Gemini 9 Space Walk Put Off While Crew Rests
Cape Kennedy Florida AP Gemini 9 crew rested for 10 hours before planned space walk by Eugene Cernan on maiden orbital flight Thomas Stafford and Cernan failed to reach the Angry Alligator rendezvous and exhausted fuel limits forced shortening of the mission. Cernan to begin a two hour walk at 17 500 miles per hour if not delayed. Flight controllers would not extend the flight to accommodate the stroll.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene Cernan
Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Jean
Stafford
Norstad Condemns De Gaulle in NATO Crisis Warning
Gen Lauris Norstad urged the United States to heed De Gaulle’s words and act in Western Europe’s interest. Speaking to 3,500 at LIU Post, he warned De Gaulle’s withdrawal threatens Europe’s security and NATO unity amid a shift from disarray to crisis.
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Ronald Majorana
New York Times
Greenvale
N.Y
Lauris Norstad
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
de Gaulle
France
America
Europe
Norstad
NATO
Atlantic
C. W. Post College
Long Island University
Weekend Rain Shower Threat Dims Into Monday
Weather forecast notes considerable cloudiness and warmth into Monday with a few showers or thunder showers late Sunday through midday Monday. Clearing late Monday brings cooler conditions. Lows in the 60s, highs in the 80s, details on Weather map.
Carbondale City Manager Changeover Shown
The Southern Illinois edition outlines ordinance changes affecting Carbondale and notes a city manager transition. It also previews county candidate views, campus drug usage at SIU, and a first-grade visit to police and fire departments. SIU track team ties for second place in a regional meet.
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Carbondale
SIU
Southern Illinois University
Pg. U
Gray Seeks Re election To Finish Program In 21st District
Rep Kenneth J Gray of West Frankfort seeks another term in the 21st District in the Democratic primary against Victor Drysdale of Herrin. Gray outlines a $2 billion economic development plan started in 1955 with $1 billion funded by state and federal funds.
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Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Gray
Victor Drysdale
Herrin
Mound City
Kaskaskia
Smithland
Big Muddy
Illinois
Grey
Pre-Election Roundup on Southern Illinois races and policies
Democratic candidates Kenneth J. Gray and Victor Drysdale Sr. discuss unemployment, housing, and poverty programs, federal funding in the 21st District, and regional development. Drysdale calls for local control of War on Poverty funds, civil service Jobs, and anti strip mining, endorses conservation groups, and criticizes Viet Nam policy.
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South
Viet Nam
Victor Drysdale Sr
Herrin
Drysdale
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Illinois
Granite City
Saline Valley Conservation Authority
Independent Voters of Illinois
A.O. Smith Corp
St. Louis
Chicago
United States
Stevenson Attacks Revenue Amendment and Vows Flexible Reform
Decatur Democrat Adlai E Stevenson III criticizes the proposed Illinois Constitution revenue amendment as restrictive and ambiguous. He backs flexible revenue provisions and questions speeding passage without fuller study, urging consider of income tax options and local-government aid.
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Adlai E. Stevenson III
Decatur
Illinois
Stevenson
Macon County
Democratic
Fairview Plaza
United Nations
Otto Kerner
Surveyor 1 Snaps 2000 Photos on Moon Mission
Pasadena scientists report Surveyor 1 continues to photograph the lunar surface. The 620 pound craft has sent nearly 2000 pictures from its landing site in the Sea of Storms while engineers recheck landing pods and refine wide-angle surveys. A composite shows a moon rock six inches high and 18 inches long.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Surveyor
U.S. Jets Hit North Vietnam as Air War Reaches Peak
Jet fighter bombers flew 86 missions Friday above the 17th parallel, destroying or damaging 147 buildings and 19 boxcars along with 18 cargo junks and six bridges. Aerial sorties totaled 592 against Viet Cong targets, with 609 buildings and 50 bunkers damaged or destroyed. Viet Cong ground gunners shot down two aircraft, a Marine A4 Skyhawk and an Air Force F4C Phantom. Meanwhile Buddhist leaders split over Ky Thieu, seeking unity and a possible restraint on the militant faction.
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U.S
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
SIU quiz shows student input urged in university decisions
About 13,277 SIU students answered a 100 item poll on the role of the university in society and student involvement. A majority favor consulting students before major decisions and many support voluntary class attendance and satisfactory instructional quality.
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Southern Illinois University
E. Claude Coleman
SIU
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Honor pupil held in death case in Chicago
Morris B. Fiddler, 17, a Roosevelt High School honor student, is held without bond on murder charges after confessing to strangling his girlfriend Jayne Levin, 16, during an after school argument. He told police he wanted to know what death was like and described using a nylon stocking and his hands to kill her.
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Jayne
Daniel McKay
Circuit Court
Fiddler
Roosevelt
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