Gemini 7 splashdown ends 14 day space voyage
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell landed in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the Gemini 7 after a 14 day mission. They drifted minutes from the recovery ship Wasp and were hoisted aboard to cheers. The mission set records for time and distance traveled and marked a historic rendezvous with Gemini 6.
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Wasp
Earth
Borman
Lovell
United States
Russia
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
U S Leaders Skeptical of Hanoi Peace Feelers
The United States asks North Vietnam to clarify Ho Chi Minh peace feeler while White House and State Department express deep skepticism. President Johnson calls for honorable peace as officials pursue possible negotiations.
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Washington
United States
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
White House
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
State Department
Johnson
Italy
Amintore Fanfani
U.N. General Assembly
United Nations
Robert J. McCloskey
New York
Fanfani
Rusk
Curfew Ordered For Saigon U S Servicemen
U S military command in South Viet Nam imposes a dusk to dawn curfew on all American servicemen in Saigon to curb possible Viet Cong terrorist actions during the fifth anniversary of their movement and the Christmas period. Reports from the Central Highlands describe violence involving Montagnard tribesmen with clashes near Phu Bon and Phu Tien, casualties claimed by government troops, and negotiations ongoing with authorities.
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Hanoi
Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Fanfani
U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Phu Bon
Phu Tien
Quang Duc
Darlac
Pleiku
Gia Nghia
Pleorong
Plei Djreng
Lac Thin
Kosygin Affirms Aid to Viet Nam in Just Struggle
Soviet Premier Kosygin vowed continued aid to Viet Nam until full victory over American forces. In Moscow he spoke at a Kremlin banquet for Algerian leader Boumedienne amid a new peace feeler from North Viet Nam. Boumedienne urged Viet Cong representation and adherence to Pham Van Dong’s terms.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ussr
Viet Nam
State Department
Washington
Kosygin
Kremlin
Houari Boumedienne
Pham van Dong
Tass
Boumedienne
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Algeria
Sock Knitting Girl Teases Fellow With Foot in It
A girl mends with knitting a sock for a companion and muses he may put his foot in it, hinting at a playful misunderstanding. The scene captures local humor and a lighthearted exchange.
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Sock
Gemini 7 completes 14 day space flight to earth
The Gemini 7 crew return after a record 14 days in orbit. Gemini 6 astronauts Schirra and Stafford rendezvoused with Gemini 7, filming dramatic color images and performing close maneuvers to test docking and maneuvers under Flight Director Kraft’s supervision.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Earth
Camp Enlash
Chris Kraft
Kraft
Weather Outlook for Middleton Holiday Week
Tomorrow brings cold conditions with occasional light snow as Middletonians head into Christmas week. Today remains mostly fair with a low near 30 and Sunday high around 40. light snow is expected to enter the Cincinnati area before midnight, spreading south of a Dayton to Mansfield line by Sunday morning.
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Cincinnati
Dayton - To - Mansfield
Kohler Strike Ends With 3 Million Back Pay Pact
Kohler Co and the United Auto Workers sealed a settlement after 11 years of conflict. The accord provides 3 million dollars in back pay to about 1,400 former strikers and at least 1.5 million for restored pension rights, with individual awards up to 10 thousand dollars. The agreement was announced jointly and complemented by a handshake between UAW official Emil Mazey and Kohler vice president Lyman C. Conger.
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Kohler
Wis
Wisconsin
Kohler Co
United Auto Workers
Emil Mazey
U.A.W
Lyman C. Conger
U.S. Supreme Court
Bauer
Allan Graskamp
National Labor Relations Board
Kohler Firm
Sudan Breaks With Britain Over Rhodesia Ties
Cairo AP reports the Sudan government broke diplomatic relations with Britain over Rhodesia. The move, announced by government radio, takes effect immediately after an emergency Cabinet meeting. It follows a broader African Unity call, with Ghana Tanzania Guinea and Mali among those complying.
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Cairo
Sudan
Britain
Rhodesia
Organization of African Unity
United Arab Republic
Ghana
Tanzannia
Guinea
Mali
Fawcett Reverses Call On OSU President's Home
Ohio State University President Novice G. Fawcett says he asked the board of trustees to drop the $300,000 president’s home project funded by cash gifts. The plan approved December 9 drew criticism from segments including Governor Rhodes supporters due to the high cost and use of donations.
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Columbus, Ohio
Novice G. Fawcett
Ohio State University
OSU
Board of Trustees
James A. Rhodes
Black Christmas boycott organized in Fayette Miss
In Fayette Mississippi a Black Christmas boycott led by NAACP leaders was planned with protest marches to press demands. Charles Evers said the town would boycott all stores except one supermarket to gain two Negro police, more jobs, courtesy titles and desegregation of public facilities. Mayor Allen told police to refrain from interfering with peaceful marches.
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Fayette, Miss
Natchez
Miss
Charles Evers
Jackson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Evers
R.J. Allen
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Auuy
Eretesen Steeter
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Stafford
Gemini 7
Berry
Fawcett
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