Gemini 7 7th Orbit Aboard Smooth Space Voyage
Space mission notes show Lovell shed his space suit to lounge in undergarments during Gemini 7 flight while Borman remained suited. The pair neared the million mile mark on day three as Gemini control piped Fly Me To The Moon and Sinatra to pass time. They slept simultaneously for the first time, and a minor heart rate uptick occurred while asleep. Ground crews rush to ready a liftoff and rendezvous with Gemini 7 by December 13 as the program advances toward an early Sunday launch attempt.
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Houston
Moon
Frank Sinatra
Lovell
Paul Haney
Jim
Borman
Cape Kennedy
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Chris Kraft
Kraft
Gemini
Mission Control
Gemini 6 Readiness Underway At Cape Kennedy
Launch crews run round the clock tests on the Gemini 6 spacecraft to meet its December 13 space rendezvous with Gemini 7. Officials consider starting the flight a day early if conditions stay favorable as preparation continues.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Saguaro High School boundary plan discussed by board
The board will meet at 7 30 p m in the Kiva School cafe 6911 E MacDonald with Supt Charles Holt to explain attendance boundaries for the new Saguaro High School. Students from Scottsdale High will transfer for the second semester and boundary changes affecting Scottsdale and Arcadia High will take effect next year.
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Saguaro High School
Kiva
E. MacDonald
Supt
Charles Holt
Scottsdale High School
Scottsdale
Arcadia High Schools
FPC submits its blackout report to President Johnson
The Federal Power Commission released a 95 page report with recommendations to reduce the chance of a large interstate power outage. It cites the Nov 9 blackout’s cause a misread but unreset relay and notes consideration of federal authority over bulk power reliability. Chairman Swidler to brief Johnson at LBJ Ranch. A second West Texas New Mexico outage blamed on a gas regulator at El Paso Electric Company.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Federal Power Commission
Johnson
New York City
New England
FPC
Joseph C. Swidler
Lbj Ranch
West Texas-New Mexico
el Paso Electric Company
FourYearOld Scottsdale Girl Struck By Car Injured
A four year old Scottsdale girl Kathleen Miller was slightly injured after being struck by a car near her home. She was treated at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital for abrasions and lacerations and released the following morning. The driver Richard Lanneman 35 of 2538 North 69th Street remained at the scene.
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Scottsdale
Kathleen Miller
Alvin Miller
68Th Pl
Scottsdale Baptist Hospital
Kathleen
Richard Lanneman
69Th St
McNamara outlines 149 base closings or cuts
Defense Secretary McNamara announced plans to close or reduce 149 bases at home and abroad with an estimated $410 million in annual savings. Domestic bases in 39 states and D C will be named on Wednesday, with 23 overseas bases identified after talks with foreign governments.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
States
Washington, D. C
Congress
Pentagon
Yanks battle Cong in hand to hand fight
UPI reports a six hour jungle clash 35 miles northwest of Saigon where American infantrymen of the 1st Division killed more than 200 Viet Cong. Hand to hand fighting with knives and bayonets occurred as U.S. forces pressed the area near the Iron Triangle while Marines in a separate operation at Phu Thu near Qui Nhon reported at least 18 Viet Cong killed. Air support and strong counterattacks followed as weather forecast notes high clouds and mild temperatures.
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UPI
U.S
George Schaffer
Fort Lewis
Wash
U. S
Phu Thu
Qui Nhon
Monticello
South China Sea
Dirck Halstead
Halstead
Bravo
Schaffer
Meeting engagement on road north west of Saigon
UPI report from Viet Nam describes a heavy clash about 35 miles northwest of Saigon near Michelin plantation and Ualihe. 1st Lt Donald Noble recalls Viet Cong bunkers and a brutal ambush with machine guns mortars and recoilless rifles as Pvt. Robert Sharp details engaging a VC fighter and witnessing casualties.
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Lai Khe
Viet Nam
UPI
Saigon
Michelin
Ualihe
U.S. Army
1St Infantry
Donald Noble
Burlington, VI
Power outages hit Southeast Texas across six counties
Southeast Texas joins other regions in outages after power failure cut electricity in at least six counties for about 40 minutes. Gulf States Utility Co. spokesman blamed a fault near Beaumont.
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Conroe
Tex
Texas
Goulf States Utility Co
Beaumont
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