Six Orbits Crew Member-Schirra Cleared For Flight
A New York cafeteria blast kills at least 20, mostly women, at the New York Telephone Company building. Some 70 injured, with many trapped beneath rubble as rescue crews, police, and firefighters converge to battle the basement explosion and ensuing fire near Broadway and 213th Street.
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Schirra
New York
New York Telephone Co
Manhattan
Black-Square
Broadway
213Th St
Inwood
Fire Department
Federal Force Dwindles As Ole Miss Campus Turmoil Recedes
On the University of Mississippi campus 35 students gathered near James Meredith’s apartment, set an effigy ablaze, and fired fireworks before federal troops moved in. A dummy with a “Go back to Africa where you belong” sign hung from a building. Meredith, a 29-year-old Black student, attended classes with marshals nearby as riots faded and authorities cut back the 12,000‑strong federal force.
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Edmond Lebreton
Oxford
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Meredith
Africa
University
Kosciusko
J. D. Williams
Ole Miss
Mississippi
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Ross Barnett
Barnett
Army
Roger Whiting
Army Field Command
Watches Via TV Mrs. Schirra: 'It Was A Beautiful Liftoff'
Houston reports Mrs. Walter M. Schirra Jr said it was a beautiful liftoff after her husband launched into orbit. Roy Walla ck relayed the remarks as the family watched on TV with a NASA official. The Schirras kept vigil at home with a small group. Walter Schirra II, 12, excitedly said he'll miss school to watch the recovery. His sister Suzanne, 5, will join family observers.
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Houston
Tex
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Space Agency
Roy Wallack
Wallack
NASA
Clear Creek Junior High School
Suzanne
Schirra’s Mother Rejoices At Space Flight Wow
In San Diego the mother of Walter M. Schirra Jr. and her husband watched their son launch and reach orbit with relief and exclamations of Wow. Family members including Cmdr. John Burhans and Cindy Burhans shared the moment at the Point Loma home as the crew’s success settled in.
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San Diego
Calif
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
Schirras
Point Loma
Cmdr
John Burhans
Cindy Burhans
Gene Bowen
Woman Embezzlement Case Ends With Suspended Sentence
In Raleigh a 32 year old woman pled guilty to embezzling 5045.08 from First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. She received five years in prison suspended on six months in a treatment institution and restitution to the bank. The former Central branch teller tearfully admitted the act and explained she lived beyond her means as the reason.
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Raleigh
John D. Larkins
Kathryn P. Vaughn
Wendell
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Vaughn
Central
Bank
FBI
Joseph H. Brewi
FCC assigns Channel 8 to Southern Broadcasting of High Point
The Federal Communications Commission designated Channel 8 to Southern Broadcasting Company of High Point. Commissioner Ford dissented, supporting Tri Cities Broadcasting of Greensboro, with Chairman Minow joining him.
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Federal Communications Commission
Channel 8
Southern Broadcasting Company
High Point
Ford
Tri- Cities Broadcasting Company of
Greensboro
Minow
Anti Cuba Campaign Gains Broad Latin American Backing
Washington AP report says foreign ministers at a 20 nation Inter-American conference agreed on stronger steps to isolate Castro's Cuba. Measures under discussion include tighter trade restrictions, travel controls, and curbing Cuban propaganda and money flow to Central and South America.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
State Department
Fidel Castro
Central
South America
Space flight risk meets sunbathing with raft phone
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP astronaut Walter M Schirra Jr adds a mid ocean raft lounging extension phone to his six orbit flight gear to keep in touch after splashdown. The device uses a 30 foot cord and plugs into the capsule system. A backup walkie talkie is in the raft survival kit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Walter M. Schirra Jr
U.S. Space
Shirra
America
Navy
John H. Glenn Jr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Schirra
U.S
Telstar
Virgil I. Grissom
Collins Radio Company
Dallas
Tex
Pacific Ocean
U.S. Navy
Kearsarge
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Walter Schirra
Saturn Space
Atlas Missile
Memphis
Columbus
Howard Benedict
Kano
Nigeria
Bermuda
Glenn
Carpenter
Point Arguello
Guaymas
Mexico
Donald K. Slayton
Slayton
Venus
Indian Ocean
James Meredith
Mrs. Schirra
Cindy
Wally
U.S. S.R
Tokyo
Guam
Japan
Bikini Eniwetoke
Caroline IS
New Guinea
Kamchatka
Gilbert
Aleutian
Marshall
Alaska
Hawaiian ‘Islands
Canada
Equator
Mersey
Bulletin
By John M. Hightower
Pacific
O’bannon
Renshaw
Philip
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