Officer Cleared in Tower Collapse Court Martial
Newburgh based court martial finds Col. William Banks 46 not guilty of neglect in the Jan 15 Texas tower collapse off New Jersey coast that killed 28. The eight member board, with Col Jean Rydstrom as law officer, acquits Banks who led the tower project at Stewart Air Base.
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Newburgh
N. Y
William Banks
Texas
Atlantic
New Jersey
Jean Rydstrom
Banks
Stewart Air Base
Clifford Sheldon
Sheldon
Chicago police officers convicted in burglary ring
Six Chicago policemen were sentenced after a jury found Patrick Groark guilty in the cops or robbers scandal. Allan Brinn got 13 years, Alan Clements and Frank Faraci 25 years each, Sol and Alex Karras 24 and 25 years, with Henry Malea and Peter Beef tink fined, and Groark 6 months in county jail with a $1000 fine.
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Chicago
UPI
James Parsons
Patrick Groark
Groark
Parson
Parsons
Allan Brinn
Alan Clements
Frank Faraci
Julius Echols
Echols
Sol
Alex Karras
Alex
Henry Malea
Peter Beeftink
Cape Canaveral Chosen for All Moon Flights base
NASA announced Cape Canaveral Florida will host all manned moon missions and other space endeavors needing giant boosters. The plan includes a $60 million expansion and 17 000 additional acres north and west of the current installation administered by the Air Force.
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Washington
Civilian Space Agency
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Missile Test Center
Patrick Air Base
The
Space Agency
Cape
Kennedy
NASA
Florida
NASA Department of Defense
Pacific Ocean
Agency
Hick Seeks Out In Corps Fund
Washington AP Sen Hickenlooper introduces an amendment to reduce the Peace Corps appropriation to 25 million dollars for the first year, matching a similar proposal previously offered by Sen Fulbright.
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Hick
Washington
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Peace Corps
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Camp Good Health Fund Totals at All Iowa Fair Booth
A KCRG radio booth at the All Iowa fair cleared 742.47 for Camp Good Health through a ball throwing game that smashed old phonograph records for new ones. The camp closed for the season but the fund remains open to meet this year’s goal and begin next year’s. Previous contributions totaled 7,213.43.
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Cedar Rapids
KCRG
Mold Invades Mountain Home Forcing Out Family
A gray powdery mold engulfed a six room Elkin North Carolina home forcing Baptist minister Grady Norman his wife and 15 year old daughter Wilda Mae to flee. The mold covers the structure from basement to attic destroying furniture floors walls and clothing and emitting puff ball spores. Health officials sent samples to Raleigh for analysis while residents sought refuge in a trailer.
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Elkin, N. C
UPI
Grady Norman
Wilda Mae
State Laboratory
Raleigh
Robert Caldwell
Norman
Eastern flight lands safely after nose wheel switch failure
A Eastern Air Lines plane landed safely in Columbia South Carolina after a nose wheel micro switch failed to function during approach. No injuries were reported and the cause of the malfunction was under investigation by airline officials.
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Columbia, S. C
UPI
Eastern Air Lines
Partial Eclipse Of Moon To Be Seen In Iowa
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in Iowa Friday night with key phases at 7 36 p m entering shadow 9 09 p m at middle eclipse and 10 42 p m leaving shadow The moon’s diameter magnitude will be just under the lunar disk Echo the balloon satellite will also pass over Iowa appearing west-northwest at 9 17 p m then moving southeast Weather uncertainty is forecast as partly cloudy skies likely affecting viewing.
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Iowa
Former Justice Minton in Recovery After Stroke
Former Supreme Court Justice Minton continued recovery after suffering a stroke in New Albany Indiana. The report notes his condition remains improving with doctors monitoring his health.
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New Albany, Ind
UPI
Supreme Court
Minton
Death Row in Fort Madison Two Minneapol is on Death Row
Charles Noel Brown and Charles Edward Kelley of Minneapolis wait for execution at the Fort Madison state penitentiary for the killing of Alvin E. Koehrsen, a federal agent from Walnut. Brown, 28, plans a memoir from his cell while Kelley, 20, faces possible appeals and a July 18 date. Both men hint at past crimes in Minneapolis and Omaha and reflect on drinking, remorse, and a slim chance of avoiding the gallows.
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Charles Edward Kelley
Minneapolis
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Brown
Mississippi
Kelley
Alvin E. Koehrsen
Federal
Internal Revenue
Walnut
Omaha
State Supreme Court
Norman Erbe
Erbe
Yanks Defy Halt in East Berlin Water Gun Incident
In Berlin the Red border tension rises as East German orders bar exit permits for foreigners. American troops press past Red guards at Friedrichstrasse while a water cannon incident prompts Soviet officer involvement and ongoing Allied border patrols.
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Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
U.S
U. S
Friedrichstrasse
Russia warns on Berlin air routes threaten Western access
Washington warns Moscow that any interference with allied air links to West Berlin would be an aggressive act. Moscow’s note accuses Bonn of meddling and calls for agitators kept from air corridors, signaling a possible attempt to isolate West Berlin.
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West Germany
Berlin
Russia
West Berlin
Washington
UPI
U.S
White House
Moscow
Adenauer
U. S
East Germany
Chuckle Professor Teaches Life’s Problems Through Class
An educator known as the Chuckle Professor guides students in practical problem solving, reflecting on choices that led to a professorship and offering humorous yet helpful life lessons.
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D-Fla
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