Gemini 9 lands safely in Atlantic after long space mission
Cape Kennedy Fla The Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan achieved a near perfect splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean aboard Gemini 9 ending a 3 day 21 minute flight that circled the globe 45 times traveling about 1.2 million miles Recovery ship USS Wasp pulled the spacecraft from the sea 50 minutes after splashdown as millions watched. Stafford and Cernan waved and showed thumbs up signs and were reported in excellent condition.
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Atlantic Ocean
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Cernan
U. S
Wasp
Splash
Globe
Stafford
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Gordon E. Hartley
Earth
Mission Control Center
Gemini 9 Lands Safely After 3 Day Spaceflight Splashdown
The Gemini 9 mission ends in a dramatic carrier landing as Stafford and Cernan return to the Wasp in clear TV range. The crew waves to sailors, undergoes medical checks, and faces questions about visor fogging and radio garble that limited their space walk.
Ky offers nominations to join ruling junta in Vietnam
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky’s regime names a slate of 10 civilians to join the 10-man junta, excluding Buddhist extremists. The list includes moderate Buddhists, Roman Catholics and representatives of Cao Dai and Hoa Hao religious groups.
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South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cao Dai and
Hoa Hao
Armed Forces Council
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen van Thieu
UN Role Sought In Viet Vote
United Nations Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg briefs senators amid talks the United States may seek UN supervision for South Vietnam elections. He urges a mutual ceasefire, a new Geneva conference, and acceptance of reunification results, while Buddhist groups oppose the regime’s moves and push for Thieu’s removal.
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United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
General Assembly
South Viet Nam
Goldberg
Security Council
Saigon
Johnson
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Catholic University of America
Mao Heirs Battle For Premier Power In China
Tokyo observers see a power struggle emerging in Beijing after Peng Chen was ousted from his party post. They link Premier Chou En-lai and Liu Shao-chi to Mao's looming health crisis, with army chief Lo Jui-ching potentially next in the purge as tensions rise within the leadership.
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Peking
China
Mao Tze-tung
Peng Chen
Liu Shao-chi
Chou En-lai
Chou
Peng
Liu
Communist Party
Mao
Lo Jui-ching
Congress Eyes July Fourth Vacation Amid Heavy Schedule
Washington expects a 10 day Independence Day break if plans stay on track. House leaders plan votes on debt ceiling changes, a $931 million military procurement bill, Food for Freedom, the annual appropriation bill, and bail bond reform. The House debt limit would top out at $330 billion versus the current $328 billion.
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Washington
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Weekend traffic deaths rise in Ohio amid drownings
The Associated Press reports at least 20 people died in Ohio over the long holiday weekend as traffic crashes surged by about one third from the prior period. Six drownings occurred, including four children, matching Memorial Day week losses statewide.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Unemployment Jumps as Jobless Claims Rise in U.S.
The Labor Department reported last month the largest unemployment increase in a year, signaling a slowdown in economic growth. The total unemployed rose by 140,000 to 2.9 million.
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Washington
Labor Department
Supreme Court Rules Sheppard Had Unfair Trial in 1954 Slaying
The Supreme Court reversed a Cincinnati circuit ruling and ordered Samuel H Sheppard released unless the state recharges him. The decision, 8 to 1, centers on claims of due process and prejudicial publicity in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case, with Justice Clark delivering the opinion.
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Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Ohio
Marilyn
Tom C. Clark
Sheppard
Clark
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
U.S. District Court
Hugo L. Black
Black
Cleveland
High Court
William B. Saxbe
U.S. Dist
Carl Weinman
Weinman
Circuit Court
Pris
U.S. Supreme Court
Bay Village
Ariane
Samuel Sheppard Jr
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Edward Blythin
Dorothy Kilgallen
Saxbe
Meredith Odyssey Continues Trek Toward Mississippi State Line
James Meredith resumes the 225 mile trek to Jackson from Memphis after a first day halt near the state line. Official hikers include Rev. Robert Weeks and Sherwood Ross as Meredith aims to end fear in Mississippi and spur registration of Black voters.
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Tenn
James Meredith
Mississippi
State Line
Meredith
Mississippi State Capitol
Jackson
Robert Weeks
Monroe
N. Y
Sherwood Ross
Washington, D
Littering Charge Dropped After Kiss Incident
Richard S. Wright, 23, an Orange City Iowa teacher, was ticketed for reckless driving after kissing his girlfriend in Pittsburgh. He tore the ticket, was charged with littering, apologized, and the charge was withdrawn. He was released on $50 bond.
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Pittsburgh
Richard S. Wright
Wright
Orange City
Iowa
Federal grant sought for Margaret Creek watershed project
The Messenger reports a federal grant request of 88 532 dollars for the Margaret Creek watershed project. The item appears in the paper’s financial and regional planning section on page 2.
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Big Bend
Point Pleasant
Indiana
Columbus
Ohio River
Six Southeast Ohio Schools Receive ARc Funds
A $253 223 federal Appalachian Regional Commission grant will be distributed to 49 districts in 23 Appalachian area counties including Meigs County Eastern Local Southern Local Meigs Local Gallipolis City and Morgan Local. Funds will upgrade laboratory facilities and support science mathematics history geography modern languages English reading civics and more.
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Southeastern Ohio
Appalachian Regional Commission
Belmont County
Marietta City
Appalachian Area
Eastern
Southern Local
Meigs
Meigs County
Gallipolis
Vinton County
Morgan
Morgan County
Tornadoes and Storms Lashing Midwest Region
Violent weather kept the nation’s midsection alert as air masses collided causing thunderstorms from Oklahoma to Wisconsin. A tornado watch was issued for parts of Illinois Wisconsin and eastern Iowa. Severe storms were forecast for Kansas and Oklahoma. Tornadoes struck Oklahoma Sunday night with heavy damage but no deaths reported.
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Wisconsin
U. S. Weather Bureau
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
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