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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1965
Page
1
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford return aboard the carrier Wasp in the Atlantic after a precise Gemini 6 reentry and splashdown 12 miles from the ship. The crew crawled ashore through a Marine red carpet, received medical checks, and were cheered by the recovery force and sailors.
Gemini 7 astronauts guide Gemini 6 tourists in space banter. Schirra and Stafford trade light jabs with Borman and Lovell as their capsules nose to nose about ten feet apart. The humorous exchange includes gum chewing and beard visibility. Space coverage continues on page 2.
U S warplanes returned to North Viet Nam skies but steered clear of the industrial core. A raid sunk 25 percent of Hanoi’s power after striking the Vong Bi plant near Haiphong, while Haiphong lost a third of its power in a bigger-than-expected attack. Subsequent strikes targeted a radar site near Haiphong and targets in the Vinh area. In Da Nang, Marines fought Viet Cong in Death Valley as Harvest Moon pressed on. Earlier, Viet Cong grenaded and machine-gunned a Roman Catholic church at Nha Be near Saigon, killing eight.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson appealed at the United Nations General Assembly for backing of Britain's Rhodesia policy. African delegations walked out as he spoke, but he pledged continued efforts until the rebellion by Rhodesia's white minority government ends. He ruled out force to quell the breakaway regime and preserved his stance on a nonviolent path.
Children aged 6 to 9 are invited to attend the Story Hour at the Youth Branch Library from 10 to 11 a.m. A Christmas program with songs stories and movie films will be featured. Decatur Toastmasters meet today at 6 30 p.m. at the Downtowner Motel restaurant. All Toastmasters and their wives urged to attend. See page 2.
New York AP markets report shows stocks higher with heavy trading. Bonds mixed and grains weak as Chicago wheat falls sharply, corn and oats slide with liquidation. Soybeans down and hogs up 75 cents to $1, top $30.25. slaughter steers steady, top $26.00.
The Alabama Supreme Court advised Gov. George Wallace that a circuit judge must be a member of the Alabama Bar Association, effectively blocking Rep. Edsel Moore from becoming the first judge of the new circuit court district. No appointment timing was given, but Wallace was expected to nominate a judge and district attorney soon.
A Washington AP report says a poll of large corporations found the Federal Reserve Board approved rate increase will not significantly reduce spending on plants. In Congress, Senator Tower urged broader U S authority to bomb key targets in North Vietnam. In Huntsville, Ford Foundation granted 2,707,500 dollars to the local public school system.
The Coast Guard reported a plane down 500 miles south of St John’s Newfoundland in the Atlantic. Rescue efforts were coordinated by the Coast Guard Search and Rescue Coordinating Center at Halifax Nova Scotia. The aircraft was not identified and no further details were provided.
British author W Somerset Maugham died at La Mauresque in Nice after a stroke. He was 91 and had been brought from a Nice hospital in an unconscious state.
A Decatur jury found John Melvin Fennell guilty of murdering Union Compress and Warehouse Co night watchman Paul Kimball on Labor Day night. He was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Judge James N. Bloodworth after deliberations that began shortly after 9 am.
Sunnyvale California AP reports NASA Ames researchers Donald Gault and William Quaide propose the moon's surface is a loose layer of fine sand like material possibly tens of meters deep. They base their theory on Ranger crater images and White Sands tests simulating space bombardment.
Ministers of the Atlantic Alliance agreed to keep close touch on security threats from China’s developing nuclear military might. A communique from the autumn council said ministers noted problems arising from the policies of the People’s Republic of China and pledged continued consultations on the issue and on the U S effort to preserve security.
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