Jet Powered Space Walk Plans Revised
Gemini 12 mission plans for a lengthy rocket powered space walk were revised after the fatigue issues on Gemini 11. Edwin Aldrin Jr. will focus on basic outside tasks and body restraint, with a walk up to two hours while Lovell pilots the mission slated to start October 31.
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Manned Space Center
Houston, Tex
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Air Force
Edwin &. Aldrin Jr
Aldrin
Navy
Cmdr
Gordon
James A. Lovell Jr
Topsoil moisture adequate in most of Virginia
The Virginia Crop Report Service says topsoil moisture is adequate in 80 percent of the state and in surplus elsewhere. Streams are rising, ponds full, and late fall grazing and hay prospects look good. Soybeans and peanuts show gains from recent rains. northern pastures still need supplemental feeding. apple harvest trails but moisture improves late varieties.
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Richmond
Virginia Crop Report
Virginia
Attendants To Be Trained As Nurses In Staunton
Twenty one psychiatric attendants at Western State Hospital and Dee Jarnette Sanatorium in Staunton will receive stipends to study practical nurse training. The program, started by the State Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals, funds half their salaries during a year long course. Twelve attendants begin at Western State under Nancy Cook. Nine train at Kings Daughters Hospital Staunton or Waynesboro General Hospital.
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Richmond
Western State Hospital
Dee Jarnette Sanatorium
Staunton
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Central
Eastern
Pontiac Wide-Track thrill ride with new GTO lineup
Pontiac promotes Wide-Track Pontiacs led by the GTO with a 335 hp 400 cid option plus a 360 hp Quadra-Power 400 variant. The Le Mans adds fresh interiors and colors with engines from 165 hp to 285 hp, and new features include a Turbo Hydra-Matic option and disappearing wind shield wipers. A Grand Prix convertible and new 400 and 428 V-8s headline safety upgrades and energy absorbing steering. Test drives encouraged.
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Atlantic
Pontiac
General Motors
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Plymouth
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COSCO
Revere
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