Gordon Gets Hot Halts Space Walk
Apollo era report from Cape Kennedy notes astronaut Richard Gordon Jr. cut short a Gemini 11 space walk after overheating and foggy vision. He reentered after 44 minutes, with Charles Conrad Jr. assisting to prevent drift. The crew docked with the Agena satellite and prepared a 100-foot tether test for fuel-saving formation flying planned for Wednesday.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Richard Gordon Jr
Gordon
Husky
Charles Conrad Jr
Indian Ocean
Conrad
FCC Draws Record 450 Students at New Frederick Campus
The Frederick Community College opened in the renovated North Market Street School to a record 450 students, with 221 full time and 229 part time. 36 courses will be offered in the fall, day classes run 9 to 3 with a 3 to 4 p.m. orientation, evenings 4 to 10.Enrollment may grow after Sept. 19. Associate of Arts degrees in arts and sciences, engineering and science, teacher education, and accounting and business are available. The college office hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Frederick
Vorster Chosen New Leader of South Africa
Justice Minister Bal thazar Vorster was unanimously chosen as South Africa's seventh prime minister after Hendrik Verwoerd was assassinated. He holds justice, police and prisons portfolios and has curtailed left wing activity under the suppression of communism laws. He was 50, born December 13, 1915, the 13th child, with a history including two years internment in World War II for pro-German sympathies.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Balthazar Vorster
Hendrik Verwoerd
Vorster
Verwoerd
Ben Schoeman
Schoeman
Charles Swart
Dog Rattled From Eating Metal Scraps
London AP reports seven month old Dobermann Pinscher Jason, owned by scrap metal merchant James Gerard of Ilford, swallowed metal scraps from his master’s trade. X rays showed the issue. surgery removed seven one inch ball bearings and a curtain rail fixture. The owner hopes Jason stops craving metal as the scrap yard is cleared of nuts, bolts, and miscellaneous metal.
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London
Jason
James Gerard
Ilford
Gerard
Grand Jury Returns 11 Indictments in Frederick County
The 23 member Frederick County Grand Jury handed down 11 indictments after impanelment by Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr. Named defendants include James Ralph Shriner and Carroll Fisher both charged with breaking and entering and larceny, with others facing similar counts or related charges. The jury will reconvene to hear more cases, tour the county jail, and visit Montevue County Home.
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Frederick County
Robert E. Clapp Jr
James Ralph Shriner
Carroll Marshall Fisher
RFD
Thurmont
Frederick Oakley Schwaderer
Jerry Lee Weidle
Richard Rolin Fogle
William Earl McKenzie
Clear Spring
Franklin Dale Keefer
Donald Leslie Ault
Sandy Hook
Thomas Edward Fritz
North Market Street
James Robert Mercer
Frederick
C. L. Emerson Powers
Jefferson
Montevue
Regulations For Apartments OK'd
Frederick City Planning Commission approved one proposal denied another and continued a third. The mayor and board of aldermen were advised to deny the Ganley property rezoning on Rosemont Avenue and to approve the planned neighborhoods regulation. Peters Farm planning east of East Street was continued to the next meeting.
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Frederick
Long List Of Candidates On Market Street Lunch Hour
Coffee and candidates shaped a noon Market Street scene as voters and staff discuss candidates while diners order hamburgers. Voters exchange opinions, some joke about not remembering who runs, others decline to engage with campaign literature as shops stay quiet.
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Lee Baylin
Market Street
Chinese Red Guards face mass resistance in countryside
Tokyo reports describe a 10 000 strong clash at Kweilin as Red Guards push the cultural revolution into southern China. Army troops were needed to restore order after demonstrators demanded the mayor's resignation. Premier Chou En-lai remains premier despite being removed as vice chairman of the Communist party.
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Tokyo
China
Red Guards
Peking
Kweilin
New China News Agency
Chou En-lai
Chinese Communist Party
Canton
Red
Yomiur
Shimbun
Peking People's Daily
People’s Daily
Teens Break Into Two Restaurants In Frederick
Two 15-year-old Frederick youths were charged as juvenile delinquents after breaking into Red Top Restaurant on West Seventh Street and Bare's Restaurant on East Street. They forced entry by breaking glass and tearing screens, ransacked interiors, and stole coins from two damaged juke boxes.
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Frederick
North Market Street
Fast Fifth Street
Red Top
West Seventh Street
Bare’s
East Street
Bare's
Stock Market Scores Best Gain In 14 Months
NEW YORK AP The stock market posted its best gain in over 14 months with a broad advance. The Dow rose 7.23 to 797.82 at 10 30 am as investors cited Washington statements and tighter money conditions easing. Polaroid jumped to 146.62, GM climbed to 74.12, and industrials led gains with 1,417 issues trading. 1,030 rose and 202 fell.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington
Polaroid
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
Negroes Enter Schools Under Police Guard
In Grenada Mississippi 50 highway patrolmen in riot gear protected about 100 Negro students as they entered newly desegregated schools for a second day. Large white crowds jeered and assaulted reporters, with cars damaged before police dispersed the mob using tear gas and riot gear.
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Grenada
Miss
Grady Carroll
Jack Thornell
Mississippi
Éioniday
Drive In Window Considered For Alimony Payments
Milwaukee County eyes a drive in window to simplify alimony payments. Clerk of courts Francis X. McCormack says it could boost on time payments and spare payers the need to park, enter the courthouse, and wait in line. The idea will be studied by a county board committee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee County
Francis X. McCormack
McCormack
Record Air Attack In Viet War
SAIGON AP waves of American bombers pounded North Viet Nam in the largest aerial assault to date, with 170 missions flown and 400 to 500 individual strikes. Pilots claimed hits on surface to air missile sites and two Soviet made missiles while US forces suffered one F105 Thunderchief lost and a missing pilot. Ground action remained light and Saigon limited downtown servicemen passes with an 11 p.m. curfew.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S. Command
U.S
Vinh
Dong Hot
Air Force
Thanh Hoa
Primary turnout down as voters face long polls and heat
Predictions of a light turnout held as Frederick City reported about 30 percent early participation, with observers forecasting 35 to 45 percent overall. Heavy evening voting was anticipated between 5 and 6 pm amid 44 Democratic and 36 Republican primary hopefuls. Scattered showers and a coffee pot overload at the National Guard Armory briefly disrupted power, but polling machines remained functional.
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Frederick City
Board of Selection Supervisors
National Guard
West Second Street
Frederick
Rain Expected This Week In Frederick County
Rain fell Monday evening but little relief from drought occurred in Frederick County. Forecasters predict rain this afternoon, tonight, and Wednesday with highs in the upper 70s and overnight lows 57 to 64 after Monday’s 81 and 62. Only a trace has fallen this month.
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Frederick County
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