Grissom Survives Sinking Capsule Rescue at Sea
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom rode a Marine helicopter to safety after his Liberty Bell 7 capsule sank following splashdown 303 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral. He swam in the Atlantic for several minutes, was flown to a carrier, then to a Grand Bahama hospital for treatment.
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Rem Price
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Virgil I. Grissom
Grissom
Atlantic Ocean
Here
Liberty Bell
Randolph
Grand Bahamas Island
Draft Pool Expanded to 100000 as US Plans for Possible Defense
Washington reports the Defense Department proposes increasing the draft pool from about 70 000 to 100 000 while reviewing August draft figures. Officials say the move aims to prepare for potential conflict with Soviet forces and Berlin pressure, with no final decision yet on further changes.
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Washington
UPI
Seiman
Dng
Berlin
Defense Department
Army
United States
Shey
Alaska Airlines cargo plane crash kills six crew
Six crew members die when a Alaska Airlines cargo DC6C. no passengers aboard. Flight from Travis AFB to Tachikawa AFB lands in fog at Shemya Alaska. five of the dead from Seattle area. Also reports Kings Canyon fire burning out, Discoverer satellite destruction, and a tunnel fire arson case in San Rafael.
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Shemya
Alaska
Alaska Airlines
North Pacific
Military Air Transport Service
Travis Air Force Base
Cali
Tachikawa
Tokyo
Seattle
Edward Bowman
John Herman Hird Jr
Kent
Wash
Dwight Morton Bacock
William Everett Donovan
Edson A. Muarahrens
Bellevue
Galvin William Sargent
Danville
Calif
Marahrens
Officially Hell Postmistress Cans Early Stamps
Mrs. Al Dewey, newly appointed postmistress of Hell Michigan, cancelled some of the initial stamps bearing the town name. Most were used on souvenir post cards as reported by AP.
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al Dewey
Hell, Mich
City Property Tree Deal Shady At Riverside Intersection
Riverside police found John Frabasilio digging up a small palm tree at a city intersection. He said he bought the tree for three dollars and another one down the street. Officers supervised the replanting operation after informing him the trees were city property. Frabasilio claimed he bought them from a stranger.
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Riverside
UPI
John Frabasilio
Frabasilio
Committee OKs Bonds for Library
A citizens advisory committee approved a $7 million bond for a new main library in the civic center. The Public Improvement Committee backed sending the proposal to voters by a 14-0 vote as part of a slate of bond issues for a October special election.
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Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Civic Center
Public Improvement Committee
Costa Rica Miss is Long Beach teen 15
A 15 year old Long Beach girl impersonated Miss Costa Rica at an international pageant. Police chased her from the Lafayette Hotel as others pursued the hoax. She admitted to the deception amid library bond talks and a pending committee vote.
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Costa Rica
L.B
Independent
Reana Herz
Millikan High School
Marvin Tincher
Lyiewers
cak +y
Blanche
Coblins
Long Beach
Leona Gage
Miss Sage
Maryland
United States
IBC
Laffayette Hotel
Pissport
Initia
Trans World Airlines
Lafaayette
Fdiss Costa Rial
Esther Randall
Jhnstess
Cooley Wife Death Trial Examines Bruising Claims
In Bakersfield a court heard testimony challenging Donnell Cooley's account of Ella Mae Cooley's death from accidental falls. Dr Vincent Trey and Dr Paul Kirk presented views on bruising and bloodstains, signaling questions about the cause and prompting coroner and sheriff inquiry.
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Bakersfield
Superior Court
Donnell
Spade) Cooley
Ella Mae
Cooley
William L. Bradshaw
Vincent
Tray
Tehachapt Valley Hospital
Paul Kirk
University of California
Trey
Kirk
Daily Airlift Set to Help Refugees
The United States will sponsor a free airlift for more than 20,000 Cubans awaiting entry, with Pan American Airways increasing Havana to Miami flights to about 1,000 daily. The plan, funded from emergency foreign aid, aims to ease payments with Cuban pesos, while Castro’s consent remains uncertain.
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Washington
United States
Pan American Airways
Minti
Havana
Orion
U.S
White House
State Department
Miami
Ibresi-Nificht- Inguin
White
Fidel Castro
Castro
America
PAN American
Cuba
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Chile
Florida
WCTU Rally Plans Trumpet Led Protest at City Hall
The Women's Christian Temperance Union plans a 150 person march from Sixth Street and Pacific Avenue to City Hall to protest beer sales at a city golf course. Miss Pound and Miss Found lead the effort with a chorus and potential temperance speakers. City Manager Mansell issued the parade permit amid widespread protests over beer sales and Heartwell Park golf course bids.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Carrie Nation
Sixth Street
Pacific Avenue
Pine Avenue
Pine
First Street
City Hall
Miss Pound
Heartwell Park
Judge Johnston Investigated Over Bribe Suspicions
Downey Municipal Court Judge Lynn W Johnston 43-year-old parent was arrested on bribery suspicion after a night at a Seal Beach motel with a 26-year-old woman using a fictitious name. Vida Vertele Dolphies of Anaheim pleaded guilty earlier to a misdemeanor check charge in Johnston's court. Julian Blodgett said 2-3 other cases involving Johnston and women linked to his court are under review with more possible victims. The case will go before a grand jury.
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Grissom
James V. Webb
National Aeronautics Aid Space Agency
John H Cilenn Jr
Walter Schirra
Downey
Lynn W. Johnston
Johnston
Seal Beach
Vida Vertele Dolphies
Anaheim
Johnston’s
Julian Blodgett
District Attorney's Bureau of Investigation
Johnston's
Blodgett
Cardinal Spellman Fights Kennedy School Aid, Pearson Says
Drew Pearson outlines Cardinal Spellman’s extended campaign against Kennedy school aid, detailing political strategies and implications for funding. France reports Tunisian blockade at Bizerte base reportedly broken, noting regional tensions and diplomatic signals.
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Cardinal Spellman
Drew Pearson
France
Bizerte
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Virgil Grissom
San Francisco
Kings Canyon
Mezaowhile
Santa Cruz
Vandenherg Air Force Base
James Doolittle
Jimmy
Doolittle
San Rafael
Roger Garety
Officially
Hell
George Weeks
Leslie H. Staith
Don Gill
Jim McCauley
Long
Ramona Sanchez
Mere
Reena Herz
Miss Cost Rica
Vida Dolphus
WCTU
Miss Oliver
Pound
First Union
Carrie
Miss Found
John R. Mansell
Lucifer Lightfoot
Fala
Rae
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