Gemini 7 Seeks 14-Day Space Flight Triumph
Gemini 7 pushes toward a 14 day mission powered by fuel cells, aiming for a record 5 149 400 miles. Borman and Lovell expect a precise Atlantic landing near the carrier Wasp after Bermuda flyby, with fuel cells holding for at least 150 hours beyond schedule.
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Borman
James Lovell
Atlantic Ocean
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Wasp
Elliot Lee
Lovell
Schirra
Stafford
Space
Bermuda
John D. Hodge
Hodge
Air Force
Navy
Nn 6
World Of Aviation Returns To Humble Beginnings
The piece recalls early flight feats by the Wright brothers, noting Wilbur’s 852 foot flight in 59 seconds and four flights in a day. It reflects on aviation shaping global perspectives, trade, and a shared planetary view reducing war risk as air travel links distant communities.
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Wilbur
St Johns University Tickets Strike After Mass Firings
A faculty strike at St Johns University was set for January 3 to protest dismissal notices handed to more than 20 professors. The AFL CIO United Federation of College Teachers called the action a deliberate move amid a yearlong dispute over academic freedom and university governance.
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New York
St. John’s University
St John's
United Federation of College Teachers
Aflcio
Msgr
John Clancy
Vatican Secretariat
Pope Paul VI
Peter O'Reilly
St. John’s
Afl-Cio United Federation of College Teachers
Father O’reilly
Father O'Reilly
St. John's
Sit Iiction
Ake Ghemuam
Astronauts Leave Wasp for Bermuda and Cape Kennedy
Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr and Thomas P. Stafford depart the carrier USS Wasp heading to Bermuda and Cape Kennedy for medical studies and debriefing. They travel in Navy sea planes after Gemini 6 splashdown, with plans to reach Cape Kennedy for further evaluation.
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WASP
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Bermuda
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Navy
Sition
Schirra
Stafford
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Sick Bay
Lonely Night Drives Viet Vet to Recall Family
Sgt Igors Mocalkins hid in bamboo brush near Lai Khe as Viet Cong attacked his road convoy. With artillery nearby and a wounded jeep, he feared for his life and thought of his wife and four children in Denver and Boston as memories steadied him through the perilous night.
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Peter Arnett
Lai Khe
South Viet Nam
Igors Mocalkins
MaCaskins
Mocalkins
Denver
Boston
Gram
McCalkins
The
United
Latvia
East Europe
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Wally Schirra
Tom Stafford
Picoy Pere
Ed Space Center
Houston
Tex
World of Aviation
Wright Brothers
Ae Wright
Ft. Myer
Oon
Vil Hills
Bill
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Bill Dee
Johnson
NASA
James E. Webb
Mocaskins
U. S. Army
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