Fifty Years Ago Today, December 5, 1965

Gemini 7 Crew Takes On Record

Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell Jr. soared off on a 14-day pre-Christmas space journey Saturday and encountered a "big puzzler" when some object apparently came off the spacecraft and hit the right window. They described the object as a piece of tape or paper, or a strap.

Religion

Rabbi Alfred L. Goodman of Temple Israel will speak tonight to youth groups at Asbury Methodist Church.

Viet Nam

Gen. William C. Westmoreland has the authority to extend tours of duty in Viet Nam "for any length of time for combat necessity," the Pentagon said today.

This story was originally published December 4, 2015 at 2:39 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, December 5, 1965 ."