NASA eyeing Wednesday Gemini launch after repair work
After a night of mechanical problems officials gave Gemini 8 a tentative green light for a Wednesday liftoff. Engineers rush repairs to suit environmental control and oxygen systems while Gemini 9 readiness is aimed for with propellant loading and Titan 2 countdown set to six hours before launch.
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Fila
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William C. Schneider
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NASA
Atlas - Agena
Atlas
Space
Canada Probes Blackmail Case in House Debate
Ottawa government presses a judicial inquiry into the Gerda Munsinger affair as Prime Minister Pearson seeks to uncover if national security was endangered and whether the Diefenbaker cabinet handled the matter. Key ministers Cardin and Sevigny acknowledge past ties. Hees hints at a lunch with Munsinger.
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Canada
Gerda Munsinger
House of Commons
Lester B. Pearson
Supreme Court
W. F. Spence
George Hees
Munsinger
Defense
Pierre Sevigny
Diefenbaker
Strikes and Bombs Mark Vietnam War Actions
In Da Nang a 3000-strong protest and a general strike paralyzed the city as Buddhists demanded Ky’s civilian leadership and Thieu’s removal. U S air strikes targeted communist bases near Hue and Phu Yen while an Albatross rescue craft was downed off Thanh Hoa with one crew killed. Gen Chuan said the unrest would die out and Thi’s removal limits power.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
North
North Viet Nam
U. S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Chanh Thi
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
South Viet Nam
Hue
Phu Yen Province
South China Sea
101St Airborne
Tuy Hoa
Air Force
Hon Me
Thanh Hoa
Albratross
Nguyen van Chuan
Thi
Communists,” Chuan Said. Thi, 43, Held Sway Over South Viet Nam
Jakarta rally backs Suharto anti communist purge
More than a million people in Jakarta voiced support for Lt. Gen. Suharto amid anti Communist actions. Speakers urged cleansing the cabinet and trials for Communists while backing Suharto to stabilise the economy and reopen the University of Jakarta.
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Singapore
Jakarta
Suharto
Panchasila Front
U. S
Indonesia
Marshall Green
Tokyo
University of
Sukarno
Abdul Haris Nasution
Cigarette Makers Raise Prices Across Top Brands
New York reports show leading producers including American Tobacco, Liggett & Myers, Philip Morris and R. J. Reynolds raising prices. The wholesale rise averages 40 cents per 1000 cigarettes, while over the counter customers pay an extra one cent per pack.
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New York
American Tobacco Co
Liggett & Myers
Philip Morris
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
American
Reynolds
Final Okay Awaited On Tax Change
Congress expected to approve a $6 billion tax package by nightfall to fund Viet Nam effort and curb inflation. The bill, already passed by both houses, returns to chambers in a compromise form with most Senate changes trimmed. It includes a revised withholding system and two year boosts in automobile excise tax and telephone tax, plus faster corporate tax collections and Social Security coverage for about 300,000 seniors.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Dirksen weighs filibuster on labor bills in Senate
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen says he has not decided whether to filibuster three labor backed bills. Gemini 8 pilot Neil Armstrong, civilian astronaut on flight status, earns 21653 dollars annually as a government employee. Gen Antonio Imbert, survivor of Trujillo’s assassination group, challenges ex president Bosch to a duel or debate.
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Ricky’ Armstrong
Super
Manned Space Center
Houston
Ricky
Neil A. Armstrong
Washington
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Imbert
Rafael Trujillo
Juan Bosch
McCarty Dies at 55 Former Coshocton Tribune Editor
Funeral plans for Robert McCarty Coshocton Tribune managing editor who died of a heart attack at 55 await notification of a son in the U S forces in Viet Nam. McCarty was a Chillicothe native. Ground broken for a Hall of Fame and Museum of country music in Nashville Tennessee.
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Coshocton
Robert McCarty
Coshocton Tribune
U. S
Viet Nam
McCarty
Chillicothe
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Julius Caesar Remembered Again
Romans mark the Ides of March with offerings at Caesar's statue near the Forum. This year an American tourist from Stillwater Minnesota Mary Pozzini age 25 arrived first with peach blossoms to honor the historic event.
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Julius Caesar
Caesar
Mary Pozzini
Stillwater
Minn
Nelsonville Mayor vetoes TV cable ordinance
Athens County commissioners back watershed fund request as local government actions reveal priorities. Dentists participate in a tri-county dental program while Middleport Council approves final plans for a 500000 sewer system project.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Commissioners
Middleport Council
Tri County Vocational District tops state funding priority
The Ohio State Board of Education granted extensions to four districts for local matching funds under the Vocational Education Act of 1965. Tri County leads the priority list, with Greene County, Eastern Franklin County and Ashtabula County also on the list. Each plans to place a May primary bond issue. Tri County covers Hocking Perry and Athens counties. The state has 455000 dollars unallocated from about 6 million.
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Tri- County
Ohio
State Board of Education
Tri-County
Greene County
Franklin County
Ashtabula
Hocking
Perry
Athens
The
Bear
Supt
E. E. Holt
Nelsonville City
York
Walcott High seniors plan nationwide Viet Nam poll
A Walcott High School senior group calls on about 12 million high school pupils in over 17,000 schools to sign petitions backing U.S. Viet Nam policies. Petitions from states go to state senators and representatives, with national results forwarded to the President.
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Waterbury
Conn
Walcott High School
U.S
Viet Nam
Wolcott
Johnson
Johnson Urges Commies Halt Hopeless Conquest
President Johnson signed a bill authorizing 4.8 billion dollars to support the Vietnam War and urged Peking and Hanoi to abandon their hopeless conquest. He said Congress margins show the nation stands behind its fighting men as Rusk noted broad non Communist support for the US role and anticipated more aid to South Vietnam.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
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Hanoi
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White House
Dean Rusk
United States
Republic of
Rusk
Boston University School of Public Communications
Free World
State Department
Free
Prince Philip Receives Hollywood Charity Boost in Chicago
Prince Philip 44 travels from London to Chicago for a Variety Clubs charity banquet aiding underprivileged children. The event drew 1100 guests including Cary Grant and Shirley MacLaine, raising about $250,000 with three remaining stops in New York Toronto and Chicago toward a $1 million goal.
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Louis Armstrong
Philip
Dolly
Prince Philip
Elizabeth II
Prince
Duke of Edinburgh
Chicago
New York
Toronto
Hollywood
Joey Bishop
Phillip
Shirley MacLaine
Natalie Wood
Cary Grant
Jack Benny
Dean Martin
Tony Martin
Gregory Peck
Kirk Douglas
Danny Kaye
Jack Lemmon
Girl Responds To Treatment In Hospital
Five year old Judy Lynn Funsch, daughter of Clarence and …, continues to respond to heart surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center. She was moved from the recovery room to the cardiac unit after five days of treatment as well wishers send letters and telegrams, including Frank Sinatra who offered encouragement.
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Mich
University of Michigan Medical Center
Judy Lynn Funsch
Clarence Funsch
Genesee Township
Flint
Frank Sinatra
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