Global praise greets Gemini space rendezvous
Foreign experts hailed Americas space meeting as a major advance with Britain’s Jodrell Bank and Tokyo observers calling it brilliant and significant. Tass and Moscow radio provided factual coverage while Soviet press offered cautious commentary.
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London
America
Soviet Union
Tass
Moscow Radio
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Moon
Bernard Lovell
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Bowell
Inter
Martin Ryle
Cambridge
England
Times of London
Shokichi Uehara
Japanese Science and Technology Agency
Japan
Tadao Takenouchi
Toyo Astronomical Observatory
Matao Banuki
Tokyo University
Space Heroes Return From Gemini 6 Mission
Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr and Thomas P. Stafford landed Gemini 6 in the Atlantic Ocean near the carrier Wasp after a high speed re-entry. The crew emerged aboard the Wasp with sailors cheering as planes followed for recovery.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Earth
United States
Schirra
Atlantic Ocean
Wasp
National Space and Aeronautics Administration
Sehirra- Stafford
Sehirra
Stafford
Sick Bay
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Pacific
Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Navy
Bids Asked for Three Phases of Monroe School Expansion
Monroe City School Board will open bids today at 3 p.m. for three additional phases of the $6 million expansion program. Items include air conditioning for New Wille High, science equipment for four labs at Wossman High, and home economics equipment for Wossman High. Meetings follow prior awards and additional sessions may be scheduled.
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Monroe City
Roselawn
W. S. Gannaway
van Dpd Odom
Wille High School
Wossman High School
South
Monroe
Iclude
Wossman
Jefferson Junior High
Carroll
Planes Resume Assaults Across North Viet Nam
U S warplanes again struck North Viet Nam focusing on Haiphong and Hanoi power and radar targets. The Uong Bi plant raid knocked out about a quarter of Hanoi’s power as Haiphong lost a third. Marines clashed with Viet Cong near Da Nang with heavy casualties. A church in Nha Be was struck killing eight, including children, and My Trang held off a 10 hour siege with 42 attackers dead and 40 weapons seized. Viet Cong left a birthday card at a Saigon billet, injuring four Americans.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Tion
Air Force
Uong Bi
Hanoi
Death Valley
da Nang
Rice Valley
Nha Be
My Trang
Hale Family Takes Break Amid Moving In West Monroe
Mrs. Glenda Hale, superintendent's secretary at Ouachita Parish School Board, plans a week off work though friends say she will stay busy. The Hales recently moved to a new home on New Natchitoches Road in West Monroe as a million tasks await.
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Ouachita Parish School Board
Glenda Hale
Hales
Perry
Glenda
Natchitoches Road
West Monroe
Chuckle on Storytelling Sparks Dull Reminders
A witty quip notes that sharing a good tale can cast light on another's dull memories. The old joke plays on contrast between lively narration and unengaging recollections.
Moon landings likely to avoid sinking into lunar dust
NASA Ames scientists Donald Gault and William Quaide say lunar soil is loose sandlike and deep but will not hinder Apollo landings. Lab tests and White Sands field runs suggest a two ton truck can traverse pumice dust, supporting a Surveyor mission next year to photograph grains down to one tenth of an inch.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Donald F. Gault
William J. Quaide
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Center
Gault
NASA Aerodynamics Research
Quaide
Moon
Earth
Ranger
White Sands Proving Sround
New Mexico
Ames Laboratory
Gault and
Mono
California
Surveyor
State Sales Tax Revenue Outlook Good
Baton Rouge AP reports Louisiana tax official Ashton Mouton projected 1966-67 sales tax revenues could reach 152 million while the current 1965-66 estimate stands at 140 million. He cited five month receipts totaling 225.0 million and July November sales taxes around 55 million, noting factors from Hurricane Betsy to federal spending and oil. He warned against expecting a repeat 8 million jump from closing hospitals and two-year auto licenses ending next year.
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Baton Rouge
Ashton Mouton
Louisiana
Mouton
Mounton
Johnson
Legislative Budget Committee
Cloudy and Drizzle Forecast for Twin Cities
Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with lighter temperatures through Friday. Occasional rain is possible today with highs around 50 to 58 degrees and lows near 42 to 45. The prior day highs reached 58 and the morning low was 8.
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Twin Citie
Goodfellows Near End Of Campaign
Four days remain for Goodfellows aid requests as volunteers process letters from the needy. Monroe recreation director Jack Hesketh says staff are behind despite around the clock efforts. Families plead for toys clothes and food while a mother of four reports job loss and utility shutoffs. Mail requests to the News-Star-World at 41 N. 4th St. Monroe.
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Goodfellows Aid
Jack Hesketh
Monroe
Goodfellows Drive
Goodfellows Headquarters
Goodfellows
News-Star—World
4Th St
In memory of various friends and community figures
A list of memorial donations and tributes from multiple individuals and groups. Names include R. E. Major Sr, John H. Martin, Major George Cicala, Mary Cicala, Lee Hawkins, Elmer Meredith, Miriam Campbell, Richard Campbell, Betty Campbell, Meade Friesen, H. D. Tuck, Bob, Tucker, and others. Donations range from 3.00 to 53.00, with several groups and organizations noted.
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M. O. Reeves
John H. Martin
George Cicala
Mary Cicala
George
Pat
Jamie Cicala
Terri Boyd
Penny Green
Ferriday
West Monroe High School
Lee Hawkins
Elmer Meredith
Adair Gmc Fre
Ir. KR. E. Major &R. Merc
Carl RicHen Fe
Alcore
Wilson appeals UN to support Rhodesia policy
Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged the United Nations General Assembly to back Britain's Rhodesia policy as African delegations walked out. He pledged to pursue action until Rhodesia's white minority rule ends, ruled out force or oil embargo, and emphasized a constitutional return to order. He planned to meet President Johnson in Washington to discuss Rhodesia, Vietnam, and China’s role.
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Harold Wilson
General Assembly
Britain
Wilson
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Red China
Spacecraft begins solar orbit after Cape Kennedy launch
Spacecraft starts orbit around the sun after a Cape Kennedy launch ceremony. AP reports the mission aims to gather data to support future crewed flights and solar research. The craft will sweep the solar vicinity, tracking debris and space environment conditions to inform astronaut travel plans.
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Cape Kennedy
Bevan
Bea 5
Christmas Home Lighting Contest Entries Deadline
Entrants must finish decorations by 5 p.m. Friday with judging to follow. A Monday 5 p.m. deadline counted 154 entries, as sponsors urged residents to participate.
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Walter Schirra
New York
Tom Stafford
Carrest
Sechirra
Vinh
Twin Cities
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Stroud
Joneshore, la
Easterling
Decker Moore
E E Kelly
Mory
Pop
R. Gentry
Msia
R Gentry
Jeannie Huenefeld
J S Harbuck
Southside Baptist Church
Young Women’s Assa
John D. Lang
Carl H McHenrs
Coke Fund of
News-Star
World
Ann Murphy
James Murphy
Grandma
Kim, Jenny and
Robin
Leo
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