Gemini 6 pilots praised for stunning film of rendezvous
NASA viewed color footage of Gemini 7 filming Gemini 6 in orbit showing the ships 10 to 100 feet apart at 17 000 mph above Earth. Ground controllers applauded as networks aired the four minute film and astronauts commented on the extraordinary clarity and detail of the shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
United States
Space Agency
Mission Control
Navy
Walter M.schirra Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles Mathews
Gemini
Mathews
Schir Ira
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Edward H. White I
Borman
Lovell
Jhey
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Pacific
Earth
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
GT-6
Ellioftt M. Lee Jr
Lee
Iive
Schirra
Stafford
Wasp
Ocean
Hawaii
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Bank shooting suspect surrenders after chase and burglaries
Robert Gordon Sheffield 16, of Thomasville, walked into Cheraw police nine hours after firing a pistol at a banker's home. He told officers of a companion and of taking a stolen truck, with warrants issued for first degree burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. He faces additional charges related to the kidnapping case linked to Mrs. Helen Meggs. Sheffield had been free on bond in a separate kidnapping case and is tied to incidents in Concord and Folly Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. McLaurin
Cheraw
S.C
Robert Gordon
Bobby) Sheffield
Thomasville
McLaurin
Sheffield
Shore
Piehurst
Richard Sutton
Concord
Liberty
Helen Meggs
Meggs
Cabarrus County
2 Point
U.S. 21
Statesville
Leland Edgar Offut
Goldsboro
Folly Beach
Superior Court
Sellers
Cherryville
University of North Carolina
Car Plunges Into Potomac River Near Gravelly Point
A car driven by a mystery man plunged into the Potomac near Gravelly Point just after 7 am. Navy divers recovered a body at 9:05 am as the vehicle rested about seven feet underwater fifty feet from the Virginia shore. Witnesses Mr and Mrs William E Padgett of Alexandria saw the car circling and then entering the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gately
Virginia
William E. Padgett
Olden Road
Alexandria
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Viet Nam War News From Pleiku To Saigon Heights
United States forces tightened travel limits in Pleiku through December 26 as Viet Cong bombings and intelligence-driven threats escalated. A teenage attacker wounded 12 on a busy street while air raids targeted roads and bridges near Vinh and Dien Bien Phu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Viet Cong
South Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
Central Highlands
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Pleiku
17Th Parallel
Vinh
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Saigon
Mekong
My Trang
da Nang
U.S. Army
West Airborne Division
Ben Cat
Saifon
Pruitt Defense Appeals to Lives Elsewhere in Virginia Case
Pruitt 29 of Spartanburg DC faces charges in the deaths of Dr. James Clyde Vanneter and Hugh L. Johnson at a Virginia penitentiary. Defense attorney Robert H. Patterson Jr. argues the case shows two tragedies: the officials’ deaths and a failing penal system that turned Pruitt into a drug addict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Patterson Jr
Pruitt
Virginia
Rhodesia Oil Embargo Intensifies British Measures
Officials say an air lift has begun as Britain imposes an oil embargo on Rhodesia. The ban blocks export of oil and petroleum to Rhodesia or for its use, with penalties up to six months in prison or a fine. Parliament must approve within 28 days. Rhodesia had declared independence last month amid demands for black majority rule. Britain seeks Commonwealth aid as the Lagos meeting gains support from Malaysia Prime Minister Abdul Rahman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodesia
Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Lagos
Hanoi
Viet Nam
U.S
Rusk
Fanfani
Ho Chi Minh
Pham van Dong
Georgio la Pira
Florence
Primi
Wilson
United States
Britain
Sev
JW. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
United Nations
New York
Cyclone Devastation Hits East Pakistan Coast
Gov Abdul Monem Khan reported Friday that 750 missing or dead after Wednesday cyclone. Unconfirmed reports suggest higher totals as 6,000 bodies reportedly recovered near Coxs Bazar and up to 20,000 missing. Fishermen among the missing feared swept away by 100 mile wind and 12 foot wave. Rescue teams and naval search mobilized for islands Maheshkhali and Sanadi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pakistan
Dacca
Abdul Monem Khan
Khan
Pakistan
Cox's Bazar
Cox’s Bazar
Chittagong
Maheshkhali
Sanadia
Peace talks and Hanoi four point demands outlined
The piece reviews North Vietnam's four point terms demanding U.S. troop withdrawal canceling of military alliances and peace on Hanoi terms. U.S. Secretary Rusk counters that Geneva 1954 stays as basis while rejecting Hanoi’s conditional ceasefire and four points as authentic interpretation. British PM Wilson seeks conference table settlement as Fulbright urges cautious pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
Peking
Linus Panting
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
United States
South
Viet Nam
Saigon
North
Haiphong
Felix Green
Hanoi
Laos
Cambodia
Rusk
Fanfani
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Gemini 7 wraps up long spaceflight with reentry plans
Gemini 7 pilots Borman and Lovell tidy the craft as ground teams finalize reentry timing and maneuvers over the Pacific. NASA reports on the historic Gemini 6 and 7 rendezvous, film footage, and the astronauts’ routine and safety checks before splashdown near the Wasp carrier.
Gemini 6 astronauts thank Cape Kennedy launch team
Navy Captain Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Air Force Major Thomas P. Stafford flew to Cape Kennedy to thank over 400 launch team members for the Gemini 6 mission. They praised the launch, planned medical checkups, and reviews with NASA and Air Force officials before returning to Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Bermuda
National Space and
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Schirra
Wally
Stafford
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Nel Plus
Martin Co
McDahnell Aircraft Corp
General Electric Co
Burroughs Corp
Aerojet-General Corp
Pan American World Airways
Radio Corporation of America
Kurt H. Debus
Kenedy Space Center
Debus
Wasp
Ike To Leave Hospital For Gettysburg Trip
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 75, will depart Walter Reed General Hospital after 10 a.m. for his Gettysburg home. He was stricken Nov. 9 at his Augusta vacation home and admitted Nov. 23 after Ft. Gordon treatment. Hospital officials did not report his current condition. Mrs. Eisenhower will drive with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Augusta
Walter Reed
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Gordon Army Hospital
Wilson Sees Aid Talks With McNamara and Bundy
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Wilson held a long midmorning conference and White House lunch to discuss Rhodesia UK defense spending East of Suez and broader issues. They reviewed nuclear sharing in Atlantic defense, East West relations, and peace efforts in Vietnam while backing a Rhodesian oil embargo and oil airlift to Zambia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rhodesia
Wilson
Robert S. McNamara
George W. Ball
McGeorge Bundy
White House
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Indian Ocean
Britain
U.S
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Viet Nam
Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Geneva
Ashingtonn
State Department
U.S. Citzens
Zambia
Robert J. McCloskey
Ccision
Students Protest Outside Ann Arbor Draft Board Office
Six girls and two boys too young to join Selective Service were among over 200 demonstrators outside the Ann Arbor draft board building. Col. Arthur Hales says most youths did nothing illegal, while the ACLU argues the boards punish without trial. A decision on legal strategy is due in New York, with senators and professors weighing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S
ACLU
Ernest Mazey
Michigan
The
New York
Draft Board
Philip Hart
D-Mich
University of Michigan
Harlan Hatcher
Americans Veterans Committee
Johnison
Selective Service
Justice Department to absorb Wilkins agency in civil rights shift
A high level Justice Department source said the Wilkins agency will operate under the Justice Department to harmonize with federal civil rights machinery. Presidentially moved units now fall under Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach with assurances that service personnel will receive full support and not be downgraded amid urgent needs for their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Williams
Hation
Ike
Wilkins
Kentucky
Gilver Labe
Slenmore Distilleres 2
Louisville-Owensboce, Ky
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!