Debris from Thresher Sheds Burned Polyethylene Pads
In Portsmouth hearings new debris from the Thresher sinking is shown. Orange 18 inch pads identified as polyethylene from shielding or reactor use are examined for contact with a flame. Tests detect metal particles including titanium and lead among chunks. Nuclear reactor components and nonradioactive status noted. further testing planned aboard the submarine site.
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Portsmouth
WN. H
Thresher
Ueuus
Samuel R. Heller
Naval
Frederick L. Downs
John E. Carriga
Nuclear - Powerec Alan
Carrigan
Navy
Louis Mackles
Clear
Downs
Trieste May Provide Data On Thresher
Washington AP reports the bathyscaphe Trieste may collect visual data to explain how the nuclear submarine Thresher sank in 8,000 feet of Atlantic waters with 129 aboard. If found, Trieste could offer evidence. diver Keach outlined the craft and past dives while Thresher search continues.
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Washington
Trieste
Atlantic
John S. McCain
Navy
Donald L. Keach
Keach
Boston
Auguste Piccard
Jacques
Office of Naval Research
Harrisburg
Sail Conservation Commission
Kennedy answers Cuba invasion fears and budget cuts
President Kennedy faces questions on Cuba and steel prices in a press session. He denies plans to invade Cuba and urges unity with Cuban exiles while maintaining U S policy control. He warns a $5 billion federal budget cut would reduce jobs and declines Civil Rights Commission pressure on Mississippi. He also cautions about press temptations in the White House and hopes editors maintain integrity.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Jose Miro Cardona
United States
Washington
Republican Congressional Committee
Civil Rights Commission
Mississippi
White House
New York Times
Arthur Krock
Fayette Grand Jury backs visits to Kentucky Village for juvenile oversight
The Fayette County Grand Jury suggests that parents of delinquent youths improve supervision by visiting Kentucky Village, the state juvenile correctional home in Lexington. The recommendation cites parental involvement as key to rehabilitation and reducing juvenile delinquency.
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Lexington, Ky
Fayette County
Grand Jury
Kentucky Village
MacArthur Honored by Kennedy Eisenhower Hoover in NY
In New York on the 12th anniversary of his Congressional address, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was lauded by former PT boat lieutenant and ex president John F. Kennedy who sent a telegram of praise. Five star General Dwight D. Eisenhower also offered kind words, while Herbert Hoover, older by five years, sent a tribute. MacArthur made a rare public appearance at a Waldorf luncheon, recalling his relief by Truman during the Korean War debate. Governor Rockefeller introduced him, calling him an enduring symbol of old soldiers.
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New York
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
United States
White House
MacArthur
Navy
Kennedy
Philippines
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria
Harry S. Truman
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Armco Halves Price Hike On Steel Plates In Midweek Move
Armco Steel Corp, the sixth largest U S producer, rescinded its 4 50 per ton price rise on steel plates at Middletown Ohio. A spokesman said the cut would make Armco prices more competitive while hot and cold rolled sheets and enameling sheets also saw price reductions viewed as competitive. Other steel price hikes remain in effect as Armco notes the move as part of market adjustment. Republic Steel had already trimmed several of its recent increases hours earlier.
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Middletown
Ohio
Arma Steel Corp
Armeco
Armco
Severl
Air Republic Steel Corp
Clevaland
Trieste submarine craft and Nixon editor conference
The piece describes the Trieste underwater craft with a floodable hull and exterior equipment, noting its limited speed and power but vast depth capability. It also reports on former Vice President Richard Nixon preparing to answer 500 newspaper editors at ASNE, aiming to deliver a prepared speech and host a Q and A session.
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Trieste
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Robert S. McNamara
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Kennedy
Cuba
California
Chicago
Jack Paar
NBC
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McNamara
ASNE
Lee Hills
Detroit
Balloon soars away as AF project balloon lost in wind
At Holloman Air Force Base a Stargazer balloon carrying instruments and two crewmen was swept away by unexpected gusts while launch security failed. The three million cubic foot balloon valued at 53 thousand dollars may be recovered and returned to Schjeldahl Co. for a component inspection. Flight officials explained that wind created static electricity near release, triggering a premature detachment.
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Holloman Air Force Base
Nlm
Air Force
Schjeldahl Co
Brownfield
Minn
Joe Killinger
William White
Charles Harris
Fayette Pianist Wins National Award
Fayette County pianist Cheryl E. Hardwick aged 18 won the Guy Maier Memorial Award and $50 from the National Federation of Music Clubs of America. She is a Chatham College student in Pittsburgh and received the honor Friday.
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Pittsburgh
Fayette County
National Federation of Music Clubs of America
Guy Maier
Cheryl E. Hardwick
Brownsville
Chatham College
Grid Player Brother Die In Collision
Waynesburg College football guard William Hogan 21 and his brother Thomas 28, both of Charleroi, were killed in a wreck on Route 70 near Bentleyville. A 19 year old Monessen passenger, Sharon Barton, was hospitalized. The truck driver, Terry Resh, 28, of Jennerstown, was not injured.
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Bentleyville
Washington County
Waynesburg
William Hogan
Thomas Jr
Charleroi
William
Hogan
Gary
Purdue University Grid
Sharon Barton
Monessen
Hogan Auto
Fruck
Terry J. Resh
Jennerstown
Somerset Country
Thomas
Waynesburg College
US decision on Laos crisis inched toward action
US leaders ponder options as Pathet Lao advances threaten Laos neutrality under the Geneva accords. Kennedy signaled imminent change in days, with SEATO maneuvers in question and talks of redrawing US forces or allied involvement. The 1962 jobs catch rose to 3.5 million pounds.
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Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Strategie Plaine Des Jarres
Laos
Playboy Club in New York Claims Liquor License Bribery
Hugh Hefner asserts the New York Playboy Club paid bribes to obtain its liquor license amid a Manhattan grand jury probe into SLA graft. He says legal rights were thwarted by systemic corruption, noting the club faced substantial financial stakes and expanded plans.
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NEW York
Hugh M. Hefner
U.S
New York City
Hefner
Liquor Authority
Manhattan
Playboy Club
Chicago
Playboy Enterprises
Grand Jury
Ralph Ber
Grimauiger
Te Teen
Carabanchel Prican
Schowar Lownes Ul
SLA
Riots Renewed at Canadian Maximum Security Prison
More than 600 convicts at a New Westminster BC prison began fresh violence after a night of upheaval that saw a guard held hostage in an auditorium. Police and guards fired tear gas as 150 officers and RCMP moved to quell the uprising, the largest in the prison’s history.
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New Westminister
B. C
Tom Hall
Hall
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
British Columbia
James Barry
Fraser River
Vancouver
Obituaries for Rice Little and Little Ludwig in Indiana Pa
The Indiana area death notices list Mark Cephas Rice 68 and Frank T. Little 78 as former Waterman residents. They, along with Ronald Ludwig of Saltsburg and Richard Clair Smith of Indiana, are mourned by families including Rice, Little, and Smith relatives in multiple towns. Services are noted for April 22 as well as private interment plans, with details on survivors and funeral homes. Also cited are Census figures noting about 7.5 million U.S. families earning $10 000 or more in 1961.
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Mark Cephas Rice
Frank T. Little
Waterman
Vandergrift
R.D
Indiana
Hos Aa
Late Homme
Ital
Sod
Wash. Deckers Point
Johnsington Township
Indiana County
Able (Mincer) Rice
James W
Easter Kelly Little
Lityeats
Dle Hved
R and P Coal Company
Lu/Washington Township
UMW
Lusarea
Sernemines
al Lowry Little
Creekside
Bert
Pete) Rice
Brownstone
Charles C. Little
Cat
Twila) Buchanan
Hom
Frank
Edna
Moose
William
Rob
Mary) Belt
Homer City
Washington
Mary Adams
Richard T. Bell
Ronald Ludwig
Saltsburg
Diana
Road
Indiana, Hospital
Howard Ken
Pittsburgh
Brush Valley
Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Indian Haven
Russell Ludwig
Phoenix
Arizona
Richard K. Shoemaker
Blairsville
A. R. Grafton
Richard Clair Smith
North Sixth Street
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Rayne Township
I. R
Margaret E. Bryan Smith
Mt. Pleasant
First Methodist Church
United Commercial Travelers Council
BPOE
Margaret M. Sheppard Smith
Richard R. Smith
Gainesville
Gaz
William M. Smith
Knoxville
Tenn
James B. Smith
Kansas City
Thomas ©. Smith
Lancaster
Robinson-Lytle’s
Warren G. Smucker
D.D
Greenwood Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Jay Milford
David H
Margaret Rankin
Luccinda Williams
Jay Milford, Jr
Robinson, Lytle’s
Harold W. Abram
Spanish Communist Leader Grimau Executed at Dawn
Madrid AP reports Franco regime announced the execution of Spanish Communist leader Julian Grimau Garcia at dawn despite a clemency appeal from Soviet Premier Khrushchev. The Ministry of Information gave few details, noting he was shot by a firing squad two hours after defense attorney Amindino Rodriguez Aeon and police sources indicated the shooting occurred.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Julian Grimau Garcia
Khrushchev
Ministry of Information
Grimau
Amindino Rodriguez Aeon
Red
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