Schirra Named Next U S Orbital Astronaut
Walter M Schirra Jr a Navy commander was named for the United States next orbital flight his wife Jo said she is delighted and the family will stay in California if the mission goes to six orbits Schirra 39 plans a possible three extra orbits and would trim his weight for a summer space mission in Oklahoma boy Tommy Warnock 15 will receive a $10 graduation gift from Jacqueline Kennedy Mrs Kennedy wrote to the student and urged him to save the money while he plans to study aeronautical engineering at Panhandle A&M before transferring to the University of Oklahoma
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Walter M. Schirra Jr
E. Schirra
Navy
United States
Schirra
Guymon
Okla
Tommy Warnock
California
Pacific
West Coast
Nes
Jay Warnock
Panhandle A&m
Goodwell
Oklahoma Panhandle
University of Oklahoma
Kennedy
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Washington
United’States
Mexico
U.S
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Kennedys
Kennedy Faces Hard Campaign To Win Majority
President Kennedy warned he must campaign hard to gain a working majority in Congress. He cited long time Southern Democrat Republicans as an obstructionist coalition and said he must win at least six more administration supporters in a 263-174 split to pass controversial bills. He noted off year losses since 1934 and urged Democrats to back capable candidates to shed opposition.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Democrat-Republican Coalition
Ger
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Willam M Colmer
D-Miss
Frank W. Boykin
Dala
South
White House
Freeman hearings spark clash over farm aid tactics
The Eisenhower era farm aid hearings feature Horace D. Godfrey accusing the administration of eight years of neglect and knifeing farmers. Senator Mundt challenges Godfrey’s tactics as political, while Chairman McClellan cautions him. Mundt seeks advance testimony to refute any points. The panel enforces a 24 hour rule as it probes Estes worming through cotton acreage allotments.
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Horace D. Godfrey
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Eisenhower
Farmer Committee
Godfrey
Karl E. Mundt
R-5
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Odfrey
Estes
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Mundt
Freeman
Subcommittee
Wheeling
Woman Cut in Cairo Café During Integration Demonstration
In Cairo Illinois a 22 year old Nashville woman Mary McCollum, a SIU Carbondale student and member of a non violence group, was cut on the leg by a man who fell against her holding a knife during a race integration barbecue demonstration attended largely by Negroes with some whites. Authorities monitored potential outbreaks of racial trouble following the incident.
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Cairo
Mary McCollum
Nashville
Diana Dors Becomes Mother of 10-Pound Baby Boy
Hollywood AP British actress Diana Dors and her husband comedian Richard Dawson welcomed a 10 pound 2 ounce boy born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital on Wednesday Their family includes their son Mark Richard aged two.
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Diana Dors
Hollywood
Richard Dawson
Cedars of Leban Hospital
Mark Richard
NAACP Plans Third Annual Barbecue at McClung Park
The Jefferson City NAACP chapter will host its third annual barbecue at McClung Park this Friday with serving starting at 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
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Jefferson City
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
McClung Park
Kennedy on Farm Bill and Congress Inaction Amid Debate
President discusses farm policy and congressional hurdles, noting some Democrats side with Republicans for years. He calls the farm bill a great mistake after last week's wheat and feed grains defeat and cites potential emergency aid support from Republicans. He favors tax cuts and warns about coordination in the GOP while praising Ted Kennedy's campaign work. He supports NATO and says U.S. troop levels in Europe remain until future clarity. he backs standby tax-cut authority and notes France's nuclear deterrent while defending atmospheric testing as beneficial. He expresses sympathy for freeing Cuban prisoners but says his sister in law may form her own views.
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Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Edward M
Ted Kennedy
Senate
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Europe
Berlin
France
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NATO Alliance
Rostow
Walt W. Rostow
State Department
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Princess Lee Radziwill
Churchills health update amid holiday injuries and travel plans
The report notes Sir Winston Churchill, frail and unsteady, suffered a left femur fracture after a fall at the Hotel de Paris and may be sent to London if travel is possible after X rays. Lady Churchill remains at Chartwell while Aunt Churchill visits Riviera for two weeks. Lord Moran and Dr Chatelain monitor his condition as a possible Monte Carlo trip is weighed.
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Riviera
Chartwell
Dr. Chatelain
London
Br. Chatelain
Mary
Col de Femur
Winston
Hotel de Paris
Anthony Montague Browne
Macmillan
Lord Moran
Oxford
Monte Carlo
Britain
House of Commons
Tombstones misprint in Concord classifieds sparks trombone mixup
An AP report from Concord NC notes a Tribune classified misprint offering two tombstones for sale at 60 dollars each. Mrs. D J Faggart said she intended to sell two trombones and drew many replies, joking she could have sold the stones if she had them.
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Concord
N.C
Gale
Concord Tribune
D. J. Faggart
Milk and meat output lag in Russia in 1962
Pravda reported at a Kremlin agricultural conference that Soviet milk production for the first half of 1962 was 20 percent below the government target. Meat production also lagged, per remarks by Presidium member Gennady Voronov.
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Moscow
Pravda
Presidium
Gennady Voronov
Kremlin
Soblen disappearances and bail amid espionage case
Soblen and his wife Dr Dina Soblen faced flight and legal wrangles as he awaited surrender in New York to begin a life term for espionage. Judge Herlands ordered bail forfeiture but stayed it till afternoon, while Soblen’s illness and mobility limited him. His brother Jack Soble led the spy ring. both came to the U.S. in 1941 and were naturalized in 1947. Paul N. Craig, 76, musician and choir director, died in Independence, Missouri.
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Page Soblen
New York
Soblen
Dist
William B. Herlands
Herlands
Dina Soble
Cuba
West Sith St
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
Sohlen
Jack Soble
Soble
U.S
Ephraim A. London
London
Sublen
Offshore Islands Tensions Rise Amid Red China Threat
Officials view a potential clash as unlikely but monitor Communist buildup opposite Formosa. Quemoy and Matsu near the mainland face attack risk, with reports of a large force massed on the coast. The Community Facilities Act funds water sewer upgrades in Ashland as planning proceeds, with estimates exceeding $12,000 and over 500,000 men noted in defense discussions.
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Formosa
Quemoy
Matsu
Ashland
Quémoy
Chiang Hes
Symington
Long
Mexico welcomes Kennedys with grand Mexico City program
Mexico prepares a large welcoming pageant for President Kennedy arriving from Washington. An estimated one million people are expected to line the streets as 300 bands perform from the airport to the Mexican White House. Officials tighten security amid Communist fears and anticipated demonstrations.
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Mexico City
Kennedy
Mexico
International
Los Pines
White House
Weather Bureau
Washington
Blas Roca
Cuba
Proposed Gas Pipeline Would Serve Area Towns
A plan by the Oklahoma-Illinois Gas Pipeline Co to serve 75,000 residents across 24 miles would extend a 24 inch line to 19 towns including Bolivar, Lebanon, Rolla, St. James, Waynesville and Fort Leonard Wood with service to nearby Illinois towns. Construction could start after FPC approval, costing about 33 million dollars plus franchise connections, with annual tax receipts to state and local governments.
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Arthur J. Doyle
South Missouri
John M. Dalton
Ft. Leonard Wood
Bolivar
Bourbon
Crocker
Cuba
Dixon
Eldorado Springs
Humansville
Lebanon
Owensville
Richland
Rolla
St. Clair
St. James
Steelville
Stockton
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Illinois
Prison Security To Be Tightened At Missouri Penitentiary
Missouri penitentiary guards were ordered to tighten security after an escape attempt by six death row inmates Sunday night. Col. James Carter state corrections director and Warden E V Nash held a meeting to curb laxity, with increased cell bar checks end-of-day counts and periodic inspections to be more thorough.
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Missouri Penitentiary
James Db. Carter
State Corrections
Apt
E. V. Nash
Carter
Nash
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