Weather Satellite Tiros I Aids Forecasting From Orbit
A U S rocket sent a weather satellite into orbit to image earth cloud cover and beam pictures back for forecasting. NASA officials reported data transmission, near planned orbit, with initial photos possibly available later. The experiment aims to link cloud imagery with ground observations to improve hurricane forecasting.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Gael Wian
Sauel
Hugh Dryden
NASA
White House
Abe Silverstein
Space Flight Projects
Silverstein
Space Agency
Tiros I
Missile Test Center
Second Test Explosion in France Deepens Cold War Rift
France announces its second nuclear test in the western Sahara aimed at signaling its stance to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. De Gaulle and Khrushchev meet in Paris talks. Khrushchev departs for Moscow Sunday as Paris rebuffs his demand to curb explosions. Khrushchev had warned against further nuclear tests by any nation.
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France
Nikita Khrushchev
Western Sahara
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Moscow
de Gaulle
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Soviet Union
Reggane
Oran
Britain to veto UN censure of Africa over race issue
UNITED NATIONS AP Britain reportedly told Security Council members it would veto a proposal on Africa and racial policies as a council vote looms. The move risks an emergency General Assembly meeting amid South African violence and protests over apartheid.
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Britain
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Council
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General Assembly
South Africa
Johannesburg
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Hts
Bernardus Gerhardus Fourie
Security Council
Genador
Graham says revival key to ending Africa racism
Greensboro AP Billy Graham argues a great spiritual revival could heal racial tensions in South Africa. He predicts multiracial meetings there soon, noting government bans on integration blocked his 10 week tour. He plans to return to Africa when conditions allow and stresses family time in Montreal.
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Billy Graham
South Africa
New York City
Washington
Montreal
Road Damage Hits Five Million Mark in State Divisions
AP reports February and March storms caused five million dollars in highway damage across the 11th 13th and 14th divisions. External rental equipment for ice removal cost about 400 000 to 425 000. Proposals include purchasing rotary snow plows to guard against future storms. costs cited include two million dollars. Mountain counties Ashe Alleghany Avery and Watauga were hardest hit. some roads will need to be plowed and rebuilt. Council cites 374 578 spent on rental in the 1th division and 210 total equipment units used in the 11th district.
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State Highway Commission
J. H. Councill
North Wilkesaere
Asine
Alleghany
Avery
Watauga
Council
1960 Census Army Is On The March
Washington opens the 1960 census with door to door canvass aimed at 55 million U S households. Census officials Burgess and Alexis visit President Eisenhower to gather first family data as the White House residents use a prefilled questionnaire. The 1960 census is the largest and costliest, budgeting about 118 million dollars to count about 180 million Americans versus 151 million counted for 90 million in 1950.
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White House
Louis Alexis
Washington
Executive Mansion
D. Eisenhowers
John
United States
Robert H. Burgess
Louis J. Alexis
Alexis
Burgess
Census Bureau
Post Office Department
Rose Wood
FBI Obtained Admissions In Lynching Case
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover testified that agents obtained admissions from several men in the Parker lynching in Poplarville Mississippi. Parker, a Black man charged with raping a pregnant white woman, was abducted from jail last April 20 and slain. Authorities did not indict at federal level. state officials cooperated as the case stayed within Mississippi.
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FBI
Mississippi
Charles Parker
J. Edgar Hoover
Parker
Poplarville
Miss
Hoover
House Appropriations Subcommittee
PBI
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi State Highway Patrol
Remote Control Imps Cause TV Chaos in New York
A report from New York describes remote control gremlins causing TV sets to change channels adjust volume or shut off when signals from tiny devices broadcast within the home. Edward McBride in Long Island experimented with high frequency signals to prompt his set to respond, revealing how remotes can operate via audible signals and raising questions about interference and safety.
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Hal McClure
New York
Junit
Long Island
McBride
Midwest
Police Fire On Marching In Durban South Africa Riots
Police opened fire on an African crowd marching on a Durban jail amid escalating racial clashes in South Africa. Reported casualties include three killed and three wounded as columns advanced through West Street. Police used armored cars and rifles to disperse crowds in several port cities, and violence spread from Cape Town settlements to Port Elizabeth and beyond. A Durban policeman died from stab wounds, marking the second police death in the unrest.
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West Street
Burhan
Durban
Cape Town
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Indian Ocean
Port Elizabeth
Urban
Calo Manor
Johannesburg
Roseboro Teller Faces Fraud Count
A warrant was issued for Mrs. Chin Cain a Roseboro branch teller of First Citizens Bank on embezzlement charges. The Jacksonville area native and long time employee faces accusations of false entries tied to shortages auditors found, with U S Commissioner T in Fayetteville signing the warrant. Cain is described as a 19 year bank employee and mother of a young son.
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S.C
OVP
Wo Cain
Roseboro
First Citizens Tank & Tract Co
Sitkin
U.S
S-sear‘ld
Lewis Re. Holding
Roschora Ranch
Randall Sworn In As Prisons Head
Randall G W Randall was sworn in as state prisons director in Raleigh amid cautions from Gov Hodges about the job. He succeeds William F Bailey who resigned for private business. A former legislator from Iredell County and former FBI agent, Randall led the State Paroles Board before this appointment by Hodges and was sworn in by Associate Justice William H Rabbitt. Johnson Matthews moved up as chairman and Howard Velper filled the vacancy.
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George W. Randall
Hodges
Randall
William F. Bailey
Iredell County
State Paroles Board
William H. Rabbitt
State Supreme Court
Johnson Matthews
Paroies Board
Howard Velper
Alabama
FBI
Mooresville
House of Representatives
Tecoming
Paroles Board
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