Mariner 4 Locks Canopus as Guiding Star on Mars Mission
Spacecraft Mariner 4 finally found its guiding star Canopus to stabilize its 325 million mile, 72 month voyage to Mars. Initial attempts misidentified stars. Earth sensors confirm Canopus lock while Corvus remains a crucial midcourse reference.
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Dial Torgerson
Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner
Corpus
Mariner 4
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Churchill at 90 enjoys cigar brandy and quiet day
Sir Winston Churchill rose on his 90th birthday aided by a nurse and dressed slowly for a downstairs greeting from Lady Churchill. The ailing former prime minister still savors his daily cigar and brandy as messages pour in from Queen Elizabeth II and former U.S. presidents.
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London
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston
Lord Moran
Britain
Queen Elizabeth II
Post Office Department
Winston
Churchill
Defectors linked to KGB in West Germany treks
Two European born U S soldiers who defected to the Soviet Union in 1960 were found to have prior KGB connections. Displaced persons from World War II, they crossed from West Germany to Russia, with the Warren Commission noting their defection. The Army and CIA confirmed the two defectors named in the CIA report, tying them to earlier secret police ties.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Soviet Union
Secret Police
West Germany
Ukraine
Joseph Dutkanicz
Poland
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Marine Corps
Central Intelligence Agency
KGB
CIA
Associated Press
Army
Vietnam Premier appeals for calm after Buddhist funeral clash
Premier Tran Van Huong urged public support as paratroopers crushed a Buddhist funeral protest tied to anti government demonstrations. Brig Gen Pham Van Dong blamed Viet Cong for inciting trouble as 1,500 paratroopers clashed with 2,000 mourners, with arrests and violence at Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Huong
Pham van Dong
le van Ngoc
Medical Association Plans Fight Over Medicare
The AMA president warned doctors to mobilize against a federal health care program funded by Social Security taxes as Congress shows growing odds of passage. He noted past defeats despite Democratic majorities and said resolutions from Michigan California and DC seek compromises on care for the uninsured.
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Miami Beach
Fla
American Medical Association
Donovan F. Ward
AMA
House of Delegates
Donovan
Michigan
California
District of Columbia
Man Removes Hat in Elevator Spark Jokes on Manners
In a witty quip a man who removes his hat in an elevator is said to display one of two traits: good manners or hair. The playful line contrasts decorum with appearance in confined spaces.
Turncoat Faces Jail Term in Ohio Probation Violation
Akron AP reports Korean War turncoat Lowell D Skinner, 34, faces a possible one to five year prison term for probation violation. Summit County deputies arrested him at his sister’s home after a report to his probation officer. A Dec 23 hearing is set on a prior charge of malice destruction of property. He had been living in Red China for a decade after refusing repatriation.
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Akron, Ohio
Lowell D. Skinner
Red China
Summit County
Richard W. Mulhearn
Mulhearn
Skinner
Pay Or No UN Vote Rush And Gromyko Meet To Discuss Financing Crisis
Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko met for a luncheon amid hopes of avoiding a General Assembly showdown over UN finances. The dispute centers on Article 19 and dues arrears by the Soviet Union and France, with U Thant proposing a restraint on votes to ease negotiations until Christmas recess. France’s continued arrears threaten the deal.
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United Nations, N. Y
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Gromyko
U Thant
U.N
General Assembly
United States
Thant
Assembly
Refugee Flight Crash Kills Crew as Seven Survive
A chartered Belgian DC4 crashed on Stanleyville airport runway killing the crew and all but seven refugees being moved to safety. An official report says the plane “got tire on taking off” and rebels in the area may have fired on it. Investigators head to Stanleyville as the city and airport remain under rebel pressure and Congolese troops guard the perimeter.
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Robin Mannock
Leopoldville, the Congo
Stanleyville
Leopoldville
Paulis
Tshombe in Paris for talks with De Gaulle before UN trip
Premier Tshombe arrived in Paris for a meeting with President de Gaulle en route to New York for the UN session. He defended Belgian paratroopers as emergency troops for humanitarian aims. White hostages death toll reached 85 with several missionaries among the slain.
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Moise Tshombe
Congo
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
New York
U. N. General Assembly
Tshombe
Stanleyville
Paulis
Bunia
Lost hunter recalls thoughts during Gr. Rapids ordeal
Robert W. Fisher, 33, recounts his brutal three night search in Houghton County woods after vanishing Friday during a deer hunt with seven companions. He built fire beds from boughs, drank snow, and faced near blizzard cold until he staggered into a lumber camp Monday morning, frostbitten and exhausted.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Robert W. Fisher
Fisher
Upper Michigan
Houghton County
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