Gemini 7 Astronauts Near 100th Orbit
Gemini 7 and 6 preparations progress as Lovell and Borman drive toward a near 100th orbit. Lovell’s daughter Barbara asked for Christmas. mission control reports excellent health and superb performance as Gemini 6 readiness accelerates rendezvous plans for Sunday.
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Mission Control Center
Lovell
Barbara
Daddy
Mommy
Santa Claus
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Houston
Charles A. Berry
Gemini
Borman
Berry
Wasp
Brezhnev Consolidates Power as Soviet Leadership Shifts
Washington reports that Chang trans in the Soviet leadership affirm the growing power of Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev and the party’s supremacy in state affairs. Mikoyan resigns as chief of state, Podgorny named successor, while Shelepin’s status remains unclear as observers weigh threats and alliances within the Politburo.
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Chang Res
Communist Party
Leonid I Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
U.S
Brezhnev
Nikolli V. Podgorny
Mikoyan
Central Committee
Podgorny
Khrushchev
Podgormny
Alexander N. Shelepin
Ishakeup
Shelepin
Governors Hunt and Socialize At Texas Ranch Meet
Eleven governors from 21 states gather at a 300,000 acre Southwestern Settlement ranch near Bruni Texas for two days of deer hunting and socializing hosted by Governor John Connally. Ranch brush country and escarpments frame the informal National Governors Conference gathering with oilmen and VIPs among visitors.
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Tex
Texas
Southwestern Settlement and Development Co
Laredo
John Connally
Connally
Moglia
Houston
Oswald Tried To Kill Connally Not Kennedy
Dallas AP report quotes Judge Joe B Brown stating Oswald aimed at Governor Connally while Kennedy was in his line of fire. The judge notes Connally’s Marine service and a 1963 letter as reasons, cites transcript in a legal brief, and says Jack Ruby’s trial was fair.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
John Connally
John F. Kennedy
Joe B. Brown
Oswald
Connally
New York
Brown
Marine Corps
Jack Ruby
Carr Allows Night Arrests Under New Code Provisions
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr interprets the new code of criminal procedure to let suspects held at night be kept in jail until morning before being taken before a magistrate for a rights warning. The ruling, released to Navarro County District Attorney Jim Morris, allows waiting for daylight hours to commence before a magistrate. Carr also says insanity acquittees can be admitted to mental hospitals under the new code only after a jury finds sanity before release.
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Aden
Carr
TTA Opposes Davis Airlines' Flight Proposal
TransTexas Airways opposes Davis Airlines proposed two daily round trips between College Station and Dallas. Jon Crawford cited direct competition with TTA which runs three flights daily via Temple and Waco. Davis argues rising College Station passenger traffic. The Texas Aeronautics Commission heard testimony and took it under advisement.
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College Station
Guy Davis
Davis Airlines
William Moore
Bryan
Davis
Dallas
TTA
Land Leases Net UT $8.5 Million
AUSTIN AP 45 471 acres of state university lands were leased Wednesday for oil and gas development. The sale netted the permanent university fund $9 554 with top bids by Standard Oil Co of Texas and Union Oil Co of California for a Ward County tract. Humble Oil and Refining Co bid $2.8 million for another Ward County parcel. All leases run five years with a one sixth royalty. Receipts will boost the fund to over $159 271 680. A June 23 sale is planned.
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State University
Permanent University Fund
Standard Oil Co
Texas
Union Oil Co
California
Ward County
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Jerry Sadler
University Fund
Board For Lease of
University Fands
Viet War Costing $6 Billion A Year
Washington AP reports the Viet Nam war costs the United States about six billion dollars annually, rising with escalation. About 29,000 Americans were in South Viet Nam and 27,000 aboard Seventh Fleet ships in theater, with total troops around 165,700 and extensive support costs including ships, planes, and aid. Officials project higher costs as operations expand and budgets anticipate at least 3.5 billion in military spending within fiscal 1967.
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Fred S. Hoffman
South Washington
Viet Nam
Viet
Glacter
South Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
U.S
Nam
John
U.S. Wa
Clas Son
Win
Robert S- McNamara
Southeast
U.S_ forces Asia
University of Houston land donation boosts Clear Lake area growth
The Bayport Letter notes Humble Oil donating 50 acres in Clear Lake City to the University of Houston to expand facilities serving NASA and area personnel. An additional 60 acres may be reserved if needed, with growth shown in housing, offices, and services as Pasadena San Jacinto and the La Porte Clear Creek districts support broader education access nearby.
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Clear Lake City
University of Houston
NASA
University
la Porte
Clear Creek
San Jacinto Junior Collegr
Pasadena
Clear Lake Bay Area
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