U S Rocket Lets World Witness Heavier Sat Uplift
At Cape Kennedy the Saturn 1 soared on its first full scale flight lifting a massive 37,700 pound satellite into orbit. The 164 foot rocket delivered 1.5 million pounds thrust on its first stage and marked a U S lead in space rocket power ahead of the Soviet Union. NASA reported normal flight phases up to second stage ignition and weathered radar interference delays before liftoff. The launch coincided with preparations for Ranger 6 lunar surface photography.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Moon
Russia
Nnationa
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hugh Dryden
Space Agency
Sanford urges broad tobacco health research funding
North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford calls for extensive research to identify the cancer-causing agent in cigarettes. He told the House Agriculture Committee hearings that the tobacco industry is vital to the economy but health must come first and supports substantial federal funding for research rather than prohibition or scary labels.
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Washington
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
House Agriculture Committee
Sanford
United States
Tate May Get Job At Wake Forest
Winston-Salem reports Bill Tate expected to be named head football coach at Wake Forest today amid ongoing confirmation questions. Tate, 32, then an Illinois assistant, has been in Winston-Salem consulting with college officials. The move would follow Billy Hildebrand's dismissal and a Wake Forest shakeup in which athletic director Bill Gibson was removed.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Winston - Salem Sentinel
Bill Tate
Wake Forest
Mary Garber
the Sentinel
Tate
University of Illinois
Billy Hildebrand
Clay Stapleton
Iowa State
Marcelino Huerta
Wichita
Ring
Hildebrand
Bill Gibson
Atlantic Coast Conference
Illinois
Stanford
Marines
Babe Dimancheff
Tony Trentini
Bill Sexton
Beattie Feathers
Living Costs Rise in December Despite Crop Damage
The Labor Department reported December consumer prices rose 0.2 percent, lifting the CPI to 107.6. Food costs climbed 0.33 percent from November due to higher vegetable prices after cold snaps damaged Southern crops, marking a rare jump in the past decade.
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Washington
Labor Partment
Soviets Claim U S Jet Shot Down Over East Germany
The Soviet Union announced a U S Air Force T39 trainer was downed over East Germany amid a protest note in Moscow. Three U S service members were killed as the intruder allegedly ignored warning shots and signals to land near Vogelsberg northeast of Erfurt.
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Germany
Soviet Union
Wiesbaden
U.S
East Germany
Moscow
United States
Air Force
Vogelsberg
Erfurt
Frankfurt
U.S. Air Force
Tass
Folk Singer Charged In Slaying
A 30 year old folk singer is charged with murder in the slaying of a Duke University freshman, James H. Oliver, in a parked car with Bonnie Bell after a date. Reymer surrendered after calling Oliver's father and tossing a .38 revolver to police. Oliver died at 10 45 p.m. and Bell, a Washington Lee High senior, had dated Reymer despite age differences.
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Arlington
Duke University
James Theodore Reymer
James H. Oliver
Reymer
Oliver
Bonnie Bell
Miss Bell
Washington-Lee High School
Bonnie
Ambassador Hotel
Washington
Arlington Commonwealth
William J. Hassan
Cigarette Sales Banned In Several Public Buildings
States move to curb smoking by banning cigarette sales in government facilities and hospitals. Public Health orders remove vending machines, restrict canteen sales, and education campaigns target minors and school children.
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New York
U. S
Miriam Hospital
Providence
R. I
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
California
Public Health Department
New York State
Chiang Sits On Sidelines
Nationalist China remains on the sidelines as France and Communist China dispute the two Chinas issue. Chiang Kai-shek’s government believes Mao’s miscalculation is exposed by Paris recognizing Peking and France keeping ties with Taipei.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
France
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tze - Tung
Chiang
Paris
Peking
Charles de Gaulle
Mao
Red China
Communist Party
de Senda
Red
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