Strikes Threaten Multiple Missile Plant Operations
San Diego reports say machinists strike threats at Lockheed and Douglas could halt production of Atlas and Thor missiles. I A M units in San Francisco rejected Lockheed offers and warned a five day walkout. Santa Monica and other sites were set for 12 000 workers to strike if no agreement. The Atlas program faces delays due to a lack of liquid oxygen as unions press for settlements.
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San Diego
Calf
UPI
Lockheed
Douglas
Sunnyvale
Santa Cruz
van Nuys
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Sky
Samos
SAM
Santa Monica
Vandenberg
Cape Canaveral
Fla
White Sands N.M
Sacramento
Long Beach
United Auto Workers
Convair
Air Force
Braniff Loss Shrinks as Electra Crashes Drive Away Passengers
Braniff Air ways reports a net loss of 486,968 for the quarter ended March 31. The public fear surrounding the Lockheed Electra crashes at Buffalo Texas and Tell City Indiana reduced passenger demand and kept the Electra at below break even load factors.
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Dallas
Braniff Airways, Inc
Buffalo
Tex
Tell City
Ind
Braniff
Fred Jones
Charles E. Beard
Eisenhower Visit Security Tensions In Japan Grow
Tokyo officials vow absolute security for Eisenhower amid protests by Sohyo and Zengakuren as the Socialist opposition attacks Kishi and the Liberal Party. Police promise 10 000 prefectural and 15 000 metropolitan reinforcements to ensure safety.
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Hiroaki Kono
Tokyo
America
Kishi
Eisenhower
Japan
Liberal Party
Sohyo Federation
Zengakuren
Nobuo Kashiwara
National Police
Metropolitan Police Department
Thieves Learn Lesson At Silverman’s Brighton Home
Silversmith Barry Langford, known for lectures in jails on silver identification, found burglars had stolen 1680 dollars of good silver and jewelry, taking only valuable pieces. In New York, Vice President Nixon warned the cold war might endure fifty years, hoping for peace without war.
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Richard Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Coliseum
New York City
NEA Telepoto
Brighton
England
UPI
Barry Langford
Richard M. Nixon
Balloon Drifts 450 Miles Off Pacific Coast With Cosmic Data
A 40 story high balloon launched from Brunswic Ga. to study cosmic radiation drifted 450 miles west of San Diego at 50,000 feet. An explosive charge failed to rupture it, delaying landing near Houston and risking the priceless 800 pound nuclear emulsion data recorder aboard. Navy jet fighters fired rounds as pursuit continued.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Navy
Office of Naval Research Team
Empire State Building
Glynco Naval Air Station
Brunswic Ga
Houston
Sodding
Israel Apologizes for Kidnapping Eichmann Case Strains Argentina Ties
Israel’s Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion apologizes to Argentina over the seizure of Adolf Eichmann and asserts moral justification for the act. He acknowledges possible violations of Argentine law and asks President Arturo Frondizi for understanding while warning of UN involvement if demands aren’t met.
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Buenos Aires
David Ben-Gurion
Argentina
Adolf Eichmann
Ben-Gurion
Arturo Frondizi
Israel
Eichmann
United Nations
Frondizi
Kennedy Leads Nixon Among Protestants But Trails Overall
A Texas poll shows Kennedy at 63 percent to Nixon 22 among Protestants, with 15 percent undecided. Kennedy trails Nixon 14 points among Protestants aware of his Catholic faith, while he leads among those unaware. Stevenson and Johnson also show gains, with Johnson’s lead rising from 34 to 43 points.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Texas
Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Stevenson
Johnson
Balloon drift confounds sailors as helium leaks slow
Naval officers expected slow helium leakage from a balloon but it continued to drift in circles off the coast due to variable winds. They planned to let it descend naturally, noting heavier shellfire could down the craft but risked damaging the gondola with research gear. If it lands in water, the gondola floats and ships are ready to recover it.
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Convair Astronautics
U.S
International Assn. of
Atlas
Whte House
James Hagerty
Thomas Stephens
Douglas MacArthur Iil
Donald Foss
NEA
Chevy
California
Bernie Stone
Petrolane
Chevrolet
Panhandle Motor Company
Pacific
Penneys
Penney’s
Penney
Dan River
Chine
Shaw
Dacron
Norton
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