Gemini 7 Nearing 14 Days Aboard In Quiet Mission
Astronauts Borman and Lovell report mild nasal congestion but remain fit. Gemini 7 continues a near record 14 days in space and plans a rendezvous with Gemini 6. launch pursuit set for 9 54 am EST Sunday. Ground issues briefly hinder voice contact via laser. Fuel cell unit fixes succeed. In orbit, Lovell and Borman demonstrate formation flight and that astronauts can fly in underwear without pressure suits.
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Lovell
Earth
Air Force
Navy
Lavell
United States
Cape Kennedy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P Stafford
Gunfight Erupts In Delta
South Vietnamese troops in Go Cong Province near Saigon pierced a Viet Cong nest and engaged in a heavy gunfight. U S Marines supported by carrier Valley Forge pressed a separate action along the coast with light casualties. Viet Cong losses totaled 74 dead over two days, according to joint reports.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Go Cong
Mekong Delta
U.S
South China Sea
Valley Forge
William Tell stunt ends in daughter's death in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica California a 5 year old girl Elizabeth Marie Van Denburgh died from a gunshot wound to the forehead after her father Eugene Van Denburgh aged 44 a laborer attempted to shoot a 22 caliber rifle at a tangerine placed on her head He was booked on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder and murder investigation continues.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Eugene K. van Denburgh
Elizabeth Marie
William Tell
van Denburgh
van Denburg
Weather outlook for Miami Valley shows scattered showers
The Weather Bureau forecasts continuing scattered showers tonight and tomorrow morning in the Miami Valley. Showers end by tomorrow afternoon with temperatures easing from a low near 50 tonight to a high near 60 tomorrow.
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Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Nevins Named President of American Academy of Arts and Letters
Historian Allen Nevins is elected president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, succeeding Lewis Munderd. Nevins, twice Pulitzer Prize winner for biographies of Grover Cleveland and Hamilton, is a senior research associate at the Huntington Library and former Columbia University history tone.
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New York
al En Nevins
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Lewis Munderd
Nevins #s
Grover Cleveland
Hamilton Wish
Huntington Library
San Marino
Calif
Columbia University
Teddy Bear Man to End Hospital Visits in Lima Ohio
R A McClean known as the Teddy Bear Man will give his 50 000th bear to a hospitalized child as he retires from hospital visits due to age and health. He started in 1949 after his three sons were married, delivering bears with help from civic groups and donors.
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Spencerville
St. Marys
Ohio
Lima Memorial Hospital
Meclean
Lima Eens
Chuckle Social Grace Yawns Quietly Without Opening Mouth
A humorous remark defines social grace as the act of yawning without opening the mouth, highlighting a subtle everyday behavior.
Sunday Big Day For 2 Crafts
Gemini 7 crews seek a world space endurance record and a historic rendezvous with Gemini 6. The flight faces cold, tumbling conditions after a restless night. officials plan a 3:26 pm meeting and a 329 hour 30 minute space duration in the schedule.
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Schirre
Stafford
Earth
Space Twins
Borman
Lovell
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Space
Traffic Bothering Santa At Space Center Gemini
Visitors reported Santa Claus entering the Gemini Control Center with a badge to complain about spacecraft. Al Chop, the nighttime Gemini controller, said Santa claimed he almost hit the vehicles. the visitor was later identified as Capt. E. M. Vallerie of the Air Force.
Bor m an catching cold during Gemini 7 mission
Houston AP report notes flight surgeon Dr Charles Berry explaining that a cold can incubate 4 to 10 days. He said Lt Col Frank Bor man could have been exposed and infected before or during the six plus days in space, and symptoms might appear within that window.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Charles Berr
Air Force
Frank Borman
Berry
Euclid High seniors suspended for Viet Nam armband protest
Three 17 year old Euclid High School seniors were suspended for wearing black armbands to mourn Viet Nam war dead. William F. Hornsby Jr refused to remove his armband and faced six days plus further restrictions. Debbie Wallace and Phyllis Sweigert also suspended but to return later.
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Cleveland
Euclid High School
Viet Nam
William F. Hornsby Jr
Debbie Wallace
Phyllis Sweigert
Hornsby
Tuberculosis a Hazard Aboard Carrier Wasp Navy Says
Navy doctors describe tuberculosis as a built in hazard of life at sea citing 13 proven and four suspected cases aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp. They call the outbreak non preventable since the germ came aboard with an index case who showed symptoms after leaving port.
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Washington
Navy
Surgeon General's Office
Wasp
Gem robbery at Bermans jewelry shop London
In Mayfair near the American Embassy two men and a woman handcuffed owners Harold and Charles Berman. The trio then fled with gems valued at 252000 dollars after a masked accomplice entered with a gun. The Ber mans had previously visited the store as customers.
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London
Bermans
North Audley Street
Mayfair
Harold Berman
Charles
Monks accuse Marine of harming Da Nang Buddha image
Buddhist leaders in Da Nang allege a U S Marine severely damaged a golden Buddha statue at Khuc Bac pagoda on December 3. Ambassadors and local monks urged accountability as 500 worshipers demonstrated, while officials pledged repair with U S funds regardless of proof of involvement.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
D Nang
Henry Cabot Lodge
Goda
Thich Giac Ngo
da Nang
Lodge
da Nang Pagoda
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Khanh
Khuc Bac Pagoda
U. S
da Nang City
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