Gemini mission nears eight days in orbital test
The Gemini spacecraft remains in an eight day orbit with Charles Conrad Jr. and L. Gordon Cooper Jr. aboard. Two maneuvering thrusters are out but not essential to completion, while fuel cells run limitedly and activity focuses on earth observations and experiments.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Gemini
Charles Conrad Jr
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Cooper
Christopher C. Kraft
Eugene Krantz
Viet CONG Attack Near Saigon Halted As Road Reopened
Guerrillas attacked three government positions near Saigon. Tan Nhut overrun reported with heavy losses. Long An repelled with light casualties. A multi battalion force cleared Highway 21 from Nha Trang to Ban Me Thuot, enabling convoy movement after six weeks. Over 2,000 U S logistic troops landed to bolster command.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Tan Nhut
Long An
Binh Chana
Nha Trang
Ban Me Thuot
Highlands
U.S
Tirat
Shu Lai
van Tuong
Hure-Phu
U.S. Will Not Draft Viet Namese for American Units
Washington reports the U.S. Army is not enlisting Vietnamese nationals in current Viet Nam combat units. American forces are at full strength and Viet Namese personnel serve as interpreters and advisers, not soldiers. The Korea era KATUSA program showed integration risks and operational issues.
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Washington
United States Army
Korea
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Europe
U.S. Unity Cat
U.S. Army
Negotiators Begin to Loosen Ties in Steel Talks
Pittsburgh AP report describes the USW and steel industry teams in a first night bargaining session aided by Federal mediator Willliam Simkin. Johnson spoke by phone, urging cooperation as the talks aim for a contract before the August 31 strike deadline. If no agreement by Tuesday midnight, 450000 workers could strike, halting 80 percent of steel output.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
William &. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Johnson
Simkin
I.W. Abel
Abel
Joseph Molony
R. Conrad Cooper
Heath Larry
U.S. Steel Corp
Irwin Mfg Co Sold to Raywall Corp Pittsburgh
The Irwin Mfg Co of Garland is sold to Ray Wall Corp of Pittsburgh. Ralph E. Ludwig says no policy or personnel changes expected. F Leroy August becomes executive vice president and general manager. Irwin formed in 1944 by Harold G. Irwin with 75 employees.
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Irwin Mfg. Co
Garland
Ray Wall Corp
Pittsburgh
Ralph E. Ludwig
Irwin
R. C. Strothman
Raywall
F. Leroy August
Harold G. Irwin
Allegheny Airlines Declares First Cash Dividend
Allegheny Airlines announced the first cash dividend in its history, five cents a share. The dividend is payable October 15 to shareholders of record September 30. The airline also noted a five percent stock dividend in 1963 and reported net earnings of 621000 for the first seven months, up from 81000 in the prior year.
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Allegheny Airlines
Allegheny
Long Beach
Calif
Burglary at Magistrate’s Home Stolen Jewelry and Beatles Records
A burglar stole 11 200 dollars worth of jewelry and Beatle records from the home of magistrate Mrs Denis Radcliffe and her son John while they were dining out. The thief took Beatle records and left many classical records and chewing gum scattered on furniture. Lundon ran.
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Lundon
Denis Radcliffe
John
Cant Win LBJ Draft Speech Triggers Altar Dash
Young couples rushed to wed before midnight hoping to dodge the draft as Johnson said married men aged 19 to 26 would be drafted like singles until they became fathers. Across states, waiting periods blocked most marriages, though Erie County licenses rose 10 to 20 percent. In Las Vegas and Yuma couples sought last minute rites while others failed to marry.
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New York
Erie County
Johnson
Associated Press
Las Vegas
Nev
Yuma
Ariz
Michael urges urgent U S job openings in Corry and Union City
William A. Michael, manager of the Corry office of the Pennsylvania State Employment Office, issues an urgent plea for workers in Corry and Union City. He lists opportunities for both men and women including plant laborers, retail trainee, cashier, wire cutting machine operator, coil winders, waitresses, live‑in adult companion, quality control, welders, fitters, industrial electrician, methods man, and draftsman. He urges filing applications at the local PSES on North Center Street and notes that opportunities extend beyond the listed positions.
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Air Force
William A. Michael
Corry
Pennsylvania
Michael
Union City
Warren
PSES
North Center Street
Guards Around Lee Kuan Yew After Singapore Plot
Singapore police tightened protection for Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and cabinet after arrest of 21 members of the People's Revolutionary party for planning an armed revolution to install a Communist government. Leader Lim Siew Lift held coded correspondence with Indonesian intelligence and planned a secret entry route for key figures and propaganda materials.
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Singapore
Mil Ler
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee
Leo
People's Revolutionary Party
Lim Siew Lift
Lim
U.S
Sim
Jakarta
Revolution Party
Federation of Malaysia
Revolutionary Party
Indonesia
Inmate Charged in San Jose Killing Plot Letting Mock Suicide
San Jose California jail inmate Leo Estrada Robles, 20, was indicted for first degree murder after allegedly watching cellmate Willard Dale Flynn Jr. strangle himself during an escape ruse. Flynn, 30, of San Francisco, planned a staged death to escape receipt of hospital transfer.
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San
Flynn
Robles
Rowles
Charles Perlsnick
Granny Becomes Bachelor At 66 From Kent State
Mildred S. Mathews ends a 48 year college journey by earning her bachelor's degree from Kent State University. A widow since 1954 she first attended Kent State during high school in 1917 to start teaching, taught four years, then returned after her husband’s death to study at night.
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Kent
Otto
Kent State University
Mildred S. Mathews
Kent State
James Matthews
Here
Rights Chiefs Issue Grim Riot Warning
Washington civil rights leaders warned of the potential for racial unrest as President Johnson voiced concern that trouble could spread in the capital and other major cities. They urged listening to Negro leadership and preventing a riot como leading to broader urban violence.
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Washington
Associated Press
Johnson
District of Columbia
Los Angeles
U.S
Neno
Sterling Tucker
National Urban League
Watts
Tucker
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
New York
Boston
Johnson City
Tex
Ford
State House Reapportionment Bills Move Amid GOP Dispute
The Senate sent its reapportionment bill to the House as intra party fights flared over a Sept. 1 court deadline. The House passed its plan 110-92, shrinking districts from 209 to 200 and ending multi member districts. Both sides seek a compromise to avoid delaying the court deadline.
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Hanhisburg
Senate
House
Democratic House
Committee On
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
Rowland Mahany
Crawford
Mahany
Mercer
Scramton
Stanley G. Stroup
Back to School Taxes Prompt 2 Percent Rebates
City tax notice urges property owners 21 and over to pay school taxes by next Tuesday to qualify for a two percent rebate. Treasurer Harriet Myers reports only 215 437 of 373 067 duplicate paid, with 30 765 owed on the 7 pesa as11 837 paid. Payments before October 1 face a five percent penalty. September and October allow face value.
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Harriet Myers
Iter Ocater
Lst
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