Fifty Years Ago Today, October 24, 1965

Booby-Trapped Dolls Feared

A nationwide round up of Vietnamese dolls was sparked Thursday when two Army wives at Fort Benning reported that their soldier husbands in Viet Nam wrote them warning that the dolls may contain Viet Cong explosives. So far, no explosive content has been found in any of the dolls.

Gemini 6

Gemini 6 astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford, with a hopeful report from the weatherman, ran through final rehearsals Saturday for Monday's dramatic chase in space.

Wallace Future

Gov. George C. Wallace, his efforts to succeed himself as Alabama governor scotched by a dissident state Senate, faced a decision on his political future this weekend. Speculation mounted that the governor now may try to unsseat Sen. John Sparkman, D-Ala., who comes up for re--election next year.

This story was originally published October 23, 2015 at 2:36 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, October 24, 1965 ."