Apollo 7 Enters Orbit on 11 Day Earth Mission
Apollo 7 lifted from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn IB on an 11 day Earth orbit test with astronauts Walter Schirra Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham. They reached orbit at 11 14 a.m. after a flawless countdown and prepared for mock docking maneuvers as part of a trial leading toward the moon mission.
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Youth protest jokes spark thoughts on parenthood
A lighthearted note suggests young people mockingly claim they have been granted parenthood as a wink of fate. The quip contrasts youthful protest with the reality of future responsibilities.
Pueblo crew release not imminent says Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk denied a Seoul report that the 82 man crew of the U S ship Pueblo would be freed today. He said no breakthrough in U S North Korean negotiations had occurred after North Korea seized the vessel on January 23 for alleged intrusion.
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Weather Summary Prompted by Mild Sunny Conditions
The forecast calls for mostly sunny and mild weather with a high in the 60s and a low in the 40s. Tonight and tomorrow will be fair and warmer, with sunset at 6 53 and sunrise at 7 35. High around 62 degrees noted, with earlier low around 1 degree today. Details on Page 18. NE STEAKS and O Henry reference appear in the text.
Apollo 7 Flight Plan Highlights Crew Set for Cape Launch
Apollo 7 mission outline details a 11 day flight from Cape Kennedy Florida set for liftoff at 11 am with astronauts Walter Schirra Doon Eisele and Walter Cunningham. The plan covers multiple orbital maneuvers including docking rehearsals and engine burns to test rendezvous capabilities, navigation by stars and earth features, radiators cooling tests, and final reentry after 163 orbits with a splashdown in the Atlantic 230 miles SSW of Bermuda.
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French approve school reforms in education plan
The French National Assembly approved an education reform bill by 441 votes with 39 abstentions. The measure shifts higher education toward decentralization, granting more control to teachers and students as it moves to the Senate.
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Apollo 7 flight facts and figures released
Apollo 7 mission details list crew Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham. The 10 day 20 hour 9 minute flight tested ship systems aboard Saturn 1B with orbits from 105 to 262 miles high. Estimated mission cost 145 million dollars.
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Philippine ferry sinks with hundreds feared dead
The Dumaguete ferry carrying 300 to 500 fiesta passengers sank 22 miles east of Zamboanga City in Moro Gulf after taking on water before dawn. Survivors report shark attacks and limited life rafts as crowds waited for rescue.
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Five Soviet dissenters punished for Prague invasion protest
In Moscow a district court exiled Pavel Litvinov for five years and Larisa Daniel for four years while Konstantin Babitsky received three years remote exile for a Red Square demonstration against the August 20 21 invasion of Czechoslovakia. Two students Vadim Delone and Vladimir Dremlyuga drew labor camp terms of two years ten months and three years respectively.
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Battle northwest of Saigon leaves 26 Viet Cong dead
U S infantrymen flown by helicopter engaged a 400 man Communist battalion 26 miles northwest of Saigon. The fight ended with 26 enemy dead while the Viet Cong escaped into jungle. Americans suffered six killed and 16 wounded. The clash followed B52 bomber strikes and amid reports of a coup attempt in Saigon. In Tran Bang area the Viet Cong again slipped through army cordon.
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