Gemini 9 Flight Postponed Again At Cape Kennedy
Technical difficulties forced postponement of the Gemini 9 mission scrubbing at 12 42 p m EDT. Stafford and Cernan faced a two day delay with the next launch targeted for Friday as engineers resolved minor telemetry and guidance issues while the target satellite Glob faced uncertain separation.
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Cape Kennedy
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
NASA
James A. Lovell Jr
Edwin E. Aldrin
Duane Catterson
Gemini Control
Atla
Gemini 9 Mission At A Glance
Gemini 9 aims for three rendezvous and four dockings with a makeshift target satellite and a 150 minute around the world spacewalk by Eugene Cernan. Command pilot Thomas Stafford and Cernan, both 32, prepare for a 44 orbit, three day mission from Cape Kennedy with future Apollo moon objectives noted.
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Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Cernan
Buck Rogers
Cape Kennedy
July 18 Date For Gemini 10 Launch At Cape Kennedy
American's third manned spaceflight of 1966 Gemini 10 is set for liftoff at Cape Kennedy on July 18. John Young and Michael Collins will attempt orbital rendezvous with an Agena target satellite and perform a spacewalk. A Titan 2 booster is slated for launch pad 14, with the mission proceeding despite Gemini 9's delays.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Air Force
John Young
Michael Collins
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Jack Albert
Gemini
Albert
Young
America
Collins
Cool Temperatures At Record Low For June
The United States Weather Bureau at Raleigh County Airport logged June coldest readings since establishment. Beckley VA Hospital reported 32 degrees the record low for June. other readings included 36 at the bureau and 33 at Flat Top.
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United States Weather Bureau
Raleigh County
Richard L. Neeve
Weather Bureau
Beckley Veterans Administration
Flat Top
Neeve
Cloudy And Cool In Beckley And Vicinity
Cloudy and cool this afternoon with a high near 64. Tonight will be clear and cold with light frost and a low around 35. Thursday looks sunny but cool with highs in the upper 60s. River readings show Greenbrier normal and clear. New River at Gauce at Hinton at 2.3 ft. Extreme highs reported elsewhere include 105 at Presidio, Texas.
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Aitrport
Greenbrier
Gauce
Hinton
Presidio
Tex
Pilipsburg
Pellston
Mich
Buddhists Sack U S Consulate in Hue and Saigon
A mob of about 1,000 Buddhist led students sacked burned the U S consulate in Hue ripping up a picture of President Johnson and stealing three flags as guards fled. Demonstrations also rocked Saigon as Premier Ky offered a compromise to broaden the junta. The three month political crisis continued with Buddhist demands for Ky to step down.
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Saigon
UPI
US S
Hue
Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Thien Minh
Minh
Complex heavily bombed supply complex near Hanoi
The Air Force and Navy launched a major assault against North Vietnam, hitting an eight square mile Yen Bay supply complex in the Red River valley 800 miles northwest of Hanoi. Three U.S. jets were lost to ground fire. one F105 pilot rescued, one missing along with two Phantom crew.
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UPS
USS. Air Force
North Viet Nam
Red River Valley
Hanoi
U.S
Yen Bay
China
Viet Nam
Aaron J. Bowman
Madras
Ore
Michael L. Brazelton
Inglewood
Calif
Bowman
Debry
Kan
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
Pressure Mounting for Honorable Viet War Exit
Washington reports mounting U.S. pressure on President Johnson to find an honorable way to end the Viet Nam war despite military gains. Factors boosting calls include South Viet Nam political turmoil, U.S. electoral concerns, and renewed appeals from neutrals and allies to halt bombing, with officials wary of detailing internal pressures.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Johnson
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
Half Blind Boy Drafted Despite Disabilities
Frederick Turnier of Fremont says his 18 year old son Richard who limps and is blind in one eye volunteered for the draft but passed medical exams. Inducted in Oakland and sent to Ft. Ord he seeks action from higher authorities after complaints about his medical fitness. A medical board will decide within a week if Richard stays in limited or full service or receives discharge.
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Fremont
Calif
UPI
Frederick Turnier
Richard
Turner
Oakland
Ft. Ord
Turnier
Saigon Crisis Ends Amid Buddhist Protests and U S Consulate Toll
Saigon’s military government and Buddhist hierarchy reached agreement to end the political crisis. Friction flared as Buddhist mobs burned an effigy of President Johnson in Saigon and attacked the U S consulate in Hue, incurring damage before the accord was announced.
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UPI
Johnson
U. S
Hue
McDowell County GI Killed In Viet Nam
Wallace E F Pilson of Eckman McDowell County West Virginia has been killed in action in Viet Nam the Defense Department announced Tuesday night UPI report notes his service with the Army.
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McDowell County
Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
Wallace EF. Pilson
Eckman
W. Va
Defense Department
World News Briefs From Around the Globe
An estimate of 1.2 million Dominicans head to the polls to pick a president and congress in a highly watched election. President Johnson hints that a UN backed conference may serve as a forum for world government on copper industry issues. The Akron freighter crew has been largely rescued after a sinking 800 miles southwest of Long Beach. Bill Graham begins a month long revival at Earl's Court in London. West Virginia funds Head Start programs for 4,850 children. Thant doubts Viet Nam Buddhist self immolations will reach their aim. Pleasant Point Resort will not become a state park. West Virginia will not run it. Peggy Ann Brodnick plans to return to high school as a kidnapped girl ends a week in captivity. Dwight D. Eisenhower and wife celebrate 50th wedding anniversary. Texas draft participation criticized by Congressional Republicans. An 18 year old is arrested in New York as a junior grade bomber. NEA Education Policies Commission suggests starting school at age four.
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Thant
Viet Nam
Pleasant Point
Hulett C. Smith
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Dwight D. Fisenhower
John Quincy Adamses
Congressional Republicans
Texas
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Educational Policies Commission
The
National Education Association
Watts Slaying Ruled Accidental by Jury in Watts
In Los Angeles a nine member coroner's jury including a Black member found the fatal shooting of Leonard Deadwyler by Officer Jerold Bova accidental. District Attorney Evelle Younger agreed not to prosecute and the case was declared closed, while Deadwyler’s widow prepared civil action and the Watts area faced sporadic violence as the inquest ended after 49 witnesses and about three hours of deliberations.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Leonard Deadwyler
Dist. Atty
Evelle J. Younger
Jerold M. Bova
Barbara
Bova
Deadwyler
Hanks Wins Libel Suit Against Beckley Newspapers
A Wyoming County jury awarded C. Harold Hanks 5000 dollars in a 100000 libel suit against Beckley Newspapers Corp. over editorials in the Beckley Post-Herald calling him an unsavory character. The trial lasted a day with Hanks testifying about personal remarks he faced afterward.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
C. Harold Hanks
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Hanks
Raleigh County
Beckley Post-Herald
Elinor Hurt
Beckley
Memorial Day Toll Drops to No. 1963 Level
West Virginia registered its lowest Memorial Day traffic death toll since 1963, State Police Supt. W. E. Burchett said. He credited city and county agencies for cooperation with police to ensure safe traffic flow. Six deaths occurred during the holiday period, compared with 11 in 1965 and three in 1963.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. E. Burchett
Jaycee
Burchett
Beckley radio station plans await FCC decision
The religious radio station in Beckley remains pending before the Federal Communications Commission. Rev. T. M. Waldron says it will be built once approved, and officials note the project hinges on regulatory action.
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Beckley
T. M. Waldron
Federal Communications Commission
Negro nominee sweeps Macon County offices in Alabama runoff
In a historic Democratic primary runoff in Macon County Alabama Negro candidates won sheriff tax collector and Board of Revenue races. Lucius D Amerson a 32 year old Korean War veteran claimed the sheriff nomination, while L A Locklair won tax collector and Harold Webb took the Board of Revenue. The Negroes failed to win state legislative seats.
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Ala
UPI
Board of Revenue
Alabama
Lucius D. Amerson
Macon
Tuskegee
George C. Wallace
Amerson
Macon County
Tuskegee Institute
L. A. Locklair
Harold Webb
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Deke) Slayton
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