Fifty Years Ago Today, December 17, 1965

New Year to Be Bloodiest Yet

The year 1966 is likely to be the bloodiest ever for Americans in South Viet Nam. The U.S. death toll was heading towards 2,000 as 1965 waned. It will double or triple if the year-end casualty rates continue.

Gemini 7

The Gemini 7 pilots -- assured that the power producing fuel cells of their space ship would not fail them -- hurtled confidently onward today to the big goal of 14 days in space.

Rehab Residence

The state supervisor for rehabilitation residences supported by Vocational Rehabilitation Division said today that a location in Columbus is needed "at least by Jan. 1." Target date for opening the rehabilitation residence here is Feb. 1, 1966.

This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 12:55 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, December 17, 1965 ."