Agena Delay Forces Gemini 9 Mission Pullback
An Atlas rocket carrying an Agena satellite tumbled out of control after liftoff at Cape Kennedy, wrecking the Gemini 9 mission and delaying rendezvous and space walks by about three weeks. Stafford and Cernan, shaken by the setback, await reflight while NASA tests alternatives and training resumes in Houston.
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Cape Kennedy
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Navy
Walter Schirra
Titan
Stafford
Cernan
Houston
Globe
Agena
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
County Supervisor Scolaro Discusses Rural Library Signatures
Anthony Scolaro argued with Linn County Farm Bureau representatives over the required petition signatures to place rural library service expansion to unincorporated areas on the ballot. Farm Bureau president J W Grummer sought the exact count, but County Auditor Charles Werner replied that data cannot distinguish voters from unincorporated versus incorporated zones. The board contends only the auditor can provide a figure, noting Iowa law requires 25 percent of last gubernatorial election voters in unincorporated areas.
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Linn County
Anthony Scolaro
Farm Bureau
J. W. Grummer
Grummer
Charles Werner
Werner
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa
Scolaro
Takeoff Halted By Engine Blast At Kansas City Airport
An explosion in a Continental Airlines Boeing 720-B engine halted a Denver bound takeoff. 22 passengers and seven crew evacuated. no injuries reported. Runway closure 2 to 5:30 am after debris and fuel leak cleared. origin Chicago, stops Chicago Kansas City Denver Los Angeles. Cause unknown.
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Kansas City
Continental Airlines
Denver
John Wass
Ray Jehlik
Chicago
Los Angeles
Slain Iowa City grocer to be mourned in services
Funeral services for Ronald Lipsius, 30, of Iowa City were set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's church with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Lipsius was shot Monday while pursuing a woman bandit from his Clover Farm market at 812 South Summit Street. Survivors include his wife Rose Marie and three children, plus his parents, siblings, and in laws.
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Ronald Lipsius
Iowa City
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Beckman-Butherus
Lipsius
Clover Farm
South Summit Street
Rose Marie
Chiildren
Richard
Daniel
Susan
F. A. Lipsius
Williamsburg
Robert
Gerald
Cedar Rapids
Joyce Leneghan
Sigourney
Donna Porter
Marshfield
Wis
U.S. backs strong military role in Saigon leadership
In Washington key officials endorse a military role for Saigon in any future government while clarifying no automatic support for Premier Ky. The plan aims to build a nation while fighting the war, with Ky heads of the present government but not guaranteed U.S. backing in elections. Critics warn Ky’s Da Nang move risked Buddhist opposition and destabilization. North Vietnam is seen as exploiting South Vietnamese divisions. Lodge meets in Seoul after Saigon talks. Hickenlooper calls for swift Vietnam hearings.
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Washington
Vietnam
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Seoul
Park Chung Hee
U.S
da Nang
Johnson
North Vietnam
South
Hanoi
Lodge
White House
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Relations Committee
Hue
Unimpeachable source starts rumor in copyright dispute
A sharp note cites an unimpeachable source as the origin of a circulating rumor in a copyright dispute, highlighting questions of credibility and the spread of alleged claims.
Army and Air Force Say Budgets Too Low for Emergencies
The Air Force warns it cannot fund extra deployments outside Vietnam under its proposed 1967 budget, risking reduced airborne alert and limited worldwide commitments. The Army flags possible shortfalls to finish the 1966 year and may seek more funds from Defense Secretary McNamara, with a tight 1967 operation and maintenance request of over 5 billion dollars.
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Washington
Air Force
Vietnam
Army
House
Durward Crow
Defense Appropriations
Defense
McNa
Crow
B. F. Taylor
Taylor
McNamara
Defense Secretary
Helicopter Firefight Near Hue Escalates Vietnam Tensions
An American crewman shot and killed a South Vietnamese lieutenant who fired on a U.S. helicopter carrying General Cao and other officials from Hue. The attack drew Buddhist protests and raised fears as Da Nang and Hue faced strikes and curbs on port operations.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Hue
Huynh van Cao
First Corps
Jonas Platt
Northfield
Third Marine Amphibious Force
Flooding and Wind Hit Eastern Iowa After Heavy Rains
Flash floods produced 4 to 5 foot depths along Coal Creek in What Cheer flooding basements washing out gas pumps and causing road closures. German Creek flood closed highway 92 near Sigourney while winds from Oelwein to Dubuque knocked down trees and disrupted power. Rowboats moved through What Cheer as pumping out basements continued and areas near bridges planned for raising to prevent future floods.
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Iowa
Coal Creek
What Cheer
German Creek
Highway 92
Sigourney
Oelwein
Dubuque
Daik-Sweet
Vern Andeway
Wymore Furniture
Colliers Grocery
City Hall
Wake’s
City Spark
Sniper Holds Kidnapped Teen As Search Intensifies
FBI agent Terry Anderson was killed by a sniper believed linked to the kidnapping of 17 year old Peggy Ann Brodnick near Shade Gap Pennsylvania. The man known as the mysterious mountain man held the girl on Neelyton mountain as authorities surrounded the area with heavy weaponry and helicopters.
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Shade Gap Pa
UPI
FBI
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Terry Anderson
Harrisburg
Ian D. MacLennan
Burnt Cabin
Fulton County
Shade Gap
Tuscarora Mountains
MacLennan
Neelyton Mountain
Peggy Ann
Tuscarora Valley
National
Pennsylvania
Cavalry Hits North Vietnamese Forces Near Saigon
U S air cavalrymen hurled heavy reinforcements against 350 north Vietnamese regulars in the central high lands Tuesday 250 miles northeast of Saigon helicopters airlifted three bat talions to the battle scene. After brisk fighting through out the day the enemy was reported retreating at nightfall by First air cavalry division headquarters Major Gen John Norton.
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U.S
Central Highlands
Saigon
First Air Cavalry Division
John Norton
Mansfield Hospitalized After Intestinal Ailment
Senator Mansfield of Montana was hospitalized Tuesday after complaining of an intestinal ailment. UPI reports the district’s longtime Senate leader is under medical care.
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Mike Mansfield
Washington
UPI
Mansfield
D-Mont
House Panel Labels McNamara Defense Policy Under Fire
The House Armed Services Committee issued a qualified Caesar label for Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. It notes growing belief the country could fare better with a less vigorous defense secretary while vowing hearings and reports will curb any slide into a truly bad situation.
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Washington
UPI
House Armed Services Committee
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Moyers Hurt After Fall on White House Stairs
White House press secretary Bill Moyers fell down carpeted stairs at the Executive Mansion and was taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital for observation. He was reported doing fine the next day. a Navy doctor suggested overnight observation.
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Washington
UPI
Bill Moyers
White House
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Sion
Moyers
Executive Mansion
Robert Kintner
Douglas Caler
Navy
Lay Fox
Bethesda
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