Gemini 4 crew chat during spacewalk over Houston
AP reports a garbled but vivid exchange among astronauts Edward White James McDivitt and capsule communicator Virgil Grissom as White swims outside the Gemini 4 capsule. They discuss locating Houston Galveston Bay and photographing the Earth while noting camera focus and windscreen smears.
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Houston
Tex
Edward H. White II
James A. McDivitt
Virgil I. Grissom
White
McDivitt
California
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MceDivitt
Gus
Galveston Bay
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McDivitt-White
Slight Earthquake Shakes Santo Domingo Early Thursday
A slight earthquake rattled windows and aroused sleepers in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic early Thursday, according to AP reports.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
WHIS FM Upgrades with Vertical Antenna
WHIS FMs new vertical transmitting antenna completed early Tuesday boosts power to 5900 watts and improves reception in mountainous terrain. Manager John C Shott notes vertical design reduces ghosting and stereo loss, citing California survey showing reception gains from 48 to 82 percent with such antennas.
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John C. Shott
WHIS
Shott
California
Little Dunkerque Ships On Sentimental Voyage
London AP reports more than 50 original Little Ships that ferried the Dunkirk evacuation gathered at Ramsgate for a 25th anniversary voyage. The flotilla will sail Friday across the Channel toward Dunkirk with French navy units guiding them to berths for a memorial service on the historic beach.
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London
Dunkerque
Ramsgate
English Channel
Dunkerque Beach
France
Sunday Times
Astronaut Ed White Orbits Earth in Space Walk
Houston AP Ed White performed a 20 minute space walk 135 miles above Earth during the Gemini mission as pilot James A. McDivitt followed nearby. A planned rendezvous with another satellite was scrubbed due to fuel limits.
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Houston
Tex
Edward H. White II
More Arrests Expected In Negro Officer Killing
In Bogalusa Louisiana a night time shooting killed Deputy O Neal Moore and wounded Creed Rogers as a pickup fired into a sheriff patrol car. An hour later Ernest Ray McElveen was jailed in Mississippi on murder charges and extradition plans proceeded. FBI from Washington aided the investigation as authorities warned more arrests would follow.
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O'Neal Moore
Creed Rogers
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Ernest Ray McElveen
Louisiana
FBI
Washington Crime Laboratory
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John J. McKeithen
Baton Rouge
Moore
Rogers
Washington Parish
Dorman Crowe
Vern Branfield
McElveen
Walthall County
J. C. Knippers
Ing
Mississippi
McKeithen
Jackson
Paul Johnson
Ed White completes space tethered solo flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Ed White the second human to fly alone in space spent 20 minutes as a free floating astronaut. Ground control urged him to reenter as James McDivitt maneuvered for photos. He faced weightlessness and extreme temperatures while circling Earth at 17 500 miles per hour viewing the moon stars and globe below.
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James A. MacDivitt
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Johnson
Edward Higgins White II
Earth
Buddy
James McDivitt
Space
Woman 92 Shoots Antelope in Garden
PORT ELIZABETH South Africa AP Mrs Arthur Parkes aged 92 was entertaining friends when she spotted a large antelope in her rose garden. She retrieved a rifle and fired at the animal causing it to fall. No further details on the outcome were reported.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Arthur Parkes
Parkes
Tornado Ravages Hale Center Area Killing Three in Texas
A violent twister ripped through Hale Center and nearby towns in Texas causing three deaths and about 100 injuries. The business district and 66 homes were destroyed, with 35 more set as major damage. Spoke of areas include Cotton Center Spade and Hale Center.
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Hale Center
Tex
South Plains
Texas
Lube Beck
L. B. Dyer
Cotton Center
Virginia Side Eyes Industry In Bluefield Plant Move
Bluefield Virginia plans a new drill bit manufacturing plant employing about 150 people. The site, the former Rental Uniform Co. on Furnace Street, has been leased. Town Manager W N Lambert said details are not yet public as negotiations continue with an official announcement due from the firm.
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Bluefield
W. N. Lambert
Rental Uniform Co
Furnace Street
Lambert
Moon Race Seen Even Between U S And Soviet
London AP report notes Sir Bernard Lovell, director of the observatory tracking space probes since Sputnik, says U S Gemini missions indicate the United States and the Soviet Union are neck and neck in the race toward the moon.
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U. S
Soviet
London
Bernard Lovell
U.S
Moon
Richmond Moves To Ban Skateboards In City Areas
Richmond officials issued an order banning skateboards in areas with signs to curb traffic and pedestrian disruption. The safety director defined a skateboard roughly as 21 inches long and 5 inches wide at the center, sparking questions about exact dimensions and applicability while Acting on Recreation Director Reynolds' request.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
W. L. Groth
Groth
Jesse A. Reynolds
Expectant Gertrude Sets Up Nest At Space Center
In Houston a wild duck named Gertrude nests against the east wall of the Mission Control Center as Gemini 4 launches from Cape Kennedy. She hisses at approaching people, sits on two eggs laid two feet apart, while groundkeepers keep watch and mow nearby.
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Space Center
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Tex
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Mission Control Center
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