Man in Orbit Plan Push at Cape Canaveral
An 88-foot Atlas missile sits on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral as NASA rushes to launch a man into orbit before year’s end. The test aims to place an unmanned Mercury capsule in orbit, then a chimpanzee, then a human in a global gravity pass, following Soviet firsts. Some officials expect manned orbit by Jan 1 1962. NASA shifted focus from suborbital flights to orbital programs.
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Battle Group Added to Berlin Garrison Increases US Force
Washington reports a 1 500 man battle group from the 18th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, moving from Sandhofen Germany to reinforce West Berlin amid East German tensions. The move, ordered by President Kennedy after talks with Dean Rusk, follows reports of German forces entering East Berlin and may be expanded with additional support units.
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Kennedy
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West Berlin
Pentagon
8Th Infantry Division
Sandhofen
Mannheim
West Germany
Glover S. Johnsor
Berlin
Dean Rusk
U.S
White House
Pierre Salinger
East Berlin
Helmstedt-Berlin
Western Germany
Britain
France
Salinger
United States
More Taxing Power For Pa Towns
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania municipalities gain broader taxing authority under a new law signed by Gov. Lawrence. The 1947 tax anything scheme now allows higher nonproperty levies, not affecting school district taxes, with the base raised to 1.2 percent of actual property value and an immediate effective date.
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Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Philadelphia
Earthquake Hits Central Japan Killing and Injuring Several
A strong earthquake struck central Japan. Police report at least five dead or injured. In Ishikawa four dam workers buried by a landslide. A man died from a falling rock. In Fukui seven school children partly buried by a riverbank collapse. Five injured, a woman broke a leg jumping from a window. Rail rails twisted and signals disrupted in Fukui.
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Ishikawa
Fukui
Kanazawa
Lawrence vetoes bill limiting license suspensions for drag racing
Harrisburg AP Gov Lawrence vetoes a bill that would limit suspensions for drag racing to speed 50 mph and would affect license actions. He argues the measure is too broad, raises public safety concerns, and would conflict with existing vehicle code while other vetoes were issued on related public safety provisions. Several bills were signed, including higher police staffing, monthly health reports, and revised jury duty exemptions.
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Hove
Central Meteorological Observatory
Gita-Fukui
Fukui
Heys
Ithe Commonwealth
Health Department
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State Council of Education
Bloomsburg Creates Mayor Title for Town Leader
Gov Lawrence signed a law redesignating Bloomsburg town officials from president of the town council to mayor. The change, effective immediately, makes Bloomsburg the only municipality in the state officially labeled a town. The move mirrors a broader bill converting borough burgesses to mayors, with the statewide law set to take effect Sept 1. The Bloomsburg mayor will keep all powers held by the council president.
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Bloomsburg
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
French Troops Clash With Tunisian Rioters in Bizerte
Several hundred Tunisian demonstrators clashed with French paratroopers in Bizerte during night disorders. Calm returned by daybreak as demonstrators cut through barbed wire and reached the gubernatorial palace to voice support for President Habib Bourguiba.
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Bizerte
Habib Bourguiba
Civil Rights Bill Action Creates Stir in Senate
In Washington a move to extend the Civil Rights Commission life threatens a Senate clash as leaders seek suspension of the rules to add civil rights measures to an appropriation bill. Senators Mansfield and Dirksen plan action to push the measure, with Javits and Keating aiming to attach desegregation and enforcement provisions amid possible Southern opposition and filibuster risks.
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Civil Rights Commission
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Javits
Keating
Dixie Forces
Johnson vows US stands firm over Berlin threat
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrives in Bonn amid a warm reception to reaffirm US support for Berlin. He declares the United States will not retreat before Communist pressure as Adenauer welcomes him. Johnson emphasizes USA resolve with President Kennedy’s commitments and a planned troop boost in Berlin. Accompanying officials include Charles E. Bohlen and Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Wahn
Konrad Adenauer
Heinrich von Brentano
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Johnson
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Palais Schaumsberg
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Charles E. Bohlen
Dean Rusk
Lucius D. Clay
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Johnson defies Berlin crisis in Bonn transit to Berlin
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the United States would not retreat amid Communist threats in Berlin during a Bonn stopover with Chancellor Adenauer before continuing to Berlin. Fresh Allied troops were rushed to West Berlin as Britain weighed a larger garrison while observers noted Johnson’s reassurance to the 1,000 spectators.
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Berlin
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Konrad Adenauer J
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Kennedy
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White missionary trainee trains fast in Chinese study
Rochester Michigan AP reports Rev. Thomas Tune a 32 year old white minister trained in 60 hours weekly over two months financed mainly by Negro churches prepared for missionary work in China. He completed a six week intensive course in Mandarin and is believed to be the first U.S. white evangelist sent abroad by a Negro church. He aims to minister to refugees in Hong Kong and Chinese communities, learning a 400 word Mandarin vocabulary.
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Rochester, Mich
China
Thomas Tune
New Gun
Hong Kong
Tune
United States
Michigan Christian
Rochester
Lane ‘Guage
Murray
Thoi
B47 Crash Claim Two Airmen Near Hasty Colorado
An Air Force B47 jet bomber from Davis Monthan AFB Tucson crashed in pasture near Hasty in southeastern Colorado moments after midnight during a high altitude simulated bomb release. Two airmen were killed. The other two parachuted to wheat fields near John Martin Reservoir with minor injuries. Names were not released immediately. Residents reported three brilliant flashes before the crash.
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Colo
Colorado Plains
John Martin Reservoir
Arkansas River
Davis - Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Colorado-Kansas
Weather report with scattered thunderstorms tonight
Forecast calls for scattered thunder showers tonight with lows around 58 to 63. Following a sunny start, expect periods of sun and clouds with occasional showers and thunderstorms and a cooler feel later.
Soviets Reject US Protest Over Berlin Border Closure
In Moscow the Soviet government rejected a U.S. protest against the closing of the East West Berlin frontier. It signaled the barrier would remain until a new Berlin arrangement is reached, replying swiftly to the U.S. note joined by Britain and France.
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U.S
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West Berlin
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
East Germany
Six Die In Ohio Road Crash In Broadside Collision
In Uppper Sandusky Ohio six people perished in a rural intersection crash involving two cars. The Harvey family of Kenton including Don M. Harvey 57 his wife Ethel 55 their son Frank G 40 and grandchildren Linda Newland 11 and Mary 7 were killed in a 1957 station wagon. Claude Hur ford 19 of Carey died after his car went into a stream beside the ditch. Witnesses said Ford was speeding prior to impact as his car struck the Harvey vehicle. Deputies said the two cars came to rest in a ditch along a stream.
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Mary
Kenton
Claude Hu?ford
Carey
Hunsford
Harvey
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