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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1964
Page
6
Newsrooms and home offices faced a flood of calls after an unconfirmed report. Agencies hesitated to confirm details as stock markets and telephones buzzed with speculation, while the public sought urgent updates and official statements.
Report describes a Gemini program flight with GSvian team members. Grissom swam to life during recovery after a 11 mile suborbital Atlantic flight July 21, 1961. His suit valve opened twice causing a drop before a life preserver from a helicopter saved him.
Poitier speaks of the long journey to a milestone. He credits many people and his co workers in a Nassau area setting noting his roots in a Miami born family of nine children from a prosperous Nassau farmer milieu.
A powerful April windstorm lashed the central United States leaving rural areas and cities struck by tornadoes. Six people died and more than 50 were injured as gusts toppled power lines and caused extensive damage. Utility officials and farmers surveyed the debris while hospitals reported casualties.
A former prisoner testified at a war crimes trial in Frankfurt about guards abusing children at a concentration camp. He described guards swinging children like balls on strings and smashing their heads against brick walls, a central element of the charges against 21 defendants.
Gilruth outlined future Gemini work with 14 day missions and capsule rendezvous with Agena targets. Tests will explore astronauts leaving the capsule and possible ground landings, while heart defects and ear infections affected crew eligibility.
Khrushchev used a rally marking his 70th birthday to attack Western imperialist circles and call for unity in Marxist Leninist ranks. Tass reported Gomulka attended as discussions heated over China and a potential international Communist conference on the Chinese problem waned.
Orlando report says astronaut selection surprised few. William Young, father of the chosen candidate, says he spoke with his son Sunday night and sensed the decision was anticipated. The article notes confidence in the process and the family’s reaction to the selection.
Braniff International Airways announces delivery reservations for two SSTs under a contract with the FAA. Each airliner carries a $100,000 deposit to offset development costs with a goal of operation in the early 1970s. President Charles E. Beard outlined Braniff’s plan to deploy the jets on U S routes and to Latin America as the FAA undertakes a design competition among Boeing Lockheed North American for the fastest transport.
A two mile wide twister struck Yorktown causing $1.5 million in damage as about 300 volunteers cleared rubble and downed trees. The disaster harmed homes and farms in a rural area while emergency crews assessed the aftermath.
Ten week old strike by 10 000 Belgians doctors collapsed as more physicians resumed full duties. Hospitals largely back to normal with government reporting in Limburg province that many doctors have begun accepting work again. Authorities expect services to normalize nationwide.
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