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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
4
CAPE KENNEDY AP Jupiter mission crews McDivitt and White report good spacecraft and readiness for a four day 62 orbit flight. Kraft notes flexible plan and potential 20 foot booster proximity while Berry hails high readiness ahead of weightless walk and orbital maneuvers.
Iowa advances a bill to start a state income withholding tax on Jan 1 1966 to fund 1965 and 1966 appropriations. The measure passed the House 91 to 21 and heads to Gov. Hughes for approval with no forgiveness of six months.
In Santo Domingo the military government urged that elections be held quickly under Organization of American States supervision with all parties recognized by the central electoral board allowed to run. The move could include exiled ex-President Juan Bosch’s Dominican revolutionary party. Rebels freed three U S paratroopers after they were captured in downtown Santo Domingo.
The document lists a 9 a.m. CDT launch schedule for Gemini first pay activity with crew awakening at 4:30 a.m. and a sequence of steps including burn to achieve orbit, spaceflight maneuvers by James McDivitt, Ed White exiting the spacecraft, and photo operations near the second stage. It notes orbital events through 3:40 p.m. focusing on proximity to the second stage and later reentry to assess human exposure to space environments.
The Republicans called for a Free World conference on Vietnam and urged President Johnson to use whatever measures are necessary to win. The policy committee said Johnson should convene nations willing to join in fighting communism in Vietnam while avoiding specifics on nuclear options. Everett Dirksen said the topic of nuclear weapon use was not discussed.
Communist antiaircraft fire shot down two U S navy planes during raids on North Vietnam. A rescue pilot said there was no chance the five American crewmen could have survived. Patrolling marines killed 20 Viet Cong in the Chu Lai sector with no casualties.
Ebony magazine reports Air Force Captain Edward Dwight Jr. has been rejected by NASA for further training. Dwight, 31, from Kansas City, previously faced alleged racial pressure at aerospace school and was moved to Wright Patterson before being shelved from the space program. A defense department source cites discrimination claims and calls for full investigation.
The Iowa house approved a bill authorizing 6 million dollars over two years for vocational technical schools and colleges and sent it to the governor.
Rainy weather continues in Iowa as a high pressure system over Florida blocks normal patterns. Forecasters expect precipitation to persist Wednesday night and Thursday with thundershowers moving northeast across the state.
President Johnson gave a White House dinner Tuesday night for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower who was in Washington for a meeting of the Republican coordinating committee. A White House source said the meal was arranged shortly before it was held with no further details.
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