Russians Launch Voskhod First Multi Crew Spaceflight
Moscow reports Voskhod spacecraft launched at 3 30 a m EDT carrying pilot Col Vladimir Komarov a flight commander Konstantin Feoktistov and physician Boris Yegorov into an 90 minute orbit potentially lasting 24 hours Tass quoted forecasts of one or two crew members possibly exiting the ship Khrushchev radioed promises of a big welcome home The mission marks the first crewed flight with more than two people in space and follows 30 years after Yuri Gagarin’s historic voyage The flight’s aims remain unreported and the Soviet press highlighted national celebration and public attention in Moscow and across the USSR
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
UPS
Russia
Voskhod
Yuri Gagarin
U.S
Tass
Jean Coulombe
France
National Center For Space Research
Leningrad
Vladimir M. Komarov
Konstatin Feoktistov
Boris Yegorov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Earth
Vostok
Boris Egorov
Konstantin Feoktistov
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Tragedy on Jersey Turnpike Kills Four in Fog
A Cotton-thick fog blanketed the New Jersey Turnpike in SECAUCUS early today. A series of chain reaction crashes killed at least four people and injured 16, seven critically, as 14 trucks and autos were left scattered along the northbound lane about a mile from the exit.
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Secaucus
Two Americans among 300 fatally hurt in Viet Nam battle
In South Viet Nam a 24 hour clash left more than 300 soldiers dead or wounded. Two American military advisers died when their jeep hit a mine blamed on Viet Cong. A Marine officer was injured in a helicopter crash northeast of Saigon. The fighting near the Saigon area was described as one of the bloodiest battles.
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U.S
U.S. Marine Corps
Saigon
Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Kidnapers To Try Smolen
An anonymous letter from captors claiming to hold Lt. Col. Michael Smolen says he will be tried by a revolutionary action court. The note makes no reference to a prior threat to kill Smolen if South Viet Nam executes Nguyen Van Troi.
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Caracas
UPI
Michael Smolen
Air Force
Smolen
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Troi
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
3 000 Homeless In N C Floods
Eastern North Carolina faced widespread floods from Hurricane Hilda with about 3000 people rendered homeless. Neuse River was forecast to crest near 23 feet, the worst since 1945, prompting evacuations of 460 families locally and about 300 in Goldsboro.
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Kinston
N.C
Neuse
Goldsboro
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Sunny Mild Weather Report For Beckley Area
Beckley and vicinity expect sunny and mild conditions this afternoon with a high near 66. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low around 38. Tuesday looks partly cloudy and warmer, with a high about 66. Last 24 hours recorded 61 at 3:30 p.m. and 35 at 6:30 a.m. No precipitation. Wind W 10 mph. Greenbrier River and Lake conditions remain normal and clear with one dam gate open. new gauge at Hinton reads 1.8. Sunrise Tuesday at 6:31.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Baptists Open 99th West Virginia Convention at First Baptist
Baptists from across West Virginia gathered at the First Baptist Church for the 99th annual state convention. Morning activities included a Woman's Mission Society session, officer elections, and new officers named for several posts. Afternoon program featured Rev. C Gerald Weaver addressing delegates from Leopoldville, Congo, with a benediction by Mrs L M Hopkins. Evening events included greetings from Buckhannon pastor Rev Henry E Austin and Huntington pastor Rev Theodore R Sisk Jr delivering the sermon.
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West Virginia
First Baptist Church
Woman's Mission Society
Robert A. Melton
W. C. McMahan
Woman's Society
James Springston
New Martinsville
C.A. Thurman
Winford Helton
Pecks Mill
Forrest Trickett Jr
Elkins
Missions
Earl Purviance
Weirton
White Cross
Donald Taylor
Charleston
Christian Social Relations
Kelly Williams
Oak Hill
Christian Training
C. C. Withrow
Ghent
Spiritual Life
John Keck
Parkersburg
S. E. Vandevender
Beckley
John Wesley Smith
Theodore R. Sisk Jr
Highlawn Church
Huntington
Coroner rules no foul play in death of Raleigh man
Coroner Ross P. Daniel said William Mack Joiner 85 of Raleigh died by drowning after his decomposed body was found in a creek near his home Sunday. Joiner reported missing Sept 22. He used two canes, likely fell from a path into the creek. Survivor include a brother Charles of Brookville Pennsylvania. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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William Mack Joiner
Raleigh
Ross P. Daniel
Joiner
Daniel
Wilbur Winston
Ritter Lumber Co
Ft Ord Operations Suspended By Army
Ft Ord Calif The Army suspended recruiting and will halt basic training at Ft Ord this December to fight a meningitis outbreak. Through the year 84 people at the base have fallen ill and 13 have died. Two Bay Area women linked to Ft Ord illnesses, one fatal, prompted the action ordered by Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes on Surgeon General Leonard Heaton’s recommendation.
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FT. Ord
Calif
Army
Leonard Heaton
The Candidates Today By United Press International
Johnson cities in seven states and districts listed for potential voters. Goldwater listed in Phoenix and Ariz Indicated by UPI column with Humphrey Newark and New York City among others. Details on page two.
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United Press International
Johnson
Reno
Nev
Butte
Mont
Casper
Wyo
Denver
Colo
Boise, Idaho
Washington, D. C
Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz. Humphrey
Newark
N. J
New York City
Miller
Sign Wielder, Gunman Nabbed Near Johnson Visit
Phoenix police arrested 18 year old Clarence Fetzer after a concealed gun was found under his coat while President Johnson's plane landed. Fetzer faces a concealed weapon charge and bail was set at 300 dollars pending a hearing. A second teen, Thomas Wilkins, was released to parents after a sign collision with the President.
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Ariz
UPI
Justice Court
Johnson
Clarence R. Fetzer
Fetzer
Thomas L. Wilkins
Goldwater-Miller
Wilkins
Two Youths Arrested For Threatening LBJ
Two Wyoming teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were arrested in Casper for allegedly threatening to kill President Johnson. Bond set at 25,000 each after a preliminary hearing. Names not released. maximum penalty is five years in prison or a $1,000 fine or both.
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UPI
Secret Service
Wyoming
Johnson
Caster
Wyo
Rolland Osborne
Colorado
Casper
Osborne
Officials Cleared Of Bribery In Estes Case Report
A House subcommittee found Billy Sol Estes received no government bribery or political pressure. The two and a half year study argues officials acted diligently. Republicans had claimed bias. Estes faces federal and state convictions and is appealing while awaiting new trials.
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UPI
House
Texas
Billy Sol Estes
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Ofoe
Space chronology of Soviet and American space flights
Space Chronology lists major manned flights from 1961 to 1964. It names Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, and others with dates, nationalities, and orbit counts, covering early Soviet and U.S. programs through 1964.
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UPI
Yuri Gagarin
U.S.S.R
Alan B. Shepard
U.S
Virgil I. Grissom
Gherman Titov
Gordon Cooper
Valery Bykovsky
Valentina Tereshkova
Vladimir Komarov
Konstantin Feoktistove
Boris Yegorov
Queen Elizabeth Honors Canada's War Dead in Ottawa
Queen Elizabeth appears in public to honor Canada's war dead in Ottawa with a warm reception, contrasting with her treatment in French-speaking Quebec.
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Ottawa
UPI
Elizabeth
Canada
Quebec
British Ballot In Slugging Stage
Britain enters final slugging phase of campaign as Conservatives and Labor battle for Thursday polls. Sir Alec Douglas-Home deploys 38 ministers in a last blitz while Harold Wilson forecasts a grand finish and a Labour victory ending 13 years of Conservative rule. The Daily Mail poll shows Labour edging ahead by 0.1 percent, among the tight estimates.
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London
UPS
Britain
Alec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Daily Mail
U S space lead sinks as Soviet trip outpaces US
The Soviet Union now leads the United States by 2 to 6 years in crewed spaceflight. Grissom and Young are grounded until next February, with Apollo plans years away. Russia's Vostok carries three men, while NASA debates adding scientists.
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Houston
Soviet Union
United States
U. S
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
John Young
Cape Kennedy
Grissom
Young
Watching Russia Space Ship Launch Shapes Johnson Trip
White House Press Secretary George E. Reedy said in Las Vegas that the administration is watching the Russia passenger carrying space ship launch with interest. He spoke while accompanying President Johnson on a Western campaign tour in Nevada.
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Johnson
UPI
White House
George E. Reedy
Russia
Reedy
Las Vegas
Nev
Voskhod crew revealed in Tass briefings
Tass announced details on the Voskhod crew led by Vladimir Komarov a 37 year old engineer colonel who completed space training and has 77 parachute jumps. Boris Yegorov 27 the youngest crew member a doctor by training and Konstantin Feoktistov 38 a technical scientist are also aboard.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Voskhod
Boris Yegorov
Tass
Yegorov
Vladimir Komarov
Zhukovsky
Barron Reports On Panel's Work
Gov William Wallace Barron of West Virginia told the Southern Governors Conference the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board has expanded programs in radiation pasteurization of fruits highway projects and radiological health training in its three year history The report highlights its contributions to atomic energy and related fields.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPL
Southern Interstate Nuclear Board
Southern Governors Conference
William Wallace Barron
West Virginia
Special Nuclear Committee
World Series Fifth Game Report From New York
Cards lead the World Series 2 0 heading to the top of the seventh inning in New York as the game progresses with pacing and tension typical of a decisive clash. batters and pitchers duel for supremacy while the crowd remains hushed awaiting pivotal moments.
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New York
Cardinals
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