Soviet cosmonaut walks in space before Voskhod return
Cosmonaut Lt. Col. Alexei Leonov leaves the Voskhod 1 spacecraft for about 20 minutes and performs a 360 degree somersault and free drift for part of the time. He is attached to the ship by a lifeline while orbiting Earth with Col. Pavel Belyayev. The mission marks a major Soviet technical lead as the United States prepares for its upcoming two man flight. Leonov photographs Earth and conducts visual observations during the spacewalk broadcast by Moscow television.
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Collinwood High School Firestorm Between Racial Groups
A clash between white and Negro students at Collinwood High School near Cleveland closed the campus as police and a helicopter broke up fights. Officers confiscated clubs and weapons while tension from a YMCA dance incident fueled violence among about 3,300 students.
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March Blizzard Grips Midwest with Record Snow and Cold
A severe Midwest storm driven by blizzards dumped up to 25 inches of snow and set cold records. The Weather Bureau warned of drifting, power outages, and closed schools across Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas. The storm caused fatalities and disrupted travel from Duluth to Denver with trains and airlines encountering heavy winds and impassable roads.
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Colder Northeast Ohio Forecast With Snow Flurries
Colder conditions with diminishing winds and a few snow flurries, partial clearing this afternoon. Temperatures fall to the upper 20s by late afternoon. Tonight remains fair and cold with lows 17 to 22. Friday stays partly cloudy and cold with additional flurries. Weather page 14.
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Lenten guideposts expose a subway confrontation
A narrator recalls a spring morning on a New York City subway ride. An 18 year old boy is accused by a striking young woman of touching her, triggering a violent scuffle that ends with the girl bleeding and pursuing the assailant toward the platform. Police are called as the scene unfolds.
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Board grants $500 raise to executive head
Keystone Board of Education approves a $500 raise for the executive head as coverage notes the favor in the education section. The article also names the Engineer of the Year by the county chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers, citing engineers’ contributions to civilization.
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Lawman tests on arrest in narcotics case in Ohio
In Cleveland UPI report Sergeant Richard J. Griffith of Saraland testifies in federal court in his own defense. He and Patrolman John F Kochan are accused of beating prisoner Angela Morales to obtain a confession about narcotics. Griffith describes scratches on Morales and a second interrogation at the Lorain Police Station.
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King strikes protection pact with Montgomery officials
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr reports an agreement with Montgomery County officials to protect all participants in civil rights demonstrations. He urged Dallas County to pursue a similar pact. After six and a half hours of talks Sheriff Mac Sim Butler suggested regret for force used against demonstrators, while Judge Frank M Johnson approved a Selma to Montgomery march with specific details. The first march on March 7 faced tear gas and mounted possemen, injuring about 75 to 80 protesters.
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Bomb mishap kills Viet pupils near Da Nang air base
South Vietnam fighter-bombers mistakenly killed 20 to 30 schoolchildren in a bombing near Da Nang while aiming at a Viet Cong position seven miles south of the air field. The attack killed 10 Viet Cong fighters in a schoolyard. a collapsing cave due to bombing casualties trapped others.
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Khrushchev’s Return to Power Speculation Dismissed
Western observers dismiss talk of Nikita Khrushchev regaining power as fantasy after his public polling visit in Moscow. They note Khrushchev appears frail with significant weight loss and that Soviet media has sidelined him as an unperson, making a political comeback unlikely.
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