Russia Honors Cosmonaut Komarov With Hero Funeral
Moscow reports say Vladimir Komarov, first Soviet space fatality, will receive a hero's funeral at Red Square with interment at the Kremlin wall. The government forms a commission to probe Soyuz 1 crash while condolences pour in from U S spacemen and Western observers.
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Moscow
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Vladimir Komarov
Komarov
Red Banner
Red Square
Kremlin
Kovarov
Voskhod 1
Supreme Soviet
American Astronaut Corps
U.S
Soviet Union
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Johnson
Webb
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
Cape Kennedy
Ambassador Raymond Guest to Attend Daughter's Coronation May 4
Raymond R. Guest, U.S. ambassador to Ireland and father of Queen Shenandoah XL-elect, will come from Dublin to be Minister of State in his daughter's coronation on May 4 at 2:30 p.m. DST in Handley Bowl. He has held Virginia political and business roles and serves as trustee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Raymond R. Guest
U.S
Ireland
Shenandoah XL
Virginia Guest
Warren County
Dublin
Charles S. Toan
Department of the Queen
Handley Bowl
Ambassador Guest
New York City
Yale University
U.S. Navy
USNR
Virginia
State Commission On Fisheries and Game
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond
Bessemer Securities, Inc
New York
Fire Damages Overlook Hills Home. Firemen Respond
Firefighters from Shawnee Fire Co. tackled a blaze at Kenneth Hickey's Overlook Hills home yesterday afternoon. The fire damaged a television set, hi-fi cabinet, wall and ceiling, and was thought to have started in the television, with crews on scene for about 30 minutes.
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Kenneth Hickey
Overlook Hills
Shawnee Fire Co
Hickey
Senators Demand Rail Settlement
The Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare demanded a prompt rail settlement or facing law to block a nationwide walkout. The panel urged reconsideration of terms including a 6 percent pay boost and 15 cent hourly raise over 18 months, with a progress report requested from Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Secretary of Labor
W. Williard Wirtz
UFO Probe Follows Burned Highway Patch Near South Hill
Civilian investigator William Powers, assisting Dr. J. Allen Hynek, collects samples from a burned circular patch on Virginia Route 47 after a South Hill man reports a UFO takeoff. Police found four small holes. Powers tests tar and gravel to determine cause, while noting the sighting may be a hoax yet eyewitness Crowder remains regarded as reliable.
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South Hill
Air Force
William Powers
J. Allen Hynek
Northwestern University
Dearborn Observatory
Powers
Virginia
C. N. Crowder
Virginia 47
Here
Crowder
Somber Cologne Mass For Ex-Chancellor Adenauer
In Cologne Cathedral 2000 guests including President Johnson and President de Gaulle attend a funeral Mass for Konrad Adenauer. Bonn eulogies followed at Bundestag as leaders vow to discuss postwar unity and global leadership amid his send off. Adenauer died at 91 after steering Germany from defeat toward international respect.
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Cologne
Germany
Rhine
Konrad Adenauer
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
France
Harold Wilson
Britain
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Joseph Cardinal Frings
Adenauer
Bonn
Bundestag
Waldfriedhof — Forest
Rheendorf
Community of Nations
Wallace Visit Stirs Pittsburgh Controversy
Wallace will speak at the Amen Corner annual dinner in Pittsburgh amid protests from civil rights groups. Mayor Barr and party chairs oppose the event, while Amen Corner defends free speech. Rev. Donald McIlivane of NAACP criticizes the stance.
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Wallace
Pittsburgh
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Houston B. Marshall
Amen Corner
Lurleen
George Murphy
Calif
Joseph Barr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Barr
Marshall
Allegheny County
Donald McIiivane
St. Richards Roman Catholic Church
The
NAACP
Five Students Shot at Southern University Campus
Five students demonstrating on the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge were shot by 30 caliber rifle rounds shortly after 8 am. At least two others suffered minor injuries from other causes as a night watchman was taken into custody.
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Baton Rouge, la
Southern University
East Baton Rouge
No Serious Frost Damage Seen in State
Virginia orchardists saw little frost damage as temperatures fell to the mid 20s in spots. Brisk winds kept major damage away in key fruit regions though some low-lying buds may have been nipped. Roanoke and Winchester areas stayed near freezing or above with steady winds, while Winchester Lab reported a 36 degree low.
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Richmond
Virginia
Staunton
Roanoke
Winchester
Air War Escalates North Vietnam Strikes Haiphong and Hanoi
American warplanes relentlessly pounded Haiphong and near Hanoi marking a new phase in the air war. Four U S planes were reported lost and Tass said five U S planes were down today with one American pilot captured. Ground fighting in South Vietnam remained sporadic with Operation Manhattan and a Marine push in the north. The Saigon embassy transition saw Ellsworth Bunker replace Henry Cabot Lodge as ambassador.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
U.S
North
Tass
South Vietnam
Manhattan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Johnson
Red River
Thunderchiefs
Military Satellite Launchings Delayed At Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP powerful Titan 3 launch postponed after a faulty radar valve kept countdown from reaching ignition. Five military satellites including two Velas nuclear detection craft await new launch date. Velas craft aim to orbit 69 000 miles high to monitor blasts.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Mission Control
Velas
Brezhnev Calls for U.S. Withdrawal From Europe
In Karovy Var, Brezhnev urged European nations to demand the 6th Fleet pull from the Mediterranean and press for closing foreign bases. He urged neutrality as an alternative to NATO and Warsaw Pact blocs and offered to discuss bilateral peace treaties with neutral states.
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Karlovy Vary
Czechoslovakia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
U.S
Europe
Mediterranean
North Atlantic
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Moscow
West Virginia April freeze lighter than feared
A record-breaking April freeze swept across West Virginia but did not cause the feared widespread crop damage. Officials reported lighter-than-expected losses as they continued gathering reports statewide. Huntington logged a record low of 28 degrees as forecasts projected down to 24.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Agriculture Department
Huntington
U. S
Cool sunny weather forecast for Virginia today
A high pressure area spanning from the Rockies to the East Coast will bring cool clear conditions to Virginia today, delivering bright skies and steady temperatures.
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Richmond
Rockies
Virginia
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
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