Sunday Space Linkup Likely
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell sped toward the first of two orbital shifts in Gemini 7 in preparation for a potential early meeting with Gemini 6. Gemini 7 began its 43rd orbit at 8:37 a.m. CST as Cape Kennedy teams ran a full 24 hours ahead with a possible Sunday launch.
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Lovell
Navy
Walter M. Schirra
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Christopher Kraft
George Page
Soviet Luna 8 soft landing attempt fails on moon
Soviet Union fails for the fourth time to soft land a spacecraft on the moon. Luna 8 crashes after contact with the lunar surface as Tass reports the failure hours after radio silence began. The late announcement contrasts with earlier lunar landings.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Top Security Advisers Are Called by LBJ
President Johnson summoned top national security advisers to his Texas ranch amid Viet Nam policy moves. Defense chief Robert McNamara and Secretary of State Dean Rusk attended before the Soviet budget announcement, with aides saying there was no link to Moscow.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Bill D. Moyers
Moscow
Suspected Red Bases Bombed In Viet Nam Front
U S fighters and bombers pounded suspected North Vietnamese bases and supply routes in South Viet Nam. The 1st Infantry Division skirmished near the Michelin plantation northwest of Saigon while both sides hunted for three missing U S bodies. Carrier Kitty Hawk battled fires after tanker refueling with fatalities and injuries reported. A Phantom jet crashed north of Saigon after likely ground fire.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Michelin Plantation
North
Viet Nam
Kitty Hawk
French Frogs Fill English School Biology Gap
New Market London reports a shortage of native English frogs for school biology classes. As a result importers bring frogs from France to meet demand for classroom experiments and teaching.
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London
UPI
France
Last Four Decrees Proclaimed by Pope at Vatican
Pope Paul VI proclaimed the last four decrees of the Vatican Council in St. Peter's Basilica. All were approved with large majorities, including the religious liberty declaration and the modern world problems statement. The documents commit the church to a more open posture while leaving open the question of birth control for future consideration. Pope Paul said questions awaiting answers show vitality as the council nears its end.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Paul
Ban on Meat For Catholics Is Due to End
Vatican City AP reports the end of the Church ban on Catholics eating meat on Fridays. Informants expect a papal announcement removing Friday abstinence as a disciplinary rule. The change would lessen sin considerations while encouraging penance observance. exemptions for servicemen have existed since World War II.
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Vatican City
Interest Rate Ceiling Rises
Washington AP reports the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation set a 5.5 percent maximum for time deposits at state banks and urged utmost caution. The Federal Reserve Board also allowed a rise from 4.5 to 5.5 percent, affecting insured institutions.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance
Federal Reserve Board
Rifle Group Is Set For Inactivation
Washington AP reports a 50 year old prison complex will close and two Wisconsin military units, one at Oshkosh, will be eliminated, saving about 4.5 million dollars annually. The 325th fighter interceptor squadron at Truax Field Madison will deactivate by June 30 1966 saving about 4 177 000 annually plus Milwaukee Disciplinary Barracks will close by Oct 1 1969 saving 220 400. The 95th Marine Corps reserve rifle company at Oshkosh is disbanded and personnel move to inactive ready reserve, saving 52 205 yearly. The Army trims 130 acres from Milwaukee reserve site. McNamara says 149 bases in 39 states and 10 countries will close saving about 410 million annually. The 20th Air Division at Treax will be inactivated by June 30 1966. The 225th’s 102 fighters move to Truax to replace older craft. Continued on Page 12 Col 5.
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Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
95Th Marine Corps Reserve Rifle Company
Defense
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20Th Air Division
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225Th
Wisconsin Air National Guard
Truax
Wisconsin Toll Rises to 949 in 1965 Highway Deaths
The Associated Press reports three fatal crashes push Wisconsin’s highway toll to 949 for 1965, down from 1,001 last year. Victims include William Tatum 59 of Milwaukee in a truck train crash near Ozaukee County, John L Weber 45 of Oconomowoc in a collision on Highway 83 near Hartford, and 11-year-old David Fuchs of Evansville killed in a bike car crash on Highway 13 north of Evansville.
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Associated Press
North Western Road
Milwaukee County
William Tatum
Milwaukee
Ozaukee County
John L. Weber
Oconomowoe
Hartford
Washington County
David Fuchs
Evansville
Highway 13
Rock County
Robbery Arrest Follows Oakland Bar Tip
In Oakland California off duty officer Theodore Arroyo heard a claim from Donald Cordova that he had knocked off a joint. Arroyo called for help and Cordova was arrested minutes later charged with robbing a nearby tavern.
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Calif
UPI
Donald Cordova
Theodore Arroyo
Cordova
Soviet boosts 1966 military budget by six hundred sixty million
Moscow reports a five per cent rise to 14.7 billion dollars in military spending for 1966, citing imperialist threats and Vietnam impact. Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov calls it a budget of peace while noting increased armament alongside higher consumer goods output and social spending.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Vasily Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Viet Nam
Garbuzov
Russia
Garbuzovy de
Leonid Brezimov
Alexei Kosygin
Hanoi
Nikolai Baibakov
Baibakov
Pearl Harbor Memories From a 1941 Morning Hero
Pearl Harbor survivor Capt Sidney Sherwin recalls the 7 December 1941 attack aboard the Oklahoma. He watched the low flying plane, joined battle stations, helped tow a wounded sailor, and later reached the Maryland as oil slicks marked Ford Island. Sherwin visits the Arizona memorial and shares crew losses and the ship’s capsize.
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Oklahoma
Batavia
Naval Academy
Sidney Sherwin
Arizona
Shersin
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Honolulu
Jane Blesritt
Newport News
U.S. Navy
Rahain
Sherwin
Curtis
Maryland
Ford Island
Battleship Row
No Official Word On Oshkosh Marine Unit Inactive Reserve
The Defense Department announced that the Marine Corps Reserve 95th Rifle Company at Oshkosh will be placed on inactive ready reserve status. Maj. L F. Horne said no official word had been received yet, with possible news today or tomorrow. The 95th, here for 11 years, has 90 officers and enlisted men led by Capt. Michael McGrath. The unit remains in the Marine Reserve but will not attend drills.
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Marine Corps Reserve
95Th
Oshkosh
L F. Horne
95Th Rifle Company
Michael McGrath
McGrath
Horne
Teady
Marine Reserve
17th Victim Dies After Keokuk Fire
Mrs Vera Pilkington 44 of Nauvoo Illinois died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. She was the 11th victim of the Thanksgiving Eve fire at a Keokuk Iowa armory during a square dance festival. She had been flown here November 20 with six other victims.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Brooke Army Medical Center
Vera Pilkington
Nauvoo
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