Fifty Years Ago Today, October 26, 1965

1st Cav Reinforces

Besieged Jungle Camp

"Flying Horsemen" of the U.S. lst Cavalry Division reinforced Vietnamese troops today inside the beleaguered U.S. Special Forces camp at Plei Me. The outpost in the Central Highlands has been under attack by Communist North Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong guerrillas for seven days.

10,000 to Train

The Army's new Basic Combat Training Center at Fort Benning will train an average of about 10,000 soldiers a year, Maj. Gen. Michael S. Davison, deputy assistant chief of staff for force development, said here today.

Gemini 7

U.S. spacemen, wasting no time after the $15 million failure of crucial "chase in space," said today they plan to switch capsules Thursday and take aim at a 14-day orbital voyage by two astronauts -- possibly by Thanksgiving Day.

This story was originally published October 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, October 26, 1965 ."