Prayers Answered as Gemini Four Launch Uplifts Nation
President Johnson watched the Gemini 4 countdown on live television with millions. He expressed relief that astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White were safely in orbit and thanked prayers answered. The scene included Democratic leaders lingering in the White House as networks aired the launch.
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Britain Ends Swear Word Coal Strike After Nine Days
In South Wales the 50 000 miners returned to work nine days after a dispute began when safety official Jack Pugh 44 swore at apprentice Roger Jones 18. National Coal Board moved both men to different mine sections. In separate notes London cut the bank rate to 6 percent from 7 percent and tightened installment credit rules. Mrs Lyndon B Johnson vacationing in Caneel Bay observed Gemini 4 orbit overhead while delivering a commencement address on St Thomas.
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Atlas D Launch Supports Nike-Zeus Program
The Air Force fired an Atlas D intercontinental missile from Vandenberg toward the Pacific test range in a launch described as supporting the Nike-Zeus anti missile program. Negotiations between U.S. Rubber Co and United Rubber Workers failed to end a 22 000 member strike at 19 plants while 25 plants remain unaffected. The Soviet Union accused the Dominican junta of aiming to establish a repressive military dictatorship during a Security Council session, prompting a resumed debate with Ambassador Fedorenko.
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GOP House group to study U S De Gaulle rift in Paris
Washington sources report State Department and Senate GOP leader Everett M Dirksen issued a cautious sendoff to a group of Republican House members heading to Paris to inspect U S French relations with Charles de Gaulle. The embassy in Paris was told to extend standard courtesies to the delegation.
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Twin Ambush Near Saigon Strikes Vietnamese Rangers
Viet Cong guerrillas launched a daylight ambush on Binh Chanh, ten miles west of Saigon, attacking a Vietnamese Ranger unit in battalion strength. One Ranger killed, seven wounded. a senior U.S. adviser wounded as the ambush was repelled with air and artillery support.
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BALs Move Blasted By Bilbray
County Assessor James Bilbray criticized Bonanza Air moving to Arizona saying any savings from avoiding a use tax on new planes would vanish under Arizona tax structure. He accused the airline of ingratitude to Nevada Clark County and Las Vegas and warned of a potential tax suit and burdens on private taxpayers if Bonanza benefited from the windfall.
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Pope Paul VI Leads Tribute to John XXIII
Pope Paul VI led Catholics worldwide in a tribute on the second anniversary of John XXIII's death. He prayed privately before John XXIII's tomb and spoke publicly before diplomats and cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica amid renewed talk of possible sainthood.
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Wasp Ready For Return Of Twins
On board the USS Wasp at sea the astronauts McDivitt and White prepare to return after a four day space flight 400 miles southwest of Bermuda. They will rest 12 to 24 hours before a brief postflight debriefing with space agency experts.
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New Altitude Record Scored by Space Duo
James McDivitt and Edward White set a new U S altitude record for astronauts reaching 180 miles high with 103 miles as the minimum in orbits averaging 94 minutes. The previous U S peak was 175.84 miles by Walter Schirra in 1962 and the all time mark was 308 miles by Soviet cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov in Vostok-2 last March.
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Weird Weather Teases Las Vegas As Spring Confounds Forecasts
The U S Weather Bureau reports a balmy spring in Southern Nevada with May average highs around 83 degrees, far below the normal. Forecasters note unusual patterns, including lingering high pressure off California and cold fronts from Alaska, making temperatures volatile.
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White's Sad Moment Ends 20 Minute Space Frolic
The report recalls White's 20 minute space aspect and the perilous eight minutes he dangled in the void. Grissom at Manned Spacecraft Center urged Gemini 4 crew back inside. McDivitt joked about the long mission and the days ahead.
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Gemini astronauts walk in space ends in safe return
In a tense second orbit over Africa and Australia’s Carnarvon, White and McDivitt conducted the first U S space walk since history making maneuvers. Kraft lauded the crew for learning vital lessons for Apollo while White endured a long outside excursion and both men prepared for another EVA later in the mission.
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Soviet Bombers Found In North Vietnam
UPI reports six to eight Soviet Ilyushin 28 bombers spotted on the ground in North Vietnam within the past week. The ground discovery follows Rusk’s notice of another Soviet missile site near Hanoi, signaling increased Soviet aid and potential threat to South Vietnam and U.S. naval forces offshore.
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Johnson Urges Russia to Join Peace Effort for Shared Hope
President Johnson appealed directly to the Soviet people at a Chicago fundraiser urging cooperation with the United States to curb aggression. He warned conquest brings ruin and stressed no history of battlefield conflict exists between the two nations. Johnson called for peaceful fields of shared growth and a bountiful harvest of happiness.
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Kennedy Assassination Highlighted In Gun Law Debate
Senate hearings featured the Kennedy assassination cited by two witnesses for and against stricter federal gun controls. New Jersey Attorney General Arthur J. Sills argued the tragedy proves the need for reason, while Rep. John Dingell warned crimes would persist without addressing root causes. The bill, drafted by President Johnson and chaired by Sen. Thomas Dodd, targets mail order sales, imports of military weapons, and sets new fees, with age restrictions for buyers.
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Children witness space triumph at home soon after launch
Mrs White and neighbors gather in the dining room as Eddie and Bonnie Lynn Whites and Mike Ann Lynn Patrick McDivitt stay with relatives while wives of astronauts Neal Armstrong and Jim Borman visit the nearby Manned Space Center five miles from Seabrook. Bob Gordon of NASA reports the moment as highly emotional for Mrs White.
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