Air Defense Hawk Head Named at Redstone Arsenal
Col. George H McBride, a veteran missile officer, will lead the Hawk NATO Hawk Air Defense Missile System Project Office at Redstone Arsenal. He succeeds acting head Lonnie Hightower as project manager, bringing decades of guided missile and ordnance experience to the role.
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Redstone Arsenal
Army
George H McBride
Army Missile Command
Col. McBride
U.S. Army Ordnance
Birmingham
Auburn University
Sandia Base
N. M
Fort Bliss
Texas
Command and General Staff College
Air Force War College
McBride
Lonnie Hightower
Hawk
Hightower
Col
Charles Graham
Department of Defense Defense Weapons Management
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Ordnance Guided Missile
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Redstone
Jupiter Ballistic Missile Project
Xviii Airborne Corps
Eglin Air Force Base
Cordeal
Canal Zone
Ordnance
Warren Commission Eyes Advance Release Contracts
The Warren Commission discussed a possible contract plan with information media to receive the Kennedy report ahead of others while preserving security and a set release date. J Lee Rankin briefed reporters after a secret session, with White House and AP officials weighing in on simultaneous public release.
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Washington
Earl Warren
Miss California crowned The American Beauty at contest
Lin da Ann Taylor, 18, of San Diego was chosen The American Beauty at the International Beauty Congress in Long Beach. She will compete against contestants from 46 nations for Miss International Beauty. Taylor was selected over 14 semifinalists as the outdoor type with brown eyes and brown hair.
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Long Beach
Calif
California
Linda Ann Taylor
San Diego
Miss Taylor
Three Youths Hurt By Cars In Alabama Traffic Accidents
Three young cyclists were injured in two of five Alabama highway accidents in four counties. George Witt 14 Athens in fair condition after Harley accident with a 1960 Plymouth driven by Katherine Gray 16 Elkmont. Robert Smith 12 Decatur in good condition with skull fracture jaw and leg injuries after bicycle collision with a 1961 Volkswagen truck driven by Homer Ellis Jr. 21 Decatur. James Rodgers 12 Decatur in good condition with bruises and lacerations after bicycle collision with the same 1961 Volkswagen truck. The Smith and Rodgers boys were riding Highway 24 west of Decatur about 10 pm. Witt and his Harley collided with the 1960 Plymouth 1.1 miles north of Athens on Alabama 127 at 1 40 pm. Damage totaled 150 to bike and 200 to car. Other accidents near Moulton and Cullman caused no injuries or minor damage to vehicles.
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Alabama Highway Patrol
George Edward Witt
George
James Rodgers
Glenn Rodgers
Decatur 1
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Smith and Rodgers
Highway
Decatur
Homer Ellis, Jr
Witt
Katherine Gray
Elkmont
Athens
Alabama
Billy G. Smith
Moulton
Glenn ©. Sandlin
Cullman
Interstate 65
William Reeves
Amory
Miss
Leon Collins
Vinemont
Coast Guard Guards Duck and Hatchlings on Milwaukee Bridge
A mallard named Cee Gee adopted by the Coast Guard recruiting station on a Milwaukee bridge piling receives fed duty sections and safe crossings orders. The tale includes a separate incident where two bicyclists were injured and a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Robert W. King ran off Old Hillsboro Road 5.8 miles north of Moulton, causing about $400 in damage.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cee Gee
Coast Guard
Robert W. King
Hillsboro 1
Hillsboro Rd
Moulton
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Dean
Doan
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Gannett Newspapers
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