Soviets Orbit Three Man Craft First Multi Crew Flight
Moscow reports the Voskhod Sunrise carried Col Vladimir Komarov Konstantin Feoktistov and Dr Boris Yegorov into orbit in a historic three person mission designed to test weightlessness and group operations. Tass described a 255 to 110 mile orbit and ongoing two way radio contact as officials noted potential stay duration remains undecided.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Voshkod
Vladimir Komarov
United States
Tass
Valery F. Bykovosky
Voskhod
Valerian Bykovsky
Valentina Tereshkova
Bykovsky
Tereshkova
Byikovsky
Parade Kicks Off Annual Biddeford Saco Chest Drive
A four division parade starts the annual Biddeford Saco Community Chest drive at 7 p.m. in Saco. Twin City police, officials, Chest members, scouts, military units and bands join the route from Main and Beach Streets through Main Street to Universalist Church. The Chest supports public health nursing, Girl Scout and Boy Scout councils, and the Northeast Hearing and Speech Center. The goal is $33,688. Parade marshal Alcide Villandry. parade chairman William McKenney.
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Biddeford-Saco
Twin City
Saco
Biddeford
Jefferson Street
Universalist Church
City Square
Kennebec
Goldwater Campaign Highlights Constitutional Theme
Barry Goldwater pursues a back to the Constitution motif as he campaigns coast to coast in a broad attack on President Johnson. He rails against socialism in governance, questions nuclear handling, and seeks a five percent income tax cut while promising a balanced budget. He criticizes Johnson over health care financing for the elderly and calls for moral renewal, doping up his stance with attacks on crime and Johnson’s associations. The GOP nominee tests various issues for impact, though no single message hits as a knockout.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Johnson
Goldwater
White House
Bobby Baker
Philadelia
GOP
Lubbock
Tex
World Affairs Council
Los Angeles
Kidnapped Air Force official hunted in Caracas by FALN
A 3,000 strong police and National Guards ring searches for Lt. Col. Michael Smolen, deputy chief in the U S Air Force mission to Venezuela, seized Friday in Caracas. A self styled FALN leader claimed reprisal for a crackdown and warned of a secret tribunal, while officials admitted no solid clues amid a flood of tips.
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Venezuela
U.S
Armed Forces of National Liberation
FALN
Michael Smolen
Chandler
Ariz
Smolen
South
Viet Nam
Marian
Rockford
Ill
Nguyen van Troi
Troi
Saigon
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Chuckle Opportunity Holds Outside Whistle Stop
A quirky item notes that today’s joke moment arrives with Temp tation lingering outside, whistling, as a lighthearted observation of chance and timing in everyday life. The fragment hints at a punny, playful mood typical of a humor column.
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Gen
Tea, Corp
Johnson says foe running against office of president
President Johnson accused Barry Goldwater of opposing the presidency itself as he campaigns across five Western states. He warned West readers that government should not be viewed as a quick draw solution, citing Western heritage and responsibility. Johnson's Nevada stop included Las Vegas hotel penthouse rest, while crowds and Goldwater signs grew along his route from Phoenix to California.
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Reno
Nev
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Idaho
Goldwater
Sahara
Las Vegas
God
Phoenix
Ariz
Ons Beach
San Francisco
Calif
Beckus Found Guilty in Trooper Black Murder Case
Wayne E. Beckus 27 of Masontown Pa was found guilty in York County Superior Court of murder while committing robbery in the July 9 South Berwick bank heist. He faces life imprisonment. jurors concluded he aided the crime by buying the gun and getaway car and carrying $7,687 before being captured. Co-defendant Joseph R. MacDonald awaits trial for robbery and murder.
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Alfred
Wayne E. Beckus
Masontown
York County
Charles C. Black
South Berwick
First National Bank
Biddeford
Beckus
Merle F. Blaisdell
York
William S. Silsby
Black
Maine
Walter S. Buckley
Arlington
Mass
Joseph R. MacDonald
Rochester
N.H
Robert G. Pelletier
Sanford
Buckley
Biddeford-Saca Journal
Pelletier
Lloyd P. la Fountain
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