Gemini astronauts named for first two man space flight
Virgil Grissom and John Young were selected as the pilots for the first two man Gemini mission planned for late this year. The backup crew is Walter Sehmra Jr. and Thomas Stafford, with primary and backup crews to be announced at a Houston news conference.
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Houston, Tex
Virgil J. Grissom
Cmdr
John W. Young
Walter M. Sehirra Jr
Thomas F. Stafford
Gemini
Manned Spacecraft Center
Avalanche kills two skiers in Swiss mountains
Buddy Werner, American skiing star, died in an avalanche at Samedan near St Moritz while filming a ski fashions movie. Barbara Henneberger, 23, West Germany’s top woman skier, also perished. Fifteen others escaped or were rescued as rescuers worked through the nightmare scene.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Buddy Werner
Samedan
Barbara
Barbi! Henneberger
West Germany
Tornadoes Kill Six In Midwest Destruction Near Kansas City
Dazed survivors sift rubble as tornadoes cut through eastern Kansas western Missouri and southwestern Iowa. Six people died and at least three were injured as two storm lines swept from the northwest and southeast bracketing Kansas City and moving northeast.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Space crew listings crop up from Manned Spacecraft Center
The Houston Post cites a source from the Manned Spacecraft Center naming crew members including Maj Virgil Gas Gresom and Li Cmdr John W Young with a backup group led by Walter Sehirra and Maj Thomas Pratford. The article also mentions famed astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr James Lovell James McDutt and Edward H White in loose context.
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Houston Post
Manned Spacecraft Center
Virgil ‘Gas’ Gresom
John W.young
Walter Sehirra
Thomas Pratford
Paul Haney
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
James A Lovell
James A McDutt
Ellett
Lee
Edward H. White
Space program notes on manned mission and orbital docking
Fragmentary OCR text outlines discussions about a manned space mission and docking in orbit. Mentions are unclear but imply objectives related to a Gemini tone era and orbital activities.
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Earth
Aoss
Brazilians Accept New Institutional Act After Coup
In Rio de Janeiro Brazilians express acceptance of the institutional act granting General Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco the presidency after the anti communist coup that toppled Joao Goulart. A chemist, Antonio da Costa, calls it like major surgery and says the risk is worth it if the alternative is worse.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Antonio da Costa
Joao Goulart
da Costa
MacArthur tributes continue in Norfolk memorial
In Norfolk Virginia the MacArthur memorial museum officials forecast quieter remembrances today as plans move forward for further renovations and work on the sunken crypt where General Douglas MacArthur was laid to rest last Saturday.
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Norfolk. Va
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur Memorial Museum
Memorial Visitation Draws Large Crowds in Norfolk
Tens of thousands paid last respects as the memorial visitation extended past closing. More than 61 000 people viewed the general’s body in a Navy town famed for sending soldiers into battles across three wars during a week of tribute.
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Norfolk
Last Rites For 4 Year-Old General Draw Massive Attendance
Under brilliant skies more than 400 civilian and military dignitaries relatives old comrades and ten foreign government representatives attended the last rites. The procession moved the plain military casket from the memorial rotunda to St Pauls Episcopal Church two blocks away.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
MacArthur Return from Memorial Procession in New York
Mrs. MacArthur and her son Arthur followed the caisson to the church and back to New York City where the general and his wife spent their final years together.
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New York City
Norwood Woman Found Strangled in Home
Bulletin from Norwood Massachusetts reports the strangling of 40 year old Mrs Geldie Fine. She was found in the bedroom of her home with a nylon stocking used as the binding. The case adds to 11 unsolved strangling incidents under investigation.
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Norwood
Mass
Geldie Fine
Sixth Week of Rights Fight Opens
Washington AP reports the Senate enters its sixth week of civil rights bill debate with both sides claiming time as a factor. In the House only routine measures and a $7 billion appropriation bill await action. Amid the political theater, a Washington Dodgers game against Los Angeles draws interest but will not derail the debate, as Hubert Humphrey suggests southern opponents plan lengthy speeches to extend proceedings through the game.
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Washington
Senate
House
Los Angeles
Hubert H Humphrey
Minnesota
Greeks And Turks Clash In Kyrenia Pass
Fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots continued for a third day in Kyrenia Pass near Nicosia. There was no sign of an all out Greek assault on the strategic crossroads.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Kyrenia Pass
Weather outlook for area with cooler temperatures
Clearing tonight and tomorrow fair with a slight drop in temperatures. Light rainfall occurred earlier today with additional rain forecast before night. Yesterday’s high reached 68, today’s low 35, and tomorrow’s low expected at 44.
Snow slide traps crew during filming on stone
Eyewitnesses recall a snow slide during a film shoot at about 10 o clock. Buddy Werner tried to outrun the fall but was buried as the avalanche hit the slope. A second victim, Barbi, is believed to have suffered the same fate in the chaotic crash.
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Buddy Werner
Rescue Crew Threads Through Snow After Ski Lift Disaster
Waererberger recalled rescuers digging through fresh snow with bare hands as dozens of skiers from a nearby lift joined the effort. He said hundreds helped, but Bud and Barbi died despite the rapid response.
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Waererberger
Werner
Miss Henneberger
Wagnerberger
Bud
Barbi
Mechelen Doctors End Strike After Local Deal
The government said about 10 doctors in Mechelen near Brussels and Antwerp ended their strike after signing an agreement with a local health insurance association. Brussels officials called the move a possible trial balloon, noting last week's Seraing pact had fallen through and the situation remained unchanged.
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Brussels
Belgium
Mechelen
Antwerp
Theo Lefevre
Strik
Seraing
Liege
Issue by Issue Study Is Made Of Rail Problem
ANCHORAGE Alaska quake torn south central coastal communities faced floods from high spring tides amid aftershocks. In Washington rail management and labor resumed issue by issue bargaining near the White House with a April 25 strike deadline and a five man mediators panel guiding talks. The President’s involvement aimed to press both sides toward a settlement as sessions shifted between the White House and the Executive Office Building.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Rai
Labo
White House
SEATO Pact Evaluated as War Extension Considered
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a closed SEATO session in Manila that the United States does not fully rule out widening the war in South Vietnam to strike the Communist North, signaling ongoing U S deliberations on possible actions.
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South
White House Says Bargaining Under Way With Sincere Settlement Hope
White House press secretary George Reedy speaking as the sole source says issue by issue bargaining is in progress and both sides show a sincere desire to settle. He cautions it would be futile to predict an outcome but notes mediators may have felt optimism bringing parties into the same room.
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White House
George Reedy
Reedy
Endgame talks stall in tangled work rules dispute
Last-ditch negotiations stretched from afternoon into night as rail executives and Brotherhood chiefs faced off. The session aimed to resolve a long running labor dispute after President Johnson exhausted executive options and Congress hesitated to intervene again.
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Johnson
Congress
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization holds secret ministerial session
Manila reports that the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization conducted a secret session amid high expectations for the most penetrating analysis of the eight nation pact since its formation.
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Manila
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Nations Push For Hard Talks On Southeast Asia Alliances
Two Asian members the Thai and the Philippines urged bold talks at the opening session on alliances to stem Communist aggression. France whose stance included recognizing Communist China and neutralizing Southeast Asia urged facing realities and eliminating myths and ambiguities.
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Thailand
Philippines
France
China
Southeast Asia
April Floods Expected Amid Quake Aftermath
The article notes April highs likely today and Tuesday as business buildings in sunken areas are jacked up or ditched to protect them. Flooding remains the major problem with aftershocks rattling homes. 114 dead or missing and damage estimated at 730 million dollars.
Tide Surges from Alaska Quake Threaten Coastal Areas
Reports describe land along the Gulf of Alaska sinking three to six feet on the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak island. High tides near Seldovia and Kodiak reached waterfront edges, with a large barge near Kodiak nearly lifted from the water after the quake. Bulldozers and a fishing boat worked to refloat it.
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Gulf of Alaska
Kenai Peninsula
Kodiak Island
Seldovia
Kodiak
Neutrality proposal faces regional challenges in Southeast Asia
Secretary of State Dean Rusk criticizes the area’s core issues in his opening address including the South Vietnam war, Laos neutrality failures, Indonesia’s confrontation of Malaysia, and broader regional economic problems as the United States, Thailand, and the Philippines reject the neutrality plan.
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Thailand
Philippines
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Laos
Malaysia
Kodiak Shoreline Eroded by Sea and Sandbag Dikes
The sea advanced about two city blocks along the old Kodiak shore while Turnagain Arm from Anchorage dropped as much as six feet. About 25,000 sacks were used to build sandbag dikes and were trucked to Girdwood to aid defense. The state civil defense organization in Anchorage reported land impacts at Portage and Girdwood.
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Kodiak
Anchorage
Portage
Girdwood
Turnagain Arr
Chuckle: Middle Age Realization About Bedtime
A light joke notes that middle age brings a shift in priorities with return-home timing as the key. The quip associates aging with preferring the comfort of home by nine pm and a relaxed attitude toward other plans.
Tornado kills several in Midwest states
A tornado near Garnett Kansas and surrounding area wrecked a highway and scorched homes. Victims include Mrs Jack L Wilson 4 Ella Hedger 13 Charles Hedger Flora Eichhorst 90 and residents near Lee ton Missouri Yorktown Iowa and Pleasant Grove Missouri. A large truck and several cars were tossed, eight injured.
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Ella
Garnett
Kan
Charles Hedger
Pleasant Grove
Flora Eichhorst
Yorktown
Iowa
Meat Hauler Survives Rampage as Truck Flips Down Ravine
Stephen A. Miller 29 of St Joseph Missouri was hauling 25000 pounds of meat to Dallas when his truck flipped end over end and landed upside down in a ravine 35 feet from the road. Miller sustained only a scalp wound while driver Christopher Lewis of Parsons Kansas suffered a knee injury.
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Stephen A. Miller
St. Joseph
Dallas
Miller
Christopher Lewis
Mr. Parsons
Kan
Car pileup behind Miller’s truck injures six on turnpike
A Kenyan car was hurled 60 feet and another 600 feet in opposite directions after a crash behind Miller’s truck. Dust from strong winds triggered a 14-car pileup on the Kansas Turnpike six miles south of the Wellington interchange. Six people were injured, none seriously.
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Miller
Kansas Turnpike
Wellington
Earthquake Strikes Northern Yugoslavia and Hungary
An earthquake rocked a broad area of northern Yugoslavia and southern Hungary injuring over 100 people and killing at least one. Downtown Belgrade reported damaged buildings and mass evacuations as schools factories and offices closed. The Hungarian capital Budapest also felt the quake.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Em Ape
Tom Jones Expected To Carry Oscars In Hollywood Arc
Hollywood tonight hosts the Oscar night with Tom Jones favored to win best picture and director for Tony Richardson. Albert Finney leads best actor competition against Sidney Poitier Richard Harris Rex Harrison Paul Newman and more. Patricia Neal Shirley MacLaine Natalie Wood among best actress nominees with other contenders including Leslie Caron Rachel Roberts and Diane Cilento.
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Hollywood
Tom Jones
Great Britain
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Tony Richardson
Albert Finney
Sitney Poitier
Richard Harris
Rex Harrison
Marc
Richard Burton
Antony and Cleopatra
Liz Taylor
Paul Newman
Hud
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Shirley MacLaine
Sirma la Douce
Natalie Wood
Leslie Caron
Rachel Roberts
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