Space craft sent up Big Shot balloon over Atlantic
Cape Canaveral observed the 135 foot diameter Big Shot balloon rise 950 miles above the Atlantic as a forerunner to Echo. The balloon inflated to full size after detaching from the Thor booster and drifted into the predawn sky for about ten minutes before haze obscured view. No communications tests were conducted.
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Doctors May Soften Stand In Canada
Saskatchewan doctors appear to ease their opposition to the provincial compulsory medical care plan as they prepare to present their case to the CCF convention. Dr H D Dalgleish notes an exchange of letters with Premier Woodrow Lloyd though contents remain undisclosed.
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Military coup seizes Peruvian President Manuel Prado
Troops moved on the government palace in Lima and seized President Manuel Prado in a bloodless coup. The army charged fraud in the June 10 elections and rejected a deal to install former dictator Manuel Odria. Victor Raul Maya de la Torre, APRA leader, was the initial target.
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Peru
Manuel Prado
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Victor Raul Maya de la Torre
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Highway bids open for 14 projects totaling 73.1 million
The Ohio Highway Department opened bids on 14 projects worth 1.29 million, pushing year total bids to 73.1 million. Major items include bituminous surface treatment and resurfacing across 13.9 miles of routes in Athens Meigs counties and 17.2 miles of routes in Olive Scipio Bedford and Orange Twps. Premier Ali Amini resigns as Iran faces land reforms and protests. the Shah accepts.
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Isolated air buzz in West Berlin corridor raises protest
Western officials called the incident isolated after a Soviet jet buzzed an American DC3 flight from Hamburg to Tempelhof. Traffic in the corridor remained normal as the United States protested to Soviet officials. The event followed Kennedy’s call to the Soviet ambassador and signaled no planned withdrawal of Western troops from Berlin.
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Unemployment Claims Fluctuate In Ohio Week
New claims for the week ended July 14 totaled 13 582 while continuing claims rose. Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation noted a comparison to 22 922 claims the prior week. July 1961 average was 17 829 new claims weekly.
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Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Medicare Bill Is Defeated in Senate Vote
The Senate defeated JEKs Medicare plan 52 to 48 amid a major election-year clash. Kennedy branded it a serious defeat and pledged to reintroduce the program next year. The coalition against the measure included 31 Republicans and 21 Democrats, with 5 Republicans supporting a compromise. The vote followed a heated floor clash with a full chamber and large public interest.
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Acater
Kennedy
American Medical Association
Murder Charge Return In Pomeroy Shooting
A special grand jury indicted William Wear Lane on first degree murder for the shotgun slaying of Edward Lee Tucker in the Lane home kitchen on July 1. Tucker, 44, was shot in the chest after a dispute alleged to involve Lane and his wife Bessie.
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Lane
Edward Lee Tucker
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Bessie
Frank Pauley
Harrisonville
Paul Buckley
Coolville
Ruth Snodgrass
Racine
Linda Lou Jett
Pomeroy Star
Delores King
W. I. Swett
Middleport
Charles Peck
Carpenter
Paul Baer
Minersville
Betty Rupe
Langsville
Ira Tibbs
Lillian Zerkle
Eldon Gaul
Chester
Louise Beards
Carrie Wright
Rutland
Dorothy Wolfe
Eisenhower to Bear U.S. Peace Message on European Tour
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower said aboard the Queen Elizabeth that he will carry a peace message abroad while making his first trip overseas since 1928 as a private citizen. He and his wife plan to visit England France Denmark Germany Sweden and Scotland with a stay at Culzean Castle. The voyage ends with a return from Ireland aboard the liner America on August 24.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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England
France
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Germany
Sweden
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Prestwick
Scotland
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Five Day Forecast for Southern and Central Ohio
A forecast for southern and central Ohio shows temperatures near normal highs in the mid 80s and lows around the mid 60s. Through Monday expect little change with dry conditions except for scattered thundershowers mainly Friday and Saturday. Rain amounts are expected to be about a half to an inch.
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DiSalle criticizes Meigs County prospects and GOP ties
Governor Michael V. DiSalle spoke in Pomeroy urging Meigs County residents to seek opportunity and support a two party system rather than one party dominance. He highlighted school and road aid while warning on population decline and urged progress through fiscal responsibility. The Gallipolis rally echoed calls to pay as we go and criticized heavy borrowing for highways. The governor cited state costs in old age assistance and state payrolls, stressing education as essential to Ohio’s future.
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Meigs County
Michael DiSalle
DiSalle
Gallipolis
Ohio
Michael V. di Salle
Buckeye
Gallia County
Callipolis
Nonaligned Nations Seek Nuclear Ban
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva Indian delegate Arthur Lall said the Soviet and U S delegates spoke in favor of a permanent nuclear test ban but warned skepticism remains about their rhetoric. He noted scientists have reconsidered the dangers of fallout.
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Arthur Lall
U. S
Lall
Our Missiles Can Reach Khrushchev Claim Prompt Defense Reply
The Pentagon rejects Khrushchev’s boast that Soviet missiles can hit a fly in space and maintains U S missiles can penetrate to targets. A spokesman asserts confidence in defensive knowledge and system effectiveness. Separately the Transit Authority seeks $197 million for a high speed nonstop Manhattan to Bronx subway line.
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British Court rejects Soblen freedom plea on habeas issue
Three high court justices refused Dr Robert Soblen’s request to be freed on British soil while allowing an appeal. An appeal would likely delay deportation to the United States by about six weeks. Soblen, 62, seeks asylum as a political refugee but the Home Office is not expected to grant it.
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Soblen
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Four U S Crewmen Survive Crash in Vietnam
Four U S Air Force crewmen aboard a two engine transport that crashed Sunday were found alive. A sling lift carried two survivors to a hovering helicopter and then to Nha Trang field hospital. One man had a broken leg. the fourth stayed with a companion as medical personnel were lowered. None were seriously injured.
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Congo killings under UN probe amid Katangan blame
U N Congo operation chief Robert Gardiner said two Katangan women killed at Elisabethville may have been shot by fellow Katangans. The shootings followed by UN roadblock chaos before troops opened fire. Meanwhile Cleveland railroads set August 16 for new rules, risking a nationwide strike by five brotherhoods.
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Leopoldville
Congo
U.N
Cleveland
Kennedy insists on West Berlin stand in talks with Soviets
President Kennedy told Soviet ambassador Dobrynin that Moscow must remove troops from West Berlin is unacceptable. He met for an hour at the White House to discuss Berlin Laos disarmament and nuclear tests. Kennedy aims to show U.S. resolve before Rusk heads to Geneva for Laos accords.
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
Soviet Union
U. S
West Berlin
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
White House
Laos
Dobrynin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Geneva
Rusk
Laos Peace Treaty Approved At 14 Nation Conference
The Laos Conference of 14 nations approved the final version of a peace and neutrality treaty for the jungle kingdom.
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Geneva
Laos
Eastern Strike Nears Settlement Over Flight Engineers
Washington negotiators reported progress in a 26 day strike by Eastern Air Lines flight engineers with a near agreement based on a company offer. The union sought a government backed guarantee to prevent forced inclusion in the pilots association and the deadline for acceptance was 6 p.m. EDT. London reports say Sir Winston Churchill appears well enough to go home at the end of next week from Middlesex Hospital.
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Eastern Air Lines
Flight Engineers International Association
Air Line Pilots Association
Trans World Airlines
Eastern
Union
London
Winston Churchill
Middlesex Hospital
Delegates to Ohio Legion Convention Weigh School Debate
Ohio educators push back at a 1955 amendment requiring basic Americanism before teaching about communism. Delegates at the American Legion state convention in Columbus will consider the issue starting Friday as the policy stirs controversy.
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Ohio
State Auditor Report Shows Subsidies Up
State Auditor James A. Rhodes released a report showing subsidies paid in fiscal 1962 totaling a record 378 447 325 dollars. Payments from the general revenue fund rose 5.28 percent from the prior year. Cleveland Plain Dealer applies for an ultra high frequency TV station license.
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James A. Rhodes
Cleveland
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