Sunday Firing Of Gemini 6 Held Possible
SPACE CENTER Tex AP Calm enjoying celestial concerts Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James A Lovell Jr hurtled onward in their marathon
07 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
1
SPACE CENTER Tex AP Calm enjoying celestial concerts Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James A Lovell Jr hurtled onward in their marathon
The Federal Reserve raised rates to 4.5 percent on the discount rate and allowed banks to pay up to 5.5 percent on time deposits, provoking Democratic criticism and talk of curbing the Fed's independence. Johnson and McChesney Martin Jr met at the Texas ranch with no change in stance.
Seventy five men gathered at the George Washington Hotel for a Society for the Preservation of Barber Shop Quartets meeting and filled the banquet hall with a chorus on Sunday evening.
The Watts report warns of violence exceeding last August's unrest in Los Angeles unless Black conditions improve. Governor Brown plans to review progress in six months, with a call to return the commission. Leaders react with disappointment while the panel urges costly jobs education and policing programs.
Arguments on a motion to set aside Luther Durham's life verdict will be heard tomorrow in Frederick County Circuit Court. Deputies will bring Durham from the state penitentiary for the hearing. Durham, 23, of King George County, was convicted of the stabe slaying of 85 year old Mrs. Annie Snow at her daughter’s Double Toll Gate home on February 25 1963. No trial date has been set for the death of Mrs Hoover. Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph A Massie Jr prosecuted the three day trial. David G Simpson Jr defended.
The Kitty Hawk suffered a series of fires in the South China Sea as it refueled, killing two sailors from smoke inhalation and injuring 28 others and a civilian. The 76,700 ton carrier resumed plane launches to North Vietnam after a brief halt, with most injured treated aboard or returning to duty.
An advertisement from Winchester Savings & Loan highlights insured savings by the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation with a 4 1/4 percent rate and a dividend savings offer. It lists Corner Boscawen and Washington as location references.
Directors of Shenandoah Valley Inc from Frederick and Clarke Counties were elected at a special meeting. Willis Fisk chairs the Frederick County board. Beverley Whiting chairs Clarke County. Newly named include Robert McCoy Warren Teates Mrs Evelyn Duff Jack F Davis Conrad Folansbee Lawrence White Philip Kirk R E Rush Dan Pancoast Earl Alger. Baldridge named honorary director. All serve one year and will assume office at the February annual meeting. The session was at the George Washington Hotel with William H. Lawrence III presiding.
The U S News & World Report reprints Sp 4 Kenneth W. Bagby’s letter to his parents detailing heavy fighting around Pleiku Vietnam, originally published in The Star on November 27. Bagby, 24, is listed as living at 411 Gray Ave.
A 16 year old, Herbert Lee Brown, was killed when struck by a car and run over by two others on Route 11 near Clearbrook. He died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Police said he wore dark clothing and stepped into traffic from the shoulder about 0.4 miles north of Clearbrook.
President Johnson summoned top security advisers to his ranch to discuss defense needs and Viet Nam policy, stressing no big decisions yet. McNamara and Rusk attended with McGeorge Bundy as talks aimed at planning changes before year end. He dismissed a link to the Soviet budget while signaling continued aid to South Vietnam.
U S fighters and bombers pounded suspected NVA bases and supply lines in South Viet Nam while ground fighting eased. The 1st Infantry Division hunted for bodies after Sunday’s big battle near Michelin plantation, as air strikes totalled 408 in the South. The carrier Kitty Hawk's jets were back on patrol after fires aboard left two sailors dead and 29 injured. A two seat Phantom crashed north of Saigon, both crewmen killed.
Moscow reports a 5 percent rise in 1966 defense spending to 13.4 billion rubles, about 14.8 billion dollars, citing international danger. Finance Minister Garbuzov notes higher outlay than 1965 and accuses imperialists of heightening tensions.
Pope Paul VI proclaimed the last four Vatican II decrees in St Peter's Basilica with wide majorities. The religious liberty and modern world problems declarations were approved alongside decrees on missionary activity and priestly life. Simultaneous excommunication cancellations with the Orthodox churches were announced.
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