Kennedy seeks bigger FPC to cut backlog and spur jobs
President Kennedy urged Congress to raise the Federal Power Commission from five to seven members and ease rate regulation for small natural gas producers. He cited 193 pipeline applications totaling 5,761 miles at $850 million and argued faster handling could create hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and jobs.
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Scientists See No Reason To Doubt Russians Story
Western scientists and U.S. officials largely accepted Moscow's account that Yuri Gagarin's space flight occurred as announced. Critics argued the timing and propaganda, but experts like Sir Bernard Lovell said Russians rarely falsify information. Headlines in London papers questioned the timetable and implied possible fake dates.
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Public Works Director Oberthien Named in Cedar Rapids
John D. Oberthien, 39, longtime city engineer in Cedar Rapids since 1956, was appointed Public Works Director in the engineering department by council resolution on Thursday.
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Two Thousand Six Hundred Twelve Iowa Drivers Lose Licenses
DES MOINES AP The State Safety Department suspended or revoked 2612 drivers licenses in the first three months of the year up 42 percent from a year earlier. Barry Minear said 678 licenses were revoked in March with violations and convictions. He noted 204 of those licenses were due to drunk driving.
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Des Moines Lawmakers OK Boat License Fee Change
Des Moines approves a bill replacing boat property taxes with a 1 percent of list price license fee. Minimum fee set at $3. Revenue split allocates 75 cents to county treasurers, then 20 percent to county funds, 30 percent to city or town funds, and 50 percent to school districts, with adjustments for noncity/counties. A reconsideration motion may be voted Monday as opponents critique the plan.
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Congress Urged to Fast-Track U S Space Program
Rep Anfuso called for a congressional investigation after the Russian launch and urged halving NASA schedules. James Webb and Hugh Dryden faced questions as the space committee discussed speed, booster development, and a moon landing within five years. Webb defended a measured plan over prestige objectives.
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House Space Committee
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hugh Dryden
Webb
Fulton
Rpa
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Gagarin Describes No Loneliness In Orbit
Yuri Gagarin spoke to Pravda saying he felt no loneliness while circling Earth on the first spaceflight. He described the view including earth details like farm patches, and stated his sole aim was to fulfill the flight tasks with dedication and effort.
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UPI
Yuri Gagarin
Communist Party
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Gagarin Describes Space View and Weightlessness
Yuri Gagarin recounts the Earth’s blue belt horizon and bright sun as seen from orbit. He details weightlessness, floating objects, handwriting in zero gravity, and the warm reception by Soviet leaders including Khrushchev and Brezhnev.
Speed limit hike on Iowa paved county roads
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers raised maximum speeds on paved secondary roads to 70 mph by day and 60 mph at night. Existing limits on paved and unpaved secondary roads became 60 mph by day and 50 mph at night.
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Iowa House
Global Reactions Mixed After First Man in Space
Reactions across the world ranged from elation to fear after Russia’s historic space achievement. In Hong Kong and Tokyo locals warn of future war, while Cardinal Montini praises the broader human horizon. A Swedish couple jokes about lunar honeymoons, and a Stockholm officer hopes the moon mission is American.
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Russia
U. S
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Milan
Germany
Stockholm
Global reactions to space triumphs echo Cold War tensions
A mosaic of international voices from Vienna to Havana weighs the Soviet space feat. Printers, artists, actors, lawyers, and locals express thrill, fear, pride, and suspicion about American prestige, Soviet prowess, and global propaganda impact amid US Russian rivalry.
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