Gemini 5 clears seventh day in space eight-day goal stands
Gemini 5 remains on track for an eight day mission after a tense seventh day with occasional tumbling caused by venting hydrogen. Command pilot L Gordon Cooper Jr and pilot Charles Conrad Jr reported near normal cabin temperatures and no motion sickness while jets and power management addressed lingering thruster issues. The crew continued experiments and Earth observations as mission control projected an eight day completion.
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Conrad
James A. McDivitt
Charles Conrad Jr
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Christopher C. Kraft
Eugene Krantz
Gemini At A Glance: Cooper Conrad Sleep Through Space
Gemini 5 crews Lt Col L Gordon Cooper Jr and Lt Cmdr Charles Conrad Jr rested as craft tumbled but under control amid fuel cell water byproduct and two crippled jets. Mission logged 507 hours 16 minutes in space, keeping the US ahead of the Soviets in man hours.
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L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Cmdr
Charles Conrad Jr
United States
Soviet Union
No Call For Viet Recruits
The United States Army will not recruit Vietnamese nationals into its units during the current fighting. Defense spokesmen say there is no need for such manpower now as American combat units in Viet Nam are at full strength. Korean War experience with RoK troops is cited as a cautionary precedent.
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Washington
United States Army
Korea
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Europe
Republic of Korea
U.S.A
Viet Cong Attacks Near Saigon and Peace Talks Update
Communist guerrillas struck three government posts near Saigon, overrun Tan Nhut outpost, and shelled Binh Chanh while government forces repelled an attack at Long An with light casualties. Two Viet Cong were killed. State Dept confirmed Hanoi rejected May peace talks amid lull. New York Times notes slow war approaches, no reply from Communists.
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Viet Nam
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Tan Nhut
Long An
Binh Chanh
State Department
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
New York Times
Multi-city briefs report fair consolidation and diplomacy moves
Lake Ashtabula and Geauga counties discuss centralized fairgrounds this fall. Ghana names Fred Arkhurst UN envoy as Quaison-Lackey shifts to foreign minister. Seoul stabilizes after student unrest as Park enforces measures. Senate reapportionment gains support. Dodd helps push action. Nasser visits Moscow with peace proposal. Dominican crisis brushes delay. Stanford doctor links vanity to healthier aging.
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Ashtabula
Geauga
John D. Hadden
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Fred Arkhurst
United Nations
Arkhurst
Alex Quaison-Lackey
General Assembly
Steelworkers Hopeful as Talks Resume in Pittsburgh
Negotiators and a federal mediator meet again in Pittsburgh as steel unions press for a 53 cent hourly raise in a 39 month contract while the industry offers 40.6 cents in a 35 month package. President Johnson spoke by phone urging cooperation amid a midnight strike deadline.
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William E. Simkin
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Simkin
Winter Projects Will Be Planned Head Start Expansion
Washington Head Start will extend into winter with planning for projects under current plans. Funds depend on congressional approval, expected before adjournment, and directors may submit planning forms now to receive applications in three weeks. The program, started by Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson, enrolled about 600000 preschool children in 13000 centers last summer and aims to help children socially medically and nutritionally despite some criticisms over higher income participation.
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Bonus Sunday Freshman Edition for Ohio University
Messenger readers are urged to read the Sunday bonus edition published by Ohio University. The annual Freshman edition will print thousands of extra copies with 5420 distributed to freshmen and new students. the paper promises extensive stories on the university, Athens, and nearby areas.
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Athens
Will Johnson Warned Cities Face Racial Riots in 1960s America
The AP reports civil rights leaders in Washington warn of racial tension in the capital and across major cities. President Johnson links fairness and urban trouble while Congress debates public works funding as leaders urge preventive action.
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Associated Press
John
Son
District of Columbia
Los Angeles
Washington
U.S
Sterling ‘Ucker
National Urban League
Harlem
Watts
Tucker
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Singapore Leader Guarded After Plot to Assassinate Lee
Police guarded Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and cabinet after a Communist Indonesian plot to kill Singapore leaders. Twenty officers protected Lee’s residence as vehicles were checked. Officials announced 21 arrests from the People's Revolutionary party led by Lim Siew Lin, who allegedly coordinated with Indonesian intelligence and attempted to blow up the U S Consulate.
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Lee
People’s Revolutionary Party
Singapore
Lim Siew Lin
Lim
U. S
CORE Chief Leads Cincinnati Protest and Build Message
CORE national director James Farmer urged Cincinnati marchers and local civil rights leaders to “build” rather than “burn” with a plan to create jobs through business pools, co operatives, and community banks. He backed the drive against alleged racial discrimination in building trades unions as 300 to 700 marchers completed a two mile downtown rally.
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Cincinnati
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Farmer
Building Trades Unions
I Do Record Threatened In Altar Dash
New York couples rushed to marry on Thursday night as the draft rules changed at midnight. President Johnson announced that men ages 19 to 26 who marry after midnight would face the draft same as single men until they become fathers, aligning with growing manpower needs in Vietnam.
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New York
Johnson
Johnson Celebrates 57th Birthday in Texas Visit
President Johnson marks his 57th birthday with a Texas hill country trip and a quiet family dinner. Mrs. Johnson and daughters Lynda 21 and Luci 18 helped prepare a celebration as aides said he would fly to Texas this morning after delays from work and weather.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
White House
Weather outlook with showers and storms tonight
Cloudy warm humidity with showers and thunderstorms this evening and a chance of locally severe storms. Low around 62 to 65. Saturday looks partly cloudy and cooler with a high near 76 to 80.
Ohio's Biggest Fair Opens 11 Day Run
The 112th state fair titled Wonderful World of Ohio in Review opened an 11 day stand in Columbus. Mrs. James A. Rhodes cut the ribbon marking the start as officials touted the event as the biggest ever with the world's largest livestock show and junior fair, free grandstand entertainment except the Ohio Jazz Festival, Youth Day with free admission for under 18, and gate prices rising to 1 dollar for those over 12.
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James A. Rhodes
Edward J. Keirns
Ohio
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