Titov lands after 17 orbits in Vostok II mission
Soviet spaceman Gherman Titov safely landed after 25 hours 18 minutes in orbit, completing 17 circuits and traveling over 700,000 kilometers. Khrushchev promised a grand Moscow welcome and promoted Titov to full Communist Party membership as officials lauded the historic flight and its scientific aims.
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Moscow
Gherman Titov
Khrushchev
Major
Kremlin
Titov
Communist Party
Siberia
Moscow Radio
Khrushchev Warns Kennedy of War Risk Over Berlin
Soviet Premier Khrushchev blasted President Kennedy in a radio address, warning that a U. S. war would draw a destructive Soviet response and threaten America. He urged a round table for a German peace treaty and cautioned Western powers against pressing Berlin and self determination.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
America
U.S
West Berlin
Berlin
Washington
State Department
Konrad Adenauer
East Germany
West Germany
Weather Forecast Northeast Kansas Tomorrow
Fair to night then partly cloudy Tuesday with slow warming and highs around 9. Low tonight in mid 60s. Also notes temperature readings and historical highs and lows for the date, plus local business ads and an ambulance day or night notice.
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Kansas
Spa
Stock Market Index Update and Cafe Reopen
New York closing average of 60 stocks at 254.2 up 0.3 amid a 1961 high. Margaret's Cafe on West 200th Street reopens, signaling local business revival.
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New York
Moon Seen as Next Soviet Moon Mission Likely
Western scientists and officials, after Titov’s orbit, predicted the Soviet Union would land a man on the moon by 1966 or 1967 and possibly launch a lunar dog reconnaissance mission. Titov’s flight lasted just over a day as world leaders extended congratulations.
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Titov
Gagarin
Tasg
Moscow Radio
London
Soviet Union
Maj
Gherman Titov
Kenneth Gatland
British Interplanetary Society
Vostok II
Gatland
Italy
Sweden
Netherlands
Europe
Paris
U.S
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Britain
Congress approves space program funding with moon shot allocation
Congress passed a $1.671 billion space flight bill with $471.75 million earmarked for the manned moon project. The compromise measure funds 20 agencies for the new fiscal year starting July 1, exceeding Kennedy’s request by about $397 million, and the vote on both chambers was by voice.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
House
Senate
Foreign Students Begin KU Orientation for 30 Nations
About 60 graduate students from 30 countries start a four week orientation at Kansas University in Lawrence. They will study American culture and classroom procedures, meet leaders like former President Truman, and visit communities near Lawrence.
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Eldon Fields
Kansas University
United States
Idroos Ahmed Al-Maisari
Aden
Surraya Wasi
Pakistan
Griffin Noel Mtega
Nyasaland
Faida Jawhari
Jordan
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
U. S
State Department
U.S
Harry Truman
Independence
Kansas
John Anderson
South America
Africa
Near
Middle
Far East
Europe
Ndotwa Shaonansia Swai
Tanganyika
Kansas Union
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Washington Responds Calmly To Soviet Space Success
Washington officials and lawmakers reacted with restraint as the Soviet Union achieved a second manned spaceflight. Leaders urged steady progress, while some warned the mission could pose risks. NASA and Mercury program figures acknowledged the milestone and pressed to advance in the U S. effort.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Iksen
Local Guardsmen Earn Excellent Rating After Camp Ripley Training
The Lawrence National Guard unit of about 100 personnel returned from Camp Ripley Minnesota where they earned an excellent rating for two weeks of summer training with Kansas and Missouri Guardsmen as part of the 35th Infantry Division. Cap t Reber called the period a real good one and there were no serious injuries beyond bumps and bruises. The unit brought back over 10 000 to bolster Lawrence’s economy.
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Lawrence
Camp Ripley
Karl Reber
Kansas
Missouri
35Th Infantry Division
National Guard
Mercury To Go Up Tuesday
Slightly warmer temperatures are due in the Lawrence area Tuesday after a cool night with the low in the mid 60s. Highs will reach the low 90s in northeast Kansas under partly cloudy skies with some showers possible in the west by Thursday.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Area Reservists Begin Summer Camp Training at Ft Leonard Wood
Four Army Reserve units from Lawrence totaling 72 officers and men began their two weeks of active duty for training at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. Units include Company D and E Detachment 3 and Detachment 6 of the 89th Regiment 89th Division. They will return to Lawrence August 19. Detachments 3 and 6 take over recruit instruction with No 3 training truck drivers and No 6 teaching field wire communications. Commanders listed: Co D Captain John A Arduser Kansas City Kansas Co E 1st Lt Herbert E Protzmann Jr Shawnee Det 3 1st Lt William K Hill acting 920 Hilltop Dr Det 6 Captain Floyd W Hild Shawnee.
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Lawrence
Ft. Leonard Wood
89Th Regiment
89Th Division
Iowa St
John A. Arduser
Kansas City
Kan
Herbert E. Protzmann Jr
Shawnee
William K. Hill
Hilltop Dr
Floyd W. Hildl
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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U.S. KU
Kacem Sebti
Morocco
Oberlin College
Watkins Hospital
John H. Nelson
J. A. Buzzle
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Adlai E. Stevenson
Hyannis Port
Mass
U. N
Russia
Outer Space
Vorave
Stevenson
George M. Low
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Low
Langley Air Force Base
John A. Powers
Capitol Hill
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dirksen
Mansfield
John Sherman Cooper
Raney Hillcrest
Adv
Mercury
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