Schirra Urges Earlier Launch For Next U S Space Venture
Walter Schirra Jr the renowned space pilot said after his world orbit flight that the next U S space mission should launch sooner He described his 9 hour 13 minute Sigma 7 flight as smooth and uneventful noting he would have liked to complete 12 more orbits He also revealed he cut off grounding control briefly to conserve power and questioned if he would have to return to Earth if he kept the switch off
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Houston
Christopher Kraft
Project Mercury
Buddy
Schirra
Marty
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
John H. Glenn Jr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Midway Island
Pacific
Kearsearge
Hawaii
Manned Spacecraft Center
Pilot Cracks Before Wedding In Stamford England
Flight lieutenant Harold Bromley faced a panic on his wedding approach after sending 100 invitations and rushing to the post office. He cancelled the reception and offered the wedding cake for sale before his marriage to Betty Footitt proceeded as planned despite the crisis. Sarah Footitt, the prospective mother in law, helped him regain courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
England
Harold Bromley
Royal Air Force
Sarah Footitt
Betty Footitt
Court Rejects State Appeal In Meredith Case
The Supreme Court rejected Mississippi’s appeal challenging orders that enabled James Meredith to enroll at the University of Mississippi under military protection. Meredith, 29, enrolled Oct. 1 after Justice Black had barred blocking actions, saying delays could harm him and that immediate enforcement would not harm the university.
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Meredith
Washington
Supreme Court
State of
Mississippi
James Howard Meredith
University of Misre
Shcainni
Faooi Vpls
Kennedy
Hugo Black
Black
Atty
Joe T. Patterson
High Tribunal
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Circuit Court
Ben. F. Cam
Eron
Meridian
Miss
Cameron
Atty. Gen. Patterson
Cuban President Demands U.N. Condemnation of U S Blockade
In a stormy General Assembly session Cuban leader Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado accuses the United States of a naval blockade and rips Kennedy policies. He is interrupted by hecklers as security moves in and Adlai Stevenson vows to respond in due course.
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United Nations, N. Y
General Assembly
Osvaldo Corticos Toraddo
United Nations
U. S
U.N
Corticos
Assembly
United States
Washington
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Muhammed Zafrulla Khan
Dorticos
Dalley Lodge to Confer Master Mason Degree Thursday
Dalley Lodge No 265 Masons will meet at Chatham Masonic Lodge Hall at 7 p m Thursday October 11 to confer the Master Mason Degree. The Fifth District Retired Teachers Association holds its regular meeting Thursday at 9 45 a m at 605 Wood Street Monroe with Rayville teachers directing a program on South Africa led by Mrs Margaret McKelvey of Monroe. Mayor W L Jack Howard will speak at noon on the November 20 bond issue for an 11 250 000 capital improvement program to Jaycees.
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Dalley Lodge No
Chatham Masonic Lodge
Fifth District
Retired Teachers Association
Lewis Slater
Wood Street
Monroe
Rayville
South Africa
Margaret’ McKelvey
The
Union of South Africa
W .L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Monroe Jaycees
Supreme Court to Review School Bible Reading Cases
The court agreed to hear challenges to a Pennsylvania law mandating Bible readings in public schools and a Maryland Baltimore area rule requiring daily Bible readings and the Lord's Prayer. The Philadelphia three judge court ruled the Pennsylvania statute violated the Constitution. Edward L. Schempp initiated the suit. The Maryland ruling supported the school board policy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Maryland Court of Appeals
Baltimore
High Court
New York
Pennsylvania Superintendent of Public Instruction
Abington Township
High
Edward L. Schempp
Germantown
U.S
Imminent release hoped for 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners
In Havana officials and families quote a near agreement on freeing 1,113 Cuban prisoners from the April 1961 Bay of Pigs raid. Negotiator James B. Donovan toured Havana to Miami, signaling possible transport and exchange terms with Fidel Castro's government, which seeks 62 million dollars.
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Cuba
Havana
United States
Berta Barreto de Los Heros
Cuban Families Committee
Miami
New York
James B. Donovan
Donovan
Florida
Fidel Castro
Castro
Clear Picture Of Adjournment Rush
Washington columnist Dick West explains the congressional adjournment rush as a rush not to move but to stay in Washington to campaign for re election. He notes members appear to rush in various directions while remaining stationary, and clarifies the idea that they rush to pass laws is a misconception.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Congress
Washington
Weather Report From Monroe Area Sees Heat and Rain
Rain clouds moved into the Monroe area after a hot Sunday with temperatures near 95 to 96 degrees in several towns. Light rain was reported at Tallulah and St Joseph, with scattered rainfall predicted for northeast Louisiana. Highs were expected about 88 to 92 today and Tuesday, with lows of 70 to 74 tonight.
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Monroe
Oak Ridge
Winnsboro
Columbia
Jonesville
Tallulah
St. Joseph
Louisiana
Mercury
Walker Freed After Agreeing To Exam
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker who denies guilt in federal charges linked to Ole Miss riots will undergo psychiatric examination in Dallas this week. He was released on bond after agreeing to the exam and was greeted by about 200 supporters.
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Edwin A. Walker
Dallas
Mississippi
Missouri
Texas
Walker
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
Dallas, Tex
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
James H. Meredith
U.S
Oxford, Miss
U.S. Dist
Claud Clayton
Oxford
Robert Stubblefield
Southwest Medical Center
Robert Morris
Morris
RAF pilot Harold Bromley wed after jitters fade
Stamford England report says Royal Air Force pilot Harold Bromley canceled his wedding last week due to cold feet but married Saturday after his mother-in-law persuaded him. Betty Bromley, his bride, was supported by Mrs Sarah Foottitt who noted his fearlessness in bombing but not with women.
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Stamford
England
UPI
Royal Air Force
Harold Bromley
Sarah Footitt
Bromley
Betty
Meredith Starts Second Week at Ole Miss Amid Quiet Tension
James H. Meredith, 29, returns for his second week as an Ole Miss undergraduate under guarded escort. A small campus crowd jeers him outside the cafeteria while federal troops maintain security and Oxford remains under military presence after weekend riots. The Supreme Court upholds ICC desegregation rules for bus and rail terminals in Louisiana and Georgia.
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Oxford, Miss
UPI
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Air Force
U. S
Meredith
Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Georgia
High Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert F. Kennedy
Public Service Commission
Atlanta
ICC
Alexandria
Monroe
Ruston
Continental Southern Lines
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
Oxford
U.S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Elevations Record: Everest Highest and Dead Sea Lowest
The highest point is Mount Everest on the Nepal Tibet border at 29 028 feet. The lowest exposed land surface is the Dead Sea between Jordan and Israel at 1 286 feet below sea level.
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Mount Everest
Nepal - Tibet
Dead Sea
Jordan
Israel
Cuban Prisoner Martino Freed After 40 Months In Cuba
John V. Martino, 51, freed Sunday by Fidel Castro, flown to Miami. He served 40 months of a 13 year term for alleged counterrevolutionary activity and plans to reconnect with his wife Florence and three children.
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Miami
Fla
John V. ‘Martino
Miami Beach
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Court
Martino
Florence
Castro
Florida Keys
Edward
Havana
Leata
Army begins first withdrawal from Mississippi Tennessee federal action
The Army announces the first pullback from the Mississippi Tennessee area after integration protests at the University of Mississippi. About 5,400 troops at Columbus Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee return home. 14,000 remain near Oxford as federal action continues.
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Oxford
Washington
Mississippi
Tennessee
University of Mississippi
Cyrus R. Vance
Columbus
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
Yankee Vessel Found In Yazoo River Intact
A federal ironclad, the Cairo, lying in 25 feet of Yazoo River mud near Vicksburg for about a century, was found intact after a preliminary survey. The vessel, sunk in 1862 by Confederate mines, measured 175 feet long with a 51 foot beam. experts estimate salvage costs around 10 000 dollars.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo River
Here
The
New England Naval and Maritime Museum of
Newport
R.I
Cairo
Mississippi
Natchez
Jackson Jenks
Roanloke
Ralph Mercier
John Bowers
Hartford
Conn
Walter Hendick
Windsor Locks
Eight-car crash injures 11 on U S 190 West Baton Rouge Parish
State police report 11 people escaped serious injury after eight cars collided on U S 190 in West Baton Rouge Parish Sunday. The crash started when William H. Turner 28 turned left into the path of Perry LeBlanc 24 driving east. Three injured were minor cases treated and released. Turner cited for no license and failure to yield.
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Louis A. Persac
Livonia
Gay Gernon
Baton Rouge
Mary Mosely
Metairie
Turner
Todays Chuckle Tax Form Lesson in Math Fun
A light humorous note about filling an income tax form teaching addition multiplication and extraction in a playful way.
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iDegree
Maryland
Warda
Jackson
University of Houston
Ross R. Barnett
Marks
82Nd
101St Airbone
Mississippi-Tennessee
101St
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Benning
Army
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