Russian space twins land safely after record orbit flight
Maj. Andrian Nikolayev and Lt. Col. Pavel Popovich returned to earth in Kazakhstan after a combined million miles of space travel. Tass confirmed they landed within minutes of each other near Karaganda and were in good health, completing Vostok IV and Vostok NT flights and setting new endurance marks for orbital missions.
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Venus
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United States
Washington
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Vostok IV
Asplagie
Northeastern Ohio Weather Update
The forecast notes warmer today with rising humidity and clouds tonight. Thursday brings warmer conditions with scattered thunderstorms possible. Highs Tuesday ranged 60 to 69 degrees, a year ago Tuesday 63 to 80. Precipitation through 8 pm EDT measured inches.
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Ohio
States win federal go ahead for road project funds
The government authorized release of 1.9 billion in federal highway subsidies to all 50 states, Puerto Rico and D C for the next 12 months. California Michigan Illinois Texas and Connecticut likely to spend more quickly as subsidy payments become available, boosting construction, labor payments and overall economy.
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UPI
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Commerce
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California
Michigan
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Texas
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Bureau of Roads
Hunger striking gunman held Amherst hostage in Lorain County incident
Rich Crawford, 33, held Fred Leimbach at gunpoint for about an hour in Amherst Township near Oberlin Road. Deputies said Crawford announced a hunger strike and threatened death by starvation or thirst. He was transferred from Lorain County to Apple Creek State Hospital for a medical discharge and mental examination.
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Lorain County
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Telegraph
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Amherst Township
Ed Hale
Crawford
Fred Leimbach
North Ridge
Ray
Lorain
Cubans arrested for illegal fishing near Bahamas
Nassau reporters say 22 Cubans will be formally charged with illegal fishing aboard four boats towed from waters around the Bahamas, 150 miles south of Nassau. The incident involved a Cuban fishing cooperative and raised questions about coast guard responses and local enforcement.
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UPI
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Here
George McKenzie
Amherst Berlin
Abby
Leimbach
Grafton
Lorain County
Lorain
Milan
North Ridgeville
Sheffield Lake
Rts
Salt Crawford
Wellington
TV revenue hits record. profits dip on higher costs
The Federal Communications Commission reported the television industry earned a record 1.3 billion dollars in total revenue. Profits fell by 7 million to 327 million due to rising expenses, according to UPI sourced data released Tuesday.
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Washington
Driver fined after failing to wear glasses in time
Wayne A. Jalava, 19, of 722 Hammer Ct, was charged with driving without corrective lenses. Police spotted him pulling from a curb on Lodi St and noted he had court on the same charge recently. He pleaded guilty and was fined 25 plus costs by Acting Municipal Judge Jack W. Dilgren.
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Elyria
Fred Biltz
Javala
Lodi St
Biltz
Jalava
West Ave
American Optical Co
Jack W. Dilgren
Elm Grove to play rock and roll to stray starlings
Elm Grove Wisconsin police plan a final method to drive off thousands of roosting starlings by blasting rock and roll records from patrol cars. The effort follows failures of stuffed owls firecrackers and recorded bird distress calls.
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Elm Grove
Wis
UPI
Postal holdup nets $2 million jets near miss blamed on data transfer error
A Trans World Airlines deviation incident occurred at about 35 000 feet near Youngstown when two jets passed within 1000 to 2000 feet. The error stemmed from flight information transfer from Idlewild to the FAA in Oberlin, with possible Oberlin center fault. New York sent 31000 foot level data though the westbound plane was at 35000 feet, matching the eastbound flight.
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Idlewild Airport
New York
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Donald Wilks
Ifaa
New York City
Wilkis
Los Angeles
Willis
Oberlin Center
FAA
Civil War Era Woman Jane Watson Dies at 106 in Lorain
Mrs. Jane Watson died at 106 after long illness. Born May 13 1856 in Tennessee, she was one of 30 children of Samuel and Mary Smith. She lived with daughter Corinne Watson in Lorain and leaves two daughters, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 1 pm at Seventh Street Methodist Church, Rev. Hamblen officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call Finley Mortuary tomorrow afternoon.
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Lorain
Jane Watson
Tennessee
George
Anna
Seventh Street Methodist Church
Mass hijacked mail truck haul may be largest ever
A coordinated gang hijacked a U S mail truck on Route 3 near Boston. The robbers used a police lookalike and netted possibly up to two million dollars. FBI and state troopers set roadblocks as authorities investigated the bold caper.
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Albert Nussbaum
Buffalo
N.Y
Bobby Wilcoxson
Duke
Oklo
Barrett
Schena
Shena
Kennedy Signs Bill Extending VA Care to Peacetime Vets
President Kennedy signed a bill granting peacetime ex servicemen the same hospital and medical care benefits for service connected ailments as war veterans. The measure expands eligibility and aligns benefits with those already in place for veterans of wartime service.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Powers seeks divorce from Barbara Powers in Georgia
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers files for divorce in Baldwin County Superior Court citing habitual intoxication and cruelty. The petition notes separation since May 27 and alleges conditions make habitation impossible. Powers, 32, claims abuse and curses. The couple had no children.
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Milledgeville,. Ga
UPI
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
Barbara Gay Powers
Rudolph Abel
Baldwin County Superior Court
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