Schirra to pilot six orbit spaceflight this summer
Washington announced plans for a up to six orbit manned Mercury-Atlas flight with Walter M. Schirra Jr as pilot. The mission could last about nine hours, with landing northeast of Midway Island if five or six orbits occur. Cape Canaveral would launch, with various landing points for fewer orbits.
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Washington
United States
Walter M. Schirra Jr
D. Brainerd Holmes
Civilian Space Agency
Earth
U.S
Midway Island
Pacific Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Midway
Halt in Oran Violence Emerges as Secret Army Wavers
In Oran, western Algeria, indications suggest the Secret Army Organization may be slowing its bloody grip. France reports former Col. Jean Defour ordered a halt to sabotage, while unconfirmed rumors say ex-Gen. Paul Gardy fled with aides to take over leadership. Echo d Oran editor Pierre Laffont urged peace as violence abates and communications improve.
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Algiers
Oran
Jean Defour
Secret Army
Algeria
Paul Gardy
Gardy
Pierre Laffont
Echo D
European Community
Laffont
Senate Counsel Testifies on Estes Warning and Oil Barons Woes
Senate investigators heard that the Agriculture Department had advance warning of Billie Sol Estes cotton acreage scams, with a 1960 ruling that these deals should not be approved. The probe links inefficiency to a broader Estes empire, as key figures pressed for reforms and possible political influence.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Paul E. Kamerick
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Texas
H. L. Manwaring
Kamerick
FBI
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Estes’ Texas
House
Manwaring
Texas Agriculture Stabilization Commit
Missing Convicted Spy Soblen Reported by Wife
Dr Robert A Soblen, 62, convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, is reported missing by his wife. Federal Judge William B Herlands issued a bench warrant for Soblen's arrest as FBI agents hunt him. A hearing will seek forfeiture of Soblen's $100 000 bail.
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New York
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
Soviet Union
William B. Herlands
U. S
Judge Grants Estes Continuance Of Fraud Trial
Texas Judge J H Starley delays Billie Sol Estes fraud trial in Reeves County over $162 144 defrauded from Thomas A Bell The defense claims pretrial publicity taints jurors while a change of venue remains under consideration and examination of veniremen continues.
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Texas
Estes
Pecos
Tex
J. H. Starley
Billie Sol Estes
Reeves County
Starley
Dist. Atty
R. B. McGowen
Hume Cofer
The
Veniremen
Attack On Alcoholism The Woman Alcoholic
A feature on women alcoholics, their lives, and societal attitudes. It profiles three women including Mary and Karri, discusses rising female drinking, cultural stigma, and the balance of medical views with public opinion. It notes estimates of female alcoholics and shifts in drinking from saloons to homes.
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Clarissa
Mary
Karri
Marvin Block
American Medical Association Committee On
Alcoholics Anonymous
H. L. Mencken
Influence Trial Halted Over Questioned Testimony
Witness DeLoach testified that Masefield asked him to support a purchase of sign products from Pfaff & Kendall for highway projects. Judge Mallard paused the trial to review evidence handling and questioned how a Kansas sheet ended up with a North Carolina exhibit. Defendants include Kdd Brewer Raleigh businessman and Robert A. Burch with associated sign firms Pfaff & Kendall and Traffic & Street Sign Co.
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DeLoach
Masefield
Pfaff & Kendall
Raymond Mallard
State of
Kansas
Edwin P. Friedberg
Walker Y. Worth
North Carolina
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Charles T. Hagan
Mallard
Chalmers
Kdd Brewer
Raleigh
Robert A. Burch
Robert M. Burch
Traffic & Street Sign Co
Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Martin Hamilton
George Masefield
Walter Schoenfeldt
Burch
Brewer
Prisoners Climb Water Tower in Protest at Western State
Thirteen inmates perch on a water tower at Western State Penitentiary in Pittsburgh protesting conditions including solitary confinement. Six climbed Tuesday after six others joined earlier, carrying makeshift banners and food. guards fired buckshot only as a warning. Prison officials plan to wait them out.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Robert Payne
Washington, D.C
Payne
James Maroney
Prayer Amendment In Doubt
Congress considers constitutional amendments to overrule the Supreme Court ruling on school prayers. Leaders doubt passage given the two thirds requirement and public resistance. Senator Dirksen and Representative Celler voiced skepticism about any amendment to reestablish classroom prayer.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
White Marble Court
Legislative Branch
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirkson
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
United States
Celler
New York
Board of Regents
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John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Reeves and
South Dakota
Dean Rusk
Charlie Chaplin
Oxford University
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Chaplin
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Joy Miller
Associated Press Women’s
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