Johnson Urges Faster U S Arms Build-Up
Senate leader Lyndon B. Johnson pressed Secretary McElroy at a closed hearing to show rapid military hardware progress not just plans. He praised some advances but warned that plans alone do not defend the nation and urged a prep program second to none, amid a $40.03 billion military funding approval.
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Pentagon approves manned rocket engine contract
The Defense Department authorized the Air Force to develop a high thrust rocket engine. The Air Force awarded a $1 million contract to Rocketdyne, North American Aviation, to build a one million pound thrust engine. The reach could enable a manned satellite of about 20 000 pounds payload in a vehicle of 5 000 pounds to travel Earth to another planet.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Arrive for Week-Long Convention
Vanguard of about 150000 Jehovah's Witnesses arrive in New York for a weeklong religious convention. Two chartered ships, the Arosa Star and Arosa Kulm, bring hundreds from England and Europe plus others by air from major cities. Eight trains, 500 buses and 18000 cars assist as the assembly opens Sunday at Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds.
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Court forgives Elwes for marrying heiress twice
Dominic Elwes wins mercy from a judge and forgiveness from his mother in a Brixton hearing over his two marriages to 19 year old heiress Tessa Kennedy. Justice Roxburgh plans to decide late this term on release timing as the couple’s romance defies a court order.
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Drum Corps Event Draws Big Crowd in Bridgeport
A large crowd is expected at Roger Ludlowe High School tonight for a series of drum corps events hosted by the Bridgeport Troopers and George A. Smith Legion post. Gates open 4:30, with entertainment starting at 7 as top ensembles from Toronto Newark Morristown Stratford perform before the Troopers’ exhibition at the end.
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