Venus Mission Delayed After Spurious Signal
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A stray radio signal in the Atlas Agena B booster forced a 24 hour postponement of the Mariner I Venus probe launch. Officials said the issue is minor and can be fixed for a Sunday morning attempt. The craft would travel 224 788 720 miles to study Venus from about 10 000 miles during a close pass and relay data on atmosphere rotation and possible magnetic field.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
United States
Venus
Mariner I
Earth
Bloodhound Takes Over London Bus In Three Hour Stand
A bloodhound stowed away on a double decker in Stourbridge and refused to let the conductor back aboard. After a three hour standoff with police and bus staff, the dog was lassoed and sent to the dog pound.
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London
Stourbridge
Worcestershire
Fred Gould
Gould
Fred
Sam Bloomer
Royal Society For the Prevention
Three Couples Among Seven Dead In Wreck
A two car collision on a country road in Shawano Wisconsin killed seven people early today with no survivors. Victims include Walter Grimm and his wife both from Marion, John Koepke and his wife, Oscar Meh lberg and his wife, and Dilton Pingel.
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Shawano
Wis
Wisconsin
Shawano County
Sheriff's Office
Walter Grimm
John Koepke
Oscar Mehlberg
Marion
Shawano-Waupaca
Dilton Pingel
Sheriff’s Office
Peru Junta Appeals for U S Recognition After Coup
Lima Peru AP Gen Ricardo Perez Godoy led a military coup cited as protecting democracy and urged U S recognition. The United States suspended diplomatic relations and halted aid, while the junta leader said recognition would follow once Washington understood the regime's true intentions.
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Thomas J. Stone
Lima
Peru
U.S
Manuel Prado
Ricardo Perez Godoy
United States
Kennedy
Washington
Decision on Tax Cut Postponed
President Kennedy will delay a tax cut decision until mid August after reviewing July business data. Officials cite June figures showing a weaker recovery and a second quarter GNP of 552 billion, well below hopes, with economists debating if this signals a lull or a new downturn.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Laos peace accord hailed at Geneva talks amid Cold War tensions
At Geneva the East West conference approved a treaty pledging Laos neutrality and independence. Dean Rusk urged strict observance and a unified army for the coalition government led by Prince Souvanna Phouma. Communist leaders attacked U S involvement while Gromyko praised the accord and Vu Van Mau warned of coalition faction risks.
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Geneva
Laos
United States
Red China
U.S
Dean Rusk
Souvana Phouma
Chen Yi
Red
Ung van Khiem
Southeast Asia
Andrei A. Gromyko
South Viet Nam
Vu van Mau
Howard Green
Boss shines shoes for 45th anniversary at Woolworth
In New York 64 year old Mike Graziano, a long time boot black at F. W. Woolworth Co., receives a rare favor as Robert C. Kirkwood shines his shoes to mark Graziano's 45 years of service. A two foot cake and 45 candles accompany the moment before Graziano returns to work.
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Mike
New York
Mike Graziano
Robert C. Kirkwood
F. W. Woolworth Co
Graziano
Kirkwood
Booklyn
Kennedy reshuffles top military posts with Taylor return
President Kennedy names Gen Maxwell D Taylor as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff replacing Gen Lyman Lemnitzer this fall. Lemnitzer moves to command in Europe and likely NATO supreme commander. Gen George H Decker retires as Army chief of staff, to be succeeded by Gen Earle G Wheeler.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Pentagon
Eisenhower
White House
Kennedy
Taylor
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lemnitzer
U.S
Europe
NATO
JCS
Lauris Norstad
Hyannis Port
Mass
George H. Decker
Army
Decker
Earle G. Wheeler
Wheeler
Norstad
Daring Stock Clerk Accused Of 1.3 Million Theft
In New York a stock record clerk, Gordon Tallman, 30, is accused of stealing 1.3 million dollars in stock certificates from Bache & Co. He allegedly planned the scheme with a barfriend, with an unknown buyer called Mr X. Police and the FBI say they’ve arrested four men in the case.
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New York
Brinks
Wall Street
Boston
FBI
District Attorney’s Office
Frank S. Hogan
Gordon A. Tallman
Bache & Co
Federal judge bars Albany protests amid civil rights march
In Albany Georgia Judge J Robert Elliott issued a temporary injunction halting mass demonstrations marches or boycotts by Negro groups including leaders led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr hours before a planned march on city hall The order barred sponsoring financing or encouraging unlawful picketing or congregating and protested actions in the racially tense city as police readiness remained high and community leaders warned of the stakes in the civil rights fight
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Albany, Ga
Asa D. Kelley Jr
Georgia
Martin Luther King Jr
J. Robert Elliott
U.S. District Court
Columbus
Kelley
Grady Rawls
Elliott
Albany
King
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