B58 Jet Bomber Crashes Near Hattiesburg Mississippi
A B58 bomber crashed and exploded near Hattiesburg after a test flight from Carswell Air Force Base. Pilot Everett Wheeler and flight engineer Michale Keller escaped. the third crewman Harry Blosger was killed. The aircraft, worth about 20 million, had not been delivered to the Air Force and carried no nuclear weapons.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Here
Fort
Air Force
Wheeler
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Eglin Afb
Fla
United States
Strategic Air Command
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Ind
Texas
De Gaulle Defies Ike to occupy German territory
In his memoir Le Salut, Gen. Charles de Gaulle asserts Free French forces disobeyed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and seized a large German sector. He warns France would have only shreds of Germany otherwise. The volume covers 1944 to 1946 and cites a March 29, 1945 letter urging Rhine crossing and use of barges.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
de Gaulle
France
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Rhine
Karlsruhe
Eisenhower comments on Castro and Cuba relations
President Eisenhower declines to speculate on Castro’s motives while reaffirming U S intent to maintain good ties with Cuba. He cites past U S actions in Cuba and notes efforts to prevent Cuban airfields from being used for bombing campaigns.
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Hower
Eisenhower
Castro
Cuba
United States
U.S
Michigan to Set Up New Taxes Amid Cash Crisis
Governor Williams and 20 legislators met in Lansing to craft a stopgap tax plan after a state supreme court ruling voided the 1 percent use tax. They pledged mutual responsibility but made no concrete proposals, as the governor presses for personal income and corporate profits taxes while Republicans push to lift the sales tax.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Supreme Court
Michigan
Williams
Sekou Toure to Receive Honorary Doctorate in North Carolina
In Chapel Hill and surrounding areas Sekou Toure and his wife arrive in Raleigh Durham for a visit. Gov Hodges will greet the African leader at the airport and host a bi racial dinner at Morehead Planetarium. A campus tour and Durham meetings precede a Thursday departure for Chicago.
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Luther Hodges
Raleigh - Durham
Hodges
Morehead Planetarium
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Durham
Duke University
Chicago
Mount Vernon Guards Patrol Nightly with Doberman Watch
Mount Vernon is protected each night by guard watchmen and a Doberman guard dog. Searchlights sweep the grounds and electric eyes trigger alarms to deter intruders and theft at the Washington estate.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Vega Rocket Delayed By Steel Strike In 1961 Plan
Space chief T. Keith Glennan says the steel strike delays the Vega three stage rocket designed to lift 4800 pounds to 300 miles or 1000 pounds to a lunar trajectory. Initial flight was planned for early 1961 and would match Soviet performance from more than a year earlier. He notes the Soviet focus on ICBMs as the reason for their lead.
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Miami Beach
Fla
T. Keith Glennan
Glennan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Strategic Air Command
Old Indian Canoe Retrieved Near Crivitz Wisconsin
A 15 foot hollowed log, identified as an Indian canoe about 200 years old, was pulled from a marsh near Crivitz Wisconsin by Lloyd Randall of Crivitz and Raymond Letke of Harvey. The find adds a rare glimpse into regional Native American history and preservation efforts.
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Crivitz, Wis
Here
Lloyd Randall
Crivitiz
Raymond Letke
Harvey
Steel Union Plans To Resume Talks In Strike Impasse
With two steel companies signing new contracts, the United Steelworkers plan top level talks with major producers to end the 106 day nationwide strike. Union leader McDonald seeks renewal with R. Conrad Cooper as Detroit Steel and Kaiser settle, signaling a broader front.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. Mc
Donald
R. Conrad Cooper
Detroit Steel Corp
Kaiser Steel Corp
Kaiser
Detroit
McDonald
Roger Blough
Neighborhood Event at Goldston Center
About 40 people attended a neighborhood party at the Goldston Center last evening, sponsored by the High Point Park and Recreation Department. Miss Genevieve Moore led the program, refreshments were served, and the Rev. Mr. Black led a devotion.
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Goldston Center
High Point Pakaie and Recreation Department
Genevieve Moore
W. D. Durland
E. C. Cox
Black
William B. Gra
Hum ‘N’ E. 2 Garden Club
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NEA Service, Ina
Pat of
Sandra
Kathy
Ike
Alice Ames
Barbee &T
Sekou
Chapel Hill, N. C
Sekou Toure
Guinea
Negro College
The
United
Night Watch
Vega
Flowers Grace Flower Shop
Fotnte
Steel Union
U. S. Steel
Detroit Steel
Goldston
EB. Green St
Kresky
City Appliance CO
Wrenn St
Rogers
Insurance Agency
Otro Tag
Philco Bendix
Philco
Philco-Bendix
DELIV
Formica
Micarte
FREE
S. Main St
High Point
Asher
Philco Benom
Rico
Halanaa
Firestone Stores
N. Main ST
Sheraton
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