Fire Tragedy Casts Shadow Over Cape Kennedy Prep
At Cape Kennedy on a practice run for a February launch a Saturn 1B exploded in flame killing three astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee. Fire fighters and rescue crews faced smoke inhalation as investigators shut down the area for rapid inquiry.
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Victims Visit Is Recalled
Chapel Hill’s Morehead Planetarium director Tony Jenzano recalls meeting NASA astronauts Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee before the February flight failure. He notes White spoke of his space walk and Gus grew from shy to central figure in the Apollo I crew.
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Fire destroys Apollo capsule delaying moon project
The Apollo command module fire at Kennedy Space Center killed astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee. The $23 billion program is halted for months while officials assess the loss and postpone the maiden manned flight indefinitely.
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Powell to pay partial court ruling in slander case
Adam Clayton Powell said he would pay 330,000 of the 3164,000 judgment to Esther James in Harlem and warned lawmakers that counterattacks may follow as he faces a House seating inquiry. He pledged to appear before the committee when advised by his counsel and offered to provide information on colleagues.
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