Capsule Test Aims to Prove Atlas Roars to Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP A Project Mercury test launches a one ton capsule aboard the Atlas booster to simulate worst re entry conditions. The goal is to validate capsule design under 2000 degree heat, 900 psi pressure and 16 g forces ahead of a possible orbital flight this year. If Atlas or capsule fail, manned orbit would be in doubt.
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Oneton Space Chamber
Atlantic
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NASA
Optometry leader Constabile named Southern Optometrist of 1960
Dr. Constabile, executive secretary of Security Credit Corp. and past president of the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, is noted for wide local service. He led Wilson Lions Club and Wilson Young Democrats, and is active with the Wilson Jaycees as well as Boy Scouts, United Fund, Atlantic Christian College, and regional industrial groups.
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Maryland, Inc
Security Credit Corp
Constabile
State Board of Examiners
Wilson Lions Club
Wilson Young Democrats
Wilson Jaycees
United Fund
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson Industrial Council
Lucama Industrial Development Committee
Lexington's First Highway Fatality of 1961 Named
Mrs. Hinkle, born July 25, 1940 in Davidson County, daughter of Clarence A. and Flora Belle Shoemaker Kearns of 1423 Winston Rd, is identified as Davidson County's first highway fatality of 1961. Survived by four sisters, a brother, and two grandparents, funeral arrangements were reported as complete last night.
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Davidson County
Hinkle
Clarence A
Flora Belle
Callie A. Kearns
N. State Street
Lexington
Miami University Halls Named After Presidents
Miami University of Ohio has named many buildings after former presidents, including Upham Hall Benton Hall and Hughes Hall. It raises the question whether the Civil War era president John W Hall will ever be honored with a hall name.
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Oxford, Ohio
Miami University of Ohio
Upham
Benton
Hughes
John W. Hall
Weather forecast by regions and precipitation types
Rain and showers expected Sunday from Maine to northern Florida and along the middle Gulf coast. Snow anticipated in the central Plains, middle Mississippi Valley, and northern and central Plateau. Snow flurries in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Cooler air in Lakes area and valleys. warmer in the northern Rockies.
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Maine
Florida
Middle Gulf Coast
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Plateau
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Lakes Area
Ohio
Mississippi Valleys
Rockies
Defense Costs May Reach New Peak
The Kennedy administration may push the defense budget beyond the World War II peak, with the next fiscal year starting July 1 showing an Eisenhower proposal of 42.9 billion dollars and speculation of up to 2 billion more. McNamara and aides study revised strategy, while accelerated action and new transport planes imply higher outlays.
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Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNa
Mara
McNamara
Armed Services
Davidson Dairymen Win Awards
Three Davidson County dairy herd owners received Purebred Dairy Cattle certificates at the DHI Cooperative meeting. Winners with averages over 450 pounds butterfat were Hillyn Farm Hill and wife 466 pounds Arnold community Moo Chie Farm Clarence Sink Cotton Grove 463 pounds and Goldprint Farm Eston Stokes 452 pounds. Marvin Senger noted 840 dairy animals enrolled. Hill reelected president. new officers include W L Smith vice president Stokes secretary-treasurer and C E Graham Ray Crouse added as directors.
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Lexington
Davidson County
DHI
W. W. Johnson
Davidson County Agriculture
Hillyn
H. L. Hill
Arnold
Moo Chie
D. Clarence Sink
Cotton Grove
Goldprint Farm
Eston Stokes
Marvin E. Senger
State College
Hill
W. L. Smith
Stokes
C. E. Graham
Ray Cr
Winter Storm Sweeps the Midwest with Heavy Snow
Winter shifted to spring like weather then brought sleet heavy rain and up to 15 inches of snow across the Midwest. Spencer Iowa reported 15 inches with 10 inches from midnight to noon while Wisconsin endured its first major storm with blizzard conditions in the north and freezing sleet and rain in other regions.
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Associated Press
Spencer
Iowa
Wisconsin
Midwest
Labor union chiefs hail Kennedy labor panel in Miami Beach
In Miami Beach AFL-CIO leaders welcomed President Kennedy’s 21 member labor management committee as a chance to craft peaceful relations, wage and price policies, and productivity gains. They pledged cooperation with public members and stressed consent over confrontation, with Arthur Goldberg as first chairman.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Labor
Industry
Arthur J. Goldberg
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Goldberg
America
George Meany
War Labor Board
Hodges Drives Commerce Dept Into New Frontier
Washington AP Hodges as Commerce Secretary pursues aggressive push to sell the United States abroad and boost domestic business. He expands trade missions, drafts a science and technology division, aims to lure foreign investment, and coordinates with State and Labor on policy. He favors rapid conferences and strict discipline. He approves Russia tool shipments and remains optimistic yet cautious about appointments.
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Washington
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Commerce Department
United States
U.S
Capitol
Kennedy
Congress
State Department Foreign Service
Hudin Hibbing Man Charged After Washing Underwear Incident
Bad choice at a Wyoming scene leads to Arthur Dale Phillips Jr. of Hibbing Minnesota being charged with vagrancy after police spotted his washed sex and underwear. Phillips picked the wrong place.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Arthur Dale Phillips Jr
Hibbing
Minn
Phillips
Rock quarries in Davidson yield parking meter intrigue
Bonnie Moore reports deputies found two abandoned cars in Davidson County rock quarries and a parking meter later. The piece recalls Raleigh’s 1920s quarry draining myths and public speculation of hidden graves, lost cars, and treasure, noting drains, crowds, and fish returns.
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Bonnie Moore
Thomasville
Davidson County
Goldberg Sees Grim Economy in Fact Based View
NEW YORK AP Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg defended a stark economic portrayal at a Liberal party luncheon saying the recession’s gravity must be faced with facts. He cited 5 million unemployed, rising poverty, and declines in production, urging government action and clear policy steps under Kennedy.
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NEW York
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
Labor
Kennedy
Angier B. Duke semifinalists named from HPHS trio
Duke University selected Dale Walker Frank Peters and Trudge Herbert as Angier B Duke Scholarship semifinalists. Senior High High Points reports students excel in scholarship and music contests with district and college participation. The annual speech contest United Nations and World Peace results awarded Belinda David first Billy Barker second and Dale Walker third. HPHS basketball teams posted wins over Greensboro High and Lexington with junior varsity also triumphing. A sock hop honored senior basketball players and a student assembly inducted forty into the Masque and Gavel society. The senior play Come Rain or Shine is set for Friday and Saturday at 8 pm in HPHS auditorium.
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HPHS
Angier B. Duke
Duke University
Dale Walker
Frank Peters
Trudge Herbert
Jim Low
Belinda David
Billy Barker
Black Bison
Lexington
Davidson College
Bison
Davidson Cagers
Lyman Dillon
Que
Gavel
Lloyd Thayer
Pat Thompson
Will Your Grandchildren Live in Fear of the Red Secret Police?
Public appeal urging support for Radio Free Europe to counter Soviet influence behind the Iron Curtain. The plea emphasizes broadcasting truth to 79 million people, describing RFE as a buffer tying up 30 Russian divisions and asking for financial contributions to sustain anti-Communist broadcasts.
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Red Secret Police
Radio Free Europe
RFE
Free World
Iron Curtain
Russia
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