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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
1
A 1135 pound satellite named OGO Orbiting Geophysical Observatory launches from Cape Kennedy aboard a US space program mission. It unfolds solar wings and antenna booms, scanning solar radiation belts and space noises as it journeys beyond Earth.
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan discuss lessons from the Gemini 9 mission. They will spend a week reviewing the curtailed rendezvous and spacewalk program, after a six hour flight and a successful splashdown observed by millions.
Durham report quotes Laborila MP Shirley Williams Corman and Stafford describing a spacewalking mission as action packed and educational. They claim training helps close a trade gap and notes the two hour aim for the record.
Jaywood Kinsey a 24 year old Peace Corps volunteer from Washington state faces trial in Mwanza Tanzania for allegedly murdering his wife Peverly Kinsey. Prosecutors say he beat her and fled the scene while Kinsey claims she fell from a rock during a bicycle picnic. He is held in Mwanza’s Bulimba Prison and has asked to teach English to prisoners. The case tests Peace Corps neutrality as Tanzanian authorities pursue justice.
France agrees in Brussels to consider relocating SHAPE and the central European headquarters as NATO debates the alliance's future structure. Paris favors remaining but will not oppose moving the combined headquarters to the Benelux region or West Germany, with talks opening under Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle's policy stance.
U S forces launch major operations around Saigon and central Koslum Province. The 101st Airborne conducts dawn strikes with helicopters facing Viet Cong fire, while American pilots recount a damaged Huey incident near Bien Hoa. Casualties and wounded are reported among both sides as guerrilla activity intensifies in the South Vietnam theater.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists in Pasadena report Surveyor is slowing its picture taking as lunar noon temperatures reach 260 degrees. Despite heat, officials remain optimistic the craft will outlast initial two week hopes and continue transmitting photos from the Sea of Storms.
Kennedy spoke to about 10 000 students at Cape Town University urging rejection of segregation and leadership for racial justice. He contrasted expectations with Monday's ovations as students packed inside and outside the Tall at the university.
Billy Graham, 47, jogs a mile and a half near his London hotel to stay fit amid his crusade. He chats with Sarlis Mitchell, author and fitness instructor, as press trails behind during the rambling run through Kensington Gardens. He notes youth immorality and defends the older generation’s role in exposing pornography and salacious tastes.
The Kingsport Times outlines subscription details and carrier schedules with regional distribution notes. It emphasizes printing in Kingsport Tennessee and lists rate information for different zones.
Senator Robert F Kennedy faces a hostile African student audience in Stellenbosch and Cape Town as he urges an end to injustices and notes discrimination in both New York and South Africa. He emphasizes common evils but pursues dialogue.
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