Apollo 7 Final Countdown to Launch Opens in Florida
The Apollo 7 crew prepares for an 11 day space journey as a 300 man countdown team powers the Saturn 1B toward launch. Capt. Walter M. Schirra Jr Maj Donn F. Eisele and civilian Walter Cunningham are briefed before a Friday liftoff aimed at a half million mile trip to the moon with potential plans for Apollo 8 later in December.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
United States
Moon
Frank Borman
Schirra
Cunningham
Eisele
Lo Ella
Houston
Tex
Spain Cuts Ties With West Africa Colony Equatorial Guinea
Spain ends its colonial link to Equatorial Guinea as the world gains a new nation. The island Fernando Poo and the Rio Muni mainland comprise the territory with cocoa, coffee and timber exports. In 1965 exports totaled 27.3 million dollars, mostly to Spain. communications remain limited and daily life follows slower, colonial rhythms.
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Santa Isabel
Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Spain
West Africa
Nigeria
Portuguese Guinea
Fernando Poo
Albert Schweitzer
Mt. Cameroon
New York
Madrid
Barn Fire Battles Biddeford Firefighters Save Lower Section
Biddeford firefighters fought a five hour blaze at 326 South Street saving the barn’s lower portion. Four thousand bales of hay hampered efforts as crews moved and wetted down the hay. the top half burned after 17 cattle owned by Raymond Roy were removed. Cause believed linked to a hay bale impact.
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Biddeford Barn
Raymond Roy
Biddeford
South St
Republicans Defeat Senate Equal Time Bill
In Washington AP the Senate Democratic leadership bowed to Republican sitout and abandoned the fight to permit free TV and radio time for joint appearances of major presidential candidates. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield said he had no choice but to yield to GOP opposition and would move to lay the measure aside and take up a $674.7 million appropriations bill. Republican Everett Dirksen blocked a quorum call as the debate stalled, promising to let Democrats seek a quorum while the GOP stalls. The House had passed the equal-time bill 280 to 35, proposing prime-time slots for Nixon Humphrey and Wallace on four Sundays, but Dirksen signaled the bill would not become law in its current form.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Walace
House
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Chamber
Mark Trice
Trice
Richard M.nixon
George C. Wallace
National Broadcasting Co
Montana Newspaper Doubles Circulation in Bozeman
Montana's Bridger News, run by the 12 to 16 year old Ditton siblings, doubled its circulation to 50 with young editor in chief Mike Ditton. The rival Bozeman Chronicle advertised to win back readers as the boys built a toy hectograph driven operation and a rough newsroom behind a barn.
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Bozeman
Mont
Montana
Bridger News
Mike Ditton
Bozeman Chronicle
Onemeeties
Ditton
Mike
Randy
Maine governor argues for New England fair share in oil access
At a Foreign Trade Zones Board hearing in Portland Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis pressed for a general cargo zone in Portland and a Machiasport subzone to attract Occidental Petroleum’s 150 million Machias refinery. He said oil quotas could be redistributed to aid New England, urging national action and warning against delaying the project. He highlighted Machias Bay depth and Maine’s pollution safeguards as reasons to back the plan.
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Portland
Maine
iGov
Kenneth M. Curtis
New England
Federal Foreign Trade Zones Board
Machiasport
Occidental Petroleum Corp
California
Curtis
United States
Curls
Lane
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Occidental
Canada
Machias Bay
New York
Machias
LeMay Plans Vietnam Trip With Wallace Ticket
Retired Air Force Gen Curtis E LeMay will visit Vietnam for four days around Oct 15 as part of presidential hopeful George C Wallace campaign efforts. The trip mirrors Eisenhowers Korea visit in 1952 though Wallace seeks to end the Vietnam war with conventional arms if Paris talks fail. LeMay, a Wallace advisor, has publicly debated nuclear options while stating no current need for them in Vietnam and warned of potential risks in any broader clash. Continuous coverage notes Wallace aide involvement and LeMays Florida campaign stops.
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Evansville
Ind
Curtis E. LeMay
Vietnam
George C. Wallace
Associated Press
Wallace
Alabama
Vandenburgh
LeMay
Florida
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Europe
Paris
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Arctic
Weir
Motor Sales
Arundel
A&p Super Market
Biddeford & Saco
Turkey
Columbia Broadcasting System of
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Old Orchard St
Main St
Saco
U. S. Post Office
Gen. LeMay
Red China
China
Cage Three
Claude Dubois
Sanford Weaving CO
High St
Sanford, Me
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Youland
Youland’s Dept
Kennebunk
General Electric
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RCA Victor
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