Hero’s burial for Daniel Fernandez in New Mexico
Spec 4 Daniel Fernandez was buried with full military honors at Santa Fe National Cemetery after dying in Viet Nam on February 18. The 21 year old from Los Lunas saved comrades by sacrificing himself on a grenade. Thousands attended the funeral and graveside rites, with the flag given to his father and taps heard across the hillside. He had been nominated for the Medal of Honor.
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Santa FE
N.M
Daniel Fernandez
New Mexico
Fernandez
Viet Nam
Santa Fe National
Los Lunas
Dennis Patterson
34Th Infantry
Patrick Hurley
Father Schuler
America
Kennedy
James
Peter
Rita
Jose Fernandez
U.S
Saturn 1B success advances moon landing pace
The Saturn 1B and uncrewed Apollo spacecraft completed a 40 minute maiden flight from Cape Kennedy. The capsule reached 310 miles up and survived reentry temperatures up to 5000 degrees. Splashdown occurred in the South Atlantic with Boxer carrier nearby to recover the craft. NASA officials call it a major step toward landing astronauts on the moon this decade with possible flight No. 12 in January 1968.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
South Atlantic Ocean
Space Agency
Johnson says no new Viet Nam troops planned this moment
President Johnson told a news conference the desk is clear of requests for more troops in Viet Nam and expects possible future requests to be met without great strain. He backs Gen Westmoreland’s plans, warns sacrifices will be needed, and says no immediate tax hikes or wage controls are planned.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Oval Office
William C. Westmoreland
Congress
R. Paul Christiansen
Forest Hills
Ohio Patrolman Seeks Challenge in Unknowns
A State Patrolman at Post 9 explains the appeal of the job to a young recruit, highlighting the thrill of facing unpredictable events. Also noted is Trenton’s 150th birthday with plans for its sesquicentennial celebration in the Valley section.
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Ohio
Trenton
Soviet space dogs appear on Moscow TV in record
Veterok Breeze and Ugolyko were shown in a three minute broadcast from Cosmos 110. The dogs, launched Tuesday, orbited Earth up to 562 miles, a distance beyond human spaceflight to date. An official note said the studies will precede future manned space steps and expose them to radiation belts.
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Moscow
Veterok Breeze
Ugolyko
Suptnik
Senate Viet Nam fund bill stalls on Senate quorum
Washington AP report that a 4.8 billion Viet Nam war funds bill stalled in the Senate after only 33 members appeared in a Saturday session. A roll call was demanded, eight late arrivals, but 51 votes were still short. Monday noon is set for further action with Morse and Gruening expected to offer an amendment to curb Johnson’s Southeast Asia powers.
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Washington
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Ernest Gruening
Russell B. Long
D-La
Temperatures Set to Rise Near 40 Under Cloudy Skies
The forecast calls for a near 40 degree day under cloudy skies with possible rain starting tonight. Rain is expected to spread across the state by Monday as cooler weather gives way to normal spring conditions.
Quints Born to South Africa Coal Yard Worker Wife
Five babies including three boys and two girls arrived Saturday to the wife of Tafeni Gquzulu a coal yard worker in East London South Africa The newborn quintuplets were reported in good condition though the mother Nogesi was under sedation at Frere Hospital The couple married a decade ago and already have a four year old son The father received the rest of the day off from work after the births
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East London
South Africa
Tafeni Gquzulu
Nogesi
Frere Hospital
Middletown Miami campus debate over Armco Park trees
A quiet local movement in Middletown and at Miami University questions extensive clearing for a campus site at Armco Park. Officials promise minimal tree loss as catch basins are added to control flooding, while city planners push limited clearing to preserve landscape and trees amid construction of Johnston Hall and Gardner Harvey Library.
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Middletown
Armco Park
Middletown-Miami University
Sing
Hake & Hake Associates
Dave Finkelman
Earl V. Thesken
Miami
Logan Johnston Hall
Gardner Harvey
Johnston Hall
Forest Hills Country Club
Hake III
Dean Thesken
Middletown-Miami
Gardner Harvey Library
Planning Commission
Engineering Department
William Klosterman
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Boxer
George Mueller
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission Control Center
LBJ
Lic
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gulf of Tonkin
Quints
S. Africa
Campus
Bohman
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