Spaceflight Feels Real Thrill For Astronaut Schirra
Walter M. Schirra Jr. described his Sigma 7 mission as a real real thrill as he completed two orbits over Cape Canaveral and prepared to begin orbit three. He reported fireflies seen at sunrise and noted control drift to save fuel as Mission Control monitored the flight toward an 18 orbital 24 hour objective in 1963.
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Fla
Walter M. Schirra Jr
John H. Glenn Jr
Point Arguello
Calif
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U. S
Glenn
Mercury Control
Carpenter
U.S
Schirra Equipped With Raft Telephone For Six Orbit Flight
Cape Canaveral reports Walter M. Schirra Jr plans a six orbit Mercury mission with raft radio and a raft telephone to signal position and mood after splashdown. Fuel management will test conservations for future US space flights as launch proceeds.
Meeting Scheduled On Liquor Probe
A huddle in the governor's office late today may decide whether a special grand jury is called to probe influence peddling in state liquor listings. Attorney General Mark McElroy and first assistant Ted Saker will confer with Gov. DiSalle on the investigation results.
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Atty
Mark McElroy
Ted R
Saker
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
McElroy
George R. Dick
Joseph H. Mahler
Waterfill & Frazier Distillery ,Co
Chicago
United States Builds Unity to Oppose Castro Regime
Washington reports progress in forming a solid Latin American front against Cuba’s Castro regime. A 20 nation inter American conference at the State Department discusses further steps to squeeze the Cuban government, with Kennedy urging joint action by American nations.
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United States
Cuba
State Department
Fidel Castro
Central
South America
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Kennedy's Schedule Revealed
President Kennedy will visit Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for under two hours next Friday. The itinerary includes a 4 15 p m touchdown at Greater Cincinnati Airport, a 45 minute drive to Cincinnati, and a 5 15 p m speech at Fountain Square. The trip aims to aid Democratic candidates in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Kennedy
Kentucky
Greater Cincinnati
White House
Secret Service
Boone County
Fountain Square
Hamilton County
Ohio
Sign Causes Outburst At Libbey High School
Police guarded Libbey High School in Toledo after a sidewalk message reading Negroes stay away triggered a student protest. About 100 Negro students blocked a main hallway while white students abstained from passing. officials and police moved classes without further incident.
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Toledo
Libbey High School
Locher Wins Primary In Cleveland
Acting Mayor Ralph S. Locher scored a solid victory in Cleveland's Democratic primary defeating Ohio Attorney General Mark McElroy by 28,389 votes. Unofficial totals showed Locher 74,529 to 46,140 for McElroy with John T. Corigan third at 16,593. Locher to face Republican Willard W. Brown in November. New claims for state unemployment rose slightly for the week ending Sept 29.
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Cleveland
Ralph S. Locher
Ohio
Mark McElroy
Locher
McElroy
John T. Corrigan
Cuyahoga County
Explorer Is Put In Orbit
An Explorer satellite weighing 89 pounds was placed in a looping earth orbit to study the sun's radiation and hazards to spacemen. The yo yo path aimed to reach 53 miles from Earth and swing out to 185 miles. The payload launched Tuesday at 5 11 p m marking the 12th consecutive successful Thor Delta launch. ST PETERS OPENS VATICAN CITY St Peter's Basilica opened for an hour on orders of Pope John XXIII to please visitors in Rome.
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Fila
ST. Peters
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Basilica
John XXIII
Rome
Farmers Organization Frees Members to Deliver Livestock
National Farmers Organization members in 16 Midwest states are free to unload slaughter animals after a 33 day boycott of live stock markets. The action allows disposal of livestock they can no longer handle and depends on future market conditions and producer contracts. Kaiser Steel also cut prices by 12 dollars a ton citing competition from eastern U S prices and foreign imports.
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Lowa
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Midwest
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
Oakland
Calif
Kaiser Steel Corp
U. S
Japan
Morgan County Man Held For Burglaries
John Henry Jacobs 45 of Malta Route 3 was arrested by Athens County deputies near a Glouster tavern in relation to two Beverly burglaries. Deputies Ward Cunningham and Carl Welling took him into custody at Washington County authorities request.
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Carl Welling
John Henry Jacobs
Washington County
Four Big Bills Pass as Congress Hopes to Adjourn Soon
Congress moved four of the five major remaining measures toward final action as it aims to adjourn by weekend. The Senate approved a foreign aid bill $4.42 billion, the tax revision bill moved to White House, and conferees advanced pay and postal rate changes, drug industry controls, with trade expansion already agreed and set for action.
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Senate
House
White House
Senate House
Effigy demonstrations at Ole Miss amid federal marshal presence
United States marshals kept peace as about 35 students gathered before James Meredith’s apartment to burn an effigy and set off fireworks. A second figure hung from a window with a “Go back to Africa” message. Officials reported arrests and a federal court probation on Governor Barnett.
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Meredith
Africa
Oae
Univer Tee
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Ross Barnett
Barnett
Mississippi
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Springfield
Dist
F. Russell Millin
Kansas City
Alfanette Bracy
Ole Miss
Jackson ‘State College
Washington
Anthony J. Cele‘brezze
Byrd Accuses JFK and Courts of Collusion in Mississippi
Sen. Harry F. Byrd charges collusion between the White House and federal courts to break the racial barrier at the University of Mississippi. He questions use of military force to enforce federal court orders and calls for checks and balances amid federal searches ordered under Kennedy to maintain law and order.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
White House
University of Mississippi
Kennedy
Senate
United States
Byrd
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Mississippi
London Strike Halts All Trains and Subways
A 24 hour rail strike stopped all British trains and the London subway, leaving thousands at home from work across industry and business.
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London
London Subway
Lausche Opposes Foreign Aid Bill Amid Senate Vote
Senator Lausche of Ohio votes against the foreign aid bill as the Senate approves the measure 57 to 24. He criticizes grants to Communist linked and neutral nations and warns of excessive gifts and possible strains on the U.S. gold reserve. Senator Young of Ohio votes in favor.
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Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
U.S
Lauscher
Sen
Stephen M. Young
Dohio
Rusk Sees Soviet Power To Secure World Peace
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Latin American ministers at the 20 nation Inter-American Conference that Khrushchev and the Soviet leadership can decide to spark or end peace. He stressed U S strength would defend the Western Hemisphere in the global struggle. The dinner attracted about 180 guests including Robert McNamara and Fowler Hamilton. He framed the world as a clash between free nations and those seeking a different system without freedom.
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Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Rusk
United States
Western Hemisphere
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