Valachi's Testimony Worries Underworld Leaders
Reports say Cosa Nostra bosses fear the pending Senate testimony by Joseph Valachi. They worry the full story of his disclosures remains untold and fear further revelations as Valachi faces the investigations subcommittee led by Sen. McClellan.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph Valachi
Justice Department
Valachi
Cosa Nostra
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Underworld
Submarine tests mimic airplane maneuverability off California
A two man underwater craft tested off San Clemente, California uses fixed buoyancy and an aircraft style hull. Built at China Lake, the electric powered vehicle borrows torpedo tech and aims for deeper dives with future manned tests planned in Puget Sound and San Clemente.
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San Clemente
Calif
California
Navy
Naval Ordnance Test
Puget Sound
Washington
Massamba-Debat Named Premier as Congo Army Takes Control
In Brazzaville the Congo Republic army named Alphonse Massamba-Debat a moderate leftist to head a provisional government after the resignation of Fulbert Youlou. Massamba-Debat becomes premier while the National Assembly is dissolved and seven technicians join the provisional cabinet. A general amnesty for political prisoners is announced.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Alphonse Massamba-Debat
Massamba-Debat
Om Fulbert Youtou
France
Youlou
National Assembly
Paris
Radio
Boy Sleeps Mom Worried In Brooklyn Bus Alarm
Freddie Dicks, age two and a half, wandered from a Brooklyn store with a rubber ball and boarded a bus. The driver found him asleep at a terminal four miles away and brought him to police, reuniting him with his worried mother after an anxious search. The boy spoke little, potentially due to his young age.
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New York
Freddie Dicks
Brooklyn
Freddie
Edward German
U S Announces Joint U S Soviet Space Balloon
NASA plans a joint U S Soviet space balloon to send messages across the iron curtain. A spokesman will outline functions of a prior agreement between Hugh Drysen and A L Blagonarov.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Iron Curtain
Space Agency
Hugh Drysen
A. L. Blagonarov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Sailor Drummond Sentenced to Life for Espionage
Nelson C. Drummond a 34 year old Navy yeoman from Baltimore was sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring to commit espionage with two Soviet officials. Judge Thomas F Murphy noted the crime involved selling national security for 24000 dollars and referred to him as a Soviet spy. Drummond appeared shocked as the verdict was read while his wife Lucille sat nearby in the courtroom.
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New York
Nelson C. Drummond
Navy
Drummond
Baltimore
U.S
Thomas F. Murrphy
Murphy
United States Navy
Lucille
Russians Say U S Insincere on Nuclear Talks
Moscow based Pravda and Red Star accused the United States and China of duplicity over arms control. They contended Washington pursueswar and weapons buildup while praising the Moscow test ban treaty, accusing U S circles of two faced attitudes amid global efforts to end the arms race.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Red China
Morgan Pravda
Red Star
America
London
Washington
Afl
Kremlin
Pravda
Peking
Martial law in Hue and Nhatrang after monk self immolations
In Saigon the Diem government imposes martial law on Hue and Nhatrang as Buddhist protests continue. U.S. personnel restricted to barracks at night while thousands are urged to stay indoors. A 71 year old monk Thich Tieu Dieu burned himself to death in Hue's Tu Dam pagoda marking the fifth such action in two months.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hue
Nhatrang
U.S
Pilal
Thich
Tieu Dieu
Diem
Tu Dam
Macmillan Retains Profumo's Seat In Stratford Vote
In Stratford on Avon England the Conservative candidate Angus Maude won a special election to replace John Profumo by a narrow margin. Andrew Faulds of Labour finished second with 12,976 votes and Derek Mirfin of the Liberals 7,622, while Maude totalled 15,846.
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Stratford ON Avon
England
Harold Macmillan
John Profumo
House of Commons
Britain
Angus Maude
Stratford
Profumo
Maude
Labor Party
Andrew Faulds
Faulds
Liberal Party
Derek Mirfin
Mirfin
Shakespeare
Man in Space Key Factor in Future U S Flights
NASA flight director Chris Kraft told a satellite conference that man, not machines, will determine future United States spaceflight success. He cited John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper, noting manual control was used in several Mercury reentries and that Gemini and Apollo will blend pilot and automatic systems.
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Manned Spacecraft Center
United States
Mercury
Kraft
John H. Glenn Jr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Walter M. Schir
Schirra
Cooper
Ole Miss Faces Major Faculty Loss Ahead of Fall Term
The University of Mississippi, amid Meredith era turmoil, reports over 20 percent faculty departures for the 1962-63 term. Of 54 faculty listed, 54 will not return as 11 full professors and 17 associate professors leave, including two department chairs.
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Oxford, Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Associated Press
J. D. Williams
Meredith
Samuel F. ‘Clark
Willilam H. Willis
Clark
Ole Miss
Dr. Willis
Robert Farley
Law School
Farly
University of Florida Law School
Quinter M. Lyons
Mississippi
College of Liberal Arts
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