Astronauts Prepare for Van Allen Belt Flight
Gemini 10 pilots John W. Young and Michael Collins set a three day mission to reach 468 miles in an egg shaped orbit to rendezvous with a left Agena. Doctors expect radiation to be high but below harmful levels with dosimeters guiding safety. Experts predict about ten times past exposure but still within emergency thresholds, as the crew may lower visors over 400 miles.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
John W. Young
Air Force
Michael Collins
Young
Collins
van Allen
South America
van Allen Belt
South Atlantic
United States
Higgins
Charles A. Berry
Los Angeles Police Chief Parker Dies at 64
William L H Parker aged 64 longtime head of the LAPD died Saturday of a heart attack after a civil affair during which he was cited for outstanding service. He joined the department in 1927 and led the force during Watts unrest. He once kept Disneyland off limits to Nikita Khrushchev.
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Los Angeles
William LH. Parker
Police Department
Watts
Parker
Disneyland
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain Girds For Pound Devaluation Crisis
London reports a 48 to 72 hour window as the Labor government tightens taxes, export drive, and spending cuts to shore up the pound. Plans include troop withdrawals East of Suez, higher taxes, wage and price freezes, and limits on dividends to calm investors and avert a worldwide currency crisis.
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London
Britain
Suez
Wilson
Skydiver suffers fractures after tandem fall in Ohio
Gus Stenstrom, 38, of Willoughby Hills, a Cleveland Parachute Club member, fell 7,500 feet when both main and reserve parachutes failed. He was in free fall 5,000 feet before the main canopy opened partly and the reserve line snarled. He suffered multiple vertebral fractures and a broken heel and was taken to Lake County West Hospital in fair condition.
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Chardon
Ohio
Gus Stenstrom
Willoughby Hills
Cleveland Parachute Club
Parkman
Geauga County
David
Stenstrom
Lake County West Hospital
Rent-Raise Protest Seen Half-Hearted in City
In Cincinnati a plan to close Sohio gasoline stations on Sunday in protest of rent increases by Standard Oil Co. of Ohio drew only limited participation. Mike Kunnen of the Cincinnati Gasoline Dealers Association said 53 stations planned closures, but a spot check found only two closed or unanswered, with comment on compliance deferred after a meeting.
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Cincinnati
Mike Kunnen
Cincinnati Gasoline Dealers Association
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Kunnen
Ambassador Reischauer Leaves Tokyo for Routine Consultation
Edwin O. Reischauer departed Tokyo for Washington for routine consultation per a U.S. Embassy spokesman. The report notes jungle radio limits, with back-pack radios transmitting up to ten miles but often heard only about 1.5 miles in dense terrain.
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Tokyo
U.S
Edwin O. Reischauver
Washington
Busy Week Ahead For Both House And Senate
The House and Senate face a packed week with Vietnam war funding and a major anti poverty bill on the agenda. Debate centers on a $58.6 billion defense appropriation and a $1.75 billion poverty program as lawmakers spar over timing and amendments. A Senate ethics probe and a clash between Speaker McCormack and Rep Powell add to the pressure as votes loom.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congressional
Julius Klein
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J.dodd
D-Conn
Defense Department
John W. McCormack
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Powell
Teo
Mike Mansfield
McCormack
Twirlers Earn Top Marks in Lafayette Contest
Middletown Miamisburg and West Chester baton twirlers placed high among 600 competitors from Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan and Tennessee at a Lafayette Indiana Holiday Inn meet sponsored by the United States Twirling Association. Teens Lu Ann Evans Debbie De Hart and Connie Crosby led with top solo and strutting wins and high placings.
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Middletown
Miamisburg
West Chester
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Tennessee
Lafayette
Ind
Holiday Inn
United States Twirling Association
Lu Ann Evans
John H. Evans
Gideon Road
Debbie de Hart
Joe DeHart
Connie Crosby
Robert Crosby
Ting
Nine Die In Crash Of Air Force Plane
An Air Force C123 transport crashed and sank off Cape Lisburne Alaska during a Nome supply run killing nine aboard including USO entertainers Hugh and Elinor Yancey. Captains Abbott and Smith led a five crew, with two passengers Captain Lanzella of New Orleans and 2nd Lt Everett Groves of Fort Richardson as escort.
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Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
Nome
Arctic Ocean
Cape Lisburne
Hugh H
Elinor Yancey
USO
Los Angeles
Cape Lis
Dwight E. Goff
Manhattan
Kan
Floyd Marcum
Ypsilanti
Midi
Anthony John Lanzella
New Orleans
Army
Everett A. Groves
Ft. Richardson
Ohio Toll Rises in Weekend Traffic Deaths
The Associated Press reports three bicycle riders from one family killed in Huron County near Willard as part of an Ohio weekend toll of at least 15 deaths. The incident involved a couple and their two young sons struck by a car. only the father survived. Seven deaths came from single car crashes.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Huron County
Willard
Community Organization Schedule For Monday And Tuesday
Reads like a local calendar listing meetings across Madison Monroe and surrounding venues. Groups include Optimist Club Madison Boosters Club SPEBSQSA Rotary Civitan Safety Council Madison Lions Sertoma Board of Education and more with times ranging from noon to 8 p.m. at various halls and inns.
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Eastern Lanes
Madison Boosters Club
Madison
Monroe Firemen’s Association
Monroe Fire
Monroe Grange
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Civitan Club
Manchester Motor Inn Safety Council
Civic Association
Madison Lions Club
Madison High School
Sertoma Club
Board of Education
American Citizen's Club
Broad Sportman's Club
FOE Lodge
Eagles Hall
Miami Lodge
Monroe Ioof
BPOE
Elktones
Elks Temple
Middletown Grocers & Meat Dealers
Chatterdine Alcoholice Anonymous
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Reed-Klopp
Central Ave
Home Makers
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Harold Wilson
Bank of England
Moscow
Parliament
North Atlantic Alliance
Germany
Johnson
House Appropriations Committee
Genmith
Ares
N. Front W
Rae K
Homeowner Insurance
Tom
Walburg
Insurance Agency
First Avenue
Middletown, Ohio
Hetiny Divisi
Gures
Hild
1701 Central
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