04 Oct 1962
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
1
The report says an explosion left at least 21 dead and caused extensive damage. Emergency crews responded to the scene as investigators began to determine the cause and scope of the blast. Witnesses described a loud shock and debris filling streets near the area.
Astronaut Wally Schirra conducted a high profile ascent using a balloonized system to test radio and radar signals. He orbited every 88.5 minutes reaching 176 miles high and 100 miles low, reporting lights over Perth and Woomera. He ate breakfast of bluefish, endured suit heat, and began final checks before launch from Hangar S.
Gaitskell pressed for sharp limits on Britain’s entry terms to the Common Market as Macmillan weighs a careful stance at the next Conservative conference in Wales. The Cuban crisis dominated Western Hemisphere talks with calls for sanctions and even breaking ties by five nations allied to Cuba.
Recovery of Gus Grissom era astronaut Walter Schirra concludes after a 60,000 mile orbital mission. He lands in calm seas aboard the carrier Kearsarge near Hawaii, undergoes medical exams, and speaks by phone with President Kennedy. Crew and family reactions highlight a celebrated return as frogmen secure the capsule and observers cheer a precise recovery.
Meredith will leave campus for the weekend as tensions rise after rioting left two dead. Some 8,000 heavily armed troops guard the area around the encircled campus while 30,000 Southern supporters prepare for Oxford's homecoming against the University of Houston. U.S. marshals chief predicts incidents. officials plan to proceed with the game with uncertain federal approval.
Space jokes and slang mark live radio chatter as Wally Schirra and peers boast about a smooth flight. Federal troops reinforce Oxford amid Meredith integration clashes, arrests rise, and a tense campus endures nightly patrols, with Kennedy seeking orderly withdrawal timelines.
The Giants defeated the Dodgers in a postseason clash, marking the National League’s fifth distinct champion in five years and preserving San Francisco’s flawless playoff record. Dodgers’ streak ends after three unsuccessful appearances in NL playoffs, following past defeats in 1946 and 1951. Bobby Thomson later became famed for the “Shot Heard ’Round Coogan’s Bluff” in 1951.
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