Surveyor Photos Elate Gemini Crews at Cape Kennedy
Elated by the Surveyor moonship success, NASA crews feel confident for a Friday followup on Gemini 9. Astronauts Stafford and Cernan, thwarted twice, are reported intent and ready for a third attempt while awaiting possible shroud separation issues and rendezvous practice with the Augmented Target Docking Adapter satellite. Weather is forecast satisfactory for Friday morning launch.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
Gemini
Gétz
Earth
U S Surveyor 1 Makes First Soft Landing on Moon
The United States achieves a successful first try landing of Surveyor 1 in the Moon's Sea of Storms, with televised images showing a smooth crust and legs resting on lunar surface. Engineering checks planned across Goldstone Canberra Madrid and Johannesburg stations, confirming instruments functioned after a precise retro rocket stop.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States
Surveyor
Cape Kennedy
Goldstone
Cahira
Éatth
Surveyor Moon photograph shows landing leg and gear
Historic image from the Surveyor spacecraft captures a landing leg footpad antenna boom and a helium container ton in view after the craft’s soft lunar landing. The transmission arrived on earth minutes later as the mission followed with numerous images.
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Moon
Surveyor
Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California
United States’ Surveyor
Earth
Congolese Politicians Hanged in Leopoldville Square
In Leopoldville a crowd of over 190000 watched as four Congolese politicians were hanged for plotting to kill President Mobutu. Former Premier Evariste Kimba and ex ministers Emmanuel Bamba Jerome Anang and Alexandre Mahamba were executed after a 90 minute military court trial.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Evariste Kimba
Emmanuel Bamba
Jerome Anang
Alexandre Mahamba
Ky Takes Hue as Buddhist Rebellion Fades in Saigon
Premier Ky's forces seized Hue from Buddhist rebels without resistance after a political accord in Saigon. The takeover included Hue radio and key strongholds, ending months of Buddhist-led agitation. clashes had disrupted Saigon, amid protests over a government directorate compromise and the involvement of U.S. and Vietnamese troops.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
da ‘Nang
Junta
Nits
Buddhist Struggle
Thich
Five From N C Die in Action
Five North Carolinians were among those listed as killed in Vietnam fighting during the week ending last Saturday, per the Defense Department release. The Tar Heel dead include Army Specialist 4 Edward Shepherd of Raleigh, Specialist 4 Daniel G. Post of Fort Bragg, Private First Class Clarence R. Brame of Henderson, Sergeant H.C. Maurice A. Casey of Fayetteville, and Private First Class Larry H. K. Cranford of Charlotte.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Eward
Shepherd
Raleigh
Daniel G. Post
Ft. Bragg
Clarence R. Brame
Henderson
Maurice A. ‘Casey
Fayetteville
L Larry HK. Cranford
Charlotte
Russians And 7th Fleet Shadow Off Viet Nam
Aboard carrier Enterprise off North Vietnam the Soviet trawler Comrade shadows the ship with radar while Bainbridge follows a few miles behind. No guns fire and no hostile moves. Enterprise captain says they seem friendly but questions what information the Soviets may gather from near encounters.
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7Th Fleet
Viet Nam
Enterprise
North Viet Nam
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Bainbridge
Scranton says he won’t run for any public office
Gov. William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania declared at a news conference that he would never again seek the presidency or any other public office. The Republican said he was not going to run for president in 1968 or in the future, ending speculation about a 1968 bid.
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Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Balaguer Appears Winner in Dominican Election
Conservative Joaquin Balaguer led with about half the vote as results came in for the Dominican Republic presidential race. Balaguer had 319 174 votes to 225 776 for Juan Bosch, whose Dominican Revolutionary party trailed in the capital. a margin for Bosch was predicted by a Reform party official. A third candidate, Rafael F. Bonelly, trailed behind.
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William L. Ryan
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Juan Bosch
Balaguer
Reformist Party
Bosch
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Bosch l
Jose A. Quesada
Reform Party
Rafael Trujillo
Trujillo
U.S
Rafael F. Bonelly
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Wews
Rte Vere Voce
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
U.S. Marine
Chu Lai
da Nang
Johnson
N.C
Secaren
Capt
James L. Holloway
High Seas
Ezaii
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