World-Wide Wire Astronauts Enjoy Strip in Space
SPACE CENTER, Houston—(UPI)—A casually dressed pair of Gemini 7 astronauts sped into the fourth of a scheduled 14 days in orbit today, with word coming up on whether their breakthrough rendezvous with Gemini 6 can be staged a day early.
One-fifth of the way through their 5-million-mile, 206-orbit journey, Navy Capt. James Lovell slept in his underwear and command pilot had his 16-pound flight suit unzipped as a relief against warmth the two have been experiencing throughout the flight.
Some time today, Lovell was to get suited up again and Borman takes a try at "underwear flying." Officials have ordered that one of the pilots remain in his suit at all times, since a loss of pressure in the cabin would be fatal to a pilot not protected by the pressurized flight suit.
De Gaulle Recovers After Rebuff
PARIS—(UPI)—President Charles de Gaulle was returning today to Paris not in triumph but apparently determined to go through with the Dec. 19 runoff election against leftist Francois Mitterrand.
As the 75-year-old general motored to the capital from his estate at Colombey-les-deux-Eglises in Eastern France, top aides hinted strongly De Gaulle would put his first ballot rebuff behind him and compete a second time.
Soviet Lunar Spaceship Fails
MOSCOW—(UPI)—Soviet space scientists failed today in their fourth attempt to put a working package of instruments on the surface of the moon.
The spaceship Luna 8 hit the moon, but all indications were that it was destroyed on impact instead of making a soft landing.
Gemini 6 Ahead of Schedule
CAPE KENNEDY—(UPI)—Fast-working engineers today aimed toward a Sunday launch for the Gemini 6 pursuit ship astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford hope to fly to a space rendezvous with Gemini 7.
The Gemini 6 space chase remained scheduled for Monday, but Mission Director William Schneider said the decision already has been made to go Sunday—"If everything is ready—and that's a big if."
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Bernard Bloch, 58, was scheduled to speak as a Humanities Series Lecturar in April of next year.
A Yale professor and distinguished graduate of KU died on Nov. 24 in New Haven, Conn., it has been learned.
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BLOCH GRADUATED FROM the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1928 and began graduate work at the University the following year. He received a Ph.D. from Brown University in 1935.
On Monday before Thanksgiving, Jay Weiss, Augusta junior, mailed a letter to Viet Nam. However, it was no ordinary letter for inside the envelope contained the signatures of about 3,000 KU students and faculty members, voicing their support of the U.S. war effort in that war-torn country.
He taught linguistics at several universities before joining the faculty of Yale University in 1942. He became a full professor in 1950 and director of graduate studies in linguistics in 1952.
Thursday Weiss received a letter from W. C. Westmoreland, commanding general of U.S. forces in Viet Nam. The letter, dated Nov. 29, reads as follows:
IN RECOGITION of his outstanding accomplishments, KU awarded Bloch the University Distinguished Service Citation in 1964. However, he was never able to return for the presentation.
THE LETTER WAS signed "W. C. Westmoreland, General, United States Army, Commanding."
"I have forwarded the petitions to the Command Information Officer for dissemination to our troops via our military newspaper. We also plan to display them in the USO and Post Exchanges which are the only places attracting large numbers of military personnel.
"YOUR RECENT LETTER and petitions expressing support by the students and faculty of the University of Kansas for the efforts of our armed forces in Viet Nam are deeply appreciated.
"On behalf of all the servicemen in this command, I extend my heartfelt thanks to each student and faculty member for this overwhelming display of support."
Weiss said, "I'd like to thank the people who worked with me along with those who signed it. I would like to share this letter with the students who participated."
KU Alumnus, U.S. General Answers B.Bloch,Dies KULetter to Viet Nam
Daily Kansan
Tuesday, December 7, 1965
843 Mass.
VI 3-0454