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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1966

Page

2

Gemini 8 mission linked with Agena ends in peril

The Gemini 8 flight, after docking with an Agena target, spun violently and required emergency maneuvers. Armstrong kept control and the craft landed safely near Okinawa after a rapid descent, with officials aiming to study the cause and adjust plans for Gemini 9 and future moon missions.

Naha Oea Okinawa Armstrong Cape Kennedy U.S John Hodge Gemini Mason Spake Trol Center Houston Tex Scatlright NASA Untill Earth Christopher C. Kraft Scott Western Pacific No. 7 Africa Arabia India China Agena Kranz An Air Force Gilruth Eugene Kranz

Boston Newspaper Strike Reaches 12th Day

Boston's major dailies the Globe Herald-Traveler and Record American remain shut as strike enters its 12th day. Mayor John F Collins Gov John A Volpe and Sen Edward Kennedy met with mediators but no solution emerged to end the stoppage costing the Boston economy about 1 million dollars daily.

Boston UPN John F. Collins John A. Volpe Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Boston Jet Globe, Herald-Traveler Record- American

Sweet-Tooth Burglars Strike Edgewood High

Burglars with a sweet tooth entered Edgewood High School on Wednesday night and forced entry into 17 concession machines. They took an unknown amount of change along with soft drinks candy and ice cream.

Edgewood High School

Photographer among casualties in dawn Vietnam clash

A freelance photographer Dang Van Phot, who shot many AP combat pictures, was seriously wounded by a chest bullet during an operation with Vietnamese troops. Military spokesmen and intelligence officers noted possible NKVD like threats and North Vietnamese regiments in the D zone jungle, a region Hanoi had long controlled.

Dang van Phot Associated Press D Zone Hanoi U. S U.S

Texan Freeman Released in Brazil Smuggling Case

UPI reports Criminal Court Judge Juscelino Ribeiro ordered Darwin C. Mandell of Crystal City Texas released while four companions face trial on smuggling charges. Sam Sexton Jr Joe McCutchen of Fort Smith Arkansas Joseph A Truehill of Dallas and Ralph Emerson Dial of Oklahoma City also charged with bribery allegations involving public officials. Dial remains under accusation while Mandell must stay in Brazil as material witness. All five were arrested in early February.

Brasilia UPI Darwin C. Mandell Crystal City Tex Mandell Juscelino Ribeiro Sam Sexton Jr Joe McCutchen Fort Smith, Ark Joseph A. Truehill Dallas Ralph Emerson Dial Oklahoma City Dial Ribeiro Brazil

Hungarian Seeks Asylum In United States

A 23 year old member of the Hungarian National Ballet and Folk Ensemble sought asylum in New York. Dyula Pandi walked into the New York Times offices Thursday night to disclose the action less than 24 hours after her troupe left for Hungary. The article notes tense wartime combat reports alongside the asylum filing.

NEW York Hungarian National Ballet and Folk Ensemble United States New York Times Dyula Pandi Pandi Hungary

Bar Group Names Officers

New officers were installed Wednesday night at the Branding Tron Restaurant by the San Antonio chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Installed were Russell Wine president Frank Hill vice president John Flatten Secretary and Elroy Untermeyer treasurer.

San Antonio The Federal’ Bar Association Russell Wine Frank Hill John Flatten Elroy Untermeyer Treasur

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