Air Force tests Samos II satellite orbit over Pacific
Air Force launches Samos II in a polar orbit of 300 to 350 miles, circling Earth every 95 minutes. The drone aims to photograph ground terrain and record electromagnetic data for an early warning and reconnaissance system. Tracking stations in Oahu and Kodiak report signals as Sunnyvale processes orbital data.
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Calif
Samos II
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Vandender Air Force Base
Oahu
Hawa
Kodiak
Alaska
Air Force Satellite Test Center
Sunnyvale
San Francisco
Samos I
Transit Strike Ends Yet Bitter Feelings Linger in Boston
Boston's transit strike ended but bitterness persisted among 700000 riders after a second unannounced walkout in five months. Losses for retailers reached up to six million dollars with 55 to 95 percent drop in Tuesday trade. Union officials warned the walkouts could resume if no contract by today. Legislator Frank S. Giles urged governor powers to halt future walkouts claiming public safety and welfare concerns. Talks at the State House between Metropolitan Transit Authority, union reps, and Gov. Volpe continued late into night with no clear progress. The 4400 drivers have worked without a contract since 1959 and a court ruling voided an arbitration award on a two-year deal.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Frank S. Giles
Metropolitan Transit Authority
State House
John A. Volpe
Bill Would Reform Biddeford Caucus Procedures
Bill proposed by Joseph Warner of St Francis College would amend Biddeford caucus laws to ensure equal representation for political groups and during ballot counting, plus add a penalties clause. Warner, a former mayoral candidate, says Biddeford is effectively one party and current laws are vague, urging concrete provisions and a formal bill to Rep. Napoleon Nadeau for introduction in the 100th Maine Legislature.
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Fred) Warner
St. Francis College
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The
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Maine
Warner
Frigid Weather Sets New Mark in Portland Area
The 14th consecutive day of zero or below zero temperatures set a new record, beating the 13-day mark from 1948. Portland logged 14 degrees below zero, while Houston registered 25 degrees below zero as the coldest spot in the state.
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Portland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Houston
Kennedy to seek funds to match new spending
President Kennedy told Democratic leaders he will ask Congress for additional revenue to offset new spending requests that could unbalance the Eisenhower budget. He emphasized a deficit year after July 1 would share blame with the prior administration and ordered advisers to review revenue estimates seen $5 billion below Eisenhower’s $82.3 billion figure. He hinted at possible postal rate increases and a half-cent gasoline tax, but did not outline details and did not seek a large spending surge.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Handshaking Chimp Opens Space Flight Era
Ham the chimpanzee signaled a go ahead for manned spaceflight as NASA and the United States eye a 1961 goal. The 155 mile high, 420 mile SE Atlantic mission ended with Ham safe aboard the USS Donner.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ham
Atlantic
U.S. Navy
Minuteman Missile Scores Amazing 1st Test Success Hits Goal
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida A Minuteman missile scored an amazing first flight test success 11 am EST the three stages and guidance system fired and the weapon landed on target in the south Atlantic over 4 000 miles away Air Force officials hailed the test as a pivotal pushbutton war weapon milestone with the second generation intercontinental range rocket ready for further testing
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Thompsons Flee During Night in New Orleans
In New Orleans the Thompson family fled their furnished home under cover of night after two sons broke a city school boycott by entering McDonogh 19 with U S marshals present. The father, 33, said they were leaving on the first train with little belongings, while neighbors reported their departure Tuesday night.
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New Orleans
John N. Thompson
Thompson
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Gregory
Michael
McDonogh
U.S
Strange Warmth Plagues Biddeford Morning
The Biddeford police station thermometer showed an improbable 60 degrees around 11 am despite cold expectations. Sun directly heating the instrument likely pushed the reading to an exaggerated figure despite the chilly surroundings.
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Biddeford
Fake Phone Calls Plague Saco Man
Saco police investigate a nuisance call campaign against Forrest Whitten of Buxton road Saco. Four taxi calls and a funeral home hearse were summoned to his residence in the past week. Judge Hilary Mahaney warned that using a telephone in a high and aggravated manner carries a felony penalty up to $500 fine or two years in jail.
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Forrest Whitten
Buxton Road
Raymond Kerry
Whitten
Hilary Mahaney
Saco Seeks New Fire Equipment and Modernization
The Saco Fire Department considers a modernization plan led by Fire Commissioner and Chief Arthur Emmons. A 750 gallon first line pump on a commercial chassis would replace the 1940 500 gallon pumper. The council must authorize purchase as the department relies on aging gear and war surplus equipment, with current trucks totaling 25 to 35 years old and averaging over 200 calls annually since 1946.
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Saco
Yvonne Dionne Enters Two Year Convent Novitiate
Yvonne Dionne one of the Quebec quints began a two year novitiate at the convent of the Little Franciscan Sisters in Base Saint Paul Quebec. The nun suit announced last week her plan to become a nun and said her entrance would be finalized in a few days. The convent superior said she arrived the previous Thursday.
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Que
Yvonne Dionne
Quebec
Yvonne
Bases Under Review Spark Debate Across Domestic and Overseas Regions
The Kennedy administration signals possible elimination of obsolete military bases as part of a broad review. The move stirs local sentiment in communities that rely on base activity for income, while overseas opinion varies between defense value and risk of attracting attacks. The process began before the order, with active bases stepping down to caretaker status, from 840 in 1958 to 799 a year later.
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Defense Department
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