Apollo Crews Disbanded After Tragic Fire
NASA disbands all three man Apollo flight crews after the January fire that killed Virgil Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee. No crew reassignment planned before next month as officials review spacecraft and program changes. Deke Slayton confirms the official removal of crew designations.
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API
U.S. Space Agency
Space Agency
Donald K. “Deke” Slayton
UPI
Virgil Grissom
Ed White
Roger Chaffee
Slayton
Specs for Computer Under Fire
The Cedar Rapids School District considered leasing a 1401 IBM computer for 4142 monthly, facing four non bid responses and critiques of bid specs. Local data processing executives questioned the cost while a Burroughs executive warned of excessive scope, highlighting a clash over computing needs and Area 10COLLEGE options.
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Cedar Rapids
International Business Machines Corp
IBM
Board of Education
5. J. Storm
Storm
Area 10 Commuunity College
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co
Univac
Sperry,Rand Co
Honeywell, Inc
Burroughs Corp
J. W. Holloway
Burroughs
Shriver Urges 16 Year Old Registration For National Service
Anti poverty chief Sargent Shriver called for registration and testing of all youths at age 16 as part of a broader selective service system not limited to military manpower. He opposed drafting women and opposed compulsory non military service for groups like Peace Corps and Vista, but supported national service opportunities for women.
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Washington
UPI
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
jPeace Corps
Vista
Woman Gives Birth After Bank Robbery Arrest
A 23 year old woman linked to a drive in bank robbery gave birth to a seven pound fourteen ounce boy at 8 25 a m in Columbus medical center after being taken from jail. The FBI said she will be charged with bank robbery.
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Vietnam
FBI
Chester Upchurch
Cassetta
Columbus Medical Center
Columbus
Upchurch
U.S. Withholds Peacekeeping Funds Urges Major Powers to Pay
United Nations ambassador Arthur Goldberg told the UN Peacekeeping Committee the United States will not contribute to the peacekeeping deficit until Russia and France pay their assessed shares. He said other major powers would contribute if the United States withholds voting on the General Assembly charter issue. Russia and France have refused to pay, arguing the assessments were set by the Assembly instead of the Security Council.
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U.S
U.N
Soviet Union
France
Arthur Goldberg
Special Committee
General Assembly
Goldberg
Russia
Assembly
Security Council
Extradition Sought in JFK Plot Witness Case
New Orleans DA Jim Garrison named Gordon Novel as an important witness in the Kennedy assassination probe and began extradition steps after locating him in Columbus Ohio. Novel, 29, did not receive a subpoena and fears harassment while seeking immunity. He previously testified before the grand jury on March 16 and referenced 1961 activities tied to Sergio Arcadia Smith. Arcadia, based in Dallas, denies knowing Novel.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Gordon Novel
Columbus
Ohio
Novel
Garrison
Grand Jury
Sergio Arcadia Smith
Arcadia
Dallas
Novel Arcadia
Troop Needs Seen Topping Expectations
Senator Stennis says the United States must intensify the Vietnam war with more troops than planned. He calls for broader bombing of North Vietnam including Haiphong docks and greater ground pressure in the south. He notes commanders report more troops requested than sent and expects U.S. combat troops to approach half a million this year.
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Washington
Upi
Stennis
D-Miss
Vietnam
Senate Preparedness
North Vietnam
Haiphong
South
U.S
Mekong Delta
Johnson
Thejton
Ameri- Stennis
S Department
Pentagon
Subcommittee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Guam
Peak weekly Vietnam toll tops two thousand casualties
UPI reports American and communist forces suffered a heavy seven day toll with 2,092 Americans killed wounded or missing and 2,675 communists killed. The surge stems from fighting along the Cambodian border and near the demilitarized zone as air raids and new Korean offensives escalate the war.
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Saigon
U.S
Quang Ngai
Drang Valley
South Vietnam
U.S. Army First Air Cavalry Division
North
Vietnam
Reds Minimizing Losses
Intercepted military messages indicate Viet Cong commanders understate their casualties while exaggerating American losses by 20 to 40 times. Gen Westmoreland’s Guam conference notes suggest Hanoi presses the war despite allied power and may drag the conflict on until its will is broken.
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Washington
Hanoi
U. S
William Westmoreland
Guam
Humphrey Trapped in Treasury Elevator Before Swearing In
Vice President Humphrey was stuck in a Treasury Department elevator on the way to a swearing in for Glen Johnson, Minnesota native and national director of the U.S. savings bonds division. A mechanic freed him after about ten minutes when he manually opened the door. The lift had stopped just before the fourth floor, blocking the door from opening automatically.
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Washington
Humphrey
Treasury Department
Glen Johnson
Lake Lillian
Minn
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
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Mike Collins
Bill Anders
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Kisele
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Holloway
Richard A. Cederlund
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