21 Feb 1963
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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1963
Page
1
One year after his historic spaceflight Col. John H. Glenn Jr. speaks at Smithsonian Institution ceremonies. He turns over his space capsule Friendship 7 to the museum, with the display and background imagery shown in photos.
A navy boat recovered a life jacket marked Sulphur Queen from the Marine Sulphur Queen, a 524-foot tanker missing since February 3 with 39 aboard. Debris including a life raft was found in an oil slick about 14 miles southeast of Key West. A renewed search for survivors was launched.
Moscow based officers claim the USSR has perfected 100 megaton warheads and anti missile defenses for missiles. Col. Gen. Tolubko told Red Star US capabilities lag behind Soviet power and warned against American boasts of superiority.
A running battle erupted between Sen. John J. Williams and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell with Powell accusing Williams of racial attack and Powell claiming a 100 percent civil rights opposition record. Williams denied race as motive and warned against clouding the issue. The report also notes Ball vetoing more backing for a rival trade bloc and other national items including education funding debate, Everest expedition, and voter turnout campaigns.
Forecast calls for sunny, windy, and cold conditions with highs in the low 20s. Winds from the west at 10 to 25 mph. Sunrise at 6 47, sunset at 5 42.
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