European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Missile Downs Jet Saigon a a spokesman announced wednesday that a Navy phantom Jet was downed by what appeared to be a sur facet air missile tuesday about 90 Miles South of one crewman is sum cd the other miss it was in the same general area tuesday that North Viet namese gunners felled a air Force f105 one of a four plane Force attack ing in Airfield under construe Linn 20 Miles Wool of the City of Thanh a helicopter res cued the  Tho spokesman said the a supersonic plane from the 7th Fleet Carrier was tit near Thanh the Downing was the first indication that communist an a missiles have been moved As far South As Thanh it seemed Likely that the missile was fired from a Mobile one Parachute was seen aft i the phantom was but search operations failed to locate the american the other crewman is presumed Thi spokesman two other american plane have been downed in the Pas month by missiles which Sovie technicians arc presumed to have in North vie officials believe so Viet personnel Are helping to Man the missile a air Force phantom was downed by a missile North West of Hanoi july and a Navy sky Wmk was shot Down 12 about so Miles South Southwest of the North Vietnam Ese the spokesman said in phantom downed tuesday a flying support for an armed reconnaissance it was i on Page in Johnson gives godhead to manned orbiting lab the stand stripes  Public Rollet u to not in North Alric and hit middy fail 130 if 21855 a 5t Sandoy August 1965 Advance to the rear polish renter Schmald in the world University games in Buda Euzabeth appearances to the contest Shes merely advancing in another Alrec isl retreating from Germany Heidi Elizabeth rallied to photo first test slated for 1967 from dispatches Washington presi Dent Johnson wednesday or dered the defense depart ment to to ahead with a is billion development of a manned orbiting Laboratory mod to find out How use Ful tie military Man might be in the president said hat tin 1 manned inst flights would Start late next year or Early in 1967 and Ilia the first of five flights 1 by woman Crews in Tho t manned a railing Laboratory Are 1 scheduled fur Laic in i funds for Iho project so far ivc totalled about Lull the new fiscal 1900 military Houdret contains million Douglas aircraft tins been picked to design and build to with to general electric doing the plans and development for space expert announcing he decision at a news Johnson said this program will bring us new knowledge about what Man is Alipic to do in it will enable us to relate that ability to the defense of our it will develop technology and equipment which will help Advance manned and unmanned space and it will make it possible to perform new and rewarding i com on Faga ii astronauts watch 2nd missile shot Houston record shattering gemini is for the second Day in a wednesday watched the spectacular launch of a minuteman missile from Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad also watched a rocket sled scoot across new Mexico desert Sands and sighted on air Craft Carrier in the Atlantic is they streaked through space in the fifth Day of their eight Day weve got it in sight Conrad yelled when the 61foot minute Man was launched on a pillar of flame from a silo at Vandyn Borg air Force Tho sighting occurred Niter Cooper already Holder of the record for total hours in space and Conrad passed the fou Day american record flight of the gemini 4 astronauts last the first Man to congratulate them was command Pilot of the gemini Cooper reported he had a Little trouble keep inn a precise track of the my Nutzman As it arched into the sky on a path designed to take it to a target in the Pacific on a suborbital the launch of the although not part of the gemini 5 was timed so the astronauts could try to sight precisely at 5 gemini 5 went beyond the 97 59mlnuto flight of Mcdivtt and his space walking Edward the astronauts began i Clr 65th orbit at get with Clear Ance to go it least to the 77th orbit Johnson answers gop White paper Viet policy defended Washington a presi Dent Johnson wednesday an swered a Republican charge that democratic administrators arc responsible for the position in Viet Nam with the assertion that he has had excellent co operation from Republican leaders in fighting the so far As he is the president told his rows Confer he Doest know what Par it appeared nothing could Slop to is involved when he draws them from reaching their goal of upon officials for advice in the issues of War and peace Are far greater than the personalities or the he in a while House republicans asserted that not Only did the democrats commit the country to defend Viet Nam but Johnsons 1904 talks caused a Misc Cappali Lal Cululi the communists on they said this was caused by Johnsons action in picturing his ii irom a calling ill air Buuri us i Lull ill ii u u v i v v Iii mkt Tut in on col n the Southeast asian i Republican Barry offer rejected by steel Union Pittsburgh a the United steel workers Union wednesday rejected an Industry offer to raise wages and benefits by cents an hour Over the next three it said it was ready but reluctant to strike the nations Mills at Midnight the rejection came Only hours after 1resident Johnson told a news conference in Washington that he expected full and com plete responsibility in the current wage formal rejection was made by the unions is Momber inter National executive while it was chief Industry negotiator Conrad Cooper announced details of what he called the Industry final offer and said the Burden of what follows is on the Union president Abel said the Industry must not miscalculate the mood of the men in the Mills or the resolve of their leadership to secure an honorable Abel tabled the Industry proposal a step he said it overuse no More than a per cent increase in employment Cost which would amount to Only two cents More than the Industry has been of Fering All there wan no immediate com mint from William Sinkln director of the Federal mediation and conciliation who for the past week has been to Yoni to Avert a nationwide Sec us being trigger Johnson did not comment on his latter but he said Dwight Eisenhower had been Tower of strength to he joint chiefs of staff and Secretary of defense Robert the president noted that me Namara himself is a re Public the gop White paper was issued As a rebuttal to Johnsons statement that he is carrying out the commitment Eisen Hower made Loviet Nam in Johnson said he is very pleased with the support the american people Are giving the policies he is pursuing in Viet he said ii is his belief that the great majority of the people Back these generally Tho country is he Johnson went on to say that he welcomes the expression of different viewpoints on Viet he said people dont Al ways sea things on alike and at