godwin
Hamrick
NASA Negotiating Contract To Convert Saturn 1 Stage
NASA and McDonnell Aircraft begin negotiating a nine million dollar contract to convert a Saturn 1 second stage into a three astronaut manned space station. The plan includes an air lock, life support, and habitability within the fuel tank for up to 30 days. A 1968 test flight is planned from Cape Kennedy ahead of an early three man Apollo Earth orbit flight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshall Space Flight Center
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
McDonnell
Apollo
NASA
Moon
Road Death Toll Rises Across Virginia to 688
The Associated Press reports six more traffic deaths push Virginia’s toll for the year to 688, compared with 652 last year. Victims include Alice Angela D'Alba, 73, Yonkers, in Thornburg. Bernice Clark Algood, 27, LaCrosse, injured Aug 8. Paulas Clayton Gills, 18, Ballsville. a 7 month old Mineral girl, Donna Fay Madison, in Louisa. John Atwood Perkins, 21, near Yorktown. and Karen Sue Edwards, 8, Fairfax, among others.
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Associated Press
Thornburg
Alice Angela D’alba
Yonkers
N.Y
U.S. 1
Spotsylvania County
South Hill
Bernice Clark Algood
LaCrosse
Ballsville
Paulas Clayton Gills
Powhatan
Louisa
Donna Fay Madison
Yorktown
John Atwood Perkins
Fairfax
Karen Sue Edwards
U.S. 50
Courageous and Steady Shaver in Yugoslavia Story
Sandre Milosevski from Bitusa has shaved for 25 years using only a razor blade held between his fingers. He says the method gives a better shave and he never cuts himself, claiming a steady hand is all that is needed.
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Gostivar
Yugoslavia
Sandre Milosevski
Bitusa
Ike's Grandson Chooses Amherst Over West Point
Mamie Eisenhower says her grandson David, 18, will attend Amherst College, not West Point, after graduating from Phillips Exeter. She notes the family respected his choice and praises his independence while reflecting on modern youth and romance.
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Ike
Amherst
West Point
New York
Mamie Eisenhower
David
Phillips Exeter
Amherst College
McCall’s
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
Negro Youths Toss Rocks At Police In Brooklyn Riot
In Bedford Stuyvesant, 300 youths gathered after a liquor store arrest as 800 officers moved in. Two patrolmen were lightly injured, several others detained, and some storefronts were damaged in a tense confrontation between communities.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bedford Stuyvesant
Harlem
Robert Dunigan
Joseph Famiglietti
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Yangtze
Tze-Tung
Communist Party
Yangtze River
Wuhan
China
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Virginia Retail Merchants Association
Dianna Lynn Batts
Falls Church
Columbus
Dianna
Ciider & Shockey
Winchester
F.d.1.c
Shenandoa
Ational
Bank
Vrginia
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