Orbital Flight In Doubt At Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP weather conditions dim prospects for John Glenns planned orbital flight this week as 35 knot winds and 10 foot seas in the central Atlantic threaten launch time while NASA seeks a window for a one orbit mission.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Mercury
Outer Space
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Powers To Face Grilling In U2 Spy Return
Washington AP American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers awaits detailed questioning by U.S. intelligence agents after his secret rendezvous with his wife. Questions include May 1 1960 events, what he told the Russians, and the nature of his mission. He was freed after a Berlin bridge handover in a Soviet spy swap for Rudolf Abel.
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Francis Gary Powers
U.S
Soviet Union
Berlin
Rudolf I. Abel
Powers
Eisenhower backs youth in GOP moves across states
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower told Republicans he will not campaign for “gray-haired old men” and urged young candidates for governor and Senate and House seats. He pressed Sen. Hugh Scott to run for Pennsylvania governor while noting opposition to Woodside and Van Zandt ticket. He clarified remarks to Van Zandt as not personal. He also encouraged younger figures in other states including Seaton in Nebraska and Nixon in California. Romney’s run for Michigan governor was influenced by Eisenhower.
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Eisenhower
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House
Pennsylvania
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Scott
Robert E. Woodside
State Superior Court
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Joseph S. Clark
Woodside
van Zandt
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Fred A. Seaton
Nebraska
Richard M. Nixon
California
George Romney
American Motors
Michigan
Romney
West Likely to Reject Khrushchev Disarmament Summit Proposal
Washington reports Khrushchev urged an 18 nation disarmament conference to meet in Geneva in mid March. The United States and allies appear set to reject the plan, while a late session of talks is deemed possible. The letter was delivered to Kennedy via the State Department and Tass cited the proposal.
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Soviet Union
United Nations
White House
State Department
Kennedy
Geneva
Geneva Group
Mikhail N. Smirnovsky
Dean Rusk
Smirnovsky
Rusk
Biddeford Welcomes Grafton Lumber With Tax Concessions
Mayor Clement H. Deschambault said Biddeford approved special tax concessions to lure Grafton Lumber, aiming to create up to 300 local jobs. Negotiations began in 1961 to prove city willingness to support the new operation. The project includes an Area Redevelopment Administration loan announced by Sen. Edmund Muskie.
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Ralph Binette
Board of Fire Commissioners
Ludger Caouette
Henri R. Hevey
William F. Sheehan
Sheehan
Clement H. Deschambault
Grafton Lumber Company
Willin
Grafton Company
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Edmund S. Muskie
Bartlett Attacks Garland On Federal Education Aid
Clyde V. Bartlett, seeking Maine’s 2nd District seat, tells the Democratic State Committee that no education official argues against federal aid. He says aid is needed because state and local taxes fall short of funds, and notes Garland opposes general education aid. Bartlett is one of three candidates for the Democratic nomination in Garland's district.
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Garland
Bartlett
Democratic State Committee
Ver- Bartlett
88Th
Centary
Portland
Kennedy Visits Indonesia Amid Anti American Signs
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy arrived in Jakarta for a six day visit amid anti American slogans seen along his route. He met with President Sukarno and other officials while Indonesian youths distributed posters saying Kennedy go home. Kennedy and his wife toured Hong Kong and Singapore en route, engaging with crowds and aiding relief efforts.
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U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
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Gunawan
Socialist Island Republic
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Singapore
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Sukarno
Abdul Haris Nasution
Netherlands
Japan
Formosa
Hong Kon
Gener
Hong Kong Island
U.S. Navy
California Floods Bring Severe Damage and Losses
Cloudbursts flood Southern California for the sixth day, with seven foot lakes and flash floods in Hollywood Hills. A house at Beachwood Drive was torn from its foundation, streets awash and drains overwhelmed as death toll rises with multiple drownings and missing persons.
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California
Hollywood Hills
Beachwood Dr
Deep Dell Place
Sunset Boulevard
Pacific Coast Highway
Hollywood
Short Break Due From Cold Wave
The U S Weather Bureau in Portland forecasts a temporary break in statewide cold. Morning readings fell to 14 below at Old Town with other cold spots at Lewiston minus 10 and Millinocket Cari bou and Rumford minus 9. Portland reported one above while the airport showed 8 below.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Lewiston
Greenville
Millinocket
Caribou
Rumford
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