Houston girl sells astronaut home maps in Taylor Lake Village
In Houston area Cathleen Wakeland makes 10 cent maps showing homes of national astronauts in Taylor Lake Village. City Marshal Lancon halted sales to protect astronauts’ privacy. Cathleen plans new batches with her mother’s support as sightseers continue to visit the area.
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Houston
Tex
Taylor Lake Village
Wakeland
A. A
Red
Lancon
Cathleen
W. R. Wakeland
Mrs. Wakeland
Handling 150000 Expected March Crowds In D.C.
Raymond J. Crowley reports Washington police and federal agencies prepare for a 150000 strong civil rights march along Constitution Avenue and the reflecting pool area. Authorities plan crowd control, medical aid, and traffic detours while monitoring possible counter demonstrations by George Lincoln Rockwell's American Nazis. Memorial Bridge may close, and several streets including Constitution Avenue could be restricted midday.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Covell
Washington
Constitution 1
J Avenue
Independence Avenue
George Lincoln Rockwell
Rockwell
Memorial Bridge
Potomac River
Virginia
Constitution Avenue
Space gremlins blamed for satellite quirks and radar stars
Reports from Kershner and Mitchell describe so called gremlins affecting Telstar 2 and earlier Telstar 1 as bugs in the equipment or meteorite impacts, with the Air Force reactivating tracking gear while Bell Telephone Labs notes renewed activity after Telstar 2’s return to service. The piece also outlines cautious notes on Mariner 2 and earlier satellites and references public plans around a nuclear test ban treaty and a large civil rights march with logistical preparations and safety provisions.
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Air Force
Kershner
Zell
Venius
Vets
Mariner 2
Earth
Six Die In Wisconsin Home Fire
Niagara Wis AP five members of one family and a neighbor s child perished when a house fire swept through a two story wooden frame home owned by the local paper mill eight family residents identified as Howard Comstock 41 his wife Marjorie 39 and children Christine 10 Paula 15 and Bunge 7 plus Mary Jo Schelfhout 9 were found dead in second floor bedrooms. another Comstock son Robert 19 was away. fire caused by smoke engulfed the front porch and living area. no immediate cause announced. victims died of suffocation. Niagaras volunteer fire department fought the blaze. Comstock a production supervisor at the mill had been employed 11 years.
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Niagaka
Wis
Wisconsin
Howard Com‘stock
Marjorie
Land
Christine
Paula
Bunge
Mary Jo Schelftout
Donald Schelfhout
Niagara
Mary Jo
Comstock
Robert
Schelfhout
Niagara Volunteer Fire Department
UCT Council Sets Corn Roast at Mack Center
The Indiana Council of United Commercial Travelers holds its annual family corn roast at the J. S. Mack Community Center on Wednesday August 1. Members and families gather for the meal beginning at 5:30 pm. Everything is furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Council of United Commercial Travelers
J. S. Mack
Ex-dictator Jimenez in luxury Caracas prison cell
Ex-dictator Marcus Perez Jimenez arrives in Venezuela on a charter flight from Miami and is placed in a luxury cell at San Juan de los Morros. He is accused of embezzling millions during his rule, with Betancourt seeking extradition since 1954.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Marcus Perez Jimenez
Mithans
United States
Perez Jimenez
Miami
Fla
San Juan de Los Morros
Perez Jamenee
Negro Skater Plans Tour Across Nation
Chicago AP report notes ledger Smith, a black professional skater, plans a skating tour starting here and heading to Washington to join the Aup. The item highlights civil rights context as of 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ledger Smith
Washington
Winter Program To Be Discussed In Blairsville
Blairsville Park and Recreation Board will meet Thursday August 22 to discuss a winter sports program for the community. Tentative plans include ice skating and other winter activities and a report on the summer recreation program which is drawing to a close.
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Blairsville
Domestic Pressure On Nikita
Washington reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev faces domestic and foreign pressure to strike new East West pacts easing tensions and war risk. Secretary Rusk voices cautious optimism for further accords after the nuclear test ban, cites observers in major transport hubs to deter surprise attacks, and urges continued talks with Khrushchev and Gromyko during a week of policy discussions.
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Washington
Khrushchev
United States
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Waren
Sims
W. Val
Pittsburgh
Vanantanai
Cumberland, Rusk
Soviet Union
Andrei
Gromyko
Probation Given Man In Train Derailment Case
The second of two men charged with attempting to derail a New York Central freight train in Mercer County on November 11, 1962, was placed on two years of probation. George Blair, 22, of Greenville RD 1, pleaded guilty to placing railroad ties on the rails near his home and the engineer stopped the train in time. Blair’s companion, Robert W. Caseatt, had been placed on probation last July 3.
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Pittsburgh
New York Central
Mercer County
Louis Rosenberg
U.S. District Court
George Blair
Greenville
Blair
Robert W. Caseatt
Firemen Train On Aerial Ladders At Maryland School
Four Indiana Fire Association members Robert Carr John Freeman Kenneth Moreau Jr and Ross Reed completed four days of intensive aerial ladder operation training at the University of Maryland College Park The course is described as the only one of its kind in the northeast United States Indiana County hosts the sole aerial ladder truck in the area and one of the few in the tri county region The session involved professionals from Coolidge Park Washington Baltimore and Silver Spring Maryland alongside engineers and fire equipment manufacturers The Indiana association aims to ensure continued competent fire protection through such schooling
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Indiana Fire Association
Robert Carr
John Freeman
Kenneth Moreau, Jr
Ross Reed
Univerisity of Maryland
College Park
Fire Service Extension
United States
Indiana County
Tri-County
Johnstown
Latrobe
Greensburg
Kittanning
Barnesboro
Edward Parks
Indiana Department
Cool- Nege Park
Washington, D.C
Baltimore
Silver Spring
iMaryland
Four GIs Reported Saved in Separate Incident
Four servicemen were rescued after separate incidents, with officials confirming their safety and detailing minimal injuries. The occurrences prompted a brief military alert and ongoing safety checks at the base.
White House book list completed and ship sinking noted
The White House Library project selects 1 780 titles in 2 600 volumes directed by Yale librarian James T. Babb with Jacqueline Kennedy approving. Separate item reports a Ryukyuan ferry sinking off Okinawa near Naha after heavy seas, with 194 passengers aboard and four Americans among the rescued.
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George Askew
Pare
Homer City
Kyushu Yusen Steamship Co
Japan
Kyushu
Ryukyu Maritime Transport Co
Kume Jima
Naha
Asahi
Tomari
Kerama Archipelago
James T. Babb
Yale University
Babb
Jacqueline Kennedy
Lyman Butterfield
Boston
Julian Boyd
Princeton University
George Washington
James Thurber
Obituary notices from Rural Valley and area
Obituaries for Bernard J Nussen and Wendell Wingard with infant son details, funeral plans, and surviving relatives. Beth Ronda Haines, Henry Frantz, Marie Stich Koker, Lauren Jayne Hearn, Anna Ray Watson noted with birth and death dates, hospitalizations, and service arrangements in Blairsville and Indiana County.
Grants Approved and Local Obituaries in Blairsville Area
Grants approved include a $21,600 advance for planning a family picnic at Blairsville area and a $41,000 grant for street improvement in Ingram. Obituaries note John Laverick of Clymer, aged 81, died Aug 17 1963 at Indiana Hospital, survived by wife Mary and many children, with services at Blairsville funeral home.
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Beth Ronda Haines
Robert
Margaret Brown Haines
Indiana
R.D
Childrens Hospital
Pittsburgh
James Robert
Patricia Jean
Harvey Brown
Penn Run
Olive Haines
Bence
Clymer
Wayne L. Plyler
Greenwood Cemetery
John Laverick
Indiana Hospital
St. Marys
John and
Mary (Ritson)Laverick
Mary Bell Laverick
George
Youngstown
Ohio
Edward Vasbinder
Margaret Little
Dixonville
George Misurda
Mike Misko
Robeert Laverick
Johnstown
Raymond Laverick
Anthony Perman
Homer City
Wilbur Laverick
Dorothy Leverick
Sarah Ellenberg
Reynoldsville
Bessie Ramsey
Washington
Montgomery
Montgom
Blairsville
Richard T. Bell
Ery County
Knights of Columbus
Ingram
Blairsville Horsemens Association
William
Allegheny County
Parker
Methodist Church
Terment
Sykesville
Ceme
Thomas Gasbarro, Jr
Tery
Liquor Tax Changes Show Mixed Pennsylvania Sales
Harrisburg AP reports that early data suggests higher liquor taxes in Pennsylvania have not yet reduced overall sales. Officials cite stockpiling before June increases and stronger May and first quarter gains, with taxes collected rising despite a drop in June and July liquor volumes.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Liquor Board
Mississippi Educational Crisis Noted
Jackson, AP, five members of the State College Board accuse Gov. Barnett of political motive in attempting to void James Meredith’s degree bid at Ole Miss. They warn such actions risked accreditation loss for all state colleges as Southern Association probation lingered amid uproar over Meredith and Medgar Evers’ murder aftermath.
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Jackson, Miss
Ross Barnett
State College Board
Barnett
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
J. P. Coleman
Jackson
Coleman
Hugh Shite
Clarion-Ledger
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Five
Medgar W. Evers
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ole Miss
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Col. R. T. Greigg
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado Springs
Colo
Capital
Lue Weuale Weul
Arkansas Democrat
Fulbright
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Howard V. Covell
Union Station
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Sen. J
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Kington Monument
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Yances
Kennedy
Whitney Young
Red Cross
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Joseph Aronoff
The
Medical Committee For Civil Rights
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McCone
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Senate House Atomic Energy
Armed Services Group
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
Kimberly-Clark
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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CIA
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al Dawt
Tas Vilas Provinge
Jhe van Radio
Ab Kalunide
Mateus Pay
van Oretyers Manuel
Francisco Sarrero Castillo
Nuamii
Tia
Reed Tayette Ciassufiid Ade
UCT Council
Senate
China
Samuel W. Wolfson
Ubow
Nikita
Gazette
Maryland
Gls
White House
Bernard J. Nussen
East
Wendell T. Wingard
Elm Street
Wilmer P
Betty Jo
Memorial Medical Cen
Steele Wingard
Rural Valley
Ter
Williamson
West Virginia
Ben
U.S.A. S
Ankara
Turkey
Williard Wingard
R.D. i
Roy D. Steele
June Lingler
Rural Valley Methodist Church
Harkleroad
Clark Funeral Home
Henry F. Frantz
Benton Jean Wunnay Harbor
Michigan
Rossiter
Denly
Brookville Memorial White House
Hacnita
Spears
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Senate Committee
Louis
Calvin Frantz
Marie Stich Koker
Montgomery Township
Austria - Hungary
John
Caroline Stich
Frederick Koker
Arcadia
Mike Koker
Ann Bugay
Lauren Jayne Hearn
Calvin N
Gloria L. Long Hearn
Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Homer City R.D
Thomas Charles
Ronald Wayne
Sandra Dawn
Lilian Duman
Orva C. Long
Robinson- Lytle’s
Howard Kennedy
Armagh
Anna Ray Watson
West Penn Hospital
Herbert
Florence) Singleton
Murraysville
Home
John G
Sara Gray Ray
Blairsville Cemetery
Gazeus
Mississippi Educational Crisis
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