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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1961
Page
11
Under secretary of State Chester Bowles began an 18 day mission to strengthen the American ambassadorial system overseas. He will visit Lagos in Nigeria Cyprus and New Delhi in India for regional ambassador meetings and is due back around August 12.
Washington AP reported Marine Lt Col John H Glenn will likely be the next astronaut to pursue a space mission. NASA chief James E Webb said no decision on a third sub orbital test before the first orbital flight, slated for late this year or early 1962, and that all seven U.S. astronauts are in the running.
AP reports rising youth interest in model submarines ships and cars. Revell of Venice CA markets rocket and fighter plane models and Polaris scale kits claiming high accuracy while Renewal Products of Minesse NY says it asks the Navy for models and details.
Valentine Davies aged 58 is named president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, succeeding prior leadership and set to oversee nonprofit activity and awards governance.
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