Independence Returns Home After War Brings Family Welcomes
The aircraft carrier Independence arrived at Norfolk in rain and fog with 18 missing crew and 16 planes from seven months in Vietnam waters. VIPs awarded the Navy unit commendation for meritorious service during combat in Southeast Asia and the ship’s air wing.
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Norfolk, Va
Independence
Naval Base
Viet Nam
Naval
Hampton Roads
Navy Unit Commendation
Adm
Waldemar F. A. Wendt
Atlantic Fleet
South China Sea
Oceania Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Ocean
Oceania
Air Wing 7
Waldemar Wendt
Paul Nitze
Wendt
Southeast Asia
United States
Carrier Air Wing 7
UPI
Tom Sanders
Virginia Beach
Lynda
Oceana Naval Air Station
Sanders
U.S.S. Independence
Republicans Reject Radical or Extremist Groups
Republican leaders approved a resolution urging members to reject membership in any radical or extremist organization. The measure, reported by Walter R. Mears from Washington, did not name the John Birch Society. The Republican Coordinating Committee acted today.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
John Birch Society
The
Republican Coordinating
Republican Party
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Birch Society
Snow and Weather Wreak Havoc Across U S as Cold Front Hits
Snow sleet and rain blanket much of the nation with heavy snows in New England and the Great Lakes region. New Hampshire Vermont and Maine expect 4 to 8 inches while Maryland to Florida report rain and drizzle. heavier snows in Utah Arizona and parts of Nevada. Political debate over the Birch Society dominates GOP leaders with calls for repudiation and a pause due to Goldwater’s absence and Mrs. Goldwater’s hospitalization.
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New England
Great Lakes
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Portland
Rumford
Wolfboro
N.H
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
Minnesota
Florida
Ocala
Fla
Hatteras
N.C
Gulf of Mexi
Smylie
Birch Society
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Phoenix
Indian tribal ruling blocks two VISTA workers
A Red Cliff tribal council postponed a vote on lifting a ban that barred Judy Rothman and Jill Hunt from the Chippewa reservation amid a dispute over VISTA youth programs and dances. The controversy has split self help committees at Red Cliff and Bad River, with priests condemning outsiders while some tribal leaders support the volunteers who left college to join VISTA.
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Red Cliff
Wis
Henry G. Daley
Thomas Williamson
Bayfield High School
Vista
Lucius Hellstein
Bad River
Damian Herchenbach
Father Herchenbach
Wisconsin
Tion
Lake Superior
Here
Ashland
Williamson
Avon
Ill
Daley
Alex Gokee
Community Action Program
CAP
Red Cliff Housing Authority
Judy
Jill
Vista See
Wisconsin toll reaches 966 with weekend traffic deaths
Six people died in Wisconsin traffic crashes over the weekend as 1965 toll climbed to 966, down from 1,019 on the year’s date. Victims include James Freeman 19 Be loit in Madison hospital, Todd Vander Loop 3 Kaukauna, Henry Watzka 75 Green Bay, David Daun 19 Chilton, Francis Perelli 23 West Allis, and Robert Krueger 20 Marion injured fatally in Oshkosh incident.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
James P. Freeman
Beloit
Madison
Stoughton
Robert C. Krueger
Marion
Oshkosh
Appleton
Todd Vander
Kaukauna
Henry Watzka
Green Bay
New Denmark
David J. Daun
Chilton
Francis Perelli
West Allis
Milwaukee
New Berlin
Gemini 7 Courage Maintains Pace As Gemini 6 Delays
Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell report strong alertness on day nine of the mission while awaiting a Wednesday rendezvous with Gemini 6. Ground teams prep the Gemini 6 craft. if launch slips, a one or two orbit rendezvous may be attempted to avoid two craft landing on the same day.
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IAP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Tex
Frank Borman
James Lovell
D. Owen Coons
Borman
Air Force
Lovell
Navy
Cape Kennedy
Gemini 6 and 7 missions face delays and risky decisions
Ground controllers boost spirits after a Gemini 6 scrub. Borman Lovell conserve fuel to finish the voyage while Schirra Stafford risked a powered launch error. The countdown restarted but a shutdown halted liftoff before ignition, forcing a bold contingency and potential ejection.
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Borman
Lovell
Earth
Schirra
Stafford
Mission Control
Viet Cong Defections and Harvest Moon Fight Near Da Nang
A five day battle south of Da Nang sees about 1000 Viet Cong casualties as U S Marines and Vietnamese troops pursue a VC regiment in Operation Harvest Moon. A 22 man VC platoon surrendered to U S forces at Vo Dat and B52 strikes target suspected VC training areas and bridges northeast of Dien Bien Phu.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Viet Nam
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
Lewis Walt
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Vo Dat
Que Son
Guam
Walt
Chu Lai
Federal Reserve Chair Defends Rate Hike Aimed at Stability
Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr said the half point discount rate rise and higher time deposit ceilings should curb monetary overstimulation and sustain growth. Senate hearings criticized timing and motives, while Rep Patman urged resignation and Javits defended Fed independence.
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Washington
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Martin
Senate
House Economic Committee
Johnson
Wright Patman
Dtex
Federal Reserve
New York
Patman
Federal Reserve ‘Board
Javits
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Port
China Seas
Hanoi-Haiphong
David L. McDonald
Naval Operations
West Pacific
Dakotas
C Committee
Ray C. Bliss
Goldwater
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Scott
UPI Telephoto
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Reese
By Thomas A. Reedy
Edmond LE Breton
Federal Reserve and Administration
Jacob K. Javits
John‘son
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