Nine of a mountain family drown when boat capsizes in river
In Scottsboro Alabama nine members of a Caves family died when a 14 foot fishing boat capsized on the Swift Tennessee River near Starkey Island. Two others escaped by clinging to the boat bottom and a tree limb. The victims ranged from 2 to 45 years old including Violet and Ola Mae Caves and E L Caves. Police described hours-long remote salvage efforts and emotional witness accounts after the late night tragedy.
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Scottsboro
Ala
UPI
Tennessee
Starkey Island
Miss Violet Caves
Ola Mae Caves
Charlotte Caves
Mona
Billy Caves
E. L. Caves
Monk Caves
John Caves
Ola Pruett
Jimmy Caves
Charles Caves
Jimmy
Rockefeller's Name Linked To Divorcee in New York
New York reports link Mrs. Margaretta Murphy to Gov. Rockefeller amid divorce details. Murphy, 35, and Dr. James Murphy, 40, div orced in Sun Valley after a marriage since 1948 with five children. The Murphys own near the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills. Rockefeller Press Secretary denies comment.
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New York
Margaretta “Happy
Fitler Murphy
James Murphy
Sun Valley
Idaho
Murphy
Rockefeller Institute
Vincent Malone
Edward Greenbaum
The
New York Mirror
Rockefeller
Venezuela
Robert McManus
GM's Donner Becomes Highest Paid U.S. Auto Executive
Frederic Donner, GM board chairman, earned 791 475 dollars last year to set a new automotive industry pay record. The figure included 201 475 salary 442 500 bonus and 147 500 contingent credits from GM stock options.
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Detroit
Frederic Donner
General Motors Board
U.S
Donner
Harlowe Curtice
Russia and Peking Sign Trade Accord in Moscow
Tass news agency reported that Communist China and Russia signed a 1963 trade agreement in Moscow. The Russians agreed to defer payments due from 1960, and the accord covers a wide range of supplies to meet the needs of both national economies.
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London
China
Russia
Moscow
Tass
Peking
Debris from Thresher sinking links burned plastic to rush of flame
Portsmouth AP reports a naval court of inquiry heard that an 18 inch square polyethy lene plastic fragment found among debris showed charred spots and indications of a rush of flame. Chemist Frederick Downs testified the plastic, used in reactor shielding on nuclear ships, had been in contact with flame and contained metal bits. Eight smaller plastic pieces and two lifejacket stuffing pads were also examined with tests planned to determine cause.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Thresher
Frederick Downs
Downs
Convicts Secure Transfer After Hostage Crisis
Three inmates who seized a guard with a knife during a riot at the British Columbia penitentiary agreed to release the captive and transfer to prisons in Montreal and near Winnipeg. Warden Tom Hall said Gerald Casey Wayne Carlson and Nelson Wood demanded transfers and, after the two first are airborne, Wood would free the guard. Police deployed tear gas and barbed wire as authorities restored order and the convicts faced no charges mentioned.
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New Westminster
B.C
Webster
Gerald Casey
Wayne Carlson
Montreal
Commissioner of Penitentiaries
Casey
Carlson
Nelson Wood
Wood
Winnipeg
Plane in Trouble and Boy Takes Over from Dad
In Wichita a 14 year old, Bill Pentz, flew a small plane for two hours while his father, Air Force Major Merle Pentz, freed a jammed landing gear. They made a wheels up landing at a suburban airport with no injuries and minor plane damage.
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Wichita
Bill Pentz
Air Force
Merle Pentz
Large turnout at Cedar Rapids home show tops prior crowds
Attendance at the Cedar Rapids Home Show at Hawk Eye Downs Friday night reached 3591, surpassing last year’s second night by 458. Officials call it the biggest Friday crowd since 1959. The exposition, sponsored by the Home Builders Assn of Cedar Rapids and All towa fair, runs until 10 tonight and Sunday from 1 to 10 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
The
Home Builders Assn. of
Alltowa Fair
Rise in National Product Marked by 1963 First Quarter Gain
The President's Council of Economic Advisers tentatively estimates a $572 billion gross national product for Q1 1963. This shows an $8.5 billion rise from the prior quarter’s annual rate and marks the largest quarterly jump since 1961.
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Washington
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Balloon Soars Away Without Gondola at Holloman AFB
A sudden wind at Holloman Air Base blew the Stargazer balloon without its 5,300 pound gondola and astronauts Capt. Joe Kittinger and astronomer William White were left in the gondola for about an hour. The balloon, valued at 53 thousand dollars, was found about 120 miles east and will be shipped back to Schjeldahl Co. for inspection.
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Holloman Air Base
N. M
Schjeldahl Co
Northfield
Minn
Air Force
Joe Kittinger
William White
Charles Harris
Kittinger
President Kennedy to Visit Ireland on June Europe Trip
The White House announced that President Kennedy will visit Ireland during his June trip to Europe. The trip aims to strengthen U S ties and mark a historic visit by the president to the country.
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Ireland
Washington
Kennedy
Europe
White House
First House Liquor Bill Action Soon
Des Moines report says the Iowa House safety and law enforcement committee will meet Monday to move the liquor by the drink issue. The panel may bypass the Senate passed bill but back the House dry bill to remove orphan status and send it to sifting for floor debate. The central fight is over implied consent for chemical tests in drunken driving arrests tied to the liquor measure.
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Des Moines
UPI
Towa House Safety and Law Enforcement Committee
Senate
Sam Robinson
Ruthrie Center
Robinson
C. Raymond Fisher
Grand Junction
Fisher
House
Clinker
Robert Naden
Webster City
William Mooty
Nixon calls for action to remove Soviet in Cuba from exile to invasion
Former vice president Richard Nixon urged unleashing Cuban exiles and even invading Cuba if needed to force withdrawal of Soviet troops from Cuba. He spoke to the American Society of Newspaper Editors and said U.S. policy should back freedom forces and redefine the Monroe Doctrine into a freedom doctrine for the Americas.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
U.S
Cuba
Castro
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Nixon
Americas
Western Hemisphere
U. S
Khrushchev
Riot at reform school draws mass native and U S police
More than 150 native police firemen and U S military police were called out Friday night to quell a reform school riot in Naha Okinawa AP reports a large security response and efforts to restore order.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S
Moon Trip Costs and Programs Highlight Mercury Era Plans
Lt. Col. John A. Powers discusses the $25 billion price tag for NASA's moon program, noting it funds both manned and unmanned research. He outlines Mercury Gemini and Apollo roles, with Prospector space studies shaping future moon missions and rendezvous capabilities.
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Moon
John A
Shorty” Powers
Mercury Space Project
Cape Canaveral
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
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