How the Word Came to Rome
In Rome USIS staff at the embassy learned of John Glenn or an astronaut's safe landing. Alfred Jacobson, USIS director, expressed pride saying Europeans want America to succeed. Italian staff celebrated with champagne while officials prepared information kits for Italian media.
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Shepard
U.S. Information Service
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Alfred Jacobson
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MR. Jacobson
Via Veneto
European Jet Holiday Tour notes Pulitzer prize reveal
Members of the European Jet Holiday Tour learned of Globe-News winning the Pulitzer from European editions of the New York Times and Herald-Tribune. The awards were listed in the AP story carried by both papers.
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Globe-News
New York Times
Herald-Tribune
London Impress Features Reveals Vanishing People Case
North on Broadway was the last known words of the man before he joined the Vanishing People. Len Knott of London Express Features presents another case history in his page 15 examination.
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North
Broadway
Len Knott
London Express
McNamara Reveals Shock Over Leaked Testimony
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said security officials released much of his secret testimony on military matters during Senate hearings on the Kennedy era budget. He noted Gen. Carroll’s plan to curb disclosures, and Chairman Russell criticized the leaks while defending public right to know.
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Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph F. Caroll
Air Force
Gen. Carroll
Defense Department
U. S
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Plane Crash Kills 79 Over Sahara
A French Air Line four engine Super Constellation crashed in the Sahara Wednesday killing all 79 aboard. The craft was en route from central Africa to Paris in ideal weather. Victims include five members of an American diplomat’s family and his unborn fourth child.
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Heart of Africa
Paris
Sahara
Shepard earns modest pay from space flight
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. received 14.38 dollars after a five day pay check review. As a flying commander he gets an extra 230 dollars a month only for logging four hours of flight time monthly. He still receives regular pay without astronaut bonuses and the 15 minute 115 mile mission counted toward his four hour requirement.
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Washington
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Navy
Shepard
Secession Votes Analyzed In Civil War Review
Dr. Lowell Harrison of West Texas State previews secession votes in a Civil War study as part of a War Between the States series. The piece is followed by notices on Communist strategy and other editorial items across the Daily News.
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Lowell Harrison
West Texas
United States
Daily News
Phillips plant workers reject contract in Phillips strike
Employed at the Phillips Chemical Co copolymer plant vote 271 to 67 against the proposed contract, with 5 void ballots, ending a 10 month strike that began January 7. A total of 343 of 457 union members cast ballots. plant operated by supervisors since the walkout.
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Phillips Chemical Co
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
D. W. Kisinger
Chaiman
Union Hall
W. R
Bill) Thomas
Cactus
Phillips’ Adams
Houston
Dictators Castro and Trujillo End Caribbean War Pact
The New York Herald Tribune reports Fidel Castro and Rafael Trujillo have agreed to a non aggression pact amid pressure from the United States and others. They will avoid internal interference, dismantle underground groups, end cross border raids, and halt radio propaganda. In Cuba anti Trujillo exiles are jailed and Trujillo holds Batista loyalists.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
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Republis
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Trujillo
Herald Tribune
Fulgencio Batista
Reluctant Citizens Blame War Setbacks and Army Actions
The writer accuses the American public of hindering the fight against communism, noting reluctance to commit enough troops and recalling Castro faced by 1,500 forces versus 400,000. The piece mentions Walker's indoctrination allegations and Army efforts to purify its leadership.
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Gen. Walker
Amarillo Weather Report 1961 Record
Sunny spell continues in Amarillo with 122 days of sun out of 130 for 1961. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. Wednesday show wind and visibility steady with clear skies and light mph speeds across adjacent towns.
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Amarillo
Houston
City
Gagarin Reaffirms Landing Details In Moscow Radio
Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin told a Moscow radio audience that he landed on a collective farm field after his orbiting flight last month and walked with a woman farmer and her grandchild to the spaceship. He said Major Galimov arrived with a car and they phoned the government to report mission fulfillment.
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Yuri Gagarin
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Gagarin
Moscow Radio
Moscow
Galimov
Baseball Scores From Texas and National Leagues
Texas League results show Amarillo 13 over San Antonio 4 and Rio Grande Valley 3 over Tulsa. Austin 1 tied Victoria 3. National League scores include Los Angeles 4 over Philadelphia 0. San Francisco 3 over Pittsburgh 0. Milwaukee 3 over Chicago 7. Cincinnati 3 over St. Louis 2. American League games list Cleveland 8 over Chicago 2 in 11 innings. Detroit 7 over Washington. Minnesota 10 over Baltimore 6. New York 4 over Kansas City. Boston 3 over Los Angeles 2.
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Rio Grande Valley
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Victoria
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San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cincinnat
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Minnesota
Baltimore
New York
Kansas City
Boston
Rusk Arrives in Geneva for Laos Conference
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Geneva for a 14 nation Laos conference amid doubts it will start on schedule. He said participation depends on a real cease-fire. Three members of the Indian-Canadian-Polish cease-fire verification team left for rebel areas after being rebuffed.
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Geneva
Dean Rusk
Laos
Rusk
Xieng Khouang
Prowler Terrorizes NC Family in Nighttime Break-In
A stocky prowler held a terrified nine member family in their Goldsboro home early today. He shouted threats and fired a random shotgun blast through a window, wounding seven children lightly. One man fought back with a 12 gauge shotgun, scattering the intruder as the family huddled in one bed.
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Goldboro
N.C
David Grimes
Grimes
Wayne County
Jesse Hinson
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