Gemini 8 averted disaster after tumbling in space
Neil Armstrong and Maj. David R. Scott faced a chaotic orbit when a firing rocket failed and Gemini 8 began end over end spins after docking with an Agena. Engineers traced the issue to a short circuit, and the crew regained control using the re entry rocket to stabilize the craft.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Air Force
David R. Scott
Manned Spacecraft Center
Armstrong
Scott
Earth
Unnerving Peek at Bank Site Prompts Health Clinic Offer
An observer at the Commercial and Savings Bank construction site noticed someone watching from the other side through a peephole. The Health Dept at 104 N Braddock St offers free chest X rays from noon to 4 30 p m on Monday for anyone 18 or older.
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Commercial and Savings Bank
Health Dept
N. Braddock St
Viet War Protests Sweep Dozen U S Cities
Thousands march in cities across the United States in the International Days of Protest against American involvement in Vietnam. Boston and Chicago report arrests. draft card burnings occur in Ann Arbor. Notable speakers include Linus Pauling and A J Muste as crowds estimated at 30 000 to 35 000 gather on Fifth Avenue.
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U.S
Boston
Chicago
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fifth Avenue
Central Park Mall
Linus Pauling
Cifist
A.J. Muste
Donald Duncan
the Army
Green Berets
Viet Nam
Fanne Lou Hameer
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
George Burton Named to Virginia Education Post
George W. Burton of Berryville is appointed director of the Division of Secondary Education by the State Board of Education in Richmond. The Clarke County Public Schools superintendent for 16 years resigns by July 1 to assume the new statewide duties. Burton, 57, a University of Virginia graduate and World War I veteran, said he looks forward to the challenge and will leave Clarke County after Robert A. Wood becomes Clarke superintendent. The board also installs William McConnell as superintendent of the Virginia State School in Hampton and promotes Dr. Alton L. Taylor to supervisor of educational research.
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George W. Burton
Berryville
State Board of Education
Richmond
Burton
Clarke County
Wood‘row Wilkerson
State
Clarke
Henry County
University of Virginia
Air Force
Gerald L. Quirk
Robert A. Wood
Warren County High School
William McConnell
Virginia
Hampton
Texas Blind, Deaf and Orphan School
McConnell
Bearden
Tex
William J. Holloway
Alton L. Taylor
Alton L. Taylor, 27, To Supervisor of Educational Research. Mr. Taylor
William S. Graybeal
Hillsdale
William van Hoorn
Hillsdale County Cinet Defense
Hillsdale College
Hynek
Star series outlines local water pollution disposal issues
Star staff writer Audrey Coleman discusses the many facets of water pollution disposal in the area. Her five part series begins Monday with answers to complex questions in The Star.
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Star
Audrey Coleman
Indonesia Nears Formation Of Suharto Cabinet
Jakarta AP reports Indonesia under Lt. Gen. Suharto moving toward a 30 minister and 30 deputy minister cabinet. A five member Presidium will meet President Sukarno at his summer palace 40 miles south of Jakarta to discuss changes. An executive committee of six will include Dr Johannes Leimena and the Sultan of Jogjakarta.
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Indonesia
Suharto
Fiveeman
Sukarno
Summer
Tneformants
Proec
Kenya as Valley Week Kears to See Africa
Two Bridgewater professors describe Kenya as a land of plenty with modern comforts and pleasant temperatures. The article highlights their observations of African animal life and the deluxe service they encountered on trips, inviting readers to read more in Valley Week, page 3.
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Kenya
Harry Jopsons
New Soviet 5 Year Plan Debates At Congress
The 23rd Congress of the Soviet Communist Party opens in Moscow to set a 1966 70 five year plan. Western economists see a soberer realistic blueprint that drops Khrushchev era goals while shaping wages goods and military and space programs. The plan will guide domestic strength and Soviet foreign trade.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev
U.S
Kremlin
Red China
Former Berryville Mayor Edward P. Berlin Dies at 70
Edward P. Berlin, 70, longtime Berryville mayor from 1952 to 1956, died after a sudden illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born October 21, 1895 in Clarke County, he was a pharmacist who graduated from the Medical College of Richmond School of Pharmacy in 1914 and served in World War I with the 26th Balloon Corps. He opened a Berryville drug business and was survived by his wife Edith Stine Berlin.
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Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Berlin
Clarke County
James I
Nancy Mesmer Berlin
Edith Stine
Pharmacy School
Medical College of
Richmond
26Th Balloon Corps
Berry
Rusk Says Peking Militancy Unabated in China Ties
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says Red China shows militancy bitterness and hatred and has no serious interest in improving relations with the United States. He cites ongoing isolation and notes hope for a nuclear ban treaty. He discusses Outer Mongolia recognition and slow Western arms sales to China, plus Viet Nam war efforts and possible France talks.
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Secetary
Dean Rusk
Red
China
United States
Rusk
U.S
Peking
Red China
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Outer Mongolia
Asia
West Germany
Hanoi
South
Viet Nam
Wisconsin Fights Margarine Move as Army Sues Butter
Wisconsin residents react to a government order swapping butter for margarine in Army and Air Force menus. The debate centers on price and a state law banning yellow margarine, with mixed views from locals and dairy officials.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
America
Defense Department
Army
Air Force
R.V. Anderson
East Troy
Wisconsin Federation of Women’s Club
Expert Cases Swamp Gases As Cause For Michigan UFOs
Northwestern astrophysicist J Allen Hynek says swamp gases from spring thaws likely produced the Michigan UFO sightings near Dexter and Hillsdale, with a Milan photo showing moon and Venus. residents doubt the theory and think pranks or misperceptions played a role.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Air Force
Frank Manner
J. Allen Hynek
Hynek
Northwestern University
No Hurry Up Session of Legislature in Virginia
Gov. Godwin confirmed there will be no hurry up session to replace the poll tax. He says the Supreme Court ruling affects only local elections this year and there is time to study any alternative after the court mandate and legal implications are examined. Local municipal elections are set for June with no urgent call for a special session. Virginia will elect U S Senators and all 10 House members in November. The 24th Amendment already bars poll tax for federal elections.
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Richmond
Godwin
U.S. Supreme Court
General Assembly
Virginia
L .S
House of Representatives
U.S
Marines strike south of Saigon in new operation
U S Marines numbering about 1200 landed 30 miles southeast of Saigon to guard shipping lanes and clear marshland near the delta as the 101st Airborne cleared Tuy Hoa. Reports say Viet Cong casualties totaled 274 killed and 29 captured with 167 weapons seized in the Harrison area, while Texas harvests 404 killed and 39 captured with 21 weapons seized. An advisory officer praised local Montagnard and Vietnamese defenders at Bu Prang after a March 24 assault, noting high enemy casualties and prisoners taken.
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U.S
Saigon
IV Corps
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
South China Seacoast
Texas
Chu Lai
Quang Ngai
Quang Duc
Bu Prang
Stephen W. Bachinski
Dixon City
Weather Update: Southerly Winds Bring Warmer Air to Virginia
Richmond AP reports southerly winds are ushering warmer air into the state today. The change hints at a milder afternoon with temperatures trending upward across Virginia.
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Richmond
Virginia
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