Soviet Invited To Space Shot
President Johnson invited the Soviet Academy of Sciences to observe the upcoming Gemini 6 space launch and hoped a high level Soviet representative would attend. He announced plans to develop a manned orbital laboratory to expand space knowledge for national defense and listed new federal appointments, including four Americans to the UN and other posts.
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Washington
Johnson
Soviet Academy of Science
James E. Webb
Academy
Defense Department
America
U.S
South Viet Nam
Los Angeles
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
Congress
UN Economic and Local Council
Astronaut Charles Conrad jokes about weather during Gemini 5
Houston AP report notes Charles Conrad asking the Hawaiian tracking station if it was nice outside. The commentator replied he never got a chance to step out. Conrad quipped me neither, highlighting lighthearted mood during the mission.
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Houston
Texas
Charles Conrad
Conrad
Gemini 5 crosses mid voyage to set endurance mark
Gemini 5 astronauts at Space Center Houston report a go for day five as they push past mid-point in their marathon flight. They break a U S endurance record and close in on the Soviet single-flight record, with Cooper and Conrad striving for longer hours in space while Trudy Cooper relays congratulations from orbit.
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Charles Conrad
Overseas Aid Bill Sent LBJ
The Senate passed Johnson’s 3.36 billion foreign aid authorization, yielding a two year framework desired by House negotiators. Senate advocates aimed for longer term planning, but the measure aligns with House demands and awaits Johnson’s signature. The actual funding will be set in a future appropriation bill after final totals.
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Washington
Congressional
Johnson
Senate
House
Burglary Suspects Captured After Derby Hat Clue
In Oakland California police nearly closed a store search when a brown derby hat dropped from a second story window. The hat led officers to Edgar Dennis aged 20 and his brother Harry aged 22, who were hiding upstairs and held for investigation.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Edgar Dennis
Harry
State Trio Explains Airport Aid Projects
State Aeronautics Commission representatives outline steps to speed up old 1960 and 1962 federal airport aid projects in Winnebago County. They advise land purchases with county funds to gain half the cost back from federal aid, potentially saving a year in extending the north south runway to accommodate DC9 jets by 1967. County plans show $112,000 allocated for land purchase this year, part of the projected 3,000 foot extension southward.
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County Board
State Aeronautics Commission
Vincent Seallon
J. M. Abernathy
Robert J. Roche
Madison
Abernathy
North Central Airlines
Traffic Safety Bill Is Signed by Wisconsin Governor
Gov. Warren Knowles signed a sweeping highway safety bill increasing the State Patrol to 300, boosting licensing fees by 2 and raising auto and truck fees to 18, with $5 million for highway improvements and a 50-man force. The measure adds 15 day suspensions for speeding and probationary licenses for new drivers, plus a Governor’s Council on Traffic Law Enforcement. A 31 county list calls for curve fixes, intersection reconstructions, lane redesigns, and upgraded signals, lighting and bridges.
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Knowles
Highway Commission
State Highway Patrol
Governor's Council On
Explosion at Du Pont Plant Near Louisville Kills At Least One
Dozens of blasts ripped a Du Pont Chemical plant five miles from downtown Louisville. Authorities evacuated a two mile radius as a tank of vinyl chloride feared to explode. Police reported several deaths and many injuries, and emergency crews battled continuing explosions for hours while air traffic was redirected.
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Louisville
UPI
du Pont Chemical Corp
Jefferson County
Conti nu ed on Page HH Col 4
Conti news continues on page HH column four with further details and context.
Wisconsin toll rises to 608 with two deaths
The Wisconsin traffic toll for the year climbs to 608 after two fatal incidents. Rena Schoenbeck, 78, of Lake Geneva, died from injuries from July 31 after being struck on a Lake Geneva street. Clifford Hildebrandt, 51, of rural Lake Nebagamon, died from head injuries after a mailbox counterweight struck her windshield in Douglas County, with the car veering into a ditch.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Rena Schoenbeck
Lake Geneva
Lakeland Memorial Hospital
Clifford Hildebrandt
Lake Nebagamon
Douglas County
Hildebrandt
Duluth
AMC Strike In Third Day Minus Accord
Kenosha AP United Auto Workers strike against American Motors Corp enters its third day with no public agreement on core issues. Federal mediators Eugene Miynek from Milwaukee and David Tanzman from Detroit plan to continue talks, though no joint meetings are scheduled. Over 1100 workers idled at two assembly plants. 500 more laid off amid more than 100 grievances.
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Mlynek
Nation United Declares Viet Nam Policy Debate
Washington AP Republican white paper accuses Democratic administrations of shaping U S Viet Nam policy and blames Johnson for miscalculation while he states the nation is united on Viet Nam. Republicans rushed to release their report after Johnson announced his position and a White House pamphlet appeared.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Barry Goldwater
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House
House Gop
IL Am
GOP
White House
Thei
The
Republicans
Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
United States
Report Warns Negroes Face Deepening Social Crisis
A confidential government study circulated among top officials warns that civil rights progress is not reversing a growing crisis in Black communities. It blames centuries of discrimination for eroding Black male status and family structures, with updated references to urban ghettos and potential nationwide impact.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Big City
America
Navy Phantom Shot Down By Enemy Missile Near Hanoi
A U S Navy Phantom jet from the Midway was downed by a surface to air missile about 9 miles south of Hanoi while on an armed reconnaissance mission. One crew member survived as the other is believed dead. search and rescue failed. Eight other Americans were reported killed in action last week in South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Midway
Thanh Hoa
North Vietnam
Hanw
Henrys Cabot Lodge
Ins
Nauyen van
Lodge
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chefs of Staff
Taylor
van Tuong
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Charles W Yest
James Madison Nabrit Jr
Howard University
U.N Security Council
Eugenie Anderson
U.N. Trusteeship Council
Hobart Taylor Jr
Clifford Alexander Jr
Gemini
Winnebago County
Geeta Hays
Rep
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Dems
Nguyen Cao Ky
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rip du Pont
Conti
AMC
Nation United
LBJ
Labor Deparment
Office of Policy Planning and Research
Department
Society
Winnebagoland
U.S. Navy
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