Man Demonstrates Rocket Belt And Mobility Devices
Army display in Buffalo shows Bell Aerosystems Small Rocket Lift Device lifting a tester on a hydrogen peroxide system. Demonstrations include a marsh buggy and a helicycle for mobility in swampy or rough terrain as part of Operation Mobility.
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Harold M. Graham
Bell Aerosystems Co
Buffalo
Army Transportation Research Command
Bell
Graham
Army
Wendell F. Moore
Moore
Eustis
Vntal
Transportation Corps
Kennedy
Panama
St. Story
Virginia
The
Autry Faces 4.1 Million Damage Suit
Gene Autry is accused of drunken driving and speeding in a 4.1 million damage suit filed in Superior Court. Elena Perna seeks 3 million for her injuries and 54 for each child, John 14 and James 4, after a head on collision with Autry’s station wagon at Riverside Drive and Ponca Avenue on March 25. Autry is part owner of the Los Angeles Angels baseball club.
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Los Angeles
Gene Autry
Elena Perna
John
James
Ponca Avenue
Autry
Los Angeles Angels
Funeral Mass for Rafael L. Trujillo Held in Rome
Vatican officials attended a funeral Mass at Rome's Sacred Nearé Basilica for Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo. The attendance highlighted the solemn tribute by church leaders to the late figure and his role in regional affairs.
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Rome
Trome
Sacred Nearé Basilica
Rafael L. Trujillo
OAS Opens Dominican Inquiry Into Trujillo Era
An OAS commission starts investigating whether Rafael L. Trujillo heirs curb oppression. Balaguer names Leland Rosenberg liaison. Carlos A. Clulon and an international team join. The probe weighs ongoing sanctions, with no fixed deadline. Prison releases and exiled opponents noted as amnesty ensues.
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Ciudad Trujllo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Generalissimio
Rafael L. Trujillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Leland Rosenberg
OAS
Rosenberg
Carlos A. Clulon
Uruguay
Bonn
West Germany
Rosemberg
Augusto Arango
Washington
Panama
Colombia
United States
Trujillo
Balaguer
Rafael L. Trujillo Jr
Sheriff Is Slain in New Ellenton
In New Ellenton South Carolina sheriff and police clash ends in the fatal shooting of T L Meeks chief of police. Willie Brown 27 held on suspicion after Meeks went to Brown s home to investigate a domestic dispute. Meeks 45 died from a 12 gauge shotgun blast as deputies surround Brown s residence. Brown was in custody at an undisclosed location as investigators probe the case.
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New Ellenton
8.C
Willie Brown
T. L. Meeks
Aiken
Wyman Busch
Meeks
Brown
David Barrineau
Charlton Shaw
R. J. Cooper
Busch
Augusta
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Barrineau
Los Angeles
Joan Blondell
Ing
Barvineau
Santa Monica
Coffin Launcher Destroyed in Atlas Missile Explosion
A new coffin launcher at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, designed to hold Atlas missiles underground, exploded on its pad. The blast damaged the $2 million launcher, delaying the launch system’s operational readiness with no injuries reported.
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Vandenberg Air Force, Base
Calif
Pacific
Air Force
J Atkinson Reaches 100 Amid Quiet South Africa Birthday
South Africa AP report notes J Atkinson turning 100 on a Wednesday birthday. He marks the day with a calm pastime reading Western writer Zane Grey and reflects on what makes reaching a century special.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
J. Atkinson
Orn
Stevenson Finds Latin Aid Talk Mixed on Cuba Policy
Adlai E Stevenson reports Latin American officials anxious for U S aid but reluctant to back action against Fidel Castro. Argentina suggests a live and let live approach while stressing economic stabilization. Stevenson rules out force and weighs future talks with OAS partners during his 18 day tour.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Adlai_ E. Stevenson
U.S
Fidel Castro
United States
U.N
South America
Kennedy
Cuba
Stevenson
Romulo Betancourt
Stevenson Magica
Dominican Republic
Betancourt
Iton
Americas
Castro
Veneazuela
Argenst
Free World
Tina
Montevi
Uruguay
Lawmakers Tackle Wage, Lobby Bills In Harrisburg
Harrisburg AP reports lawmakers worked on wage and lobbyist registration bills with amendments ready from both parties. The plans include a $1 minimum for most workers, except domestic and farm roles, and a broad lobby registration requirement for those paid over $500. The docket also covers a proposed Department of Conservation and Recreation and other budget moves as final adjournment looms.
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Harrisburg
House
Notive State Government Committee
Forests and Waters Department
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Forests and Waters
State Historical and Museum Commission
Police Hunt Girl Pulled From Auto in Anderson County
An 18 year old girl was dragged from a parked car by two or three assailants on a dirt road five to six miles northwest of Anderson. Gambrell, 26, treated for abdominal and left arm wounds, reported the incident and described the attackers as armed men who slashed him and fled. Sheriff’s deputies conducted an intensive search for the perpetrators and the missing girl.
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Anderson, S.C
Inerrano
Fred
Gambrell
Anderson
Sheriff's Office
Anderson County
Jim Williams
South Carolina
Georgia
Illnesses after Delaware Park racetrack meal prompt inquiry
Several people fell ill at Delaware Park Racetrack in Wilmington after eating at the track club house. Five remained overnight at Delaware Hospital with gastroduodenitis symptoms, two men were hospitalized in Camden in critical condition, and three others were released. Catering firm head Joseph D. Stevens said inventories would be checked, while corned beef was cited as a possible but unconfirmed cause. Names include Sol Berger and Florence Berger among patients.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware Park Racetrack
Delaware Hospital
West Jersey Hospital
Camden
Nat
Joseph D. Stevens
Harry M. Stevens Co
New York
Sol Berger
Huntingdon Valley
Florence
Track Club
Stevens
Princeston
N.J
Delaware ‘Hospital
George McQuilan
Gladwyne
John ‘Oschman
Tamaqua
Mary Ryan
Philadelphia
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Garcia
Jose Bosch Hermano
Juan Rosch
Adlat
Arthur Frondizi
Venezuela
Frondizi
Adolfo Mugica
Commmission and Game Commission
Senate
Commonwealth
Lawrence
Zobeit Hell
Robert Hall
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