Navy Adopts New Escape Device for Submariners
The Navy has approved a hooded life jacket to aid submariners in below water emergencies. Designed for depths around 200 to 300 feet, the device would not have helped in the Thresher disaster, where 129 crew lost their lives after the submarine sank off Cape Cod.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Office of Naval Research
Cmdr
Harris E. Steinke
New London, Conn
U.S. to Cut European Air Transport Squadrons by 40 Percent
The Defense Department announced a 40 percent reduction by next July in Europe based tactical air transport squadrons. Three squadrons will return to the United States, leaving 44 planes in Evreux France and Rhein Main Germany. The move follows a doubling of U.S. airlift capacity since 1960 and comes after NATO notification.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Defense Department
Pentagon
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Evreux
France
Rhein- Main Air Base
Germany
Federal crash program aids Eastern Kentucky poor
President Kennedy ordered a winter relief push for eastern Kentucky the most distressed area in the nation. Gov. Bert Combs welcomed the plan as federal agencies focus on food shelter and medical care for needy families amid high unemployment and cold conditions.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Kennedy
Washington
Bert Combs
White House
Dictionary Partnership Began 99 Years Ago
Springfield based Merriam and Webster partnership began with Houghton in 1864 to publish Webster's unabridged dictionary. The contract evolved into ongoing collaboration, with five revisions and growth from 70 000 to 450 000 entries. Current editions still rely on Merriam Webster as Houghton Mifflin produces the dictionary.
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Springfield
Mass
George
Charles Merriam
H. O. Houghton
Cambridge
Houghton
Harris Adriance
C. Merriam
Houghton - Mifflin Co
Boston
Adriance
Merriam
Merriam Brothers
Noah Webster
Webster
Merriam - Webster
Noah
Doctors Say Flu Shots Offer Limited Benefit
AP reports from Kansas City that doctors in recent years say flu vaccines have done little good. Langmuir calls for a better vaccine before wide use. Terry notes vaccines still advised for older people and the chronically ill amid unpredictable flu strains and a worst outbreak last year.
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Kansas City
American Public Health Association
Alexander Langmuir
Public Health Service
Bulgarian Reds Purge Canines
Vienna dispatch reports in the Bulgarian communist press that dogs are a danger to humans and livestock and must be destroyed. The Svishtov Town Committee bans dog possession, permitting only defense ministry, interior ministry, hunters, certain enterprises, and watchdog owners to keep dogs.
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Vienna
UPI
Bulgaria
Svishtov
Communist Party
National Defense Ministry
Ministry of the Interior
U S faces new economic era amid world growth
U S economy confronts higher borrowing costs and dollar pressures while gold reserves shrink. World bankers discuss international currencies at World Bank IMF meetings amid rapid global growth and need for fuller credit. The United Nations cites rising global output shaping policy debates.
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New York
United States
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Washington
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
U.S
United Nations
Treasury
Marcus Nadler
Hanover Trust
United Nations Survey
Mysterious sinking lawn in ALHAMBRA shocks homeowner
A California housewife reports a front yard sinking 18 feet revealing a buried hole possibly an old Indian or Spanish well. Police investigated. the owner fears the shaft may extend deeper, while neighbors note the hazard and watch for further subsidence.
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Alhambra
Calif
Esther Baker
Arlington High seniors plan long awaited fall dance
Arlington High School seniors will host a dance for junior high and high school students Friday from 7 30 to 11 in the gym. Area high schools may attend with ID cards and parents are welcome. A committee led by Marieanne Garrecht and Gayle Livingston oversees the event. Proceeds from a Coke Party held by the Future Homemakers of America support the heart fund, while teachers pursue Education Week visits to other schools through Ford Foundation programs.
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Arlington High School
Marieanne Garrecht
Gayle Livingston
Alan Fisher
Donna Ennis
Frank Hall
Curt Albee
Henri Barendse
Sam Shoff
Wayne Snow
Gail Squires
Don Woodard
Future Homemakers of America
FHA
Arlington
Tom Ranney
Glens Falls High School
Harvard
George Bicknell
Cornell
Ithaca
N.Y
Rachel Bicknell
Glastonbury
New York City
Henry Coley
Gerald Browe
Illinois
Mary Henning
Wayland and
Wellesley
Mass
Ford Foundation
Marjorie Doyle
Marjorie Brush
Council Urges Use of Mass Media to Spread Faith
Vatican City AP report says the Ecumenical Council urged modern mass communications to spread Catholic teachings. It approved a schema for mass media, proposing national priest and lay organizations, an international Rome office, and free information flow, with no international Catholic news agency.
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Vatican City
Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Navy Flyer Survives Two Crashes in One Hour
Lt. J M Baucom of Raleigh NC ejected after his jet fighter lost power near the Forrestal. The aircraft crashed and burned. A helicopter lifting Baucom then developed engine trouble and crashed in the woods. Baucom was unhurt.
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Virginia Beach, Va
J.M. Baucom
Raleigh, N.C
Forrestal
Baucom
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