Nixon to visit Portland for Cumberland County anniversary
Vice President Nixon arrives at 2:45 p.m. at Municipal Airport to help celebrate Cumberland County’s 200th anniversary in Portland. He will review a parade, speak at Municipal Stadium, attend a lobster festival, and hold a 6:30 p.m. news conference broadcast across Maine. GOP officials insist the trip is official county celebration, not a campaign stop.
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Portland
Nixon
New England
Cumberland County
John H. Reed
Municipal
Maine
United States
GOP
David A. Nichols
Theodore R. Browlee
Democratic City Committee
UAR Bans May-December Marriages In Unprecedented Move
New York AP reports the United Arab Republic prohibits marriages where the husband is over 60 and the wife under 30. The measure, described as sweeping, contrasts with norms in Italy and elsewhere, and notes famous couples with large age gaps still coexisting, including Chaplin, Casals, Beecham, and Eliot.
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New York
United Arab Republic
UAR
Italy
Charles
Oona Chaplin
Pablo Casals
TROOPS WAITING IN KATANGA FOR SECESSION GUARD DUTY
United Nations Belgian forces monitor Katanga Province as P U N troops await orders to assume guard duties from Belgian troops amid the secession crisis in the Congo.
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Elizabethville
The
Congo
P—U. N
Katanga
Elisabethville
Bunche
Hammarskjold
von Horn
U. N
Brazzaville
New York Madam Given Suspended Fines in Probe
Elizabeth Spedding, alleged head of New York Citys largest prostitution ring, received two years and a 5000 dollar fine on one count and five year suspended terms on three counts after pleading guilty to transporting women for immoral purposes. Prosecutors noted records with over 500 names found in her apartment as part of the case.
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NEW York
Elizabeth Spedding
U.S. District Court
Miss Spedding
Asst. U.S. Atty
Stephen E. Kaufman
New York City
Nixon Aims To Boost Maine in Battleground Campaign
Vice President Richard Nixon opens a Maine trip with the 200th Cumberland County anniversary event in Portland to press his candidacy and back Senator Margaret Chase Smith. He plans a Greensboro stop next week and will meet scholars backing his campaign. Maine, once Republican stronghold, now leans Democratic with Reed’s succession.
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Herbert G. Klein
Nixon
New England
White House
Klein
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Portland
Maine
Cumberland County
Greensboro
John Reed
State Senate
Reed
Kennedy
Giant Balloon Satellite Sparks First Live Two-Way Call
The Echo 1 giant balloon satellite enabled the first live two way phone link through space from Holmdel New Jersey to Goldstone California. Earlier two way tests used recorded messages from Eisenhower and Lyndon B Johnson. The brief exchange included Bell project manager Bill Jakes confirming clear reception.
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Holmdel
N.J
Goldstone
Cali
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bill Jakes
Phil Tardani
Jet Propulssion Laboratory
Bell
Jakes
Five Killed In Ship Explosion Near Savannah
A Navy sweeper the U S S Exultant suffered an explosion and engine room fire about 70 miles southeast of Savannah while en route from Charleston to Miami. Five crewmen were killed, the vessel was towed to Savannah, and details remained scarce as kin were notified. The sister ship U S S Nimble assisted, and other Navy ships responded to the distress call.
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Navy
U. S. S. Exultant
Charleston
S. C
Miami
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Here
Minet
U. S
Tropicana
Savannah Coast Guard
Exultant
Routine Day For Space Explorer
Edwards Air Force Base witnesses Maj. Robert M. White fly the X15 rocket plane to about 131000 feet, nearly 25 miles up, the highest altitude to date. He calls it routine, while spectators note the astonishing view and sonic booms echoing across the desert. White describes the ascent as fantastic and the blue arc as strikingly distinct against the vast sky.
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Doris
Maj. White
Doris White
California
Edwards
Earth
Sleeping beauties warded by Juvenile Court in Cleveland
Two young sisters Bernadette and Venita Fratantonio aged 3 and 5 were placed in Juvenile Court custody after police alleged traces of barbiturates were found in their mother's purse and blood tests indicated drug ingestion. A hearing is set for Aug 19 while the family faces questions about possible drugging.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Vincent
Lillian Fratantonio
Bernadette
Venita
Tonio
Cleveland Heights
St. Ann Eternity Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital
Samuel R. Gerer
After Courtship Comes a Handful at Marriage
A quip notes that girls who charm during courtship often become a larger handful after marriage. The line appears attributed to Capt. Gen. Fea. Corp. and reflects light humorous social commentary.
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Fea. Corp
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Membe
103 Armored Cavalry Regiment
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W. G. Holland
Tion, Donnelly & Son
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James Reeves
Maine State Police Highway Patrol
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Ralph Bunche
Carl von Horn
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the Red Mill
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Rene Fauber
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