Wilson appeals UN for Rhodesia action as walkouts loom
At the United Nations Harold Wilson urged General Assembly support for Britain's Rhodesia policy while African delegations walked out. In Accra Kwame Nkrumah announced Ghana severed diplomatic ties with Britain. Wilson pledged continued efforts until constitutional rule is restored and faced questions on sanctions and oil embargo.
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Harold Wilson
General Assembly
Britain
Accra
Kwame Nkrumah
National Assembly
Ghana
Wilson
Rhodesia
U.N. Security Council
London
United Nations
Guinea
Tanzania
Liberia
McNamara Warns North Viet Nam of More Power Plant Attacks
Washington based defense secretary Robert McNamara warned North Vietnam that more air strikes against key targets, including power plants near Hanoi and Haiphong, are possible as the U.S. intensifies its bombing campaign. Saigon reports said the Yong Bi Therman Plant north of Haiphong was damaged, cutting power to Hanoi and Haiphong. A U.S. F5 jet crashed near Bien Hoa, with the pilot injured. Marines pressed into the Phuoc Valley fighting Viet Cong, while five U.S. soldiers were wounded by a bomb at the 525th Military Intelligence Detachment gate in Saigon.
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UPI
Robert 5. McNamara
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Hanoi-Haiphong
McNamara
NATO
Paris
State Department
Saigon
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiptong
Yong Bi Therman
Vong Bi
Bien Hoa
Florida
Phuoc Valley
da Nang
U.S. Army
525Th Military Intelligence Detachment
Mott Loses First Appeal From Soviet Jail Penalty
MOSCOW AP An 18 month sentence for tourist Newcomb Mott of Sheff ield Mass was upheld by three judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation after 47 minutes of deliberation. He crossed into the Soviet Union from Norway without a visa and will be eligible for parole next June 4. He did not attend the hearing.
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Moscow
Newcomb Molt
Sheffield
Mass
Soviet Union
Norway
Supreme Court of
Russian Federation
Mott
Murmansk
William Shinn
U.S
Boris Zolotukhin
Zolotukhin
Bet- Ung
Year End Plate Mixup Causes Red Instead of Green
Boston AP reports Massachusetts motorists received red 1964 plates instead of green 1966 in preregistration confusion. Registry head McLaughlin warns the chaos is among the worst, with old plates issued, misprinted numbers, and vanity plate delays. Prison inmates at Walpole blamed. checks occur every 25th set of plates.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Richard F. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Walpole State Prison
Schirra's Skill Hailed On Board Carrier Wasp
Space Center Houston AP Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford return from Gemini 6 rendezvous to the carrier Wasp in the Atlantic. Schirra lands with expert re entry guiding Gemini 6 within miles of the carrier as sailors cheer. They are hoisted aboard after a 1 hour 4 minute splashdown and medical checks.
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Carrier
Carier
Stafford
Wasp
Earth
Fiery Descent Ends Unique Flight to the Moon Mission
The fiery Pacific descent ended when a parachute dropped the capsule into the ocean. Navy divers attached recovery gear as astronauts awaited the Wasp. Schirra and Lovell, lauded worldwide, completed a historic Gemini 6 reentry with a 10:29 a.m. arrival near Bermuda and high praise for the rendezvous feat.
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Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Navy
Gemini 6 and 7 Rendezvous Ends With Nose to Nose Pass
Schirra and Stafford in a Titan 2 launch chase Gemini 7 astronauts Borman and Lovell. The historic 11 day Tal became a 105,009 mile pursuit as eight orbit shifts put the crafts within feet of each other. The two teams traded light banter before a planned four hour stay extended as fuel allowed.
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Schirra
Stafford
Pacific Ocean
Borman
Lovell
Frank
Wally
Mission Control Center
Houston
Navy
Air Force
Mai Stafford
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Gemini
Gemini 6 and 7 Demonstrate Advanced Rendezvous Skills
The two crews completed complex maneuvers in orbit to test formation flying and docking as a step toward lunar missions. Gemini 6 led by Lovell executed the most challenging rendezvous to date, while Gemini 7 pilots endured a long day and prepared for future dockings with an Agena target. NASA officials praised the success and outlined plans for five more Gemini flights focusing on docking, space walks, and moon-return maneuvers next year.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert Gilruth
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Moon
Earth
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Organization of African Unity
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Howard Benedict
Sick Bay
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Shhir- Ya
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Berman
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