Final countdown begins for Gemini 7 launch under clouds
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The final countdown started for Gemini 7 with astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell awaiting a 2 40 pm Titan 2 liftoff Weather is uncertain but officials expect no rain at launch They foresee a rendezvous nine days later with Gemini 6 crew as fuel loading completes Technicians finished loading 215000 pounds of propellant and countdown began on schedule Weather may bring a shower but no expected power loss if clouds stay above 2000 feet
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Prank Borman
James A. Lovellie
Space Agency
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Navy
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Spaceward garb plan trimmed for Gemini 7 mission
NASA officials halted a plan for Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell to spend most of their 14 day flight in shirtsleeves. Lovell may spend about a day outside the suit after orbit, then alternate with Borman. Both will stay suited during liftoff rendezvous and reentry for safety.
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Court Halts Rail Strike
Washington report says a federal court halted a railway trainmen strike affecting Southern Railway System. Judge J Robert Elliott issued a temporary restraining order served on AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen leaders in Macon Georgia. The dispute centered on whether freight train crew riders should be in the engine or caboose, delaying some passenger and freight service until normal operations resume.
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Southern, Said the Apparent Cause of Tesitike Ae
Excise tax cuts sweep Treasury relief in December
Washington AP reports a broad tax reduction plan trims excise levies across goods and services. Auto taxes fall from 10 to 1 percent by 1989 with staged reductions, cabaret and telephone levies shrink, and admission taxes fade. Estimated annual savings reach billions for taxpayers and consumers.
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De Gaulle May Face Run-Off
Paris observers say Charles de Gaulle could fail to win a majority in the first round of voting. Polls place undecided voters at 35 to 40 percent, swirling talk of a runoff against the leading opposition candidate. De Gaulle, 75, may quit politics if unsatisfied with the outcome.
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Only Women Want Hounds in N C Bloodhound Auction
Raleigh AP reports the State Prison Department will auction 10 registered blood hounds, but North Carolina surplus official P Barnes says all long distance callers about the dogs are women. He notes hunters show little interest as the dogs fail to trail in swamps and react to gunfire.
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Robber Slayer Faces Death At Lincoln Trial
Duane E Pope, 22, a Kansas farm youth and former McPherson College athlete, was found guilty of a fatal Midwest bank robbery and the slaying of three bank employees. After 14 hours of deliberation, the jury sentenced him to death, with an appeal likely. Witness Franklin Kjeldgaard, paralyzed from wounds, testified for the prosecution. Pope showed little to no emotion before being led away.
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Viet Cong Threat Grows Near Saigon and Saigon Bombing
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces push toward Saigon with reports of four regiments within 60 miles of the city. Nine North Vietnamese regiments total in South Vietnam, about 20,000 regulars and 234,000 Viet Cong guerrillas. The Metropole Hotel blast killed two Americans and a New Zealand trooper, with many wounded.
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President Lands Conviction Of 3 Klansmen In Alabama
President Johnson hails the conviction of three Ku Klux Klan members in Montgomery on conspiracy charges tied to the death of civil rights worker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others. The all white jury sentenced Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr., Eugene Thomas, and William Orville Eaton to 10 years each.
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Anniston
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Strange
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Johnson City
Tex
Washington
Justice in South applauded after Klansman verdicts
Acting press secretary Joseph Y. Laitin said the President noted in his talk with the attorney general that some Southerners believe in racial justice and reject violence. King hailed the Klansman verdicts as rays of light though urging federal civil rights legislation for stronger protection. The case followed the Selma to Montgomery march. Mrs. Liuzzo, a mother of five, was killed when gunfire struck her car.
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South
Vatican bishops begin voting on world problems schema
At the Vatican, the Catholic Church's council started day-long votes on sections of a world problems schema condemning nuclear arms and urging birth control studies. Early results show strong approval, with the atheism section passing 2103 to 131 and the priestly life section approved 2243 to 11. Final outcomes for birth control and nuclear arms remain pending with seven other votes to come Monday.
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