Brazilian schoolteacher crowned Miss Universe
Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil, a schoolteacher, won Miss Universe among 65 entrants. She will travel the globe for a year with a $10,000 prize and a $10,000 crown award, then return to Miami Beach to crown her successor in 1969. She plans to marry her fiancé in Salvador after her reign.
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Kennedy adviser Peter Edelman weds Marion Wright in McLean ceremony
Top Kennedy adviser Peter Edelman, 30, marries Marion Wright, 29, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr., in a simple McLean ceremony attended by about 200 friends. The bride, a Yale Law School graduate, was the first Black lawyer admitted to Mississippi bar and worked with NAACP and SCLC. Edelman is a former Justice Department official.
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Congress Faces Crucial Week to Meet Aug. 3 Adjournment
Congress moves into a pivotal week with a busy agenda aimed at clearing gun control bills and $115 billion in appropriations before the August 3 adjournment target. Senate and House leaders express guarded optimism as they weigh major bills including foreign aid, education, and defense requests.
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