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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1963

Page

10

Moon shot picks 14 young astronauts for first landing

The U S space agency named fourteen candidates with an average age of 30 point 4 years to be prime contenders for America's first manned moon landing. The list includes Maj Edwin E Aldrin Jr Capt William A Anders Capt Charles A Bassett II Lt Alan L Bean Lt Eugene A Cernan Lt Roger B Chaffee Capt Michael Collins R Walter Cunningham Capt Don F Eisele Capt Theodore C Freeman Lt Cmdr Richard F Gordon Jr and others.

Houston Tex U.S. Space Agency U.S Maj Edwin E. Aldrin Jr Air Force Glen Ridge N.J Edwin E. Aldrin Sr Walnut Montclair First Ave Manasquan Manned Spacecraft Center Confederate Way William A. Anders Hong Kong Arthur F. Anders Navy Resmar Drive la Mesa Calif Air Force Weapons Laboratory Kirkand Air Force Base N.M Jeanne N.E Albuquerque Charles A. Bassett II Dayton Ohio Belle James Bassett Groveland Royal Eugene A. Cernan Chicago Andrew G. Cernan Marshall Bellwood U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Monterey Marettimo Way Roger B. Chaffee Grand Rapids Mich Donald L. Chaffee Hazelwood Southwest Grand Rapids Air Force Institute of Technology Wright Patterson Afb Fairborn Michael Collins Rome Italy James L. Collins Connecticut Ave Washington, D.C Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards Afb Rickenbacker Drive Edwards R. Walter Cunningham Creston Towa Walter W Cunningham Nowita Place Venice UCLA Rubio Ave Santa Monica Don F. Eisele Columbus Lewes Del Aero- Ispace Research Pilot School Rickenbacker Richard F. Goridon Jr Seattle Wash Richard F A. Anders Alan L. Bean Theodore C. Freeman Richard

Home becomes Britain's prime minister amid Tory revolt

Lord Home, 60, defeats odds to lead Britain as prime minister with Macmillan stepping down. Rival ministers resist forming a Home cabinet, foreshadowing clashes in Parliament. He vows firm but flexible policies toward the Soviet Union and has spoken with President Kennedy about East West relations.

Arthur L. Gayshon London Lord Home Queen Elizabeth II Britain Home No. 10 Downing Street Harold Macmillan Richard A. Butler Reginald Maudling Lord Hailsham Macmillan Laborites Soviet Union Washington Kennedy White House

Tito Delays U S Tour Due to Flu Visit in Williamsburg

President Tito of Yugoslavia, battling the tail end of the flu, will stay another day in Williamsburg and rest at the Allen-Byrd house before resuming his abbreviated U S tour. State Department official Angier Biddle Duke said he would likely depart Sunday morning for New York, then continue the schedule as planned. Kennedy sent a cordial note expressing distress over Tito’s illness as Tito and his delegation monitor his condition and expected rest.

Williamsburg Tito Yugoslavia State Department United States Angier Biddle Duke New York Duke California Allen-Byrd House Madam Broz Colonial Williamsburg Kennedy Washington

Drought Brings Health Hazards Across West Virginia

West Virginia faces health risks as a severe drought strains water supplies private wells cisterns and springs. Health Director N Dyer warned of disease outbreaks while forests battles continue with 122 fires statewide and several arsons in Clay County.

West Virginia N. Dyer Dyer Lester McClung Ivydale Clay County Clay

United Fund Extends Campaign One Week

United Fund will extend its campaign for one more week. Pledges and contributions reported Friday amounted to 57.2 percent of the $837,244 goal to support 32 health welfare and character building agencies. Campaign Chairman Walter Baker said the Diamond window reporting center will stay open to help divisions reach quotas. He added it remains the shortest campaign in eight years in the Kanawha Valley, noting last year’s goal was reached in mid December. Friday’s total was $63,796.70, higher than the prior day’s low.

United Fund Walter Baker Baker United Fand Kanawha Valley

Hinton Hope And the ARA Sunday Preview

Sunday preview outlines how Hinton, a railroad town in Summers County, faced shop downsizing after diesel adoption. The ARA’s arrival sparks revived prospects for the city’s economy, with a full Sunday feature by Harry W. Ernst on Page One. The package also notes Cuba crisis analysis, a new column by Terry Marchal, and arts features in the Sunday State Magazine.

Hinton Area Redevelopment Administration ARA Summers County Harry W. Ernst Sunday Gazette Mail United States U.S Ussr Cuba Terry Marchal

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