Space Striptease Marked Gemini 7 Flight Milestone
During Gemini 7 on its two week mission James Lovell rode in long underwear after a ground crew joke. The 29th orbit featured the first space striptease as Lovell shed his suit while Frank Borman reported the crew was in good spirits and the ship performed normally.
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Paul Haney
Misson Control
Houston
Walter Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Haney
Chris C. Kraft
Space Agency
Martin Co
Borman
Lovell
Russia
Anding Haney
Carnarvon
Australia
Navy
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Quake Recorded Off Mexican West Coast
Berkeley seismograph detected a strong quake early today about 1 500 miles southeast, placing it off the Mexican west coast. Estimated magnitude lies between 6 5 and 6 75 on the Richter scale, well below the 1906 San Francisco event’s 8 25.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California Seismograph
Mexico
San Francisco
Obvious Hero Pilot Dies Saving Passengers in Plane Crash
Eastern Airlines pilot Charles J. White sacrificed his life aiding ten evacuees after his Constellation collided with a TWA jet near Westchester County. Ten on board survived while three others died and 50 were injured. Capt Thomas H Carroll guided the TWA plane to a Kennedy landing. Federal investigators probe the crash cause.
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North Salem
N.Y
Eastern Airlines
Charles J. White
Trans World Airlines
White
TWA
Thomas H. Carroll
Kennedy International Airport
Oscar Bakke
Federal Aviation Agency
Westchester County
Boston
Newark
New York
San Francisco
Arthur D. Lewis
Eastern
Lewis
China Cambodia military aid pact reported by Peking Radio
Peking Radio quoted Cambodian Chief of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk saying China agreed to military aid to Cambodia. The letter dated November 29 to Premier Zhou Enlai announced the accord reached during a Cambodian military delegation’s visit to Beijing from November 20 to December 3.
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Tokyo
China
Cambodia
Peking Radio
Norodom Siphanouk
Chou En Lia
Siphanouk
Peking
FPC Urges New Blackout Precautions After Massive Failure
Johnson receives a 95 page FPC report on the November blackout that left 30 million people in the United States and Canada in darkness. The inquiry cites a Niagara hydro plant relay setting and possible Edison Co. failures as factors. The president meets with Swidler at the LBJ Ranch to discuss findings and possible legislation.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Northeast
Federal Power Commission
United States
Canada
FPC
Joseph C. Swidler
LBJ
Here
Sir
Adam Beck
Niagara River
Beck
All Salties To Clear Seaway
Seven ocean going ships cleared the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal Sunday night leaving only 13 sallies in the St. Lawrence Seaway system. All were expected to clear the waterway by tonight or early Tuesday.
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Montreal
St. Lambert
St. Lawrence Seaway
Iroquois Lock
Toronto
Welland Canal
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Lake Ontario
Great Lakes
Vatican Council OKs Schema On World Problems
The Vatican Ecumenical Council approved its final schema on modern world problems. Pope Paul VI accepted the document as 2,111 prelates voted yes, with 483 opposing the section condemning nuclear warfare. Another key section on birth control studies and contraception policy was approved 2,047 to 155. A five month jubilee was proclaimed for global Catholics.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Supreme Court overturns contempt verdict in jury trial ruling
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, voided A Harris s contempt conviction for refus ing to testify before a federal grand jury in New York. The ruling requires a jury trial before imprisonment for criminal contempt, stressing a hearing to reveal all facts and ensure fair justice. Harris had faced one year in prison and was free on bond during appeals.
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Washington
Supreme Court
A! Harris
New York City
William O. Douglas
Harris
Florida
Flushing
N.Y
Justice Department
Ojus
Fla. U.S. Dist
Edward C. McLean
Inductions Halted Between December 22 and 27
Washington AP tele grams report that Army inductions will be suspended from December 23 to 26. The halt follows the Continental Army Command at Fort Monroe announcing no draftees would move from induction to reception centers during December 22 to 27. The Selective Service spokesman said telegrams went out late Friday, possibly delaying word to local boards.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Continental Army Command
Ft. Monroe
Russell Named to State Power Authority
Gov. Rockefeller appointed Lawrence M. Rulison former Syracuse senator to a 10000 dollar annual seat on the State Power Authority. He succeeds Dr Finla G. Crawford of Andover who resigned Friday. Crawford was a former Syracuse University vice chancellor and had served on the authority since 1958.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Lawrence M. Rulison
Syracuse
State Power Authority
Finla G. Cawford
Andover
Crawford
Syracuse University
Authority
Johnson Defied As FRB Boosts Interest Rates
President Johnson discussed the Federal Reserve Board move with Chairman William McChesney Martin at the LBJ Ranch as the board boosted rates to the highest since 1930. The decision, aimed at curbing inflation and the balance of payments deficit, met mixed reactions from banking leaders and critics in Congress.
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Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Lbj Ranch
Martin
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
U.S
Federal Reserve
U.S. Savings and Loan League
The
National Council For A Sound Monetary Policy
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Norman Strunk
League
Patman
William Mae Chesney Martin Jr
J. Dewey Duane
C. Canby
Balderstone
Charles N. Shepardson
James L. Robertson
George W. Mitchell
Sherman J. Maise
Time Savings Deposit
Robertson
Yankee Infantry Caught In Cong Machine-Gun Crossfire
In South Viet Nam near Saigon a U S infantry battalion of the 1st Division and supporting air and naval units repelled repeated Communist assaults. Casualties were heavy for the Americans and a high Viet Cong body count was reported. Nearby Marine forces swept a Viet Cong stronghold, with additional fiercest clashes and losses on both sides.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
1St Division
Fire claims elderly man in Auburn rooming house
Fire officials traced a Sunday night blaze in a 14 unit rooming house in Auburn New York to the deaths of Claude Kilmer about 70 and severe smoke injuries to Stanley Dunn 69 who was in critical condition at Auburn Memorial Hospital. The two men were found in a second floor hallway amid the flames and smoke as investigators sought the fire’s cause.
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Auburn
N.Y
Claude Kilmer
Stanley Dunn
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Kilmer
Kilmer and Dunn
DeGaulle Faces Run Off In Presidential Election
reports from Utica and Paris show Charles de Gaulle failing to win outright in France's first round with 43.96 percent, forcing a Dec. 19 runoff against Francois Mitterrand. Canadian yachtsman Peter Carr Harris faces $100000 to reopen the State Barge Canal for passage to the Hudson. The Carr Harris family contends with delays, broken engine, and winter closures as they plan onward travel toward the West Indies.
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Hudson River
West Indies
Edward Hudowalski
Albany
Peter Carr-Harris
Kingston
Ont
Utica
Carr-Harris
Simon
Utica Harbor
Mohawk River
Hudson
Ella
David
Bruce
Debbie
Penny
Toronto
Carr- Harris
Rome
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand
Department
France
Charles de Gaule
Jean Lecannet
Jean-Louis Tixier-Viganan
Wilson Repeats Resolve to End Rhodesian Rebellion Peacefully
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson vows to end the Rhodesian rebellion without bloodshed and rejects any invasion or war with Ian Smith's government. He cites responsibility to avoid conflict while the OAU threatens relations and possible war if Britain misses the Dec 15 deadline.
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Wilson
London
Harold Wilson
Organization of African Unity
London Daily Mirror
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
OAU
Britain
Smith
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Stock Market Plunges Then Recovers After Rate Rise
New York traders faced a severe early drop as the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate, with the Dow Jones index down 17.60 points in the first hour. By noon the loss narrowed to 10.36 as heavy trading continued and volume topped 6.15 million shares.
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Federal Reserve Board
New York Stock Exchange
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