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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1962

Page

2

Be First in Space Says JFK Continues Upward Quest

President Kennedy urged bold space effort after a private briefing on space policy. The administration emphasized a manned moon mission as a national goal, with NASA astronauts Grissom, Carpenter, Glenn, Slayton, Shepard and others guiding the nation toward a lunar flight and return.

Space Jfk Virgil Grissels Scott Carpenter John Glenn Donsid Slayton Moon Anedy Slayton

Kennedy Defends Moon Race at Space City Speech

President Kennedy toured space facilities in Houston and defended the costly moon program as essential, saying the nation must lead in space and that benefits will outpace the bill. Senate debate touched Formosa-type backing and calls to use armed forces if needed to protect peace in the Western Hemisphere.

U.S Canaveral Fn Houstos Walter Shirra Leroy Gordon Kennedy Coorer Prouty Formosa Congress Eisenhower Mansfield United States Free World Edwin M. Martin Wayre Morse D-Gre Cuba

Khrushchev Hosts Kekkonen on Crimea Vacation

Finnish President Urho Kekkonen will start a ten day vacation in Soviet Crimea on October 3 as a guest of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, announced by the foreign office.

Helsinks Finkind Gy Urho Kekkonen Soviet Crimea Khrushchev Foreign Office

Falling Slate Kills Two Men Injures Seven

In PEN ARGYS Pennsylvania a slate quarry accident killed two men and injured seven when a 450 foot rock section fell onto a work crew. Witness William Kasibier from Bangor described no warning as the rock tumbled to a rock bench. The deceased were Daniel DeLong of Pen Argyl and Edward Eichhoff of Bangor.

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