North Carolina General Assembly to Convene and Debate Budget
Raleigh AP The North Carolina General Assembly meets at noon Wednesday with major issues including funding for public schools possibly via tax increases. District realignment to 11 seats and legislative reapportionment also loom, along with court reform motor vehicle inspections blood tests for drunk drivers and small loan regulation. Governor Sanford to deliver budget message with potential school funding pushes and a state bond issue for school construction.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
H. Cloyd Philpott
Senate
House
Sanford
United Forces For Education
Seven-Ton Sputnik Reaches Orbit in Soviet Launch
The Soviet Union launched the heaviest Sputnik to date, over seven tons, to test a heavy weight manned space ship concept. The craft orbits Earth every 89.8 minutes at 64 degrees 57 minutes inclination, reaching up to 203.5 miles altitude. Officials said onboard systems functioned normally and the mission met its scientific goals. Previous missions included five-ton craft and dog experiments, all with varied outcomes.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Tass
Enlarging House Considered to Preserve Seats
Washington AP reports congressional leaders weigh increasing House membership from 435 to 450 to counter reapportionment losses. Speaker Sam Rayburn says the study is under way with no decision. Current 437 members include Alaska and Hawaii under a temporary law expiring next year.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Dtex
Act of Congress
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
Massive Snowfall Buries the Northeast
A massive snowfall blanketed the Northeast causing city closures, blocked highways, and interrupted services. Winds reached 75 mph, deaths rose past 70, with up to 30 inches in Upstate New York. New York City declared a state of emergency and barred private auto traffic.
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Associated Press
Upstate
New York
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Corning
Bath
Pennsylvania
Wagner
Kennedy Notified Of New Soviet Space Launch
President Kennedy was informed Friday night that the Soviet Union apparently placed an object in space following a U S intelligence briefing. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger declined further details stating only that the president had been told of the launch.
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Washington
Kennedy
U U. S
White House
Pierre Salinger
Ship Is Returned To Owners In Recife Harbor
Portuguese owners reclaim the Santa Maria liner in Recife Harbor as Captain Galvao and 21 conspirators face police confinement. Galvao pledges to continue resistance against Salazar from abroad while Brazil returns the vessel to the Portuguese government.
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Recife
Brazil
Santa Maria
Henrique Galvao
Galvao
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Janio Quadros
Portugal
Salazar
Kennedy Honeymoon Ends As Soviet Press Raps State Address
Soviet editors accuse Kennedy of repeating hackneyed anti communism slogans and maintaining a hard line on disarmament and Eastern Europe. Life Abroad says Washington hides aggressive policy behind a cautious tone and warns of an intensified arms race.
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Moscow
Kennedy
Life Abroad
United States
Congress
Izvestia
Khrushchev
Europe
Kremlin
Soviet Union of Journalists
U.S.S.R
Businessman Dies In Crash In Utah Flight Wreck
BRIGHAM CITY Utah AP William D Kelley Jr 36 technical director of the Allegany Instrument Co Cumberland Md was found dead Saturday in the wreckage of a light plane he disappeared in last Thursday night on a flight from Salt Lake City to Brigham City He was alone.
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Brigham City, Utah
William D. Kelley Jr
The
Allegany Instrument Co
Cumberland
Salt Lake City
Utah
Twelve Day Odyssey on Santa Maria Turns to Real Drama
A widow traveler and another passenger awaken to a ship’s drift toward Port Everglades amid a wind change after La Guaira. The Santa Maria carries 30 extra-heavy passengers and a growing mystery as the voyage becomes a world news adventure spanning Curacao and beyond.
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Saul Pettrecife
Brazil
Caroline Boyce
Baltimore
Santa Maria
Johnstown
Curacao
Caribbean
Birth Amid Snowstorm Delays Delivery In Lancaster County
In Lancaster County a blizzard trap near Blue Ball led to two near deaths and a birth. Daniel Burkholder and his wife Grace plus daughter Ruth were stranded in a pickup, relieved after five and a half hours, with the daughter walking to a farmhouse for help. A doctor, summoned from Christiana, delivered a baby for John Kauffman during the crisis.
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Lancaster
Daniel W. Burkholder
Grace
Ruth
New Holland
Blue Ball
Burkholder
John Kauffman
Christiana
Kauffman
Russia Agrees To Delay Talks On Test Ban
The Soviet government accepted a six week postponement of negotiations on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons tests. The move follows Kennedy restudying U. S. test ban policy and reflects continued cooperation with the new administration.
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Washington
Kennedy
U. S
Moscow
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Gen
Family Ends Long Separation After 31 Years
Irey Patterson, a 61 year old Melvindale welder, reunites in Columbia with his son William E. Patterson and daughter Mrs David M Hyler after 31 years apart. He recalls waiting so long he feared they would not understand if contacted. The family story unfolds as he describes his wife ill when the children were young.
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Columbia
Irey Patterson
Melvindale
Mich
Welder
Rip van Winkle
Patterson
William E. Patterson
Near Pelton
David M. Hyler
Rt. 4
Lexington
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Mushka
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Space
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Caroline
John F., Jr
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Palm Beach
Fla
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