Discoverer XXVI nose cone recovered over Pacific
Air Force fliers retrieved the Discoverer XXVI nose cone 270 miles northwest of Hawaii within 29 minutes of release from Kodiak Alaska. The capsule circled the globe 32 times on a polar orbit before recovery and was flown to Sunnyvale California for examination. Capt. Jack R. Wilson and two other pilots facilitated the aerial grab, with a fourth such recovery noting the nose cone appeared twinkling during descent.
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Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Air Force
Space
mid-Pacific
Kodiak
Alaska
Sunnyvale Calif
Globe
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Jack R. Wilson
Toledo
Ohio
Harold Mitchell
Bloomington
Ill
Gene Jones
Dayton
Wash
Wilson
Sunnyvale
Travel speeds from Horse to Car in New York Streets
A historical note compares 1907 horse drawn traffic at 11.5 mph with modern urban auto speeds around six mph in congested areas, reflecting slower city driving.
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New York City
Hoffa Sees Return of Teamsters to AFL-CIO Within Six Months
James R. Hoffa, on Meet the Press, asserts the Teamsters will rejoin the AFL-CIO within six months unless labor chiefs want a weakened federation. Hoffa, reelected president, says the union belongs in the labor movement and helped build it as its largest single group.
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NEW York
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Brotherhood
Senate
Meet the Press
Hoffa
The Pitch Strategy Misused by Science Men to Trap Walkers
A critique argues that a so called PITCH strategy is used by science men to induce others to walk blindly into a trap. The piece warns readers about manipulation and urges caution in evaluating expert claims.
Marine confined 5x7 box cited in court martial appeal
Defense claims Pvt Stobo West endured 43 days in a 5 by 7 by six to seven foot cell on Okinawa as pre trial punishment. West, 31, is jailed at Treasure Island after a five year sentence for a black market charge and awaits a July 18 public hearing in San Bruno.
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San Francisco
Stobo C
Union County
S.C
Okinawa
James E. Stauffer
West
Navy
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
South Carolina Marine
Judge Advocate General
San Bruno
Stauffer
New Life Game Deal Fails Without Blue Chips
A lighthearted note stresses that a new deal in life amounts to little without essential resources, humorously calling blue chips the real currency of progress and stability.
Battleship North Carolina Memorial Plan Moves Forward
Gov. Sanford to confer with Navy officials in Washington on bringing the USS North Carolina to Wilmington as a memorial and museum. He will discuss a Tar Heel fund drive to tow and dock the ship, with a commission half done toward a $250000 goal. The governor attends Wilmington when the 19 member State Highway Commission is sworn in.
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Rrleigh (Ap
Sanford
Washington
Navy
U.S.S. North Carolina
Wilmington
Arleigh Burke
Bayonne
N.J
State Highway Commission
Eichmann seeks rest as cross examination resumes later
Adolf Eichmann asked the Israeli court for a respite to regain nerve as cross examination continued. Judge Landau postponed morning sessions, with Atty. Gen. Hausner set to resume in the afternoon. Eichmann slept in solitary confinement and was described as nervous yet restrained overall.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Jerusalem
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Gideon Hausner
Eichmann
Hausner
Moshe Landau
Argentina
Mirage In Liquor Talks Caution in Business Deals
A warning about relying on liquor influence in negotiations. The piece cautions that alcohol can distort judgment and mislead parties, urging sober assessment and clear terms in deals.
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Ellington
Florist
S. Main ST
Cecil
Office Equipment CO
General Electric
Weathertron
Weathertron Au
Glecterc Man
Fume Electric
Zett Air Conditioning and Heating CO
N. Main ST
Marine
Spartanburg
Barbara McGowen West
Wests
Perpetual
Fap Savings & Loan Association
High Point
Manville
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Westinghouse
Ralph
College Village Shopping CentEr
Johns-Manville
Johns Manville
Ward ST
Davis
Patrol & Watchman Service
Wota
Jack S. Davis
Jor
Armour Star
USEN
Sandhill
Carolina
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