29 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1965
Page
1
AP report details Gemini 5 mission challenges as storms force a major rescue plan. Navy and air crews position a recovery ship near Hawaii and a safety net around the Lake Champlain area to hoist astronauts aboard. Officials estimate recovery costs around 1.5 million dollars for the salvage and flight time.
Pam Howell was crowned Miss Gastonia before a capacity audience at Runler Hugs Auditorium after winning the Miss Gastonia 1966 title. Sanilie Whitworth and Mary Madeline Falls followed in the top five with Velve Morgan named Miss Congeniality.
A muted scene unfolds as dispatches note few dramatic events on a day in Vietnam. Mentioned are president Johnson references and routine patrols with seven Americans wounded in action, while feature pieces hint at broader coverage on page 20 including an overview in The Family Weekly.
Three Stantey boys Eldie Wallace V6 Terre Fish TS and Robby Hamessy J were injured in a Saturday night wreck near Matthey Road about two miles outside town. They were thrown from a 1849 Cadillac when it left the road and struck an embankment. They were rushed to Gan von Memorial Hospital for emergency treatment with facial lacerations and other injuries.
Rough Atlantic weather trimmed the Gemini 6 flight by one orbit causing a 7 55 am ETA splashdown 600 miles east of Jacksonville. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. were reported well though nasally congested from oxygen. After 120 orbits and 7 days 22 hours 65 minutes, mission officials altered the reentry plan and the carrier Lake Champlain shifted recovery while crews debated pep pills and fuel cell issues.
The wives of astronauts Virgil Grissom and Charles Conn relaxed on San Isidro Bay near La Forte a day before their husbands’ space return. Mrs Cooper guided a boat while her daughters and the Connors’ family joined in water skiing and a lunch with Grissoms.
James Cardier of Rocky Maine was named state Republican chairman by the executive committee. Gardner, uniting the party, aims to boost fundraising and field strong candidates to win the governorship and a US Senate seat in 1966 1968, pledging to build a unified party and broaden support across factions.
Witnesses recounted a catastrophic accident at a Missouri fair when a raceway breached a fence, killing four and injuring many. Relatives and bystanders expressed disbelief as emergency crews and police responded. Witnesses described screams, chaos, and widespread shock as the crowd watched racing continue despite the tragedy.
Quick Look At Flight Happenings reports a splashdown site about 275 miles southwest of Bermuda after a world record run of 20 orbits in 190 hours and 45 minutes. Engineers monitor retrofire stowage and reentry emit, while dishes note eight day spacecraft performance and experiments delayed by fuel shortages. Dr. Charles A. Terry reports no medical problems and pristine data.
Rusts Huriziele Jr. visited the hospital Saturday for surgery and left a striking note in red ink on the operating sheets reading Opes with care. Hamrick Harrich, editor of a weekly newspaper, was to undergo an operation for defects.
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