F5 Freedom Fighter: A Probationer in Viet Nam Test
Northrop F5 Freedom Fighter undergoes a 120day U.S. Air Force test in Viet Nam. Maj. Alfred Hopkins leads a provisional squadron evaluating the light jet’s capabilities, range, and payload against Viet Cong targets near Bien Hoa. The plane’s speed, cost, and maintenance ease are noted, with pilots praising its simplicity and quick turnarounds despite limited bombing load.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Northrop
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam
Maj
Alfred Hopkins
Killeen
Tex
Hopkins
Navy
United States
Sstil
A6 Navy
Bien Hoa
Roy L. Holbrook
Albemarle
N.C
Italian film production up in 1965 first eleven months
The Italian Movie Producers Association reports 221 films completed in January through November 1965, 21 more than the same period a year earlier. Of these, 77 were financed entirely by foreign capital and 64 partially funded.
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Rome
Italian Movie Producers Association
Viet Nam Vet Remembers That Snow
Port Huron Michigan report on Marine S. Sgt. John H. Gill Jr. requesting seeds in Vietnam for fresh vegetables. His wife Mickie Gill sought help locally as winter blocked seed purchases, prompting charity from residents and the Port Huron Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Port Huron
Mich
Viet Nam
Mickie Gill
John H. Gill Jr
Plei Me
Gill
The Gill Family News From Vietnam War Letters
Mrs. Gill shared details from letters from Sgt. Gill in Vietnam. Pye sent boxes of food and clothes. Sgt. Gill described extreme heat, humidity, and weight loss. He hopes for better days and mentions adopting a Vietnamese boy found in an orphanage.
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Atives
Jaycees
Sgt. Gill
Johnson reports blackout could have been avoided
President Johnson received a 95 page Federal Power Commission report on the November outage that darkened 80 000 square miles in the United States and Canada affecting 30 million people. The inquiry blamed a mis-set Niagara relay and suggested new safeguards and procedures.
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Johnson
Federal Power Commission
United States
Canada
FPC
Joseph C. Swidler
LBJ
Here
Sir Adam Beck
Niagara River
Power failure blamed on slow responses during blackout
The chief Con Edison engineer says quicker shutdowns at first warning could have prevented the New York City blackout. The FPC notes no sabotage evidence and says military sites were largely protected by emergency power. Johnson notes ongoing adoption of initial commission recommendations to harden the grid.
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Consolidated Edison Co
New York City
Consolidated Edison
FPC
Johnson
Commission
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