Gemini Aboard Begin Tracking Agena for Historic Docking
Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott chase the Agena satellite after a 105000 mile pursuit. They aim to dock about 6 p m EST to rehearse orbital techniques essential before lunar missions as they extend the rendezvous from 185 miles high and maneuver to a nose to funnel docking collar.
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Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Agena
Earth
Armstrong
Bend
Atlas
Scott
Peru
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Schirra
Walker David R. Scott
Cape
Soviet Space Dogs Land Safely After Long Flight
Soviet space dogs Blackie and Breezy landed safely after a record 22 days in space aboard Cosmos 110. The mission tested reactions for longer manned flights and extended past the previous 14 day Gemini 7 record. Tass reported the dogs landed in the prescribed area in Soviet central Asia.
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Blackie
Breezy
Tass
Asia
Johnson vows U S will beat Russia to the moon
President Johnson accepts the Robert H Goddard trophy and declares the United States will not fall behind in space. He cites space leadership and plans to land a man on the moon by 1970, expressing confidence in surpassing the Soviet Union. Dr Edward C Welsh notes a better than even chance of moon first.
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SS Es Eas
National Space Club
United States
Edward C. Welsh
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Soviet Union
Johnson
Robert H. Goddard
Goddard
Pensions Studied Bill Signed For 6 Billion More Revenue
President Johnson signed a bill to raise about 6 billion dollars in revenue over 15 months. It expands Social Security to about 300 000 people over 72 and speeds tax collections while funding Vietnam war efforts. The bill also raises the phone tax to 10 percent and includes corporate and personal tax changes. The president requested a Welfare Department study on Social Security improvements and warned of possible future tax actions.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
John W. Gardner
Gardner Seeks 4th District Seat Against Harold Cooley
Raleigh Republican James Gardner former state party chairman announced plans to challenge veteran Democrat Harold Cooley in North Carolina 4th District. Gardner spoke at a news conference emphasizing district focus responsiveness and time for constituents. He previously lost to Cooley two years ago.
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R AP
James Gardner
Harold Cooley
Gardner
Rocky Mount
Cooley
Outbreak in Watts Leaves Two Dead During Six Hour Rampage
In Los Angeles Watts six hundred Black residents rioted for six hours, killing a 30 year old delivery driver Lawrence Gomez and a 33 year old man Joe Lee Crawford, injuring 26 others, with police arresting 27 as looting and gunfire erupted near Jordan High School.
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Lawrence Gomez
Gomez
Joe Lee Crawford
Noaha
Dan Cooke
What Caused Fresh Outbreak In Watts
Los Angeles AP report describes a Watts riot surge with two dead and at least two dozen injured after August’s devastation. The piece cites overcrowding, high unemployment, rapid Negro population growth, police distrust, and alleged brutality as contributing factors in the Southeast Los Angeles ghetto.
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Watts
Dave Smith
Ulation
Jeu
William H. Parker
Parker
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