Gemini 9 Near-Perfect Landing Off Cape Kennedy
Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan landed the capsule in the Atlantic Ocean near the carrier Wasp after 3 days 21 minutes in orbit. They traveled about 1.2 million miles and completed 45 orbits while TV audiences watched the recovery, with a flawless splashdown and timely retrieval.
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Cape Kennedy
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Atlantic Ocean
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Cernan
U.S
Globe
Wasp
Stafford
Bird
Navy
Space Agency
Earth
Mission Control Center
Eugene Cernan
Supreme Court rules Sheppard trial unfair citing press “bedlam”
The Supreme Court, in an 8 1 decision, held that Samuel H Sheppard did not receive a fair trial due to a carnival atmosphere and pervasive publicity surrounding the 1954 murder case. The ruling calls for his release unless Ohio recharges him within a reasonable time and outlines measures to control news coverage in high profile trials.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
High
Cleveland
Tom C. Clark
Bedlam
Hugo L. Black
Sheppard
Clark
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
U. S. District Court
Ohio
High Court
William B. Saxbe
U.S. Dist
Carl Weinman
Bay Village
Ariane
Samuel Sheppard Jr
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Edward Blythin
Dorothy Kilgallen
Bailey
Blythin
Shriver And Truman Share Moment At Poverty War Press Meet
In Independence Missouri AP Wilbur Sargent Shriver addressed reporters on the war on poverty when former president Harry S Truman walked in to encourage the press conference. Truman said it was Shriver’s conference and left after a brief remark. The event occurred in the Truman Library auditorium.
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Independence
Sargent Shriver
Harry S. Truman
Shriver
Truman
Truman Library
Weather Across Northeast Kansas Turns Cooler Tonight
A cooler night and warmer Tuesday are forecast for northeast Kansas. Low near 50 tonight, high around 80 on Tuesday. The report also lists 4 am to 2 pm readings, Saturday high 84 low 70, yesterday 83/62, and a 0.30 inch rainfall figure with record highs and sunrise sunset times.
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Kansas
No New Rainfall Expected In Lawrence Area
Rain in the past five days totaling 1.31 inches at Kansas University station eased drought in the Lawrence region. Yearly total reaches 8.45 inches, 4.03 inches below normal. The weather bureau notes moisture has ended for now with cool, fair conditions expected tonight and partly cloudy warm weather Tuesday. A tornado funnel west of Emporia caused no damage. hail near Topeka was not heavy.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kansas University
Emporia
Topeka
KU 1966 Seniors End Mount Oread Era at Breakfast
Kansas University seniors wrapped four years at Mount Oread with their annual senior class breakfast. Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe appeared as the star of Last Gasp a humor piece revealing Wescoe in five KU founding figure roles. Awards were announced with Jack Mitchell and Donald K. Alderson earning acting honors.
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Kansas University
Kansas Union
Catherine Zuber Swearingen
Route 3
Mount Oread
Kansas Unon
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
Lance Sterling
Miguel Vescona
Maude Waxwing
Monroe Fernfeather
Clyde Nimblenut
Jayhawks
Haskell Institute
Tonganoxie State
Jack Mitchell
Donald K. Alderson
Dean of Men
Record number of grads march in KU centennial commencement
The largest KU graduation group in history will march down Campanile Hill at 7 p m for centennial exercises in Memorial Stadium with rain plans to move to Allen Fieldhouse Speakers include Gov William Avery Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe and A H Cromb Dist cen awards will honor Forrest C Phog Allen Merrill Haas Charles Haines Elmer Staats and Clyde Tombaugh Readouts show 2990 degrees awarded since 1965 with KU Graduate School 770 degrees new highs and 463 BA Liberal Arts and Sciences 451 Graduate School 338 Education 113 Business 110 Medicine 115 Engineering 97 Fine Arts 42 Pharmacy 72 Law 32 Journalism 154 medical certificates 1 842 degree candidates total at KU per registrar James K Hitt
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Kansas University
Campanile Hill
Memorial Stadium
Allen Fieldhouse
William Avery
W. Clarke Wescoe
A. H. Cromb
Mission Hills
Kansas Board of Regents
Forrest C
Phog) Allen
Lawrence
Merrill W. Haas
Houston
Tex
Humble Oil Company
Charles S. Haines
New York City
Elmer Staats
Washington, D. C
United States
Clyde Tombaugh
Las Cruces
N. M
Pluto
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
James K. Hitt
Mount Oread
Endowment sets Kansas Uni record gifts and income
Endowment totals at Kansas University reached a record 4.316 million dollars for the year, with 4.027 million to the Endowment Association and 289 thousand to the University. The annual report, presented by Irvin Youngberg at the trustees meeting, notes a market value over 22 million and 15.274 million book value, plus 4,713 loans and substantial loan funds leveraged by federal and bank programs.
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Kansas University
Irvin Youngberg
Kansas University Endowment Association
University
Youngberg
Board of
Union
Endowment Association
EU Association
Western
Kansas
Elizebeth Watkins
United Student Aid
Citizens' Stake In Space Effort Given by Martin
John M. Martin of Hercules Powder Co outlines the national stake in missile and space programs at the Lawrence Rotary Club. He cites a $5 billion yearly space budget, a total cost of $35 to $40 billion, and compares it to the atomic bomb project. He stresses taxpayers’ large role in funding and urges a forward space effort.
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Lawrence
Martin
Georgia Institute of Technology
Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Stock Market Averages Dip On Wall Street
New York stock market closed with the Dow Jones index down about 4 points as broader declines pulled the 60-stock index lower. Investors cited modest volume and mixed earnings as factors shaping the session.
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New York
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