Gemini 9 launch postponed to Wednesday at Cape Kennedy
NASA postponed the Gemini 9 mission one day from Tuesday to Wednesday to allow extra prep time for the Atlas target rocket. Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan remain the prime crew with a two hour 25 minute space walk planned. Backup James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin joined Thursday tests while countdowns and a Surveyor prep continued.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlee End
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene
Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlas
Moon
Ing Surveyor
Space Agency
James A.lovell Jr
Navy
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Air Force
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Agena
Atlantic
Cmdr
Cer ‘Nan
U S Planes Evacuate Americans From Hue Ky
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky met secretly under U S auspices with his archrival and dissident troops chief in Saigon as Vietnamese marines used tear gas and tracer fire on a 10 000 strong Buddhist protest mob. Buddhist leaders had spurned Ky peace overtures.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Hue
Army
1St Corps
U.S. 1St Marine Division
Chu Lai
Thi
da Nang
USS
Marine
U.S. Information Service
Thomas Corcoran
Quang Tri
United States
Throng
Air Cavalry Kills 311 Viet Cong in 11 Days
American air cavalry units of the 1st Air Cavalry Division destroyed a battalion-size Viet Cong force in 11 days near Saigon and captured 29. In separate ops nearby, the 1st Infantry Division fought near Saigon with 29 Viet Cong killed and 19 captured. Reports also detail Hue evacuations and political moves surrounding General Ky and Lt. Gen. Thi as Vietnam faces renewed turmoil.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
West Texas flood and storm devastate towns and crops
Cloudbursts and violent storms lashed west Texas with heavy rain and lightning. Midland faced streets turned to rivers and minor house floods, while Andrews suffered six foot torrents after rapid rainfall. A warehouse burned near Pyote, and outages hit Midland utilities. Tornado reports emerged near Odessa, though unverified. Farther west Hunt and Kerrville saw significant rainfall and river rises, with national storm coverage noting four inch totals in places and record highs in Boise.
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Associated Press
West
Texas
Midland
Pyote
Odessa
U.S
Andrews
Hunt
Kerrville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Guadalupe River
Southland
Carolinas
Florida
Florence
S.C
New Mexico
No Change In Weather Seen In Monroe Area
Mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies continue through Saturday in Monroe with highs between 82 and 86 and lows around 62 to 66. A slight chance of afternoon and evening rain showers is noted. The Twin Cities reported a high of 83 and a morning low of 62.
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Monroe
Twin Cities
Chuckle on Golf Scores Sparks Smile Around Links
A lighthearted note jokes that golfers brag about scores while the real tally remains a mystery. The quip playfully contrasts public boasts with private counts, capturing golf humor and club chatter.
Whitworth College to award degrees in Brookhaven ceremony
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT reports that Gay Jones Wendall Dwight Ramsey and Brand Lee Jenkins will receive B A degrees at Whitworth College of Brookhaven Mississippi during Sunday evening commencement. The event marks the college s second graduation since reopening in 1961 with Dr William D McCain president of the University of Southern Mississippi as featured speaker.
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West
William D. McCain
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Baptist Slap At Moyers Ruled Out At SBC Convention
Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention applauded a floor resolution aimed at criticizing White House aide Bill Moyers for dancing, but President Wayne Dehoney ruled it out of order as not germane. Lindquist insisted Moyers’ conduct warranted censure amid debates over federal aid to SBC colleges. The convention did pass a separate resolution on church state separation and continued study of federal funding for SBC colleges.
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Detroit
Southern Baptist Convention
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Hugo T. Lindquist
Oklahoma City
Okla
Moyers
Convention
Wayne Dehoney
Lindquist
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
SBC
Apartment Fire Fatal For Three In Burlington
A three alarm blaze at the Breton apartments on Church Street in Burlington VT left three dead and several missing. Four residents were hospitalized with burns and smoke inhalation as authorities searched for more victims.
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Burlington, Vt
Church Street
House Gets New Plan On Assessments
In Baton Rouge Louisiana a constitutional proposal would fix the property assessment rate at 10 percent of current fair market value for ad valorem tax purposes. The measure proposes a uniform statewide percentage and allows taxpayers to challenge assessments in local courts. It was introduced in the House by Rep. William J. Dwyer on behalf of Jefferson assessor Lawrence Chehardy as Gov. McKeithen favors a special session after court action.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
William J. Dwyer
Jefferson
Dwyer
Lawrence Chehardy
McKeithen
Chehardy
Minimum Wage Hike Voted By House In 1960s Push
The House approved a bill to raise the minimum wage to $1.60 an hour by 1969, extending coverage to about 7.2 million workers. The 303-93 vote sends the measure to the Senate where backers expect further expansion and labor committee action next month.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Labor Committee
Solons Get Views On Insurance Bills
Baton Rouge AP report on Insurance Commissioner Dudley Guglielmo testifying before a House committee about rate bills. Discussion covers a file and use approach vs a modified prior approval system, potential competition benefits, and who influenced rate postponements including Gov. McKeithen and local agents.
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Coco
Dudley Guglielmo
Guglielmo
Thomas Hoffman
Iberville
Hoffman
McKeithen
B.S
Wives Help Add Realism To Warfare Training
At Fort Campbell Kentucky paratroopers stage five day Viet Nam style maneuvers in jungle villages where soldiers dependents and wives live to heighten realism. About 6000 troops engage in standard training with villagers aiding intelligence and a black market economy emerging as the villages are captured by faux enemy forces. Lt Col Warren is captured by the opposing side in a bayonet escort.
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FT. Campbell, Ky
Ft Campbell
Viet Nam
61St Airborne Division
William CC. Westmoreland
Betty G Owens
Fowler Owens
Jean West
Clarksville
Tenn
H. L. EB. Warren
Warren
Absentee Ballots Not Available For Elections So Far
Ouachita officials report no applications for absentee voting ahead of the June 14 general elections in West Monroe and Sterlington. Ballots are delayed due to printing issues at the state level. If received today, voting may begin Saturday morning and continue until June 7 at 5 pm, with locations in the Ouachita courthouse basement. The mayoral race in West Monroe and aldermanic contests in both towns feature multiple Democrats and Republicans.
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Ouachita
West Monroe
Sterlington
Quachita Clerk of Court
B. S. McRaney Sr
Louisiana Secretary of State
McRaney
U S Sentries Battle Cubans At Guantanamo
Six Cuban soldiers slipped through the Guantanamo base perimeter and exchanged gunfire with U S sentries Monday night. Defense Department officials said the intruders fired first and were repelled with no injuries reported. The incident followed a Marine sentry shooting a Cuban who breached the fence two days earlier.
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Washington
Guantanamo Naval Base
Defense Department
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