Astronauts Land Safely After Historic Space Flight
At Cape Kennedy Florida two astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young landed in the Atlantic at 2 20 p m after a space flight. A 4 foot parachute unfurled at about 10 00 feet and the craft splashed down 25 miles short of the planned point.
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Virgil Grissom
John Young
Atlantic Ocean
Grissom
Landi
so Cape @ Young
Gemini
East Africa
Grissam
Young
Kano
Nigeria
U.S
Gemini Shifts Orbit as Astronauts Maneuver Molly Brown
Gemini II astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young piloted the Molly Brown to test orbital changes and maneuverability over a planned four hour mission. The test aims to refine techniques for future long duration and rendezvous flights, with 10 two man Gemini missions planned to train crews for lunar trips.
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Cape Kennedy
Flu
America
Virgil Grissom
John Young
Molly Brown
Grissom
Young
Air Force
Georgia
No. 2
Viet Raiders Hit Convoys and Radar in North Viet Nam
Eight Vietnamese fighter bombers knocked out a radar station near the border and attacked convoy columns along Route 1 in North Viet Nam. The strike involved unannounced U.S. Air Force support, with one bomber returning to Da Nang. Details on the number of U.S. planes were not disclosed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Banh Binh
Munist
da Nang
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Ranger 9 Live TV to Show Moon Surface Closeups
Pasadena AP reports Ranger 9 will deliver about 100 live television frames of the lunar surface in the 10 minutes before impact at 9 08 a m EST as it aims for Alphonsus crater. If successful the mission will hit the moon early Wednesday and capture potential landing sites for future astronauts.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lunar
Alphonsus
Ranger 9
Adams Budget Slashed After Town Meeting Debate
Adams voters approved cuts of 47 472 to the local school budget, defeating a School Committee move to restore funds. The 956 328 budget, up 19 percent from last year, faces possible court challenge as personnel and programs face layoffs and retrenchment.
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Adams
Finance Committee
Rolland G. Duval
Berkshire
IBM
Duval
Andrew J. Dilk
Norman O'Connor
Supreme Judicial Court
Brezhnev pledges Soviet aid to North Vietnam
In Moscow Brezhnev promised that the Soviet Union is taking the necessary measures to strengthen the defensive potential of North Vietnam and fulfill its international duty to the fraternal socialist country. He spoke at Red Square during a welcome for two new cosmonauts, denouncing U.S. actions in Vietnam and urging perseverance against imperialist aggression.
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Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Red Square
United States
Alexei Leonov
Space
Earth
Alexei N. Kosygin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Nikolai Podgorny
Mikhail Suslov
Democratic Republic of
Russians Volunteer For N Viet Duty
Brezhnev announced many Russian citizens have volunteered for military duty in North Viet Nam. In London, Andrei Gromyko and British officials framed the Soviet Union as rigidly negative toward Viet Nam, limiting diplomatic options. Stewart said Moscow will stay aloof despite hopes for peace with Moscow’s help amid Chinese criticisms.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Kremlin
Washington
Michael Stewart
Dean Rusk
London
Andrei A. Gromyko
Stewart
Rusk
U.S.S.R
Peking
United States
UMass Students Protest Chase Bank in NYC Sit-Down
Five University of Massachusetts students were arrested in New York City for a sit-down protest against Chase Manhattan Bank over its lending to apartheid South Africa. They were released on personal recognizance after arraignment, with cases postponed to Thursday.
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Amherst
UPI
University of Massachusetts
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York City
South Africa
Public housing crisis eyed by welfare chief in Pittsfield
Welfare Commissioner Charles Hodecker warned of an acute need for public housing in Pittsfield. He blasted substandard welfare housing and excessive rents, urging immediate action after the Health Department condemned 99 Victory Hill units. The Housing Authority seeks 150 new units, with 50 on Victory Hill and 100 in two urban renewal projects, while 11 families remain in condemned homes.
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Pittsfield
Charles H. Hodecker
Housing Authority
Hodecker
Nedecker
Modecker
Health Department
Victory Hill
Arthur C. McGill
New York
McGill
Herman Hillman
Public Housing Administration
The
Con
City Health Department
Harold Stein
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Merton
Anthony
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Chase Bank
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