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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1965
Page
13
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford returned from the Gemini 6 mission after a dramatic rendezvous with Gemini 7. Schirra piloted a precise reentry above the Atlantic, landing aboard the USS Wasp 12 miles from the carrier.
Gemini 6 crew and Gemini 7 astronauts traded taunts and humor during a close nose to nose pass about 10 feet apart. Schirra led most radio chatter while Stafford ran on board cameras and kept the log. The buoyant banter highlighted a lighthearted moment of the 14 day mission.
The Coast Guard said a single engined plane developed propeller trouble over the north Atlantic and turned back toward Newfoundland. The Royal Canadian Air Force sent a patrol plane to accompany the stricken craft while the U S Coast Guard alerted its cutter Coos Bay for possible aid. An earlier report of a plane down 500 miles south of St Johns Newfoundland was believed to be confusion over the word trouble.
A $1,999,107 contract was issued today for the first propellant produced at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant near Lawrence. Hercules Powder Co. will manufacture 1,316,000 pounds of propellant, with production overseen by Ammunition and Supply Co. Kan sas Senator Frank Carlson and Rep. Robert Ellsworth notified the contract. About $182 million has been spent to prepare the facility, and total employment is expected to exceed 3,000 by summer.
Phoenix AP report notes 1964 Republican candidate Barry Goldwater wagers he can play Silent Night on his trombone by Christmas Eve. He practices daily and his family jokes about lacking nearby neighbors to hear the effort.
Kansas hunters completed a five day deer season at sundown Wednesday with an initial count far below the 1500 to 2000 estimate. Eight local check stations logged 91 total, led by Douglas County with 37 and others in Shawnee Leavenworth Troy Morrill Muskotah Atchison and Oskaloosa. Biologists gathered teeth and reproductive data while noting most deer were rifles killed and many mule deer in the northwest. The season marked Kansas first under protection since 1904.
Berkeley reports a small Christmas rush at Flattop Barber Shop as bearded UC students seek clean shaves to go home for the holidays or secure seasonal work.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged the General Assembly to back Britain's Rhodesia policy as African delegations walked out. He vowed to press on until Rhodesia's white minority rule ends and ruled out force or oil sanctions. He called for negotiated peace in Vietnam and planned talks with President Johnson in Washington.
Lewiston Maine AP report says an unidentified woman kept calling a telephone operator asking for subscriber numbers until the operator recognized her voice. She finally apologized saying repapered room covered the numbers.
Kansas University senior Stephen Munzer joins Kansas State University senior David Parker as district Rhodes finalists from Kansas in Des Moines Iowa. Other KU entrants include James Nickum Lowell Paul Philip Smith and Mike Vineyard competing with Yale and Nebraska nominees for the scholarship. Munzer, 21, holds a 2.92 GPA and multiple honors and plans an academic career, with Rhodes funds and Oxford study eligibility.
Lawrence measured about 0.6 inch of snow overnight as winter continued while skies cleared today. Driving was treacherous statewide but no roads were closed and chemicals were applied on snow covered routes. Temperatures will stay in the mid 30s with partial clouds tonight.
Planning Commission delayed discussion of a proposed zoning ordinance amid objections that procedures lacked proper City Commission reasons. The panel reconvened to hear arguments from residents, with four main recommendations on street name change, Hillcrest Shopping Center addition, rezoning of two parcels, and a Kentucky Street office rezoning.
Lawrence voters choose three members for an interim school board in a general election on Tuesday. Polls run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 16 sites across the proposed unified district. top three vote-getters will serve starting Jan 4 1966.
The Institute of Geophysics at the University of Hawaii estimates Midway Islands coral reefs are at least 25 million years old. Researchers studied rock samples drilled through Midway’s volcanic formations to date the reefs.
U S servicemen killed in action in Viet Nam rose by 64 in the week ended last Monday night, bringing the total since Jan 1 1961 to 1496. The Defense Department also reported 367 more wounded to reach 6863.
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight with considerable cloudiness Friday. Temperatures dip to the 20s tonight and rise to around 40 on Friday.
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