Gemini astronauts may extend flight to beat Soviet record
Astronauts on Gemini 4 could extend their mission up to nearly five days as flight director Chris Kraft considers prolonging beyond 119 hours 6 minutes. The decision, if made, would come late in the flight with a switch to a secondary oxygen supply and tight agency authorization.
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Associated Press
Houston, Tex
U.S
Chris Kraft
Valery Bykovsky
Kraft
Space Agency Administration
Gemini Control
Patricia McDivitt
James A. MecDivitt
Jim
United States
Pegasus
Viet Cong blast Dak Sut HQ in major battle
At Dak Sut, 50 miles southwest of Quang Ngai, Viet Cong mortars hit the US headquarters last week. Two Vietnamese soldiers were killed and three wounded as fires raged in the headquarters buildings. AP reporter Ben Bassett notes limited information from North Viet Nam strikes and their unclear impact on the war.
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Dak Sut
Quang Ngai
Ben Basset
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
South
Gemini missions outline for moon trip preparations
NASA plans multiple manned Gemini flights between two month intervals to practice orbital maneuvers fueling the path to the moon. The list includes Gemini 3 with Grissom and Young in 1965 for a three orbit test and Gemini I with McDivitt and White aiming for a four day mission, White performing a space walk.
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Houston, Tex
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Virgil J. Grissom
Cmdr
John W. Young
Soviet Paper Sees Space Walk Aiding U.S. Military Plans
Levestia reported that Edward H. White's space walk bolsters U S efforts to use outer space for military purposes. It noted American commentators claim the feat proves astronauts could monitor alien satellites in space.
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Moscow
Levestia
Edward Hi. White
U.S
Outer Space
United States
White
Gemini missions outline early sequence for rendezvous tests
The report details Gemini flight plans with multiple crews: Cooper and Conrad in a seven day mission starting August 22 to collect medical and scientific data and perform satellite rendezvous by ejecting a small satellite. Schirra Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr. plan a two day mission in October, linking Agena and testing radar and docking. Gemini 7/14 days is slated for December for broader data gathering. An initial January trial aims to link with Agena and test maneuverability with one crewman exiting to retrieve experiments.
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Air Force
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad Jr
Cmdr
Walter M
Schirra Jr
Tom P Stafford
Gemini
Stafford
Agena
Spacecraf
Astronaut Landing Recovery Network Readies in Atlantic Area
In Houston AP report, a vast recovery force of 15 000 people, 88 aircraft and 2 ships is staged for Gemini 4 descent. The carrier Wasp leads the Atlantic operation with Task Force 140 under Rear Adm. Sarver, while a Pacific Task Force 1 covers emergency landings. Pararescuemen and Nimble minisweepers stand by, with tracking stations peering on James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II.
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Pegasus
James McDivitt
The
Space Center
Houston
Houston AP
Pacific Ocean
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Department of Defense
Wasp
Atlantic Ocean
Gemini
James A. McDivitt
Edward H White II
Bermuda
Task Force 140
Ben William Sarver
Task Force 1
Pacific
Air Rescue Service
de Janeiro
Ascension
Anti American Rally Supports Dominican Rebel Leader
About 15 000 people gathered in central Santo Domingo to back Col Francisco Caamano Deno amid anti US overtones. Speakers led chants of Yankees out as placards condemned foreign intervention and urged restoration of the 1963 constitution within 60 days after an interim government is formed.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francesco Caamano Deno
Juan Bosch
Caamane
U.S
Bunker and Company
Ellsworth Bunker
Organization of American States
OAS
High Command
Caamano
Hector Aristy
Jottin Cury
Armed Forces
Manuel Ramon Montes Arache
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy Warm Humid With Showers
The forecast notes a partly cloudy, warm and humid day with scattered thundershowers. High temperatures are expected near typical values. Monday is expected to mirror Sundays weather pattern with similar conditions.
Who Pays Bill For Damage By Child
A question of parental liability for damage caused by children is explored with potential surprises. The page teases discussants on who bears responsibility and hints at related legal principles.
Chuckle About Proper Spacing Of Children In Families
A humorous line remarks that the happiest families have children spaced about ten feet apart, suggesting a playful view on orderly household dynamics.
Submarine Polaris Fleet Reports Quiet Western Pacific Patrols
Four Polaris submarines on firing stations off Red China and eastern Siberia have not reported any antisubmarine contact for six months. The boats carry 64 missiles with vast destructive power, reaching deep into Siberia and Red China. The four submarines named Daniel Boone Tecumseh Alveses 8 Grant will be joined by two more, Kamehameha and Mariano G Valle, this year or next.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Western Pacific
Russian
Siberia
Red China
Daniel Boone
Tecumsah
Alveses
Grant
Kamehameha Amd
Mariano G. Valle
Dunkirk Survivors Return for 25th Anniversary Tribute
Nearly 300 British Dunkirk survivors marched to the beaches to honor comrades who died there 25 years ago. Officials laid wreaths atop the Dunkirk seawall as a monument to fallen French and British servicemen.
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Dunkerque
France
Leslie Aitkin
Dunkerque 194
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Gus) Grissom
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Polaris
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Russia
Howard Benedict
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Edward H. White I
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By Robert Berrellez
Msgr
Emanuele Clarizio
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Eeer -Saee
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Sea of Japan
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Royal Navy
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