Titov Declares I am an Eagle During Space Flight
Soviet spaceman Major Gherman Titov, 26, described himself as an eagle while circling Earth in orbit. Born in Verkhneye Zhilino, he trained at Stalingrad flying school, earned his wings in 1957, and joined the air force. Married like Gagarin, Titov is a Communist Party candidate and dedicated his flight to the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party.
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Titov Lands After 17 Orbits Around The Globe
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov completed 17 orbits in Vostok II lasting 25 hours 18 minutes circling the globe at altitudes near 110 to 159 miles. Ground coverage included a broadcast to Moscow and world listeners as Tass and Moscow radio provided play by play of the mission.
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NASA Plans Manned Mercury Orbit Effort In 1961
NASA moves ahead with a plan to launch a manned Mercury spacecraft into orbit within a month and return it to Earth. After a successful flight the next Mercury-Atlas mission could carry a chimpanzee before risking a human, with orbital flight targeted for late 1961 or early 1962.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Virgil Grissom
George M. Low
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Next Berlin Move Left To Russians
Paris dispatch reports the Western Big Four foreign ministers ready to negotiate Berlin settlement but defer to the Soviet Union for the next move. They warned Moscow has offered no reasonable basis yet and will await Khrushchev's planned response and upcoming speech before any East West conference.
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Amintore Fanfani
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Weather Outlook For Five Days With Midweek Rain
The forecast calls for pleasant weather overall with midweek rain. Temperatures will run two to five degrees below normal, with afternoon highs around 80 and night lows near 60. An inch of rainfall is expected from scattered thundershowers midweek and again at week’s end. Official high yesterday in Middletown was 81 at 4 PM and this morning’s low 59 at 5:30 AM.
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Dillon To Unveil Hemisphere Plan At Latin America Conference
Dillon will outline President Kennedy s Alliance for Progress to Inter American Economic and Social Conference delegates. The plan aims to lift Latin America out of poverty and illiteracy with a ten year, one billion dollar first year effort, inviting Europe to join in a Western alliance response against communism. Some Latin leaders urged Kennedy to attend for a stronger push, but officials say he will stay in the United States.
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Noisy Liberty Bell Withdrawn From Chicago Fair
CHICAGO AP There will be no more ringing of the copy of the Liberty Bell at the Independence Hall exhibit after a dispute with fair officials. Delove, president of Independence Hall of Chicago, withdrew the bell and other displays. Fair officials asked muffling the bell or instructing attendants not to encourage visitors to ring it. Ralph Bergsten said the bell caused excessive noise as it could be heard across the hall. The 40-pound bell was outside the exhibit entrance and visitors could pull a cord to ring it.
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New Zealand Blizzard Blocks Roads In North Island
A blizzard swept central North Island blocking rail lines and the two main highways between Auckland and Wellington. The army rescued 120 snowbound travelers and 100 skiers on Mt Raupehu were guided to safety.
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Vostok Spotted Over U S by Moonwatch and Radio
Observers from Moonwatch at Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh reported Vostok II as a very bright star sighting twice while in Charleston radio man Bob Townsend watched through patchy clouds. Arlington airman MSgt Duffy recorded a taped message from the Soviet spacecraft greeting North America.
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Kennedy and Stevenson Push Space Control Plan
President Kennedy returned to Washington after a Cape Cod weekend spent shaping United Nations space strategy with Adlai E. Stevenson. They urged international control of outer space and cautioned that Khrushchev’s notes could shift from conciliatory to bellicose as nuclear disarmament talks proceed.
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Russia
Soviet Union
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Berlin
Unemployment Woes Plague Executives on Payroll
A light business note observes chief worries of today’s executives focus on the large number of unemployed still on the payroll. The remark underscores hiring pressures and uncertainty in the current market environment.
Bearden father son hijack El Paso jet to Cuba
A federal grand jury in El Paso heard testimony on charges against Leon Bearden and his son Cody after they hijacked a Continental Airlines Boeing 707 last Thursday. They face kidnapping and interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft with possible life sentences on kidnapping and up to five years on the Dyer Act count. The pair, held on 100000 bond each, could be arraigned soon in U S District Court.
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Wachuku Arrives in U.S. For UN Meetings
Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku arrived in New York from London and planned to visit the United Nations and attend meetings in Washington.
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Official Washington Reacts to Soviet Moon Ship Flight
Washington officials and politicians reacted with calm resolve to the Soviet Union's second crewed spaceflight. Senators Dirksen and Mansfield urged steady, deliberate progress, while Russell warned a satellite could be a dangerous weapon. Stevenson urged cooperation in space regulation and Kennedy shared the view. Mercury astronauts at Langley echoed none of us being surprised.
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