Six Injured in Blast at Telstar Satellite Center
Six men were injured by a boiler explosion at the Telstar earth satellite facility in Andover Maine. No transmission was in progress. the blast caused facial burns and minor injuries while 450 sightseers were not harmed.
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Telestar
Andover
Maine
UPI
Earth Satellite Communications Center
Telstar
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Rumford Community Hospital
Leonard Dryer
Mexico
David Belanger
Philip Bradford
Russell Veeder
Percy Tripp
Richard Clark
Long Lines Department
James Paul
New York
Bell Laboratory
Kennedy asks Grand Duchess to cancel state visit
President Kennedy on Wednesday night asked the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg to postpone her planned visit, citing the Cuban crisis and the risk the situation could undermine the visit’s success and objectives.
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Kennedy
Grand Duchess
Washington
UPD
Grand Duchess of
Luxembourg
Ole Miss Crowds Jeer James Meredith at Union Exit
UPI report describes a crowd of Mississippi students cursing and blocking Meredith as he left the Student Union Building in Oxford. A U.S. Marshal escorted him through demonstrators without incident after earlier warnings that unruly actions would face swift discipline.
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Oxford. Miss
UPI
University of Mississippi
James H Meredith
Meredith
Ole Miss
Student Union
Small wheels drive replacement tire shifts in 1961 sales
Akron report shows 14 inch tires now dominate passenger car replacements at 34.33 percent in 1961. Four ply 670-15 tires faded from 35.12 percent in 1959 to 23.35 percent in 1961 as smaller wheels become standard on modern autos.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
B. F. Goodrich Tire Company
Key West Hosts Growing Military Buildup Near Cuba
In Key West Florida a substantial U S military concentration formed around the Boca Chica base and nearby facilities as Army Air Force and Marines units moved in with trucks and equipment. Jets Scrambled earlier in the week while security tightened at naval air stations and seaplane bases amid near Cuba tensions. Civilians observed the convoy at the ball park as families considered departures and concerns for safety grew among residents and military families.
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Key West
Fla
Air Force
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Navy Seaplane Base
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Ball Park
Navy
Federal Aviation Authority
Soviet Delegate Denounces U.S. Cuba Blockade At UN
Valerian Zorin, the Soviet delegate, asserts at the United Nations that no self-respecting state will permit tampering with its shipping amid the U.S. blockade of Cuba. He frames the issue as a challenge to state sovereignty and freedom of movement.
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United Nations
Valerian Zorin
United States
Cuba
Western and Eastern Europeans Divided Over Cuba Blockade
Western and Eastern Europe remain divided over the U.S. blockade of Cuban arms shipments. In the USSR and allies the reaction was hostile, while friendly nations offered varied support from full cooperation to qualified backing. Demonstrations and government statements across Europe show a split stance on Kennedy's Cuba policy.
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London
UPT
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy
America
United Nations
U.S
Cuba
Charles de Gaulle
Security Council
West Germany
Italy
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Turkey
Alfons Gorvach
Austria
Greece
Sergeant Missile Proves Success in First War Test
The solid fuel Sergeant missile completed an operational test at White Sands New Mexico, with a 1600 pound warhead capable of high explosive nuclear chemical or bacterial payloads. The Army’s 3rd Missile Battalion 38th Artillery from Fort Sill launched the weapon, which ranges 25 to 85 miles and features quick firing and a sub half hour reaction time.
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White Lands
N.M
UPS
3Rd
38Th Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Guided Missile Department
Information Office
Washington
Pentagon
Teahouse of the August Moon opens Hallmark season on NBC
Broadway veteran David Wayne stars as Sakini in The Teahouse of the August Moon, the Hallmark Hall of Fame season opener on NBC October 26. He reprises the same ragged costume from the long New York run, bringing familiar stage presence to television.
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New York
UPI
David Wayne
NBC
Sakini
Wayne
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