Gordon Cooper completes fifth orbit in Faith 7 mission
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Astronaut Gordon Cooper races toward a 22 orbit objective in Faith 7 and launches a private satellite during the third orbit The sphere released from the capsule carries flashing lights and is tracked from Ascension Island observers Mercury Control reports a garbled signal but indicates possible success The mission aims to test navigation and visibility for future Gemini Apollo programs and Kennedy expresses support as the flight progresses
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Gordon Cooper
Walter Schirra
NASA
Cape Canaveral
Project Mercury
Air Force
Eoround
Midway Island
Pacific
Fla
Cooper
South Atlantic Ocean
Ascension Island
Mercury Control Center
Atlas
Mrs Cooper Describes Mercury Capsule Launch as Beautiful
Mrs Gordon Cooper called the launch beautiful as her husband vows a 34 hour flight. She and daughters Camala and Janita watched from their Houston area home. Public affairs officer Dave Schwartz said she asked newsmen to say nothing more for the family.
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Houston
Tex
Gordon Cooper
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Cooper
Schwartz
Bermuda
Cam
Jan
Hawaii
Pacific
Cooper Becomes 10th Astronaut In Two Year Space Run
Cape Canaveral report lists L Gordon Cooper Jr as the tenth man in two years to reach space. Prior flights include Gagarin, Shepard, Grissom, Titov, Glenn, Carpenter, Nikolayev, Popovich, and Schirra with varying orbits and mission lengths.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Yuri Gagarin
U.S. Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
U.S. Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Gherman Titov
U.S. Marine
Col
John H. Glenn Jr
Cmdr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
U. S. Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Storm damages farms and town as Lawrence hit by fierce winds
Early this morning a hurricane like storm battered south and east Lawrence causing heavy farm damage. Two calves were trapped in a barn on the Lester Shirar farm but survived with nail holes in their hides. Fire Chief Albert Smith reported a damaged Wakarusa radio tower and fallen limbs injured Mrs. Billie Blakely, who escaped with bruises and scratches after a ceiling lamp fell onto her bed.
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Lester Shirar
Route 2
Albert Smith
Wakarusa Fire Department
Lawrence
Smith
Harold White
Harold Eisele
Co-Op
Wakarusa
Billie Blakely
Ky. St
Fierce Wind Destroys Trees and Property in Lawrence
A destructive straight windstorm with hurricane force gusts hit Lawrence at 1:50 am, uprooting thousands of elms and damaging homes and cars. Power outages and dangerous lines followed, with debris blocking streets. City crews plan extensive cleanup as residents recall never seeing such devastation, with costs yet to be determined.
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Lawrence
Kentucky
Tennessee
Rhode Island
Harold Horn
Buck Hodges
19Th
6Th
California
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hodges
Horn
Wallace Says Kennedy Lacks Authority To Use Federal Troops
Gov. George Wallace announced a federal court suit is being prepared to challenge President Kennedy’s authority to deploy federal troops in racially troubled Birmingham. He insisted at a news conference that the President has no legal right to use federal troops.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Kennedy
Birmingham
Wallace
Violent storm blacks out Lawrence in overnight outage
Cyclonic winds at 1 50 a m left more than 200 outages across Lawrence as Kansas Power and Light crews and responders from Atchison Olathe Leavenworth and Bonner Springs worked through the night. Austin Stedham estimated about 25 000 in damage with 60 workers on duty.
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Lawrence
Atchison, Olathe
Leavenworth
Bonner Springs
Kansas Power and Light Co
KPL
Austin Stedham
Explosive storm hits Lawrence with 27 hot line calls
Lawrence residents faced what officials called the citys worst electrical storm in memory. Lightning sparked transformer explosions and high voltage lines were toppled as the Fire Department logged 27 hot line calls and numerous unreported incidents across several blocks and streets. Fire Chief F C Sanders called it unprecedented.
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Lawrence
F. C. Sanders
Sanders
7Th and
Tenn. Sts
Maine
5Th
Ala
New Hampshire
Alabama
Engel Road
Cadet
N. Y
Louisiana
Harper
Davis Rd
Oregon
Garfield
7Th
Miss
Ind
Vermont
Tennessee
13Th Street
West Fifth
Engel
E. 13Th
Elm
New
City Darkened close marks New 1963 stock high
New York AP closing stock index for 60 issues ends at 273.5 up 0.9 as the market hits a new 1963 high.
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Stock Market Index
New York
Weather scatters showers in Kansas with mild temps
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast for northeast Kansas tonight, with partly cloudy skies otherwise. Lows around 60 and Thursday highs in the 80s.
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Kansas
Fred and Oscar Rumsey Sale Owners
Fred and Oscar Rumsey are listed as sale owners with Rumsey Funeral Home involved. Vi and SMM AdM appear in association with the business listing.
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Fred
Oscar Rumsey
Rumsey Funeral Home
Vi &Smm
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Mrs. Cooper
Hallmark Cards
Key Rexall
Victor Schlup
Schlup
Philip L. White
White House
Wen
Journal-World
Oto
Bulletin
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West Campus
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West 15Th Street
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