Gemini 3 astronauts rescued after dangerous space mishap
Gemini 3 crewmembers Neil Armstrong and David Scott were rescued by destroyer Leonard F. Mason after an in-flight emergency ended their three day mission early. Officials in Houston scheduled a debrief as they assessed data to determine the cause of the loss of communications and the spacecraft’s uncontrollable spin over the Western Pacific. The pilots were reported in good condition after a calm water recovery near Okinawa and were later ashore at Naha.
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Okinawa
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Leonard F. Mason
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
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Houston
Gene Kranz
Gemini
Earth
Kranz
U.S.S
Armstrong
Scott
Cooper
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Emergency space crew lands after first U.S. manned flight scare
NASA officials disclosed a serious in-flight incident during the first emergency landing in the U.S. manned space program. Astronauts Armstrong and Scott were safe. President Johnson praised their skill as the destroyer USS Leonard F. Mason recovered them near Okinawa and headed toward Naha.
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Robert Gilruth
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Manned Spacecraft Center
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Leonard F. Mason
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Mason
Okinawa
American aids refugee escape from East German jail
John Van Altena, 22, of Wisconsin, released after 17 months of an eight year sentence for aiding a refugee flight, said he built a hidden compartment in his car to help an East Berlin family escape to West Berlin. He planned to retrieve the father later if possible and would do it again, though more carefully. He was jailed after being caught at a crossing near Berlin.
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John van Altena
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Negroes Reject Plea By Moore In Edenton march plan
Gov Dan Moore urged leaders to call off a four mile march in Hertford to Edenton, but Rev F H LaGarde said the march will proceed Friday. LaGarde cited civil rights acts and decried segregated education while stressing constitutional rights and school attendance. About 500 Negroes are expected to participate the Northeastern North Carolina town of 4 000.
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Dan Moore
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Moore
F. H. LaGarde
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Birmingham
Ala
Selma
Skill training pay off eight of twelve space flights
Eight of America's twelve manned space flights encountered major problems yet astronauts' skill and training prevented disasters. Arm strong and Scott averted Gemini 8's spin with last-ditch maneuvering jets, while Grissom Carpenter Cooper Conrad Glenn all faced peril in earlier missions.
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Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Air Force
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Navy
M. Scott Carpenter
Anatomy of a Riot in Watts Sparks Racial Violence
In Watts Los Angeles rumors of a plan to oust Mexican American businessmen fed rising tension. After a Tuesday arrest near Jordan High School, a riot broke out, killing two, injuring 26, arresting 49, and damaging 19 buildings. A prior Monday shooting and a liquor store attack connected Mexican American and Black groups, with police noting an organized pattern of hatred between communities.
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Jordan High School
C. L.larson
Larson
Duane Javes
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Gilbert Yousefe
TV Viewers Protest News Interruptions
New York AP reports three national networks delayed programming after thousands of protest calls over news interruptions for emergency Gemini splash down. NBC cited over 4000 complaints about cancellations of The Virginian and The Bob Hope Show, CBS received many inquiries about lost in Space, and ABC stations reported widespread calls.
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Parisons
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ABC
Chained Body Found On Kitty Hawk Beach
The body of a man with chains on each leg up to the waist washed ashore near Kitty Hawk on the Outer Banks. Dare County Sheriff Frank Cohoon said the body, sent to Norfolk VA for autopsy, had likely been in the water 60 days and was badly decomposed. No missing persons reports match the case, and the sheriff noted the legs were chained separately, doubtfully enabling swimming.
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North Carolina
Dare County
Frank Cohoon
Norfolk
Dare County Sheriff's Department
Cohoon
Klan rally blocked as North Carolina seeks injunction
In Robeson County near Maxton officials move to stop a Wednesday night Ku Klux Klan rally citing threat to life and law and order. A seven foot cross burned near First Baptist Church in Pembroke area as authorities investigate. No arrests yet. Governor to announce judge’s action if signed.
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Lowery
First Baptist
Chapel Hill
Malcolm Seawell Tence
KKK
Maxton
John B. Regan
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Dan Moore
Perbroke
Robeson County
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Astronauts Enjoy Sunbath and Lunch After Gemini 8 Rescue
In the Western Pacific near Okinawa, astronauts David Scott and Neil Armstrong relaxed in space suits aboard their Gemini 8 capsule while awaiting rescue by destroyer Mason. An HC130 air crewman described them sunning and eating lunch as pararescue teams and a recovery destroyer closed in.
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Japan
David Scott
Neil Armstrong
Western Pacific
John W. Maddox
Mulberry
Fla
Maddox
Scott
Armstrong
Okinawa
Pacific
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