Gemini 4 astronauts press on after space walk thrills
Houston AP reports James McDivitt and Edward White begin day two of Gemini 4 continuing toward a 97 hour 50 minute mission. White walked outside for 20 minutes on orbit three and described blue Gulf waters and Houston area sights from 100 miles up as mission control adjusted plans to conserve fuel and study sleep and eating cycles.
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Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
Edward White
White
Mission Control Center
America
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Houston Control Center
Virgil Grissom
Space
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
Galveston Bay
Clear Lake
John Hodge
Newsmen
McDivitt
Hodge
Gordon Cooper
U.S
Valery Bykovsky
Gemini 4
Mission Control
Space Control Complex
James A. McDivitt
Florida Peninsula
MacDivitt
Johnson
United States
Charles Berry
Legislature Heads Toward Final Adjournment Today
The Maine House passed the last major budget items as the Senate cleared its money bills and both branches moved toward late adjournment. The 22 week session produced record general and highway funds above Reed’s request, with tax tweaks on cigarettes, wildlands, and telephone bills, and a larger general fund surplus for permanent improvements.
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Augusta
House
Senate
University of Maine
Reed
Record General
Highway Fund
Congress Sets Fast Pace on Silver Coinage Proposal
Congress moves quickly on President Johnsons plan to cut silver in coins. Hearings with Secretary Fowler and Assistant Secretary Wallace set within a day. Support varies by silver states, with officials urging prompt action and a temporary consensus coinage concept proposed by Rep Widnall.
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Senate
House
William B. Widnall
New Jersey
House Banking Committee
Johnson
Space flight updates and political notes in brief
Spaceflight activity features McDivitt and White in Gemini 4 with banter and spacewalks. Vice President Humphrey says air strikes won’t resolve Vietnam. ground gains by South Vietnamese troops described. Congress acts to reduce silver in coins as Johnson appeals to Soviets for peace. Southern Baptists seek new directions on segregation. A mother coordinates graduations for two sons at West Point and Annapolis. Mrs Johnson comments on Virgin Islands equality as a lifestyle choice.
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Humphrey
Viet Nam
Washington
Johnson
Soviet Union
United States
West Point
Annapolis
Lyndon B. Johnson
Virgin Islands
Viet Cong Drive to Sea Thwarted in Ba Gia Clash
Eyewitness report details a major Viet Cong attack in Quang Ngai and Ba Gia in South Vietnam's 1st Corps area. U.S. air power aided South Vietnamese troops as heavy fighting left nearly 200 government soldiers dead, over 200 wounded, and significant Viet Cong losses. Captured logs indicate plans to seize Quang Ngai.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
John T. Wheeler
BA Gia
Quang Ngai
51St Regiement
39Th Rangers
51St Regiment
Quang ‘Ngai
Christopher J.o'sullivan
Astoria
N.Y
Willie D. Tryone
Tryone
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