30 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1965
Page
1
Gemini 5 astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad completed a historic eight day flight circling the globe 120 times aboard the Lake Champlain. Doctors reported no symptoms from medical tests and preparations continued for a Cape Kennedy confinement to begin the seclusion phase.
Ten aquanauts begin a 45 day endurance test in Sealab 2 at 205 feet below the Pacific. They connect 3 data and communications units and report improved marine life views. Visibility improved from 20 to 60 or 70 feet. divers prepared for surface transfer via a capsule for emergencies and decompression.
Senator Hugh Scull and Barry Goldwater clashed over GOP strategy as Republican governors emerge as a key force. The article notes governors including Idaho’s Robert E. Smylie plan to open a Washington HQ, while Goldwater urges Congress to shape policy, and Scull criticizes governance as a vital party strength.
Gemini astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad Jr return to Cape Kennedy for medical checks after a late- Saturday failure in a computer calculation caused them to miss a target by miles. The abortive aim was to place a manned craft near the moon in a test of medical and psychological effects of extended weightlessness. The night ended with 220 orbital hours and 55 minutes, securing a U.S. lead over the Soviet Union in manned space effort. Officials say the exact cause will be known in days as they analyze the errant calculation and mission data.
President Johnson returns to Washington after a Texas press event announcing Lawrence F. O'Brien will replace Joan A. Gronouski as postmaster general. John Moors Cabot moves to a new post while O'Brien, long a Kennedy aide, reshapes congressional relations as mediators report little progress on steel negotiations.
RALEIGH AP Forward Scheidt has resigned as state motor vehicles commissioner amid plans to push safety measures such as compulsory vehicle inspections. Governor Moore has not decided whether to accept the resignation, which would end with Scheidt stepping down by October. Scheidt, 12 years in the post, cites long tenure and future work prospects. He notes inspection groundwork will be laid by then and reflects on his tenure, his role in safety legislation, and past opposition from some legislators.
Charlotte orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Stuart Gaul 70 died Sunday in Blowing Rock after a career founding clinics for crippled children statewide. Born in Philadelphia he studied electrical engineering at Penn State and later earned a medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania before practicing in Hickory and Charlotte during epidemics.
President Johnson summoned his mediators to the White House to avert a nationwide steel shutdown set for midnight Tuesday. In Pittsburgh, United Steelworkers and 10 major firms paused bargaining as U.S. Steel began cooling coke ovens. Morse Collins and Wirtz were among officials dispatched to seek a settlement. the union sought 5 percent hourly raises over 30 months, rejecting 4 percent offers.
Four people died in North Carolina traffic crashes over the Labor Day weekend, with two recent fatalities including Mary Lucille Fields of Louisburg in a Franklin County collision on NC-80 near Maxton, Louise Williams of Laurinburg, Fred Lee Lambert of Conear f, and Thomas Tex Harrington of Manpop. The year toll remains about the same as last year.
Betsy slowed its forward movement in open seas about 230 miles north of San Juan Puerto Rico as forecasters expect the hurricane to drift. No immediate threat to land was indicated, and monitoring continues.
Congress prepares for a slow week with focus on a new Department of Housing and Urban Development and minor actions in the House and Senate. Leaders dispute timing for adjournment, eyeing Labor Day weekend, while bills on disaster aid, naval vessel sales, tariff cuts with Canada, and high speed rail move forward on the agenda.
U S bombers again hit Viet Cong positions in two weekend raids in South Viet Nam. A Thunderchief was downed over North Viet Nam, a Marine battalion unit suffered estimates of losses, and Viet Cong attacked outposts near Da Nang and five miles south of the air base. Five Viet Cong casualties were confirmed with others wounded. no American losses reported.
In Portugal the bimbeiros voluntarios perform varied rescue acts. They reach cats deliver babies help distressed sailors and play bassoon as part of their duties. Joanquim Leiria tells the story on Page VA.
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