Copter Rescue Attempt Fails in Mt McKinley Effort
Rescue efforts for five climbers on Mount McKinley faced repeated helicopter failures. A jet helicopter diverted to Ft. Greeley for repairs after taking off from base camp in clear weather. A second helicopter planned to reach Summit with skis. The sick woman and four injured climbers remained stranded as rescuers climbed on foot and airdrop attempts were planned, with harsh temperatures and a three day timeline ahead.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Ft. Greeley
Mt. McKinley National Park
Summit
North America
Seattle Mountain Rescue Council
Oregon
John Day
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Wilson
Macmillan Reveals Khrushchev Demands At Summit
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan disclosed that Soviet Premier Khrushchev would not negotiate unless the United States condemned spy flights over the Soviet Union and punished those responsible. He said the ultimatum helped derail the summit and warned the world to be ready for grave implications and new dangers.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Macmillan
House of Commons
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
France
Paris
Two Killed and One Injured in 311 Head-On Crash
An 83-year-old man R. C. Samuels and 21-year-old Jettie Lee Cromer died when their vehicles collided head on with a Valiant carrying William Lewis Carroll critically injured. The crash occurred near Old Winston Road at 11 30 a m on Highway 311.
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Winston Road
311
No Name Tavern
R. C. Samuels
Welch Dr
High Point
Jettie Lee Cromer
Route 3
Winston- Salem
Baptist Hospital
William Lewis Carroll
Winston-Salem
Samuels
Gurney Snider
Steele St
Mr. Samuels
Eisenhower Leaves Lisbon After Paris Summit Collapse
President Eisenhower departs Lisbon for Washington after a 24 hour visit amid the failed Paris talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. He told Portela Airport crowds that US Portuguese ties reflect friendship and shared responsibility for a peaceful world.
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Lisbon
Paris
Eisenhower
Portela
Americo Tomaz
Antonio Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
United States
Atlas records 9000 mile intercontinental flight
The Atlas missile achieved a record 9000 miles distance, beating a Soviet claim and surpassing prior Atlas tests. The flight from Cape Canaveral aimed to 9000 miles from the coast, with a nose cone deployed 1000 miles southeast of Capetown. Two U.S. planes and one ship tracked the dive.
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Central Pacific
Air Force
Capetown
South Africa
Cape Canaveral
Brazil
Ascension Island
Cape of Good Hope
U.S
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Paris
South Carolina population up 11.6 percent in 1960 census
The 1960 preliminary census puts South Carolina at 2,364,483 residents, an 11.6 percent rise from 1950. The state added 247,456 people across 46 counties, led by Aiken County with a 51 percent jump as rural areas shift toward industry. Census officials warned figures are preliminary but likely to hold in 99 percent of cases.
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Columbia, S.C
South Carolina
Joseph R. Norwood
Census Bureau
Carolinas
Virginia
Aiken County
Onslow
Camp Lejeune
Wayne County
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Cumberland County
Ft. Bragg
Pope Air Force Base
Durham
Durham County
North Carolina population climbs by 467627 in 1950s census
Preliminary 1960 figures show North Carolina at 4 000 000 plus, up from 4 061 929 in 1950. Gains concentrated in Piedmont and near military bases. Tyrrell is smallest county at 4494, Mecklenburg largest at 270951, Charlotte 200878.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Census Bureau
Associated Press
Piedmont
Charlotte
Dellview
Gaston County
Gromyko Flies To New York For UN Spy Flight Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko heads to New York to press the UN Security Council for a binding prohibition on American spy flights. He rejects Eisenhower Paris assurances that U S overflight spying had halted, calling the president's pledge a tactical move to fool world opinion.
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United Nations, N
Population rise credited to industry in North Carolina
Gov. Hodges credits the state industrialization program for part of North Carolina’s 11 percent population rise over the last decade. He cites jobs preventing migration and predicts a stronger increase in the next ten years. Census puts 1960 population at 4,529,556. Hodges urges realism in spending and notes urban growth may drive reapportionment.
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Raleigh
Hodges
North Carolina
Associated Press
Census Bureau
California shark attack leaves teen with leg amputated
16 year old Suzanna Marie Theriot was bitten 150 feet off Hidden Beach while swimming with classmates. Doctors performed a four hour operation in Santa Cruz but could not save her leg. The incident occurs amid a warm water trend blamed for increasing shark activity along the California coast.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Hidden Beach
Suzanna Marie Theriot
California
Aptos
Suzanna
Tessie Letunich
Nick Bank
Larry Cronin
Edward Cassel
Santa Cruz Hospital
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Gromyko
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San Diego
Fred Theriot
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