Second U S Astronaut Spaceman Survives Ocean Recovery
Capt Virgil Grissom piloted a capsule into space then landed in the Atlantic. He escaped the sinking craft after impact and swam 60 feet before being rescued by helicopter. The capsule and its data were lost at the ocean bottom 500 feet down 305 miles from Cape Canaveral.
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John Powers
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Grissom Captures Suborbital Flight Glory and Perils
35 year old Grissom completes a suborbital test, reaching 118 miles high and 5 310 mph. He reports seeing a bright sun and a fascinating view while enduring high G forces during reentry. The capsule lands safely in the Atlantic as USS Randolph helicopters recover it.
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Twin boys born to Cecile Dionne Quintuplet
Cecile Dionne, one of the Dionne Quintuplets, gave birth to twin boys in Quebec. The husband Philippe Langlois says the babies weigh about six pounds each and both mother and infants are doing well. The couple now has four sons, joining the other siblings Annette’s two, Marie’s daughter, and the surviving quin tuplets.
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A.A.P
Cecile Dionne
Dionne
Public Ser
Dionne Vant
Philippe Langlois
Quing
Claude
Pattica
Cecile
Annette
Marie
Yvonne
Belgium National Day Celebration at the Embassy
The Belgium Embassy hosted a National Day event with guests including Mrs Picken, Mrs Wheeler, and Madame de Beus as they toasted. Ambassador Willy Stevens spoke with Prime Minister Menzies during the reception.
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L. to_R
P. Picken
F. Wheeler
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Royal Netherlands
Willy Stevens
Menzies
TV in Homes Next Winter Canberra
Canberra residents will see television in their homes next winter with C T C Channel 7 nearing completion by March 1962. RCA Australia Pay Ltd will supply over 200000 pounds of equipment with main deliveries starting in October. Construction of Black Mountain studios and a 420 foot mast should finish by March 1962 with programmes to begin after tests and staff training.
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Canberra Television Limited
R.C.A. of Australia Pay, Ltd
Canberra
Black Mountain
National Capital Development Comission
Labour Selects Council Candidates in Sydney Election
The State AJL.P. executive chose two candidates for the Legislative Council from 26 nominees. Ballot winner Mr. W. J. Geraghty a Hornsby farmer and Mr. H. Tant a Petersham welder were selected to fill council vacancies.
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Ajl.p. Execusive
Legislative Council
W. J. Geraghty
Hornsby
H. Tant
Petersham
Welder
Battle for Bizerta Escalates as French Attack Fights Tunisian Resistance
French paratroops and armor battled into Bizerta as President Bourguiba rejected a French ultimatum and urged aid from foreign volunteers. Paris reported Tunisian forces stalled near the naval base while fighting raged along the southern frontier near Algerian oilfields. A UN session was called as Britain’s Peter Stephens described a brutal, one sided siege with heavy French bombardments and civilian harm.
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Vriday
A.A.P
Bizean
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Ale Dizerla
Tunisia
Public Health Department
Algeria
Boureguba
Dutch Jobless Rate Lowest Among Migrants in Australia
A Dutch Embassy spokesman disputed a Amsterdam report claiming widespread misery among Dutch migrants in Australia. He said unemployment among Dutch migrants in Australian capitals was not high and that only a few recently left work, with some benefits received.
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Amterdam
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