Spacemen Heading Home After Four Day Mission
Spacemen James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II on the USS Wasp enter their final at-sea day with medical tests nearly complete and a technical debriefing planned. They will be questioned by space experts as they prepare for welcomed shore visits.
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WASP
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
White
McDivitt
Houston
Tex
President Johnson
Texas
Chicago
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
University
Jackson
Mich
2500 Combat Engineers Land In Viet Nam
About 2,500 U.S. Army combat engineers landed at Cam Ranh Bay to build an airfield port and supply center as part of a joint U.S. South Vietnamese effort. The base will link the harbor to a highway and railroad and bolster war operations in central and northern South Viet Nam. The engineers bring total U.S. forces in the region to about 54,000.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Cam Ranh Bay
U.S
Viet Nam
Gia Ray
Xuan Loc
Phong Dinh
Passing Show and Jobseekers in Clinton County
The Passing Show notes a funeral arrangement joked as a lay away plan for Gerald McKinney of Portsmouth. Ohio Employment Service reports 93 Clinton County youths ages 16 to 21 visited Wilmington seeking work with the first Neighborhood Youth Corps project at area state parks.
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PUN
Gerald McKinney
Portsmouth
Ohio Employment Service
Clinton County
Wilmington
Premier asks army aid to resolve South Vietnam crisis
Vietnamese premier Phan Huy Quat requests military mediation between his civilian government and opponents as protests by Roman Catholic activists escalate. Quat and head of state Phan Khac Suu have feud over two cabinet moves, with Suu opposing them and generals unnamed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phan Huy Quat
Quat
Phan Khac Suu
Suu
Madison County Edges In For Ohio Prison Site
Ohio governors and officials weigh seven counties for the $20 million facility with Madison County seen as a strong contender. Martin A. Janis and Gov Rhodes consider revisiting the idea of placing the 2000‑capacity prison on the London Correctional site as a possible original plan.
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Columbus
Ohio
Madison County
Martin A. Janis
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
James A. Rhodes
London
FBI Sees Close Tie Between Nazis and KKK
FBI agent Neal Welch told a civic club in Hattiesburg Mississippi that there is a close working arrangement between the American Nazi Party and the Ku Klux Klan. He warned that many Klan members are on the radical lunatic fringe who could take the law into their own hands.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
American Nazi Party
Ku Klux Klan
FBI
Neal Welch
Klan
Moon race spurs Gemini and Apollo pace to reach the moon
The United States and Soviet Union race to lunar firsts, with Gemini 4 and the Soviet Lunar flights signaling rapid progress toward a crewed moon landing possibly by 1968. NASA officials cite prestige, science, and national security as key benefits while debating the project’s $20 billion cost.
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Houston, Tex
United States
Soviet Union
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
White
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Webb
Johnson
Homer Newell
NASA
Space Science and Applications
Newell
U S Forces Won't Wait For Red Strike In Vietnam
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said U S forces in South Vietnam will not sit idle as Vietnam War fighting intensifies during the monsoon season. He noted sharp engagements are expected and that U S troops are there due to Hanoi’s large aid and troops. About 51 000 Americans are in South Vietnam with 20 000 in combat units.
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Dean Rusk
U.S
South
Viet Nam
NBC
United States
Asia
Rusk
Southeast Asia
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
State Department
Pentagon
High School Dropout Wins Degree
Steve Crowley a New York City detective and Purple Heart recipient earns a BA in social science from St Johns University after a six year program completed in five. He balanced work 15 hours weekends with studies while supporting 14 children. He plans law or graduate school and police advancement.
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New York
Crowley
Helene Crowley
Steve
Steve Crowley
St. John’s University
York City
St. John’s
Crowleys
Michael
Beekeeper Demonstrates Bee Swarm Attracting City
In Kansas City Missouri AP 75 000 bees swarmed a car fender at a truck terminal prompting secretary to call Victor L Franklin a listed beekeeper. He arrived with gloves mask and hives and explained bees swarm due to hollow trees acting as resonators. He reassured the crowd that bees sting mainly when provoked or hungry and that careful movement prevents stings.
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Kansas City
Victor L. Franklin
Franklin
Mississippi GOP Scores Big Municipal Victories
Republican leaders hailed a history making breakthrough after wins in Columbus and Hattiesburg mayoral races. Grady defeated Pittman 2 438 to 1 836 in Hattiesburg, Harmond beat Propst 1 394 to 1 191 in Columbus, with gains for the GOP in Drew D Lo Magee and Columbus alderman seats, and a Hollandale nonpartisan race seat.
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Jackson, Miss
GOP
Columbus
Hattiesburg
Paul E. Grady
R. D. Harmond
Grady
Claude Pittman Jr
Harmond
William Propst
Meridian
Copters Lift Entire Village in Viet Nam Evacuation
U S Marine helicopter squadron evacuated 2600 people from Khe Tre 35 miles northwest of Da Nang after a government post was overrun. Villagers carried belongings on backs poles and baskets as 60 tons of cargo and personal effects were flown out. Over 80 government troops were killed or wounded and civilian morale fell. Demonstrators in Tokyo numbered about 24000 protesting U S action in Viet Nam.
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Khetre
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Khe Tre
Ngo Dinh Diem
Marine Helicopter Squadron 163
Jury Recommends Execution for Oklahoma Killer
James D. French, 28, was found guilty in McAlester District Court of the Oct. 21 1961 strangulation of cellmate Eddie L. Shelton. A death penalty was recommended by a jury. formal sentencing set for June 18 after prior reversals by the State Court of Criminal Appeals. French, serving a life term for murder, said he bought his ticket and wanted to see the show.
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Mcalester
Okla
James D. French
Oklahoma
Eddie L. Shelton
Robert Bell
State Court of Criminal Appeals
French
Shelton
Soviet Luna 6 Mission Closes In On Moon Landing Goal
Moscow reports Luna 6, the Soviet unmanned moon rocket, is speeding toward its target for a soft landing. Tass stated the craft was 142,915 miles from Earth at 4 p.m. Moscow time after over 24 hours of flight with four radio updates.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Earth
Morse and Spock Lead Protest to United Nations
New York report says Senator Wayne Morse and Dr. Benjamin Spock led about 2000 demonstrators on a 10 block march from Madison Square Garden to the United Nations plaza protesting U S Viet Nam policy. Organizers billed the rally at 17500 seat Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Benjamin Spock
United Nations
Madison Square Garden
U.S
Viet Nam
42Nd Street
47Th Street Plaza
The
National Committee For A Sane
Weather forecast for Ohio with showers and cooler changes
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon with a few showers or thundershowers mainly eastern sections. Continued mostly cloudy southern tonight and clearing with lower humidity elsewhere except some cloudiness near Lake Erie. Cooler north and little temperature change south. Low 56-61 north 61-66 south. Mostly sunny northern two thirds Thursday and partly cloudy southern third. Little temperature change except cooler near Lake Erie. High 78-85 except lower 70s near the lake.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Lake
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U.S. Military Assistance Command
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