Crane Crashes at Atlas Silo Killing Six in Roswell
An Atlas missile site accident in Roswell New Mexico left six dead and nineteen injured when a crane toppled 172 feet into a deep pit. The incident prompted an investigation led by Maj. Stanford I Polonsky and involved workers from Macco Corp and the Corps of Engineers.
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Atlas Missile Site
Roswell
N.M
Corps of Engineers
L. D. Crumline
Amarillo
Tex
Crumrine
Howard L. Frampton
Frampton
Pekin
Ill
H. R. Davis
Bill Smith
Board of Investigation
Stanford I. Polonsky
Roswell District
G. W. McDonough
Fort Worth
Frank Cortez
Lake Charles
Charlie Chambers
James Leroy Wilson
George W. Galligan
Chambers
Macco Corp
VA Dividends To Be All Out By March End
The Veterans Administration announced it will complete distribution of about 258.5 million dollars in 1961 regular insurance dividend payments before the last week in March.
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Washington
Veteran’s Administration
Tomorrow's Soldier Could Be a One Man Tank
The Pentagon backs a concept called the servo-soldier a fully powered suit with its own engine and a portable power plant enabling a soldier to run faster lift heavier and resist germ warfare radiation and heat. The National Inventors Council lists such a device among other sought inventions including smokeless ammunition stake driving devices and hover radar platforms.
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Washington
Pentagon
National Inventors Council
Mauston Man Among 5 Killed In State Crashes
Five people died in Wisconsin crashes reported by the Associated Press. Garon King 35 of Mauston and Charles Frederick of West Concord Minnesota were killed when a King driven truck struck a bridge on Interstate 94 in St. Croix County after King reportedly fell asleep. In a second wreck on Highway 13 near Ashland three Washburn youths Theodore Polkoske 18 Donald Guski 20 and James Nelson 18 died in a two car collision. Richard Van Dien died at age 20 from injuries suffered in a Wednesday car truck crash on Highway 63 near Baldwin.
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Garon FE
King
Mauston
Charles Frederick
West Concord
Minn
St. Croix
Hudson
Highway
Ashland
Bayfield County
Washburn
Theodore P. Polkoske
Donald Guski
James Nelson
Richard van Dien
Baldwin
Highway 63
Balloon satellite likely orbiting after Scout rocket launch
Scientists at Washington tracking a 12 foot balloon satellite ejected from the Scout fourth stage. Officials say the 72 foot tall Scout rocket launched from Wallops Island at 8 05 am EST as the sphere inflated and orbited, with radio signals last heard at 9 20 am EST over Woomera Australia.
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Civilian Space Agency
Woomera
Australia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Peace Parley Sought Between U N and Congo
Liberian ambassador proposes a peace parley with the U N Security Council and Dag Hammarskjold to avert civil war in the Congo. The plan seeks support from the United Arab Republic and Ceylon and aims to involve the Soviet Union and United States.
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United Nations, N.Y.P
Liberia
Congo
U.N. Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
George Padmore
11-Nation Council
William Tubman
U.N
Padmore
United Arab Republic
Ceylon
Soviet Union
United States
African Republic
Patrice Lumumba
Council
U. N
Lumumba
Adyl
Khartoum
United Nations
Sudan
U.N. Congo
Ecuador
Hammarskjold
Cameroon
Poland
Japan
Bulgaria
Gizenga
Stanleyville
Beloit Faces Loss as Yates-American Relocates to Illinois
Beloit fears losing Yates-American Co this citys third largest industry due to an unrealistc local tax climate the firm says a move to Illinois is driven by more favorable taxes and the firm cites paying 125000 in local property taxes last year A state budget hearing covers the firms relocation considerations and the resource development department proposals.
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Madison
Beloit
Yates-American Co
Illinois
David Carley
State Resource Development Department
C. M. Stokes
Stokes
Winnebago County
Wisconsin
California Bank Sells 98-Cent Silver Dollars in Santa Monica
Santa Monica Bank offered silver dollars at 98 cents sparking a morning rush. About 30 customers queued outside before opening and by noon 2,500 discount dollars had been sold, with many bought by children. A Treasury spokesman stated the sale was not illegal and that the coins may be given away.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Aubrey E. Austin Jr
Treasury Department
Vernon Electric Co Op Officers Die in Crash
Four Vernon Electric Cooperative officers and one wife were killed in a head on collision on U S Highway 67 near Westby Wisconsin. Victims include Norbert F Leifer 56 manager Violet M Leifer 53 Helmer O Melby 73 president and Elmer Theodore Smith 53 treasurer and director. Driver Lloyd Dayton Lowe of Iowa Park Texas was hospitalized with multiple fractures. The group had been returning from the Rural Electric Cooperatives Association conference in Dallas Texas.
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Westby
Wis
Vernon Electric Cooperative
U.S. Highway 67
Mount Pleasant
Texas
la Farge
Norbert F. Leifer
Norbert F
Violet M
Leifer
Helmer O. Melby
Elmer Theodore Smith
Rural la Farge
National Convention of Rural Electric Cooperatives Assn
Dallas
Tex
Melby
Smith
Lloyd Dayton Lowe
Iowa Park
Earl Jaeger
la Crosse Tribune
Air Force
Madison
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative
Rocelia
Leon
West Salem
Norman i
Charlotte
John
Wisconsin
H. O. Melby
Alben Barkley
N. F. Leifer
Mrs Geiger Given 15 Year Term For Embezzlement
Mrs Burnice Iverson Geiger 58 cashier and director at Sheldon National Bank was sentenced to 15 years on three counts and five years on each of 32 counts, to run concurrently, for embezzling about 2.13 million dollars and losing much in stock market speculation. She may seek parole after five years.
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Sioux City, Iowa
Iowa
Burnice Iverson Geiger
U.S
Henry N. Graven
Sheldon National Bank
Sheldon
Board of Trade
Sheldon Bank
Federal
Geiger
W. P. Iverson
Graven
U.S. Dist. Atty
F. E
van Alstine
Northern Biochemical Corp
Three stage wage hike urged by Kennedy plan
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg urged Congress to approve a three stage 25 cent increase in the minimum wage with broader coverage, while House Labor Committee members split, with Rep. Powell opposing the measure as not enough and AFL-CIO saying it falls short.
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Powell
Afl-Cio
William Schnitzler
Goldberg
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James Crawford
Dale Wilson
W. H. Brunson
Alamogordo
W. R. Jones
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Associated Press
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William N. Otis
Yates-American
Carley
Joseph Baker
Milwaukee Association of Commerce
William C. Hanson
la Crosse County Taxpayers Association
Baker
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Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Tleo
Leopoldville
U.N. Conciliation Commission
Kasavubu
Omar Abdel Hamid Adyl
California Bank
Vernon Electric Co-Op
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