Planes Hit North Vietnam Power Plant and Haiphong Raid
U S warplanes attacked the Uong Bi power plant near Hanoi knocking out about a quarter of the capital’s power. Thunderchief jets also cut a third of Haiphong’s supply as Navy planes hit a radar site near Bac Long Island. Marines clash with Viet Cong near Da Nang during Operation Harvest Moon amid a church attack in Nha Be. Secretary McNamara warned of more raids.
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North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Air Force
Uong Bi
Hanoi
Vinh
Death Valley
da Nang
Saigon
Nha Be
South Viet Nam
Bon Homme Richard
Kitty Hawk
South China Sea
Bac
Gemini 6 and 7 Rendezvous Marks Spaceflight Milestone
Two U S spacecraft, Gemini 6 and Gemini 7, met in orbit for over five hours covering 105000 miles and 314 orbits. Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford led 8 maneuvers to place the ships within feet of each other, exchanging light banter as they trained for moon missions.
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U. S
Gemini 6
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Schirra
Stafford
Borman
Lovell
Schirra Guides Gemini 6 to Ocean Landing Near Carrier
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford steered Gemini 6 to a Pacific splashdown near the carrier USS Wasp after a dramatic reentry. Recovery planes tracked the descent as Marines laid a red carpet and the crew underwent medical checks aboard the ship. The mission followed Gemini 7 rendezvous efforts and capped a milestone in the U.S. move toward a moon objective.
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Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Earth
U. S
Schirra
Atlantic Ocean
Wasp
Stafford
Gemini
Sick Bay
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Pacific
Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
United States
Moon
Borman
Lovell
African delegates walk out as Wilson appeals Rhodesia policy
In New York most African delegations left the General Assembly during Prime Minister Harold Wilson's appeal for backing Britain’s Rhodesia policy. Nine of 36 African nations stayed to hear him. Wilson defended nonmilitary options and planned talks with Johnson on Rhodesia and Viet Nam.
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Harold Wilson
Britain
London
Wilson
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Ivory Coast
Madagascar
Malawi
Togo
Upper Volta
Gabon
Central African Republic
Dahomey
Liberia
Cambodia
Cuba
Syria
Tewfik Bouattoura
Assembly
Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Viet Nam
Red China
Soviet Union
United Nations
Tower Urges Expanded War Powers in Viet Nam
Senator John G. Tower urged broader bombing authority against North Vietnam and proposed adding two or three divisions. He called for U S troops in Vietnam to rise to 300000 or more by mid next year and for better rifles to boost firepower, saying commanders have been restrained from using full force.
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Washington (Ap
John G. Tower
R-Tex
U. S
Viet Nam
Tower
Market Nears New Highs as Steel Lead Retreat
The stock market moved toward historic highs with the AP average up 1.4 to 356.8 at noon as steels led gains and rail shares rose to record levels. Dow industrials neared a closing peak with strong action in aero space electronics and airlines while some issues pulled back on profit taking. Sperry Rand jumped on a delayed block while Du Pont and Schering slipped.
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U. S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Ere Steel
Sperry Rand
du Pont and Schering
Death of SIU student a mystery in Carbondale ditch
Charles M. Douthit Jr. a 21 year old SIU engineering junior was found dead in a drainage ditch west of Carbondale. An autopsy by Dr. Lewis Rossiter said a small diameter blunt instrument caused the fatal head wound with floodwater in the lungs indicating drowning afterwards. Police investigated with coroner Harry Flynn and SIU security. Douthit was last seen Tuesday night and found Wednesday afternoon.
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Rt. 13
Carbondale
Jackson County
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Charles M. Douthit Jr
Chicago
Douthit
Flynn
Lewis J. Rossiter
Doctors Hospital
SIU
Old Rt. 13
State Po
Carruthers
S. Washington St
Kent Lannert
Lannert
Midland Inn
Aveerage
Charles M. Douthit Sr
Fayetteville
Tenn
van Natta Funeral Home
Ralston Chapel
Bureal
Shiloh Etery
Cyclone Ravages East Pakistan Killing Thousands
A powerful Bay of Bengal cyclone battered Chittagong district and offshore Kutubdia and Maheshkhali islands with 100 mph winds and a 12 foot tidal surge. Communications to Cox's Bazaar were severed as Kutubdia and Teknaf reported heavy damage and many deaths.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Chittagong
Kutubdia
Maheshkhali
Bay of Bengal
Upper Burma
Cox’s Bazaar
Teknaf
Burma
Rain or Snow Weather Outlook
Weather note indicates rain or snow ending during the night with mostly cloudy conditions expected Friday. Forecast mentions no extreme temperature details and references a weather map on page 18.
Justice Klingbiel Seeks Re election to Illinois Supreme Court
Springfield AP Chief Justice Ray I Klinghbiel of the Illinois Supreme Court filed today his declaration of candidacy for re election to the high tribunal in November 1966.
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Justice Klingbiel
Springfield
Ray I. Klinghbiel
Illinois Supreme Court
High Tribunal
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