Eye Films On Failure Of Centaur Explodes Over Atlantic
Investigators analyze radio signals and camera films after the Centaur stage failed 55 seconds into its maiden flight 30,000 feet above the Atlantic. Officials weigh Atlas first stage as the possible fault while NASA times two to three days for data review. The failure tempers plans for May 17 orbital flight by Astronaut Carpenter and future high energy payloads.
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Malcolm Scott Carpenter
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Moon
Mars
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Carpenter
Col
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Glenn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Centaur
Hughes Urges Legalized Liquor By The Drink In Iowa
Des Moines AP Harold Hughes Democrat candidate for governor advocated legalized liquor by the drink to raise at least 10 million dollars annually and improve liquor laws. He urged a system retaining the monopoly with strict enforcement and local option by referendum, proposing a 10 percent tax and license fees.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Hughes
State Commerce Commission
Ida Grove
Ozark Air Lines and Central Airlines Plan Merger
Ozark Air Lines of St Louis and Central Airlines of Fort Worth plan a merger to create the nation's largest local service airline in most respects with headquarters in St Louis. The deal hinges on CAB approval and a 30 day postponement of a route hearing.
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Cedar Rapids News
Ozark Air Lines of
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Central Airlines
Fort Worth
Texas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark
Central
Tulsa
CAB
McNamara Sees Viet Cong Guerilla Threat During Vietnam Visit
Secretary McNamara toured a strategic village area in South Vietnam with Gen. Lemnitz er, stating no plan for American combat forces. He cited Viet Cong guerillas as a serious covert threat and urged neutral Laos while praising Thai defenses and military aid. He emphasized U.S. support to Southeast Asian partners and two days in country.
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McNamara
South Vietnam
Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nam Tha
Laos
U.S
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Paul Harkins
Unemployment falls below four million in April
Washington AP. Secretary of Labor Goldberg reported April unemployment dropped 430000 to under four million, with employment rising to an April record. The jobless rate held at 5.5 percent, long-term unemployed at 1.5 million, and Goldberg called the signs encouraging for continued economic expansion.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Goldberg
Cedar Rapids From the Air portrait of downtown scene
A striking air view of downtown Cedar Rapids including Municipal Island appears in The Gazette page 10 A. The photograph by Bob Laker, Cedar Rapids photographer, is part of a series showcasing aerial views.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Bob Laker
East Berliners Mark Surrender in West Berlin Ceremony
About 1,500 East Berliners gathered in West Berlin to honor Germanys surrender, including Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Pervukhin and a Russian military band. The event marked the 17th anniversary but occurred on an unscheduled day with no explanation for the delay.
Dobrynin Called To State Dept But Says Little
Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin met with Acting Secretary Ball for about 30 minutes to discuss Laos hostilities. He avoided questions on Russia taking initiative or restoring the cease-fire after the Nam Tha government strongpoint fell. Ball and Harriman attended the session amid reports of Russia rebuffing talks.
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State Dept
Washington
Ball
Laos
Russia
Nam Tha
Asst
Harriman
State Department
London
Moscow
Pepper Taft Win In Florida Primaries For Congress
Former Florida Senator Pepper and Robert Taft Jr. won decisive primary victories for congress. Florida candidates Smathers and Fascell also secured Democratic renomination while Kennedy backed them. Other states cf nomination results included Ohio Indiana West Virginia New Mexico with varied outcomes. Florida race drew the most interest and Fascell faced a tough contest.
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Claude Pepper
Florida
Robert Taft, Jr
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Congress
George Smathers
Dante Fascell
Pepper
Kennedy
Frank Lausche
Michael DiSalle
Richard Kennedy
Taft
Indiana
West Virginia
New Mexico
Edwin Mechem
Sen. Smathers
Roger L. Davis
Fort Lauderdale
Douglas R. Voorhees
Miami
Fascell
No te Erbe on Meeting Request
President Kennedy refused Gov Norman Erbe’s request for a meeting to discuss a proposed cut in national guard and army reserve troops. The governor rejected a telegram offer to meet with the secretary of the army and the secretary of defense. Erbe campaigns and opposes trimming an entire battle group from Iowa’s national guard.
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Des Moines
Kennedy
Norman Erbe
Erbe
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of Defense
Lowa,l
Army National Guard
Grubs Have Noisy Table Manners By Francis Suilley
New York ad men sought to record grubworms eating corn roots for an insecticide radio spot. After many calls to zoos and universities, Oklahoma State University and others supplied worms. In a studio the worms finally made sound resembling a man eating potato chips, confirming the idea.
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New York
Oklahoma
Ogilvy, Benson & Mather
Ad Men
New York City
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Beltsville
University of Florida
University of Michigan
Cali
Soviets demand France in any nuclear test ban pact
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Zorin declared at the disarmament conference that the Soviet Union will not sign any nuclear test ban treaty unless France is a party. He cited France's Sahara underground test and noted Paris has boycotted talks since March, arguing that all tests can be detected by national systems without international inspections. The stance jeopardizes progress, as the U.S. and Britain require a control framework for a ban.
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Soviet Union
France
Zorin
U.S
Britain
Russia
Sahara
Paris
United States
de Gaulle
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