Gemini 4 astronauts describe spacewalk and reentry feats
Apollo era astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White recount four day Gemini 4 mission memories at a Houston news conference. White narrates the spacewalk and camera footage, noting a flawless view of Florida and Caribbean islands, while McDivitt discusses a troublesome computer and successful landing off-target.
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Houston, Tex
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
McDivitt
White
Earth
Florida
Caribbean
MecDivitt
Red River Span Dedicated in Shreveport Opening
SHREVEPORT UP reports ribbon cutting for the 7.7 million Red River span of Interstate 20. State Highway Director A L Stewart led the ceremony with Mayors Clyde Fant of Shreveport and George Nattin of Bossier City in attendance. The bridge joins Caddo and Bossier Parishes. structure finished in 1962 but opening delayed for complete approaches.
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Shreveport
Red River
A. L. Stewart
Clyde E. Fant
George
Jersey Hotel Fire Claims Two Lives
A century old Victoria Hotel in Plainsfield New Jersey burned for 22 hours killing two guests and injuring 18 with two others missing. Patrolman Robert Miller rescued about a dozen people before suffering smoke inhalation. the dead were Michael Petti and Merola.
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Plainsfield
N.J
Victoria Hotel
Central Jersey
Robert Miller
Miller
Tom Jennings
Michael Petti
Merola
Petti
Olin Medical Center Dedication At West Monroe
Olin Medical Center dedicated today at the Jonesboro Road paper mill in West Monroe. N Harvey Collisson chair of Olin’s board spoke of improving employee health through preventive care. Dr M R Gasque and Dr G A Porter announced a 24 hour staff with X ray lab and therapy services. Open house scheduled 4:30 to 6 p m.
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Forest Products Division
Olin
West Monroe
N. Harvey Collisson
Highland Park Country Club
Collisson
New Medical Center
M. R. Gasque
New York
G. A. Porter
New West Monroe Medical Center
Jonesboro Road
Miss Pam Glenn Named Second Runner Up in Miss Majorette
Miss Pam Glenn of Monroe a Neville High School junior was chosen second runner up in the Miss Majorette of Louisiana Contest held in Bossier City. She is the featured twirler with the high school band. Several West Monroe residents traveled to Houston for a weekend outing, including Mr. and Mrs. Benton Frost and daughter LeSha, and Mrs. Mignon Pittman with Calvin Frost.
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Pam Glenn
Avoyelles St
Monroe
Bossier City
Neville
West Monroe
Houston
Astrodome
Benton Frost
LeSha
Mignon Pittman
Calvin Frost
Banker Fends Off Wyoming Bandit At Grand Saline Bank
In Grand Saline Texas banker W J Garland III thwarted a gunman during a bank robbery attempt at First National Bank. A shot rang out, Garland wounded the intruder and held him until police arrived. An accomplice, Richard Rusk, 24, fled and was later arrested near Dallas.
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Grand Saline
Tex
First National Bank
W. J. Garland III
William Pippin
Rawlings
Wyo
Garland
Pippin
East Texas
Fellows
W. L. Gar
Dallas
Bill Decker
Richard Rusk
Johnson Flying To Houston
President Johnson will fly to Houston to congratulate Gemini 4 astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White and speak at the Manned Spacecraft Center. He travels with Lady Bird Johnson, Luci, NASA Administrator James E. Webb, and deputy director Hugh L. Dryden, departing from the White House at 1:25 p.m. EDT and Andrews at 1:40 p.m. EDT, arriving at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston at 2:25 p.m. CST.
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Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Kosygin Blames U S for UN Charter Violations
Soviet Premier Kosygin accused the United States of violating the UN charter in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic during a Kremlin luncheon with Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander. They held talks as Erlander prepared to seek Soviet cooperation on the UN financial crisis.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Tage Erlander
United States
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Kosygin
Kremlin
Erlander
United Nations
Opening baseball game comment airs wit with TV quip
A light quip about a TV show phrase is exchanged as a wife jokes during the early baseball game. The husband watches the game while she jokes about a show that was supposedly dropped last fall.
Viet Cong Repulsed as Dong Xoai Battle Ends
In Dong Xoai near Saigon, heavy fighting left village ruins and many dead. U S casualties totaled three dead, 15 wounded, 15 missing, including crew from two helicopters. A U S transport crash killed at least eight Americans, with causes unclear. Brig Gen Cao Van Vien ordered reinforcements who retook the district HQ and seized Viet Cong weapons amid high losses on both sides.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
U.S
Viet Nam
Nha Trang
Pleiku
Cao van Vien
3Rd Army Corps
Vien
52Nd
Very Close Veins Operation News From A 9 Year Old Editor
In suburban College Park 9 year old Philip Lee publishes a newsletter with his 6 year old brother Eric as circulation manager. The item covers neighbors Viet Nam views, a nun's hospital operation for very close veins, a forthcoming marriage, a foot injury, a teacher’s fatigue comment, and Georgia Tech’s Dr. W T Ziegler bound for Colorado to speak.
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Atlanta, Ga
Philip Lee
College Park
Eric
Philip
George Lee
St. Mary's Episcopal
Viet Nam
Annunciata
St. Josephs Hospital
Grace Olds
Laura Slade
Richard B. Skelton
A. L. Slade
Glenda Kimsey
Montans
U.S
Frankie Morgan
W. T. Ziegler
Georgia Tech
Colorado
Pacifists Liberals Seen As Best Allies
The article argues pacifists and liberals form the strongest allied bloc in the current regime context. It analyzes ideological alignment, potential collaborations, and strategic benefits for pursuing reform through cautious policy coalitions.
Castro sister warns of plot to topple Fidel regime
Miss Juanita Castro, Fidel Castro's sister living abroad since last year, testified before a House subcommittee on Un American Activities alleging that high Cuban officials plot to overthrow the regime. She claimed riots have occurred across the island and urged decisive action by the Organization of American States and leaders to counter communist expansion in the hemisphere.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Castro
Juanita Castro
Cuba
House
Subcommittee On
Miss Castro
Fidel
Subcommittee On un-American Activities
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
John Buchanan
R-Ala
House Cannon
Johnson
United States
Kansas
Town Hit By Cloudburst Pleads For Aid
An 8 inch cloudburst struck Sanderson Texas, washing away bridges and isolating the town of 2,350 from land travel. Homes floated away and residents were stranded on rooftops, with reports of deaths and a plea for medical help and helicopters.
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Sanderson
Tex
Texas
Sheriff's Department
Alpine
Dynamite Cache Believed Part Of Minuteman Base
Virginia State Police and FBI found a buried dynamite cache with fuses and caps in a Prince William County wooded area near Occoquan three miles southwest of the town. The site, 20 miles south of Washington, is described as a Minuteman guerrilla training area with empty cartridges and debris observed. No evidence confirms it served as an active training center.
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Manassas
Virginia
Prince William County
Minuteman
Charles E. Nicholls
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Occoquan
Washington
Nicholls
Washington Evening Star
Minutemen
Prince William
FBI
Partly Cloudy with Rain Forecast for Monroe Area
Weather forecast for Monroe predicts partly cloudy skies with occasional showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. Temperatures hover around the mid 80s to 90s, with overnight lows near 68 to 72. Southeast winds 8 to 15 mph diminishing this evening. Thursday high in Twin Cities reached 92 with a 68 morning low.
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Monroe
Twin Cities
Divided Highways New Boon To Traffic Safety
Chicago reports that divided highways reduce fatalities including turnpikes and interstates. An AP survey notes 12 deaths on such roads during Memorial Day weekend and National Safety Council data show these routes have far lower fatality rates than rural highways.
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Chicago
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Michigan
Ohio
Harrisburg
Columbus
United States
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