Democrats Question Nixon Star Fading in 1968 Race
Democratic strategists question Richard Nixon’s viability as Johnson’s 1968 rival as GOP leaders split on nominating prospects. Romney polling ahead of Nixon among skeptical Republican figures, with Nixon seen as a known quantity on security while Romney is viewed as vulnerable on world affairs.
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Chinese Soviet Tempers Flare Over Tomb Scuffle
Chinese and Soviet authorities exchange protests after the Rec Square incident. Chinese officials accuse Soviet police of beating students placing a wreath on a grave, signaling worsening Sino Soviet relations.
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Trio of Astronauts Grissom White and Chaffee Remembered
The article recalls Air Force Lt. Col. Virgil Grissom Ed White II and Navy Cmdr. Roger Chaffee three spaceflight pioneers who died in a Apollo fire before their February 21 mission bound for a 14 day earth orbit. It notes Grissoms Gemini 4 walk White at 21 minutes and Chaffees Navy career and Purdue ties with their families and wartime histories.
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Gas Grissom remembered as a pioneering Mercury and Gemini astronaut
The early space legend Gus Grissom, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, flew Liberty Bell 7 on a 1961 sub orbit and later joined John W. Young on Gemini 3 in 1965. Born in Mitchell Indiana, Grissom showed a lifelong drive to fly after early boyhood airplane observations.
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Russians claim Chinese nuisance near Lenin tomb
Russians report Chinese visitors provoked a scene near Lenin's tomb with Soviet citizens joining to block them and herd them back toward their bus A crowd control incident occurred at the Lenin tomb area as visitors moved toward Stalin's grave nearby.
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Jury Decides Fate of Bobby Baker in Tax and Fraud Case
A 12 jurors panel in Washington hears charges against Bobby Baker once a Senate employee who built a fortune amid complex finance. Prosecutors accuse Baker of evading taxes, theft and conspiracy to defraud the government, with verdicts potentially yielding decades in prison and substantial fines.
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