Gemini 11 Makes Record First Orbit Rendezvous
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F. Gordon Jr docked with the Agena target satellite about 80 minutes after launch from Cape Kennedy. The quick first orbit rendezvous occurred 185 miles above the Pacific, with ground control praising the maneuver and confirming systems for a three day mission.
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Charles Conrad Jr
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Calif
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Gemini
California
Tananarive
Malagasy Republic
Africa
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Australia
Atlantic
Refugees ride bulldozer to freedom into West Berlin
Five young refugees shielded by scraps of metal and armor ride a bulldozer through ditches and barbed wire into West Berlin. East German border guards open fire as the vehicle crashes. the group, including two pregnant women and a 4 year old, escape toward safety and are hospitalized with injuries.
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Weather and escape story from Berlin border
Cloudy tonight with a low around 60 and a possible shower. Tuesday high near 80 with much cooler later in the week. Yesterday’s high 83 and overnight 58. At West Berlin border guards fired over 100 rounds. driver and companions were wounded but escaped with minimal armor and shared details of their flight to freedom from a nationalized construction firm garage near the border.
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Riot Truce Breaks in Atlanta Riots Amid Gunfire and Arrests
Violent clashes erupted for two nights in a predominantly Negro area of Atlanta with gunfire fires and tense marches. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. appealed for Negro leaders to address the violence and offered a $10,000 reward for information on the death of Hubert Warner and the arrest of the shooter.
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Hubert Warner
Varner
Roy Milton Wright
Warner
Wright
M. J. Spears
80 Percent Turnout Claimed In Viet Nam Elections
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky hailed 80 percent turnout in South Viet Nam as a sign of victory over communism. The 117 member assembly to draft a new constitution will meet Sept. 26. 4,274,212 of 5,289,652 eligible voters cast ballots with few defaced or blank ballots. Civilian candidates led the vote, military seats uncertain, and Thieu said Hanoi will have second thoughts about a farce.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Military Council
Nguyen Duc Thang
Thang
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
Thieu
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Big primaries sweep eleven states with key races
Tomorrow's vote is a major primary day with eleven states voting. Contests include Democratic bids for Senate and governor in Minnesota and governor races in Maryland Wisconsin and a six way GOP Senate fight in New Hampshire.
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Minnesota Gov Rolvaag and Keith Trade Last Minute Stands
In northeastern Minnesota the Democratic-Farmer-Labor rivals Gov Karl Rolvaag and Lt Gov A M Keith wage a final preprimary battle for the gubernatorial nomination. Rolvaag seeks a second term without party backing while Keith leads the endorsed ticket. Keith predicts a 5 000 to 10 000 vote win as party support fractures.
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A. M. Keith
Minnesota
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Massachusetts Gubernatorial Primaries Echo Kennedy Rivalry
Massachusetts voters head to the primaries with a Democratic governor race featuring Edward J. McCormack and Kenneth P. O Donnell. Kennedy supporters hint at campaigning with the nominee, signaling a close race influenced by Kennedy politics and past loyalties. The contest also includes Enid Peabody challenging Boston Mayor John F. Collins for the Senate seat being vacated by Leverett Saltonstall.
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Edward J. McCormack
Edward M. Kennedy
Kenneth P. O’donnell
White House
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Kennedy
Democratic Party
McCormack
U.S. House
John W. McCormack
Endicott Peabody
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