Nicklaus sets Desert Inn course record 64 in Tourney of Champions
Jack Nicklaus fired a 33 31 64 to lead the Ith annual Tournament of Champions at Desert Inn Country Club. Arnold Palmer shot 66 to stand two back, while Bill Collins carded 67 to sit one stroke behind Palmer. Nicklaus’s 64 ties a course and opens a local record run.
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Jack Nicklaus
Desert Inn Country Club
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Bill Collins
Palmer
Tucson
Ariz
Don January
Bill Casper Jr
Tom Nieport
Stay Halts Quadruple Execution at San Quentin
U.S. District Judge William T. Sweigert issued a stay of execution for Charles J. Golston 21 preventing California from carrying out a quadruple execution set for today at San Quentin. Golston was condemned for the rape and murder of a 79 year old woman in Los Angeles.
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San Quentin
Calif
Charles J. Golston
Los Angeles
Nixon Plans Move to New York Firm Counsel Role
Former Vice President Richard Nixon says he will move from California to New York on June 1 1963 to become counsel and later a general partner at Mudge Stern Baldwin Todd. He will reside six months to qualify for New York Bar admission and work mainly on Washington and Paris affairs.
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UPL
Richard M. Nixon
California
Manhattan
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Washington
Paris
New York Bar Association
Congress
Waldorf-Astoria Towers
New York City
Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd
Americans Reach Everest Summit In First US Triumph
An American expedition reported two climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest on the day before, marking a potential third or fourth ascent by US teams. Officials kept their names private as they began descending, contributing to an ongoing Himalayan crown pursuit alongside prior ascents by Hillary, a Swiss team, and China.
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Nepal
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Mt. Everest
United States
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Mae Tze Tung
Peking
Everest
Betting gambit in the Tournament of Champions
A columnist reflects on gambling for sport not profit, contrasting amateur losses with professional write offs. He details bets on Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gardner Dickinson, Billy Casper, Bill Collins, Johnny Pott, Dickinson, and Al Johnston, noting large wagers and the idea that anything can happen in golf.
Churchill May Get Honored English Title
London UPI reports Churchill plans retirement from the House of Commons sparking talk he may receive an honorary English title such as earl or duke. Queen Elizabeth reportedly hopes to bestow a dukedom, though Churchill previously refused a Lords seat, preferring Commons.
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UPI
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House of Lords
West German Rocket Reaches 65 Miles in Space Flight
West German scientists launched a three stage solid fuel rocket to 65 miles with aid from army helicopters at a North Sea beach. Designer Berthold Seliger called it a partial success but noted its height exceeded the prior 50 mile mark and signaled a return to major rocketry.
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Cuxhaven
Germany
UPI
Berthold Seliger
United Press International
Seliger
North Sea Beach
Jayne Mansfield Converts to Roman Catholic Faith
Concord California actress Jayne Mansfield said she has decided to become a Roman Catholic. She told reporters during a supermarket promotion that she has been receiving instruction from a Los Angeles monsignor and has attended Episcopal services recently. Her Mexican divorce from Mickey Hargitay was finalized Tuesday.
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Concord
Calif
UPD
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Los Angeles
US Fears for Americans Safety in Heated Haiti
The State Department warned Americans to avoid travel to Haiti amid a potentially explosive situation created by inflammatory statements from the Duvalier regime. A U.S. embassy staffer in Port-au-Prince was ordered from his car at gunpoint and searched by Haitian police, prompting a strong protest from Washington.
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State Department
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Port-Au-Prince
Weather Brief With Clear Skies And Warm Day
The forecast calls for clear weather with south westerly winds of 13 to 18 mph. High temperatures reach 90 with a low around 60. humidity at noon is 14 percent. Sunrise is 5 46 and sunset 7 27.
X-15 Probes Ultraviolet Infrared Space Region
At Edwards Air Force Base California UPI reports Joe Walker piloted the X-15 to an in between region of space 35 miles high to study ultraviolet and infrared radiation. He reached speeds above 3 500 miles per hour flashing nearly five times the speed of sound and flew below satellite orbits and above conventional aircraft. A special instrument package on the tail measured radiation.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Upi
Space Agency
Joe Walker
Walker
Russians May Be Flying in New Republic
A State Department spokesman could not confirm reports that Russian air crews are flying combat aircraft for Yemen's new republic. Lincoln White noted Soviet technicians have been in Yemen since 1957 and that the regime welcomes Soviet aid, while unconfirmed claims link Russian transports to supplying Royalist forces.
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New Republic
Washington
UPI
State Department
Republic of Yemen
Lincoln White
Yemen
White
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
U. SS
Freedom walkers face Alabama showdown amid Estes outreach
A group of freedom walkers near Tren ton Ga were visited by bankrupt Texas financier Billie Sol Estes who shook hands and wished them luck in a bid to support integration. Estes spoke with the marchers for several minutes as a Negro youth and two Negro children rode in his car. An Alabama arrest followed later in Attalla where a Negro woman walked alone. Gov. George C. Wallace denounced Moore's killing and warned against memorial freedom walks through Alabama.
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Estes
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Ala
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Miss
Ross Paine
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