Three Men Die In Rocket Fuel Plant Blast At Bacchus
In Bacchus Utah a blast at the Hercules Powder Co plant killed three men Larry Larsen Charles Butsler and Grant C Terry and injured eighteen. The explosion involved 4000 pounds of rocket fuel and damaged nearby structures. Plant manager R C Tucker said production for Polaris and Minuteman missiles would not be affected.
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Bacchus
Utah
Hercules Powder Co
Larry Larsen
Charles Butsler
Salt Lake City
Grant C. Terry
American Fork
R. C. Tucker
State Dept Aide Defence Of Castro Sparked Criticism
A Senate subcommittee report accuses State Department official William Wieland of becoming an active apologist for Fidel Castro despite negative intelligence. Wieland reportedly called Castro a Communist as early as 1958 and did not report this. President Kennedy defended Wieland and another employee amid questions of security risk.
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Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
State Department
Fidel Castro
William Wieland
Castro
Wieland
Foreign Service
Cuba
Bureau of Administration
Kennedy
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
U.S. Department of State
183 Year-Old Musket Hidden Letter Found Inside
In Binghamton New York a 183 year old flintlock musket bought for 100 dollars concealed a wad of paper. The fragment appears Revolutionary era and may be a letter, though authorship and content remain unreadable. State Library experts date it to the period.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Robert T. Brennan
Westover
Brennan
State Library
Homer
Monsey
Hudson
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Shakes Homes
State Dept
Red Castro
Artery Arcade
North Adams
Discount Department Store
Snowingly
Andersola
Jr. Petites, Jrs
P.t
Melton
Williams
Parkas
Coats
Helanca
Helenca
Stier
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