Gemini 9 lands at Cape Kennedy after 72 hour flight
Astronauts Thomas Safford and Michael Collins return to Cape Kennedy aboard Gemini 9 after a 72 hour 21 minute space voyage. They describe a safe, precise landing and a successful cruise, with frogmen reaching the capsule soon after splashdown and a midair pass over the launch area.
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Johu Barbour
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Safford
Cape Kennnedy
Cerna
Atlantic
Nato selects Belgium for alliance headquarters site
NATO foreign ministers agreed Belgium will host the alliance's military headquarters. A special session in October will decide whether to move the political headquarters from France, with Canada and Italy initially reluctant. Ministers stressed keeping political and military arms close together.
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Brussels
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Belgium
Alliance
NATO
Joseph Lung
Netherlands
Nation Council of Ministers
Lung
Canada
Italy
Stocum
Dean Bush
Michael Stewart
30 Inch Rain Destroys San Rafael Honduras
The U S Weather Bureau reported 30 inches of rain fell Sunday night erasing San Rafael in western Honduras. Sixty three dead were initially listed with rivers swollen and mud up to a meter deep. Forecasters noted potential links to Hurricane Alma as the storm was seen approaching Western Cuba and southern Florida advisories urged vigilance.
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Miami
Fla
U. S S
San Rafael
Honduras
Tegucigaipz
Honduran
Honduran Weather Service
Cholucteca
Juna
Alma
Cuba
Florida
Court Rules Sheppard's Trial Unfair
The Supreme Court ruled the trial of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard unfair due to prejudicial publicity and a carnival atmosphere in the courthouse. The court ordered a new trial within a reasonable time, though it was not clear if retrial would occur.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Tom C. Clark
Sheppard
Clark
Bedlam
Buddhists consider moderates in Vietnam junta crisis
Truce collapses as Buddhist groups demand Ky resign and threaten long fight. Junta expands to include civilians, while Hue sees renewed unrest. U S air strikes hit a Viet Cong base near Saigon as tensions rise between regime and Buddhist factions.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Far North
Johnson
U.S
Guam
Saigon
Stitute
Institute
Cao Dai
Hoa Hoa
Nguyen van Thieu
Armsed Forces Council
Thieu
Caibac Incident Escalates Border Tensions in Cambodia
Report from Svayreng Province on the Cambodia Vietnam border describes rising tensions as American forces push into the Caibac region near Tros and Logo. Gov Ou Tong Hao voices nightly bomb fears amid claims of both sides aiding the Viet Cong and neutralist Cambodia faces potential war spillover.
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Harrison Salisbury
New York Times
Gov. Ou Tong Hao
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Caibac
Darrow Jungle
Caibac River
Tros
Logo
Meredith Shot Ambush Injures Civil Rights Leader on March
James H Meredith was shot in the back and legs during a Mississippi highway march for voter registration. Aubry James Norvell of Memphis, a white man, admitted firing the shotgun from a culvert area. Governor Johnson and Attorney General Katzenbach vowed full justice as Meredith was taken to Gaston Hospital in Memphis in satisfactory condition.
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Hernando
Miss
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
South
Gaston Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Jackson
Meredith
Paul Johnson
Aubry James Norvell
Johnson
Norvell
U.S. 51
Here
Bird Meredith
University of Mississippi
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Justice Department
Mary
New York
Sherwood Ross
Washington, D.C
Ross
James Meredah
Jim
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Junta
Ford
Sick Bay
Caidac
United States First Infantry
Triangle of Fire
Tayninh
Svayrieng
Gazette
Whaepeeen
Avery James Norvell
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