End of Luna 9 picture send may signal trouble
Four Luna 9 moon photographs were received by Jodrell Bank as the Soviet craft completes its imaging run. Sir Bernard Lovell suggests the end of transmissions may indicate battery or solar cell problems, while U.S. scientists note the moon’s surface appears hard and pumice like with shallow dust and unusual blocky textures.
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Gerard Kuiper
U.S
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Douglas receives Norwegian royal honor for aviation work
Aviation pioneer Donald Douglas was awarded the Royal Order of St. Olav, Norway's highest honor, for his long interest in and promotion of Norwegian civil aviation.
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Washington
Donald Douglas
Earthquakes Hit Greece Kill Dozens of Homes Destroyed
A sequence of central Greece quakes before dawn left at least one dead and over fifty injured. Kardhitsa near Athens was epicenter as Fourna Alestia and Krenti towns were leveled and thirty more settlements heavily damaged. Hundreds became homeless, many taking shelter in schools and churches.
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Krenti
Michael Galinos
Canadian Border Isn't as Cold as Central Florida
Arctic cold surged south with record lows across the Deep South and Midwest. Tampa tied or broke a date record at 27F, Evansville hit 12F for Feb 5, Greensburg logged 18 below, and Louisville 4F. Snow piled across Garrett County and Pickens with widespread frost and heavy accumulations.
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Trucker 33 Dies in Flaming Highway 150 Crash
Special to The Gazette James H. Jensen, 33, of Clear Lake died when his propane gas truck left Highway 150 near Eldorado. The northbound rig jackknifed after hitting a bridge abutment, blocking the road as flames engulfed the cab. Firefighters kept the trailer from exploding.
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Legend of Daniel Farbecker Inspires Fayetteville Fire Station
In Fayetteville Georgia a fire station bears the name Daniel Farbecker as a wartime joke from the 168th General Hospital unit during World War II. The donor, who provided land for Station No 1, recalls the prank and explains Farbecker was never assigned to the unit.
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Fayetteville
Daniel Farbecker
168Th General Hospital
Normandy
Farbecker
168Th
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Washington
Three U S Sailors Lost in South China Sea Crash
At Pearl Harbor AP reports three American sailors lost when a helicopter crashed in the South China Sea while returning from a repair job. Eight aboard the Navasota and the four crew of the chopper rescued. A second Ranger helicopter also landed with all aboard rescued. One sailor injured in a prior collision.
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Connally files for third straight two year term
Governor John Connally filed on Friday to seek re election for a third consecutive two year term in Texas. He aims to extend his leadership and maintain party control as political campaigning begins in earnest.
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Texas
John Connally
U S Ballot Rights Suit Tossed Out
A federal judge in Baton Rouge threw out the Justice Department suit accusing Louisiana plantation owners of evicting Negro tenants who tried to vote. The ruling questioned Congress power under the voting rights act and set aside a prior restraining order.
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Justice Department
Louisiana
E. Gordon West
West
West Feliciana Parish
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Whder
Johnson Trip Accents Economic Assistance in Vietnam
President Johnson travels to Honolulu for talks with South Vietnam leaders focusing on economic and social aspects of U.S. aid to preserve Saigon’s independence. The trip includes key officials and signals a broader civilian-military aid approach amid Senate criticism of Vietnam policy.
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Dent Johnson
Honolulu
Vietnam
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Taylor
Saigon
South Vietnam
Thomas Reedy
Airlift of Americans From Cuba Put Off
A state department official says the planned airlift of Americans from Cuba has been postponed due to technical difficulties at the Cuban end. Officials expected operations to begin this weekend but were delayed by the Cuba side’s problems.
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Miami
State Department
Cuba
Attorney Follows Court Order at 2 A.M.
Milwaukee attorney Donald Zedler arrived at a county court at 2 a.m. Friday to comply with a court order he had prepared. He found no one to admit him, and the order later led to the probate case being dismissed due to the hour error after he returned at 2 p.m.
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Milwaukee
Donald Zedler
Zedier
Mesquakie Native Killed in Vietnam Action
Richard Youngbear, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Youngbear of the Mesquakie settlement, died in Vietnam Thursday while serving as a parachutist with the 101st Airborne Division. He had served since age 18 and went to Vietnam in July. Survived by ten siblings including Curtis Jr. and his parents. body to be returned to Mason Funeral Home in Tama.
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Curtis Youngbear
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Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
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Curtis Jr
Mason Funeral Home
Tama
Thant laments weak response to UN fund appeal
United Nations Secretary-General U Thant says the voluntary fund drive to cover the UN deficit has been far from encouraging. He urges nations to increase contributions to close the gap and meet essential programs.
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U Thant
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Jackson socialite charity ball ends with liquor raid
In Jackson Mississippi deputies led by Chief Deputy Thomas Shelton raided the Sumillion Jackson Country Club during the Junior League Carnival Ball. They seized cases of French wine bourbon and gin from a liquor locker as Gov Paul Johnson watched. Partygoers toasted the raid and liquor was taken to the courthouse. Mississippi remains a dry state with illegal possession of liquor.
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Paul Johnson
Mississippi
Thomas Shelton
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Johnson
Sahara Desert
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Shelton
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