Jetliner crash near New York remains mystery
New York AP report on the American Airlines Astro Jet crash at Idlewild Jamaica Bay. FAA chief Halaby notes no clear cause yet and CAB head Boyd warns investigation could last weeks to a year. 95 aboard died as the Boeing 707 disintegrated after takeoff bound for Los Angeles.
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New York
American Airlines
Jamaica Bay
Federal Aviation Agency
Idlewild
Los Angeles
Trans World Airlines
Chicago
Mohawk Air Lines
Upstate
Joseph F. Farano
Kennedy
FAA
Najeeb Halaby
Civil Aeronautics Board
Halaby
Tulsa
Okla
CAB
Alan S. Boyd
Spectacular Wallops Island Rocket Tests At Dawn
The Civilian Space Agency staged a three act display at Wallops Island Virginia with rockets reaching 84 miles altitude. A second rocket spread water vapor to 89 miles while a third released grenades from 24 miles to 55 miles. Tests study air density wind shear and atmospheric currents.
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Washington
Civilian Space Agency
Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Three Men Sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory
Three area men were sentenced by Judge Harley Meyer to indeterminate terms in Mansfield Reformatory. Richard E. Kulish 19 and Larry Matheny 20 of Murray City area received 15 years for breaking into the Charles Roberts poolroom in Murray City Feb 11. Charles Leasure 27 of West Logan drew 20 years for forging a check. Kulish and Matheny waived grand jury and trial by jury and pled guilty. Leasure also pled guilty after waiving grand jury and jury trial rights.
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Harley Meyer
Mansfield Reformatory
Richard E. Kulish
Larry Matheny
Murray City
Charles Roberts
Charles Leasure
West Logan
Kulish
Matheny
Leasure
First Lady Kennedy Returns to White House with Children
Mrs. John F. Kennedy arrives in Washington with Caroline and John Jr from Florida. The First Lady plans a trip next Friday to India and Pakistan.
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White House
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Capital
Florida
Kennedys
Caroline
John Jr
Palm Beach
India
Pakistan
Western Aid Far Ahead Of Soviet Bloc
A United Nations survey shows Western nations vastly outspending the Soviet bloc in aid to underdeveloped areas, led by the United States. In 1960 Western aid totaled 3.22 billion dollars with 1.82 billion from the United States. U.N. agencies distributed 362 million. Communist bilateral aid reached 963 million, led by the Soviet Union at 804 million.
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United Nations, N.Y
Africa
U.N
United States
Red China
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Congress OKs Boost In U S Debt Limit
The Senate approved a temporary increase in the national debt limit to 300 billion dollars by voice vote and sent the measure to President Kennedy. The House endorsed the bill on February 20. Kennedy plans another eight billion dollar rise by June 30.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Congress
Kennedy Expected to Announce Return to Atmospheric Nuclear Testing
President Kennedy plans to announce a resumption of atmospheric nuclear tests next month unless the Soviet Union agrees quickly to a verifiable test ban treaty. The address, to be carried nationwide by radio and TV, urges renewed talks in Geneva starting March 14 and suggests possible surprise elements while warning of Soviet gains from a new test cycle.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Voice of America
White House
Geneva
Britain
Khrushchev
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Nixon Steps Up Anti Birch Attack
In Berkeley California Nixon targets the John Birch Society and its leader Robert Welch at a news conference urging Republicans to quit the group. He calls Welch dictatorial and anti Republican and says he will not back any candidate who does not choose between Eisenhower and Welch.
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Berkeley
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
California
John Birch Society
Robert Welch
Nixon
Welch
The
Birch Society
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U S Commandwide Tensions Rise Over Berlin Ban
In East Berlin the East German regime bans U S commander Maj Gen Albert Watson II from the Soviet sector after a Solovyev ban. U S officials refuse to recognize East Germany and say movement of the commanders requires mutual agreement. An American staff car was delayed by border police for 40 minutes but released.
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Andrei I. Solovyev
U.S
Gen. Watson
United States
East Berlin
U.S. Army
Berlin
West Berlin
Col. Solovyev
Part Of Toothpaste Ad To Be Scrubbed
The FTC demanded that Procter & Gamble drop claims in Crest toothpaste ads that imply Crest was tested against a standard toothpaste. The agency says the comparison used a non commercially available formulation nearly identical to Crest except for lacking stannous fluoride.
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Washington
Procter & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Federal Trade Commission
P&g
Trade Commission
New Concord Prepares Welcome for Hero John Glenn
New Concord Ohio readies for a Glenn homecoming with 35 000 to 50 000 attendees expected in a village of 2127. A parade through Main Street leads to Muskingum College for a tribute by Gov. DiSalle and other dignitaries.
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New Concord
Glenn
Washington
Ohio
Zanesville
Muskingum College
U.S. 40
Michael V. DiSalle
Judge Denies Court Aid In Extradition
CLEVELAND AP Public defender Gerald S. Gold will appeal Thursday's Common Pleas Court ruling to block the extradition of Mrs. Willie Mae Mallory. Mallory, 34, is accused in Monroe North Carolina of kidnapping a white couple during a racial incident last Aug. 27. Judge Thomas J. Parrino denied the habeas petition and sent Mallory to Cuyahoga County Jail while she appeals.
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Cleveland (Ap
Gerald S. Gold
Common Pleas Court
Willie Mae Mallory
Brooklyn
North Carolina
Gold
Thomas J. Parrino
Mallory
Monroe
Freedom Riders
Parrino
Mrs. Mallory
Cuyahoga County
John Glenn Highway Named For U S 40 Segment
Gov. DiSalle announced U S 40 between Zanesville and Cambridge will be designated John Glenn Highway honoring the Ohio born astronaut. The section passes through New Concord Glenn’s hometown with a planned celebration. Residents petitioned the designation and markers will be prepared.
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Columbus
Ohio
Zanesville
Cambridge
John Glenn
Michael V. DiSalle
New Concord
Glenn
DiSalle
Highway Department
G. A. Berry
Highway Patrol
Ohio River Flood Evacuations Rush as Water Rises
Evacuations accelerate along the Ohio River from Portsmouth to Markland as floodwaters threaten Moscow New Richmond Manchester and Aberdeen. High rivers force road closures halt dam work and trigger Red Cross sheltering while forecast crests range from six to sixty inches above flood stage in several towns and states.
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Moscow
U.S. 52
Ohio
Felicity
Red Cross
Main Street
Manchester
New Richmond
Portsmouth
Aberdeen
Ripley
Higginsport
Dayton
Augusta
Melbourne
Weather Outlook for Columbus and Hocking Valley
Official Weather Bureau summary notes a mass of cold air and high pressure over the eastern half of the country. In the Hocking Valley, expect fair skies and warming today with a high between 25 and 32 degrees and a low around 10 to 15 by Saturday morning. Saturday should be partly cloudy and warmer. Thursday's high was 27 with a low of nine this morning. At 10 a.m. today the thermometer read 20 degrees. Route 278 between Routes 33 and 56 remains closed due to high water.
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Cincinnati
Red Cross
Markland
Ind
Meldahl
New Richmond
U.S. Corps Army of Engineers
Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
State Highway Department
Cold Ohio Weather With Snow Flurries In Toledo
Under an influence from a distant system Ohio skies were mostly clear except Toledo where light snow flurries fell. Readings were well below normal with near zero in the northeast counties and temperatures dipping to 9 in Columbus and 13 in Cincinnati. Temperatures are set to rise slowly over 56 hours with some clouds on Saturday and continued sunshine otherwise. Lows tonight around 10 degrees Fahrenheit continuing through Sunday.
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Ohio
Toledo
Columbus
Cincinnati
Temperatures Dip in Southern and Central Ohio
Weather prospects show Temperatures eight degrees below normal in southern and central Ohio with a high around 45 and low near 26. Slow warming expected through Sunday, then colder conditions Monday to Wednesday. Precipitation totals about a quarter inch as snow or rain around Sunday.
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Ohio
Burma's U Nu ousted as Ne Win seizes power again
Burma's defense chief Gen Ne Win tops the government in a bloodless coup in Rangoon. Prime Minister U Nu and key ministers are placed under arrest as Parliament is suspended and military units seize transport, communications, and security hubs.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ne Win
U Nu
Win
Solons urge B70 bomber production push
The House Armed Services Committee urged the Defense Department to continue B70 bomber development and push toward production as a combat aircraft. The panel backed the plan despite Secretary McNamara’s previous refusal to release funds, despite a 1960s vote of over $500 million to sustain B52 production and advance the B70.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
McNamara
Atlas booster fragment found on South African farm
A 3 by 2 foot metal sheet, stamped as part of Atlas booster 1000 fuel tank, was found on a South African farm and traced to the Atlas booster that launched astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. into orbit. The fragment was flown to Cape Canaveral for verification.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
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