Echo 2 balloon satellite soars into orbit over California
The Echo 2 15 story balloon, 135 foot diameter, launched atop a Thor Agena B rocket from Vandenberg to relay first American Russian conversations. Expected to be visible worldwide at dusk as it orbits about 800 miles high with a three year lifespan, Russians to see it within hours and Americans 10 to 12 hours later.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
United
U.S. National Aeronautics Space Administration
Space
Pretoria
South Africa
Aces
Wed
Richard Slater
G. T. Schjeldahl Co
Northfield
Minn
Castro Backs Panama Demands Amid Canal Violence
Fidel Castro denied Cuba was saved by the Panama Canal violence but said Cuba would endure sacrifices to aid Panama. Under a Soviet contract Cuba will receive 6 cents a pound in Russian merchandise versus about 10 cents on the world market.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Panama Canal
Cuba
Panama
Benefit dance aids March of Dimes drive at War Memorial
The Teenage Club and Future Business Leaders of America at James Wood High School host a benefit dance at the War Memorial Building tonight from 7 30 to 11 p m. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes. Host Roy Nester is a local radio personality. An address is listed for H Koontz and a reminder about January address reporting for immigration law aliens with postmark deadline January 31.
Nine Die as Tornado Strikes Harpersville Alabama
Rescue workers searched for victims after a tornado ripped through Harpersville Alabama killing at least nine people and hospitalizing five. Four inches of rain fell as power lines and trees blocked responses in the 1,000 population community southeast of Birmingham.
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Harpersville
Alabama
Birmingham
Rector
Marmaduke
Ark
Kennett
Sandoval
Tllinoi
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Florida
Stevens
Snoqualmier Pass
Cascade Mountains
Explosion During Saturn 1 Test Delays Launch Preparations
An explosion at the Douglas Aircraft test stand in Sacramento damaged the second stage of a Saturn 1 rocket during ground preparations for an engines test. NASA weighs delaying Monday’s flight as engineers assess the blast's impact on fueling and readiness for the 164 foot tall vehicle.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Douglas Aircraft Co
Sacramento
Calif
Space Agency
NASA
Plaas
Chamber Praised For Top Performance By Winchester Chamber
A U S Chamber representative praised the Winchester Frederick County Chamber for top performance and accreditation efforts. Lester Flesner outlined phase two of the rating program, with action on Feb 20 by the accreditation board to determine a top grade rating.
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Chamber
Jack Cummins
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Winchester- Frederick County
Lester Flesner
Winchester
Winchester- Frederick
Nati Chamber
Flesner
U.S
Accreditation Board
Vetrcan
Frank Fogarty
Omaha
Neb
Chamber of Commerce
Sepeaniene Ak Acre Ean
Virginia GOP Meets to Select Convention Site
Virginia Republican State Central Committee met in Williamsburg to choose a site for the state convention and plan the fall general election. Potential sites include Richmond Norfolk Virginia Beach and Arlington Fairfax as delegates and alternates to the GOP national convention.
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Williamsburg
Republican State Central Committee
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Richmond
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Arlington - Fairfax
Central Committee
GOP
General Assembly
State
GOP Finance Committee
Britain weighs Khrushchev peace plan details
London reports Prime Minister Douglas-Home welcomed Khrushchev peace proposals but pressed for concrete commitments. He rejected two points as vague and a third as insufficient, while urging universal rules to ban force and avoid armed conflicts.
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London
Britain
Shchev
Alecee
Khrushchev
U.N
Douglas - Home
Opacifie
Panama Weighs New Formula for Canal Talks
Washington reports the United States and Panama are studying a draft agreement to set a conference for immediate talks to resolve all issues affecting their relations over the canal. The formula, prepared with the Inter-American Peace Committee, aims to break the deadlock on treaty changes.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Inter-American Peace Committee
Weather moves through Virginia cooling temperatures
Rain moved into Virginia at the head of a cold front today. As the front crosses the state, skies will clear and temperatures will fall.
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Richmond
Virginia
Kennedy to brief Home Office on Malaysia cease fire mission
Attorney General Robert Kennedy prepared to brief Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home on his Malaysia peace mission as Sukarno ordered a cease-fire along the Malaysia Indonesia frontier. The move aims to set stage for talks with the Philippines and Malaysia while British forces bolster Sabah. Kennedy also visited the Derbyshire home of the Duke and Duchess and paid respects at the grave of Kathleen Hartington.
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London
Robert F. Kennedy
Alec Doviglas
Sukarno
Indonesian Borneo
Sarawak
Sabah
British North Borneo
Jakarta
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Britain
Maj
Kennedy
Mas
Oial
Derbyshire
Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
Kathleen
Hartington
France
Officers Seek 11 Buckets Of Change
Gainesville Georgia officers hunt for 11 buckets of change and part of about $16,000 taken from three safes in a Marvin Vandiver building. A GBI agent said thieves cut a roof hole to reach the loot.
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Gainesville
Marvin Vandiver
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Gore area marks county's first 1964 fatality in crash
A Winchester man, Edward D. Dorsey, 21, died after his 1957 car struck a rock wall near Gore on Route 259 and Route 50. Vernon L. Conard, 18, of Mount Nebo, WV, was hospitalized with a dislocated hip and serious ear laceration. Investigation suggests excessive speed. Two other Virginia highway deaths raise 1964 toll to 43.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Edward D. Dorsey
Rt. 4
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Aiv
Vernon L.conard
Mount Nebo
W. Va
Vee Concrete Products
Green
Virginia
Bernard Kirk
Ice County
Nora Hicks
Newport News
Rockefeller fires salvo at Goldwater in NH swing
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller denounces Senator Barry Goldwater over calls to pull the United States out if red China is admitted. Rockefeller labels Goldwater a half baked nation and ties him to the party of Lincoln and Roosevelt. Goldwater targets President Johnson as a spender, calling his budget a trick of mirrors. Smathers and Russell criticize Goldwater’s civil rights stance while Wallace urges southern electors to vote against the national nominee.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Berry Goldwater
New Hampshire
New York
Goldwater
United States
United Nations
China
Rockefeller
Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Johnson
Arizona
Florida
George Smothers
Alabama
Johnson Smothers
South
TVA
Civil Rights Commission
Smathers
Birmingham
Valdosta
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
George C. Wallace
Wallace
House of Representatives
National Party
Russell
Senate
Harrisburg
British quell Tanganyika uprising after deadly clashes
In Tanganyika, British forces restored order following a flare up by African troops. Three soldiers were killed and about 20 wounded as riots spread from earlier protests. East Africa tensions rose with additional mutinies in Kenya and actions at Dar es Salaam Colito Barracks and other garrisons.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanganyika
British East Africa
Kenya
Eee
Dareene
Carrieree
Luli Nyerere
Tika
Nyerere
Colito
Cau
Caboru
Hunter Found Safe After Night in Massanutten Mountains
University of American students Peter High and his hunting companion were reported lost in the Massanutten range west of Bentonville. High, 20, was found at about 9 a.m. by state fire wardens and a rescue squad member, tired but in good condition after spending the night in a lean-to.
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Mombasa
Atone
Kenya
Nakura
Hunter
Mountains
Front Royal
Massanutten
Bentonville
Peter High
Gary T. Keyser
Har Howard
Arlington
Keyser
Reland
William Royston
Austin Clem
Mr. High
Shenandoah River
American University
Washington
Tickets Remain For Judges Colons Game At Front Royal
Several hundred tickets for the Handley James Wood basketball game at John Mosby Academy were still on sale at the Young Men's Sports Shop at noon. Some tickets were expected to be available at the door tonight. The juniors game between the schools is set to start at 6 30 and the headline contest at 8.
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Handley
James Wood
Front Royal
John Mosby
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