NASA Reports Russian Failure in Space Debris Event
NASA reports a Soviet satellite exploded into about 24 pieces after launch last fall, signaling the biggest space bust since Transit 4A in 1961. NORAD helped disclose the incident under a policy to publish non classified space data. Fragments re entered from Oct 29 to Feb 26, with Transit 4A and its piggyback satellites Injun 3 and Greb.
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U.S. Space Agency
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Greenbelt
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U. S
Navy
Beta House Bombed At Otterbein College
Westerville police said a crudely fashioned bomb caused 30 damage to a first floor bathroom at Otterbein College Beta Phi. The device blew through a window and lodged in the bathroom ceiling after exploding. A student, Harvey Douglas, 22, saw a car go by shortly before. It was the fourth straight night of blasts at the house with minor yard damage from other devices.
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Otterbein College
Beta Phi
Harvey Douglas
Visual telephones near market release in Italy
Italian announcement says visual telephones allowing face to face viewing during calls are ready to be produced. Sets are expected to cost only about $1.28 more than regular telephones.
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Italy
Governor Rhodes issues executive code for fair practices
Governor James A. Rhodes announced an executive code for fair practices to ban racial discrimination in state operations. He urged all Ohioans to support the goals and cited past constitutional rights delays while stressing accountable leadership. Rhodes noted the code aligns with his January 15 directives and referenced discussions with President Kennedy.
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James A. Rhodes
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Civil Rights Commission
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Kennedy
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Willard P. Dudley
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Donald Cook
P. E. Masheter
Zanesville Man Denies Slaying
Ronald Louis Smith 23 pleaded innocent to first degree manslaughter in Zanesville Municipal Court. Charged in the fatal shooting of his wife Geraldine Sue Smith 27 at their Zanesville home Sunday. Bond set at 10 000. he remained jailed for failure to post. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be Wednesday at 10 30 a.m. at Chesterhill Methodist Church.
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Sue
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Muskingum County
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Eldon
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Hartman
Logan
New Jersey City Hosts Democrats Convention Bid
The Democratic National Convention will be held in Atlantic City New Jersey next year. Gov Richard J Hughes learned of the selection during a Washington meeting of the Democratic Site Committee. The decision ends Chicago and Miami Beach runnings and marks the first East Coast convention since 1948 Philadelphia.
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Richard J. Hughes
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Harry Truman
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Chicago
Miami Beach
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Ohioans to vote on $250 million state bonds
Ohio voters will vote on November 5 on a new $250 million bond issue to finance university and other state buildings. The plan, supported by Gov. Rhodes, would raise total postwar bond authorization to over $1 billion funded by a penny-a-pack cigarette tax. A separate Senate bill to allow entrance exams for low-ranked high school graduates seeking state university admission was killed.
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Senate
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Young Republicans Back Goldwater At National Convention
In San Francisco a strong pro Goldwater contingent gathers at the 13th biennial Young Republican National Federation convention. About 1000 delegates attend as Goldwater accepts speaking role, with the Arizona Senator seen as the party’s leading presidential prospect.
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Young Republican National Federation
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Khrushchev Plans Rapid West East Germany Visit
Premier Khrushchev will rush to East Germany this weekend to counter Kennedy's West German tour. The trip marks a friendly gesture for Walter Ulbricht's 70th birthday and was seen in Moscow as boosting East German morale amid Cold War tensions. Tass did not name a city.
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Tass
Counterfeit Cash Ring Nets Million in Durham Bust
In Durham North Carolina secret service agents seized one million dollars in counterfeit currency minutes after it was printed. Four men from Durham were arrested including printer owner Robert Ferguson and aide R B Poole along with car salesman Roy Matthews. A Virginia man Walter Forbush faced a hearing in South Boston. The operation involved plates made from real money images and none of the bills is believed circulated.
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N. C
Secret Service
United States
Robert C. Ferguson
R. B. Poole
Ferguson
Roy Lee Matthews
Walter Haywood Forbush
South Boston
Vernon Spicer
Matthews
Spicer
Cockfight Participants Plead Guilty In Quick Hocking Court
In a rapid arraignment led by Judge Vaughn Collins, 42 people pleaded guilty to aiding a cock fight after purchasing $1 admission tickets. Sheriff Hartman described the operation as smooth with arrests spanning 21 towns and a quick, 30 to 45 second pace for defendants filing out. Paige Gillogly, Hocking County Clerk, handled docketing for the case.
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Vaughn Collins
Paul Hartman
Fairfield County
State Highway Patrol
Patrol Auxiliary
Newtown
Murray City
Collins
Hartman
Oscar
Mike) Lo
Richard Gerken
Paige Gillogly
Kennedy Defends U S Pledge to Defend Western Europe
President Kennedy rebutted De Gaulle's European independence idea in a Frankfurt speech at Paulskirche. He warned doubters that undermining the alliance would aid America's enemies, urged Western Europe to unite with the United States as equal partners, and cited 18 years of U S leadership worldwide and mutual obligations with over 40 allies.
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Africa
Americas
Thresher Hunt Delayed by Technical Problems at Sea
Attempts to locate the Thresher submarine aboard the USS Fort Snelling were postponed 24 hours due to minor technical issues. The first dive on Monday yielded no results. In Lackawanna New York five boys awoke to find a tent stolen. Britain plans Kenya independence by 1964, say informed sources.
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