Space Walker-To-Be St. Petersburg Father Praises Son
Maj. Gen. Edward H. White, Sr., a retired Air Force officer, discusses his son Maj. Edward H. White II, the Gemini two man flight pilot candidate. He cites a storied Air Force lineage and hopes for moon mission progression as the family reflects on duty and tradition.
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Edward H. White II
Edward H. White
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Tampa Bay
Maj
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West Point
Gen. White
Edward II
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Gemini pilot to be McDivitt profile hints at past fixes
Maj. James A. McDivitt Jr a Gemini space capsule pilot candidate grew up in Michigan after fixing water heaters in Kalamazoo. He later joined the Air Force flew 145 Korean War missions and earned a Michigan aeronautical engineering degree before becoming a jet and test pilot.
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Cleveland
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Elliott Roosevelt named Miami Beach mayor in landslide
Elliott Roosevelt 54, son of Franklin D. Roosevelt, won Miami Beach mayoral race by about 1400 votes promising to curb tourism driven pensioner image and to provide federal housing for young families. He had previously been Florida Democratic national committeeman in 1964.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Elliott
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Viet Nam War Toll Rises As Air Losses Mount
The report details U S Navy planes downed near Hanoi and Pleiku losses, with 401 U S military dead overall. Five Skyraiders and Skyhawks from the Midway participated in strikes, while Viet Cong ambushes near Pleiku and Nghia Han inflicted heavy casualties on government forces. Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade counterattacked Dong Nai positions.
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Thanh Hoa
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Astronauts Ready to Launch Gemini 4 Mission
McDivitt and White reported good spacecraft readiness for Gemini 4. Kraft and Berry praised the crew and launch-day weather, noting a near 98 hour, 62 orbit plan with flexibility to adjust after the first 24 hours. Ocean swells in the Eastern Atlantic were expected to ease.
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Charles A. Berry
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Gemini
Ernie Amman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Johnson outlines US aims in Dominican Republic policy
President Johnson said US policy seeks a broadly based Dominican government free of extremists and that the country will work with the OAS. He defended intervention with over 21,000 troops, noted plans to bring 2,000 Marines home, and warned a Communist threat remains as Viet Nam developments unfold. He also discussed seeking $89 million for Southeast Asia development and anticipated UN address in San Francisco.
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William Tapley Bennett Jr
OAS
Jose A. Mora
GM Head Educated By Mail
Detroit reports General Motors new president James M. Roche, 58, who never attended college, earned much of his education through mail courses in business and commerce from a Chicago correspondence school. Enrolled Tuesday as head of the corporation, Roche's background contrasts with typical executive paths.
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Assassin's Wire Weds Divorcee in Texas Vows
Fate Texas reports widow Marina Oswald, 23, who married Kenneth J. Porter, 27, a divorced father of two, in a Dallas suburb. The ceremony occurred in Richardson after a blood test in Durant Oklahoma to bypass Texas waiting periods.
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John F. Kennedy
Dallas
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North
Texas
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Durant
Okla
Sherman
Oklahoma
Weather: partly cloudy warm humid with storms tonight
Partly cloudy and warm with humidity and a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Highs reach 82 to 87 while overnight lows fall to 63 to 67.
Dominican Junta Proposes OAS Supervise Election
The Dominican junta urged elections supervised by the Organization of American States as soon as possible. All democratic parties recognized by the Central Electoral Board would be allowed to participate, including the exile-backed Dominican Revolutionary party of Juan Bosch. It was unclear if Bosch could return to run.
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Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
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Juan Bosch
U S Flags Desecrated As East German Demonstration Grows
Approx 300 demonstrators clash outside the U S mission in Potsdam East Germany to protest U S actions in Vietnam. A flagpole is broken two U S flags torn down and vehicles damaged while East German police offer little help as Soviet barracks nearby remain unhindered.
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Viet Nam
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McNamara Says US Nuclear Stockpile in Europe Doubling
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced that the U S nuclear stockpile in Europe will be 100 percent larger within 12 months than in 1961. He dismissed reports of a planned withdrawal and noted a steady four-year increase in weapons in Europe under U S custody and for Allied use.
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Five Day Ohio Forecast Sees Warm Ahead with Light Rain
Temperatures expected to run 2-4 degrees above normal with small daily changes. Cleveland highs around 75 and lows near 53, Cincinnati about 81/66, Columbus around 80/56. Some showers Thursday but mainly rain toward the start of next week with rainfall averaging half to one inch through Monday.
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