Space Ride Delayed Again To Friday At Cape Canaveral
Weather and timing forced NASA to postpone the second Mercury astronauts’ launch. Virgil Grissom and the Redstone rocket await a Friday 6 a.m. CDT attempt, weather permitting, after two scrubs. Grissom remained in the capsule longer as officials monitor updates and prepare for a new countdown.
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Gus) Grissom
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Grissom’s Father Says They’re Still On Pins And Needles
Virgil Grissom’s father Dennis Grissom spoke of continued anxiety as weather delayed his son’s spaceflight. The railroad worker stood on his porch with wife, son Norman, and daughter in law Mrs. Wilma Beavers and her three girls watching the TV coverage.
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Argentine DC6 crash kills 67 near Buenos Aires
An Argentine Airlines DC6 crashed in flooded grasslands 160 miles south of Buenos Aires, killing 67 of 66 aboard. The four engine airliner. took off for Comodoro Rivadavia, with 60 passengers and six crew. Rescue hindered by floods. no identifications released yet.
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Jackson Jail Fall Hurts Freedom Rider
In Jackson Mississippi a Black inmate described as a Freedom Rider fell from a top bunk in a maximum security cell at Parchman. Elmer L. Brown, 20, of Akron Ohio, initially was reported with possible skull fracture but doctors later said he was in good condition after examinations by two neurosurgeons and another physician. Further tests were planned before any return to prison.
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Get Tough Urged on Wisconsin Traffic Toll
Gov Gaylord Nelson labeled the highway death toll a catastrophe and urged drastic action at an emergency safety conference. He presented study results and outlined areas for potential action to cut fatalities and injuries in Wisconsin.
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President Kennedy to reveal Berlin military plans next week
President Kennedy told reporters at a news conference that next week he will disclose steps to strengthen the U S military position against Soviet threats to Berlin. He urged Russia to reconsider its course and pursue constructive cooperation.
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French Helicopter Shot At As Tunisian Blockade Grows
Tunisian forces opened fire on a French helicopter delivering supplies to a Bizerte outpost amid a naval base blockade by thousands of Tunisians. Paris bolsters Bizerte with paratroop units as Tunisian authorities threaten air space restrictions and arrests French troops briefly before release. President Kennedy warns Moscow over Berlin while planning national actions and a TV address to the American people.
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Large plane sighted in mountain area near Potomac
Residents reported a large silver plane losing altitude between Washington and Pittsburgh. State police and private planes searched rough terrain near Sharpsburg, Maryland, across the Potomac from Martinsburg, West Virginia, but no confirmed crash was found. Four Detroiters died in a Cessna crash near Chesapeake, Ohio during a rainstorm. FAA could not confirm a crash and investigated a citizen report.
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Minnesota Officials In Uproar Over Past Driving Violations
In St Paul Minnesota officials face scrutiny as traffic violations from the past surface. Gov Elmer Andersen acknowledged speeding arrests and license suspensions while nominee William Joyce faces a 1933 drunken driving conviction and police force suspension.
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Assembly OKs Beer Age Bill
The Wisconsin Assembly gave first approval to a beer age bill raising the drinking age to 19 with local option to 18 or 21. Opponent Fred Risser called it ridiculous, but the amended bill passed by voice vote despite his motion to kill it.
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Stronger Milk Prices Likely To Reach Dairymen
The Agriculture Department plans higher price supports for surplus dairy products. It will pay four tenths of a cent more per pound for cheese and half a cent more per pound for non-fat dry milk. The increases apply to products made after July 18, setting dry milk at 14.4 to 16.4 cents per pound and cheddar cheese at about 36.5 cents per pound.
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Menominee Tribe Votes to Seek $15 Billion Treaty Suit
About 250 Menominee Indians in Keshena Wisconsin approved pursuing a 15 billion dollar lawsuit against the United States government. They claim federal treaties were terminated improperly and cannot be ended constitutionally.
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Congress Backs Kennedy Berlin Stand In Vote
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution unanimously backing President Kennedy on Berlin. Elizabeth Taylor, fresh from Moscow, had plastic surgery at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital to remove a throat scar. Senate conferees reached a compromise bill to fund a first Moon mission by 1970. Fulbright signals a Senate showdown on major parts of Kennedy's $4.8 billion foreign aid bill.
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Nelson seeks federal disaster aid for Vernon County hail damage
Gov. Gaylord Nelson urged Secretary Orville Freeman to declare hail damaged Vernon County regions as emergency disaster areas to access federal assistance. The move aims to speed aid for affected farmers and communities.
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GOP Pushes Tax Bill Despite Big Obstacle
Wisconsin Senate debates a GOP sales tax bill after the removal of a withholding provision that could trigger a veto by Gov. Gaylord Nelson. A 17 to 15 vote struck the withholding clause, with Democrats and four Republican rebels joining to oppose it.
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Weather Outlook For Eastern Wisconsin This Week
The Federal Weather Bureau forecasts partly cloudy skies for eastern Wisconsin including Kenosha with a chance of widely scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Showers shift from south and east into northern areas by Thursday with little temperature change. Tonight lows 55 to 62, tomorrow's high around 82 with regional readings near 80 at midday. Seattle
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