Cosmonaut Couple Land Safely After Historic Space Flight
Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky landed safely in the Soviet Union following nearly three days and almost five days in orbit respectively. Tass reported Bykovsky set new distance and endurance marks with about 2 million miles traveled. Both spacefarers were described as well and were met by friends and officials near Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
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Moscow
UPI
Earth
Valentina Tereshkova
Bykovsky
Andrian Nikolayev
Tass
Valentina
Karaganda
Kazakhstan
Pavel Popovich
Tereshkova
Soviet Union
Vostok VI
Kustanay
Slavgorod
Russia
Virgin Lands
Valery Bykovsky
Riot Trained Troops Halt Negroes Vigil In Gadsden
About 300 to 350 protesters on the courthouse lawn were dispersed by roughly 100 state troopers led by Col. Albert Lingo. The force used night sticks and electric prods as Negroes and white spectators scattered. Authorities held those arrested for Circuit Judge A B Cunningham to decide, with tensions rising as desegregation requests and job parity remain unsettled.
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Gadsden
Ala
Albert Lingo
Kennedy urges armistice on Negro demonstrations and sweeping civil rights bill
President Kennedy asked Congress to stay in session to pass a broad civil rights program targeting discrimination in jobs voting schools and public accommodations. He urged bipartisan unity and warned that inaction would worsen racial strife while stressing a common sense approach and decrying recent street demonstrations led by some integration leaders. He did not reference threats but urged lawmakers to focus on enacting the measures.
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Hee Apne
UPI
Kennedy
Ress
Congress
House
Senate
Gop
Birmingham
Philadelphia
Jackson
Miss
Boston
Cambridge
Capitol
Congress Eyes Civil Rights Legislation Amid Debate
Senators and representatives express cautious optimism about Kennedy civil rights proposals. House Judiciary Chair Emanuel Cel ler aims hearings next week and a strong bill by July end. Senate leaders Mansfield and Keating urge timely action despite regional opposition and political hurdles.
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Talmadge
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House
Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Keating
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Soviets In Cuba Thinning Out
The State Department said there has been a thinning out of Soviet combat troops in Cuba and that Russia probably no longer has sufficient forces there to exercise political control. A spokesman noted some Soviet forces remain, and the United States opposes troops in Cuba in any number.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Cuba
Russia
United States
Richard I. Phillips
Hungary
Minuteman ICBM First Under Simulated Combat Fired
The Air Force announced the first solid fuel Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile was launched under simulated combat conditions from Vandenberg Air Force Base California Tuesday.
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Vandenburg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific Missile Range
Air Force
Five Days Of Warm Weather In Southwest Oklahoma
A slow warming trend continues in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with temperatures averaging near or slightly above normal for five days. Skies stay partly cloudy through Thursday with scattered thundershowers likely late today into tonight. Today’s high near 88 after Tuesday’s 87. Thursday’s heat around 92 degrees.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Low Bid For Fort Sill BOQ Quarters Won By Barksdale
Barksdale Brothers Corp of Baton Rouge Louisiana submitted the apparent low bid of 1 774 464 for a six story masonry BOQ at Fort Sill to house 250 officers. The project includes utilities paving and drainage with a 14 month construction schedule. Two enlisted barracks totaling 652 beds are planned for completion a year after next month at a cost of 1 639 408.
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Fort Sill
Barksdale Brothers Corp
Baton Rouge
Army Oe
Albuquerque
Demonstration of mechanized attack at Fort Sill on June 29
Several thousand spectators will witness a joint demonstration on Fort Sill east range. The event staged by the Tactics Combined Arms Department showcases the ROAD concept with infantry artillery and armor units attacking a front objective. A simulated nuclear strike and helicopter airmobility will follow combat drills led by Col. H N Moorman and Lt. Cols Bathorne Dobson and Glock?
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Fort Sill
East Range
Tactics Combined Arms Department
Artillery and Missile School
Adams Hill
4Th Battle Group
30Th Infantry
H. N. Moorman
13Th Artillery
Edwin N. Bathorne
31St Artillery
Robert R. Dobson
J. Y. Hammack
Everest Expedition Members Head Home From New Delhi
Ten members of the American Everest expedition left New Delhi for Europe today as they begin their journey home.
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New Delhi
India
Europe
Reapportion Up In Air Judge Leaves On Trip
Oklahoma City AP The federal reapportionment case over Oklahoma's Legislature remains unresolved a year after a ruling found it discriminatory Judge Alfred P Murrah leaves on an out of state trip through July 4 to write the final decision Others on the 3 judge panel Ross Rizley and Fred Daugherty will attend court conferences in Denver Jackson Hole and return later this month The legislature has submitted new apportionment acts and a statewide May election on a constitutional amendment is debated with questions about the governor's signature required for passage.
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Oklahooma City
Oklahoma
U. S
U. S. Circuit Court
Alfred P. Murrah
Oklahoma City
Leglature
U. S. Supreme Court
Murrah
10Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Jackson Hole
U. S. Dist
Ross Rizley
Fred Daugherty
Henry Bellman
Senate
Australian Red Resigns In Huff
Melbourne veteran Communist Patrick Malone resigns from the party after 22 years citing disagreement with its Moscow line policies. Malone’s exit signals growing dissent within the organization amid ideological disputes affecting its direction and leadership.
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Melbourne
Australia
Patrick Malone
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