Gemini 11 mission delayed to Monday at Cape Canaveral
The Gemini 11 rendezvous and space walk were postponed until Monday due to an Atlas Agena autopilot fault. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard Gordon Jr. left their launch pads, citing earlier delays and stressing a daylight docking plan over Ha waii with the Agena satellite.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Atlas
Conrad
Mission Control
Gordon
Agena
Apples Survive Long in Gainesboro Basement
Mrs. W C Davis found a Greening apple in near perfect condition stored in her Gainesboro basement. She notes apples typically last only until April, making this specimen unusually durable.
Father of Six Killed in Crash Near Mt Williams
Vernon Allison Haines a 38 year old Winchester man and father of six was killed in a single car crash on Route 608 near Mt Williams at 1 30 a m. The vehicle left the road struck two trees and damaged the Whitacre property. Haines is survived by his widow six children and several siblings. Funeral service is set for Monday at 2 p m at Omps Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Winchester
Mt. Williams
Vernon Allison Haines
Woodland Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Irvin Williams
Route 1
Middletown
Shirley Ann Keeler
National Ave
F. G. Greene
Williams
Greene
John Whitacre
Aravis
Lewis Allen
Larry Allison
Louise Virginia
Lucille*Lynn
Lynette Anne
Lisa Alice
Wilbur Haines
Ridgely
W.va
Lyndon Haines
Angus W.va
Hazel Boone
Capon Bridge
Jadys Eaton
Mildred Laytor
Miami
Fla
Omps
William Lyons
Fairview Metery
Gore
SNCC Calls Carmichael Political Prisoner in Atlanta
SNCC and Stokely Carmichael seek to nullify Georgia antiriot laws via a federal suit filed Friday. The group claims 17 members are jailed in Atlanta with bonds totaling about 70 000 as they challenge insurrection inciting riot riot and unlawful assembly statutes while awaiting grand jury action in a Tuesday disturbance that injured 15 and led to many arrests.
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Atlanta, Ga
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
SNCC
Atlanta
Tueseday
Georgia
James Forman
Hickey Named Fruit Pathologist at Virginia Tech Lab
Dr. Kenneth D. Hickey, assistant professor at Cornell, is appointed fruit pathologist at Virginia Tech Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory succeeding the late Dr. Ancell B. Groves. A Tennessee native, he earned a B.S. in 1955, an M.S. in 1958, and a Ph.D. in 1960 in plant pathology. Continued on Page 2.
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Kenneth D. Hickey
Cornell University
Virginia Tech
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Ancell B. Groves
Tennessee
Hickey
Tennessee Technological University
Pennsylvania State University
Civil Rights Debate Hoisted To Monday In Senate
Washington AP reporting that the Senate again failed to reach a quorum delaying debate on the administration civil rights bill. Dirksen criticizes the bill as languishing while several senators express opposition in present form ahead of Monday action.
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Washington
Senate
Sena
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
John J. Williams
R-Del
James O. Eastland
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Edward M, Kennedy
D-Mass
Paul 4
Douglas
D-Ill
Clinton P, Anderson
D-N.m
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
Williams
Mike Mansfield
Philip A. Hart
DeMich
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Slim Hope for Rain Drives Fire Crews in Drought Zone
The drought persists as the weatherman signals slim rain chances for Monday with weekend clouds and 80s. Only two summer rains exceeded half an inch, amid eight fires in the past 24 hours, five grass fires with volunteer crews responding including the Berryville company at the city dump and fires on Boom Road and Clifton Farm.
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John H. Enders Company
Wallace Issues Warning on Desegregated Schools in Alabama
Gov. George C. Wallace threatens to invoke state police power to remove teachers assigned to desegregated white and Negro schools in Tuscaloosa and Lauderdale counties. He presses boards to reassign staff and review pupil assignments amid protests from white parents and a 2,000-signature drive in Tuscaloosa. The threat follows prior use of troopers to block initial desegregation.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Lauderdale
Health, Education and Welfare Department
French Nuclear Test Postponed in Tahiti
A French nuclear test planned as a spectacle for President Charles de Gaulle was postponed for at least 24 hours in Papeete Tahiti. Officials offered no explanation though weather appeared to influence the delay.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Charles de Gaulle
British Exports to Red China Rise Fifty Percent in Six Months
London AP British exports to Communist China rose 50 percent in the first half of 1966 from the same period in 1965, totaling 15 million pounds pounds sterling or 42 million dollars. The Sino British Trade Council notes chemicals fibers and engineering machinery remain in demand though strategic shipments are banned. Trade official John Keswick says the political climate complicates major decisions, but prospects remain hopeful amid China’s internal purge and Western policy strains.
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London
China
Sino-British Trade Council
Britain
U.S
Trade Council
John Keswick
Viet Nam
Keswick
Viet Cong Terror Tactics Amid Saigon Election Prep
Viet Cong conducted pre election terror in Saigon with grenade attacks on polling sites and workers. Ground clashes reported in multiple areas as U S forces defend ahead of the vote. American jets fought MiGs near the border and hit targets along the Hanoi to Red China rail line. one F105 missing after 122 missions. A 20 car train near Saigon was mined injuring six.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
China
Hanoi
Red China
North
Viet Nam
Four Baltimore Men Held For Grand Jury In Gun theft case
Four Baltimore men charged with statutory burglary were ordered held for the grand jury after a Frederick County preliminary hearing. They are tied to the Aug. 16 attempt to steal more than 20 guns from Stephens City Hardware. Bennett and Rodgers were arrested near the store. Hayes III and Nuckles were caught in a Rt. 81 and Rt. 522 South dragnet.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Stephens City
Robert W. Bennett
Isaac Rodgers
William C. Hayes III
Robert T. Nuckles
Rt. 81
Rt. 522 South
Weather stays fair and mild in Virginia again today
Richmond AP reports a persistent high pressure system keeps eastern seaboard weather calm with another day of clear skies and pleasant temperatures across Virginia.
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Richmond
Eastern Seaboard
Virginia
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Gemini
Mission Control Center
Cape
Hawaii
Willow Lawn
Haines
MR. Haines
William Harvey
Rhoda Irene Parrill
Dorothy Billmyer
Far National Fruit Product Company
Braddock Street
Dr. Hickey
Kenneth Hickey
Vietnam
Berryville Company
Bowerman
Gov. Wallace
Neegroes
Tuscalooosa
Tuscaloosa County
Northport
Holt High School
Boteler High School
Riverside High
J. C. Penney Co
Post
Winchester Coin Club
War
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