Centaur moon rocket nears perfect orbit in trial run
At Cape Kennedy Atlas Centaur made a near perfect Earth orbit during a practice for next year’s lunar lander mission. A secondary engine restart test failed, said not essential for moon shots, with no impact on Surveyor schedule. Space program officials called the orbit 102 to 105 miles high and very close to target.
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Scientists Predict Mariner-4 Will Take Mars Photos
Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists in Pasadena say Mariner-4 will fly by Mars at about 5,400 miles, snapping 22 television images for relay to Earth. The mission aims to photograph the planet’s surface and measure radiation, magnetic fields and space dust while possibly shedding light on Martian canals. The encounter is set for 6:10 p.m. PST on July 14 after a 3.26 million mile journey.
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Cannon Declared Winner In Nevada Reelection
Sen. Howard Cannon of Nevada won re election after the state Supreme Court refused to hear an election contest by Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt. Laxalt conceded and did not appeal to the U.S. Senate. Cannon’s final margin was 66,907 to 66,823 after a recount raised his lead from 48 to 84 votes.
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Weather Update Beckley Area With Intermittent Rain
Beckley and vicinity expect cloudy mild conditions with intermittent rain through Saturday. High this afternoon around 57, low tonight 44. Saturday highs near the mid 50s. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake at 6 ft below normal with 4 gates open. new gauge at Hinton reads 2.5 ft. Five day forecast calls for temperatures 6 to 12 degrees above normal, with rain Saturday and early next week and total precipitation over half an inch. Wind southeast at 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Sunset 5:06, sunrise Saturday 7:30.
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Governor-elect Hulett Smith to lead Beckley task force
Governor-elect Hulett Smith announced a task force to study conflict of interest legislation and will meet in Beckley on Monday to outline areas for consideration for the upcoming session. The briefing touches on legislative priorities for the new administration.
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Congo Rescue Yields 42 Whites Freed as Nuns Killed
Mercenary led troops rescue 42 white survivors in rebel territory near Isangi and Yangambi, while two more nuns including American Sister Marie Antoinette are killed, raising whites executed tally to 97 since Belgian troops landed at Stanleyville on Nov 24. Bodies thrown into the Congo River by rebel warriors. Survivors to be airlifted to Leopoldville. planes also expected to bring six mercenaries’ bodies. Nationals include 3 Canadians, 18 Dutch, 14 Belgians, 5 Luxembourgers, 1 German, 1 Italian.
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Belgium Sets Out Congo Crisis Position at UN Council
Belgium Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak outlined Belgiums stance in the Congo crisis before the U N Security Council. He defended sending paratroopers to Stanleyville to rescue white hostages and planned to answer African accusations that the United States and Belgium support a rebel movement.
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Tshombe Cancels UN Trip Amid Congo Crisis
Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe canceled a planned flight to New York to press his case at the United Nations Security Council over alleged rebel aid. Diplomatic sources said he may go to Europe or return to Leopoldville. In Brussels police clashed with hundreds of Communist demonstrators. 116 detained and many injured.
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One Man Still Faces Charges in Murders Case
In Meridian Mississippi a UPI report says charges were dismissed today against James Edward Jordan 38 of Gulfport leaving one suspect still facing charges. Nineteen others had charges dropped as federal prosecutors plan indictments for all 21 suspects.
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Mississippi boycott urged by Dr King over slayings
Oslo dispatch reports Nobel laureate Martin Luther King Jr proposing a nationwide boycott of Mississippi made goods as a protest against what he called a mockery of law and justice. He spoke after 19 white suspects were released in the Mississippi slayings of three civil rights workers and urged federal or state action to ensure justice.
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British Troops Alerted in British Guiana Crisis
In Georgetown British Guiana Britain placed 1300 troops on general alert amid a constitutional crisis after Premier Jagan refused to resign despite failing to win a majority. PPP backed by East Indians held 44 seats, PNC led by Forbes Burnham won 42, UFP 7. tensions fuel violence fears.
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Funeral Rites Set Today For Slain Twin
In Pasadena California UPI reports funeral services planned this afternoon at All Saints Episcopal Church for Todd Nicholson whose wealthy brother Timothy faces an open murder charge in his death. Timothy 22 and their mother Roberta live near San Diego where burial may occur. Todd was shot in the heart last Monday in a Temple City apartment building bought with their inherited fortune from their late father Edward Nicholson. Timothy says the death was accidental. Sheriff detectives sought the district attorney to file the murder charge. Timothy is free on 27500 bail and arraigned in Alhambra Municipal Court with a preliminary hearing Monday.
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Pedestrian Killed on U S 60 Near Rand
Myron D. West age 59 of Spencer was struck and killed walking along U S 60 near Rand Thursday night. The death raised West Virginia 1964 highway fatality toll to 431, up from 401 last year. The driver, Mrs Mary High 39 of Belle, said she could not stop once West walked into the car’s path.
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UPI
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Spencer
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Better Road Panel To Disband Make Refunds
West Virginians for Better Roads dissolved after agreeing to return almost $30,000 to contributors. The group formed to back the 200 million amendment and said surplus funds about 40 percent of contributions were not used. The amendment passed by roughly 4 to 1 in the November election.
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Pa Kettle Dies At 76 In Hollywood
Hollywood veteran Percy Kilbride died at 76 from arteriosclerosis and terminal pneumonia. Kilbride rose to fame in the Ma and Pa Kettle film series with Marjorie Main, with his passing reported from Chase San.
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Double Barred Bank Withdrawal In West Covina
Two men robbed the United California Bank West Covina branch in separate gunpoint withdrawals. Police said each held a teller at gunpoint and fled with about 4000 dollars, one by car and one on foot, with both unaware of the other robbery.
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20th Anniversary Marked U S Victory In Battle Of The Bulge
Gen Anthony C McAuliffe credits the doggedness of American infantrymen with foiling a German plan to seize Bastogne as a Christmas present. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge meeting to mark the 20th anniversary praised individual soldiers’ performance during the siege. McAuliffe recalled his forces facing 250000 German troops with about 75000 Americans along an 85 mile line.
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U S to Hike Viet Nam Aid and Support Huong Regime
The United States pledges increased aid to South Viet Nam and expresses full support for Prime Minister Tran Van Huong’s government amid Buddhist protests and intense fighting. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh and Deputy Premier Nguyen Lau Vien escaped a Red gunfire attack as government forces repelled an offensive southeast of Saigon. The clash left 12 soldiers dead, 31 wounded, 10 missing, and six U S supplied M113 armored personnel carriers destroyed.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Attends United Nations Concert
Jacqueline Kennedy wore a black evening gown at a UN concert in the General Assembly Hall with Adlai Stevenson. The event marked the 16th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and drew about 1,000 guests including Alex Quaison-Lackey and his wife.
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Strike chills Paris and France as 2.5 million workers walk off
Paris and most of France were shut down by a 24 hour strike by 2.5 million public service workers. Lights were out heat failed trains halted and industry crippled as many firms gave staff the day off and others operated at reduced capacity.
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Khrushchev Criticized Publicly by Soviet Official
Moscow dispatch reports Nikita Khrushchev was named and condemned for presenting targets as reality at a Kremlin session. The Supreme Soviet approved a large peacetime budget reducing military outlays while stressing concrete peace efforts. Premier Kosygin defended the budget as strength, not weakness.
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Alexei Kosygin
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Logan Miner Killed in Island Creek Mine Accident
Blair Lee Osborne, 59, of Ver dunville, died at a local hospital after being injured Monday at Island Creek Mine No. 28 in Logan County. The Logan area miner had been airlifted from the mine to medical care following the accident.
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