Gemini 6 faces third launch try after early plug failure
Cape Kennedy officials set a Wednesday launch for Gemini 6 after a two inch plug dropped from the Titan 2 during countdown, triggering engine shutdown. Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford remained safe as Mission Control reviewed the abort, with potential Thursday or Wednesday launch windows considered.
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Thomas P. Stafford
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Stafford
Gemini 7 sets record in endurance flight return to space
Houston NASA update: Frank Borman and James Lovell aboard Gemini 7 surpassed the Gemini 5 199 hour 56 minute mark, reaching a 199:56 space record at 1 26 p m EST as they push toward a 14 to 15 day goal with 206 orbits and five million miles logged.
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Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
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Borman
Valery Bykovsky
Cape Kennedy
Manned Spacecraft Center
Soviet Union accuses China of blocking world Communist unity
Pravda editors denounce Beijing for refusing to cooperate with the Soviet Union and other Communist states in fighting American actions in Vietnam. Moscow says China ignored Marxist Leninist parties and spurned initiatives toward unity of action in the world socialist movement.
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International Communist Movement
B52s Pummel Suspected Viet Cong Base Near Da Nang
U S Air Force B52s from Guam hit a suspected Viet Cong base south of a valley near Da Nang as Marines and South Vietnamese forces press a search and destroy mission against a hard core regiment. Reports say 200 Viet Cong bodies found near a south Da Nang site and 250 Viet Cong killed elsewhere. weather halts air attacks on North Vietnam for a second day.
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North Viet Nam
Butte Anaconda Weather Forecast
Cloudy with fog today in Butte Anaconda area. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with scattered snow and a slight drop in temperatures. High near 30, low around 12. One year ago in Butte the record was 31 and 5.
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Butte
Fire sets by tavern patron kill thirteen in Chicago
In Chicago on a West Side arresting scene a tavern customer expelled for carrying a knife returned and began a fatal blaze. Robert Lassiter 26 admitted pouring gasoline inside the door and igniting it saying Oh my God no. He faced murder by arson charges and a postponement of bail while a grand jury investigates.
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West Side
Robert L. Lassiter
Robert Thompson
Lassiter
Lionel J. Bere
Bere
Thompson
Seeley Club
Madison St
Skid Row
De Gaulle Burdened by Narrow Lead as France Votes Edge
Paris reports show Charles de Gaulle clinging to a slim lead over Francois Mitterrand in the presidential race with a final week of campaigning. Polls estimate a six to eight point margin for de Gaulle, while unconfirmed government polls whisper a possible Mitterrand victory if trends continue. De Gaulle, 75, earned 44 percent in the first round, with Mitterrand at 32 percent as voters reassess unity and leftist votes amid rival calls from Lecannet and other figures.
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Charles de Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand
de Gaulle
Mitterrand
Mitter
Jean Lecannet
Pierre Marcilhacq
Jean-Louis _Tixier-Vignancour
Bloodier 1966 seen for U S forces in Vietnam
The 1966 outlook predicts higher American casualties in South Vietnam with a potential death toll near 2,000 in 1965 plus rising rates. The Pleiku attack signals a new phase, US air raids expand into North Vietnam, and Marine and helicopter units bolster the ground war as the struggle shifts toward pacification and a prolonged conflict.
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Pleiku
Central Highlands
Butte Man Ejected From Carrier Jet In Deck Fire
Butte native Lt. j.g. William H. Cote ejected from a Phantom as a fuel tank ruptured on the USS Independence flight deck. Eleven crews were burned and four injured in the jet fuel fire 225 miles southeast of Norfolk. Cote and a shipmate were rescued by helicopter and returned to the carrier unhurt. The Independence, returning from Vietnam, prepared to berth at Norfolk Naval Base.
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Virginia Beach
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Norfolk, Va
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