Gemini 9 to test three rendezvous maneuvers with Agena target
AP Aerospace writer reports Gemini 9 astronauts Stafford and Cernan plan three rendezvous maneuvers with the Agena target in a three day flight from Cape Kennedy. They aim to lock within 20 minutes on first approach near Hawaii and execute later maneuvers including a radarless pass and a simulated LEM retrieval scenario.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Gemini
Navy A
Eugene A. Cernan
Western Pacific
Hawaii
Stafford
Apollo
Moon
Cernan
Globe
Radcliffe student vows dorm rebellion with robot husband
A 20-year-old Radcliffe College junior calls herself Miss 2000 and marries a cone shaped robot named Dalek to challenge dormitory rules that prohibit unmarried students from living outside campus housing. The stunt, linked to a publicity push for a Doctor Who film, drew many responses from peers and agents alike.
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New York
Radcliffe College
Rebel
A. Dalek
Dalek
England
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Crimson
Crimson Box 2000
North Viet Nam Risks More Jets Amid U.S. Pounding
Maj. Gen. Gilbert Meyers, deputy commander of the U.S. Air Force in Viet Nam, says North Viet Nam risks more jets as U.S. bombing hurts their air force. He notes Hanoi’s transport lines are being disrupted, rail and road links suppressed, boosting barge traffic. He cites MIG21s and MIG15s in use and mentions pilots trained in the Soviet Union or locally.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Gilbert L. Meyers
Meyers
Hanoi
Milford
5Th Air Force
Soviet Union
Helicopter Fleet Grows In Viet Nam
Washington reports the U S will have about 1 800 helicopters in Viet Nam next month an increase of roughly 200. More helicopter companies will be formed in the United States and sent to Viet Nam. Weather during the monsoon may limit flights but helicopters will still play a key role alongside fighter support. The Chinook can lift a 105mm howitzer.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Mystery Sniper Wounds Nine In New York
Nine people were wounded by a mysterious sniper or snipers in separate Manhattan shootings on Thursday night. Police suspected air pistols or air rifles and possible shots from a moving car. Two victims were in serious condition after being struck in the eye.
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New York
Manhattan
First Minutes Critical for Infants in New Mexico
In Albuquerque AP reports Dr. William H. Tooley warns infant survival hinges on cardio pulmonary adjustments in the first minutes of life. He cites placental failure, birth cooling, and anesthesia effects as major danger. Dr. Alexander L. Kish notes measles risks for unborn children, with 15-20 percent of offspring of women with German measles in early pregnancy affected by congenital malformations.
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Albuquerque
William H. Tooley
New Mexico Medical Society
Tooley
University of California Medical Center
Alexander L. Kish
Asistant
University of New Mexico
U S Air Force Denies Chinese Involvement in Vietnam Clash
U S Air Force rejects Beijing claims it intruded into Red China to shoot down a Chinese plane. A Phantom F4C reportedly downed a Communist MIG17 over North Vietnam near the Chinese border. Maj. Gen Meyers says no evidence Chinese aircraft entered the war.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Peking
Red China
Air
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Makwan
China
Yunnnan
U.S
Hanoi
Red River Valley
Wilbur R. Dudley
Alamogordo
N.M
Dudley
Imantes Kringelis
Lake Zurich
Athena Flight Produces Calls About Identity Over White Sands
An Athena missile lighted the sky over New Mexico as it streaked to a successful impact on White Sands Missile Range. Army officials said calls came in about the object’s identity as far west as Tucson and far east as Las Vegas New Mexico. The Athena, a solid propellant multistage rocket, is used to study re entry problems.
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White Sands Missile Range
N.M
New Mexico
Army
Green River
Utah
Tucson
Ariz
Las Vegas
White Sands
Athena
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