Gemini 6 7 Rendezvous Aims For Spaceflight Milestone
The Gemini 6 crew received orders for a Sunday liftoff from Cape Kennedy aboard a Titan 2. Frank Borman and James Lovell plan to perform a ground breaking rendezvous with Gemini 7 in a circular orbit about 185 miles high. The mission seeks a six hour in space formation at 17 500 mph while Gemini 7 continues a 14 day endurance test.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Cape Kennedy
Frankman
James Lovell
Borman
Lovell
Eugene Kranz
Christopher C. Jr
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas
United States
Earth
Mission Control Center
Soviet Top Command Shuffles Kremlin Leaders
Moscow AP reports a major shift in the Soviet high command elevating Nikolai Podgorny to the presidency and moving Alexander Shelepin into a key party role. Mikoyan, 70, steps back from active duties while Brezhnev remains first secretary and Kosygin heads the premier’s office.
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Moscow
Alexander N. Shelepin
Communist Party
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Podgorny
Anastas I. Miea
Mikoyan
Shelepin
Committee
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Supreme Soviet
Caucasus
Nikita
Khrushchev Mikoyan
Taldoie Ae
Khrushchev
Governor Moore says federal programs not suited to North Carolina
Governor Dan Moore warned federal aid rules may not fit North Carolina's unusual educational system. He told reporters that federal agencies misunderstand the state setup and expressed concern over new aid program regulations affecting schools serving low income students.
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Ambrose B
Dudley
Associated Press
Raleigh
Dan Moore
North Carolina
Moore
Durham
Russia uses propaganda as tactic against United States
AP analysis notes Premier Kosygin in New York interview portrays the United States as militaristic and seeks to rally world opinion against U.S. policy. Officials fear intensified U.S.-Soviet tensions and probes of NATO nuclear force plans.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
United States
Alexei N. Kogin
New York
U.S
Johnson
NATO
Kosygin
Gression
Viet Nam
Rusk
New York Times
U. S
President Johnson Deluged With Viet Nam Policy Mail
President Johnson receives more than 100000 letters on Viet Nam policy since February. He reviews a sampling daily and answers some personally. Critical messages from service members and relatives are routed to his staff. close relatives’ mail to the armed forces aide. routine letters go to Popple or the appropriate office for processing.
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Viet Nam
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Paul Popple
Armed Forces
James A. Cross
Popple
Regee Ane
Ters
Rusk says China confrontation decision rests with Beijing
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a news conference the choice of U S and Red China confrontation rests with the Chinese. He defended U S actions in Vietnam and urged continued pursuit of peace by separating North and South Vietnam militarily. Britain proposed a 12 nation appeal to North Vietnam to quit fighting and seek peace via a draft message to the Soviet government.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
U. S
United States
Rusk
Viet Nam
Alexei Kosygin
Communist Ag
London
Britain Today
Senate committee weighs reapportionment plan in Raleigh
Institute of Government Director John Sanders briefed a Senate committee on reapportionment guidelines and possible court challenges. Lt. Gov. Bob Scott noted a second suit may target the state's rotation. experts warn population balance must tighten from 2.3 to 1 as districts adjust and minority thresholds shift.
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Raleigh
Senate
North Carolina
Institute of Government
John Sanders
House
Bob Scott
Renn Drum
Sanders
Heavy fighting erupts in central Viet Nam coast
A major search and destroy mission by South Vietnamese troops sparked a swirling battle with a hard core Viet Cong regiment 15 miles north of Tam Ky. U S artillery and jets pounded targets as air forces logged 397 sorties and 206 tons of bombs while reports say two U S advisers were killed and four missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U. S
U. S. Army
Tam Ky
Chu Lai
Tam Phuoc
U.S
Air Force
Johnson orders wheat shipment boost for India and fertilizer loan
President Johnson fast tracked a one and a half million ton wheat shipment to India to ease a food crisis and authorized a 50 million loan for fertilizer purchases. Secretary Freeman met overnight at the LBJ Ranch as Moyers announced the measures from Austin. Subramaniam is to visit the United States to discuss further aid.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
India
Orville L. Freeman
LBJ
Here
White House
Austin
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Chidambaram Subramaniam
United States
Anne
Harold Ig
Ludwig Erhard
Organized Labor
Goves Ad Addions
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
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Chris
Nikolai Podgorny
Anastas Mikoyan
N.C
Seca
China
South
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