Apollo Venture Shifts Focus From Gemini to Moon Program
Cape Kennedy AP reports NASA shifts from the Gemini milestone to Apollo man to the moon plan. Apollo faces spacecraft and Saturn V delays, with an earth orbit test slated for early 1967 and a lunar aim later, amid optimistic but slipping timelines.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Gemini
Apollo
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
John F. Kennedy
Air Force
Gary Boy Held For Jury Action In Fatal Gary Knife Slaying
Eighteen year old William Clark of Gary is held for grand jury action on a murder charge in the fatal knife slaying of his father Oren P. Clark at the Gary residence. He waived preliminary hearing and is held on $5 000 bond. Oren Clark, born 1906, died from a chest stab after a furnace dispute. State police and sheriff's deputies investigated. funeral at St. Luke's Episcopal Welch Thursday.
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William Clark
Gary
McDowell County Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Oren P. Clark
Clark
Archie Day
Welch
Young Clark
Oren Clark
Georgetown
Ill
U. S. Steel
Orville Perry Clark
Ava Rebecca Elliott Clark
Eva Clark
Gary High
Perry Clark
Marshall University
Mary Kathleen Clark
Harry Hagan
Atlanta
Joseph Little
Cleveland, C
Ward N. Black
Springfield
Mary
Emma Clark
University of Illinois
Georgetown Bank
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Oren Zaepst
Woolawn
Bluewell
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Gemini 12 Ends Historic Space Run With Wasp Recovery
The Gemini 12 mission concludes with Edwin Aldrin and James Lovell rescuing aboard the USS Wasp after 59 orbits and 1.6 million miles. Aldrin sets spacewalking records totaling 5 hours 36 minutes. Lovell claims the spaceflight endurance mark as the crew meets the sea recovery with cheers from 2,700 sailors and nationwide TV.
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Buzz Aldrin
James A. Lovell Jr
Wasp
Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Chipper
America
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin Jr
Navy
Sargasso Sea
Lovell
Aldrin
Frank Borman
Five Year Residency Question Haunts Rockefeller Run
Democrats and Republicans question Jay Rockefeller IV eligibility for the West Virginia House of Delegates amid a five year state residency clause. The issue centers on whether the rule applies to all elected offices or only specific posts, with canvassing planned Friday to certify results.
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Charleston
John D. Rockefeller IV
House of Delegates
Kanawha
Penalty Added To Income Disclosure For State Legislators
Charleston AP reports a proposed ethics bill gains a penalty clause for noncompliance. The subcommittee, led by Sen. Carl Gainer, adds fines and possible jail terms for failure to disclose legislators financial holdings and income sources. The broader disclosure option was retained, requiring annual statements of ownership and income over thresholds.
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Charleston
Pacenawanlanna
Carl E. Gainer
D-Nicholas
Gainer
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Barnett
Sen
R. E. Barnett
D-Mercer
Another Republican In House Kanawha County
Kanawha County results show Republican Thomas E. Potter ahead of incumbent Thomas Knight after precinct tallies. If confirmed, Potter becomes the 10th GOP member elected to the 10 member Kanawha County House of Delegates, boosting party strength to 35 in the statewide body. Official canvassing and certifications proceed Friday.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Kanawha County
Thomas Knight
Knight
Thomas E. Potter
Potter
GOP
Fines Paid On Numbers Pleas
Two Bluefielders face fines totaling 2000 dollars after guilty pleas to a numbers racket at Thelma's Hotel in Bluefield. Thelma Stone paid 1500 dollars in fines for operating a lottery and possessing tickets, while George L Brown paid 500 dollars for possessing tickets.
Judge Christie Satisfactory After Emergency Appendectomy
Federal Judge Sidney L. Christie was listed in satisfactory condition at Cabell Huntington Hospital after a ruptured appendix required emergency surgery Monday. The 63 year old was hospitalized Tuesday night following the operation.
Bar Association urged to liberalize news release limits
Walter B. Potter president of the National Newspaper Association urged an American Bar Association panel to rethink extreme measures to shield criminal cases from publicity. In a letter to Justice Paul C. Reardon he objected to broad canons on delaying information and to rules limiting official comments. He defended keeping public records accessible and noted eight proposals were criticized. Potter cited the association's 5,800 weekly and 800 community newspapers and listed key supporters including John H. Biddle and Paul Conrad.
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Washington (Ap
National Newspaper Association
American Bar Association
Ity
Walter B. Potter
Association
Paul C. Reardon
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
ABA
Potter
Reardon
John H. Biddle
Huntingdon
Daily News
W. Melvin Street
New York State Publishers Association
Paul Conrad
Johnson In For Surgery At Bethesda
President Johnson arrives at Bethesda Naval Hospital for a scheduled throat growth removal and gall bladder scar repair. Surgeons include Mayo Clinic expert Dr. George A. Hallenbeck with a team of seven physicians. Luci Nugent joins Lynda Bird and Lady Bird at his side. Johnson plans a brief stay before returning to the LBJ Ranch in Texas. Vice President Humphrey will oversee emergencies during anesthesia.
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Washington
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Lady Bird
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
George A. Hallenbeck
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Luci Nugent
Austin
Tex
Lynda Bird
Wilbur J. Gould
George G. Barkley
Far East
Texas
Bethesda
LBJ
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Smith's Parents Extend Sympathy Card in Mesa Killings
A coroner's jury named Robert Ben jamin Smith the killer of four women and an infant girl in Mesa Arizona. The 18 year old Mesa High student remained jailed as the jury viewed five bodies and heard evidence. Police found a Ruger pistol in a brown bag and authorities noted the killer reloaded the weapon multiple times.
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Mesa, Ariz
Robert Benjamin Smith
Air Force
Robert L. Smith
Wood
Mesa High School
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Young Smith
Rose-Mar Beauty College
Johnson
Bonita Sue Harris
Red Weed
Mesa
Ariz
Smith
Scar-Faced Roberts Captured After UK Manhunt Ends
London police capture scar faced Harry Roberts in a three month manhunt for the killings of three unarmed policemen near Bishops Stortford. He is held at Shepherds Bush, to be arraigned for murder as Duddy and Whitney face trial at Old Bailey.
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London
Scotland Yard
Harry Roberts
Roberts
Shepherds Bush
Bishops Stortford
Britain
Er Roberts
John Duddy
John Edward Whitney
Old Bailey
Wormood Scrubs
Duddy
Whitney
Malaysia
Duddy and
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