Cosmonauts Hold Orbit as Landing Time Remains Unclear
Two Soviet cosmonauts Maj Andrian Niko layev and Lt Col Pavel Popovich continued in orbit with no landing schedule announced. Tass reported Niko layev completed 49 orbits totaling about 1.4 million miles and Popovich 33 orbits about 980,000 miles as officials kept the future plans secret.
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Falcon
Nikolayev
Pavel
Golden Eagle
Popovich
Tass
Moscow
Buffalo Snow Capital Image Battles City Image
The Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce struggles to shed Buffalo’s image as a snow capital. Street Department placed snow street signs in midsummer and City Hall hosted summer meetings on snow removal.
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Buffalo ,N.Y
Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Kennedy backs long term tax cuts and reform for 1963
President Kennedy rejected an immediate tax cut and urged a broad plan for multibillion dollar reductions and tax reform for 1963. He warned Congress may be summoned if recession threatens, arguing current taxes hinder recovery and growth while noting gains since 1961.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Plumley
West Berlin Erupts On Anniversary Barricade Violence
West Berlin marks the first anniversary of the barricade with riots as crowds attack the Redwall and Soviet vehicles near Checkpoint Charlie. West German police disperse rioters with water cannon while East German authorities deploy tear gas. Brig. Gen. Hartel probes the violence amid heavy border patrols and a disrupted silence at noon.
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Berlin
West
Wall
Checkpoint Charlie
U.S
West Berlin
Frederick O. Hartel
Erich Duensing
Governor Keyser Defends Vermont Representation System
Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. said Vermont’s bicameral representation is essentially equitable, citing the Senate’s population basis and the lower house’s townships structure. He noted no constitutional changes for 10 years and discussed past reforms during a Bennington County campaign stop.
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Vermont
Keyser
Senate
R. Marshall Witten
Dewey Street
Bennington
Bennington County
Congress
Gov
House
Albany Negroes Target White High Schools in Desegregation Push
In Albany Georgia Negro students and parents were urged at a mass meeting to join efforts to integrate white junior and senior high schools next month. Rev James Bevel of Cleveland Mississippi urged parents to take their children to white schools and register them for the fall term.
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James Bevel
Cleveland
Miss
Bevel
Rusk vows U S policy aims to win over communism
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Minneapolis that the United States intends to win the global struggle for freedom. He called the fight against Communist imperialism the State Department’s main business and noted signs of progress in Western Europe and divisions within the Communist bloc.
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Minneapolis
Rusk
United States
Europe
Party Leaders Move to End Debate on Satellite Bill
Senate leaders press for cloture to end a long running filibuster over the administration's communications satellite bill. A 56 to 19 defeat of an amendment by Gore and Lausche signaled possible support for drastic action but did not guarantee success at a midday vote.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
State Department
Hovercraft Ferry Opens Between Portsmouth and Isle of Wight
Britain launches its second hovercraft service with a 10 shilling fare for a 10 minute 5 mile crossing from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight. The craft hovers on a cushion of air and is three times as fast as conventional ferries. The first hovercraft service began in Wales last month.
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Portsmouth
England
Britain
Isle of Wight
Wales
Goldwater Tops His Lampooners at Atlantic City Dinner
Senator Barry Goldwater attended a Circus Saints and Sinners dinner in Atlantic City where he was lampooned as a future president. He joined in poking fun at Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and joked about Jackie Kennedy and the White House in a lighthearted skit.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
Arizona Republican
Organization of
Circus
Goldwater
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Jackie Kennedy
Keyser Stresses GOP Unity at Bennington Club Speech
Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. spoke to about 100 Republicans at Manchester Elementary School in Bennington County as part of a day of campaigning and fence mending. He praised state GOP activity, touted his administration as honest and dedicated, and urged local Republicans to carry the party's heritage in elections.
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F. Ray Keyser Jr
R. Marshall Witten
Dewey Street
Bennington County
Hagerman
Manchester
Republican Club
Keyser
Clifford Harwood
Water snake hitches ride from faucet in Pinckneyville
Mrs. Robert Osburn prepared to fill a tumbler when a 12 inch live water snake wriggled from the faucet. The incident in Pinckneyville, reported by AP, shows the reptile taking its work seriously as it startled the helper on duty.
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Pinckneyville, II
Robert Osburn
Labor Unemployment Drive backs 35 hour work week as policy
AFL CIO President George Meany announced a national campaign for a 35 hour work week with double time pay for overage hours. The plan aims to cut unemployment, offset inflation, and spur hiring, while Kennedy administration opposes shortening the work week. Meany said Goldberg will meet with the federation to discuss the demand.
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Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
Meany
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Executive Council
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