Sanford welcomes probe of NC prison camp
North Carolina Governor Sanford says he will welcome an investigation into the Jackson County Prison Camp after Rhode Island Governor Notte requested inquiries into mistreatment claims by two fugitive convicts. Attorney William Grande sought access for him or a national magazine to inspect conditions.
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Sanford
Raleigh
Rhode Island
North Carolina
William G. Grande
Jackson County
Grande
State Prisons Department
Gov
Notte
Joseph Nugent
Nugent
ICBM gap widening as U S view favors Minuteman edge
U S intelligence says the Soviet Union trails by about six months in a modern ICBM, with first Soviet ICBM due early 1963 while U S Minuteman becomes operational this summer. Polaris submarine numbers rise to nine by year end, and Kennedy aides note a growing U S advantage in deep strikes.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Intermea
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Neil McElroy
Eisenhower
Tampa Council Rejects Twist Dance Ban After Demonstration
Tampa city council upholds Recreation Department ban on the twist in a 4-3 vote despite a demonstration by Councilman Bill Myers. Myers, 45, acted out the dance and argued against the ban as cameras filmed for the news.
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Tampa, Fla
Tampa
Bill Myers
Recreation Department
Myers
Fletcher Stribling
Sam Mirabella
Sylvia Roque
Two Killed In Yadkin County Wreck Near Bridge
A two car crash on new U S 421 near the Yadkin River bridge killed Kemp Rector and Pauline Rector of Sparta. Carolyn Booe of Clemmons was injured severely and remained in serious condition at Baptist Hospital. J P Higgins, 42, of Sparta survived with minor injuries. Patrolman F F Hollar investigates as the year opens with multiple fatalities in 1962.
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Forsyth County
Yadkin County
Baptist Hospital
Carolyn Bailey Booe
Clemmons
Rt. 1
Sparta
Higgins
Rector
F. F. Hollar
Hollar
North Carolina
JFK Heads Home For Confabs
President Kennedy flies back to Washington for talks on medical care for the aged, tax incentives for industry, and tariff cuts. He plans to press his domestic program in sessions with Wilbur Mills and to win support from the Arkansas Democrat on medical care.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Washington
White House
Congress
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Arkansas Democrat
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
U S vehicle chases Soviet car at Checkpoint Charlie
A U S Army car chased a Soviet sedan for six blocks after it entered Checkpoint Charlie at 7 a.m. to verify Col. Andrei Solovyev and his adviser were not inside as they were barred from the American sector. The chase ended with both men not in the car. Soviet officials did not identify the Russians involved.
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U. S
Col. Solovyev
Berlin
Wall
Albert Watson II
Solovyev
Watson
Apollo Spacecraft Cirum Lunar Configuration
Brief note outlines the configuration of the Apollo spacecraft around the circumlunar phase detailing the command module life support and re entry guidance as coordinated by mission control.
Moon Space Craft Explored in NASA Drawings
NASA released an illustration of the Apollo spacecraft showing three occupants seated in the nose cone. The command module houses life support and mission control gear for weeks aboard, with the service module providing power propulsion and abort capabilities.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Apollo Moonship Drawings Released by Space Agency
The space agency released drawings and details of a three man Apollo moonship. The official materials show potential landing areas and close up views of the spacecraft as humans prepare for a first moon landing this decade.
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Space Agency
Vern Haugland
Washington
Latspace
Apollo
National Aeronautics
Apollo Craft Space Administration
Docking drawings reveal Apollo lunar mission concepts
The drawings show a manned spacecraft launch method with a booster rocket and supply craft, assembling in space for the moon voyage. The Apollo vehicle would reach earth orbit return for reentry while crew sit side by side in the nose cone and have space to move during flight.
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Moon
Earth
Space Agency
Langley Field
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Praying Baptists Invade Museum in Leningrad
Leningrad Pravda reports a group of Leningrad Baptists invaded the antireligious museum last October and attempted to convert visitors. After expulsion they protested outside Kazan Cathedral’s former site for an hour and a half. Ludmilla Sherbakova faced a comradely court, denied repentance, and claimed Soviet Law is subordinate to God. She admitted stuffing mailboxes with Baptist tracts but did not reveal printers.
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Moscow
Leningrad Pravda
Kazan
Ludmilla Sherbakova
Ludmilla
Leningrad
Pravda
Two L A Papers May Close Doors
Reports say the Hearst family Examiner and Chandler family Mirror may cease publication. Sources claim the Examiner will suspend after Sunday and the Mirror after today, leaving the Times and Herald Express as remaining dailies in the Los Angeles area.
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L.A
Los Angeles
Hearst
Examiner
Chandler
Mirror
Examiner and Mirror
Chandlers
Morning Times
Hearsts
Afternoon
Herald-Express
Dunn man holds three at gunpoint in mill office
In Erwin North Carolina a Dunn man 30 named Bobby Parker fired a wild shot then held three men at a mill office Thursday night. Deputy Clarence Moore said Parker threatened overseers Joe Holt and Gordon Ennis and waited for Clarence Williams. An 18 year old entered the office and was also held at bay until arrest.
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ERWIN
N.C
Dunn
Clarence Moore
Bobby Parker
Erwin Mills
Moore
Parker
Joe Holt
Gordon Ennis
Clarence Williams
Holt
Ennis
Williams
Grambling Library Damaged by Fire Ruins 50000 Books
Fire severely damaged the Grambling College library in Grambling Louisiana destroying nearly 50 000 books housed in the facility. Fire crews fought the blaze and caused extensive smoke and water damage to surrounding areas.
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Grambling, la
Grambling (Negro) College
Budget Cutting Promised By House Appropriations Chairman
Rep. Clarence Cannon said he will cut President Kennedy's new budget while not fully familiar with its details. He warned the budget may be precariously balanced and depend on unknown revenues. He favored foreign aid support but urged fiscal restraint to prevent rising debt and inflation risks.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
Clarence [Cannon
D-Mo
Cannon
Congress
President Kennedy to Meet Clay Over Berlin Issues
Gen Lucius D Clay will fly from West Berlin to Washington to confer with President Kennedy and Sec. of State Rusk on Berlin problems. Reports say Clay objects to limits on U S command action and favors local initiative during emergencies while Washington seeks centralized decision making.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
West Berlin
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
East Berlin
U.S
Clay
Rusk
Berlin
Snow and Ice Slam Central U S Traffic And Schools
Freezing rain sleet and snow hit much of the central United States slowing traffic and closing schools. North winds pushed temperatures below zero in many areas while Michigan and Texas Panhandle towns reported significant snowfall and outages.
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Michigan
Lansing
East Lansing
Iowa
Texas Panhandle
Vernon
Chillicothe
Red River
U.S. 287
Amarillo
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
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