Cape crowds retreat as Kennedy laments Apollo delay
Cape Canaveral crowds endure a fifth postponement of John Glenns earth orbit as President Kennedy expresses disappointment. Glenn remains composed with spokesman Lt Col John Powers noting no strong emotion while 75,000 beachgoers reflect the long wait with a pragmatic mood about the scrubbed mission.
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Saul Pett
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Napoleon
Moscow
Kennedy
Cape
John H. Glenn Jr
John “Shorty” Powers
Glenn
Earth
Powers
Shorty
Rock of Gibraltar
Missile Center
Astronaut John Glenn Prepares for World Flight Amid Weather Delays
The launch team faced a weather outlook unfavourable for two days due to strong winds and rough seas in the western Atlantic. John Glenn awakened at 2 a.m. for a planned 7:30 a.m. lift off on a four hour fifty minute mission circumnavigating the globe, with Gen. David M. Shoup visiting at breakfast and a series of preflight checks delaying countdown.
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Atlantic
Glenn
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
Hangar S
William K. Douglas
Air Force
Latin American Delegates Fearful Of Repercussions
Latin American delegates meeting at a converted gambling casino in Punta del Este, Uruguay, show delaying tactics and fear of repercussions as they weigh decisions. The scene suggests caution and hesitation among the timid nations amid regional tensions and speculative bets on outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Kennedy Era Cuba Crisis Examines Paced Pushback
The article reflects on US and Latin American responses to Castro's Cuba after the failed April invasion. It discusses differing views on quick action versus patient diplomacy, the potential for a hemispheric quarantine, and concerns about a return to paralysis as Latin nations seek cautious, time-buying strategies.
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United States
Cuba
Kennedy
Castro
Havana
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Organization of American States
Molten Steel Toll At Volta Redonda Factory
A huge crucible tipped spilling 60 tons of molten steel at Volta Redonda steel mill injuring over 50 workers. Eleven died and ten were critically burned as a hook failed while moving the cauldron across the plant. A fire started but was quickly put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volta Redonda
Brazil
Latin America
Bonner Plans To Run Again
U S Representative Herbert C. Bonner mailed a $225 check to the State Board of Elections to file for renomination. He has held the seat since May 5, 1940 after filling Lindsay Warren’s term and has won every election since. Walter Jones, a former state legislator defeated by Bonner, said he was considering another run.
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Washington, N.C
U S
Herbert C. Bonner
State Board of Elections
Bonner
Congress
Lindsay C. Warren
U.S
U.S. Comptroller
Walter Jones
Farmville
News Media Seek Court Hearing Over Photo Coverage
North Carolina newspapers radio and TV stations ask the State Supreme Court for a hearing to demonstrate that photographing broadcasting and televising court proceedings does not harm public interests. They oppose a Bar Council push to bar coverage in Superior Courts and cite the Cutter murder trial and existing ground rules guiding reporters.
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Bloys
W. Britt
Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
State Supreme Court
State Bar Association
Superior Court
George King Cutter
Bar Council
High Court
Council
Albion Dunn
Greenville
North Carolina Press Association
Chapel Hill
Supreme Court
Carolinas Press Photographers Association
North Carolina Broadcasters Association Directors
High Point
North Carolina Associated Press Club
North Carolina Associated Press Broadcasters Assn
Bud Abbott
WWGP
Sanford
Radio-Television News Directors Association of the
Carolinas
Ervin Melton Jr
J. Wallace Winborne
Melton
Charlotte Observer
Tom Fesperman
Fesperman
Hooks
North Carolina Supreme Court
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Barbara Kennedy
Fha
Trinity High School
Schrafft’s
L. Roy Hughes
Thomasville
T. A. Smith
Dick Swaim
Ken Nagler
NASA
Fidel Castro
Hemisphere
Justice Winborne
Abbott
Associated Press Broadcasters
Winborne
Lawson
S Group
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