Thor missile detonation fails over Johnston Island
A Thor missile failed in tracking and was destroyed in flight 100 seconds before nuclear detonation. The warhead sank harmlessly in the Pacific. Officials from the Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department stated no danger to Johnston Island or the Pacific test zone.
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Honolulu
U.S
Johnston Island
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
mid-Pacific Test Zone
Brazilian Marines Revolt Crushed After Heavy Losses
In Puerto Cabello Venezuelan forces report heavy casualties after weekend fighting to quell a Communist-backed marine mutiny against President Betancourt. Government says top rebel officers surrendered but clashes continued. curfew imposed and sabotage reported in Caracas and other cities.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Old City
Caribbean
Venezuelan
Valencia
Punto Fijo
la Rinconada
Ministry of Education
Valencia University
Carupano
Connally Wins Democratic Bid In Texas Vote
Former Navy secretary John Connally wins the Texas Democratic runoff for governor by 26 074 votes over Don Yarborough 564652 to 538578. He faces Republican Jack Cox in the November general election in a state split between liberal and conservative factions.
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Dallas
Tex
John Connally
Texas
Connally
Don Yarborough
Kennedy
New Frontier
Yarborough
Navy
Jack Cox
Oil Company
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Boy of 15 Killed In N Y Car Crash
Michael Bailey aged 15, son of Mrs. Jacqueline Egane of East Schodack, New York, died from injuries after a car veered out of control on Route 150 and rolled over. A 17-year-old passenger survived. Bailey died about four hours after the crash. Mrs. Egane is sister to Martin Cummings of Cummings Garage in Manchester Vermont.
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East Schodack
N. Y
Michael Bailey
Jacqueline Egane
Arlington
Egane
Martin Cummings
Cummings
Manchester
Missing Man Sought by 100 Plus In Sunderland Area
More than 100 volunteers search in Sunderland near Manchester for Richard Bentley 79 missing since Sunday noon. State police use bloodhounds and aerial area maps while neighbors, family, and Manchester Fire Dept join the long effort to locate the elderly hunter.
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Sunderland
Man
Richard Bentley
Louis J. Dondero
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Bentley
Ralph Bentley
Albert Christie
John Poljacik
Bradley Bridge
Vermont Rail Network Faces New Strike Crisis
The Rutland Railway strike has crippled Vermont rail service and looms with a 1,000 Central Vermont Railway workers poised to strike. Negotiations resume in Chicago for 450,000 off train employees. CVR could face shutdown without a settlement.
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Mont
Rutland Railway
Central Vermont Railway
Chicago
Montreal
Vermont
New York
Boston
Washington
Canadian National Railways
Fred Hutchinson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaware and Hudson
Stock Market Prices Down In Early New York Trading
Prices headed lower amid continued market volatility after last week's convulsion. Du Pont dropped about three points pulling the average lower as major names like Radio Corp American Tobacco Sears Roebuck Pfizer and Boeing fell while Consolidated Edison Public Service Electric & Gas Southern Railway and Merck posted gains.
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Sion
du Pont
Radio Corp
American Tel
Sears Roebuck
General Tire
Zenith
Pfizer
Boeing
Ford
Goodrich
Eastman Kodak
American Tobacco
Consolidated Edison
Public Service Electric & Gas
Southern Railway
Merck
North Adams Man Dies in Petersburg Crash
Raymond Unis, 38, of North Adams Massachusetts, died early Sunday when his car left NY 346 near the Vermont line, struck a tree stump and landed in a creek after apparently dozing at the wheel. He owned Unis's Grill and sponsored Little League teams. survived by wife and two children. Funeral Wednesday at St Francis Church North Adams.
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Petersburg
N. Y
Raymond Unis
North Adams
Mass
New York
Vermont
Pownal
East Greenbush
Unis
Morgan St
State Street
St. Francis Church
New Hampshire Troopers Don New Green and Pink Uniforms
Concord New Hampshire AP troops debut new outfits featuring green shirts pink pants and World War II style shoulder colors. The uniforms include green and tan trim gleaming badges and the state seal.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Atlanta Mayor in France helps identify crash victims
Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen arrived in Paris to identify bodies of cultural leaders from the city killed in the worst single airplane disaster. He will arrange transport home and was met by Air France and Paris officials as details emerged of an Air France Boeing 707 crash near Orly Airport killing 130 people including most passengers from Atlanta.
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Atlanta
France
Paris
Ivan Allen
Air France
Orly Field
Atlanta Art Association
Allen
Edwin Stern
Roland Hoche
Britain and France Reach Terms on Common Market Entry
Paris reports after a two day meeting between President de Gaulle and Prime Minister Macmillan that France has softened many objections to Britain joining the European Common Market. The pair affirmed a shared community of interests shaping talks with the six member states and called for Western European political union.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Britain
France
Macmillan
London
de Gaulle
Chateau de Champs
Clem McCarthy Dies at 79 Race Announcer a New York AP
Clem McCarthy longtime horse race and prize fight announcer died at 79 in a New York nursing home after a long illness. He began announcing in 1927 at Arlington Park Chicago and broadcast thousands of races over loudspeakers and radio. Born near Rochester New York, he spent his early schooling in many regions.
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New York
Clem McCarthy
McCarthy
Bronx
Dresden Madison
Arlington Park
Chicago
Rochester
N.Y
Atlanta Mourns 105 Citizens Die in Paris Jetliner Crash
A Paris air crash claimed 115 Georgians total with 105 Atlanta residents among the dead. Prominent art and civic leaders perished including Del Paige and his wife. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. left for Paris to assist recovery and family grief. A six member Bull family and others were among those killed.
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Atlanta
Paris
Winecoff Hotel
Ivan Allen Jr
Atlanta Art Association
del Paige
The
Art Association
Frederick Bull Jr
Elizabeth
Betsy
Ellen
Bull
Frederick Bull Sr
Robert Newcomb
Drunk Operator in Boat Flip Causes One Death in Dover
Dover police say Richard Larochelle 63 was drunk when his motorboat flipped on the Cocheco River tossing four men into the water. Jerome V. Marshall 52 drowned, one of two NH drownings that weekend. Larochelle was rescued by passenger William Hanson 32, while another passenger Guy Jenkins 22 swam to shore.
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Dover
N.H
Richard Larochelle
Cocheco
Jerome V. Marshall
New Hampshire
Manchester
Larochelle
William Hanson
Guy Jenkins
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Outer
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Vermont National and Savings Bank
Main
Pleasant Streets
John B. Harte
Harte Realty Co
Burgess Bros
Hagerman
North Shire
Chester
Marion Paulin
Troy
Mildred Bressette
Windsor
Norman J. Mattison
Richard Davis
Robert Bacon
CVR
ST. Albans, Vt
Wall Street
N. Adams
Green
Pink
Villeneuve le Roi
Belgium
West Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
West Berlin
Naval Academy
Stanley H. Benton Jr
St. Albans
U.S. Naval Academy
Bruce S. Trapnell
Baltimore
Robert A. Majeski
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