Colonel To Face Trial Over Texas Tower Collapse
The Air Force orders Col. William M. Banks to face court martial for derelict duty after the Texas Tower radar collapse that sank No. 4 in the Atlantic on Jan 15, killing 28. No other officers face charges. Banks from Raleigh West Virginia, tower known as old shaky.
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Washington
Air Force
Texas
Atlantic Ocean
Wiliam M. Banks
Banks
Boston
Air Defense
Robert M. Lee
Mays
William R. Sheppard
Reginald L. Stark
Lee
Raleigh
W.va
Daisy
Donna
Senate
Theodore Kuss
Joseph V. Charyk
Heyburn Named Vice President Heyburn Named Vice President
John S. Giles of Reading was re elected president of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation at its 5th annual meeting an affiliate of the Automobile Association of America. Elected vice presidents were William E Bright Scranton H C Kreisle Lancaster F Willard Harper Allentown Hamlin Redfield Bradford Warry 4M Brown Wilkinsburg Weldon Heyburn Concordville and Samuel S Scott Pittsburgh.
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Bedford
John S. Giles
Reading
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Sth
Federation
Automobile Association of America
William E. Bright
Scranton
H.C. Kreisle
Lancaster
F. Willard Harper
Allentown
Hamlin
Redfield
Bradford
Warry
Brown
Wilkinsburg
Weldon
Ex-Defense Secretary Held In Probe of Trujillo Murder
DomRep authorities question ex defense secretary Maj Gen Jose Rene Roman amid a government probe into Rafael Trujillo's assassination. Roman was replaced as defense chief by Maj Gen Santos Melido Marte Piccarda as investigations by the OAS team proceed.
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Trujillo
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rafael L. Trujillo
Jose Rene Roman
Juan Tomas Diaz
Roman
Roberto Reid Cabral
Trujillo I
Leland Rosemberg
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Armed Forces
Santos Melido Marte Piccarda
Rosemberg
Organization of American States
OAS
Arango
Republic
U. S
Augusto Arango
Panama
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Trujillo Jr
Washington
Cosmic Dust Threat Seen For Future Space Travel
NASA reports two satellites from the 1959 1960 era detected high velocity micro meteorites near Earth. Analysis links particles to the Leonid shower, suggesting shielding needs for astronauts and instruments.
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Washington
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
Wesley M. Alexander
Kennedy Writes In Latin
Eight Dalton School Latin students translated Kennedy’s inaugural speech over four months and sent it May 11. The President replied in Latin praising their knowledge and writing fluency. He said he examined it closely and will have the letter framed in the Latin room.
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New York
Kennedy
Dalton School
NSA Missing Clerk Covington Sought by Authorities
Police search for William Hyter Covington 28 a hush hush NSA clerk missing since Monday. FBI declined comment on role of federal agents in the Maryland state police led probe at NSA request. Covington on sick leave after an operation and had telephoned illness in the days before he vanished.
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Washington
Hush
Hush National Security Agency
FBI
William Hyter Covington
Maryland
NSA
Defense Department
Covington
Ft Meale
Ihut
Security Agency
Covingtons
Laurel
Charles Town
W. Va
Arlington
Russians Promote U S Tourism with Soviet Delegation
A Soviet Intourist delegation led by Sergei S. Nikitin pitched U S tourism to Washington reporters. They touted cheap rates from 22 to 45 dollars a day, Moscow to Sochi flights, and visa timing, while noting embassy and infrastructure hurdles in Kiev and Moscow.
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Sergei S. Nikitin
Board of
Intourist
Samarkand
Golden Gate
Kiev
Moscow
Sochi
Black Sea
Russia
Lawmen Go Back To School
A group of 26 congressmen and aides meet every Tuesday on Capital Hill for a speed reading course led by Mrs. Harold G. Carlson and Maurice Nugent. They progress from Hardy Boys to George Gershwin and Archie, aiming to read 1,000 to 2,500 words a minute, with some reaching 6,000+. The class uses projection and vocalization methods, prompting jokes about reading constituents mail.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Capital Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
George Gershwin
David Ewen
Archie
Rodney Carlisle
Nugent
George
Ira
Rep
Hale
Boggs
D-La
Carlson
Two Chester men tied to Tampa bank robbery
A holdup suspect believed to have been aided by two Chester, Pennsylvania men was shot by a Houston deputy after a Memorial Day bank robbery in Tampa, Florida. Clarence N. Higgins, 43, of Memphis, Tennessee, was wounded when he drew a pistol and claimed identification. FBI named Frank E. Parramore, 33, and Higgins as bandits. Parramore remains at large. A suitcase with 16,286 was found in the Houston apartment.
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Tampa
Fla
Houston
Texas
Clarence N. Higgins
Memphis
National Bank of Tampa
Parramore
Higgins
Ireland Honors Princess Grace With Reserved Concert
In Dublin AP reports a formal gesture toward Princess Grace as organizers adjust schedules to please royalty during a concert. The event faced no interference from officials while security measures and crowd placement remained under watch.
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Dublin
Ireland
Tush
Governor recalls 1955 floods at Bear Creek Dam dedication
Gov. David L. Lawrence recalled the 1955 floods when water rose two stories in Easton streets, noting the disaster spurred the Bear Creek Dam project on the Lehigh River and other northeastern Pennsylvania efforts during the dedication ceremony.
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Winte Haven
David L. Lawrence
Easton
Bear Creek
Lehigh River
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Irish Royal Visit Highlights First State Event in Half Century
Iish-American Kelly and her husband Prince Ranier arrive in Dublin as guests of President de Valera for a historic state visit. A Sunday gala concert of Berlioz requiem at Croke Park is moved outdoors due to a theater strike, prompting editor letters debating the plan.
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Kelly
Grave
Monaco
Prince Ranier
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Berlioz
Croke Park
Evening Mail
opeEnle
Lehigh Valley
Rainiers
Francis E
Waller
Easton
Daniel J
Gaelic Athletic Association
Irish State Railways
Uncommitted Lands to Meet Uncommitted Lands in Yugoslavia
Yugoslav sources said the SuMMIL conference of three nations will open September 1 in Bled Yugoslavia for a preparatory meeting of tricommittee talks. The site is listed as the conference venue in early reports.
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Cairg (Ap
Yugoslavia
Bled
Flood of Wilkes-Barre and rivals push for western dam plan
Floods prompt Wilkes-Barre politicians and Willard S. Curtin of Morrisville to back a "Chinese Wall" of dams. Bears Creek, Stillwater, Prompton and Jadwin Dams form the line, with the Bear Creek Dam near White Haven controlling a basin including Lehighton Allentown Bethlehem and Easton. Governors note historical efforts by Pittsburgh mayor to back Allegheny and Monongahela dam projects. Without western river dams, Pittsburgh's renaissance would not have been possible.
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Wilkes-Barre
Willard S. Curtin
Morrisville
Lawrence
Bear Creek
Stillwater
Prompton
Jadwin
White Haven
Lehigh
Delaware
Jin Thorpe
Lehighton
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Lehigh Valley
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Monongahela
Army
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