Pokes and Pics Sparkle as Aldrin Extends Space Walk
Cape Kennedy AP Edwin Buzz Aldrin climbs outside Gemini 12 for over two hours snapping star and earth photos. Lovell chats with mission control, notes, and uses advice to avoid sun glare while tracking Cassiopeia Sirius and Velorum. He records eclipse photos over Peru and Pacific, with cautious eye protection and tethered maneuvers.
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Cape Kennedy
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr
Aldrin
James Lovell
Buzz
Lovell
Cs.t
Mission Control Center
Houston
Texas
Florida
Cape
Roger
Mission Control
Pacific
Peru
UFI Photos
Edwin Aldrin
Agena
Alaska Governor Orders Ballot Guard by State Police
Governor William Egan ordered state patrol to guard all ballots amid Alaska’s close election. With 383 precincts reported Hickel led Egan 30 996 to 29 771 and about 3750 absentee ballots to be counted Wednesday in four district offices.
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Juneau
Alaska
William Egan
State Patrol
Egan
Walter Hickel
Anchorage
Hickel
Nome
Fairbanks
Building Attacked by South Viets Near Saigon
South Vietnamese Rangers attacked a U S special forces building at Hon Quan 70 miles north of Saigon injuring two Americans. Rangers used armored personnel carriers to breach a wall at the recreation club and opened fire. About 70 Americans were in the area including 35 special forces and 25 air force personnel with tensions rising after days of friction.
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Saigon
U.S
Hon Quan
Recreation Club
Green Beret
U.S. First Division
Operation Atteboro
Tay Ninh
Water Vial Error Hits Detroit Measles Campaign
An error in vaccination technique led to several hundred Detroit children receiving injections of plain water instead of vaccine diluent during an anti-measles drive. Officials assured no danger to the children, noting the mixture failure did not affect safety.
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Detroit
APY
Willard Lenz
Chow and Chou En-lai Urge End to Soviet Struggle
In Tokyo AP report Premier Chou En-lai vows that the Chinese Communist campaign against the Soviet Union must be carried through to the end. He accuses the USSR of betraying Lenin and allying with U.S. imperialism.
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Tokyo
China
Chou En-lai
Soviet Union
Lenin
U.S
Milwaukee Stabbing Suspect Arrested in String of Slayings
Police charged Michael Herrington a 23 year old parolee with a string of Milwaukee stabbings including the deaths of a 10 year old girl Sept 4 and an 18 year old waitress Oct 17, plus an attempted murder of an 11 year old Friday. Bonds totaled 65000.
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Harrold Breier
Milwaukee
Michael Herrington
Breier
Herrington
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Baby Missing From Colorado General Hospital Nursery
A day old boy was reported missing from a fourth floor nursery at Colorado General Hospital in Denver. Police say the infant was taken between 1:25 and 1:30 a.m. while a nurse briefly left the room for supplies. The baby is 22 inches, 9 pounds 13 ounces, with brown hair and blue eyes.
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Denver
Colorado General Hospital
FBI Receives Evidence in Linn County Hit and Run Case
The station wagon possibly involved in the fatal East Post Road hit and run was impounded by Linn County deputies. Evidence from the auto has been sent to the FBI crime laboratories in Washington for analysis. Victim was Nelson A. Larson, 8, of route three, Marion. No charges yet.
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East Post Road
Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Walter Grant
the Gazette
Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratories
Washington, D. C
Nelson A. Larson
Route Three
Marion
Grant
Cedar Rapids
Marion Police Department
Linn County
Youth Massacre Suspect Admits Arizona Beauty School Killing
In Mesa Arizona an 18 year old high school senior forced seven women and girls to lie face down and shot five to death at a Rose Mar College of Beauty. He confessed after arrest telling authorities he planned mass killings elsewhere then chose the beauty school for its crowd. One victim's baby was wounded.
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Gordon Beckwith
Gerald Dreyer
Mesa, Ariz
Ray Gomez
Robert Smith
Mesa
Joyce Sellers
Debra
Mary Margaret Olsen
Glenda Carter
Carol Farmer
Williams Air Force Base
Smith
Gomez
Houston
Rose-Mar College of Beauty
First Sub Zero Chill Hits North Iowa
The first below zero temperatures of the season chilled northern Iowa with Spencer at three degrees below zero and Mason City at five above. southeast areas stayed warmer, Davenport and Burlington dipped to 25 below/above. Highway Commission noted unsalted roads north from Waukon to Charles City as snow and ice persisted in Humboldt and Armstrong.
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Iowa
Spencer
Mason City
Davenport
Burlington
State Highway Commission
Waukon
Charles City
Humboldt
Armstrong
Silent Plant Proves Non-Existent In Ukraine
Moscow reports reveal a phantom hand tools plant at Vashkovtsy said to be under the ministry of municipal construction. Krokodil magazine notes no production data or phone numbers, with ministry officials unsure if the plant exists or is just an idea, despite ongoing correspondence.
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Moscow
Vashkovtsy
Ukraine
Krokodil
Y. K. Rostotsky
A. N. Morozov
Krokedil
U.S. Loses Five Planes in Heavy North Vietnam Losses
Anti aircraft fire shot down five U.S. planes over North Vietnam on Friday, with one rescued and four missing. Three American helicopters were shot down near the Plei Djereng camp as Viet Cong mortars hit three U.S. command posts in Tay Ninh. Nine days of fighting continue with 14 Viet Cong killed in Tay Ninh, totaling 928 officially reported slain.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Plei Djereng
Highlands
Tay Ninh
Attleboro
Air Force
Central Highlands
Israeli Soldiers Killed and Wounded in Mine Blast
An army car hit a mine near the Jordan armistice line Saturday, killing three Israeli soldiers and injuring six. The incident occurred along the border as forces maintained patrols and conducted security operations.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan Armistice Line
Chuckle On Pay Day About Taxes Sparks Wry Comment
A passerby quips on payday that they have enough to cover taxes but need something to live on, a wry observation reflecting financial strain. The remark circulated informally with no attributed speaker or formal event.
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Howard Benedict
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Velorum
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Julia Beckwith
Sherry Thompson
Diane Olkwitz
Menomonee Falls
Charles Kuhn
Kathleen Dreyer
Milwaukee Children’sospital
Charles Hurst
FBI
Ceder Rapids
Nab
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Associated Press
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By John Lengel
45Th Surgical Hospital
Sara Lundy
Brewton
Iala
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