First U S Step In Space Toward A Military Role
Washington AP reports the United States and the Soviet Union have space systems for tracking and rendezvous. The Pentagon backs the Military Orbiting Laboratory MOL to explore how space could aid national defense, including nonnuclear surveillance and inspection of potentially hostile satellites.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Hubert $. McNamara
Pentagon
Rendezvatre
Earth
Defense Department
Johnson
Military Orbiting Laboratory
62nd Anniversary of Wright Brothers First Flight
The 62nd anniversary marks the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina. A Wright Memorial wreath ceremony is held with Air National Guard fighter planes over the Outer Banks scene. Orville Wright’s December 17 1903 flight is recalled as 120 feet in 12 seconds.
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Wright Brothers
North Carolina
Wright
Dayton, Ohio
Air National Guard
Orville Wright
Gemini 7 rendezvous report shows minor physiological changes
Astronauts Borman Lovell describe the 26 hour flight in space with little heart rate change and slight weight loss. They say the rendezvous was ideal with no landing problems and plan to return to Earth near the Wasp carrier for medical analysis of any ill effects. A Castro Valley theft saw a floor safe unlocked and $350 cash plus $550 in checks stolen before 6 am.
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Howard Minners
Ue Moon
Gemini
Learly
Borman
Lov
Jand
Wasp
Castro Valley
Brezhnev Talks With Algerian Leader in Moscow
Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev and Col. Howati Boumedienne met for four hours in Moscow with an interpreter present. Algerian sources said the discussions covered Viet Algerian relations and broader strategic ties. The report offered no detailed agenda or outcomes.
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Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Howati Boumedienne
London
England
Michael Ramsey
Canterbury
All England
Spectacular Rendezvous Color Films Shown From Gemini 6
At Space Center Houston the Gemini 7 in orbit was filmed from the Gemini 6 rendezvous ship. Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford captured color footage from 10 to 100 feet, showing graceful sailing with Earth backdrop and drawing applause from newsmen and a standing ovation from flight controllers.
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Edward White
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