Chasing Gemini 4 Boosted Flight Teaches Space Rendezvous
Houston AP reports James McDivitt in Gemini 4 misjudged the chase of a spent booster during orbit. Officials cite fuel limits and weak ground tracking, noting future missions will use radar and more propellant to refine orbital rendezvous strategies.
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Houston, Tex
James A. McDivitt
Earth
McDivitt
Space
Gemini 4 reaches halfway point in four day mission
Houston AP reports McDivitt and White hit the halfway mark of NASA's first four day two man spaceflight aboard Gemini 4. They crossed orbit 2 as observers noted Friday night into Saturday with the pair continuing routine pilot tests and a new American spaceflight duration record.
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Houston, Tex
United States
Space
Space Twins
McDivitt
White
L. Gordon Cooper
U.S
Johnson calls for true equality in civil rights drive
President Johnson urged a new civil rights push to achieve true equality for African Americans not just rights. Speaking at Howard University he warned of widening gaps in employment and income and announced a White House conference for fall to address these issues.
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Johnson
White House
All America
Deputy Fired On Chief Investigator's Home in Bogalusa
Six bullets were fired Friday night into the home of Doyle Holliday, chief deputy of the Washington Parish sheriffs department in Bogalusa. Holliday, white, fired at the fleeing car as it circled his circular drive. Police set roadblocks, state and FBI agents collected tire track plaster casts and bullets for tests after the shooting near Holliday's residence seven miles west of Bogalusa while he had just helped direct the search in the O Neal Moore murder case.
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Doyle Holliday
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O'Neal Moore
Here
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Chuckle Hair Problem Affects Women and Men Differently
The remark notes hair tinting as a concern for women and jokes that men face a different issue. It presents a comic take on grooming trends and gendered expectations without additional context.
Government forces claim 48 Viet Cong killed in Vinh Long action
Government troops with U S helicopter support report 48 Viet Cong killed in one Friday operation near Vinh Long, 55 miles southwest of Saigon. Six Reds captured eight as suspects. four government soldiers died and four wounded with an adviser injured but not seriously.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
Vinh Long
U.S. Army
Kimball Former Ohio House Speaker Dies at 88
PAINESVILLE Ohio former Ohio House of Representatives speaker Car R Kimball 88 died Thursday at his Madison home Services will be held Sunday in Madison He retired from his hardware business in 1962 He was a Republican and led the House in 1919 and 1920.
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Painesville, Ohio
Madison
Car R. Kimball
Ohio House of Representatives
Kimball
Dominican War Stalemates as New OAS Team Moves
The civil war in the Dominican Republic marks six weeks of deadlock as a fresh OAS mission from three nations seeks a political settlement. Reports indicate a plan for a swift OAS supervised election, though officials caution Mideast options remain under consideration. The peace effort began after meetings with papal nuncio Msgr Emanuele Clarizio and U S Ambassador W Tapley Bennett, with Vatican mediation noted.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS
Washington
U.S
Msgr
Emanuele Clarizio
W. Tapley Bennett
Vatican
Weather brief for Miami Valley with scattered thundershowers
The Weather Bureau forecasts scattered thundershowers tonight and tomorrow in the Miami Valley. It will be warm and humid with a low around 65 and a Sunday high near 85.
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Astronauts Use In Helmet Astro Alarms for Sleep Alert
Houston AP reports astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II wear built in alarm clocks in their helmets. If both sleep or fail to respond, any ground station can summon them via radio signal triggering the astro alarm buzzer.
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Houston, Tex
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Space Chatter Records Gemini 4 Flight
The Gemini 4 mission sets a record for longest U S space flight and the most space chatter from Mission Control Houston driven by clearer tapes better communications and the crews Edward White II and James A McDivitt. Veteran astronaut Walter Schirra is noted to have likely spoken most, maintaining constant contact with Mission Control.
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Houston, Tex
U.S
Mission Control
Houston
Edward White II
James A. McDivitt
Walter Schirra
Ohio Teen Wins Miss U S A Crown in Miami Beach
Sue Ann Downey 22 from Columbus wins Miss U S A over 14 of 47 finalists for 5 000 cash, mink coat, and personal appearance contract. Jane Nelson of Arizona State University is first runner up. Judy Baldwin of Clovis NM second runner up.
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Ohio
U.S
Sue Ann Downey
Columbus
Sue
Jane Nelson
Arizona State University
Tularosa
N.M
John E. Downeys
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