Gemini 7 Ends Third Day In Space With Suit Test
Astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman press on in Gemini 7 with suit removal experiments to study moisture on windows and comfort. Flight teams report ahead schedule on launch preparations for Gemini 6, while mission control keeps up with daily routines and updates.
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Frank Sinatra
Lovell
Paul Haney
Mission Control
Houston
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Haney
Chris Kraft
U.S
Air Force
Col. Borman
Earth
Federal blackout report calls for new power legislation
The FPC notes 1935 power act limits state control over interstate grids and urges reassessment of government responsibility for service continuity after a major blackout. It cites 600 subway delays in New York, 855 hospitals without power, and minimal civilian deaths while warning on communications disruptions.
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FPC
New York City
Federal Aviation Agency
Office of Civil Defense
Federal Communications Commission
Panel maps preventive steps after 1965 crisis
A panel of experts will draft plans for broader preventive measures after a crisis. Commissioners begin depth studies of affected systems with focus on stronger transmission, closer Canada liaison, and emergency power. Recommendations push training upgrades and an evacuation plan for New York subways.
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FPC
Canada
New York
Pruess joins IVS in Vietnam
James Pruess of 1020 Twenty Ninth Street NE left Saturday for two years of duty in Vietnam with International Voluntary Services or IVS. He will join a team teaching English in rural public high schools and has a BA in English from the University of Iowa.
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James Pruess
Twenty Ninth Street
Vietnam
International Voluntary Services Inc
IVS
Pruess
Peace Corps
Thailand
University of Iowa
U. S
Agency For International Development
Everett Pruess
Washington High School
Coe College
Theniversity
Mexico Church Sees 16709 Churches 6898 Priests
The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico reports 16 709 churches and 6 898 priests. About 95 percent of the nation's 40 million citizens are Roman Catholic.
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Mexico
Minister Chaffee Leaves Cedar Rapids for Air Force Chaplaincy
The Rev. Bob Alan Chaffee resigns as Christian education minister at First Presbyterian Cedar Rapids to join the Air Force as chaplain. He will report to Lackland base Texas in mid January for temporary duty and aims for a permanent assignment by February. He and his wife Mrs. Chaffee and their two children Nathan and Faith will stay in Cedar Rapids until then.
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Bob Alan Chaffee
First Presbyterian Church
Air Force
Iowa
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Pilot Earned Praise After Twin Airliner Crash
Civil Aeronautics Board investigator John Carroll said the left wing clipped a tall maple as two planes collided near the clearing. The Eastern airliner with 54 aboard and the TWA flight with 58 were at altitudes of 10 000 and 11 000 feet respectively. Thirty two people remained hospitalized. four in critical condition. The sole injured TWA crew member was a stewardess with a bloodied nose. Four people died: Capt. White of Rye New Hampshire Dr Joseph Wilkinson Jr Summit New Jersey Mrs Donald Thibodeau Gloucester Massachusetts and Pvt Dennis Flucker Hoboken New Jersey. Capt Carroll praised the captain for landing with heavy wing damage.
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John Carroll
Civil Aeronauticcs Board
TWA
George van Epps
Civil Aeronautics Board
Carroll
White
Rye
N. H
Joseph Wilkinson, Jr
Summit
N. J
Northern Westchester Hospital
Donald Thibodeau
Gloucester
Mass
Danbury Hospital
Pvt
Dennis Flucker
Hoboken
Kennedy Airport
Investigation Focuses On Crash Maneuver And Recorders
Carroll declined to elaborate on evasive action but a Line spokesman described a sharp pullup and right swerve. Investigators weigh TWA flight recorder data and the constellation aircrafts lack of a second recorder while they study 1000 feet separation failure and potential altimeter malfunctions.
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McOnedlee
Carroll
En Air Line
TWA
Theft of Wallet Reported After Midnight Robbery
Robert F. Shelton of Mt. Vernon reports a wallet grabbed from his rear pocket as he climbed into his car in the 400 block of Ninth Avenue SE shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. The wallet held about $65. The thief, described as a Black man about 5 feet 11, 165 pounds, around 35, ran east on Ninth Avenue after leaving the Midway tavern at 329 Ninth Avenue SE.
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Robert F. Shelton
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Ninth Avenue SE
Shelton
Midway Tavern
Ninth Avenue Ise
Ninth Avenue
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Thrift
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