Gemini 11 Postponed After Tiny Pinpoint Rocket Leak
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP technicians seal a 1500th inch hole in Gemini 11 Titan 2 oxidizer tank using water glass and an aluminum patch delaying liftoff to 9:25 a.m. Saturday. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F Gordon Jr. will rendezvous and space walk over a three day mission, contingent on a successful purge and inspection.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan B. Shepard
NASA
Medical Panel Finds Deadly Tumor In Whitman Brain
A panel of national medical experts concluded Charles J. Whitman had a malignant brain tumor about an inch in diameter that was unlikely to be the sole cause of his August rampage. They said the tumor could have contributed to emotional control issues but could not establish a psychiatric diagnosis without a recent interview. The panel noted Whitman had used drugs to cope with pressures, but there was no evidence of drug use on his death day.
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Austin, Tex
Charles J. Whitman
Whitman
Havery M. Zimmerman
Montefiore Hospital
New York
County Forecast Fair Through Saturday with Warm Days
Forecast calls for fair weather through Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and nights in the mid 60s. Thursday high around 81 and today’s low near 51. Historical highs and lows for the date include a record high of 99 in 1947 and a record low of 41 in 1943. Hourly readings run from morning to night, ending at 8 a.m. Barometer stands at 30.19.
Soldier is sentenced for refusing to go to Vietnam
FT. DIX NJ AP Pic James A Johnson Jr convicted today of refusing orders to Vietnam and sentenced to five years hard labor dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. The general court martial panel took 24 minutes to fix sentence after Johnson testified he would be a criminal if forced to fight.
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FT. DIX
James A. Johnson Jr
Viet Nam
Sevens
Johnson
Saigon
Col
Morriss Zebrowitz
Johnson signs auto and highway safety bills in White House role
President Johnson signed comprehensive auto and highway safety bills at a White House ceremony. He urged car makers to add safety features without raising costs, saying safety must be a normal business expense. The auto bill sets federal standards for 1968 models and allows further tire and used-car standards within two years. The highway measure funds state safety programs including driver education, inspections, lighting, and traffic control, with potential federal highway aid reductions for states failing to implement plans by Dec 31, 1968.
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Washington
Johnson
White House Rose Garden
Auto Company
Ralph Nader
Secretary of Commerce
Nader
Sens
Senate
House
Life insurance loans rise as rates stay high
New York AP reports that amid top rate levels Americans increasingly rely on life insurance loans. First half borrowings reached 8.163 billion dollars, up from 7.42 billion, as banks clamp down. Insurers offer easy terms but warn against frivolous use, noting loan amounts reduce policy protection.
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New York
Officials Rule Out Encephalitis Epidemic in KC Area
Kansas City health officials said there is no encephalitis epidemic in the area. Dr. John R. Philip and Dr. Robert Cavitt stated no mosquito borne encephalitis cases have been confirmed and lab tests did not determine the disease causing Larry H. Swofford’s death. Swofford, 22, died at KU Medical Center after falling ill August 21. he lived in north Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
John R. Philip
Larry H. Swofford
St. Louise
Swofford
University of Kansas Medical Center
Carmichael Jailed On Inciting Riot Charges In Atlanta
SNCC chairman Carmichael waived a preliminary hearing and is bound over to Fulton County grand jury on riot incitement and disturbance charges. He, 25, was arrested at SNCC headquarters after Mayor Allen ordered action. Two other SNCC members, William Ware and Bobby Vance Walton, also faced inciting to riot charges and were released on bond.
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Atlanta
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonvivement Coordinating Committee
Atelanta
Fulton County
Grand Jury
Carmichael
Howard Moore Jr
Recorder’s Court
T. C. Little
SNCC
Supt
Clinton Chafin
Ivan Allen Jr
Herbert Jenkins
Henry Bowden
Lewis Slaston
Bowden
Jenkins
State of Georgia
Allen
William Ware
Bobby Vance Walton
Avery Sees Money Woes For Kansas
Hutchinson Kansas William H Avery warned the state faces tighter finances after this year He told the Hutchinson Junior Chamber of Commerce that balances are temporary due to withholding tax gains but will fall to much lower levels He said the state is fiscally sound with no meaningful surplus and no tax increase planned for next year
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Hutchinson
Kan
Zov
William H. Avery
Avery
Hutchinson Junior Chamber of Commerce
Miss Ohio Captures Talent in Miss America Pageant
Sharon Elaine Phillian Miss Ohio won the talent prize with This Is My Country at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City earning 7,000 spectators’ cheers. She shared a preliminary honor with Miss South Carolina Barbara Anne Harris as Miss New Hampshire Nancy Anne Nayslor and Miss California Charlene Diane Dallas also won preliminaries.
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Atlantic City
Sharon Elaine Phillian
Convention Hall
Sharon
South Carolina
Barbara Anne Harris
Greenville
Lakme
Deborah Bryant
Kansas
Betty Fox
Mary Inzerello
Illinois
Pamela Ericson
Iowa
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