17 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1965
Page
1
In Saigon the Viet Cong wounded seven U S soldiers with a grenade near an Army Intelligence facility, the fourth straight day of attacks. A suspect escaped as security tightens. the campaign may persist through Christmas.
Gemini 6 7 astronauts Schirra and Stafford returned to Earth after a historic rendezvous with Gemini 7, landing in the Atlantic near the recovery carrier Wasp at 7 29 a m PST. Power concerns aboard Gemini 7 prompted caution but the mission was completed as planned.
Holiday events unfold this weekend with Newport Harbor hosting a nightly lighted Christmas reel atop a decorated ferry barge from 7 to 9 pm through Dec 94. A parade of lighted yachts follows as Walter Reuther accompanies a Port of Los Angeles channel cruise. Residents along the San Pedro hills view festive light displays while grape pickers strike nearby.
Fasadena area and East Valley telephone systems list contact numbers and locations in Los Angeles, noting former names Sycamore and Znith and MUrray respectively. The compilation references area codes 760811 445-2454 and 681-4871 for local service.
Pursuit astronauts Waller M Schirra and Thomas P Stafford emerged from the Atlantic splashdown in good condition after Gemini 6 rescue. Doctors conducted physiological tests including a tilt table study to assess weightlessness effects while recovery ships moved in.
Charlotte Ford, 24, daughter of Henry Ford and Anne McDonnell Ford, eloped with Stavros Niarchos, 54, amid the East Pakistan cyclone tragedy. The ceremony occurred in Juarez Mexico with Anne as maid of honor and plans for residence across Europe and the Greek island Spetsopoula.
In a staged walkout at the General Assembly, two African blocs refused to listen to Prime Minister Wilson as he urged support for Britain's stance on Rhodesia. The protest drew applause from remaining delegates including nine African nations, while McCarthy and Andreoli debated hotel permit conditions and spaces for a new Sheraton Motor Hotel in Pasadena.
Washington reports the Health Education and Welfare Department imposes an oath for hospital insurance applicants under the Medicare Act. Applicants must certify they are not connected with Communist organizations or fronts, a policy challenged by those who defend the act.
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