Heat halts Gemini 11 space walk at Cape Kennedy
Astronaut Richard Gordon cut his space walk to 44 minutes due to overheating and fogged vision, with Charles Conrad Jr. keeping him from drifting away. Gordon completed a key task before retreating, attaching a 100 foot tether to the Agena docking collar for a planned test of fuel-saving formation flight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Gordon
Husky
Conrad
Eugene A. Cernan
Cernan
Michael Collins
Gemini 11 astronauts endure hatch incident above California
Stroll returns early as fuel runs low while Collins limits a space stand using the open hatch. Gordon plans a 140 minute space stand Wednesday to photograph stars and opens the hatch during the 185 mile high flight over Southern California at 9 44 a m. He climbs to the Agena satellite and later transfers a radiation package to the cabin after a brief rest.
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Various World Briefs Across Nations and U.S. States
Ohio education officials say final figures on a severe teacher shortage are not due until mid fall with a prior estimate of 1500 to 2000 teachers seen as a rule of thumb. Civil rights debate stalls as Senate resumes routine talks and faces a potential veto battle.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marin Essex
Washington
Congress
Senate
Two Point Pleasant Councilmen Resign And Replacements Chosen
In a local government update, Two Point Pleasant councilmen resign and their replacements have been selected. The move prompts new leadership considerations as the council transitions.
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Athens County
Ohio U
Point Pleasant
Middleport
Jon Webb
Bombers intensify air raids over North Vietnam
United States forces launched the largest aerial offensive of the war with waves of bombers striking North Vietnam and missile sites. The Monday assault totaled 400 to 500 individual strikes across 170 missions, with one USAF F105 down and pilots reporting hits on multiple missile sites near Dong Hoi Thanh Hoa and Thanh Hoa.
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South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U. S
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Air Force
Dong Hoi
Thanh Hoa
South Africa names Balthazar Vorster premier after Verwoerd
JP Justice Minister Balthazar Vorster chosen as South Africa's seventh prime minister following Verwoerd's stabbing death. Unanimous Nationalist caucus nomination over Ben Schoeman signals strongman leadership and continuation of apartheid policies. Vorster, 50, will form government after Swart meets Parliament. Subandrio set for Oct 1 trial in Jakarta military tribunal.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Balthazar Vorster
Hendrik Verwoerd
Vorster
Ben Schoeman
Swart
Singapore
Suter Subandrio
Jakarta
LBJ vetoes $90 million government worker insurance hike
President Johnson blocked a $90 million increase in government employee insurance benefits saying it inflates costs and conflicts with restraint in spending. He warned extending such benefits to all workers could add about $3 billion to inflation and noted rising federal salaries and benefits over the last decade while defending anti inflation aims.
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Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Republican Committee
Thomas B. Curtis
R-Mo
GOP
Charles L. Schultze
Schultze
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Congress
Desegregation Tensions Persist in Grenada Schools
Police guard two Grenada high schools as about 50 Mississippi highway patrolmen in riot gear keep order during desegregation. White crowds jeer and attack cars and reporters while patrols use tear gas and riot gear to separate groups. In Atlanta and Bogalusa, clashes and protests continue amid civil rights pressure and local civic groups.
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Grenada
Miss
Ers
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Bogalusa
Sogalusa Civic and Voters League
Sogalusa
Johnson Seeks Moderate View On Viet Elections
President Johnson endorses the Viet Nam elections as a positive sign and urges further steps while avoiding detailed commentary. Critics like Sen Gruening and Kuchel praise or question the vote, and Dirksen notes the high turnout. State Department response remains guarded.
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Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Johnson
Rhodes Campaign Tour Highlights Education Spending in Ohio
Governor James A. Rhodes billed his campaign stop in Van Wert as proof his administration has boosted higher education more than any Ohio government. The 125 Republicans heard a speech contrasting with Findlay remarks urging GOP vigor amid a statewide tour to Paulding Celina Sidney and Wapakoneta and beyond.
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James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
Paulding
Celina
Sidney
Wapakoneta
Columbus
Sitc Facili
Marysville
Lima
Kenton
Recognition Key Issue In Dispute By Nurses
About 400 nurses at North and South Side Hospitals in Youngstown will quit in about two weeks if the Ohio State Nurses Association is not recognized as their bargaining agent. The key issue is local recognition by the Youngstown Hospital Association, not wages.
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Ohio State Nurses Associa
Tion
Joyce Nagel
Youngstown General Duty Nurses Association
Youngstown Hospital Association
South Side
St. Elizabeth
Nurses
Nagel
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