Armstrong Parents Brace for Gemini 8 Flight
Neil Armstrong and David Scott prepare for a historic link up in space as his parents from Wapakoneta Ohio share mixed nerves and pride. Gray haired Stephen Armstrong says they have learned to live with this, noting Neil’s combat missions and X 15 flights. The family plans to watch from Cape Kennedy with Ohio officials in attendance while Janet Armstrong and the boys monitor on TV.
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Gemini 8 Docking Mission Aims for Space Linkup
Gemini 8 launches from Cape Kennedy aboard a Titan 2 with Neil Armstrong and David Scott. The mission seeks the first space docking with an Agena target vehicle after a 105,000 mile chase. The crew faces a planned space walk and multiple orbital maneuvers to reach a near 185 mile orbit and docking.
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Gemini 8 At A Glance Astronauts Armstrong Scott plan space linkup
Readable briefing notes outline the mission featuring Neil A. Armstrong 35 and David R. Scott 33. It specifies the objective to link two satellites in orbit with a 22 hour space walk and multiple experiments. Atlas booster to place Agena target satellite at 10 a.m. EST. Gemini Titan 2 at 11 41 a.m. First linkup expected late today. Space walk scheduled Thursday morning.
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Weather sketch predicts cool night and warm Thursday
The forecast calls for a cool night with a low in the high 30s and a sunny warmer Thursday with a high in the 60s. Yesterday’s high reached 64 and the low near 30.
Sukarno Sought Deaths Of Anti-Red Generals
Singapore sources report an alleged order from President Sukarno to assassinate four anti- Communist generals. The document, tied to Subandrio, surfaced amid Sukarno’s weakened power and rising tensions in Jakarta and across student protests.
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Riots in Watts Ended After Police Quell Mob Run Amok
In Watts an outbreak from 3:20 pm to 7 pm left at least two dead and 26 injured. Police clearing 36 blocks used cars to move in after hundreds rioted, looted, and fired guns. Governor Brown visited LA and avoided National Guard action.
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Viet Cong attack backs Viet Nam forces and unrest widens
In a morning clash, two Viet Cong battalions hit the 173rd Airborne Brigade from all sides. 142 Viet Cong were killed and 3 captured, including an officer, with light U.S. losses and three helicopters downed but crews rescued. An F4C Phantom is missing near Dien Bien Phu. Air and naval strikes hit targets in North and South Viet Nam as unrest grows after Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi's ouster.
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Johnson signs $6 billion tax bill to fund Viet Nam effort
President Johnson signed a bill expected to raise about $6 billion in revenue over 15 months. The act broadens Social Security coverage to about 300,000 people over 72 and increases excise taxes on car sales from 6 to 7 percent. It also reinstates a 10 percent on phone calls, lowers to 3 percent, and boosts tax collection. The measure aims to raise $1.2 billion by June 30 and $4.8 billion in fiscal 1967 starting July 1. The House approved an emergency defense, military aid and foreign economic aid bill totaling $13.14 billion.
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