Fifty Years Ago Today, December 9, 1965

Gemini Given OK For Sunday Launch

The Gemini 6 launch crew received orders today to prepare for a Sunday morning firing and completion of the first U.S. space rendezvous one day ahead of schedule.

A Titan 2 rocket will propel Gemini 6 in pursuit of astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell in the Gemini 7 spaceship.

Censorship Case

Supreme Court justices asked Tuesday whether a sexy but critically acclaimed book -- in this case the 200-year-old classic "Fanny Hill" -- can escape the court's own obscenity clause.

Chief Justice Earl Warren said, "I don't think this court has to be the final censor and read all the prurient material in the country. If the final burden is on this court, it looks to me as though we are in trouble."

Murder Mystery

The Pacelli High Dramatiques will present the play "Nine Girls" by Wilfred H. Pettit Dec. 9-10 at 8 p.m. at the St. Francis Hospital Auditorium.

This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 2:17 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, December 9, 1965 ."