Giant Welcome In Chicago For White and McDivitt
Chicago greeted Gemini 4 astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White with a ticker tape parade and crowds estimated at about two million. Officials said the turnout broke records set by Queen Elizabeth’s 1959 visit, as the two space fliers lauded teamwork and American unity amid celebrations and nearby antiwar protests.
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White
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United States
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Edward White
James McDivitt
Hubert Humphrey
Mariner 4 Prepares Final Work Before Mars Flyby
In Pasadena NASA engineers completed a final automatic adjustment of Mariner 4’s Canopus star fix. The 575 pound craft will coast 35 million miles in 30 days, with camera to fire July 14 for up to 21 pictures from about 6,000 miles, potentially revealing life clues.
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Mariner 4
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Solar System
Princeton Joins Dog Quarantine
The Princeton City Council enacted a 60 day dog and cat quarantine effective immediately following a county wide order by Dr. John J. Mahood to curb the rabies threat. Bluefield also moved to restrict animal movement and a vaccine clinic is planned.
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Princeton
John J. Mahood
Mercer County
Mahood
Bluefield
Alfred Lucas
Virginia Town Bans Dogs and Skateboards in Emergency Ordinances
The Bluefield Virginia town council approved two emergency ordinances prohibiting loose dogs and stray cats and banning skateboards on public property. The measure allows four hour impounds for unleashed dogs and muzzled pets, with possible killing if unclaimed, and imposes penalties up to 525 dollars. A street improvement plan for 51 thoroughfares and a study on forming a city school system were also discussed.
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Police Department
Justice of the Peace
Children narrowly escape death on trestle
Thirty one children from the Day Camp of Westminster Presbyterian Church were walking on a Norfolk and Western Railway trestle at Bluefield on Monday afternoon when a light engine approached. Three children were injured, two seriously. The engine was likely going 20 to 25 mph as it hit the group, sending one girl into the water below. The trestle stands about 25 feet above Bluestone River. The Day Camp will be closed until further notice.
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Jefferson Street
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Gerald Bruce
Stout
Jimmy McNeely
Glenn Tate Dudley
Dudley Mortuary
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Bluestone
C. H. Patterson
Westminster Church
Raymond (Corky) Sarver
Harmony Acres
Sarver
McNeely
N&w
Bluestone River
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Max Wilson
Kaltenborn Dies at 58 After Heart Failure in New York
H V Kaltenborn renowned radio commentator and war era newscaster died in Roosevelt Hospital New York from heart failure after returning from Palm Beach. He mentored live on air reporting without scripts and interviewed figures including Hitler Mussolini Chiang Kai shek and Pope Pius XII. He created 102 Munich crisis broadcasts in 1938 and left NBC in 1958 after backing Rockefeller.
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H. V. Kaltenborn
Palm Beach
Fla
Roosevelt Hospital
Kaltenborn
Edward R. Murrow
Hitler
Mussolini
Chiang Kaishek
Pius XII
Munich
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State Colleges Called Mediocre
West Virginia higher education faces critique for uniformity and lack of standout institutions. A panel urges restructuring to avoid wasteful duplication and to create a single superior state college near Flatwoods. Officials emphasize stronger college involvement in state life for human resource development.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents
Harry Straley
Morris Harvey College
Starley
Straley
University of California
Flatwoods
C. Norman Simpkins
Marshall University
Marshall Buckalew
Robbery at Home: Gunman Attacks 79-Year-Old Woman
A Black gunman forced entry into Mrs. Lucy Wilson's home on Naylor Road SE harming the resident and a visiting laundryman. He tied the laundryworker, stole cash and a purse, and injured a nearby neighbor. Suspect described as about 30, white victims.
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Martinsburg Man Killed by Shotgun Accident
Martinsburg John E. Castle, 51, was killed when a shotgun discharged as he tripped while arguing with his wife. Police say he was advancing toward her when the incident occurred.
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Martinsburg
John E. Castle
Sybil Burton Marries Amid Alimony Fallout
Platinum blonde Sybil Burton, ex wife of Richard Burton, wed 24 year old Jordan Christopher in New York. By marrying, she forfeits about 1 million dollars in alimony previously due from Burton, who later married Elizabeth Taylor.
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Sybil Burton
Richard Burton
Jordan Christopher
New York Post
Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Mexico
Miss Taylor
Sybil
New Conservative Group Draws GOP Resentment
AP reports Bernard Barry Goldwater plans to head a new Free Society Association aimed at educating Americans on Republican values. GOP leaders privately resist the proliferation of funded advocacy groups, fearing policy clashes with the Republican Policy Coordinating Committee.
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Washington
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Free Society Association
National Committee
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
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