Gemini Test With Missile Might Aid Future Space Guidance Systems
Gemini 5 astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. aimed infrared and ultraviolet sensors at a rising Minuteman missile from Vandenberg AFB California to study ground versus air readings for calibrating spaceborne spectral instruments. readings also covered moon planets stars and hot spots on earth including volcanoes forest fires and smokestacks. The test, conducted with NASA officials noting no military use, may spin off to satellite detection of fires and volcanoes in remote areas.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Moon
Earth
Norman Foster
Space Agency
Gemini Experiments Office
Foster
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Coop
Cooper
Holloman Air Force Base
N.M
Hawaiian
Mojave Desert
Plane Crash Amid Harbor Fire Claims Marines Return From Da Nang
A U.S. Marine transport plane crashed into oil slick harbor water near Hong Kong killing many aboard. Witnesses described survivors pulled ashore, with 13 rescued to Queen Elizabeth Hospital suffering burns and injuries. U.S. officials awaited an official inquiry amid sabotage speculation.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong
U.S
C. ¥. Davis
Hong Kong Aero Club
Viet Nam talks held with no duty to withdraw
Brockway, speaking from Sochi, says North Vietnam told him American troop withdrawal need not precede talks. Embassy reaffirmed four points from Premier Pham Van Dong calling for U.S. withdrawal, end of alliance, nonalignment of zones, and South Vietnamese self-determination. An international conference like Geneva 1954 could follow.
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Black Sea
Sochi
Brockway
North Viet Nam
Pham van Dong
North
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
South
Cambodia
Laos
Jaenese Peninsula
Hel
Nevada kidnap drama ends near Sparks farm house
In a Reno area caper, Gourlay and Colvan kidnapped hostages at the Clements farm west of Reno after forcing patrols away. The Ponders were used as a base, a note warned to call police, and two gunmen surrendered after a dramatic chase with highway police, FBI, and sheriffs surrounding the scene. Bail set at 50,000 in San Jose for both suspects.
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Sparks
Reno
Gourley
Colvan
Ponder
Gil Clements
Alice
Clements
Lyon County
Art Lucas
Lucas
Green Valley
Nevada Desert
San Jose
U. S
Gerald Hansen
Gourlay
Washoe County
FBI
Nevada
Clements House
Army
Irene Ponder
Ponders
Debbie
Kevin
Richard
Nasser and Faisal Agree on Yemeni Peace Steps
Arab leaders Nasser and Faisal outlined a plan to halt Yemeni fighting. They proposed a 50 member interim council, border patrols to curb military aid, and mutual financial and cultural aid while seeking Yemeni self determination.
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Isal
Nasser
Faisal
Yemen
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
U.N
Iman
Mohammed al- Badr
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
Cairo
Cairo Radio
Sealab II to test divers under real sea stress
Tuffy the sea creature may become a pet but the main focus is on divers. Miller and other researchers will study surface versus underwater behavior as 10 person teams of Navy divers and scientists live 15 days in the submerged laboratory at 210 feet. Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter will lead the initial 30 day stay to push underwater living records.
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Tuffy
Naval Missile Center
Point Mugu
Calif
Miller
Bermuda
Navy
M. Scott Carpenter
Gemini 5 tops Bykovsky flight time in historic run
The Gemini 5 crew Cooper and Conrad push toward a new single flight record, reaching 119 hours 7 minutes as they near the eight day mark. They observe the missile below at 201 miles, test repairs on a space reticle, and endure chilly conditions while maintaining routine science tasks aboard the Pacific orbit.
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Conrad
Hawaii
Cooper
Valery Bykovsky
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Pacific
U. S
Laredo
Tex
Space Agency
Outer Space
James A. McDivitt
Gordo
David Scott
Scott
Christopher C. Kraft
Kraft
Pete
Viet Nam air action and Viet Cong attacks across South Viet Nam
A Viet Nam Thunderchief mission west of Thanh Hoa ended with the pilot’s safe ejection and rescue. Navy planes from the carrier Oriskany hit a complex near Ha Noi as 25 U.S. Air Force planes attacked Vinh, while Bien Hoa base saw light casualties but heavy equipment damage. Additional shelling near Tan Uyen caused moderate casualties, and U.S. personnel in South Viet Nam reached about 88 000 with hundreds more Marines en route. A North Vietnamese embassy demand tied talks to U.S. troop withdrawal. In Go Cong and Bac Lieu provinces small engagements produced Viet Cong and government casualties, with a Marine C130 crash near Da Nang killing 65 Marines and 13 survivors. A Pleiku village suffered Viet Cong torture of women before Montagnard civilians and U.S. troops moved in to aid and evacuate residents.
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Wonder Construction
Thanh Hoa
U.S
Oriskany
Hanoi
Vinh
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Tan Uyen
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Moscow
Viet Nam
Go Cong
Bac Lieu
Hong Kong
Central Highland
Pleiku
Red
Plei Bon
U.S. Army
Federal voting examiners take motel units for 60 days
Mrs. Allen and neighbors oppose government action as four Magnolia Courts motel units are condemned under eminent domain to house federal voting examiners. GSA says standard procedures were followed and condemns were requested from the U S attorney for Mississippi. The Civil Service Commission confirms the examiners begin operations in units 21 through 24.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Magnolia Courts
White House
Jefferson Davis County
GSA
Civil Service Commission
Jefferson County
U.S. Attorney For
Mississippi
Fedral Voting Examiners
Weather snapshot by city shows varied skies
Weather readings across multiple cities list temperatures from 52 in Anchorage to 94 in Phoenix with conditions including clear partly cloudy cloudy and rain. Notable highs include Phoenix 94 and Kan sas City 83 while Seattle and Cleveland report cooler values.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Legion convention parade and awards in Portland
The American Legion convention in Portland featured a five hour downtown parade. Selections included speeches by Sen. Murphy and Gen. Taylor on peace efforts, U S policy since 1945, and Vietnam mentions. Honors were awarded to James Byrnes, Herbert Hoover, and Paul Harvey, with more scheduled addresses by Adm. McDonald and Sen. Dodd before the convention closes.
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George Murphy
R-Calif
Legionnaires
Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
Gen. Taylor
The
Legion
Donald E. Johnson
West Branch
Iowa
Portland
American Legion
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover Jr
Paul Harvey
American Broadcasting Co
Adm
David L McDonald
Naval Operations
Thomas J.dodd
D-Conn
Aid It Bill Details Military and Economic Aid Totals
The measure provides 1.17 billion dollars in military aid subject to later appropriations and allocates the rest to economic loans and grants worldwide. Key items include 780.25 million for development loans, 580.12 million for Alliance for Progress in Latin America, 210 million for technical cooperation and development grants, 369.2 million for defense economic supports to allies, and 89 million for a start on Johnson's development program in South Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos.
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Free World
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Defense Pact
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Laos
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