Delta rocket explodes after guidance failure over Atlantic
A 10 story Delta rocket failed at 20 seconds after liftoff due to a faulty guidance system. The 11 million dollar Atlantic 3 satellite, intended for global telecom links and Olympic broadcasts, was destroyed as debris fell into the Atlantic about 10 miles offshore. NASA officials cited an in flight gyroscope failure, with range safety not activated in time. An alternate NASA craft will support Olympic telecasts from Brazil. Intelsat manages the project with ComSat Corp.
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Jim Strothman
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic
Robert Gray
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
iIntelsat
Mexico City
Europe
NASA
Applications Technology Satellite 3
Brazil
ComSat Corp
Intelsat
Nixon Calls For Summit Meetings
President Nixon urges a series of summit meetings with the Soviet Union while delaying ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty citing the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Hubert Humphrey warns that delaying ratification could end the treaty, while George Wallace warns against a televised debate. Muskie promotes a new good neighbor policy to align U S support with its objectives.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Senate
Nixon
California
Czechoslovakia
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S
America
Wallace urges Nixon to avoid national debates
George C. Wallace urged Richard Nixon not to accept a national TV debate. He argued a debate would force discussion of Nixon's record. Wallace spoke to over 10 000 at a Kansas City rally and planned events in Montgomery and Florida.
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George C. Wallace
Nixon
Wallace
Kansas City
Republican Party
Montgomery
Ala
Richard M. Nixon
Florida
American Tanks Hit North Vietnamese Near McNamara Line
U S forces near the McNamara Line pressed to the DMZ edge and blasted entrenched North Vietnamese troops with 90mm tanks and artillery. The 1st Brigade 5th Mechanized Infantry killed 29 and suffered three wounded after a two hour engagement. Other Americal Division units reported clashes south of Quang Ngai City and Tam Ky with higher enemy casualties.
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Saigon
Demiliarized Zone
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Dmz
5Th Division
Con Thien
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
U.S
Americal
Quang Ngai City
Tam Ky
Senate House panel approves aid ban for disruptive students
A Senate House conference committee backed a 7.2 billion higher education bill allowing schools to deny federal loans or grants to students convicted of serious disruptive crimes. Institutions may decide on aid denial for two years post conviction after a hearing. About 1.4 million students could be affected. The bill extends three years of loan grant and construction programs pending final agreement.
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Washington
Higher Education
Senate House Conference Committee
Woudd
U.S. Office of Education
Doves Press Humphrey to Propose Vietnam Bombing Halt
Democratic doves pressing Hubert Humphrey to propose an experimental halt to bombing North Vietnam. Sen. John Pastore argues Humphrey must speak on Vietnam to retain dissident support, while Sen. Fred Harris cautions the candidate cannot control the bombing policy.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
John O. Pastore
Rhodesland
Johnson
Humphrey
Harris
Minnesota
Walter F. Mondale
North Vietnam
Paris
Mondale
Pastore
Hanoi
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Sen
Eugene See Doves
Woodroof Withdraws From Morgan Limestone Judge Race
Athens attorney Jimmy Woodroof has pulled his name from consideration for the Morgan Limestone circuit judge post to be vacated by James Bloodworth. With Woodroof out, the appointment to Morgan County is likely to go to a local lawyer, as Gov. Brewer must fill the vacancy before Bloodworth begins Supreme Court duties November 12.
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Athens
Jimmy Woodroof
Morgan-Limestone
James Bloodworth
Morgan County
Bloodworth
Alabama Supreme Court
Albert Brewer
Montgomery
Lewis West
Brewer
Handley
Newton B. Powell
Decatur
Dirksen says Fortas withdrawal would spark juicy headlines
Washington AP reports Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen Illinois says removing Abe Fortas from nomination to chief justice would generate many headlines. In other items Southeastern Conference Commissioner Coleman says he will probe reports that TV cameramen worked from the playing field at Georgia Tennessee game. In Boston Humphrey faces antiwar demonstrators at a Kennedy rally demanding peace now.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Abe Fortas
Atlanta, Ga
A. M. ‘Tonto’ Coleman
Boston
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Johnson urges patience in Vietnam conflict during Medal of Honor ceremony
President Johnson awards the Medal of Honor to five Vietnam veterans and appeals to Americans to remain steadfast rather than impatient in the war effort. A second AP brief reports the Dutch merchant ship Johannes Frans battling heavy Atlantic seas about 65 miles east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, pumping water from below decks to stay afloat.
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Washington
Johnson
New York
Coast Guard
Johannes Frans
Elizabeth City
N.C
Bond Set for Tuscumbia Man in Burglary Case
Paul Lee Foster 23, held in Limestone County Jail on second degree burglary charge after a chase with sheriff's deputies and state troopers near Ragsdale Creek. Bond set at $1000. He allegedly entered the home of John Davis at Elkmont 3 and took a small cash amount and his wife's billfold.
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Athens
Tuscumbia
Limestone County
Paul Lee Foster
Ragsdale Creek
Limestone
M. W. Evans
Foster
John Davis
Elkmont 3
Davis
Kidnap Warrant Served In Limestone County Case
Athens county officials report bond set at 5000 for 21 year old Thomas Daniel Odom charged with kidnapping. Sheriff M Evans said Odom was arrested near Lindsay Lane after allegedly forcing Clifton Moss into his car with a clawhammer threat. Moss identified the suspect and described the alleged abduction route from U S 72 to Lindsay Lane.
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Athens
Limestone County
W. Evans
Thomas Daniel Odom
Alabama
Mississippi
Nolan Davis
Lindsay Lane
Clifton Moss
Athens 3
Evans
Moss
U.S
Odom
U.S. 72
Fayette
Morning Fog Delays Traffic and Flights in Huntsville Area
Residents encountered thick ground fog from about 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Huntsville Decatur region. Officials cited light winds high humidity and clear skies as conditions for fog formation with minor flight delays and no reported accidents.
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Huntsville-Decatur
Decatur
FAA
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R. L
Dick) Hundley
C. Bennett McRae
L’stone
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