Gemini 11 mission aims for four new feats in orbit
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard Gordon Jr. prepare for a Friday launch on a three day flight. They plan a record first orbit rendezvous with an Agena satellite, reach 863 miles altitude, fly tethered to Agena, and perform automatic re entry. Gordon to perform a 107 minute space walk and a 140 minute space stand to photograph stars. He will use a nitrogen powered gun for maneuvering on a 30 foot lifeline.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Houston
Tex
Agena
Gordon
Gemini
Verwoerd Assassinated in Parliament South Africa
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was killed in Parliament by a man dressed as a parliamentary messenger. The assailant stabbed Verwoerd as he sat at his desk, with Verwoerd dying at a hospital. The incident shocks South Africa as the Nationalist party faces the next PM selection.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Theophilus Donges
Donges
Question of Conscription Legality Highlights Army Trial
Pvt. Dennis Mora, 25, a New York City soldier at Ft. Dix, faces a general court martial for disobeying travel orders to Viet Nam. Lawyer Stanley Faulkner argued the war illegal for lack of congressional declaration. Col. Maguire ruled the point improper as the tribunal operates under domestic law. Spectators included Herbert Aptheker and Staughton Lynd, noted antiwar figures.
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FT. DIX
N.J
U.S
Viet Nam
Pvt
Dennis Mora
New York City
Stanley Faulkner
New York
Morra
Congress
Col
Robert F. Maguire
Herbert Aptheker
U.S. Communist Party
Staughton Lynd
Yale University
Aptheker
Lynd
North
State Department
Thieves Try Bank Break-In in Ansonville
Thieves entered the Ansonville Bank early today but fled when the burglar alarm sounded. It marked the first failed robbery this year. two earlier attempts since April netted over $12,000. The FBI has one arrest.
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Ansonville
N. C
Ansonville Bank
FBI
Sukarno Claims Snipers Target Him and CIA Plot
President Sukarno told a Palace audience that snipers waited to kill him and the CIA sought to remove him from power. He said he has ceded powers to Gen. Suharto and called for renewed mass rallying while warning of imperialist plots against his regime.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Candidate's Son Missing at Pike's Peak Trip
South Carolina State Sen. P. Bradley Morrah Jr. reports his 18 year old son Bradley III and two companions have gone missing after leaving Georgetown for a trip to Pike's Peak and Yellowstone. The senator says he is in contact with authorities and hopes for their safe return before the fall term at USC.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Bradley Morrah Jr
Greenville
U.S. Senate
Pike’s Peak
Colo
Morrah
Bradley III
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Georgetown
Colorado
University of South Carolina
Bradley
Boardwalk Quiet After Rioting in Atlantic City
Atlantic City residents awoke to a quiet boardwalk after hundreds of youths incited a riot on the last day of the season. Police used four patrol cars to disperse the mob. officers fired air shots and swung clubs during the early attempt. The spree shifted to nearby streets with vandalism. 28 youths were arrested for disorderly conduct loitering and juvenile delinquency.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Two Named To Airport Authority Board In Guilford
Greensboro Republicans overrode Democrat John Walters and named M. L. Eakes and J. Paul Ingle to the Greensboro High Point Airport Authority. They replaced R. T. Amos and Joseph T. Martin, who were made honorary vice chairman and honorary chairman respectively. Stanley Frank was reappointed.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
John Walters
Greensboro- High Point
M. L. Eakes
Chamber of Commerce
J. Paul Ingle
High Point
R. T. Amos
Authority
Joseph T. Martin
Walters
Amos
Martin
Percy Sears
Stanley Frank
Senate Filibuster Looms Over Civil Rights Bill Debate
Washington Republicans forecast a two week filibuster by Senator Dirksen as Democratic leaders seek to cut off debate on the House passed civil rights bill. Senator Hart ready to move to take up the measure while Southern opposition gears for an immediate filibuster. Some expect a conference with the House or passage with the housing provision removed. Debate length could affect a mid October adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Tion
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate House
Demilitarized Zone Bombed By B52s In Saigon Report
U S B52 bombers hit targets in the demilitarized zone as American pilots flew 152 attack missions against the North. Marines said 26 Communist soldiers were killed southwest of Da Nang in a daylong clash with an entrenched unit.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Viet Nam
da Nang
Guam
Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Mexico City woman leaves hospital after artificial heart pump surgery
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez, 37, smiles as she exits Methodist Hospital four weeks after an artificial left ventricular heart pump operation. She credits Dr. Michael DeBakey and the surgical team for saving her life and plans to return to work in Mexico City.
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Richard Beene
Houston, Tex
Mexico City
Methodist Hospital
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez
Inter
Romulo O’farris Jr
Novedades
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Phuoc Tuy Province
Boardwalk
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