NASA asked to release Phillips notes on Apollo contractor
A congressional subcommittee pressed NASA to publish a Phillips Report critical of North American Aviation's work on the Apollo program. Testimony indicated deficiencies existed before the Apollo 1 fire, but the notes were not in the final accident report and NASA debated releasing them. Rep. Ryan accused agency leaders of hiding facts.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Apollo Accident Review Board
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Phillips
Rep
Ryan
D-N.y
NASA
Samuel Phillips
North American Aviation Inc
North American
Apollo 1 Fire Talk Banned by Gilruth at Manned Spacecraft Center
Dr. Robert Gilruth ordered Manned Spacecraft Center personnel to stop public discussion of the Apollo 1 fire. Only Congress cleared remarks may be made. all other statements require Apollo review clearance. The investigation remains ongoing despite the Jan 27 fire report.
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UPI
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gilruth
Washington
House
Senate
Space Center
Congress
Four Supply Bridges Blown Up by Enemy
Communist forces bombarded Quang Tri city with mortars and destroyed four coastal bridges used for U.S. supply lines. The strikes targeted Da Nang oil storage link and southern outskirt bridges, with casualties reported among Vietnamese forces and damage to the city’s government facilities and jail.
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UPS
Quang Tri City
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Adenauer’s Condition Deteriorates in Bonn
Bonn UPI reports 91 year old Konrad Adenauer’s heart and blood system weakening as he fights for life. He remains beset by a grippe like infection and bronchitis while seven children rush to his Rheendorf home. Police guard lines and a secret code protects visitors as Adenauer dictates memoirs and consults Nixon.
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UPI
Konrad Adenauer
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Rheendorf
Spain
Parliament House
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Nixson
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Soviet Union
Europe
Moscow
Vietnam
U S Losses and Damaged Bridges Highlight Vietnam Week
U S forces report last week 177 killed 1345 wounded and three missing or captured. Guerrilla explosives hit a Da Nang bridge forcing pontoon spans. In North Vietnam 82 missions targeted southern Panhandle supply routes. A Skyhawk pilot likely killed after bombing near Da Nang. A Starlifter crashed at Cam Ranh Bay with nine aboard. seven missing.
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Cu de
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Navy
Anti-War Poster Explodes Injuring Boy in Queens
A Queens schoolboy, Leon Hart aged 15, was slightly injured when an anti war poster on a lamp post exploded as he pulled it down. Police found similar posters with hidden explosives on other lampposts and bomb squad began investigations. Hart declined medical treatment.
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Queens
Leon Hart
Paris Singer Suzette O Neill Dies at 72
Suzette O Neill a famed French operetta star of the interwar era died Tuesday night at 72 her death announced Thursday in Paris.
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Paris
Suzette O'Neill
Chuckle Political Appointment Types Work To Get The Job
A light note on a political appointment where the core task is securing the position. The joke frames the role as more about the process of obtaining the post than its duties.
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April Showers Ease Across Iowa Flood Areas Still Rise at Clinton
Rain drenched Eastern Iowa with Cedar Rapids at 1.23 inches since Wednesday noon and temperatures in the 60s. Forecasters expect showers to ease by Friday while flood warnings persist on the upper Mississippi with crest forecasts above flood stage at Dubuque Clinton Davenport and Muscatine.
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Marengo
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Howard B. Coffman, Jr
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Clinton
Bankrop
Davenport
Weather Bureau
Muscatine
Burlington
Keokuk
Satellite Photos Aid U.S. Raiders Over Vietnam
U S bombers are guided by daily weather satellite photos, viewed in Saigon and Udorn. Nimbus and Essa images help locate clear skies and forecast weather for strikes, with updated pictures arriving minutes before missions.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Air Force
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Nimbus
Udorn
Thailand
Momyer
Saigon Weather Post
Edwin Carmell
Rantoul, Ill
Carmell
Bathing Mother Found Dead in Bathtub
Prairie du Chien Wis AP Clifford Mazera returned home from work to find his wife 26 dead face down in the bathtub. Authorities said she was bathing the two children ages 3 and 4 when she slipped and was knocked unconscious causing accidental drowning.
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Wis
Clifford Mazera
Mazera
Await Autopsy In Blast Death Rites Saturday
Benton County Atty. Mossman said further Urbana blast proceedings hinge on autopsy results for Mrs. Ray Carman 21 who died after burns from the Urbana explosion and fire March 24 She had been in critical condition since then The investigation by county sheriff state bureau of criminal investigation and fire marshal noted the husband was away from home during the blast and had no knowledge of the incident.
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Benton County
Keith Mossman
Urbana
Ray Carman
Carman
Univermes
Carman City Hospitals
Iowa City
Benton Sheriff's Office
Weather on Binge with Wind and Snow
Strong winds and brief tornadoes hit Kansas Texas and Arkansas as heavy rains and snow spread across the Midwest and Southwest. Four injuries reported in Arkansas and two deaths in an auto crash in Paris Texas. Fort Wolters Texas suffered up to 70 mph winds and $400000 to $500000 damage to a heliport and TH SoA trainers. Arkansas noted a ground tornado in the southwest and injuries in Nashville Ark and Mineral Springs. Hutchinson Kansas saw a 96 mph gust overturning boxcars and a farm damaged by a small tornado delving from the east.
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Arkansas
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Paris
Fort Wolters
Mineral Wells
Vietnam
Thsoa
Nashville
Ark
Mineral Springs
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Hutchinson
Kan
Joe Langley
Wichita
Colorado
Johnson and Arosemena clash over Latin American aid
At the Uruguay summit President Johnson urged a substantial U.S. contribution to a regional common market while Ecuador's President Arosemena accused Washington of neglecting Latin American needs. He warned the gathering that inequality and restrictive trade terms threaten democracy and urged broader U.S. cooperation.
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Uruguay
UPI
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Congress
Arosemena
United States
Venezuela
Raul Leoni
Leoni
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South America
U.S
Madrid University Students Stage Third Day of Protests
Madrid university students staged scattered demonstrations across the campus marking the third day of unrest at the large institution.
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Madrid
UPI
Madrid University
Gunmen Take $620000 in Travelers Checks on Hudson
Four gunmen abduct four guards on a U S Line pier on the Hudson river and steal two boxes containing American Express travelers checks worth 620000. The checks were headed to Frankfurt, Germany, and serial numbers will be circulated to banks and law enforcement worldwide.
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Hudson River
Frankfurt
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