Everest Team Receives Warm Welcome After Historic Ascent
The American Everest expedition lands in Katmandu Valley after a 200 mile trek from the Himalayas. Luther Jerstad and Barry Bishop face frostbite treatment. Thomas Hornbein and William Unsoeld also treated as the team departs Nepal after a three month climb.
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Tallest Man Claim Conceded by Hillary and Whittaker
Reuters reports in Katmandu Nepal on June 9 that Sir Edmund Hillary conceded James Whittaker's claim to be the tallest climber of Mount Everest Whittaker said they stood side by side near Namche Bazaar Whittaker at six feet five inches surpassed Hillary who is six feet two inches tall.
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Senator McGee Assails Right Wing Growth in West
Senator Gale McGee of Wyoming warns militant conservative groups like the John Birch Society seek to use minority government by controlling state legislatures. He notes heavy spending in sparsely populated Western states and targeted focus on Wyoming Idaho Utah and Montana. He calls their messaging anti‑UN and anti‑federal burdens while rejecting liberal conservative party realignments.
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Daughters to testify in Basel threat case trial opens
In Basel Switzerland the blonde daughter of German rocket scientist Heide Goercke testsifies as two alleged Israeli agents face trial for coercion of electronics experts. The defendants Josef Ben Gal and Dr Otto Joklik risk up to three years. Joklik is also charged as an accessory and illegal weapons dealings shadow the case.
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