Gagarin Sends Congratulatory Telegram to Gemini 4 Crew
Yuri Gagarin, first human in space, sent a telegram to Gemini 4 crew James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II after their mission. The Wasp carried the astronauts along the Florida coast toward Mayport and Houston with public docking planned at Mayport.
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McDivitt
Houston
WASP
America
Gemini
Yuri Gagarin
Gemini Command
James A. McDivitt
Mayport
Fla
Navy
Edward H. White II
Tex
Florida
Citizen confronts city manager over College Avenue plantings
John Mickel, a College Avenue grocerman, accused City Manager Randolph G. Whittle of double talk at a Wednesday city board meeting. He threatened to enter Whittle’s Municipal Building office if shrubbery and grass are not replanted after College Avenue Drainage Project completion. The mayor and directors defended Whittle’s assurances.
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Bluefield
Randolph G. Whittle
Whittle
John Mickel
College Avenue
City Board of Directors
Mickel
Quarantine Sought For Local Dogs
Bluefield seeks a strict city dog quarantine after a rabid dog was found in the Bry ant Street area. City Manager Randolph G. Whittle will request the Bluefield Board of Directors to order immediate confinement of all dogs and to shoot free running strays if needed. He urged owners to ensure vaccinations within the past year.
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Bluefield
Randolph G. Whittle
Whittle
Bluefield Board of Directors
Bryant Street
Mercer County Health Department
Charleston
Rumor Triggers Stock Market Dip in New York
A false report that President Johnson suffered a heart attack rattled Wall Street on Wednesday causing a sharp market decline. Officials and brokers urged caution as the rumor spread then was denied by doctors and business leaders. The Dow's drop neared 60 points amid fears of higher rates and tighter credit.
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New York
Wall Street
Johnson
Iowa
Elston Grimm
Walston & Co
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Indictments Voided in Attack on U.N.
A Queens Supreme Court judge threw out indictments against three anti Castro Cuban men accused of planning a bazooka attack on the United Nations in December. Judge J Irwin Shapiro ruled insufficient evidence to sustain the charge and said the defense would appeal.
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New York
United Nations
Queens Supreme Court
J. Irwin Shapiro
Weekend Heat Rise Amid Light Rain Outlook
The forecast shows temperatures Thursday through Monday about five degrees above normal with lows around 60 north and 54 south and highs near 83 north and 79 south. Cooler Thursday precedes a warmer weekend as rainfall totals reach roughly one quarter inch north to one inch south, mainly later in the period.
Virginia lawmakers back highway funding in sales tax plan
Southwest Virginians pressed for road improvements at a four district highway hearing in Roanoke as Sen D Woodrow Bird and Sen M M Long signaled support for allocating part of a sales tax to highways. Dickinson County speakers demanded federal routing and four-laning, citing Breaks Park access.
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Richmond
D. Woodrow Bird
Bland
M. M. Long
St. Paul
Bird
General Assembly
General Fund
Long
Dickenson County
Breaks
Virginia-Kentucky Line
Rennire Sutherland
The
McClure River Development Club
Commission
Kentucky
Kentucky Line
John S. Battle
Virginia
R. Edd Coyle
House of Delegates
Dickenson
Coyle
Russell County
Hansonville
Washington County
Paul Brown
Chamber of Commerce Roads Committee
del. W. C. Elliott
Lebanon
Elliott
Del
Grady Dalton
Tazewell
Claypool Hill
Richlands
Saltville
Chilhowie
Douglas B. Fugate
Grayson County
Staunton
Lynchburg
Fugate
Olin Armentrout
Max Meadows
Wythe County
Fort Chiswell
U. S. 29
Amherst County
Virginia coal output hits new record as small mines face pressure
Virginia coal production rose for a third straight year with 1,773,217 tons mined last year. Commissioner Edmond M. Boggs warned small truck mines face federal regulation and UMW demands for royalties, risking closures and higher unemployment amid automation pressures.
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Richmond
Virginia
Edmond M. Boggs
Virginia Commissioner of Labor and Industry
Boggs
United Mine Workers Union
UMW Welfare Fund
Buchanan County
Dickenson County
Dickenson, Lee
Tazewell
Montgomery
Scott Counties
Senate panel rejects half excise tax cut on autos
The Senate Finance Committee rejected wiping out half of the 10 percent auto excise tax. It would keep 1 percent to fund junkyard cleanup and condition 4 percent elimination on manufacturers adding safety features. Chairman Byrd cited auto company pledges to pass savings to dealers and reflect in retail prices. A House measure had phased out the 10 percent tax by 1968 1969. The panel plans another meeting Thursday.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Board Will Canvass City Ballots Today
Votes cast in the Bluefield primary election will be canvassed by the Bluefield Board of Directors. City Clerk Maxine Holm said no questions or recounts are requested and no challenged votes exist. Directors meet at the city clerk's office at 1 p.m. to finalize the tally.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Maxine Holm
Pineville Man Killed by Truck Near His Home
A 36 year old Wyoming County man, George Hamilton of East Pineville, was killed when a truck rolled out of control down grade on Route 10 near his home. Edgar Hancock of Kanawha County faced negligent homicide charges and paid a $108 fine. Hamilton is survived by a wife and four children. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Wyoming County Sheriffs Department
George Hamilton
East Pineville
Edgar Hancock
Charleston
Kanawha County
Hancock
Hamilton
Route 10
Pineville
Squire W. E. Harper
Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home
Accused Bank Robber Flees
Roanoke, Va. ex convict Robert Lee Askins, 27, who faced charges for an April bank holdup in Roanoke County, escaped custody by leaping from a ground floor courthouse window. He fled into a wooded area near Roanoke College after being arrested days after the Crossroads Mall Branch robbery with $8,000 in cash and a gun.
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Roanoke
Roanoke County
Robert Lee Askins
Phoenix
Ariz
Crossroads Mall
Bank of Salem
Askins
Atlanta
Roanoke College
Luna 6 Probe Sped Toward Moon With Systems Normal
In Moscow the unmanned Soviet Luna 6 space craft was reported functioning normally as it sped toward the moon. It is the second Soviet attempt in a month at a soft landing and is expected to reach the lunar surface Friday night. The flight's progress cited 142 915 miles from earth at 8 am EST Wednesday.
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Moscow
Earth
Two Brothers Die in West Virginia House Fire
An investigation is under way into a Raleigh County fire near Naoma that killed two brothers Albert Webb 80 and Clayton Webb about 60. Albert, visiting from Cleveland Ohio, was found near the rear porch after trying to escape the flames. Clayton was found inside the burning four room frame house near the Raleigh Boone county line.
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Whitesville
W.va
Naoma
Raleigh
Boone County
Albert Webb
Clayton Webb
Albert
Cleveland
Ohio
Clayton
Eisenhower Urges Rally Behind Bliss During Ohio Televised Tour
Former President Eisenhower urged Republicans to back national chairman Ray C Bliss as a path to rebuild after a major defeat. Bliss, praised as a strong leader, spoke in Cleveland and appeared with about 3 000 attendees while more than 7 000 watched via closed circuit and TV across Ohio and nearby states.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ray C. Bliss
Eisenhower
Bliss
Richard M. Nixon
Columbus
Michigan
George Romney
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Toledo
George Murphy
California
Dayton
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Youngstown
Charles Percy
Lima
Gerald R. Ford
Canton
Ronald Reagan
Cincinnati
Beer Can Openers Scarce In Saigon
In Saigon American servicemen face a shortage of beer can openers. The black market sells them for about 1.50. Openers are unavailable at the American PX and no reason for the shortage has been given.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
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University of Chicago
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