Gemini 8 Crew Escape After Wild Space Tumbling
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott rested in Hawaii after Gemini 8 halted when a radio command to Agena failed. They were treated for seasickness and hailed in good condition before a Cape Kennedy return, with officials promising review of the mission.
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Honolulu
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Hawaii
U. S
Agena
Pacific Ocean
Okinawa
Leonard F. Mason
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Henry 8. Persons
Pacific Recovery Force
Armstrong
Scott
Hickam
Tripler Army Hospital
Air Force
Saturn
David Scott
Neil Armstrong
Tripler General Hospital
North Carolina redistricting ruling appealed to Supreme Court
Renn Drum Jr. and nine others appeal a district court decision allowing congressional elections under a plan the court deemed invalid. They argue the court abused its discretion delaying a constitutionally valid reappointment, amid a Feb. 25 Supreme Court ruling and a July 1 1967 deadline for a compliant plan under the one man one vote mandate.
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Congressional
Supreme Court
Renn Drum Jr
Winston-Salem
District Court
U.S
North Carolina
State General Assembly
Navy Raises Hidden H-Bomb From Sea Near Palomares
U S Navy experts at Palomares Beach Spain began lifting the lost H bomb recovered from the Mediterranean seabed after a two man submarine Alvin attached a recovery rig. Officials said the device remained unarmed with safety devices in place while residents faced exposure and compensation payments were made to Palomares farmers and fishermen.
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Palomares Beach
Spain
Mediterranean
Task Force 65
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Goldsboro
N. C
U. S
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Aiken
S. C
Palomares
Smuggling Cigarettes From N C To New York Grows Big
An AP Special Report details a sprawling contraband cigarette trade moving north from North Carolina to New York. Tax officers estimate New York losses at 25 million dollars last year and Maryland losses over 750 thousand dollars, with organized crime backing the traffic.
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N.C
New York
Jack Kneece
Baltimore
Maryland
al Capone
North
Englebert
Erteals Ee
New
York
North Carolina
Submarine Alvin praised after joint test run
Wood Hole director Dr. Paul M. Fye lauds the Alvin midget submarine for its strong performance in final test operations. Navy says Alvin located a missing hydrogen bomb off Spain, noting improved undersea maneuverability since the Thresher disaster and while acknowledging some luck remains involved.
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Wood Hole, Mass
Paul M. Fye
Wood Hole
Red China Fears Attack Shifted by Vietnam War
A congressional panel hears from a Harvard professor and Brig. Gen. Griffith on China’s nuclear posture. The scholar says Beijing fears a U S strike tied to Vietnam but will avoid nuclear war while maintaining political control in North Vietnam. Griffith argues China’s army is a potent regional force around 2.5 million strong.
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Washington
China
Poe Power Ag
Harvard
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
United States
Halperin
Samuel B. Griffith II
Griffith
Peking
Brown Fails To Secure Federal Aid For Watts Unrest
Washington report outlines Gov. Edmund G. Pat Brown seeking federal money for Watts unemployment. Brown and Sargent Shriver discuss a large scale job program costing about 250 million dollars, but California lacks funds. Shriver notes priorities shift with war expenditures.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Watts
Los Angeles
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Sargent Shriver
Madison Hotel
Brown
Shriver
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Kennedy
General Assembly
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Pivis
Andbert
Tax
Mary State Police
Atlantic
Fye
Red China
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