Apollo 7 Manages First In-Space Comforts And Precise Orbit
Apollo 7 astronauts enjoyed freedom to move in the cabin and even slept in a hammock as the 108 day mission neared its start. The crew reported coffee in orbit and a near perfect 140 by 176 mile path, while ground controllers noted a successful nose to nose rendezvous and ongoing confidence in a December moon mission.
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U.S
Schirra
Tom Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Houston Space Center
Samuel Phillips
Apollo
Paul Haney
Democrats Block Adjournment Over TV Debates in Broadcast Fight
Washington lawmakers linger as a group of House Democrats threaten a sit out to delay adjournment while pushing a bill for televised debates among presidential contenders. President Johnson warns of a special session if the Senate does not act on a nuclear ban treaty amid the Czechoslovak invasion.
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Washington
UPI
90Th Congress
House
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Rep
James O’hara
D-Mich
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Johnson to Sign New Gun Control Bill Expands Restrictions
President Johnson announced he will sign a new firearms act expanding handgun limits to rifles shotguns and ammo. The measure curbs mail order sales and over the counter purchases and takes effect December 16. Johnson lamented Congress rejected registration of guns and licensing of owners.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Astronaut Schirra Reports Apollo 7 Flight Milestones
United Press International recounts Apollo 7 broadcast with Walter M. Schirra and Donn Eisele describing liftoff readiness, orbit insertion, one-G feel, high visibility windows, separation from the second stage, and a near docking rehearsal. The crew notes clear views, chaff patterns, and close passes.
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United Press International
Space
Walter M. Schirra
Police Chiefs Bid For 1974 IACP Convention
Nevada officials Pete Wicher and Ray Roberts bid to host the 1974 IACP convention in Honolulu. The decision comes after the 1969 Miami Beach gathering. potential sites include Atlantic City Anaheim Salt Lake City and St. Louis. The group draws 2500 to 3000 attendees and exhibitors, with mayoral estimates of over 1 million dollars to the host economy.
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International Association of Chiefs of Police
Nevada
Honolulu
Las Vegas
Pete Wicher
Ray Roberts
Atlantic City
Anaheim
Calif
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Prague Air Crash Kills Unknown Among 37 Onboard
A Czechoslovak IL4 plane with 37 passengers aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Prague airport. CTK reported the crash and promised a fuller later report while giving no confirmed death toll.
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Prague
UPI
CTK
Nixon vows repeal of 10 per cent war tax in campaign pledge
Nixon charged the 10 per cent income tax surcharge is a war tax and promised to repeal it as soon as possible if elected. He spoke at Southern Methodist University in Dallas calling the levy a tool against inflation used by the Johnson Humphrey administration. Humphrey attacked Nixon in New York saying he would push a spending spree.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Johnson-Humphrey
America
Hubert Humphrey
White House
University team to study Las Vegas architecture project
A TALE University research team plans a Las Vegas study to evaluate architecture and city planning. The full council canceled its meeting for lack of a quorum as private funding in Las Vegas backs the project while city support is uncertain.
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Las Vegas
Venturi
The
University
Don Saylor
Hundreds Die As Overloaded Ferry Sank Off Mindanao
In a shark-infested strait near Zamboanga a Dumaguete ferry carrying 300 to 500 passengers sank after taking on water. Eleven survivors described crew panic and a shark attack as passengers clung to two liferafts. The ship’s capacity was 181.
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Manila
UPS
Philippine Island
Mindanao
Dumaguete
Sulu Sea
Zamboanga
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Shootout Leaves One Man Wounded Near Owens and Highland
McCarthy reports a 5:50 p.m. shootout in heavy traffic. Scott allegedly fired at Walker wounding him in the leg then turned on Adams whose gun misfired and who fled into the desert. Adams called police from a phone but suspects fled. Davis, Go, and Hardison named as other participants and sought by officers.
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Scott
Walker
Adams
Jerry Davis
Randolph Go
Mike Hardison
Vietnamese Regulars Escape American Trap
In a clash near Saigon a force of 400 North Vietnamese regulars apparently slipped through a U S trap leaving 26 enemy dead as six American infantrymen were killed and 16 wounded. Near Da Nang two US Marines died when a helicopter collision killed all eight aboard. Coupled with a separate air and ground battle near Trang Bang, the report notes ongoing U S pressure on Communist units while Saigon’s coup rumors ease and military alert is reduced by half.
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Saigon
API
da Nang
Trang Bang Be
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S
UPI
David Lamb
Nguyen van Vy
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Dick Nixon
George Wallace
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