Unmanned Apollo Test Shot Launches From Cape Kennedy
Saturn 1 rocket thundered aloft from Cape Kennedy at 1 16 p m EDT aimed to push an unmanned Apollo moonship three quarters around the world in a 93 minute test flight Recovery will be attempted Astronauts Grissom White and Chaffee observed the launch as the countdown faced delays from a tracking ship and Hurricane Faith The 28 ton Apollo was to reach 706 miles altitude over Africa then skim back through the atmosphere under guidance and engine control
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Pacific Ocean
Earth
Moon
Air Force
Virgil I. Grisson
Edward H. White II
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Atlantic
Flight Control Center
Africa
Tax Books Show Big Balance in North Carolina
Governor Dan Moore reported a near record fiscal year end balance of more than 114 million dollars with about 34 million already committed for 1967 69. He noted a true surplus around 79.6 million but called the total still pretty good and cited reversions to the General Fund from 1966 salaries as a key source.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dan Moore
Moore
101 Year-Old Boston Man Stays Active At Home
George W. Kenyon Ashenden of Boston just turned 101 and lives alone handling cooking and housework. Born in London in 1865, he served in the army in India, Australia and Burma before moving to Boston to work as a freelance photographer. He keeps letters from Governor John Volpe.
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George W. Kenyon-Ashenden
Boston
Ashenden Was
London
India
Australia
Burma
John Volpe
Red Guards close Sacred Heart Academy in Peking
Yomiuri dispatch from Peking reports Red Guards seized the Catholic mission school run by French nuns, hoisted the Red flag, and blocked classes. Diplomatic observers say authorities informed embassies the school would close due to anti communist sentiment and opposition to Mao.
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Tokyo
China
Sacred Heart Academy
Peking
Yomiuri
Kensaburo-Seki
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sacred Heart
Seki
Catholic Mission School
Mao Tze-tung
Red Guards
East
Tung Fang Can
Red Guard
Fight over Reserve call up authority heats House debate
Washington report says Senate added a provision to a defense appropriation bill allowing the President to call up Reserves for active duty, a power not requested by Johnson and not in the House bill. Spokesmen for Guard and Reserve bodies oppose it, warning it would wreck the Reserves.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
National Guard
House Armed Services Committee
Teen Agers Back Black Power Rally in Harlem Forum
About 500 teens and young adults cheered speakers at Harlem's First Corinthian Baptist Church endorsing black power. SNCC chair Carmichael spoke 15 minutes to a responsive crowd, urging unity and criticizing U S policy while avoiding the word Negro.
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New York
Harlem
Carmichael
U.S
Witness in Porth case hospitalized for psychiatric exam
In Fort Lauderdale Mrs. Nancy Johnson Counts, key witness in the Winston Salem murder conviction of missile engineer Robert E. Porth, is hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation after a Tuesday arrest. She claimed the baby had radium contamination and was cooling him off as the child suffered malnutrition. the couple has separated and she seeks a divorce.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Nancy Johnson Counts
Winston-Salem
N.C
Robert E. Porth
U S Warplanes Fly Heaviest Raids of the War
U S warplanes conducted 146 missions against North Viet Nam the heaviest raids of the war announced by the Military Command in Saigon. Ground fighting continued as U S Marines clashed with North Vietnamese regulars in the southeast, with weeklong battle deaths topping 91 and 425 wounded or missing. The defense disclosed U S troop strength in Viet Nam exceeding 300 000 with a buildup toward 350 000 to 400 000 by year end as Premier Ky campaigned for Sept 11 elections amid rising Communist terrorism.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U. S
U.S
South Vietnm
U.S. 1St Infan
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hurricane Faith Shifts Toward Leeward Islands
Hurricane Faith veered toward the Leeward Islands bringing Puerto Rico within its reach. Forecasters warned gales would lash the Leewards and possibly Puerto Rico Friday as Project Stormfury aim to seed the storm.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
Leeward Islands
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Project Stormfury
Martinique
Dominica
Marie Galante
Caribbean
San Juan
Robbers Slay Man During Home Invasion Near Mooresville
In Mooresville North Carolina a 72 year old man Vertie Christie was shot to death during a scuffle with three robbers who ransacked his home. His wife 64 was gagged and restrained with old foreign made cuffs. The robbers stole about 400 dollars from a cash box.
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Mooresville
N.C
J. C. Rumple
Iredell County
Vertie Christie
State Bureau of Investigation Laboratories
Raleigh
Rumple
Christie
Christies
Leonard
Tight Pants Ban Triggers Oregon Plywood Plant Strike
About 300 workers at International Paper Co. plywood plant in Gardiner Oregon walk out after 35 year old nonunion employee Pat Morris is suspended for wearing tight clothes. Union says suspension illegal and demands writt en warning. plant manager calls attire issue outside contract.
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Gardiner
Ore
International Paper Co
Oregon
Pat Morris
Miss Morris
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Harley Gray
Coos Bay
E. A. Meyers
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