Oldřich Pelčák was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Academy. In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup for fellow Czech Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission. Remek was the first man in space who was neither American nor Soviet. Pelčák, who did not fly in space, died on 7 October 2023, at the age of 79.

Headlines from November 2, 1943

Roosevelt Asks Congress To Keep Food Subsidies; Proper Way to Keep Nation Fed, Hold Down Prices and Bar Inflation, He Says in His Longest Message to Congress

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U.S. ISOLATIONISTS CENSURED BY HULL; Stresses in Moscow They Did Not Prevent War -- Says Soviet Leaders Scorn Doctrine

4-Cent Letter Postage Put in Bill; No Credit for Excise Taxes Paid

ACCORD IN MOSCOW; 3 Conferees Fix Steps to 'Shorten War' -- China Joins Peace Pledge

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