Gemini 5 Sets U.S. Endurance Record In Space Flight
Gemini 5 astronauts surpass the 97 hour 59 minute Gemini 4 mark and near the world record as they orbit Earth on the second leg from Cape Kennedy to Houston. McDivitt and Conrad report Earth activity while tracking a Minuteman launch. Johnson invites Soviet scientists to October Gemini 6 flight and outlines space and Viet Nam policy.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
U.S
Space
Gemini Control
James A. McDivitt
Edward White II
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Johnson
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Pacific
United States
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Charles Conrad Jr
Lake Champlain
Conrad
Roger
Cape Kennedy
Fla
mid-Atlantic
Soviet Union
White Papers Battle Joined in Viet Nam Debate
President Johnson defended his Viet Nam strategy as Republican leaders issued a White Paper rebutting his actions. He praised Eisenhower and McNamara as allies, said the country is united behind his policies, and welcomed differing views while warning against underestimating the nation’s resolve.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Robert S. McNamara
Far East
White House East Room
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Academy of Science
Barry Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
McNamara
GOP
Eisenhower
North
Conrad Takes Photographs of Volcanic Isle
Houston AP Astro naut Charles Conrad Jr. photographed the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii while infrared sensors in the Gemini 5 adapter section measured lava heat. The experiment’s success could not be determined immediately. Other volcanoes to be examined include San Miguel El Salvador Telica Nicaragua Irazu Costa Rica and Langla New Britain Islands.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Charles Conrad Jr
Kilauea
Hawaii
Space Agency
San Miguel
el Salvador
Telica
Nicaragua
Irazu
Costa Rica
Langla
New Britain Islands
Twin Cities Chit Chat Highlights Local Vignettes
Mrs. C T Baird of Monroe enjoyed a Dallas musical, River Wind, largely because her nephew Barry Hope starred. Barry, Centenary College graduate, studies at SMU drama school. Albert C Martin becomes Saturn II operations director in Florida after moving from California with his family. He is Ouachita Parish High School, Northeast Junior College and UT alum, linked to Saturn II since 1951.
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C. T. Baird
College Blvd
Monroe
Dallas
Barry Hope
Barry
Centenary College
SMU Drama School
Albert C. Martin
Frank Martin
Ludwig Ave
West Monroe
Florida
California
Martin
Ouachita Parish
Northeast Junior College
University of Texas
Judge Sick Over Son's Traffic Violations
Waukegan Illinois AP Judge Peter L Melius faces a public dilemma as his 17 year old son Michael is charged with nine traffic offenses after an 80 mile per hour chase. The judge says he would have jailed his son but his wife bailed him out. Michael faces reckless driving speeding red light and six stop signs in traffic court on Sept 10. The jurist says he will not represent his son and expresses deep distress over the case.
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Waukegan, Ill
Peter L. Melius
Michael
Waukegan
Melius
Waukegan High School
Widow Ernie Riser Named to Ouachita School Board Seat
Gov. John J. McKeithen appoints Mrs. Ernie Riser widow of Fred Riser to the Ouachita Parish School Board to complete her late husband’s unexpired term ending in November 1966. Riser, a Ouachita native and former civic leader, pledged to carry on her husband’s work and led a life of church and school involvement in West Monroe.
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John J. McKeithen
Ernie Riser
Fred Riser
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Jamar W. Adcock
Lawrence Gibbs
George Wood
Virginia Hotel
Riser
J. C. Jordan
Ward 9
West Monroe High School
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Claiborne
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast for Twin Cities
The U S Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures today tonight and Thursday for the twin Cities area Mostly after noon thundershowers will affect 20 to 40 per cent of the area Winds will be variable five to 15 mph Highs today and Thursday range from 88 to 92 degrees Lows near 70 to 75 FAA at Selman Field logged yesterday's high at 91 and the morning low at 73 There was a trace of rain in the last 24 hours
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Johnson seeks near term Dominican solution
President Johnson said he hopes for a Dominican Republic solution soon but would not set a date. He credited U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker with an exceptional job in long negotiations between the junta and rebel factions since last April, as talks aim to establish a provisional government and elections.
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Washington
Johnson
Dominican Republic
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Four Believed Dead In Du Pont Rubber Plant Blasts
A chain of 23 blasts at the Du Pont synthetic rubber plant near Louisville caused huge flames and shattered windows as many as 18 people were injured. Fire and Civil Defense officials reported four dead, with evacuees within three miles. Plant manager H P Eaton blamed an initial blast in the neoprene process area involving acetylene gas and a catalyst.
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Louisville
du Pont
Ohio River
Indiana
Dul Pont
Dudley Brown
Civil Defense Office
Lloyd Roemele
H. P. Eaton
Officer Stationed At Power Plant For Four Days
Monroe police assigned an officer to the power plant for four days amid ongoing Utilities Commission plant employee negotiations. Chief James C. Kelly Jr. said the move followed a request by Commission manager French L. Smith to ensure supervisory presence during a potential strike. The commission, which had granted a 10 cent hourly rise to employees and linemen, planned another private meeting with a three member panel.
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Monroe
Utilities Commission
News-Star
James C. Kelly Jr
French L. Smith
Kelly
Smith
Dave Kaplan
Kaplan
Chuckle Quote on Genius and Jackpot
A humorous line suggests a genius is often a crack pot until success arrives. It frames clever ideas as risky until a big payoff, implying perseverance through doubt and the shift from fringe to fortune.
Controversy To Be Aired At Rayville Meeting
State Highway Department engineers from Baton Rouge meet Richland Parish officials at 2 p.m. in Rayville courthouse to discuss the Interstate 20 location dispute. Attendees include T. W. Parish and J. B. Carter, with Monroe participants James W. Moore and A. A. Braddock. Parish property owners oppose the proposed design citing non access.
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State Highway Department
Richland Parish
Rayville
T. W. Parish
J. B. Carter
Baton Rouge
Monroe
James W. Moore
State Highway Board
A. A. Braddock
Mississippi Purge Plan Aims at Mississippi Delegation
Washington AP reports a coalition of House members plans to seek a Sept 21 floor vote to oust Mississippi five member delegation. The move backs a bid by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party claiming illegal elections due to Negro exclusion from voting. The plan seeks to discharge the House Administration Committee and declare seats vacant unless the committee reports.
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Washington
House
Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Mississippi House
House Administration Committee
William F. Ryan
D-N.y
Ryan
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Congress
One Crewman Dead New Tactic Seen
In Saigon, Henry Cabot Lodge presented credentials as the new U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam. He told Chief of State Nguyen Van Thein he would be useful, starting his second Saigon tour. The ceremony ran about 20 minutes at the presidential palace with Deputy Ambassador A. Alexis Johnson and Gen. William C. Westmoreland present.
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Defense ‘Department
America
U.S
South Viet Nam
Los Angeles
Johnson
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
Congress
Taylor
Alexander
Saigon
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
Thunderchief
Midway
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nguyen van Thein
Lodge
Presidential
A. Alexis Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
All-time low death risk in US pregnancy births
The chance a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth in the United States has reached a record low. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co reports about one death per 2,815 births, reflecting improved maternal outcomes.
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United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
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Ramsey Clark
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White
Ike
Punch
Volcanic Isle
New Post
Sam Hanna
U.S.G. Sharp
Stor
HONDA
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