Rosman Tracking Station Reaches Its First Anniversary
Rosman North Carolina marks one year of NASA operation. The site supports scientific satellites from Canberra to Fairbanks and assists east west and north south orbital tracks. NASA invested 10 million dollars, plus 660000 for maintenance and wages, with 600000 paid to local workers. Governor Sanford lauded the station in a letter to James Webb.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rosman
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NASA
Canberra
Commonwealth of Australia
Asheville
Fairbanks
Dennis
Transylvania County
Terry Sanford
James E. Webb
Sanford
Gary Man
North Carolina
Phoebe Rose
Order Restored After Prison Riot at Maryland House of Correction
Prison riot at the Maryland House of Correction in Jessup halted visits and left 1,783 inmates with about half at large in two cell blocks and a dormitory. State troopers with riot sticks recaptured detainees as lights were out and furniture damaged. officials planned inquiries into the causes.
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Jessup
Maryland House of Correction
Last Honor Slated For Hoover
The body of Herbert Hoover is to be flown from Washington to West Branch Iowa for burial. Mourners in the Capitol rotunda numbered an estimated 20 000 to 25 000 as Hoover’s casket was moved to National Airport and prepared for a Cedar Rapids flight with Sen. Barry Goldwater aboard.
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Herbert Clark Hoover
Iowa
West Branch
Capitol
U.S. Navy
Potomac
National Airport
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Hoover
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Bser
Herbert Hoover Jr
Boyd Payton Relieved Of Guide Post
The Labor Department said Payton was recalled from a temporary tour guide post for Japanese labor leaders in the United States. He is on parole from a 1959 conspiracy to destroy Cotton Mills, Henderson, North Carolina, sentence and had resigned as district organizer for the Textile Workers Union of America in Charlotte.
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Labor Department
Boyd Payton
St. Johns College
Payton
Department
John W. Leslie
Harriet-Henderson
Henderson
N.C
Leslie
International Union of Electrical Workers, Spokesjane Ie
U.S
Textile Workers Union of America
Charlotte
British Hope Loan Will Bolster Pound
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s cabinet outlines standby funds and European credits for a possible loan to back the pound. An urgent postwar recovery program may include export incentives for manufacturers and possible import surcharges to boost competitiveness.
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Mini Lister
Harold Wilson
Cabinet Fund
Britain
Monetary Fund
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