Gemini astronauts set June 3 target for four day flight
NASA announced June 3 as the target date for the Gemini mission of James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II. The plan calls for 62 orbits over about 97 hours 50 minutes to study extended spaceflight effects. White may test space exposure if approved. hatch opening is not yet qualified.
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Sape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Gemini
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White I
NASA
McDivitt
White
Earth
Alexei Leonov
Voskhod
U.S
Space
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Valery Bykovsky
Virgil S. Grissom
John W. Young
Navy
Opening Day Set For Pony League At Winchester Park
The 1965 Pony League season begins tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Winchester Recreation Park. The M and Elks clash in the opener followed by Jaycees versus VFW in the nightcap. festival president James R. Wilkins announced a letter from Jack Dempsey as Grand Marshal praising the Apple Blossom Festival.
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Pony League
Winchester Recreation Parks
M and Elks
Jaycees
V.F.W. Pla
James R. Wilkins
Jack Dempsey
U S Pushes Unified Peace Effort for Dominican Republic
United States ambassador Adlai Stevenson urged the U N Security Council to coordinate with the OAS to end the Dominican civil war. The resolution asks Jose Antonio Mayubre to work with OAS secretary general Jose Mora to restore stability in Santo Domingo and uphold a strict ceasefire.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U.N. Security Council
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Security Council
Jose Antonio Mayue Bre
U Thant
Santo Domingo
Jose A. Mora
OAS
Mora
Stevenson
Council
U N Security Council Told of Heavy Firing in Santo Domingo
Secretary General U Thant said a heavy firing by the military civilian junta occurred this morning in Santo Domingo. He read the Mayobre report to the Security Council detailing the incident.
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United Nations, N.Y
A! Thant
U.N. Security Council
Santo Domingo
Thant
Jose Antonio Mayobre
Dominican cease fire allows removal of dead in Santo Domingo
A 24 hour Dominican cease fire begins at noon to permit removal of dead and wounded after a five day battle in Santo Domingo. The Red Cross and UN brokered the pause while junta leader Imbert Barrera vows further assault. a Marine is killed bringing U.S. casualties to twenty since intervention.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Red Cross
United Nations
Luis F. Fernans Dez Martinez
Dominican Red Cross
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Ozama
Imbert
Organization of American States
U.S
The British Nanny Is Disappearing
In London a sought after British nanny is rare as a sunny day. Lady X cites 200 hires in nine years, only seven British, with incidents from alcohol to near violence. Miss Shaw retires after 40 years of service to Mrs Kennedy, who seeks a British or French nanny to replace her.
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London
John F. Kennedy
Lady X
Runnymede
Kennedy
Maud Shaw
Shenandoah College to Hold 90th Commencement June 6
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music schedules its 90th annual commencement exercises for June 6 with Bishop J. Gordon Howard of Pittsburgh as speaker at the commencement. Baccalaureate service at 11 a.m. and commencement at 3 p.m. in the Shenandoah auditorium.
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Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
J. Gordon Howard
Pittsburgh
East Central Area
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Charles Weber
EUB
Martinsburg
W.va
Shenandoah Auditorium
James Wood High to Welcome Dr Davis as Baccalaureate Speaker
Dr George R Davis pastor of National City Christian Church in Washington DC will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for 265 James Wood High School graduates on May 30 at 8 pm in the school auditorium. He has played a key role in interfaith events and has spoken widely for the military and colleges.
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George R. Davis
National City Christian Church
Washington, D.C
James Wood High School
DR. Davis
Johnson
Washington
Pentagon
Bass Reelected To School Board
Charles E. Bass of Stephens City was reelected to a four year term on the Frederick County School Board by the School Trustee Electoral Board. Bass serves as board chairman representing Dequan District with J. Pinkney Arthur as chairman and Juli an S. Carbaugh and Clayton E. Pingley as other members.
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Bass
Charles E. Bass
Frederick County
Mr. Bass
Stephens City
School Trustee
J. Pinckeney Arthur
Julian S. Carbaugh
Clayton E. Pingley
Dequon
Shawnee
Clyde Logan
Stonewall
Huyett G. Light
Gainesboro
Ray E. Boyce
Back Creek
Robert M. Muse
Marshall Sub Is Launched
Newport News AP Dean Acheson says the Polaris submarine George C Marshall aims to deter nuclear war amid a global era of armed defense of freedom. He calls for sharper use of force in international affairs and notes the ship honors Gen Marshall’s judgment and leadership.
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Newport News
Dean Acheson
George C. Marshall
Achelson
Acheson
Achéeson
Gen. Marshall
Seamen Picket In Washington DC On Maritime Day
About 1,500 members of the AFL-CIO National Maritime Union picketed government buildings in Washington to protest what they call appeasement of foreign governments at the expense of the American merchant marine. They targeted the Agriculture State and Defense Departments and the Maritime Administration. The union notes the U S merchant fleet has dropped to fifth worldwide and ships under the American flag now carry less than 10 percent of U S foreign trade.
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Washington
Afl-Cio National Maritime Union
U.S
Britain
Norway
Liberia
Japan
United States
Union
U.S. State Department
Petition to End Senate Debate on Negro Voting Rights Bill
A group of 35 senators filed a petition to close debate on the voting rights bill, requiring a two thirds vote to adopt a rule limiting each senator to one hour of speaking time on the bill and amendments. Southern opposition centers on voter qualifications and literacy tests in five Southern states. The action follows weeks of intra party and cross party maneuvering in the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Republi
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Jacob K. Javits
Rep.y
New York
Plotter Killed 50 Arrested in Saigon Coup Bust
A rapid sequence of raids in Saigon blocked an attempted coup against Premier Phan Huy Quat. One rebel officer was killed and at least 50 plotters including a colonel and several majors were arrested, held at police HQ while key figures remained at large. American sources doubted Viet Cong involvement.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phan Huy Quat
Quat
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Weather Outlook for Virginia Saturday Clouds Rain
AP reports unsettled conditions bringing extensive cloud cover across Virginia on Saturday with a chance of light rain. Temperature variations and intermittent showers could affect outdoor plans statewide.
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Richmond
Virginia
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