Warplane clash over TFX design in Senate probe
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth testified that the General Dynamics TFX version is faster and longer‑lasting, while Boeing claims drawbacks. The subcommittee probes potential favoritism in awarding the contract to General Dynamics as TFX remains years from first flight. McNamara backs the costly program seeking 1,700 all weather warplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fred Korth
Senate
Pentagon
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Uniformed
Air Force
Navy
Korth
General Dynamics
Boeing
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Boeing Co
Seattle
TFX
Earth
Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
U. S
Subcommittee
Kennedy
Adm
George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Keeler Astor rent pay scandal heard in UK hearings
Christine Keeler testified as subcommittee probes broadcasting policy and editorialization in London. The session tests whether government policy allows editorial endorsement of political candidates and whether payments to party girls were tied to influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Christine Keeler
Apia
Lord Astor
Miss Keeler
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
Stephen
Society Osteopath
Nications Commission
Congress
Viscount Astor
FCC
John Jacob Astor
Ward
Paramount
Marily
Mandy) Rice-Davies
Astor
Cliveden
Rogers
Miss Rice-Davies
Alaelene
Heikien
Douglas Fairbanks
Conform Jr
Christine
Community Chest
Fairbanks
Yev- Society
Zeny Ivanov
Two Choir Members Found Dead in Downtown Motel
In Charlotte a 46 year old Harold Swift Daniels and 31 year old Estelle Billings Goudy were found shot dead in a downtown Heart of Charlotte Motel. Daniels shown to be father of two. Goudy mother of two. police reported a 2.25 caliber pistol and signs of a struggle. Coroner called it murder or self inflicted before full police ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
W. M. Summerville
Harold Swift Daniels
Charlotte Opera Association
Estelle Billings Goudy
Brunsite
Daniels
Mecklenburg Nurseries
Goudy
Heart of Charlotte
Lincolnton Records First Traffic Fatality in 3899 Days
A Lincolnton traffic crash ended the city’s longest running safety streak as a tractor trailer and car collided near Court Square. Rickey Cashion, 21, was killed and two others injured. Police charged Freeman Lez Smith with manslaughter amid foggy conditions and unclear driver identity. The victims include Mary Reidy, 43, and her 10-year-old son Mark. The incident disrupted plans as the three prepared to attend King's College in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London, Conn
Nicholas Ukraine
Lincolnton
N.C
Government
West Sycamore Streets
Court Square
Rickey Cashion
Victor Cashion
Jimmy Crowe
Bog-jyuculur
Shad Redrick
Ukraine
Robbinsville
Anthony Ukraine
Tarr
Crowe
King’s College
Charlotte
Acclaim For Kennedy Welcomed By Leaders In Congress
AP report notes Senate Leader Dirksen and Rep Bolton praised Kennedy trip to Europe while warning against overstatement. Halleck and Zablocki offered mixed assessments, citing France tensions but seeing some positive impact. Humphrey voiced optimism about the trip’s vindication of policy, with cautions from Republicans about lasting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yates McDaniel
Senate
France
Washington
Jerett Dirksen
Mlinois
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Kennedy
Europe
Foreign Affairs Committee
Germany
United States
de Gaulle
Politie
Dirksen
Itics
John McCar
Trip
Mack
D-Mass
Bolton
Dent
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Peter Frelinghuysen Jr
R-N.j
Mittee
Hubert H
Humphrey
Minnesota
Halleck
House Foreign Affairs
Clement Zablocki
Wis- Humphrey
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Seven Plunge To Deaths in Rio Fire Tears Through 21-Story Building
A massive blaze in a 21 story Rio de Janeiro office block led to at least seven deaths and many injuries. Firemen rescued some from the roof with helicopters as water shortage hampered efforts. The building housed film companies and stock rooms. Several victims reportedly leaped from upper floors and a rope failed during escape. Details on total occupants were unavailable immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Testimony in murder case of three Lexington youths
Hearings opened against Joe Poole 19 William Johnson 18 and Roosevelt Smith 21 for the murder of Fred Link during a race riot. Coroner M E Block faced questions over Link's death en route to Winston-Salem hospital while charges include first degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Warnings inciting to riot and accessory after the fact were dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson
M. E. Block
Fred Link
Winston-Salem Hospital
Block
Link
Joe Poole
William Johnson
Roosevelt Smith
Crow’s Swansong Ends in Heat Fueled Grass Fire
An overheated crow sparked a grass fire that burned fifty acres near a transformer. Firefighters contained the blaze, but the crow was found cooked, ending the mysterious incident.
Kennedy Addresses Irish Parliament Opens its Heart to US
President Kennedy spoke to the Dail in Dublin urging small nations to back United Nations peace efforts. He called for strengthening UN machinery toward a world of law, and received thunderous applause for his Ireland tour and Irish wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Massey
Dublin
Kennedy
Ireland
United Nations
Dail
U.S
U.N
Cor S
Dublin Castle
National University
University of Dublin
Galway
Limerick
Shannon
Castle
Jersey City
Jaycees
Louisville
Doug Blankenship
Headlee
Waner ‘Marks
Little Rock
Ark
Dick Thomas
Sedalia
Bob Dib ‘Son
Electric Products
Pittsfield
Mass
Khrushchev Arrives in East Berlin for Summit Tone
Soviet Premier Khrushchev landed in East Berlin for a summit with bloc leaders as Western officials noted Kennedy's West Berlin visit aimed at stirring German anti East German sentiment. Ulbricht welcomed him and claimed Kennedy sought to turn West Germans against East Germans. Khrushchev backed Ulbricht's view. Western observers see broader aims beyond a birthday gathering for Ulbricht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ulbricht
Khrushchev
Nina
Valentina Teresikova
Also Mentioned on This Page
Figure VN
Stephen Ward
Center, Society Osteopath
Robert C. Reidy
Mary
Mark
Reidy
Anne Aendate
Ol Weauwwmoone
Arnold Tarr
Freeman Lez Smith
Custom Transportation Co
Reidys
Bulletin
Moses Labe
Wash
Rish
Red
East Berlin
Yoman
West Raelia
U.N. General Assembly
Ulbricht
Berlin
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Antonin Novotny
Gomulka
Novotny
West Berlin
Louisville, Ky
Dick Cow
Headles
Chamber of Countries
Bountiful
Utah
Robert Castle Drom
Ieee Ate Ee
Aieawiee Wul
Ithe
White House
Tulsa
Okla
Jaycee
Burroughs Corp
U.S. Jaycees
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!