Man Rides Niagara Falls In Rubber Ball
Nathan Bova, 30, of New York rode the 161-foot Horseshoe Falls inside an eight-foot rubber-coated steel ball. He survived with minor injuries, was detained on illegal entry, and claimed the stunt to prove love and to integrate the falls. Bova cited plans with Joan Lussier and compared to past survivors, while noting the ball cost about 5000 dollars and a snorkel device aided the ride.
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Roger Woodward
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Merit Pay Director Appointed for State Experiment
Dr. Brank Proffitt of Western Carolina College was named director of the two year merit pay experiment for state teachers. He previously led McKee Laboratory School and taught at Western Carolina, with prior roles as Jackson County teacher principal and Tryon schools superintendent. The 1961 legislature approved $200,000 for the program in one or more districts to reward exceptional teacher performance. Dr. Carroll, state superintendent, praised Proffitt’s training and urged experimental study of merit-based pay as a method to recognize unusually competent teachers.
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Charles F. Carroll
One Man's Viewpoint on Space Spending
EINFREE ANDERSON argues the 6 million spent to put a man in space is nothing. He claims business lost 20 million in time spent listening to space news on radio and watching TV. The text also notes California gray whales migrate over 5,000 miles from Arctic regions to breed in Baja California.
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Einfree Anderson
California
Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Ship Equipped To Become Emergency Command Post
Aboard the U S S Northampton the 17,200 ton vessel is described as an emergency national command post at sea. Navy officers note it can direct all government echelons during war, communicate globally, and display intelligence for presidential decisions.
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Claude V. Ricketts
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Northampton
Ricketts
Largest earthen dam in the United States
Falcon Dam is described as the largest earthen dam in the United States, storing water for the Lone Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The structure is reported to be 26,294 feet long.
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Falcon
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
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