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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1966
Page
1
Cape Kennedy tests resume after a late electrical problem. Gemini 9 pilots, veterans of delay, aim for three days in orbit and a 2 1/2 hour space walk. The issue, a loose connection in an inverter, halted flight certification but was remedied and countdown began.
Pasadena reports Surveyor 1 passed a major test on the way to the moon with experts optimistic about a touch down near Flamsteed crater at 2 17 am Thursday. Engineers noted potential hurdles in approach and descent while Atlas and Gemini preparations proceeded.
The Soviet Union urged a fast path to a treaty to internationalize the moon and celestial bodies and bar their military use. The move echoed President Johnson's May 7 proposal and signals renewed push to resolve outer space law before the next General Assembly.
About 1 000 students mobbed the United States consulate in Saigon burning the two story building while rocks were hurled at windows. Vietnamese Army troops retreated in full battle gear as the crowd surged. A monk from Saigon's Buddhist Institute was reportedly wounded by a grenade on a busy street, tentatively identified as Thich Thien Minh.
U S warplanes bombed Soviet built missile sites and communications from the frontier of South Vietnam to north of Hanoi in the heaviest raids since the bombing halt. Air Force and Navy aircraft conducted 41 missions, with B 52s from Guam hitting a suspected Viet Cong base near Quang Ngai as monsoon clears allowed more sorties. North Vietnamese ground forces engaged Viet Cong sectors with sporadic resistance amid ongoing five operation thrusts.
Washington The United States Navy disclosed that an American sailor with a secret clearance attempted to sell top secret information to the Soviet Union. Using access to discussions of top secret material, he sought espionage for monetary gain before orders issued May 10 directed global station commanders to tighten security and identify restricted areas.
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