Astronauts laid to rest with military rites
Arlington honors Virgil Grissom Roger Chaffee and Edward White in a joint funeral service with Vice President Humphrey and dignitaries present. A 20 minute graveside ceremony followed a native cadet chapel service as the flag was presented to Mrs Grissom and Taps echoed over the grave.
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Edward H. White
Pat
James White
Astro
Shaut
West Point
Johnson
Martha’ Chaffe
Roger ‘Chaffee
Arlington National Cemetery
Ge Cernda
Virgil. Grissom
Artington National Cemetery
Arlington
UPS
Fhus
America
Jay
Virgil
Gus)‘Grissom
Pri
Glenn
Awith 'Ken Weran
Roger
White House
Chaffee
Grissom
Iip
Atling
Navy
Roy van Tassel
March Funebre
Amer- Senates
Hudson
Press- River
New York
John’ ¥. Kennedy
Edward H.white
Almia Matér
U.S. Military
New ‘Ocean Academy
United States
Hubert H.I
AIR’ Force
Christian Grissom
Air Force
Humphrey
Lyndon. B. Johnson
Qld
Apollo to aid probe at Cape Kennedy
North American Aviation ships an Apollo capsule to Cape Kennedy to support the presidential inquiry into the fatal launch tragedy. The astronauts Gus Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee were buried with military honors after the Long Beach based module headed for Florida to be examined by the board of inquiry.
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NAA
Apollo
Cape. Kennedy
Long Beach
Autical and Space Administration
Cape -Kenlion Board of Inquiry
Johnson says space program made brilliant progress in 1966
President Johnson told Congress that American space and aviation programs achieved brilliant progress in 1966 and that there is promise of further accomplishments. He transmitted the annual space report prepared before Apollo astronauts died. The document lauds equipment development and knowledge refinement expanding travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
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Ashington
P- 1
Johnson
Congress
Congres
America
Earth
Youth Leaps From Santa Ana Freeway Bridge
Santa Ana police identified 20 year old Antonio Malicest Chico as the youth who leaped from the Fourth Street overpass onto the Santa Ana Freeway at 12 08 p m. He stood on the railing with glasses folded, waited for traffic to clear, then jumped. He was taken to Orange County Medical Center with two broken legs a possible broken back and massive internal injuries.
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Santa Ana
Antonio Malicest Chico
Orange County
Leonore Madell Quits Channel Swimming Career at 16
Sacramento schoolgirl Leonore Madell, youngest person to swim the English Channel at 14, announces retirement from long distance swimming at age 16. She previously crossed Lake Tahoe and swam the Channel in 1964. She said it got tiring.
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Sacramento
UPS
Leonore Madell
Lake Tahoe
New Source Confirms Apollo Astronauts Died Fire
A New Source cites audio tape logs and an engineer confirming the Apollo astronauts died in a spacecraft fire after breaking restraints and crying for help. NASA officials and a special board have offered limited details while questions remain about the cause and the purge oxygen system and exit hatch.
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James E. Webb
NASA
Special Board of Inquiry
Space Agency
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Mitchell
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Grand Rapids
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Col. White
Heroes” Company
Hudson River
Military Academy
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Florida
School of Aerospace Medicine
San Antonio
Vex
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Indianapolis
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Aubin NY
LBJ
Space Progress
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Astros
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Wilford
New York Times Service
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Lessone
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Corot
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Pacific Coast Highway
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FACH
Canputenach
Huture
International City ‘Club
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