Average Americans Split Over Soviet Space Feat
A nationwide poll of 11 papers finds varied reactions from Joe Smiths across cities. Some praise Soviet achievement as progress, others warn of propaganda or question the pace and safety of space programs.
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Joe Smith
Joe Smiths
Miami
Detroit
Akron
Charlotte
Denver
Dallas
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Washington, D. C
Global Reactions to Sputnik Spark Mixed Worries and Humor
A wide cross section from London to Manila and Mexico City reacts to the Soviet launch of history’s first man in space. Comments range from fear of global doom to wry humor about space travel and continued U.S. and Castro tensions.
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London
Hong Kong
South America
Soviet Union
Dor
Manila
Castro
Mexico City
Fidel
Kennedy warns West ahead in space race and Cold War danger
President Kennedy said the Soviet Union will stay ahead in space for a time and warned of sustained danger from Communist bloc mobilization. He stressed the US must strive for other scientific gains and opposed an armed move against Castro and Red China’s UN admission.
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President Kennedy
Russia
Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Earth
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
China
United Nations
Kent State approves fee increases for residents and non residents
The Kent State University board of trustees votes a five dollar rise in registration fees for Ohio residents and a fifteen dollar increase for non residents bringing the yearly total to three hundred dollars.
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Kent
Kent State University
Ohio
Adenauer Pleased With U S Foreign Position
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer expressed satisfaction with U S foreign policy in talks with President Kennedy. He met Kennedy for a 90 minute session and a 30 minute White House meeting to discuss Berlin. Adenauer to visit Austin Texas for a weekend with Vice President Johnson.
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Adenauer
Kennedy
White House
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
Washington
U.S
Berlin
Austin
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Grand Jury Indicts G M Over Diesel Industry Practice
New York GM indicted on one count for criminal monopolizing production and sale of diesel competition. Federal grand jury, based on two-year Justice Department antitrust probe, cites Sherman Act violation. Robert F Kennedy commented on the case.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Man Fatally Stabs Teen Suitor in Akron
A 37 year old suitor of Armia Lee Spragli ng, 16, stabbed her to death after reporting anger over her dating younger men. Police said jealousy triggered the fatal stabbing in Akron.
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Akron
Armia Lee Spragling
Columbus To Host 1962 Civil War Centennial Assembly
The National Civil War Centennial Commission selects Columbus as the site for its 1962 assembly with no date set.
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Columbus
National Civil War Centennial Commission
For Sale Gravely Tractor with Attachments
Gravely tractor equipped with carriage two plows and mower in good shape. Price 170 dollars. See Elmer Lincoln on the west side of Trimble Ohio or call 767 5307 after 5 p.m. Call LY 3 1242 to place your fast action wanted.
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Gravely
Elmer Lincoln
Trimble
Ohio
Weightless Spaceman Eats Drinks Works Above Earth
Washington reports the Kennedy administration is keeping tight lips on Soviet space shots. Officials say the aim is to avoid aiding Soviet tracking and to deny them publicity of U S space achievements. Public disclosure will wait until the Soviets announce their own milestones.
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Washington
Pentagon
U. S
Defense Department
White House
State and Defense Departments
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Central Intelligence Agency
DiSalle and Miller Win Ohio Boner Awards
The Press Club of Ohio honored political bloopers of 1960 naming Democratic Gov. Michael V. DiSalle and Ray T. Miller Sr. as winners for failing to carry Ohio for President Kennedy.
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DiSalle, Ray Miller
Columbus
The
Press Club of Ohio
Boner
Michael V. DiSalle
Ray T. Miller
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Kennedy
Weather system drenches wide swath from Michigan southward
Rain and snow covered large areas from Lower Michigan to the Gulf states and eastward to the middle and north Atlantic Coast. The wet weather moved into New England as sunrise approached.
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Lower Michigan
Gulf States
Middle
North Atlantic Coast
New England
Guard Recruiting Opens Washington Statewide
The Army authorizes all states except Mississippi to resume normal National Guard recruiting, signaling broader mobilization efforts.
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GUARD
Washington
Army
Mississippi
National Guard
Impeach Him Says Marion Writer Birch Followers
Constituents mail Sen. Stephen M. Young of Ohio after he called the John Birch Society fascist and vicious. Some praise his stand while others urge impeachment for treason, with critics labeling him a liar and a communist sympathizer.
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Washington
John Birch Society
Stephen M. Young
D-Ohio
Young
Senate
Marion
Ohio
Welch Attacks on Ministers Draw McGee Rebuke
Senator Gale W McGee denounced John Birch Society founder Robert Welch for what he called reckless slurs against Protestant ministers. Welch had said Protestant ministers do not become communists but communists do, a claim McGee called ridiculous and aimed at discrediting respected groups.
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Washington
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Senate Today
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
McGee
Welch
Los Angeles
Eichmann Trial Pauses as Israel Observes Martyrs Day
Adolf Eichmann remained in his barred cell in Jerusalem as Israel observed Martyrs Day honoring Nazi victims. The day’s recess halted court proceedings. when resumed, lawyers will argue over the legality of the trial and Israel’s right to try Eichmann.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
Eichmann
Fireworks Light Fort Sumter Like Civil War Battle Start
Fireworks Wednesday night lit Fort Sumter resembling the Union fortress at Charleston Harbor at the start of the Civil War. The 20 minute display of 5500 dollars of pyrotechnics echoed the 34 hour siege that began the conflict.
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Charleston
S.C
Ft. Sumter
Charleston Harbor
Steel orders rise 10 percent in April over March
Iron Age notes April orders for steel show a 10 percent increase from March. The measurement reflects early demand in the sector, with March figures serving as the baseline.
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New York
Kennedy seeks to enlarge Federal Power Commission backlog orders
President Kennedy urged Congress to raise the Federal Power Commission from five to seven members to cut a case backlog and approve projects that would increase employment. He also asked for exempting some small natural gas producers from rate regulation.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Federal Power Commission
State Funds Lag Behind Last Year in Ohio Revenue
The state auditor reports the general revenue fund is more than 40 million dollars behind last year. The shortfall affects funding for normal government operations in Ohio.
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Columbus
General Revenue Fund
Russian Rocket Hero Describes Weightless Flight in Space
Maj Yuri A. Gagarin told Tass he noted weightlessness during his 108 minute orbital flight. He described writing notes in zero gravity and holding the notebook to prevent it floating away while observing sunlit Earth and bright stars.
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Moscow
Yuri A. Gagarin
Earth
Tass
Khrushchev
Black Sea
Soch
Gagarin
Outer Space
Soviet Union
Ohio House Passes Civil Service Merit System Bill
A bill aimed at limiting county civil service expansion cleared the Ohio House with 70 Republicans and 34 Democrats voting in favor. Opponents warned enactment could end the merit system for county employees. The measure moves to the Senate and would exempt top aides to elected county officials from the merit rules and add certain fiduciary or administrative staff to the exemption.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
Kennedy denies report on Red China UN stand
President Kennedy called a London report inaccurate claiming the United States would not oppose United Nations debate on Communist China's bid for a seat. He said his talks with Prime Minister Macmillan showed the U S would honor commitments to recognition and defense of Chinese Nationalist Formosa.
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United States
Filomena Labay
JFK
Red China
Washington
Kennedy
London
China
United Nations
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Formosa
Steve Hindy Arrives At Rio De Janeiro
Stephen Hindy, The Mess enger's Junior Reporter, arrives in Rio de Janeiro on a South American tour. The 12 year old carrier boy won the Messenger's Most Popular Boy contest and stays at Copacabana Plaza. He will visit Petropolis and Sugar Loaf Mountain after touring New York's United Nations and Empire State buildings.
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Steve Hindy
Rio de Janeiro
Hindy
Messenger
Brazil
Middleport
Rio
Varig
Copacabana Plaza
Stephen
Petropolis
Sugar Loaf Mountain
New York
United Nations
Empire State
Today’s Chuckle Light bulb quip bright next day
A light hearted gag noting a light bulb can burn out nightly yet shine again in the morning keeping a cheerful tone.
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Detroit Free Press
Charlotte Observer
Akron Beacon Journal
Dalas Times Herald
Denver Post
Los Angeles Examiner
Minneapolis Tribune
Washington Post
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Yuri Gagarin
Kas
Per Grogren
Christina Lindqvist
Germany
James Thurber
West
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Gallipolis
Glouster Ee
Logan
McArthur
Television
G.M
Man
Howie
Navy
BIRCH
Rap
Buster
Toledo
Joseph McCarthy
Cincinnati
Delaware
Steel
FORD
John Dykstra
Ford Motor Co
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Paul N. Talbert
John Birch Branch
Earl Warren
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Stephen Hindy
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