31 May 1966
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1966
Page
1
The Associated Press offers a self check on how food prices have moved. It outlines methods to track changes and explains factors driving shifts in costs for households and grocery items. Analysts note variability across categories and regions with ongoing inflation pressures.
The AP budget brigade and government figures show rising weekly grocery costs in the 1960s with meats up sharply. A 12 city survey found total bills similar despite wide price variation per item, while pork prices begin to ease from peak levels. Households seek savings through bargain hunting and multi-store shopping, though time constraints limit such efforts.
Surveyor 1 maneuvers toward a smoother Sea of Storms landing site, 97,000 miles out, with a 20 mile offset planned. JPL officials report the craft responded properly to commands, though tracking will continue for hours to confirm the new course and gravity center stability.
Washington AP reports the education commission urges a two year mandatory program starting ages four and five. It argues early childhood education shapes intellect and future life more than later schooling and calls current start-at-six practice obsolete. The report, “Universal Opportunity for Early Childhood Education,” is backed by NEA and the American Association of School Administrators.
In Tarboro North Carolina three 19 year old youths Melvin Gray Warren Rolfe Vincent Jones and Eugene Wooten Jr drowned when their car ran off an unpaved road and plunged upside down into a Tar River waterhole about 10 30 p m Willam Braddy 20 escaped through a window and was treated for shock The driver Warren reportedly gunned the car and lost control The coroner ruled the death accidental
Buddhist leaders met Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu in a surprise session at Gia Long Palace as protests pressure the junta to resign for a civilian regime. The meeting followed a 17 year old girl’s self immolation in Hue and ongoing deadly protests.
Cape Kennedy AP report notes Gemini 9 spacemen ready to launch at 12 38 p m EDT Wednesday for a three day mission to test unknowns in space The crew Air Force Lt Col Thomas Stafford Navy Lt Eugene Cernan confident as mission director William Schneider says status is good They will chase a stubby target satellite and dock with it using an Atlas and Titan rockets and practice in a mockup spacecraft during final briefing Health and training reported excellent
Astronauts Tom Stafford and Eugene Cernan will dock Gemini 9 with an Augmented Target Docking Adapter ATDA after Agena failure delays the flight The ATDA lacks propulsion, will orbit 161 nautical miles then burn up, and missions include two rendezvous maneuvers aiding future space efforts while Gemini 9 explores a spacewalk by Cernan and expected moon TV images.
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