Gemini 5 blastoff set after fuel cell fix at Cape
Cape Kennedy AP reports NASA officials say all systems are in ready condition for the Gemini 5 launch. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. prepare for an eight day in space mission as Titan 2 booster aims for 9 a.m. CDT Thursday. A fuel cell fuel issue at McDonnell tests prompted late corrections to ensure the longest U.S. manned flight.
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Cape Kennedy
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Gemini Project
Charles Mathews
McDonnell Aircraft Co
St Louis
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Gemini
U.S
Earth
Cooper
Conrad
EE. Christensen
Solo Sailor Lands Big Welcome
Robert Manry completed a 3200 mile nonstop eastward Atlantic crossing in a 13.4 foot sailboat Tinker Belle after 78 days. He received a hero’s welcome in Falmouth England from locals and his family before calling Cleveland Plain Dealer editor Thomas Vail to share his reflections on the feat.
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England
Robert Manry
Atlantic
Manny
Thomas Vail
Cleveland
Ohio
Plain Dealer
Manry
Vail
Probers Hunt Crash Cause and Victims Identified
Civil Aeronautics Board investigators sift through debris from United Air Lines Boeing 727 near Lake Michigan as Coast Guard, Navy and private boats continue search for missing. Six bodies recovered and five identified including Kay Brick 22 a University of Chicago student maid of honor. Benjamin Roytman 39 sales manager. Daniel Poll of New York City. Other details point to personal connections and plans for upcoming birthdays and weddings.
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Lake Michigan
Civil Aeronautics Board
United Air Lines
Coast Guard
Navy
Kay Brick
University of Chicago
New York City
Sylvia Brick
Kay
Renoir
Benjamin Roytman
Hastingson-Hudson
N.Y
Sheila
Boy Scouts
Daniel Poll
Elsie
Girl Is Killed In Car Crash Near Sturgeon Bay
A teenage girl, Joan Stauber, 14, of rural Sturgeon Bay was killed when the car she rode in left a curve on Highway 42 and struck a utility pole eight miles north of Sturgeon Bay. Three other teenagers were injured in the Monday night crash. Wisconsin’s 1965 traffic toll stood at 586, compared with 673 a year ago.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Joan Stauber
Sturgeon Bay
Highway 42
Airlift to Japan to evade Typhoon Mary evacuation plan
Evade Typhoon Mary US Air Force C130 transports and two HUI amphibious planes moved from Okinawa to Japan on Tuesday. The operation aimed to clear routes and protect personnel as Mary approached, with aircraft repositioned to safer locations in anticipation of the storm.
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Tokyo
Avi
US Air Force
Japan
Oknawa
Redistricting Plan Adopted for Winnebago County Board
Winnebago County supervisors approved a redistricting plan in August to equalize representation on future county boards. Voters will elect 47 supervisors from 45 districts next April, replacing the old 52 member town chairmen and ward system. The plan assigns districts with two seats in Menasha and Oshkosh and outlines district numbers and names, with nomination papers available from the county clerk.
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Winnebago County
Secretary of State
Menasha
Oshkosh
Omro
Neenah
Oshkish
Chunck
Sup. Pitz
Four Hunters Die in Oak Island Treasure Shaft Gas
Four treasure seekers died and two escaped after being overcome by gas in a 27 foot shaft on Oak Island Nova Scotia. The victims were Robert Restall 59 of Hamilton Ontario his son Robert Je 24 Cyril Hultz 22 of Martins Point NS and Karl Graeser about 40 a mineralo gist from Massapequa New York. A fifth man was pulled unconscious and two others climbed to safety before succumbing. Restall believed he had found a key to tunnels where Captain Kidd hid treasure valued between 30 million and 200 million.
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Nsapi
Robert Restall
Tiny Oak Island
Nova Scotia
Restall
Hamilton, Ont
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Cyril Hultz
Martin's Point
N.S
Karl Graeser
Massapequa
N.Y
Captain Kidd
Ring found in Isle of Sheppey farmer’s garden
A farmer unearthed a ring in his garden on the site of a house in Minster Isle of Sheppey. The discovery, reported by UPT, occurred Tuesday and recalls a ring lost 46 years ago.
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Minster
Isle OF Sheppey
England
State Draftee Now Awaiting Court-Martial
FT. BENNING, Ga AP An Army spokesman says court martial proceedings for a 2h year-old soldier fasting in protest to his assignment to combat duty will be held on board a ship to Viet Nam or delayed until arrival there Pfc Winster Bellon of Milwaukee Wis would leave with his unit today He has been fasting for seven days to protest his orders All witnesses and officers concerned will be available on the ship in case a court martial is ordered Belton a Negro drafted in May 194 has not eaten since his arrival from Ft Hood Tex Aug t He is charged with refusing to obey a direct order to end the hunger strike
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Viet Nam
Charles Silar
Pfc
Winster Bellon
Milwaukee
Wis
Svar
Belton
Ft. Hood
Tex
Battle called Yanks biggest ground engagement of war
U S Marines and 7th Fleet gunners pound a reinforced Viet Cong regiment on the Van Tuong peninsula about 60 miles south of Da Nang in what officials call the largest American ground engagement of the Vietnam War. Maj. Gen. Lewis W. Walt estimated Viet Cong casualties in the hundreds and noted treacherous terrain as the fight continued into the night.
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DA Nang
Walt
South China Sea
Chu Lai
Saigon
Juvenile Judge Plans Flood Lights at Detention Home
Wichita Kansas based Juvenile Court Judge Clark Owens says he will install flood lights around the girls detention home to deter peeping toms. He notes safety concerns and aims to improve security for residents.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Clark Owens
Adjournment in September Now Possible
Washington AP report says after a deadlock over foreign aid, leaders predict adjournment in September. Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield targets Labor Day for a session wrap, while House Speaker McCormack leans to September 18 onward. Agreement on foreign aid authorization clears a major obstacle, with Johnson’s requests totaling 3.469 billion and the conferees meeting for the 14th time.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
House
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Mansfield
Congress
Gunfire Ends Uneasy Calm in Los Angeles
In Watts district a gun battle at a Black Muslim mosque shattered predawn calm. Police and National Guardsmen sealed a four block area as Muslims were reported wounded and weapons found including a Molotov cocktail. Dozens arrested outside the mosque as officers returned fire and stormed the building.
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Negro District
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Islam No. 27
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