Capsule Recovery U S Air Force First Space Catch
The U S Air Force celebrates the first aerial recovery of a capsule ejected from an orbiting satellite over Alaska. A C119 Flying Boxcar snagged the 85 pound capsule eight thousand five hundred feet above the Pacific then ferried it to the mainland with three crew aboard. The event marks a milestone in space spy and satellite technology development. The Powers family in Moscow seeks clemency for Francis Gary Powers with appeals to Khrushchev and possible legal avenues. Oliver Powers says they will fight for him as long as possible.
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U. S
Hawaii
O. J. Rutland
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Los Angeles
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Powers
Mikhail I. Grimov
Frank Rogers
Roanoke
Virginia Bar Assn
Rogers
Khrushchev
Gary
Oliver W. Powers
Pound
Ida
Supreme Court
Barbara Powers
Helicopter Hunt Is Suspended off Wells Beach
The Coast Guard suspended its air-sea search for a missing helicopter off Wells Beach pending more information. No trace of the craft, reportedly crashed offshore by a vacationer, has been found and no local helicopter is described as blue.
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Wells Beach
Coast Guard
Attacks on Schools Deplored as Hurricane Cleo Fades
A Boston Weather Bureau advisory says Hurricane Cleo is no longer a threat to the U S mainland with gale warnings lowered from Eastport Maine to Block Island R I Cleo was centered about 280 miles east of Boston moving north northeast at 28 mph Meanwhile educators led by Hart Douglass former University of Colorado education chief condemn attacks on schools and teachers urging leaders to defend intellectual standards at graduation ceremonies State University awards 95 bachelor degrees and 131 masters four receive honorary doctorates including Frances P Bolton Dr Katharine O Brien Ermio E Scott and Douglass
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Boston
United States
U. S
Weather Bureau
Eastport
Maine
Block Island
R. I
Douglas
State University
Lloyd H. Elliott
Frances P. Bolton
Cleveland
Ohio
Katharine O'Brien
Portland
Ermio E. Scott
Farmington
Douglass
York County
New Biddeford Industry Begins Setting Up Shop
J L Putnam company moves machinery into building 14 at old Saco Lowell shops as it prepares to start operation by August end. They have sold most of 50,000 authorized shares mainly in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The firm leases 16,000 square feet with option on 16,000 more and plans to hire about 20 workers when production begins.
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J. L. Putnam Company
Saco- Lowell
Joseph L. Putnam
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Putnam
Police Grill Suspect In Murder Case
Lincoln police question one of 50 suspects in the death of Elizabeth Mallory a 36 year old mother of six found dead on a sidewalk after leaving a restaurant. Medical examiner cites multiple skull fractures and officials say homicide possible while investigators weigh beating versus fatal car strike. Suspect’s car seized and he reportedly made admissions.
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Lincoln
Elizabeth Mallory
Penobscot County
Kennedy Tries To Unite Kennedy Truman Campaign
Kennedy meets Truman in Independence Missouri to discuss Kennedy's role and campaign strategy as Nixon plans farm outreach and Lodge prepares a UNambassador campaign move. Johnson signals Senate pace as Congress weighs major legislation.
Million-to-one call makes Peoria man Laguna guest
Melvin Miller of Peoria is invited to Laguna Beach under a publicity stunt started by Marine Captain Joe Gestson. A series of long distance calls, a vacation fund, and a $300 charity shell casing build a hometown hero welcome with a motorcade at LAX and a week of free hospitality at the Sandpiper Bar.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Peoria
Melvin Miller
Illinois
Joe Gestson
Camp Pendleton
Here
Melvin Muller
Gestson
Pendleon
el Toro Marine
Joe Down
Piper
Melvin
Mel
California
Japan
Hawaii
Cuba
Joe
Ole Mel
Grant Maxwell
Laguna
Maxwell
Los Angeles International
Sandpiper
Sally
Gestion
Wilmont Faces Aftermath Of Highway Crash Crisis
Wilmont Minnesota mourns after a highway crash killed five women and one man. Six married couples left 38 orphans, with many under 20. Worthington Daily Globe and Wilmont Tribune launched an orphans fund as aid pours in from Our Lady of Good Counsel Church and local businesses. Guardianship and family unity are being emphasized as probate court prepares to appoint a guardian for the children.
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Wilmont
Minn
Associated Press
John A. Lundquist
Minnesota
Wilmont Orphans Fund
Worthington Daily Globe
Wilmont Tribune
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
A. T. Perrizo
E. L. Meyer
Worthington
John Voss
Loloa
Dennis
Marveena
Vincent Holleran
John
Ted Voss
Martha
Donald
Davenport
Iowa
Shirley
Eldon Reisdorfer
Magnolia
Judy
Diane
Billy
Wanda
Jeanie
Pair To Face Court For Bank Robbery
Two cousins from Mexico, Archie Hosie aged 24 and Robert J. Allen aged 30, were arrested in connection with a 12530 robbery of the Depositors Trust Co branch in Wilton. They face a 1 p m arraignment in Franklin County Superior Court after turning themselves in at Rumford. A car tied to the men was found in a Carthage summer home garage belonging to Allen’s father. No money has been recovered and teller John Stansfield was the only employee aware of the holdup while it occurred. The suspects, unemployed since July, cited a recent Bridgeport accident and money woes as motives.
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Farmington
Mexico
Depositors Trust Co
Wilton
Archie Hosie
Robert J. Allen
al P. m
Franklin County Superior Court
Rumford
Carthage
Allen
Stuart
Allens
Canada
John Stansfield
Bridgeport
Fight Over Medical Aid For Aged Sparks Senate Debate
Washington faces a high stakes clash as the Senate opens debate on medical care for the elderly. Democrats embrace a Social Security financed plan backed by Kennedy and Johnson. Republicans including Eisenhower oppose, with Nixon signaling a veto if such a plan passes.
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Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
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Putnam Plant
Hugh M. Marshall
Cy Perkins
Maine Employment Security Commission
William Brice
Biddeford
Royal Ambassador Pool
Ocean Park
Red Cross
Howard Shaffer
Gerald van Fleet
Sidney Griffith
A. J. Miller
Linda Zello
Joan Vallancourt
Donald Morin
Dennis Morand
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Dianne Gobeil
Denise Angers
Joan Boisvert
Collette Fortier
Dorothy Bisvert
Mrs. Shaffer
Kennedy
Truman
Nixon
Harry S. Truman
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Indendence
Omaha
SAC
Des Moines
Herschel Loveless
Kennedy-Johnson
National Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
National Grange
Henry Cabot Lodge
Midwest
South
United Nations
Johnson
Thomas H. Kuchel
Ocean Park Association
Temple
Elizabeth B. Aageson
Rufus L. Doe
Saco
Robert B. Harvey
Doe
Harvey
Miss Angeson
Edward R. Schwarz
Melrose
Mass
Thomas Burns
Providence
Hartley T. Grandin
Story
David
Latin America
Congo
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Fea. Corp
Boy Scout Troop
Whist Party
Saco City Hall
Saco Congregational Church
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