Navy finds photographs do not confirm Thresher wreck
The Navy said underwater images from the Conrad could not verify the sunken submarine Thresher. Civilian scientists noted the photos may show parts of the sail or hull, or possibly the camera weight, while Worzel cited his underwater photography experience as the basis for early acceptance of Thresher as the object.
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Washington
Conrad
New England
Navy
Ian
Naval Photographic Interpretation Center
Lamont Observatory
Columbia University
Lamar Worzel
Worzel
Jans Wowed By John Glenn
John H. Glenn Jr. wowed Japanese crowds after a 25 day visit to Tokyo with his casual style and candor. The first American to orbit the earth, he contrasted with Yuri Gagarin by sharing details openly and engaging with groups from schoolchildren to officials, boosting the U S image and sparking editorial notes on openness versus Soviet secrecy.
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Tokyo
John H. Glenn Jr
Japan
U.S
United States
Glenn
Maj
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin
Nihon Keizai
Col
Soviet Union
America
Birmingham Tries For Modern Image
This Deep South city of about 340000 faces social upheaval as Negroes seek equal opportunity while old and new factions clash. Birmingham rests in a valley near Red Mountain where culture moves. iron and steel remain dominant despite a shifting economy and recent war-era industry.
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Birmingham
Ala
Red Mountain
Elyton
Tennessee Coal and Iron Co
U.S. Steel Corp
Heyes International Corp
Iron and Steel
Nuclear Ship Savannah safety questioned by former engineers
A telegram to President Kennedy from former Savannah engineers alleges no licensed engineers are aboard the immobilized nuclear ship in Galveston though fuel remains in the reactors. The Navy contractor Babcock & Wilcox plans to train existing staff, while engineers wait on a contract dispute over pay linked to deck officers.
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Baltimore
Savannah
Kennedy
Baltimore Sun
Helen Delich Bentley
Jesse M. Calhoon
National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Afl-Cio
Calhoon
Galveston
Tex
Babcock & Wilson Inc
Babcock & Wilcox
Old Dobbin Oxen Invited To Parade In Statehood Day
West Virginia plans a backward look June 20 with an Old Dobbin parade in Charleston to honor the equine population. The Centennial Commission seeks a horse drawn vehicle from each county and also invites oxen to participate in Statehood Day celebrations.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Centennial Commission
Machines Of War Silenced In Italy
Rome AP reports Italy ordered the silencing of its machines of war on Saturday in homage to Pope John XXIII. The government suspended all military parades and ceremonies planned for Republic Day observances, which were postponed to November 4, Italy’s World War I Armistice Day.
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Rome
Italy
John XXIII
Cyclone in East Pakistan Kills Over Ten Thousand
A cyclone struck Chittagong and surrounding coast in East Pakistan killing more than 10,000 people and leaving over a million homeless. Officials warn death toll may rise as areas along the Bay of Bengal remain unsurveyed. Agriculture Minister Fazalul Chowdhry estimated damage far exceeds the 1960 cyclone.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Chittagong
Chitta
Bay of Bengal
Fazalul Quadar Chowdhry
Roy Wilkins Arrested In Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi police arrest NAACP executive secretary Roy T Wilkins during a downtown picket and charge him with restraint of trade. He is released on $1000 bond along with Medgar Evers as mass protests and arrests of demonstrators surge in the city.
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Thompson
Wilkins
Medgar Evers
Jackson
New York
Kennedy
Evers
Justice Department
Fairgrounds
James Spencer
Laotian peace appeal fails as Pathet Lao aggression grows
In Laos strongholds the Pathet Lao rejected Britain and Soviet calls for a peace settlement. Premier Souphanouvong’s government cited renewed attacks near Plaine des Jarres with foreign troops allegedly North Vietnamese. A Pathet Lao broadcast demanded Geneva compliance on their terms and criticized the United States and the neutralist conservatives.
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Vlentiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanne Phouma
Plaine Des Jarres
Vientiane
Khang Khay
Britain
Soviet Union
Cochairmen
Prince Souphanouvong
Souphanouvong
United States
Pope John XXIII Faces Declining Health Crisis
Vatican reports portray a sudden downturn as Pope John XXIII, gravely ill with a stomach tumor, receives extreme unction and viaticum. Doctors, cardinals, and family attend as officials forecast a possible death at the papal apartment in St. Peter's Square.
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Pietro Valdoni
Vatican
Giuseppe Cavagna
Cicognani
Cavagna
Pierre van Lierde
Vatican City
Eugene Tisser
Ant
Santiago Luis Capello
Alfredo Ottaviani
Rome
Sotto Il Monte
Vatican Radio
Pope John XXIII Face End as Pneumonia Fears Rise
Vatican reports the 81 year old pope remains in a critical, fluctuating state amid stomach tumor and peritonitis. Doctors fear pneumonia as he lies on a cast iron bed in St. Peter's, with family at his side and global prayers offered.
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Vatican City
John XXII
Vatican
St. Peter's Square
Poisoning Scare Forces Tuna Cannery Closure and Layoffs
San Diego AP report says Westgate California Tuna Cannery will shut down temporarily with 800 workers laid off for two to three weeks after a poisoning scare and falling sales. Milton Fillius Jr. cites botulism-linked deaths in Detroit and reduced public demand, but defends tuna quality.
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San Diego
Calif
Milton Fillius Jr
Westgate California
Fillius
Detroit
San Francisco
Inside Sections and Pages Summary
An index style note lists sections for a newspaper including Editorials Features Farm House Plans Movies Princeton Servicemen Potpourri Uncle Jack and sect. 4 appears as an itemized guide to page structure and content blocks. The page layout references multiple topics likely from a mid century publication.
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Uncle Jack
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