Titov Deems Space Flight Aces 17 Orbits Fine
Maj Gherman Titov reports his Vostok 2 mission completed 17 earth orbits with no trouble aboard the ship and conditions of weightlessness good for work He says he felt homesick for solid ground and calls his return to earth a safe smooth experience as Moscow plans a hero welcome
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Moscow
Gherman Titov
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Titovlas
Titov
Earth
Cosmosnaut
Senate OKs Bigger Pa. Trailer Law
The Pennsylvania Senate approved a compromise bill by 46 votes to permit 65 foot trailers on state highways for five years starting Jan 1, up from the current 50 feet. The measure, rewritten by a Senate House conference committee, now heads to the House for action amid some dissent.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Senate House
House
Robert Fleming
Allegheny County
Thomas Ehrgood
Lebanon County
Jo Hays
Centre County
John Car Miller
D-Beaver
Fleming
Elligood
George N. Wade
Cumberland
Proxmire Attacks JFK Pick For Federal Power Commission
Senator William Proxmire denounces President Kennedy’s selection of former Texas oil man Lawrence J. O’Connor Jr. for the Federal Power Commission as stacking the deck against households. He continues a long effort against renominating O’Connor, arguing the nominee has a built in bias toward the oil and gas industry he would regulate.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Kennedy
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Proxmire
Lawrence J. O'Connor Jr
PPC
Stripping Bill Changes Move To Floor Vote
Harrisburg AP The Senate Local Government Committee rewrote proposed strip mine backfilling requirements and sent the measures to the floor for a vote. Chairman Haluska said amendments reflected industry objections but he must consider the people. Senators Lane and colleagues viewed the changes as a partial victory for Lawrence. The hour long session included a mine tour for ten members and public hearings. The bituminous bill appears likely to pass as rewritten, while the anthracite measure awaits further study and eventual final form.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Local Government Committee
John J. Haluska
D-Cambria
William J. Lane
D-Washington
Lawrence
Haluska
Lewis Evans
Commonwealth
Titan silo tragedy kills five near Denver
A 58 ton doors of a Titan missile silo collapsed killing five workers and injuring eight at Buckley Field 15 miles west of Denver. Two dead named Jerry Brando and George Graham, injuries include Charles Postle and Howard Hoffman. Investigators cite hydraulic failure or cable fault as likely cause. site turned over to military control as first Titan complex site in Colorado Plains.
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Denver
Buckley Field
Jerry E. Brando
George Graham
Aurora
Charles W. Postle
Howard Hoffman
Littleton
Cole
Postle
Colorado Plains
Morrison- Knudson & Associates
Boise, Idaho
Military Conral
Kennedy to hold news conference on Thursday at 10 am
President Kennedy will hold a news conference Thursday at 10 am EDT his first since July 19. The event will not be broadcast live on television or radio and will be taped for later use.
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Washington
Kennedy
Arrow Furniture remodelling in Indiana store project
Arrow Furniture Co at 469 Philadelphia St undergoes a major remodeling program to expand improvements in Indiana. The plan introduces 44 decorated rooms and 19 fashion galleries to display moderate priced furniture with complete accessories. A new colonial front and wall-to-wall carpeting are added, with open house planned upon completion around August.
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Arrow Furniture Co
Philadelphia St
Indiana
Arrow Project
Jack Joseph
Arrow I
Arrow Chain
Johnstown
Vandergrift
DuBois and Connells
Ville
Precision Aluminu Co
Arrow
Mary Bell Evans Dies At Home In Ebensburg
Mrs. Mary Bell Evans 75, of Ebensburg, sister to Gazette circulation manager Hugh M. Bell of Indiana, died yesterday at her home. Survived by husband Hidon Evans and siblings George, Hugh, Vesta Bell, Mrs. Paul Gill of Indiana, Gilmore of Carmichaels, and Mrs. John C. Getty of Pittsburgh. Services set for tomorrow in Ebensburg. full obituary in today's Gazette on page 3.
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Mary Bell Evans
Ebensburg
Gazette
Hugh M. Bell
Indiana
Hidon Evans
George
Hugh
Vesta Bell
Paul Gill
Gilmore
Carmichaels
John C. Getty
Pittsburgh
Kennedy signs major new farm aid bill in White House ceremony
President Kennedy signed a sweeping farm program making higher price supports with a 10 percent wheat acreage cut. The law extends emergency feed programs and other farm initiatives for set periods, aiming to expand markets, lower stocks, and ease taxpayer burdens. It was witnessed by Congress leaders, Agriculture Committee heads, farm group leaders, and Secretary Wille L Freeman.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Senate
House ‘Agriculture
Wille L. Freeman
Weather forecast: partly cloudy and warmer tonight
Partly cloudy and a little warmer tonight with a low around 58 to 66. Wednesday's high is expected in the upper 80s.
Two Teens Confined For Gasoline Larceny
State Police probe theft of gasoline from a Robinson truck. Leonard Long 18 and a 15 year old, both of Bolivar, are confined in Indiana County Jail on larceny charges pending investigation.
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Indiana
Robinson
J Leonard Long
Bolivar
Ralph Gatland
Reapportion Plan Sparks GOP Criticism in Pa.
In Harrisburg Republican leaders denounce Democrats long-awaited Pennsylvania congressional redistricting plan as absurd and a sham. GOP chairman George Bloom says it fails to eliminate a Philadelphia Democrat and calls it a fraud. House Minority Leader Albert Johnson terms the proposal gerrymandering gone mad. See See Says-Page 2, Col 1.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George S. Bloom
GOP
Philadelphia
Bloom
House
Albert W
Khrushchev backs Berlin stand sparks defense plant talks
Moscow reports Khrushchev reaffirmed East German control of Berlin access routes and warned of possible mobilization. Defense workers nationwide pledged longer shifts to strengthen defenses. Pravda published images of unity as party activists urged support for the policy while Khrushchev said no extra funding for arms was needed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Berlin
Germany
Communist Party
Pravda
Uneon
Gherman S. Titov
Kennedy
West Berlin
U.S
Metropolitan Opera Season Cut Labor Dispute Cancels Opera
New York AP reports the Metropolitan Opera closes for the 16th season and cancels its spring tour amid a labor dispute. Rudulph Bing says saving the 1901-62 season is impossible as many artists may join other commitments. Singers fear irreparable losses. Anna Moffo and Leontyne Price have sought other arrangements or held off hopeful settlement.
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Metropolitan Opera
Met
Kennedy
Rudulph Bing
Bing
Leenest
Anna Moffo
Leontyne Price
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