Valentina Tereshkova hailed as world’s first spacewoman
A curly haired Soviet flyer Valentina Tereshkova aged 26 and her partner Valery Bykovsky 23 landed in Siberia after a historic orbital flight. Tass praised Tereshkova as a revolution for women while noting Bykovsky set an orbital record. Tereshkova circled the globe over 4 times covering 1 240 000 miles in 71 hours. Khrushchev congratulated them. tributes echoed in Moscow and Karaganda.
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Valery Bykovsky
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Globe
Bykovsky
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Kazakh- Stan
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Khrushchev
Trud
Teresikova
Bernard Lovell
Manchester University Radio Observatory
Jodrell Bank
England
Lovell
Kennedy civil rights plan aims high yet stays cautious
AP report outlines President Kennedy’s eight civil rights proposals in 1963, including equal accommodations in public facilities, empowered legal action against segregated schools, job training and anti discrimination efforts, plus a bid for a national community relations service. Senate leaders push to water down measures, while Republicans resist private business integration.
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Kennedy
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United States
FEPC
Civil Rights Commission
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Senate
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Montana
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Offshore drilling to dominate future oil finds says geologist
U S geologist Lewis G Weeks told 6th World Petroleum Congress that most major oil discoveries in the future will come from offshore exploration. He noted coastal areas are under active exploration in over 42 nations and that offshore shelf zones offer higher reserves yields per area. He cited Libya Iran Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Australia as locations with significant new discoveries and highlighted a rise in offshore interest.
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Germany
U. S
Lewis G. Weeks
Westport
Conn
Weeks
Russia
Netherlands
Libya
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Middle East
Australia
Wally Boag Remains Disneyland Fixture After 13,000 Shows
Hollywood Beat reports Wally Boag has signed a two week deal to continue starring in the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland. With eight years and 13,000 performances, Boag performs five times daily at the Frontier Playhouse, delivering a fast paced, gag filled act that includes balloons, bagpipes, water pistols and a reversed toupee. He attributes his energy to audience reaction, noting teenagers rarely grasp live entertainment while oldtimers appreciate vaudeville. Boag’s career began in vaudeville before joining Walt Disney after meeting tenor Donald Novis in Australia. He debuted on a cold studio stage and Disney approved immediately.
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Anaheim
Calif
Wally Boag
Disneyland
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Portland
Ore
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Australia
Novis
Walt Disney
Disneyland Park
Walts
New Pill Volidan Goes On Sale In Britain
A British spokesman announced Volidan, a fertility control pill for women, to be sold Friday. The pill is designed for daily use 20 days each month and costs about 10 shillings per month. Doctors in the State Health Service may prescribe it for women for whom childbearing is health risk.
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