Third Time A Charm For Gemini 9 Crew
Gemini 9 blasted into orbit after two scrubbed attempts to chase a tiny target satellite. Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan planned a three day rendezvous, completed orbital changes, and tracked the satellite as they rode a Titan 2 toward a high altitude over the Pacific.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
U.S
Pacific Ocean
Stafford
Surveyor
Lunar
Titan
Gemini
Rendezvous Aboard Gemini 9 Goes Smooth
Gemini 9 astronauts report a successful orbital rendezvous with a barreled satellite. A partially covered docking collar shroud may impede docking efforts as engineers note clamshells are open and one bolt perhaps not released. Commander Cernan and Stafford describe the target ATDA docking adapter with amazement and concern.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
Hawaii
Cernan
ATDA
Sunnyside Annexation Explored for Ottawa City Limits
Don Black surveys Sunnyside Addition east of Ottawa where many homes lack sewers and police protection. City may annex 40 acres, extending sewer and tax rolls but facing septic and soil challenges. Mayor Williamson to review. public hearing possible if benefits are shown.
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Sunnyside
Ottawa
Herald
Don Black
Sunnyside Way
Isabel Espinosa
Seventh
Ninth Streets
Lincoln
Missouri
Pacific Railroad
Funston
Masson
Charles Willamson
City Commission
Rain Needed Soon for Kansas Wheat
Kansas wheat farmers face a short crop as drought and late freezes bite the Great Plains. Harvest underway in Texas and Oklahoma will reach Kansas in a week or 10 days, with central and western Kansas and surrounding states hardest hit. If rain comes, wheat may still recover and later yields could improve.
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Kansas City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Great Plains
Colorado
New Mexico
Nebraska
Washington
Andrew B. Erhart
Garden City
Kansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
McClay Dies at 64 Owner of Mts Clay Wholesale
Lillard R. McClay 64 of 24 Rockwood Drive died today at noon at his home. He previously ran a grocery and later operated Mts Clay Wholesale, a business he owned for many years. He was known for his long involvement in local commerce.
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Lillard R. McClay
Rockwood Drive
Mts Clay Wholesale
288 Decision Monday on transfer of school territory
Franklin County superintendent Maurice Ponton said a state unification petition to move Central Heights territory to Garnett was presented to State Superintendent Adel Throckmorton. He noted the caller would not reveal a recommendation and Throckmorton would review the decision this afternoon.
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Central Heights
Garnett
Maurice Ponton
Franklin County
Topeka
Unific
Ation Section
Adel Throckmorton
Ponton
Unification
Throckmorton
Keep valuable papers in a Safe Deposit Box
An advertisement urges storing valuable papers in a safe deposit box at Peoples National Bank.
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Peoples National Bank
County Forecast Clears Cloudy to Partly After Storms
Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thunderstorms tonight and early Saturday. Low tonight mid 60s. High 81 Thursday, low 66. Record high 96 in 1911, record low 41 in 1946. Precipitation 0.04 inch in the last 24 hours. Hourly temps shown from 9 am to 8 pm with readings, barometer at 30.02.
Johnson Pushes blanket Social Security hike for next year
President Johnson called for a universal increase in Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries. He directed Welfare Secretary John Gardner to prepare a plan for Congress. In a White House address to the National Council of Senior Citizens, Johnson noted past increases totaling over $1.5 billion annually while urging higher payments to relieve hardship among older citizens.
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Washington
Johnson
John Gardner
Congress
White House
National Council of Senior Citizens
Balaguer Wins Dominican Election
Joaquin Balaguer won the Dominican presidential race amid a voter wave seeking stability after civil strife. Officials hailed a fair vote and U.S. observers welcomed the peaceful process and Balaguer victory over leftist forces. Washington signaled continued aid and development support for recovery.
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U.S
Johnson Down
Washington
Balaguer
Juan Bosch
United States
Dominican Republic
Tubing Thief Repeats Theft At Auction Barn
Albert E Coffman of 1128 N Sycamore allegedly stole copper tubing valued at 2.50 at Printys Auction then returned next day to buy two more pieces and a lead pipe with fitting valued 7.50 using the same method. Police note the pattern repeats thefts from the sale barn.
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Coffman
Coffsman Welding Service
W. Wilson
Printy
Smashed thumbs and cuts flood Ransom Memorial ER
An emergency room report lists multiple injuries treated on Thursday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Names include Carl Gottschamer eight, Pomona. Charles Berte ram a left finger. Carla Leecy with a nail injury. Cleveland Baxter fifty four. Jackie Linneman seven. Daniel Winter seven. Teri Bishop. Chevyl Talbott fourteen. Doug Highle twenty one, Wellsville RFD 2.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Carl Gottschamer
Pomona
Charles Berteram
Cypress
Carla Leecy
Wally Leecys
Sycamore
Cleveland Baxter
Jackie Linneman
Toward Linnemans
Ottawa Rfc
Daniel Winter
Winton Winter
Teri Bishop
Clinton Everson
Chevyl Talbott
Ray D. Talbott
Doug Highle
Wellsville
RFD
Sailor Builds Partial 16% Foot Kit Amid Regatta Delay
Bill Wright, a sailor preparing for the Lake Pomona Regatta, faces a missing 10-foot boom and 20-foot mast as the Minnesota kit maker cannot ship aluminum parts due to Viet Nam conflict demands. Wright has spent ten times the required 30 hours assembling the 600-pound fiberglass boat, with hulls arriving in pieces since March. He remains hopeful to complete the craft for a weekend race while enjoying time with his daughter home from college.
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Don Black
Bill Wright
Lake Pomona
Wright
Minnesota
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Atlantic Ocean
Eugene Kranz
Star
Rays Ford
Ford
Edward H. White II
Surveyors
Moon
US Surveyor
Earth
Velma Powers
Kansas Wheat
Texas Panhandles
McClay
Albert E. Coffman
N. Sycamore
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