Docking Practice Set for Gemini 8 Mission
Space Administration contemplates using Agena or Alternate Target Docking Adapter as the unmanned target for Gemini 8. Maj Scott and Armstrong will launch aboard Atlas from pad 6,000 feet away, reach orbit in about 1 hour 40 minutes, and attempt a 72 hour mission with docking, space-walk maneuvers, and photography before splashdown in the Atlantic.
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Labor Chiefs Heated Over Grievances
Labor leaders gather in Miami Beach for annual session while anger grows over being singled out by the Johnson administration for excessive wage hikes and pressures for compulsory contract settlements.
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Viet Cong Death List Rises As U S Forces Hit Viet Nam
In 36 hours Viet Cong casualties rose with American forces counting 110 Viet Cong killed and 6 captured in Mekong Delta operations. The 3rd Brigade of the U S 1st Air Cavalry reported light American losses after striking 12 miles southwest of Bong Son.
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Rice For Viet Nam Promised by Officials in Saigon Visit
Freeman says South Viet Nam’s agriculture is more advanced than expected and fertilizer is vital to the war effort. He notes 8 percent of Viet Nam’s population depends on farming and cites Prime Minister Ky’s need for a healthy, expanding agriculture. A report will be submitted to the President after returning to Washington. Bundy and Humphrey accompanied the delegation.
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FCC Extends Control to All CATV Systems
The Federal Communications Commission said it now asserts jurisdiction over all community antenna television CATV systems and drops the 15 day nonduplication rule. Programs will be blocked only on the day of local broadcast, not for 15 days before and after as previously required. The move expands federal oversight to about 1,600 CATV systems nationwide.
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McNamara Discusses Bombings Impact on Communists
Secretary McNamara testifies on Vietnam policy blaming ground and air actions for lower Viet Cong morale while warning North Vietnam plans to intensify. He rejects nuclear use in South Vietnam and says no plan for massive raids on the North. Testimony supports Johnson defense funding and notes no change in basic strategy.
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Johnson weighs NLF origin as Hanoi created group
President Johnson received an analysis asserting the National Liberation Front in Vietnam was a Hanoi creation controlled by the North. The memo links the NLF to a 1960 Lao Dong party resolution and cites Bernard Fall’s view that the front was artificial from the start.
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Charlotte considers safeguards after spate of armed robberies
Charlotte city leaders discussed new police safeguards after 14 armed robberies in 48 hours. Mayor Stan Brookshire endorsed measures while Councilman Whit tington urged continued recruitment of officers. A 27 year old man with a hunting knife robbed Burger House of 308 dollars, a gunman hit Sun Finance at 515 S Tryon Street for 199 dollars, and an armed pair robbed Piedmont Super Market for 640 dollars.
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