Astronauts ready for longest space journey on Titan II
Gemini 7's Frank Borman and James Lovell plan a 1-month mission to rendezvous with Gemini 6 pilots Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford. Launch at Cape Kennedy atop a Titan 2 rocket aims for 2:30 PM EST. Medical and technical goals center on long-duration exposure and formation maneuvers in orbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Navy
Lovell
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Charles A. Berry
Gemini
Borman
Walter M. Schirva Je
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Old Gold Singers rehearse Christmas selections at UIowa
Four of the University of Iowa Old Gold Singers, a 35 member chorus chosen from 200 applicants, practice December concert repertoire under director Mike Livingston. Juniors Donald Griffith Douglas Johnson Roberta Altman Kent Sissel and others perform light Broadway and folk tunes across the Midwest before Christmas holidays.
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Old Gold Singers
University of Iowa
Donald Griffith
Muscatine
Douglas Johnson
West Liberty
Roberta Altman
Bettendorf
Kent Sissel
Muscating
Siszel
Midwest
Mike Livingston
Two Spacemen May Doff Their Suits
In Houston the space agency shelved a plan for Gemini 7 astronauts to spend most of their 14 day mission in underwear. Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Cmdr. James Lovell may still briefly shed suits, alternating time outside them after orbit insertion, aiming for a shirt sleeve environment for up to ten days if conditions permit.
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Borman
Lovell
Manned Space. Center
Houston
Tex
Cap
Space Agency
Air Force
Cal
Frank Borman
Navy
James
A. Lovell Sr
State Extends Scholarship Plan for 1986 07
Iowa extends the 1986 07 state scholarship program for high school seniors planning college. Applications available after Dec 7. initial 300 awards totaled 139,556 from a 500,000 fund. Awards depend on academics and need. deadlines include Jan 15 for financial need, Feb 10 transcript submission, and students to take the American College Test.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jay W. Stein
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Stem
Stein
Princeton
Commission
Woman Aided Thousands Of Blind Honored On 100th Birthday
Ad lia M. Hoyt, director of the Library of Congress Braille transcription section, turns 100 as the Association of the Workers for the Blind of the District of Columbia awards a $100 check. Hoyt trained over 2,000 volunteers to transcribe Braille, helping blinded World War I veterans learn to read again.
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Washington
Adlia M. Hoyt
Library -of- Congress
Association of the Workers For the Blind of
District of Columbia
Miss Hoyt
American Red Cross
New Broadway Spotlight Shines on Allied Tower Dedication
A new Times Square landmark debuts with a giant ribbon and bow on the Allied Chemical Tower. The glass facade gleams after a face-lift formerly known as Times Tower, with the Empire State Building lit in the foreground.
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Merbie
Allied Chemical
New York
Time Square
Times Tower
Empire State Building
Missing prospector and search leader found near Port Hardy
A prospector named Bud Ditto, 49, was found after going missing in the woods near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. Pat Taylor, 21, a search party member, was then reported missing and found two days later after enduring eight inches of snow in rubber boots, jeans, a shirt, and a windbreaker. Ditto had helped organize a 100 man search for Taylor.
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Port Hardy
B.C
Bud Ditto
Pat Taylor
Taylor
Ditto
Vancouver Island
Debt Repayment Sparks Questions in Toledo Suburb
Ethel Miller of Rossford, Ohio received $45 by mail with an unsigned note begging forgiveness for a debt believed to be paid. Miller, who says the note claims Anis The amount found, suspects an overpayment and recalls carrying only $29 when her purse was lost in 1923.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ja— Ethel Miller
Anis
Rossford
Muscatine Cub Scouts Benefit From Busy Den Mothers
Muscatine hosts 340 Cub Scouts guided by Den Mothers Mrs Barclay and Mrs Dickerson. Weekly sessions at homes teach badge work, crafts, and teamwork with project building, pledges, and monthly pack meetings in churches or schools.
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Muscatine
Helen Weiershauser
Gerald Barclay
Marion Drive
Bandag, Inc
Wilbur Dickerson
Dickerson
Muscatine Gen
Den 7
Dickersons
Douglas Barclay
Gary Lucey
Tins
Den
den Mather
Wilbur
Michael‘Theobald
McKinley School
themzEiog
Mes. Dickerson
Gary Lacey
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Christopher Kraft
Kraft
Jack Al‘bert
Titan 2
Clark
Echirre
Stafford
Schiera
Safford
THE
Genini Space Twins
Guage
New Star
Brito
Eral Hospital
Muscatine Community College
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