Astronauts in Gemini 5 Plan Eagle Eye Tests
Gemini 5 pilots Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad outline visibility experiments for the eight day mission set for Aug. 19. Giant eye charts will be viewed from 100 miles up near Laredo Texas and Carnarvon Australia to test sighting of the capsule and a possible rendezvous with a small satellite.
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Harold Williams Houston
Gordon Cooper
Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad
Laredo
Texas
Carnarvon
Australia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scott Carpenter
Pacific Ocean
California
U. S
West Atlantic
Cooper
Mercury
Moon
Earth
New Cedar Rapids Senior Drum Corps Forming
A Cedar Rapids senior drum and bugle corps for players age 50 and up is forming. About 25 former corps members have joined, led by co chairmen John Mick and Daniel Darrow who seek local support and a sponsor. Potential members may contact Mick at 377 2293 or Darrow at 362 4325.
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Fendess
Cedar Rapids
John Mick
Mick
Marion
Hiawatha
Daniel Darrow
Won't Raid Bingo Games for Charity Says Iowa Atty Miller
Davenport Iowa AP Scott County Attorney David P Miller said he will stop raiding bingo games for charity unless there is a formal complaint. He noted charitable bingo remains illegal and warned the 1965 constitutional amendment for charity bingo requires 1967 legislative approval. Miller’s remarks followed reports of partisan plans and a statewide political climate as he contrasted Republican and Democratic voting records on civil rights and education bills.
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Davenport
Scott County
David P. Miller
Miller
Davenport Fraternal Organic Commission
Miller Extation
Iowa
House
Senate
Civil Rights Commission
Miller Tackles Democrats Charge GOP Is Negative
Miller urged more than 150 Linn County Republican Women’s Club members at Bever Park picnic to view the 1966-66 political climate as a wake up call. He contrasted Democratic dominance with GOP reform aims and warned about social security Medicare deductions and new town taxes affecting paychecks next year. He argued Republicans seek responsibility while Democrats push “other people’s money” programs and lamented one party rule in Washington.
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Miller
Linn County
Republican Women’s Club
Bever Park
Congress
Washington
Johnson
Jack Miller
Brown
James Bramwell
Republican Women's Club
Tommy Tucker
GOP Central Committee
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Ballard
Richard O. Shirk
Oelwein
Iowa delegation rally draws party leaders and supporters
A campaign event featured Mrs. Smith urging voters to back Jack Miller in Washington as she visited districts and planned appearances in Oelwein Dubuque Decorah. Attendees included Second district committeeman R. C. Shirk and Violet Nicolaysen plus a Jones county delegation.
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Oelwein
Dubuque
Decorah
Clinton
Jones County
U S German scientists team on 1968 satellite project
U S and German scientists will cooperate to launch a scientific satellite into the earth radiation belt in 1968. Under an agreement between NASA and the German ministry for scientific research, German scientists will design and build the satellite for orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base to study the inner radiation belt electrons and solar proton events, with sounding rockets and balloon flights testing instruments first.
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Washington
U.S
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
German
Ministry For Scientific Research
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Manchester Sets Dutch Elm Fight
Manchester city council proposes to spend 5000 dollars next year to combat Dutch elm disease. They also approve purchasing the Ed Decklar and Bess Hines residences for a city park along the Maquoketa river and seal coating Clara avenue. The panel extends water mains on Lincoln street and outlines a next year paving program including several street segments. Harry McCarthy received a building permit for 725 East Butler street. Firemen's clothing allowance is raised to 100 dollars per year.
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Manchester
Ed Decklar
Bess Hines
Maquoketa
Coat Clara Avenue
Lincoln Street
Third Street
Second Street
Grant Street
South Third Street
South Fifth Street
Andersono Stiles
Butler Street
Main
Butler
Stiles Street
Union
Iver Street
Anderson
Stiles
Prospect Street
Harry McCarthy
East
Harriman Diplomacy Extended with Miniconference Tour
Ambassador W Averell Harriman will add Brussels Bonn London and Rome to his talks focused diplomatic trip. He has met Soviet officials in Moscow and will meet allied officials at the capitals before returning.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Moscow
State Department
Brussels
Bonn
London
Rome
Department
Kenneth L Fish Hurt in Mishap Outside Dubuque
Kenneth L. Fish 22 of 2915 Mansfield Ave SE was injured when his car struck a stone marker on Highway 151 two miles south of Dubuque. He remained in Mercy hospital in satisfactory condition with a scalp laceration and other injuries being examined. Deputies say he may have fallen asleep driving west from Dubuque around 4 am. his car was heavily damaged.
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Kenneth L. Fish
Mansfield Avenue
Dubuque
Fish
Mercy Hospital
GAKADIAN WHISKY BLEND IMPORTED BY HIRAM WALKER
A 6 year old blended whisky bottled in Canada and imported by Hiram Walker Importers LLC Detroit Michigan. The label notes 86 8 proof and describes it as a Canadian blended whisky with imported status.
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Canada
Hiram Walker Importers LLC
Detroit
Sich
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Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
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Grinnell Colgram
Atkins
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Vertus Svenksen
Woody Hays
Ohio State
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