Space walk fears fade as cosmonauts inspire calm
Psychologists say stepping from a spacecraft, even at 100 miles up, poses no more fear than a parachute jump. Historic space walks by Soviet cosmonauts prompt theories about mental barriers, but NASA experts call such ideas nonsense while noting the dangers of orbital life.
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Washington
Times - Post
Gemini
Edward White
Pavel Belyayev
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Ward
Top Republicans Meet to Set Rights Declaration
Washington AP reports GOP leaders including Eisenhower Goldwater Nixon and Dewey met behind closed doors to craft a civil rights declaration while debating Johnsons federal integration plans. The GOP National Committee set June 28 29 Washington for sessions to review task force recommendations on federal state relations human rights and fiscal policy. House members urged a linked federal spending cut with a five billion excise tax reduction and opposed federal rent subsidies.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
GOP
Coordinating Committee
House
Three-Car Crash Injures One in Lawrence Area
A Lawrence intersection crash caused minor injuries and about $1,000 in damage. Drivers Irvin W. Jol liffe 23 of Oskaloosa Gordon B. West 44 of Lenexa and Gladys Torkelson 61 of 101 Moundview were involved. A separate two car collision at 11th and Conn Sts left a passenger with a head cut. Nancy Valcour 23 of 1400 N J St treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Driver was Richard W Crissler 29 of 1420 E 13th St. damage estimated at $400.
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19Th
Iowa Sts
Irvin W. Jolliffe
Oskaloosa
Gordon B. West
Lenexa
Gladys Torkelson
Moundview
11Th
Conn
Nancy Valcour
N. J. St
Welsh Influence On World Humor Trail
The Times-Post piece notes Welsh presence in global humor, highlighting Harry Secombe in Pickwick and the Welsh gift for gab and song. It recalls Secombe’s wartime entertainment, Windmill Theatre beginnings, and peers like Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan who formed The Goon Show, shaping British comedy.
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Los Angeles
Times-Post
Hugh Griffith
Richard Burton
Harry Secombe
Pickwick
San Francisco
Secombe
Peter Sellers
Spike Milligan
Congress Faces Crucial Issues Ahead of Memorial Week
Congress faces a busy week with House votes on a $2 billion State Justice and Commerce appropriation and a $4.8 billion cut in federal excise taxes. House actions include debt limit rise to $328 billion and executive department reorganization. Senate considers an administration development bill for $3 billion over five years and a $3.37 billion foreign aid authorization.
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Washington
Congress
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Rules Committee
Senate
Selma Pickets Plan Wide Civil Rights Action
Negroes vow continued protests against white merchants and push to integrate Selma schools. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr launches a Southwide voter registration drive aims to double Negro voters after a federal voting law passage. King joined a Monday night rally after 32 pickets were arrested and the number in custody reached 132 by Monday. Rev. L. L. Anderson urged crowds that streets would fill starting tomorrow.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Rev. L. L. Anderson
Station Wagon Remains Top Pick in U.S. Auto Market
The station wagon ranks third in U.S. car sales, with 868,864 units in 1964, as buyers prize versatility and long-lived value. Buick and Oldsmobile introduced raised-roof models while wagons gain appeal for families and businesses alike, despite shifts toward specialty sporty cars.
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Los Angeles
Times-Post
America
U. S
BUICK
Oldsmobile
Olds
Thomas Coupe
American Motors
Supreme Court to review Georgia shotgun slaying indictments
The high court will hear the case stemming from the May 11 1964 killing of Lemuel A Penn a District of Columbia education director and Army Reserve officer. Indictments against six Georgia men Cecil Myers Joseph Howard Sims Denver Willis Phillips George Hampton Turner Herbert Guest and James S Lackey were dismissed by a federal judge who found no federal law violation. The Justice Department appealed arguing national concerns of terrorism intimidation and reprisal against Black citizens require federal action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Lemuel A. Penn
District of Columbia
U.S. Dist
W. A. Bootle
Macon
Justice Department
Department
KU Navy Instructor Jack Tatum Retires After 20 Years
Jack Tatum, assistant instructor of naval science at Kansas University, retires from the U S Navy after two decades of service. He will join a Navy reserve unit for 10 years and then work as a Parker Buick salesman. He leads American Legion Dorsey Liberty Post 14 with 1 005 members and resides with his wife Anne and children Steve and Kathy at 803 Lawrence Ave.
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Jack Tatum
Kansas University
U. S. Navy
Navy
Tatum
Parker Buick
Anne
Steve
Kathy
Lawrence Ave
American Legion
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Memphis
Tenn
Grissom Reflects On Space Flight Electrical Failures
Grissom and crewmates describe a March 23 mission where a power converter failed leaving lights gauges and clocks dead. Grissom says the crew switched to backup power and normal systems resumed, noting there is no advice for handling such unexpected events.
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Grissom
Young
McDivitt
White
Atlantic
Public notices of Lawrence city parking lot project and divorce case
City announces a June 15 1965 hearing at City Hall to approve assessments for land acquisition and improvements for a parking lot on the 800 block of Vermont Street within a defined benefit district. The total assessment is 189287.90 dollars. Rosemary Coleman petitions for divorce from Otis Coleman in Douglas County District Court and Otis Coleman is required to respond by July 8 1965.
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Lawrence
Board of Commissioners of
City of
Vermont Street
Eighth Street
Ninth Street
Massachusetts Street
H. C. Fisher
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
District Court
Douglas County
Kansas
Rosemary Coleman
Otis Coleman
Dispersal Dairy Herd Auction Near Harrisonville Missouri
Roy Brewster owner offers 50 head of Holstein and mixed dairy cattle with calved heifers, springers, and cows aged 6 to 9 years plus farm equipment at a June 65 sale. Located 5 miles southwest of Harrisonville on Highway 2, cash terms, no guarantees. Auctioneers Russ Feeback Belton Mo and Jack Clayton clerk.
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Harrisonville
Missouri
Roy Brewster
S. W
Russ Feeback
Belton
Jack Clayton
Public Auction in Lawrence by Reed family
Public auction on Saturday June 5 at 1 p.m. in Lawrence at 940 Maine features a Frigidaire refrigerator Magic Chef range dinette sets washers TV stereo heater rug furniture beds chests lamp sets lawn mower tools and more. Terms cash. Not responsible for accidents. Owners Mr and Mrs Emmett Reed. Sold by Hays Auction Service Mel and Harold Hays Auctioneers.
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Lawrence
Maine
M.W. Wringer
G.F
Motorola
Hollywood
Emmett Reed
Hays Auction Service
Mel & Harold Hays
Public Antique and Furniture Sale Near Bonner Springs
Public sale planned for June 5 1965 at 32 Highway Bonner Springs Kansas featuring a large assortment of furniture and antiques. Items include walnut and mahogany dressers dining room suites rocking chairs Desks lamps clocks glassware and more with cash terms and auctioneers Criss Skilea and clerk Bill Lebert of Lawrence National Bank.
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Bonner Spring
Kana
John Gallagher
Criss & Skilea
Bill Lebert
Lawrence Nat'l. Bank
1963 Chev 8S coupe and other classic cars offered
Local ads list a 1963 Chevrolet 8S coupe with 4 on the floor and 327 engine, a sharp 1963 Volkswagen, a 1963 Ford Country Squire with AT PS PB factory air and new tires, a 1961 Cadillac DeVille sedan with full power and air, a 1963 Falcon deluxe club wagon, and a 1961 Corvair pickup in perfect condition.
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