Tragic Jet Crash Leads Investigators Toward Flight Box
Federal investigators under order from President Kennedy search Jamaica Bay for the jet's flight control box after a New York crash. The 650 degree engines struck icy water causing a 200 foot geyser and the plane to disintegrate over a mile area. Rescue teams from Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station recover wreckage as stocks drift in market activity.
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Kennedy
Jamaica Bay
Ouid Taks
Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station
Dow Jones Averages Die as Wreck Tragedy Unfolds
The rescue effort continues after a fatal plane crash that left 52 bodies recovered by early today. Among the 87 passengers was W Alton Jones 71 executive committee chairman Cities Service Co en route to California for a fishing trip with a former colleague. The disaster also affected families and friends including Eisenhower and Palm Desert wintering.
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W. Alton Jones
The
Cities Service Co
California
Pregi- Asanti Tria Tatsanhaw
Wipe At
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Calif
Adams-Millis reports weaker 1961 sales and earnings
Adams-Millis Corp reports a drop in sales to 16,165,460 and net earnings of 574,43 for the past year, down from 17,897,159 and 850,408, respectively. President J H Millis cites multiple factors for the dimmer results but says the outlook remains promising. The report accompanies director nominees including T L Smith H J Mills N M Ayers and others.
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Adams-Millis Corp
J. H. Millis
T. L. Smith
H. J. Mills
N. M. Ayers
W. Worley
Irwin ‘Belk
C. P. Wirsching
H. G. Bell
H. O. Williams
A. C. Menius Jr
Menius
Dr. Menius
Millis
Hanes-Millis Sales Corp
Hanes
Winston-Salem
Desolate Unhappy Destiny Touches Broad Circle
Fragmentary line recalls a spill of misfortune that leaves kin and friends heartbroken after a sudden, shared tragedy.
Glenn receives royal welcome after spaceflight
Astronaut John Glenn is hosted at the Waldorf Astoria and the Empire Room with Dolores Gray. He is invited to visit Britain by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan after a quick trip back to the United States amid Yury Gagarin’s earlier visit to London. Queen Elizabeth II invites him to lunch at Buckingham Palace.
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Glenn
Great Britain
House of Commons
Harold Macmillan
Col
Kennedy
United States
Yuri Gagarin
London
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Fighters on the Sideline Sparkling Standoff
A fragmented note mentions fighters in a contested scene near the sideline. The report hints at a tense moment with officials attempting to separate rival individuals as the event continues.
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Ant Stata Eae Sae Oa
Free books for Tar Heel students eyed by board
Raleigh AP report says the State Board of Education may ask the General Assembly to provide high school textbooks free of charge. The board raised rental costs from 4.59 to 8 and cites growing enrollment and subject load as reasons to seek state assistance.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
J. T. Pritchett
General Assembly
Arthur’s 1882 U S oath cited by era officials
Fragmentary note recalls Chester A. Arthur and a 1882 U S oath or law related to his tenure. The readable pieces imply constitutional or legal context during his era without full details.
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Chester A. Arthur
United
Statenew Geral Ovi
U S Strategic Bomber Production Urged by House Panel
The House Armed Services Committee urged continued strategic bomber production and advancing the B70 project. Secretary McNamara again opposed spending, while Gen LeMay supported the manned bomber program and testified to Congress.
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House
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Robert
McNamara
Congress
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
Senate
Teen offenders receive corporal punishment in Welland
In Welland Ontario two teenage robbers were sentenced to short terms in reformatory and six strokes each of the strap as part of their sentence. The report notes such corporal discipline appears in Canada for teen offenders.
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Welland, Ont
Canada
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