Navy officer dies after 25-foot plunge from rescue helicopter
Lt. Cmdr. Victor G. Prather of Bethesda Maryland died aboard the USS Antietam after falling from a sling during a rescue in the Gulf of Mexico. He and Cmdr. Malcolm Ross had reached a record high of 113500 feet in a balloon mission before the tragedy rest of story continues on page two.
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Bethesda
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Antietam
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Gulf
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Mississippi River
Solon Delegates Return From National Chamber Convention
Corry's two delegates James Hammond and Stewart A Long returned from the four day National Chamber of Commerce Convention in Washington D C with a mix of new material. They witnessed Senator Joseph S Clark booed during a debate with Dr Milton Friedman over New Deal programs.
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Corry
National Chamber of * Commerce
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
Chamber
James Hammond
Stewart A. Long
Hammond
Long
Lone
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Chicago
Clark
Cancer Appeal Near $2,500 Goal With $2,140 Pledged
The cancer appeal committee reported $2,140 raised to date as the drive nears its $2,500 target. The session closed the campaign though more pledges may arrive in coming days. Edgar Alexander, chairman, thanked volunteers and contributors and predicted Corry’s per capita rate will rank high once county totals are in.
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Edgar Alexander
Corry
Show Increase Of Catholics
The National Roman Catholic Directory for 1961 reports a 47.04 per cent rise in enrolled Catholics in the United States during the last decade. It lists a total Catholic population of 42,104,000, up 13,470,022 from 28,634,878 in 1951 and 1,234,589 higher than last year.
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New York
United States
Survivors of Cuba Invasion Reach U S
New Orleans officials guard 12 Cuban survivors of the ill fated invasion after a 15 day Gulf voyage in a 25 foot open boat. They were delirious and shocked, moved to a Public Health Service Hospital, with news talks expected after a quarantine. Three companions died during the trip.
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U.S
Gulf of Mexico
Mississinni River
Cuba
U. S. Public Health Service
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Charles A. .Greene
Jobless Claims Drop in Penn State Labor Data
The State Bureau of Employment Security reported 272,038 continued claims for compensation for the week ending April 28, down from 277,149 the prior week, with 43,215 new claims versus 34,667 the previous week. Fewer layoffs occurred in construction, stone-clay-glass, anthracite mining, food processing, and non electrical machinery industries.
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Anrusoung
State Bureau of Employment Security
Victims of Castro terror reported amid Cuba crackdown
Reports from Havana describe mass detentions after the mid April invasion. 25,000 to 40,000 detainees, including Americans, crowded into venues like the Sports Palace and Blanquita Theater with no food or sanitation. Censorship blocks outgoing news and mail as authorities tighten control.
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Flu
Arnst
Cuba
Havana
Sports Palace
Blanquita Theater
Blanquita
Penny a Family Of Six Wiped Out In Blaze
Pittsburgh fire destroys a brick Sheraden home killing Robert Warfel 34 Gay Warfel 32 and children Bobbie 5 Thomas 6 Marin 2 Billy 3 All died from burns and suffocation morgue reports Neighbor spotted smoke and alerted emergency crews. damage estimated at 3500. family had just moved in days earlier from another part of Sheraden.
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Pittsburgh
Sheraden
Allegheny County
Robert Warfel
Gay
Bobbie
Thm
Marin
Billy
D. Huggins
Kennedy Signs Bill Raises Minimum Wage for 3.6 Million
President Kennedy signed new legislation with great satisfaction, extending the minimum wage law to about 3.624 million workers. The minimum will rise to 1.25 dollars an hour by 1963. new coverage starts at 1 dollar for the first two years and 1.25 dollars after five years.
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Rasieewe Tae
Credident Kennedy
Fire kills four children as Kittanning parents pray
In Adrian, Pennsylvania a house fire claimed the lives of four children while their parents attended a prayer meeting. The Anderson family home burned to ruins eight miles north of Kittanning, and authorities investigated the cause as firefighters recovered all bodies.
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Adrian, R
Bss
Tague
Liresmen
Sandra White
Ater
Anderson Romo
First American astronaut launches in Mercury capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL Sept 9 1959 the first manned Mercury flight lifted Alan B Shepard Jr aboard a two stage rocket from Cape Canaveral toward suborbital space. The mission followed early attempts and failures as the United States rivaled the Soviet Union in the race to space with a dramatic launch and planned splashdown after the 63 foot parachute slows descent and helicopter pickup.
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Puerto Rico
Antigua
Atlas Rocket
Earth
Unio
Shepard
Spaceman Up At 1 A.M. To Prepare For Journey
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr dressed in his silver space suit began toward the launch pad in Florida early today for a history making rocket flight into space. At 2:58 am he left his quarters and was driven to the hangar area by guards and technicians. He rode in a van toward the site about 130 miles away, marking his first public appearance since being placed under guard after the previous launch was postponed by bad weather. The mission aims for a 115 mile high near space flight, 23 days after Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth.
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Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
U.S
Near Space
Yuri Gasarin
Earth
Teenager killed as signal pistol explodes in Philadelphia
AP reporting from Philadelphia describes a tragic accident after a teenager examined a signal pistol loaded with a shotgun shell. The weapon discharged, injuring 6 year old Howard McFadden in the face while three other boys watched at the cousin's home. Police say it was accidental and unknown how the shell entered the pistol.
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Philadelphia
Howard McFadden
McFadden
David Givens
Binehell
Rise Of Communism In Next Year
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson warned that the Communist world offensive could peak in the next 12 to 18 months. Speaking at the Brana Navies Foundation dinner in the Waldorf Astoria, he said the outcome depends on Communist judgments about resolving the Free World. Johnson pledged bipartisan support and noted U. S. superiority in pace technology, while foreseeing a long, hard pull ahead.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Brana Navies Foundation
Waldart-Astora
Johinson
Free World
United States
Kennedy
New ‘Spare Councill
Bid by Gimble Gamble Co. tops Westmoreland project
The Gimbled Gamble Construction Co of Westmoreland County submitted the low bid for a new Dubois area high school project. Officials reported flood of bids, with Bumool Bid-51,428,452 S Arribburg noted in records amid bid submissions.
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War
Westmoreland County
Dubois Area
Jett High
Nixon Launches Broadside Attacks on Kennedy Policy
Nixon heads west for a six day schedule aimed at attacking Kennedy. He will speak to the Executives Club of Chicago on foreign policy and tighten his stance on farm policy in Des Moines and domestic issues in Detroit and Columbus. He spent Thursday in New York meeting with Herbert Hoover and Douglas MacArthur, keeping many talks private.
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Kennedy
White House
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Chicago
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Nixon
GOP Citivens Leagues du Ghiewkd
WieCormink Place
Des Moines
Detroit
Columbus
New York
Herbert Hoover
Douglas MacArthur
Gardner Cowles
Cowles
Congresswoman seeks plaques honoring Pennsylvanians as first defenders
Representative Francis B. Walter of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution Thursday to install four plaques in a main Capitol corridor. The plaques would honor Pennsylvanians who first answered President Lincoln's call for volunteers at the start of the Civil War, describing them as the Union's first defenders.
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Francis B. Walter
D-Pa
Capitol
Unio
House
Watters
Washington
Lincoln
Eyes of World Watched First U S Space Shot
Millions of Europeans crowded around radios and televisions as the United States launched its first manned spaceflight. The historic countdown and Cape Canaveral blastoff drew excitement across Western Europe while Japan interrupted programs to report the mission. The event contrasted with the subdued secrecy around Gagarin’s flight three weeks earlier, underscoring global tension and national prestige.
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Alan B. Sheparder
Jourtney Torhe
Europe
Yuria
Gagarin
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Japan
America
Frank
Wan
Gaweerin
School for violators in Harrisburg proposed by safety bureau
The State Bureau of Traffic Safety considers focusing on education for repeat law violators. Plans for traffic safety schools were recommended by Gov. Yuwenenn’s Traffic Safe TY Coltnell and included in the governor’s 13 point highway safety program.
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Harrisburg
State Bureau of Traffic Safety
Yuwrenen
TY Coltnell
Shepard Rockets Into Suborbital Space Mission
The United States resumed spaceflight with Alan B. Shepard Jr lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 9 34 a m and reaching 115 miles high in a 15 minute suborbital flight. He landed safely aboard the Lake Champlain recovery group after a 303 mile downrange journey and reported seeing the entire East Coast as the craft flew. Officials noted he performed tasks and operated controls during the flight while doctors prepare to hear his full account.
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Navy Command- 2
Shepand
United States
Shepard
Lake Champlain
Lake Champla
Jim
Russia
Yury Gagarin
Earth
National Space Agency
Cape Cagaveral
Mercury
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