Venus Bound Mariner 2 Captured By Sun Gravity
The Mariner 2 spacecraft, built at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been captured by the sun’s gravity at 16 million miles from Earth. It will orbit the sun for years, reach 90 000 mph near Venus, and its instruments will be shut down on December 14 as it passes Venus.
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Ralph Dighton
Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 2
Venus
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Space
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Sabin Vaccine Run Encounters Age Refusals in Mobile
Workers at Mobile mass immunization required vaccinees to state their age prompting several refusals. One woman walked out saying nothing is worth telling that. The incident occurred during the Sabin polio vaccination effort on Wednesday.
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Mobile
Ala
Spy Soblen in coma before deportation to U.S. prison
Dr. Robert A. Soblen, a 61 year old psychiatrist, poisoned himself with a barbiturate just before his departure on a Pan American jet to New York. He was rushed to Hillingdon Hospital from Brixton Prison in London, delaying his return to serve a life term for passing wartime secrets to the Soviet Union.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
United States
British Home Office
Chiatrist
New York
Home Office
Soblen
Brixton
U.S
Soviet Union
Donal Joseph Curran
Pan American
Soviet Note Calls for German Treaty to End Berlin Occupation
Washington officials view the Soviet note as a bitter propaganda blast signaling possible new moves in Berlin. It rejects four power talks and urges a German East German treaty to end the occupation regime, timing Khrushchev may sign separately. Western hopes hinge on restraints on future East German actions to protect supply routes to Berlin.
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Washington
U.S
Berlin
Ington
State Department
Khrushchev
East Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Soviet Union
No Space Arms Promise From U S To Soviet Union
Deputy Defense Secretary Roswell Gilpatric told an audience that the United States has no program to place weapons of mass destruction in orbit and that an arms race in space will not enhance security. He suggested mutual forbearance as the implied goal for both sides.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Roswell L. Gilpatric
White House
Gilpatric
South Bend
Ind
Pentagon
Ulus
United States
Miller
House Space Committee
House
Soviet Space Setbacks Highlight Venus Mars Missions
NASA reports six Soviet attempts to reach Mars and Venus since 1961, with five failures and one near miss. Aug 25 and Sep 1 launches both failed, while the sole near success was a Venus probe that lost radio contact. Webb cites congressional letters urging disclosure of Soviet misadventures. Kennedy era notes of no weapons in orbit accompany the briefing.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Mars
Venus
U.S
America
Senate
House Space
James E. Web
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Congress
Webb
George P. Miller
D-Calif
Draft Dodger Has the Last Laugh
Kenneth M. Chappell, 23, dodged two induction notices and was arrested by FBI agents at his Cleveland home. He told officers he did not want to go, failed the induction center physical, and was classified 4-F after release from custody before a Wednesday hearing.
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Cleveland
Kenneth M. Chappell
FBI
Chappell
U.S
H. A. Horn
Cuba Seen As Big Campaign Issue
Washington AP reports political tension over Soviet military buildup in Cuba shaping congressional campaigns. Republican leaders criticize administration for not countering the landing of Cuban missiles aircraft and tanks. Senate leaders debate whether Cuba will be used in fall elections while noting U.S. naval power and potential action against missile sites.
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Washington
Cuba
Meeps Meen
Oweewwee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Castro
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Humphrey
U.S
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
White House
Soblen’s alleged overdose amid airport transfer and illness
Soblen took barbiturates hidden on him at the airport gate while an ambulance moved him to a plane. He was rushed to the same hospital after landing as a prior visit. In Britain a July 1 self inflicted stab wound and a hospital bulletin said barbiturates in his blood indicate overdose. The Home Office will probe how he obtained drugs given his record.
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Soblen
Britain
Naples Welcomes LBJ With Wild Southern Italy Riotous Outpour
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was greeted by massive crowds in Naples, Italy, hailed as a gateway for Americans and Italians. Neapolitans, lining streets, cheered, waved, and chanted in a lavish display of enthusiasm uncommon in Rome. Johnson called Naples a gateway for Americans in Europe and Italians heading to America.
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Naples
Italy
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Johnson
Europe
Rome
Weather Turns Chilly With Nighttime Low in 50s
Middletown saw a 66 degree high at 5 15 p m yesterday and an overnight low of 43 at 6 30 a m today. The forecast calls for a cool night with a bottom 50s low and a warming trend by Friday with highs near 75 degrees.
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Middletown
Prayers Still Said In Schools In Many States
Readings from the Bible and recitations of the Lord's Prayer were conducted as students returned to classrooms. New York towns with later openings planned optional national anthem or "America" singing. Nanuet School Board voted for silent meditation in line with recommendations after the Supreme Court ruling. Massachusetts kept Scripture readings and Lord's Prayer under state law and education advisory. Maine communities reported readings in keeping with Maine law.
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New York
America
Nanuet
N.Y
Rockland County
James E. Allen Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Maine
Illiterate Enters First Grade in Salem
In Salem New Hampshire an illiterate boy enters first grade on his first day at high school. Teachers could not calm him as he sobbed until Principal Miss Mary Valeska took him in tow. He said he liked school but feared he cannot read or write.
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Salem
N. H
Mary Valeska
Ben Bella Seeks Cease Fire Amid Algiers Fighting
Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella and guerrilla commander Col Hassan flew from Algiers to Orleansville to halt a new outbreak of fighting. They toured the front lines including Orleansville to end three clashes that left about 100 dead or wounded, delaying a planned cease fire talks between military leaders.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Belle
Orleansville
Ben Bella
Si Hassan
Wilaya No 4
Heavy fighting reported near Aumale and Orleansville
The heaviest clashes were reported at Aumale 55 miles southeast of Algiers with about 40 soldiers killed. Others occurred near Orleansville and Berrouahia. Under cease-fire terms troops were to hold positions as rebel guerrillas defended roadblocks. Col. Houari Boumedienne voiced displeasure at the cease-fire which denied a victorious entry into the capital.
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Aumale
Algiers
Orleansville
Berrouahia
Hunger Protests Reported in Cuba
A clandestine shortwave report broadcast from an unknown source claimed hunger protests erupted in Cuba’s Las Villas Province. The announcer accused Fidel Castro’s defense committee of spying on citizens and warned that committee members would face tribunals after a Castro regime overthrow. He cited a hunger strike in Caibaiguan leading to 150 arrests.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Las Villas
Committee For
Free Cuba
Caibaiguan
Pottinger’s Commission Seated In 4 Weeks
Dayton officials plan to elect a successor to missing commissioner David Pottinger within about four weeks. Pottinger, 26, lost his seat for missing five consecutive meetings after disappearing following the Aug 1 session. His wife and brother urged official excusal, an appeal that was denied.
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
David Pottinger
Pottinger
Commission
Martha
Stanley
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