Gemini 4 In Home Stretch Headed For Earth
Houston AP reports America's space twins endure debris and a nonworking on board computer as they prepare for a guided reentry. Flight director Kraft says safety unaffected and jokes about kicking it. Descent relies on timing and braking rockets later, Gemini 4 to land under 98 hours of flight in the Atlantic.
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Taylor Leaves Saigon Amid Vietnamese Crisis
U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor departs Saigon for Washington after ten days of talks as unrest grows between the government and Catholic groups. In other news a park blast kills three Vietnamese and wounds two, later linked to a motorbike theft by civil irregular defense members. Marines claim Viet Cong losses after artillery bombardment near Da Nang. eight Marines feared dead in a helicopter collision near Chu Lai. Air raids pummel North Vietnam with heavy damage reported on Dong Hoi airfield and river barges near Song Ma.
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Flag raised under night glare at Potsdam clash
In Potsdam East Germany during a tense postwar moment, Airman 1C Thomas Voss and four others raised a new American flag after Reds smashed a 25 foot pole and attacked the U S mission. Soviet troops awoke to the rising anthem as the ceremony unfolded unseen.
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Last Marine Unit Leaves Dominican Republic after Intervention
The final U S Marines departed from the Dominican Republic yesterday, boarding ships at Haina for Camp Lejeune. Brig Gen John B Booker, commander of nearly 6000 troops, stayed briefly to accept the Legion of Merit for leadership. Marines arrived April 28 amid a revolt, the first Latin American deployment since 1934.
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Noted Author of Animal Stories Dies
Thornton W. Burgess, aged 91, noted for Peter Rabbit and Laughing Brook tales, died Saturday night in Hampden Massachusetts. He produced 15 000 short stories for syndication and 100 books. Funeral will be private at Springfield Cemetery Chapel.
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FBI Seeks Kansas Man In Slayings
FBI seeks Duane Pope, 22, of Salina Kansas, in a Big Springs Nebraska bank robbery that killed bank president Andreas Kjeldgaard, cashier Glenn Hendricksen, and bookkeeper Lois Ann Hothan. A fourth worker survived as Pope is described dangerous and possibly armed.
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Sukarno Keeps 64th Birthday Quiet in Jakarta
President Sukarno marked his 64th birthday in Jakarta in seclusion yesterday. The Indonesian leader secured personal celebrations away from public view as officials reported no public events.
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Local Autopsy Scheduled for Troy Woman
The Periscope reports an autopsy is scheduled for a Troy woman, with details appearing on page 15. Sports notes mention Tresh and Callison each hitting three homers on page 26, while comics reference Charlie Brown on page 24.
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Chou En Lai Backed by Zanzibar Parade On Trip
Six hundred troops and militia goosestepped to welcome Chinese Premier Chou En Lai as his six hour Tanzania visit began with a 19 salvo salute. A crowd of 3,000 cheered while Chou addressed a rally accusing the United States of subversion. Vice President Karim Karume framed Tanzania as nonaligned while accepting aid from friends.
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Gemini 4 splashdown expected off Bermuda in good weather
Weather outlook for the USS Wasp recovery aboard the carrier and a support group predicted favorable conditions for astronaut splashdown. Gemini 4 crew James Mc Devitt and Edard White were ready as 2600 sailors prepared to spot the capsule under parachute in the Atlantic near Bermuda.
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Silent Klan March Draws Sparse Turnout on Peachtree Street
More than 300 Ku Klux Klansmen marched in stony silence along Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Notable participants included Collie Leroy Wilkins and William Eaton, tied to the Viola Liuzzo case. The crowd, fewer than 2,000 expected, watched as robed members with Confederate flags passed with quiet chants and family onlookers.
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Haynersville
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Two Seized In Slaying Of Clown
A Harlem couple Allen Jones 24 and Marian Deberry 21 were charged with homicide for beating circus clown Paul Jung to death with a fire hose nozzle on April 21. They were arraigned with no bail and a June 15 hearing set. Jung had performed at Madison Square Garden with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and was found beaten in his Forrest Hotel room.
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Pollster Lubell Sees Budget Strength Behind Johnson
Public opinion reporter Samuel Lubell surveys how budget priorities and the Great Society shape support for President Johnson. Vietnam, medicare, civil rights, and poverty reforms influence voters but a full anti Johnson coalition has yet to form.
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