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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1966
Page
1
Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Stafford and Navy Cmdr. Eugene Cernan received final weather clearance and were greenlit for an on time blastoff Tuesday. The pair stand as America’s best trained astronauts in the most demanding U S manned spaceflight mission to date.
Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan prepare a small aluminum box outside the cabin to catch ultra small space particles for signs of life. They plan to open the lid during rest and later return the sample for laboratory analysis as countdown to launch continues.
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan will discard a dirty window pane to keep Gemini 9 cockpit glass clear. Earlier flights saw hatch windows clouded by space debris, prompting engineers to add an extra pane for disposal after reaching orbit.
Lula Mary Stover, 48, was given a life term in the state penitentiary by Judge Harry L. McCreery after being convicted of first degree murder with mercy for the June tavern shooting of her ex husband Buddy Edgar Stiltner. The defense sought seven grounds to overturn the verdict while Stover received a 60 day stay of execution and may appeal.
A strike against Greyhound Bus Lines disrupts travel across eleven western states forcing thousands to seek alternatives. The walkout began after midnight Sunday following failed talks with the Amalga mated Transit Union affecting California Oregon Washington Arizona Nevada Utah Montana Wyoming New Mexico Idaho and west Texas.
Scattered showers or thunderstorms develop this afternoon under considerable cloudiness with a high near 77. Partly cloudy tonight low around 52. Tuesday should be fair with highs near 80. River and airport data show typical conditions with no major precipitation and moderate winds. Five day forecast notes regional variability and continued chances of scattered showers, mainly west of the Appalachians.
A Philippine freighter with about 250 passengers ran aground in stormy weather near a small central Philippines island today. Rescue operations were reported under way. A municipal court judge dismissed murder charges against Alberta Hopkins, but Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Charles M. Walker said the case will still go to the grand jury. Park Alan Grundy, son of the late U.S. Sen. Joseph Grundy of Pennsylvania, died in Desert Hot Springs, California, at 61 on Sunday.
Reports say Europeans want a De Gaulle Johnson summit on NATO's future as crucial U. S. British talks start. Authorities resume river drag for Robert Gotschall after a drowning on a family outing in Wellsburg. Tornadoes damaged downtown Kansas City, severing power and toppling cars. Police plan no auto theft charges against two youths linked to the Watts riots. Blood test results awaited in New Castle to determine if Howard Edwards was intoxicated when he hit two motorcyclists.
Cape Kennedy UPS Eugene Cernan will become the first human to wear a self contained spacecraft as he tests a new astronaut maneuvering unit AMU on Gemini 9. The 175 pound jetpack with 12 hydrogen peroxide jets enables manual maneuvering for about two hours during the spacewalk with life line connection and capsule oxygen hookup procedures detailed.
Gemini ships were built for spaceflight not sea journeys. Cernan and Lovell discussed the capsule’s cork like bobbing on ocean landings. Cernan joked that even a Navy man would seasick, while Lovell recalled his own Atlantic Ocean return after Gemini 7.
UPI reports on a 40 hour work week basis astronaut Thomas Stafford would earn 1027.37 and copilot Eugene Cernan 941.46 for three days in space aboard Gemini 9. Stafford as Air Force lieutenant colonel collects 14796.96 annually in base pay quarters subsistence allowances and flight pay. Cernan earns 12283.56 yearly on the same basis.
In Da Nang forces loyal to Premier Nguyen Cao Ky seized control with tanks and planes and alert for a possible assault by anti-government troops from Hue. Generals Nhuan and Lam urged soldiers and civilians to rise up, while Hue regiments dug in and Cao was named I Corps commander. Buddhist prayers and street protests accompanied the tension as tanks entered the city and marines wore gas masks.
Buddhist leaders summoned anti government elements to a mass meeting in Saigon that could lead to a clash with Premier Nguyen Cao Ky's regime. Militant youth warned of a "betrayal" as combat police and paratroopers stood by near the Vien Hoa Dao Pagoda for a torch light rally and potential confrontation.
President Johnson and advisers weighed major policy moves as Viet Nam violence threatened political chaos. Ky used marines and paratroopers to crush anti-government forces in Da Nang, risking civil war while U.S. officials eyed air strikes on oil storage near Hanoi and Haiphong.
Indiana tax analyst Dr. James A. Papke of Purdue told the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Government and Finance that a long-range, ongoing study of West Virginia’s tax structure could ease state financial burdens but warned there is no magic solution. He suggested a terminal study could wrap by October or early November if analysts are hired, possibly from West Virginia University.
United Press International reports weekend wrecks killed six people in West Virginia pushing the toll to 157 for the year. Victims include Ronald C. Millhoan 23 of Sherman Jackson County crushed when a jack slipped. David F. Rogers 17 of Brown Harrison County died near Lumberport. Ira Dean 42 of Wayne died when his car left an embankment near Genoa. Also killed were Carl G. Schilbe 36 Morgantown in a two car crash near Morgantown. Humphrey Kennedy 24 and infant Zinal L. Browning of Cincinnati in a two car pile up en route to relatives in Mingo and Wyoming Counties. Mary K. Burford 18 near Nitro. and Thomas Blake 46 of Newell.
Thousands of peace demonstrators moved toward the White House pledging votes for November candidates seeking an end to the Vietnam War. Led by pediatrician Benjamin Spock, the 7,000 marchers passed the executive mansion as President Johnson walked nearby. Two youths were arrested for disorderly conduct at a rally near the Washington Monument. The march was organized by SANE and allied groups amid a turnout near 10,000 expected.
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