Flight Effects Are Surprisingly Light for Gemini 4 Crew
Doctors report surprisingly light postflight effects after four days in space aboard the USS Wasp. Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II remained on shipboard for postflight checks as weight loss appeared modest and cabin conditions stayed comfortable. Physicians noted minimal symptoms during reentry and water recovery, with optimism about return to Houston for a news conference.
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Wasp
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Charles A. Berry
Mercury
Berry
Gemini
Jim
Gordon Cooper
Houston
Fife
White
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Charles Conrad Jr
Cooper
Conrad
Space Apfency
Gemini Medical Operations
McDivitt
Valery Bykovsky
Study group backs gag law action in higher education panel
North Carolina lawmakers debated a study committee bill to set up a commission to examine the speaker ban law amid warnings from the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges that accreditation could be at risk. Governor Dan Moore urged passage as repeal or amendment was resisted by Republicans Rep. Joe Brewer and Rep. Paul Story, who argued the issue demands frank confrontation and warned of long-term harm to universities.
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Ofsion
Dan ‘Mooré
Moore
Tol
Southern Association of
General Assembly
R. D. McMillan Jr
Robeson
Brewer
Soviets Launch Moon Rocket In Second Soft Landing Bid
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched Luna 6 aimed at a soft lunar landing after Luna 5 failed to land. Tass said the automatic station would fly about three and a half days on a near-planned trajectory, with Luna 6 weighing 3172 pounds and instruments functioning.
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Soviet Union
Tass
Moon
Lana
Earth
Gemini 4 Flight Sees Future Space Plans Accelerate
Houston based AP report details NASA optimism after Gemini 4. Officials say success will speed future U.S. space flights including longer stays, satellite linkups, and moon missions within three years. Mention of McDivitt White Cooper and Conrad.
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U.S
White
Alexei
Leoney
Gemini Project
Charles Mathews
Apalio
Cooper
Conrad
Vivid Color Film Shows Space Walk
Houston AP report describes Gemini 4 astronaut Edward White exiting the capsule in space at 17 500 mph, filmed by an automatic belly camera in vivid color. The footage shows White with the space gun and gold lifeline, Earth below, contrasts with Soviet film, and NASA officials note six frames per second slow motion. Les Gaver places terrain near the Texas coast.
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Edward White
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Houston
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
White
Soviet Union
Alexei Leonov
U. S
NASA
Les Gaver
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Texas Coast
Separation Denied By Lawford
Actor Peter Lawford denies a report of a planned separation from wife Pat Kennedy Lawford. He cites a geographical problem due to work and rejects claims they are split after years of marriage and rumors of ongoing separation.
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Peter Lawford
Lawford
Hollywood
Earl Wilson
New York Post
Wilson
Patt Kennedy
Time Magazine
Pat
Time
John F. Kennedy
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