Two Engines Out Pilot Describes Imperial Air Crash
Imperial Airlines Constellation crash near Byrd Field in Richmond killed 74 Army recruits and 3 crew. Survivor Ronald H. Conway said two engines were out and a third losing power as the nose gear malfunctioned during an attempted emergency landing. investigators study airliner ruins for fuel-system causes.
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Federal Aviation
Washington
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Army
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Emergency planners push local survival lessons nationwide
White House emergency planners launch stand by skeleton governments in cities counties and states to handle post attack wage and price controls rationing housing and health. Conferences will be held in every state modeled after a Las Vegas meeting with local officials to ensure up to 90 days of local self reliance after an attack.
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White House
Office of Emergency Planning
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Nev
United States
De Gaulle hints at retirement after Algerian issue
In Marseille Charles de Gaulle suggested he may retire after the Algerian question is settled. After a hostile reception he spoke at a closed meeting with the mayor and city officials, saying he might step down when the crisis ends, noting he is nearing the end of his road with a term due to expire in 1966.
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France
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Viet Nam presses IC C action on Soviet airlift
South Viet Nam urged the International Control Commission to condemn the Soviet airlift to Communist rebels in Laos amid reports of the airlift landing in southern Laos. Hanoi accused the panel of inaction as Soviet planes fly from North Viet Nam, fueling border tensions.
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South Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Laos
India
Canada
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North Viet Nam
Monkeys Death in Atlas Missile Explosion at Cape Canaveral
A six inch tall capuchin named Goliath died when an Atlas E missile exploded over Cape Canaveral. The Air Force reported the range safety officer destroyed the erratic rocket. The test also carried biological specimens and aimed to study weightlessness effects for future manned spaceflight.
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Cape
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Soviet shifts Berlin policy plan signals negotiating opening
Moscow reports a new Soviet proposal on Berlin and Germany suggesting first talks over West Berlin’s status then on East German sovereignty and a German peace treaty. It outlines Four Power accord, East German-Soviet agreement, West German acceptance of East German sovereignty, and an all German peace treaty.
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Soviet Union
First Elements of U S Infantry Reach Berlin
The 1st Battle Group 15th Infantry 3rd Division arrives in West Berlin led by Lt. Richard P. Jennings. About 60 men travel 110 miles from West Germany through East German checkpoints in three hours forty minutes aboard jeeps trucks and a recoilless rifle.
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Berlin
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Bamberg
Bavaria
Test Ban Accord Reached Between Kennedy and Nehru
President Kennedy and Indian Prime Minister Nehru agreed on the need for an inspected test ban treaty. Nehru opposed any nuclear tests and criticized Soviet testing while noting cautious optimism for world peace.
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Nehru
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Britain
Soviet Union
Plane hijack ends with Lisbon pamphlets amid election rush
Portuguese liner Santa Maria hijacked by two men who forced the four engine Constellation to Lisbon to drop anti Salazar pamphlets signed by Henrique Galvao. The flight diverted to Tangier, with 18 passengers and 7 crew aboard, two hostesses among them. The incident came two days before Portugal's parliamentary elections marred by opposition boycott accusations.
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Henrique Galvao
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Tangier
Morocco
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National Union
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Brazil
Recife
Altitude Next Rocket Ship Sets New Speed Record
Edwards Air Force Base California X15 pilot Major Bob White reaches 4070 miles per hour in level flight setting a speed record. Joe Walker of NASA will pursue a 250000 foot altitude record next week. White reports windshield damage from extreme heat but lands safely and remains calm.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
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Air Force
Bob White
Joe Walker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White
Buddy
Walter Daniel
Antarctic Crash Kills Five Men on Navy Plane
A University of Minnesota scientist Dr Edward Thiel and four U.S. Navy crew members died when a Neptune P2V7A crashed on takeoff from Wilkes Station during Operation Deep Freeze 62. Four Navy survivors were injured but recovering. a C130 was planned to fly them home if weather allows.
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U.S. Navy
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McMurdo Sound
Australia
United States
Antarctica
University of Ohio
Madison Pryor
Mirny
Soviet Union
David M. Tyree
Spirit Sinks Town As Main Industry Shuts
Berwick Pennsylvania faces economic blow as American Car and Foundry Co plans to close its railroad car plant by October 1962, sending 2,600 workers to layoff and stunning a 15 000 population. Mayor-elect Wayne Schuyler calls it the greatest tragedy, noting the impact on local merchants and nearby towns. The plant ‘‘will take roughly 50 percent of the spending power’’ and workers question their future.
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Pennsylvania
American Car and Foundry Co
Wayne Schuyler
Philadelphia
Bloomsburg
Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre
Schuyler
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