THE NEWS TODAY 10 Summer Days in the 1960's Greg Utrecht 5/26/05 August 30, 1962 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Washington weather high 88, low 67 no rain News Guerillas battle outside Algiers Jordan and Saudi Arabia will merge their military forces 11 Americans killed so far in Vietnam President Kennedy says "I am not for invading Cuba at this time" or at any time he adds. Nuclear test ban treaty proposed by USSR is opposed by US and Britain, treaty does not allow inspections of underground tests. US claims there will be 10-15 nuclear powers by 1970 if a test ban is not agreed on. "Our insistence on obligatory inspections is justified by the facts" Vice President Johnson is mobbed by over friendly crowds in Istanbul. French President DeGaulle takes steps against terror threat in France. 5 suspects are on trial for attempting to assassinate him. New York state bans the use of Star Spangled Banner as the official school prayer. State suggests the use of periods of private meditation in place of spoken prayers. Atlanta opens five more high schools to blacks Science Chromosomes may someday predict diseases X-15 rocket ship flies 3443 MPH, generating 1100 degree F heat. The automatic roll control system is still failing to control the tendency of the ship to roll at high speed. Mariner 2 satellite is now 447,897 miles from earth Sports National league, Dodgers lead by 3.5, defeat the Reds 2-1 in 13th inning in front of 49,603 Yankees lead American league Nuclear physicist Frank Ryan to start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns against Los Angeles Rams Everything Else Chicken breast 59 cents /lb T-bone steak $1.19/lb August 30, 1963 Thou art more lovely and more temperate Washington weather 80/67 .17 rain News Military alert in Cuba - reaction to two hit and run raids on northern coast. Castro moves artillery to northern coast - invasion expected from Nicaragua or other Central American country. Havana is calm. Decades later we learn these were atomic cannon. Martial law is expected to be lifted in Vietnam soon - schools and theaters reopen Henry Cabot Lodge has become ambassador to Vietnam DeGaulle criticizes American involvement in Vietnam and suggests that Saigon use the friendly cooperation of France to shake off foreign influences. Civil Rights March on Washington ended Wednesday - President Kennedy said " a very long way yet to travel" President complains that labor Unions are creating a perpetual series of countrywide crises Senate Panel votes 16-1 for nuclear test ban treaty with inspections. Underground tests can continue. Senate expected to add "understandings" on the use of weapons during war. Senator Russell Long opposes. Within twenty years "global cooling" changes to "global warming" due to less dust in the air. Arizona Rule requiring students to stand during the National Anthem is ruled illegal, not because it is "religious" but because people are free. Virginia residents attempt a boycott fails to prevent integration of Virginia schools - but less than half of white students choose private schools. A dozen blacks are admitted along with 400 white students at Powhatten County High School Science British Aircraft completes a mock-up of Concorde supersonic passenger plane - plane will fly in 1966, despite studies that show supersonic flight damages the ozone layer. Vandenburg Air Force base launches a spy satellite and test launches a Minuteman missile. Scientists, including Bernard Vonnegut, who worked under the late Dr Irving Langmuir claim to have stopped Hurricane Beulah off the coast of Puerto Rico. Study shows astronaut on moon for six months could become 'psychotic" This study is a followup on an earlier Russian study on the effects on nerve cells, the effects might not take effect for six months. Astronauts could become like a boxer who slowly becomes punch drunk. This same effect is probably what affected Scott Carpenter, Gus Grissom, and some moon astronauts. It also probably caused the "sparklies" reported by John Glenn. Sports LA leads National league by 6.5, Sandy Koufax wins 20th game in front of record crowd 54,978, Yankees lead American League by 11 Everything Else 44,000 hear Billy Graham at Los Angeles Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic at Hollywood Bowl Subscription TV company formed in Los Angeles, expects to introduce a pay TV service (cable TV) next year. "Gidget goes to Rome" in theaters 8 transistor portable radio - $8.88, 20 inch window box fan - $14.88 August 30, 1964 And every fair from fair sometime declines News Acting prime minister of Vietnam "incapacitated mentally and physically speaking" He plans to return to Saigon in two months. This is the 6th government of Vietnam in 10 months. Acting premier is Harvard graduate, US army economist, just like Daniel Ellsberg. 30,000 attend funeral procession of 6 Catholics shot in recent rioting. Johnson tells of reluctance to raid Vietnam. Senator Morse of Oregon assails action by USS Maddox in Tonkin Gulf. Says ten year policy in Vietnam has been a failure. Blacks continue raids on Philadelphia stores - rioting continues for third straight day. Douglas MacCarthur memoirs appear in papers, Rolling Stones record "Not Fade Away" Britain, US planning bases on British owned Diego Garcia. Medicare debate in Congress More deaths in Houston encephalitis outbreak - 393 cases, 19 deaths so far Science Ampex introduces self winding reel to reel stereo tape recorder Nimbus 1 weather satellite relating best photos ever from a weather satellite. DoD cancels medium range mobile missile development. Mobile system was developing techniques to navigate to target based on position of stars. Hang glider made of wood frame, plastic sheets and bailing wire crashes, kills pilot. Was being towed by station wagon in California. Sports Baltimore leads American League by 1.5 Milt Pappas blanks White Sox 5-0 for Orioles. Philadelphia by 5 in National League. Richie Allen drives in 4 as Phillies beat Pittsburgh in front of 12,186 Bob Schul runs the two miles in 8:26.4 Cardinals Packers expected to meet in this years first ever NFL world championship AFL Jets beat Chargers in exhibition game 34-6 Everything Else Radio glasses - eyeglasses with a tiny radio and speakers on sale for $29.95. Flipper on TV. Richard Burton as Hamlet, August 30, 1965 When wasteful war shall statues overturn News Lansdale arrives in Vietnam Hanoi claims three more US jets, for a total of 502 American planes shot down 72 arrested in Communist plot in Iraq. Intent is to prevent re-unification with UAR. Steelworker contract talks collapse. Govt expected to invoke Taft Hartley act. President denies that Hanoi is willing to have peace talks. "I expect some newspaperman is speculating" Marines rout 100 communist guerillas five miles from the air base at Da Nang. White House aide Lawrence OBrien named Postmaster General. Exiles tell of attempt to kill Castro Birth control IUD device proves 97% effective in India Science Salk Institute in San Diego to open. Gemini 5, Cooper and Conrad complete 120 orbits. Soviet news radio and television broadcast the news, While navigating re-entry Conrad says "we are right on" Manned orbiting laboratory work begins in Southern California, Computer study predicts large rise in crime - criminal justice system should be modified. Sports Minnesota leads American League by 6.5. Dodgers lead National League by 1.5 Alex Johnson drives in 5 as Phillies beat LA 13-3 Everything Else Beatle fans charge gates at Hollywood Bowl concert, 100 arrests. Concert lasts 33 minutes, about 15 songs. Movies -Elvis Presley "Tickle Me", Sandra Dee "That Funny Feeling", Joan Crawford, "I Saw What You Did" TV - Peyton Place San Diego resident opens "school Ago-Go" to teach go go girls how to dance. August 30, 1966 But you shall shine more bright in these contents Washington Weather 94/68 0 News Navy planes attack Communist PT boats in Tonkin. Hanoi says US will lose due to incompetent command and wavering strategy. Senator Mansfield of Montana urges Johnson to meet with DeGaulle to consider new approaches to VietNam. German government to replace WWII Luftwaffe officers with younger men. In the last 5 years, 61 German F-104 aircraft have crashed with the death of 36 Luftwaffe pilots. Stocks plunge sharply- Dow falls 13 in heavy volume of 10.9 million House OKs bill to call up Army Reserve and National Guard. Senate told that "crime pays" in Harlem. Riots continue in Waukegan Illinois, for third night. Houston jury deadlocks over pornographic books sent through mail. "Passion Carousel" Shame Hunger" "Temple of Shame" "Sin in Summer" Virgins, Inc" "Orgy Club" Heat exhaustion fells 500 at American Legion Parade in DC Sierra Club opposes building dams in Grand Canyon. Proposes alternatives. War on poverty General Dynamics ordered to sell Liquid Carbonics Division in anti trust case brought in 1962. GD said decision was unjustified and will contest it vigorously. Science Scientists from Project Stormfury will attempt to tame hurricane Faith today. Lunar orbiter will attempt again to photograph Surveyor 1 on the surface of the moon. Russian lunar orbiter has just arrived in orbit. Mysterious blobs of oil ooze onto California beaches High speed monorail proposed for Anaheim, central Orange county (Disneyland) Dana Point harbor construction begins. Sports Baltimore leads AL by 11.5. San Francisco and Pittsburgh tied in NL, 1 game over Dodgers. All three teams lose. Reds Joe Nuxhall throws 3 hit shutout in front of 10,009 Everything Else Magnavox stereo color theater - walnut cabinet, 270 sq in screen, 12 second warm up, degausser, color purifier, $795.00. Carmakers predict one day all car drivers will drive with windows closed due to all cars having both heat and air conditioning. Doctor Zhivago, The Blue Max, Jane Fonda appearing naked in mens magazines, Ben Gazzara, Run For Your Life, Bonanza, Up With People, Get Smart 1966 V-8 Mustang $2779, 66 Plymouth Belvedere $2380.Volkswagen Beetle $1660 August 30, 1967 Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire shall burn News Nasser snubs King Faisal at Arab Summit meeting. Terrorists expected to sabotage Sunday elections in S Vietnam Postmaster O'Brien bans Peking Hate paper 'Crusader News letter" Members of Red China diplomatic mission attack London policemen with axes and bats. London Bobby says they come on like "screaming bloody zulus" American Nazi Rockwell denied burial in national cemetary in Culpepper Virginia. Police and swastika wearers scuffle. Hearse waits 6.5 hours. Army rules that Nazi emblems cannot be worn inside military cemetary. Whites hurl rocks at Open Housing demonstrators in Milwaukee, fire bomb the demonstrators headquarters. Administration accused of failure in crime war. Republicans Gerald Ford and Everett Dirkson say crime is overwhelming the nation. 722 killed in auto accidents over July 4 weekend. Wallace ridicules the procedures required to get federal troops for riots. "Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas got troops and we didn't even ask for them" Thurgood Marshall first black justice on Supreme Court Science UCLA study to use computer to monitor what other computers are doing. $210,300 Sigma 7 computer will monitor all the IBM computers on campus. Project leads directly to the Internet. Vinton Cerf is systems programmer. Project Gasbuggy to drill for natural gas using A-bomb near Farmington NM California no relief from smog - worst in 12 years, temps hit 109 in valley. Sports United Airlines stewardess says Oakland As once boarded a flight with team shouting for more beer, "We weren't able to serve it fast enough" "When I was married, of course I retired as a hostess, but .. nothing could induce me to make another such trip." Boston leads American League by 1/2 over Minnesota and Detroit, St Louis leads National League by 10. Tigers Denny McClain (17-14) retires 16 in a row in a three hitter over Angels. Sociologist reports that baseball players are lowbrows and that their jobs have drawbacks like any job. Not one white player interviewed would choose a black or latin player as a companion during leisure time. Not one had a black or latin roommate. Blacks often room alone because there are no other blacks to pair them with. Black and white say racial quotas exist - blacks more afraid of beanballs. Players do not think of themselves as high class, play for money, travel, fame, love of the game. Generally view fans as squares who don't understand the game, naive, fickle as the weather, and not to be trusted.. Everything Else Telephone answering machines, $14 per month, lease or buy. Norelco pocket tape recorder $85. ground beef 35 cents lb Movies-Bonnie and Clyde, King of Hearts, Barefoot in the Park,Guide for the Married Man TV - Gentle Ben, The final episode of The Fugitive August 30, 1968 Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May Washington weather 79/56/0 News Weeks war deaths highest of summer, 308 Americans killed this week Crown Prince Harold of Norway marries Sonja Haraldson, a commoner, Romania demands Soviets withdraw forces from Czechoslovakia. New shooting erupts in Mexico City student unrest. Nuclear nonproliferation pact facing severe scrutiny. Service records of National Guard unit were falsified in order to qualify them for Vietnam. Eisenhower recovering from heart attack. US asked to aid racial suit in Pasadena city schools. Chicago Humphrey pleads for unity, will try to end war. Tribute to Bobby Kennedy triggers pandemonium. March by 5000 demonstrators turned back by 3000 National Guard using tear gas. McCarthy campaign workers arrested for stealing bed sheets - tearing them up to use for bandages. Illinois State commission later rules "police riot" McCarthy speaks in midst of 2000 protesters in Grant Park, Agnew blasts protesters - "overreaction by police - but provoked" McCarthy will not support either Nixon or Humphrey. "We will begin to exert the constitutional role of the Senate" Help me elect 10 Senators. Senate will determine foreign policy." Science Great Electric Car Race - MITT has reached St Louis, 500 miles ahead of CalTech. Astrodata in Anaheim gets $900,000 to develop two analog hybrid computer systems for NASA. Computer Mechanisms Corp has acquired an interest in Data Products Corp a manufacturer of computer peripheral equipment. Underground nuclear test 20 to 200 kiloton jarred buildings in Las Vegas and brought a flood of phone calls to sheriff. Sports St Louis leads NL by 12. Detroit leads AL by 6. Tigers beat Angels by 2. Pete Rose leads NL in hitting, 345. Carl Yastremski leads the AL hitting .300. Chiefs kick return specialist, "the gnat" is Noland Smith, 5-6.5" and 154 lbs. Cathy Rigby 15, takes fifth place on US women's gymnastic Olympic trial. Everything Else Bill Grahams Fillmore East is "the most important rock emporium in the country." Flip Wilson. "What's so Bad about Feeling Good", Steve McQueen in the "Thomas Crown Affair", The Odd Couple. In "The President's Analyst" James Coburn proves that the phone company is behind everything. "Its universal. Everyone hates the phone company." RCA 23 inch color console $400.00 August 30, 1969 Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines Washington weather 84/69/0 News Biloxi recovering from Hurricane Camille. Hill 381 reinforced in Vietnam Israeli soldiers fire over the heads of rock throwing Arabs in Jerusalem. 707 from LA to Israel hijacked and bombed on airport in Damascus. US to draft an apology for helicopter flying over North Korea... Hope to get the pilots returned quickly, unlike in 1963, when it took a year. Two aides of Adolf Eichmann are tried and convicted in Germany, 24 years after the war. Britain to give 600,000 for relief to victims of violence in Ireland. White construction workers protest against blacks for work stoppage, black coalition demands more jobs for blacks. Sens Russell Long and Brewster investigated for taking kickbacks on government contracts Subpoenas issued for Mary Jo Kopechne inquest. Sports NL west - San Francisco by 1.5 over Cincinnati. Juan Marichal throws 4 hitter for SF against the Mets. Bobby Bonds hits 30th HR in front of 13, 843 Rocky Bleier writes to Pittsburgh Steelers - he will be able to return to play pro ball in spite of bullet and shrapnel wounds in both legs. Joe Pepitone suspended by NY Yankees for leaving the stadium without permission. Everything Else Isle of Wight music concert - 20,000 hippies, beautiful people, curiosity seekers, and just plain music lovers. Elizabeth Taylor, some of the Beatles and Rolling Stones are planning to attend. Concert organized by three brothers, the oldest is 24. Lewisville Texas concert expected to draw 150,000 to see Janis Joplin and others. Shirley Temple Black to be nominated as delegate to the UN. 2001 A Space Odyssey "only two men have walked on the moon, for the rest of us, 2001 is as close as we are likely to get. " Alice's Restaurant, Easy Rider, Midnight Cowboy, Roger Miller appears on Johnny Cash. August 30, 1970 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity shall you pace forth Washington weather 94/70/0 News Jordanian forces battle Palestinian guerrillas near King Hussein's palace. Long beach company offers 1000 for return of radioactive material missing since Monday. material is harmless as long as it remains in its locked container. "Completely safe" Charles Lindbergh writes that WWII may mark the beginning of civilizations breakdown. More than a generation after, our occupying armies still occupy, and the world has still not been made safe for democracy. Marine acquitted in Vietnam atrocity deaths of 16 women and children. Two other members of his patrol have already been convicted. 20,000 demonstrate in east LA, one dead, 40 hurt. LA Times columnist killed by bullet wound to head. Panel to study terrorist bombing at U Wisconsin mathematics research center Supreme court will not delay Richmond busing, schools must adopt desegregation as ordered. Black soldier buried in all white cemetary in Ft Pierce Fl, some grave owners threaten to move their relatives. 21 gun salute. 200 letters in protest. Kopechne doctor - still says autopsy not needed. drowning. Postmaster O'Brien suggests repeal of pornography possession laws, commission recommends new laws to control pornography in the mail. Science Futurists predict that in 1990 teachers will be using computer based learning systems. Schools of he 1990s will be imbued with respect for human diversity and originality. Our present grading practices will be looked upon by future generations as dunce caps. British planners to use Burroughs B-3500 computer to track progress in new city. $600,000 computer with hard disk - access is .02 seconds per word. Former army doctor says 15,000 American lives could have been saved by improved helmets and body armor. First DC 10 flies. Sports NL west - Cincinnati by 11.5. NL east - Pittsburgh by 2.5, Pirates drop fourth in a row. AL west - Minnesota by 4. AL east - Baltimore by 12. There are now 24 baseball teams. Denny McClain begs to be traded, is suspended for conduct - he got down on his knees. Indians beat Angels 14-1 and are accused of spy in the scoreboard to steal signs Unbeaten Dolphins stun Colts 20-13 Roberto Clemente .362 Everything Else Vortex I rock concert in Estacada Oregon draw 20,000 . State hopes event will lure young people away from protest in Portland. Isle of Wight, 200,000, 115 arrests, 96 for drugs, thieves in crowd, police dress as hippies to catch them, John Sebastian, Chicago, Joan Baez. 8 track tapes $5.44 9 o'clock movie "Spy Who Came in From the Cold". Mission Impossible, Paris falls in love with an enemy agent. Marantz all transistor amplifier, Garrard turntable and Yamaha speakers, $459.00 Woodstock the movie Snoopy with the Ice Follies, debut of Snoopy's friend Woodstock. Ticketron - tickets by computer Richard Nixon and Tricia attend opening night at Dorothy Chandler pavilion August 30, 1971 Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade Weather 84/63 0 News Floods in Bangladesh kill at least 600 British troops battle with Irish Republican Army gunmen in Ireland, Pope calls for peace Thieu supporters lead in S Vietnam house elections. North Vietnamese and VietCong press widespread attacks for the third day, over the weekend communist units led nearly 100 separate attacks throughout south Vietnam. 219,000 US servicemen in Vietnam. West German Navy announces end to minesweeping operations looking for WWII mines. The navy estimates that 10,000 mines remain, but they have dead batteries and cannot be detonated if found. The last mine to be discovered and detonated was in 1963 Netherlands Queen Juliana visits former colony of Indonesia 62 US cities now have jobless rates of 6% or more. Nixon advisors warn against tax cuts, plan to end the current 90 wage and price freeze President Nixon views the Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor Pace of hitchhiking picks up on Pacific Coast Hiway - sometimes as many as 20 hitchers at onramps in Santa Barbara. LA police reports 772 felonies involving hitchhiking in previous year Science Industry group predicts new era for electronics industry, major new markets opening New missile attack warning system nearly ready - satellite will detect Russian missile launches Sports NL west - San Francisco by 8.5. NL east - Pittsburgh by 5. AL west - Oakland by 16, Vida Blue wins 23rd for Oakland. AL east - Baltimore by 11.5. Hank Aaron hits 39th, 631st of career, 100+RBi for 11 years in a row. Everything Else Elton John in concert at the Greek Thrill killer Nathan Leopold, dead at 66. He served 33 years for killing of a 14 year old in 1924, and was paroled in 1958. August 30, 1972 So long as men can breathe or eyes can see 86/66/0 Storm brings 18 foot waves to S California News South Vietnamese Marines fight back attack on Quang Tri, we have relieved 70% of the threat against Saigon in the last 48 hours. Laos detains Soviet cargo plane - was carrying weapons to Vietnam Airlines warn passengers that Arab terrorists are using unsuspecting passengers to carry time bombs onto planes. Terrorism causes decline in tourism in Israel. A new kind of war. February - Columnist Jack Anderson writes that International Telephone and Telegraph is a government of its own, with itŐs own overseas intelligence wing and its own security force. April - Jack Anderson reports that ITT bribed Republican Party for favorable treatment in anti-trust case. Larry OŐBrien calls for an investigation. July - Larry O'Briens office in Watergate complex burglarized. The thieves were attemping to break into the middle drawer of file cabinet. August 30 - Nixon Associates Colson and Stans testify in separate Watergate hearings Nixon calls Watergate "bizarre incident" by overzealous people, refuses to appoint special prosecutor, leads McGovern 2 to 1 Senate reports that Army kept files on millions of Americans since WWII. Current data kept on 100,000 people.in 350 separate record centers on 25 million index cards. Pink cards for the weirdos and drug users. Senator Ervin says info "no practical value to military commanders", danger to privacy. Desegregation ordered for Memphis, busing 14,000 students. George Wallace released from hospital after surviving assassination attempt Chicago police slay two gunmen, rescue 5 women hostages during robbery at restaurant. Nixon reports planned troop level is 27,000 by Dec 1, no letup in bombing US Price commission rejects price hikes for Ford , GM. Science US officials considered banning gasoline sales during recent smog crisis in Riverside Calif, LA to test steam powered bus NTSB calls for safer cars, better brakes, after investigation of 13 car pileup on Ventura Highway last summer. Sports NL west - Cincinnati by 7.5. NL east - Pittsburgh by 10. AL west - Oakland by 1/2 over Chicago. AL East - Detroit and Baltimore 2 ahead of Boston. Cesar Cedeno hits 20th home run of year, Aaron hits 665th. US Olympic track coach says track and sex don't mix - too many camp followers in Munich Olympic village., Spitz wins 3rd gold. Everything Else Concert for Bangladesh movie, headliner is Leon Russell, Raquel Welch in Roller Derby movie, Elizabeth Montgomery divorces Fischer and Spassky draw - Fischer within 1 point of winnning chess title. ----- AE-63 Remember - Microsoft did not invent the computer virus. The first computer virus was recorded onto 9 track reel to reel tape by John Walker of Case Institute of Technology in 1968. http://www.fourmilab.com/documents/univac/