Soviet space station hurtles toward Venus in mid May rendezvous
Moscow reports a 1148 pound Soviet space craft piggyback launched toward Venus for a possible hit or close flyby. Officials say the mission aims to study conditions around Venus and transmit data. U S officials say a multi year gap remains before the United States could launch a similar mission.
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Venus
United States
Earth
Victor Razykin
Moscow Planetarium
Razykin
Soviet Union
White House
Kennedy
I 5
Hugh Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Dryden
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Sputnik
Kennedy arrival spurs changes at Middleburg sale event
The Kennedy family arrival at Middleburg prompted venue changes as Headley's Auction moved to an empty store space. Half the area was leased to C P Telephone Co with a line of booths and direct wires to papers and services. About 20 or 30 telephones rang all day. James McDermott led in the Miami fishing tourney with a 77-pound snapper credited to captain Len Birne aboard Para boots, entered at Pier 5. Falls Church Bowl roof collapses after snow piled over new lanes. Two James Wood students note cold weather and a blue and gold cap seen during last week’s storm.
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Kennedy
Middleburg
Headley
C & P Telephone Company
Headleys
James McDermott
Woodstock Lane
Miami
Fsh
Len Birne
Pier 5
Falls Church Bowl
James Wood
Handley
Snow melts as record 63 inches falls in Frederick County
Snowfall totals rise to 63 inches with three more inches fresh yesterday and thawing today as temperatures reach 35 degrees then mid fifties tomorrow. Frederick County Schools operate on emergency bus schedules with some roads omitted but to be covered soon. An early bus got stuck in Hunting Ridge. 15 pupils were rescued by the highway department. Clarke County reports normal high school attendance with lower grades lighter.
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Mercury
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Ayler
Aylor
Hunting Ridge
Highway Department
Clarke County
George Burton
Burton
Four Missing Children Pose Police Puzzle
Four missing children named Norman Charles Claude and Debbie are tied to a case involving Kenneth and Irene Dudley. Police say the couple itinerant carnival workers confessed to giving away the children and to the death of their daughter Carol Ann due to malnutrition and neglect. The body was found after the family headed south for carnival work.
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Kenneth E. Dudleys
Dudleys
Brunswick County
W. E. Hill
Syracuse
N. Y
Post - Standard
Dudley
Florida
Hill
Irene
Carol Ann
Here
Richmond
Fayetteville
Norman
Charles
Claude
Debbie
Aetteville
Clarke gains three year use of Frederick County dump
Frederick County supervisors approved Clarke's three year use of the county dump. To free up land for other county use the board must buy excess acreage at an estimated 500 to 550 dollars. Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph A Massie Jr. reported Clarke will pay Robert Buckley to prepare the land and will share future maintenance costs 50 50 with the county. Clarke directors Edward B Lee and Kenneth N Gilpin Jr represented Clarke at the meeting.
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Frederick
Chaiman Edward B. Lee
Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr
Clarke Board
Lincoln's Election Confirmed by Electoral College
One hundred years ago today the Electoral College formally confirmed Abraham Lincoln as President, sealing his victory in the 1860 election. The milestone marked a pivotal moment in American politics as the nation debated its future.
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Electoral
Abraham Lincoln
Snow records at a glance set winter marks
Local snow records smashed this winter include a total of 63 inches, surpassing the 1934-35 37 inch previous mark and the 40 year average of 22 inches. A single storm on February 8 delivered 14.42 inches, beating the 13 inch prior record from 1960 and 1941. February snowfall reached 29 inches, topping the prior 12 inches in 1947. A new all time monthly high of 29 inches eclipses March 1960’s 23 inches.
Kennedy Ends First Weekend In Middleburg
President Kennedy wraps up his first weekend at Glen Ora in Middleburg Virginia enjoying rest reading by the fire and sledding with Caroline. He keeps a close communications link with Washington via a trailer setup by the Army Signal Corps and plans a luncheon speech in Washington today.
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Kennedy
Virginia Hunt
Washington
National Industrial Conference Board
White House
Caroline
Glen Ora
Army Signal Corps
Salinger
Firearms Grip Link Aims at Rees Trial Evidence
In Baltimore federal court, government lawyers seek to tie brown plastic grips to a 38 caliber revolver owned by Melvin Davis Rees Jr. Colt employee Arnold Goodwin testified the grips matched the weapon linked to a Virginia father and daughter slain two years earlier. The pistol reportedly shipped January 15, 1953 to a hardware firm in Atlanta, as the case unfolds.
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Baltimore
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
Colt Patent Firearms Co
Rees
Virginia
Goldberg Charts New Visits To Learn Plight of Jobless
President Kennedy sends labor secretary Arthur Goldberg on a five state tour to hear unemployed workers and push aid plans. He plans more stops in the South and West to gather ideas and reassure the public that help is coming amid the recession.
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Washington
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Mesabi Iron Range
Minnesota
Defrly
Carnegie, Pa
Steve Coal
New Civil War Threatens Congo
Patrice Lumumba is dead and Katanga declares the premier was killed with two aides, triggering fears of a new Congo civil war. Katanga interior minister Munongo refused to name the village of death, citing safety concerns. The U.N. and U.S. react, while the Soviet Union accuses Hammarskjold of bias as Congo turmoil widens.
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Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
Interior Ministry
Congo
Godefroid Munongo
Lumumba
U.N
U.N. Security Council
New York
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
Long Lumumba
Hammarskjold
Tshombe
Cou
Munongo
Belgium
Joseph Kasavubu
Dag Proposes Full Impartial Probe of Lumumba Death
United Nations Secretary Dag Hammarskjold urged a full impartial investigation into the Congo crisis after the death of Patrice Lumumba. Adlai Stevenson supported the proposal while Soviet delegate Zorin condemned the plan and criticized UN actions in Katanga.
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United Nations
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Aap
Pattee Lumumba
Katanga
Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
Mengasha Hyassu
U.N. Congo Command
Lumumba
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Valerian Arin
I i Moishe Tshombe
Zorin
Congo
11-Nation Council
Money-from-the Sky Birthday Sale Drops Coupons
The Winchester Retail Merchants Association plans a three day Washington Birthday Sales feature. Money will fall from an airplane over Winchester, totaling $1,000 in coupons redeemable at full face value at member stores. Coupons range up to $5, and 35 merchants participate in the mid winter sale amid heavy snows.
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Washington
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Winchester
Retail Merchants Association
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