Gemini 5 Air Force Conrad Cooper Seek First Space Rendezvous
NASA outlined the Gemini 5 mission with L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. aiming for the first space rendezvous. The eight day flight from Cape Kennedy will test docking with a satellite REP, cover 121 orbits, and include 17 experiments.
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Fila
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Cmdr
Charles Conrad Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
The
Space Agency
U.S
Atlantic
Bermuda
Cooper
Conrad
Globe
Valery Bykovsky
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Schirra
Stafford
United States
McDivitt
White
Cooper and
The Sirloin Opens at 4 30 for Dinner
The Sirloin announces daily hours with a 4 30 opening time and Monday closure. The venue states it is not a private club and presents itself as a public restaurant.
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Sirloin
Adv
Draft rules tighten on college deferments in Vietnam era
AP survey shows 13 of 20 states plan to review student draft deferments as monthly calls rise from 17 000 to 35 000. Some boards will require transcripts to prove full course loads and good grades, while others like Virginia remain undecided.
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New York
Associated Press
Wayne Rhodes
Indiana Selective Service System
Johnson
Pentagon
Navy
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Harry O. Smith
Selective Service
Georgia
Virginia
Don Schomburg
Amarillo
Tex
Howard W. Davis
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Indiana
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Washington
West Virginia
Illinois
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Wyoming
California
Texas
L A Riot Erupts In Watts Follows Arrest Of Driver
Calm returned after an eight hour riot in Watts sparked by the arrest of Marquette Frye, 21, for drunken driving. A 1,500 crowd hurled rocks and bottles at police and bystanders, injuring at least six officers and 15 civilians, with looting and damage to cars and buildings. Twenty six people were booked, including 11 juveniles, as tensions lingered overnight amid talk of further violence tonight.
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Los Angeles
Watts
California Highway Patrol
Lee Minikus
122Nd Street
Avalon Boulevard
Minikus
Marquette Frye
Frye
Rena Frye
Minibus
Roger E. Murdock
Lawrence Area Sees Heat Wave With Highs Near Ninety Five
Central Midwest remains under a high pressure ridge bringing clear skies and hot air. Lawrence forecasters expect a Friday high of 90 to 95 with overnight lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s as southerly winds ease. Across the state highs hit 88 to 100 and early lows ranged from 61 to 72 with no precipitation reported.
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Midwest
Lawrence
Topeka
Hill City
Chanute
Concordia
Stock Market Index Summary Rises in NY Close
AP reports the New York stock market's closing of 60 stocks at 329.7, up 1.3 points. The index edged higher as gains outpaced declines, signaling positive sentiment in the session.
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New York
Siege Lifted at Duc Co Camp Ends 70-Day Stand
U S and Vietnamese forces end a 70 day siege at Duc Co near the Cambodian frontier. Relief forces advance to the camp as air and ground operations against Viet Cong continue. A U S Navy A4 Skyhawk was shot down by a surface to air missile south west of Hanoi. the pilot is presumed killed.
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Viet Camp
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Duc Co
Hanoi
Plei Ya Ho
North Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Pentagon
Air Force
British Sink Sampan in Singapore Waters
A British navy vessel fired on and sank an Indonesian sampan in Singapore territorial waters Wednesday night, a Navy spokesman announced.
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Singapore
Winners Named For Final Events Of Annual Fair
Jane Heck and Bill Boehle were crowned champions in the Douglas County 4 H Style Revue and Best Groomed Boy Contest at the county fair. About 800 attended the awards program at the 4 H Fair grounds as Ralph Utermoehlen noted.
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Jane Heck
Route 4
Bill Boehle
Eudora
Douglas County
Walter Heck
Jayhawk 4
Meadowlark
Shirley Flory
Route 5
Miss Flory
Robert Flory
Lone Star
Steve Fornelli
Route 2
Fornelli
Anthony Fornelli
Cottonwood 4-H Club
Claud
Two-Night Jayhawk Rodeo Opens at Douglas County Fairgrounds
The Jayhawk Rodeo opens Friday at 7 30 p m and Saturday at the 4 H Fairgrounds in conjunction with the Douglas County Free Fair. About 50 competitors will compete for nearly 1500 dollars in prize money with stock provided by Floyd Rumford's Abbyville group. Tickets cost 125 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12, available at the gate. The event features bronc riding calf roping steer wrestling brahma bull riding and barrel racing. A highlight Friday will crown the Kansas Second District Dairy Princess with six candidates. Weather prospects look favorable after last year’s poor attendance due to wet and chilly conditions.
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Douglas County
Floyd Rumford
Abbyville
Kan
Rumford
Emporia
Lawrence
Kansas
Wes Grosdidier
Iola
Tonga High Senior Provides New Approach to Education
Flora Tran Ngoc Bich an 18 year old from Saigon Viet Nam will be a senior at Tonga noxia High School this fall through the American Field Service program. She lives with the Kenneth Kruse family and plans to return to Saigon after graduation to study English pedagogy. She finds the United States beautiful and the local people friendly.
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Flora Tran Ngoc Bich
Tonganoxie
Flora
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Kenneth Kruse
Eign
Pedagogical College
United States
Douglas County Free Fair Opens with Rodeo and Contests
The Douglas County Free Fair starts a three day run at 4-H Fair Grounds, East 19th Street, featuring a Jayhawk Rodeo at 7:30 p.m. and judging underway. Tractor driving, horse pulling contests, and livestock displays headline events with top cattle shown from six counties and auctions planned for 4H projects.
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Douglas County
East 19Th Street
Pearson Seeks Legislation For Haskell Patrols
Legislation to permit concurrent local and federal law enforcement at Haskell Institute was introduced in the Senate by Sen. James Pearson and in the House by Rep. Robert Ellsworth. The Justice Department ruling shifted jurisdiction to federal authorities, prompting lawmakers and officials in Lawrence to seek exemptions to avoid disrupting local policing at LHS football games.
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Haskell Institute
Justice Department
U. S. Senate
James Pearson
House
Robert Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Haskell
Justice Department of the United States
Lawrence
Washington
Lawrence High School
LHS
Ray Wells
Carl Knox
Floyd Slayton
Kansas University
Kansas Highway Patrol
Douglas County Police Auxiliary
Weather Summary for Northeast Kansas
Fair and hot through Friday with diminishing southerly winds. Highs reach 90 to 95 Friday and tonight's low should be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Temperature readings show typical daily roller, with yesterday’s high 93 and record highs mentioned. Sunrise at 6:51, sunset around 7:20.
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Kansas
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Journal-World Photo
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By Jerry Burns
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Janie Hegeman
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