Johnson hails Gemini 5 astronauts with Exceptional Service Medal
President Johnson hosted the four Gemini 5 astronauts in the White House office. The ceremony honored their record eight day spaceflight with the Exceptional Service Medal from NASA. Dr Charles Berry also received the award in a brief ceremony.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Johnson
Gordon Cooper
National Aero- Space Administration
Charles Con
Rad Jr
Cooper
Boots Fall Apart in Steamy Jungle for 101st Division
In Saigon the 101st Airborne reports boots cracking and soles peeling as American infantry move through jungle. Brig. Gen. John Norton says jungle boots airlifted for emergency needs, but replacements will take weeks. up to 81,000 boots in supply chain and 33,000 shipped already.
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Saigon
101St Airborne Division
John Norton
U. S. Army
Viet Nam
101St
Norton
Continuing U S Buildup in Viet Nam Report
Army officials anticipate thousands more infantrymen to be sent to South Vietnam beyond the 125000 troop level. A new division is to be trained at Ft. Riley, with support and logistics units also expected. Movements likely spread over weeks and months. Secretary Rusk briefed reporters on Capitol Hill.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Ft. Riley
Viet Nam
Secretary of State
Dean Ruskeer Ro Ee
Teen Ae
Capitol Hill
Vietek
Space Rescue Prospects Highlighted at Aeronautical Congress
At the 16th international aeronautical congress in Athens an American firm urged steps to create a space rescue service. Michael Stoiko of the Martin Co. projected a 62 percent chance of seven orbital rescues in 20 years involving about 22 astronauts across nations, based on 280 manned flights and 800 crew members. An international program was envisioned, with initial separate U S and Soviet services.
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Athens
Greece
International Aeronautical Congress
Michael Stoiko
Gemini Advance Design
Martin Co
Baltimore
Stoiko
Stoike
Martin Survey
U.S
Titan
Saturn
United States
Soviet Union
GOP Will Seek Equal Districts In North Carolina
North Carolina GOP Chairman James Gardner announced a plan for reapportionment of the State House and congressional districts. He urged studies by Duke and UNC political science chairs to create compact contiguous equal districts and suggested a possible special session with Democrats to present the material to the General Assembly.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
GOP
James Gardner
Rocky Mount
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Gardner
Duke University
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
General Assembly
Charles R. Jonas
Jonas
Renn Drum Jr
Winston- Salem
Student Slashed In Throat At North Carolina High School
In Ronda North Carolina East Wilkes High School corridor a student was slashed in the throat during a fight with a classmate. Don Garris 15 son of Guilford Garris of Roaring River is hospitalized at Hugh Chatham Memorial with injuries. Suspect William Alvin Martin 16 was jailed in Wilkes County pending charges.
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Ronda
N. C
East Wilkes High School
Wilkes County
Fred Myers
Don Garris
Guilford Garris
Rt. 2
Roaring River
Hugh Chatham
Elkin
Myers Garris
William Alvin Martin
Martin
Wilkes
Betsy Strikes Louisiana as Johnson Puts Aid On Fast Track
President Johnson sent two million dollars in initial aid to Louisiana after Hurricane Betsy. New Orleans officials revised expected deaths from hundreds to about 20 in Plaquemines Parish. Debris cleanup and relief work mobilized with Youth Corps and large food shipments as search and damage tallies rose.
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New Orleans
Johnson
Louisiana
White House
Department of Agriculture
Nicholas Chetta
Plaquemines Parish
Chetta
Plaquemines
India may seek halt to fighting in Pakistan war
India claims gains in two West Pakistan sectors and PM Shastri may seek cessation of hostilities. U Thant in New Delhi signals potential talks but there is no assurance Pakistan is ready to discuss peace. Thant reports both nations showing interest in stopping bloodshed since Sept. 6.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Jal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
U. N
U Thant
Thant
Paki
Stan
United States
Leonid Brezhnev
Subcontinent
A. M. Thomas
Defense Production
Lahore
Sialkot
Y. B. Chavan
Americans to be airlifted from Pakistan amid war crisis
The U S Air Force will airlift about 1100 to 1300 Americans from West and East Pakistan, mainly women and children. Evacuations start from Lahore at 8 p m EST with C130 transports from Tehran Bangkok and Clark Air Base. Arrangements cover Dacca region and involve personnel of U S government and allied workers. Brezhnev called for end to fighting as Washington weighs halting massive aid.
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Washington
U.S. Air Force
East
Pakistan
State Department
Lahore
Kashmir
Tehran
Iran
Bangkok
Thailand
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Philippines
Dacca
East Pakistan
U.S
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Manned Space Flight Center
Houston
Christopher Conrad
Charles Conrad Jr
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Alexandria
Washington National Air
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L. Garton Jr
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Baton Rouge
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Mississippi River
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