Hatch Problem Licked Green Light For Gemini 8 Launch
Gemini astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott received approval for a Tuesday launch after resolving a hatch sealing issue that threatened the Gemini 8 mission. An earlier hiccup delayed entry procedures, but technicians fixed the sealant problem. pilots prepared for a three day flight featuring an Agena satellite, a space walk, and extensive scientific experiments ending with a Friday Atlantic Ocean landing.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Gemini & Astronauts
Armstrong
Scott
Gemini Launch Pad
Neil A. Armstrong
David KR. Scott
Earth
Air Force
Lafternoon
Agena
Christopher C. Krafter
Miami
Atlantic Ocean
Five Killed in Viet Cong Mortar Attack at Barracks Site
Viet Cong mortarmen shelled a Saigon area barracks at Vung Tau late Saturday night killing five and wounding 37 including women and children. An ammunition barge explosion nearby destroyed 350 tons of shells, sparking sabotage claims. Combat was light in the field as Vietnamese spokesmen reported 37 Viet Cong deaths and search operations continued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Vung Tau
Peninsular
South China Sea
Town
Chinese Kicked Out Of Paris Embassy
Paris AP reports Nationalist Chinese were evicted from their Paris consulate and former embassy by 34 French police. France recognizes Peking as legitimate China, saying the buildings belong to Communist China. Police removed a plaque and loaded bags and documents onto a truck after lengthy action.
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Paris
China
France
Peking
Sid
Russ Space Authority Dies At 58
MOSCOW AP Norak Sis akyan a top Soviet space program figure died suddenly at 58 Tass said His death raises questions about the Feb 22 launch of two dogs in space where he helped study life support systems and how space travel affects living organisms Sisakyan was chief academic secretary of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and a biochemistry expert
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Moscow
Norak Sisakyan
Tass
Sisakyan
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Ammo Truck Saved From Obliteration
In New York the truck laden with 38 000 rounds veered off snowy mountain highway near Uyak. James Witt of Paxton Neb. twisted to avoid a swerving car, kept the vehicle from plunging over a ridge, and halted broadside after crossing a divide. The cargo from Illinois ammunition plant bound for Travis Air Force Base was saved by the driver’s quick action.
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Nyack
Uyak
Sacramento
Witt
Illinois
Travis
Force Base
Nam
James Witt
Paxton
Neb
Center Ridge
Dismissal of Viet Nam General Triggers Saigon Unrest
In Saigon and Da Nang unrest over Maj. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi’s ouster as Ist Corps commander grows. Buddhist leaders denounce the firing as more than 2,000 students, soldiers and civilians demonstrate in major northern cities. Thi returns to the Da Nang area, then goes into seclusion amid continued protests.
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Saigon
UPS
Ist
Nigiyen Chanh Thi
Dang Nang
Viet Nam
Thi
da Nang
Hie An
Hue
Nguyen van Chuan
1St Corps
Military Building Stymied by Delays in Vietnam
In South Viet Nam, ship unloading delays and labor shortages slow crucial military construction. Private firms and military engineers push to accelerate work on airports, encampments, hospitals and warehouses as Defense officials report progress through faster unloading and a 26,000 man construction force. Subcommittee members note some facilities were not begun despite troop increases, while ships and transport routes hinder material delivery to sites.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Kual Halions
House
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
Subcommittee
Sikes
Defense
Hubert S. McNamara
Saigon
Humphrey Explains Conflict in Vietnam and Asia Travel
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spoke by telephone to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association meeting in New York. He said U.S. troops fight in Vietnam to let South Vietnamese decide their own future, urged learning about Asia and Red China, and called for firm but friendly U.S. policy toward the Chinese people amid expan sionist aims from Peking.
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UPT
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Viet Nam
Washington
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Humphrey
Asia
Red China
United States
Peking
United Press
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