24 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1962
Page
1
President Kennedy and Gov DiSalle express pride in John Glenn's orbital milestone while urging caution about public demands for tours and appearances. NASA officials discuss future plans as Glenn recalls peril and wonder aboard the Mercury capsule.
Oxford University after granting women debating rights announces female membership on its tiddledywink team. Cambridge captain Dom bey Wallage says he will field an all male crew.
The California Poll shows Mosk ahead of Assemblyman Allen by a wide margin though the gap narrows toward one to five as early voting opinions form. The poll notes incumbents often lead before a single GOP standard bearer is chosen and emphasizes its independent nonpartisan status.
Hollandia reports plans to stock four months of food in case of Indonesian invasion. Supplies of rice sugar milk margarine baby food salt soap coffee and tea are being increased as tensions rise over the West New Guinea dispute with Indonesia.
A 1958 61 open literature based analysis suggests the USSR developed reusable rocket planes as first stage carrier rockets. It claims dual piloted planes with wing mounted engines could function as boosters and that third stages may be recovered via parachute drag and glide back to space, with several skip reentries.
Anti American leaflets urging armed revolt against President Romulo Betancourt circulate at Central University Caracas. Students find the notices in mailboxes cars and hooks. Reporters note the leaflets are well written and echo Communist slogans as the university resumes after a January riot shutdown.
Frigid storm continues across the Pacific Coast into the Rockies and Central Plains with subzero temperatures in Wyoming, Montana, and other states. Heavy rains drenched Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia while tornadoes touched Mississippi and damage reached towns in Harmontown. TN flooding near the Elks River threatens two days of high water as residents move to higher ground.
Fragmentary text from a Pest era entry mentions Lena Beavis Call and a public bureau. Details are unreadable. no clear event, date, or entities to summarize reliably.
The article reports Kennedy and Macmillan rejecting Khrushchev’s demand for a top level summit to open disarmament talks in Geneva. Western officials note Khrushchev’s push may aim to derail the Geneva process while a US move to resume atmospheric nuclear testing looms. It mentions related exchanges on a three power foreign ministers meeting and the broader Cold War tension.
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