Mock Liftoff of Apollo 7 Ends Safely in Test
Cape Kennedy Florida AP three astronauts trained for a October 11 orbital mission completed a plugs out countdown rehearsal for Apollo 7 aboard a Saturn 1B. A transformer overheated but caused no fire or delay. The test followed the Apollo 1 tragedy and established safer ground rules and procedures for future manned spaceflight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
Apollo
Moon
America
Schirra
Grissom
White
Chaffee
Space Agency
Houston
Air Force
R. Lindsey
Lloyd Reeder
Alfred H. Davidson
Ing
Manned Spacecraft Center
2TV
Florida Flags Fly In Vietnam War
A 1966 Florida Marine inspired a drive that sent more than 1400 Florida state flags to servicemen in Vietnam. The secretary of state coordinated the effort as requests spread, with donations from citizens and civic clubs funding a special flag fund and sustaining the program.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Florida
Vietnam
Secretary of State
Secretary’s
Three New GOP Figures Rise in Three States
In Nevada North Dakota and Iowa three Republicans pursued U S Senate seats or a governorship. Nevada Lt Gov Ed Fike won the GOP nomination to face Democratic incumbent Alan Bible. North Dakota car dealer Robert P McCarnegy upset Md Doherty for the gubernatorial nomination. Iowa State Sen David M Stanley led a four man field for the Senate nomination to challenge Gov Harold E Hughes.
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Associated Press
U.S. Senate
Nevada
North Dakota
Iowa
Ed Fike
GOP
Alan Bible
Robert P. McCarnegy
MD Doherty
Man shoots car after fire on Ohio highway
Seth Grant of Hamilton fired a .22 rifle at his 1956 car after it caught fire along a Butler County road. The vehicle later halted and Grant was arrested for firing a weapon on a highway. he said he did it out of anger.
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Oxford
Ohio
Seth Grant
Hamilton
Grant
Butler
West German Leader Seeks Johnson Kosygin Summit
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt said he would welcome a Johnson Kosygin summit. He noted it is not his place to advise but stressed that responsible statesmen must talk to prevent further shooting.
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Geneva
UPI
Wily Brandt
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brandt
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Ward H. White II
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Vaner Brand
Joe Engle
Sears
Senate
Stanley
Hughes
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
James E. Bromwell
Robert Ray
Paul Franzenburg
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