Million offer for U S astronauts stories falls through
Field Enterprises Educational Corp announces withdrawal of a 32 million dollar contract bid to publish life stories of 16 NASA astronauts. The firm says negotiations with NASA stalled after Congress criticism and NASA officials did not back the plan for a nonprofit company to publish the astronauts’ experiences.
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Proposal would pay up to 3.2 million for Apollo Demini rights
The plan seeks 3.2 million over ten years or until the first moon landing. It covers magazine newspaper television radio and motion picture rights for both project Demini and project Apollo in a single contract.
Democrats Prioritize Tax and Civil Rights Legislation
Democratic leaders meet with President Kennedy stating tax and civil rights laws are of uppermost priority. House Speaker McCormack avoids ranking one over the other while Senate leader Mansfield says hearings on civil rights will begin next week, with commerce committee handling public accommodations.
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Relatives Of Local Man Crash Victims
Two relatives of a Winchester businessman died Sunday when a Navy jet crashed into a day camp at Willow Grove Pennsylvania. Victims include Mrs Morton Arnold 40 of Philadelphia sister of Benjamin Belchic of Winchester and Judy Arnold 10. Others named are Sam Belchic of Wyncote Sol Belchic formerly of Winchester and Aunt Mrs Abel Leven of Winchester. A funeral service was held today in Philadelphia.
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Morton Arnold
Philadelphia
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Wyncote
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National Park Visits Show Big Increase
Shenandoah National Park across three districts posts a 14.9 percent rise in visits through June year over year, with June up 21.3 percent from 1962. Supt. R Taylor Hoskins attributes the gain to warm dry weather, noting 271,711 visits in June vs 223,953 in 1962 and 728,099 year to date vs 633,881 last year.
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Reno and Las Vegas Population Upbeats in 1960s Growth
Regional planners estimate Reno at 63,900 residents up from 51,470 in 1960 and Las Vegas at 93,337 up from 64,405 in 1960. The figures reflect rapid growth in Nevada cities.
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Market Wrap Averages Rise As Stocks Recover
Baltimore cattle and hog markets show varied activity with hogs down and futures mixed. Chicago hog quotes range from 17.00 to 19.25 per cwt while cattle demand improves with slaughter steers and heifers at 24 to 26.50 and cows around 14.50 to 16.00. In New York rails and steels advance in a broad market recovery led by modest gains across major issues including Chrysler.
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Market roundup shows modest gains across sectors
Stocks moved higher with Western Union, Liggett Myers, Teaco, Eastman Kodak and Kennecott among movers. Industrials rose as utilities and American Telephone edged up. Dow stood at 714.52, up 3.86 at noon amid mixed trading on the American Stock Exchange.
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Liggett Myers
Teaco
Eastman Kodak
Kennecott
Douglas
American Telephone
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Explosion at Lone Star ordnance plant kills one injures twenty one
An ammunition assembly line blast at the Lone Star ordnance plant in Texarkana killed 19 year old William Travis McNatt and injured 21 workers. A building section suffered heavy damage. The report ties into a Gulf Stream study initiated in 1844 by Alexander D Bache for the US Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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William Travis
Gulf Stream
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Alexander D. Bache
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