Isolated Power Systems Called Unthinkable
The chairman of the Federal Power Commission Joseph C Swidler told Congress isolated electric systems would not end widescale power failures seen in the Northeast blackout He urged stronger grids and broader regulation noting the need for more funds staff and potential new laws The subcommittee approved a bill exempting certain rural and intrastate cooperatives from FPC jurisdiction
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Harry Kelly Washington
Federal Power Commission
Joseph C. Swidler
Congress
Northeast
Swidler
House
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Johnson
FPC
Walter E. Rogers
D-Tex
Rogers
U.S
The
Power Commission
Gemini 6 and 7 Make Historic Space Rendezvous
NASA reports the first in space rendezvous as Gemini 6 with Thomas Stafford and Walter Schirra approach Gemini 7 crew Frank Borman and James Lovell to within 100 feet. The two craft maneuvered over 105000 miles above the Philippines and Mariana Islands as mission control watched.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Thomas P. Stafford
Philippine Islands
Stafford
Mission Control Center
Houston
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Manning
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Schirra
Gemini
Gulf of Mexico
Indian Ocean
Chris Kraft
Pacificc
Texas
Orion
Frank ‘Borman
James Lovell
Borman
Lovell
Cape
Mission Control
U.S
Mariana Islands
Pacific
Titan
Christopher Kraft
Kraft
Gemini 7
Milwaukee D A Drops Prosecution in October School Boycott
A Milwaukee County district attorney announced no arrests will be pursued in the October school boycott. Civil rights protests continue at MacDowell Elementary as two protesters faced $150 bonds after recent arrest. MUSIC and local groups plan a Friday march from MacDowell to the School Administration building.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County District
Lloyd A. Barbee
MacDowell Elementary
Hugh R. O’connell
O'Connell
Freedom
Harold S. Vincent
Wisconsin
North High School
Lincoln High School
MacDowell
Dewayne Toliver
Reynolds Moore
Christ T. Seraphim
Toliver
Moore
Seraphim
Marquette University
Milwaukee Conference On
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Planes Smash Power Plant Near Haiphong
U S Air Force F105 jets hit the Uong Bi steam power plant 14 miles northeast of Haiphong in North Vietnam. The raid, first in the industrial heartland, knocked out 15 percent of North Vietnam's electric power. Pilot Capt. Harry D. De Witt survived a shoot down with injuries.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Haiphong
North
Viet Nam
Red River Delta
Uong Bi
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Harry D. de Witt
Moscow
Idaho
Astronaut Lovell Plans More Water Drinking In Orbit
Gemini 7 pilot James Lovell, passing Hawaii, was instructed to drink more water. He replied with a light quip that he is floating now and will drink more, in the Houston Space Center report from AP.
Mrs Slayton Arrives at Schirra House Before Gemini 6
About 30 minutes before Gemini 6 launch, Mrs Marjorie Slayton, wife of astronaut Don Slayton, arrived at Walter Schirra's home carrying a suitcase and champagne. She staged herself as if just waking, knocking and asking if this was the Schirra house. Schirra and Thomas Stafford were aboard Gemini 6 aiming for a rendezvous with Gemini 7.
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Schirra
Thomas P. Stafford
Kenosha Sends Long Telegram To Viet Nam
Nearly 2,000 Kenosha residents signed a telegram sent to American servicemen in Viet Nam. The pledge of support and prayers required more than an hour to transmit.
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Kenosha
Viet Nam
Mitchell Praises Gates as Successor at State University
Madison reports retiring La Crosse State University president Rexford Mitchell commends the selection of Samuel G. Gates as his successor. Gates will take office Feb 1 with a board meeting Feb 3 in La Crosse to welcome him. Observers note a smooth presidential succession and observers confirm objective candidate screening.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
State College Board of Regents
Rexford Mitchell
la Crosse State University
Samuel G. Gates
Mitchell
William McIntyre
Board
McIntyre
Dr. Mitchell
la Crosse
Gates
Statehouse
Wisconsin Association of State University
Wynett Barnett
Whitewater University
McNamara Warns NATO Of Chinese Nuclear Threat
Defense Secretary McNamara told NATO ministers that China may have a small nuclear stockpile within two years and could deploy intercontinental missiles by 1975. He urged Western Europe to plan now for a potential five year threat while stressing U S support and a strong alliance to deter aggression.
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McNamara
NATO
Paris
Robert S. McNamara
China
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alliance
San Francisco
Berlin
Citlies
Dean Rusk
U.S
South Viet Nam
Red China
United States
Western Europe
Europe
Southeast Asia
Western Alliance
Maurice Couve de Murville
Gerhard ‘Schroeder
MLF
Plane wreckage sighted near Independence Pass in hunt for Lovelace
A helicopter pilot reported seeing wreckage within 100 feet of a light plane missing since Sunday. The craft carried Dr W Randolph Lovelace II, his wife Mary 53 and Milton Brown. The search over 12,095 foot Independence Pass was hampered by snow.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Space Medicine
Independence Pass
Aspen
William A. Ryan Jr
Air Force
W. Randolph Lovelace II
Albuquerque
N.M
Mary
Milton Brown
Colorado Civil Air Patrol
Maj
Elmer Smaller
Canon City
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Tom Stafford
Wally Sehirra
UPI Telephoto
Milwaukee D.A
Barbee
Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
MUSIC
Edwin Q. White
Enterprise
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Quang Ngai
Mrs. Slayton
Schirra House
By Tom Ochiltree
Viet
France
Nam
Ameri
West Germany
Peking
Rusk
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Italy
Eglin Air Force Base
Los Alamos
L.C. Berry
Portsmouth
Lovelace
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