Maine Crime Totals Dipped In 1961 FBI Report
The FBI report shows Maine’s major crimes fell from 5,226 to 4,980 in 1961 due to drops in auto thefts and larceny while all other major crimes rose except murder which held steady. Population rose from 969,265 in 1960 to about 992,000. In Albany Georgia integration troubles saw King and Abernathy freed after fines paid, sparking protests and rock throwing near Shiloh Baptist Church.
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Washington
Maine
FBI
South Georgia
Arsenal
King
Laurie Pritchett
Shiloh Baptist Church
Pritchett
New Zealand Expels Two Soviet Diplomats on Spying Claims
New Zealand ordered the expulsion of V. S. Andreev and N. I. Shtykov, both Soviet legation staff, after charges of illicitly seeking security information. They were given 48 hours to leave, packing for Moscow today. Shtykov, press officer, had a wife and children in Wellington. Andreev accompanied by his wife. The move followed a government hush prior to Soviet leaks.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Keith J. Holyoake
Legation
V. S. Andreev
N. I. Shtykov
Moscow
Shtvkov
Sessen
Andreev
Two TV Broadcasts From Europe Reach U S Through Telstar
New York reports describe Telstar relay of French and British programs to American screens. French broadcast from Brittany aired first, then a live Britain to U S transmission from Goonhilly Downs. BBC and NBC networks coordinate an upcoming Europe–U S exchange via orbiting satellite.
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New York
Telstar
Goonhilly Downs
England
Europe
Space
Earth
Yves Montand
Michele Arnaud
Paris
Lannion
Brittany
Newfoundland
CBS
United States
France-to- America
Andover
Maine
Tel- Star
Atlantic
European Broadcasting Union
Bell Telephone
Brussels
Belgium
France
Cape Canaveral
Heart Trouble Grounds Deke Slayton from solo space flight
NASA decides astronaut Donald K. Slayton will remain grounded due to heart trouble. At 38, the Air Force major shifts to ground duty on Project Mercury and related programs in Houston. Agency chief James Webb says Slayton may still join later two and three man flights. The move appears to clear Maj. Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. for an early space attempt, with Cmdr. Walter M. Schirra Jr. slated for a 6 orbit mission in September.
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Air Force
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Slayton
Webb
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Cooper
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Schirra
Military In Out Back Of Mousetraps
Washington AP reports the Defense Supply Agency handed its rat and mouse trap buying to the General Services Administration. The move cut trap styles from five to two and shifted responsibility across federal agencies with little controversy. Exact yearly trap purchases and spending were not disclosed.
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Washington
Defense Supply Agency
Pentagon
General Services Administration
GSA
Federal
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Interagency
Designs of Moon Ships Outlined
Washington AP NASA called for two new moon ship types to shuttle between the moon and its surface and to carry two men from Earth to the moon and back. Webb said contracts could be awarded in three months for the first craft, with longer study for the second.
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Washington
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aerospace Industry
NASA
James E. Webb
Moon
Earth
Apollo
Three 15-year-olds given year probation in Portland
Three 15 year old boys who police say admitted joy riding in about 10 stolen cars were given suspended sentences to the Boys Training Center and placed on probation for one year. They were charged with one theft in the juvenile petition before Associate Judge Millard Emanuelson.
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Portland
Millard E. Emanuelson
Ben Bella poised to take western Algeria as rift grows
AP reports dissident Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Belal returns to Algeria to claim power in the west. Thousands greet him from the Moroccan frontier toward Oran as Ben Bella seeks leadership, backed by the liberation army and western civilians, while Ben Khedda faces a likely showdown over the presidency.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Belal
Oran
Algeria
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Tlemcen
Ben Khedda
Ben Bella
Tion
Liberation
Morocco
Tunisia
Posida
Liberation Army
France
Saskatchewan Premier weighs reply to medical plan rally
Regina police estimate crowd size amid a thousand-strong rally as Premier Woodrow Lloyd and cabinet weigh a response to a petition demanding suspension of Saskatchewan's medical care act. The protest drew doctors, supporters, and a delegation seeking to halt the act enacted July 1, amid doctors' strike.
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Regina
Lloyd
Keep
France helps and hinders U S with debt payoff and gold move
Washington AP France is prepaying 293.4 million of U S debts and buying 112.5 million of American gold. The Treasury notes a reduced gold stock to 16.3 billion, the lowest in over two decades, while France clears Marshall Plan loans and covers 1970 1971 installments on a 1956 export import loan.
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Washington
France
United States
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Giscard d'Estaing
U.S
Export-Import Bank
Aerial Survey Of York County Planned By Soil Conservation
An aerial survey to identify areas for watershed projects factory sites and recreation will be conducted this fall in York county by the Soil Conservation service under a 3950 allocation by the Area Redevelopment administration. It will also inventory timber supply for prospective new wood using industries funded by the Biddeford Sanford ARA committee.
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York County
Soil Conservation Service
Area Redevelopment Administrtion
Biddeford-Sanford Ara
Tax cut sparks biggest JFK era business relief
Washington AP says the $1.5 billion tax cut, the largest since 1954, targets business, professionals, and farmers. Treasury Secretary Dillon notes faster depreciation will raise capital spending and boost investments in machinery, possibly lifting orders in coming months despite a projected budget deficit. Kennedy cites business pressure and aims for quick, job-creating growth.
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Washington
Kennedy
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Army Heroes Honored On Anniversary
Washington AP reports on the Medal of Honor centennial ceremonies with wreaths placed on the Tomb of the Unknowns by Army Capt. Ola L. Mize and Luther Skaggs. Including history of the medal’s origins and recipients from World War I, II, Korea, and other honors.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Korea
Army
Ola L. Mize
Ft. Benning
Luther Skaggs
Washington
Mize
Skaggs
Medal of Honor Society
Guam
Navy
Charles A. Lindbergh
Adolphus Greeley
Belgium
Britain
France
Italy
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