Oswald's Widow Marries Electronics Technician
Marina Oswald, 23, widow of President John F Kennedy assassin, wed Kenneth J Porter, 27, an electronics technician, in a Richardson Texas ceremony. They met a month earlier and traveled to Durant Oklahoma for a blood test and to Sherman Texas for a license before a justice of the peace. The couple, who have two young daughters, plan to live in a white brick house in Richardson.
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FATE
Tex
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Kenneth J. Porter
North
Texas
Porter
Richardson
Joe
Clark House
Joe Clark
Teen
Heenan
Church of Christ
Rockwall
Woolridge
Lee Harvey Oswald
Titan 2 mission details Gemini 4 history
The account recalls pre launch routines at 9 am for Titan 2 mission 4 with McDivitt and White. Liftoff at 9 am and orbit achieved by 9 06 am followed by manned orbital maneuvers near Bermuda. White exits the spacecraft at 11 55 am and returns to the capsule while McDivitt completes close proximity maneuvers and rendezvous near 10 miles southwest of Bermuda.
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White
McDivitt
Bermuda
GOP Urges Viet Nam Conference
Republicans called for a free world conference on Viet Nam and unveiled a coordinated plan from the Republican Coordinating Committee and the House Republican Conference. They avoided nuclear war talk and urged Johnson to pursue measures to win the war without detailing specifics.
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Gop
Walter Mears Washington
Republican Coordinating Committee
House
Republican Conference
Johnson
Viet Nam
GOP Policy Coordinating Committee
Senate
GREAT EXPECTATIONS Astronauts Ready For Cape Flight
At Cape Kennedy Florida on the eve of Gemini 4 launch commanders James A McDivitt and Edward H White II expressed confidence in a ready spacecraft and mission. The launch set for 9 a m est with a plan for a nearly 98 hour four orbit flight as doctors and NASA staff monitor fitness and potential effects of weightlessness including orthostatic hypotension and bone changes.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. McDivitt
McDivitt
Air Force
Edward H. White II
White
Space Agency
Christopher C. Kraft
Kraft
Charles A. Berry
Ernie Amman
U.S. Weather Bureau
Marines Kill 20 Viet Cong on Chu Lai Patrol
U S Marines reported 20 Viet Cong killed in Chu Lai sector southeast of Da Nang with no American casualties. Additional clashes north of the border saw two U S Navy planes shot down near Hanoi as radar installations were attacked. Nearby, Viet Cong assaults caused government losses in Le Thanh with a pair of American fatalities and multiple air/sea actions ongoing.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
U.S
Chu Lai
da Nang
Hanoi
Central Highlands
le Thanh
Noer
North Viet Nam
Midway
Vinh
Midwayee
Education Board Bill Approved in Raleigh
A house committee in Raleigh advanced an amendment to a higher education board bill. The proposal would have the governor appoint eight members including one from the State Board of Education, with five chosen by trustees of state supported senior colleges and by the university. The move aimed to abolish the higher education board and permit options for East Carolina and Western Carolina.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
Ha Annem
Higher Education Board
Board of Higher Education
East Carolina
Western Car
Taylor
House
Paul F. Sharp
University of North Carolina In
Chapel Hill
Sharp
Fulbright To Lead Aid Fight In Senate
Senator J W Fulbright said he will reluctantly lead the effort in the Senate to pass President Johnsons foreign aid bill and support adding 89 million dollars for Southeast Asia development. He previously criticized the measure as a garbage can and will oversee military and economic assistance decisions to manage the bill.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Johnson
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Southeast Asia
Arkansas Democrat
Fulbright
Soo
Gov Moore Again Bypasses Red Scan Ban Reform
North Carolina educators express disappointment as Gov Dan Moore declines repeal or amendment of the Red speaker ban law this session. He proposes forming a nine member commission to study the issue and possible late legislative action.
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Raleigh
North
Dan Moore
General Assembly
Moore
Ate
House
Pat Taylor
Anson
Roosevelt Elected Miami Beach Mayor
Elliott Roosevelt, 54, son of Franklin D. Roosevelt, was elected mayor of Miami Beach replacing Melvin Richard. Roosevelt vowed to improve the city’s image as a tourist resort and promised federal housing for young families. He won by about 1,400 votes and also became Democratic national committeeman for the city in a 70,000 population area.
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Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Gretchen
Miami Beach
Fla
Patricia
Melvin J. Richard
Elliott
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Melvin Richard
Richard
Texas
Arizona
Iowa
Johnson Seeks OAS Backing in Dominican Republic
President Johnson outlines U S policy goals in the Dominican crisis aiming for a broadly based government representing the people and excluding extremists He rejects a sole U S military solution and pledges full cooperation with the OAS He notes ongoing troop involvement and a plan to withdraw 2000 Marines while warning of a Communist threat He also asks Congress to authorize 89 million dollars for Southeast Asia economic aid.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Dominican Republic
OAS
Congress
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Richardson, Tex
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Ray Bliss
Bans Johnson
Japan
Alan B. Shepard
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Miami
Dominican
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