Saigon Palace Hit By Fighter Bombers During Attack
Saigon is jolted as Ngo Dinh Diem’s presidential palace is bombed by two air force pilots. one plane shot down, pilots captured or fled to Cambodia. An American contractor in Saigon dies indirectly. Diem stays safe and says divine protection protected him and key collaborators.
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Tony Escoda
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Pham Quoc
Civic Action
Ngo Trong Hieu
Nguyen van du
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Bien Hoa
U.S
Sidney Ambrose
Portland
Ore
Diem
Ngo Dinh Thuc
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Nhu
NASA postpones OSO solar observatory launch
Cape Canaveral officials announced the launch of the 440 pound OSO solar observatory would be delayed several days after a rocket test firing in Maryland encountered troubles. OSO is built to study sun earth relations and was slated to launch today.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Maryland
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
OSO
Sterling Weather Forecast Closes In On Wednesday
The Chicago Weather Bureau noon forecast says Sterling and vicinity will be cloudy through Wednesday with a little precipitation possible.
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Chicago Weather Bureau
Sterling and Vicinity
Weather outlook with light snow and cold temperatures
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with scattered light snow tonight becoming more general on Wednesday. Tonight will be not as cold as then with lows around 15 to 20 and highs on Wednesday in the upper 20s. In a secondary note, another area shows a colder shock with lows around 5 to 10 below zero and highs near zero to 10 above.
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Towa
IRA vows end to terrorism in Ireland and calls for neutrality
The Irish Republican Army announces it has halted five years of bombing and shooting, thrown away its arms, and will campaign to keep Ireland out of European alliances. Dublin and Northern Ireland leaders call the move good news but maintain security measures until the claim is verifiably ended. The IRA remains an underground force with roots in the 1916 to 1922 independence era.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Charles Haughey
Irish Republic
Brian Faulkner
Irish Revolutionary Forces
Britain
United Kingdom
AFL-CIO Disagrees With Sec. Goldberg
AFL-CIO at its midwinter meeting adjourned in disagreement with Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg. George Meany criticized federal intervention in bargaining and urged steel firms to step up social responsibility while backing United Steelworkers in stalled talks begun February 14 in Pittsburgh.
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Bal Marbour
Fla
Afl-Cio
Arthur J. Goldberg
George Meany
Goldberg
Meany
Chicago
Afl-Cio Executive Council
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Angolan Skirmish Leaves Volunteer Commander Dead
In Uige province near a coffee plantation a clash occurred between rebels and local volunteer guards. The volunteer commander was killed in the exchange, and the fighting was reported by AP from Luanda.
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Luanda
Angola
Uige
Glenn Receives Hero’s Welcome in Washington Parade
About 250000 people lined Pennsylvania Avenue to honor John H. Glenn Jr the first American to orbit the earth. The Marine Corps band played as Glenn sat with his wife Annie and children Lyn and Davis while Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson rode nearby. Glenn insisted his wife prominence marking a shared celebration with fellow astronauts.
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John Glenn
Annie
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Glenn
David
Lyn
Glenns
Earth
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Marine Corps
Jenn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Davis
Capitol
Our
Questioning Of U2 Pilot Nearing End
U S officials indicate the official questioning of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers may end soon. President Kennedy said the examination should be finished by midweek and Powers would then be made available to Congress and the press. He added no evidence of contract violation as of last Wednesday.
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Washington
White House
Francis Gary Powers
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Powers
Russia
Tshombe protests UN attack on Kapona Airport hangar
Katanga President Moise Tshombe said a United Nations aircraft attacked a hangar at Kapona Airport, 280 miles northeast of Elisabethville, an allegation the UN spokesman stated is under investigation.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Kapona
Medal of Honor Proposed for Glenn in Congress
Two bills in Congress seek the Medal of Honor for astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. The Chelf measure would award the medal to all seven Project Mercury astronauts and grant two years of salary plus $5,000 for each key Mercury staffer. A separate Johnston bill would award the medal to Glenn alone.
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Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
Congress
Frank Chelf
D-Ky
Chelf
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Glenn
New York Planning Ticker Tape Parade for Astronauts
New York outlines a ticker tape parade and fireboat salutes for John H. Glenn Jr. and six fellow astronauts. Thousands of schoolchildren, city officials, and cheering residents are expected to participate in what officials call a historic celebration.
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New York
John H. Glenn Jr
Col
Glenn
Civilian Clothes Mark Space Ceremony for Glenn Flight
Washington AP reports seven astronauts, including Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., appearing in civilian clothes at a ceremony honoring Glenn's three orbits around the earth. The attire prompted spectator comment as the civilian dress underscored the civilian nature of the U.S. space program.
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Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Demand for Glenn four cent stamp soars
The Post Office Department reports continued phenomenal demand for the John H. Glenn Jr space flight four cent stamp. To meet collector requests the first day cover issue has been raised from 1 million to 1.6 million.
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Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
Post Office Department
Recruiting For Man On The Moon Project Opens In Boston
AP reports NASA recruiting for the Apollo moon project started in Boston with Lt Col John H. Glenn Jr. boosting the drive. A week of interviews begins as NASA seeks 2500+ engineers and scientists nationwide.
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Boston
John H. Glenn Jr
U.S
Outer Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
New England
Algerian Rebel Parliament Accepts Peace Accord With France
Reports from Tripoli say Algeria’s rebel National Council has accepted a France backed peace deal ending seven years of war. The accord includes a cease fire, a self determination referendum, and protections for Europeans and Sahara oil interests. violence continued in major cities as French forces reinforce.
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KPOLI
Libya
France
National Council For Algerian Revolution
Reba
Switzerland
Tripoli
Algeria
Mers-el-Kebir
Oran
Sahara
Michel Debre
Algiers
Senate panel declines Tshombe invitation for Congo visit
A Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee declines Moise Tshombe’s invitation to visit Katanga for an on the spot probe. Chairman Albert Gore says the move is not to derail unification efforts and the decision followed a closed door meeting with Harland Cleveland of the State Department.
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Washington (D
Senate
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Senate Foreign Relations
Harland Cleveland
State and International Organization
Afrs
Kennedy seeks aged health insurance and nation immunization drive
President Kennedy urged Congress to fund health insurance for the elderly by a one billion dollar Social Security tax boost. He proposed a three year nationwide polio diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough immunization campaign with vaccines paid by Uncle Sam for children under five, plus federal loans to expand group practice facilities and new federal outlays totaling 182 million dollars for mental health pollution and medical research. He announced two White House bills for mass vaccination and pollution control.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Sam
White House
Rock Falls Sailor Killed on Sub Near Holy Loch Scotland
Robert Lee Nutt 21 of Rock Falls died Monday while serving as an electronic technician on the U S Navy submarine George Washington near Holy Loch Scotland. He slipped under a 1500 pound periscope and was killed instantly. He was to be discharged in April and to marry March 3 in Glasgow. He leaves parents five sisters two brothers and extended family. Funeral arrangements to be announced upon body arrival.
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Robert Lee Nutt
Raymond Nutt
Rt. 1
Rock Falls
U. S
George Washington
Holy Loch
Scotland
Associated Press
Glasgow
Robert
Raymond
Ethel Clapper Nutt
Eleanore Winn
Karen Lucille
Betty Sue
Lindalue
Christine
Sherry
Marvin
Calvin
William Clapper
Puneral
Wheelock-Allen Puneral
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Irish Underground Army
By Colin Frost
Sec
Harry Kelly
Arlington
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John H. Glenn, Jr
Washington, D.C
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