Spacecraft Hatch Failure Clouds Grissom Suborbital Flight
Virgil I. Grissom survived a near disaster when the Liberty Bell 7 capsule sank after a hatch blew open during his 118 mile high suborbital flight. He was rescued by a helicopter and then taken to hospital aboard the U.S. Randolph carrier, later quipping about sea water.
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Avalanche Journal
Rand Bahama Island
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Gus)rissom
British Foo Island
Project Mercury
Nile
Grissom
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Randolph
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Space Agency
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Kennedy
Mercury Flight May Be Last Suborbital Step Toward Orbit
Officials see no Mercury delay as Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 mission proceeds toward potential orbital flight. Gilruth calls data promising for routine space rides while weighing future suborbital tests against advancing to America's first manned orbital mission.
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United Press International
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Virgil J. Grissom
America
Earth
Atlantic
Robert L. Gilruth
Mercury Project
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Gilruth
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Alan B. Shepard
Reie Ameen
Orbile
Hurricane Anna Strengthens To 115 MPH
Hurricane Anna increased to 115 mph Friday night but poses no threat to the U S. The season's first hurricane was about 310 miles south-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and is headed west toward Nicaragua.
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Jamaica
Nicaragua
French Accused in Tunisian Clash Near Bizerte
Tunisian officials report heavy bombardment as French forces clash with Tunisian fighters east of Bizerte. A barge was set ablaze by Tunisian machine guns and casualties were cited as both sides exchange fire amid aerial bombing by French planes.
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Andrew Borowiec
Bizerte
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Tunisia
Zapata Bank President Flees Texas After Closing
The Bank of Zapata closed and was opened for investigation with $7,000 cash found. Deposits reached about $600,000. bank president Manuel Medina and his family were found at a motel in Nueva Laredo. Medina called the closing “bad luck” and said they would leave Texas soon. Receiver George Byfield noted overdrafts and withdrawals, stressing a preliminary examination and that deposits were uninsurred.
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Associated Press
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Zapata
Byfield
Nuevo Laredo
Mopar Saltillo
Mexico
Tax bill advances after tight vote in House
Garth Jones Astin reports tentative approval of a tax package by the House after three days of wrangling. The measure includes a 2 percent sales tax on most purchases over five dollars. Speaker James Turman cast the deciding vote to break a 70-70 tie in a 71-70 decision.
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Mders
James Turman
Senate
Senate House
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Price Daniel
Charles Ballman
House Tax Committee
Pennsylvania
Negro students enroll at Texas Tech breaking color barrier
The Avalanche Journal reports two Negro students enrolled for the current summer term at Texas Tech, one graduate and one undergraduate, amid college officials attempts to keep the matter quiet. Dean Floyd Boze said he cannot release names or numbers, and enrollment details remain unconfirmed by the registrar.
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Avalanche-Journal
Inegro
Texas Tech
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The
Toreador
Ron
C. I. Wall
Amarillo
Floyd Boze
Boze
College Public Information Office
Tech
Military Botsday Update from UB Radio TY Brochams
UB Radio reports on Military Botsday coverage with TY Brochams detailing events, participants, and outcomes. The segment highlights devices on display, demonstrations, and public engagement at the base.
Crash Kills Wife of Tech Student Near Silverton
Mrs. George Thompson, 22 or 25, wife of a Texas Tech student from Clarendon, died in a two car collision 254 miles south east of here at the intersection of two unpaved county roads. Amel Zamora, 23, of Silverton, was treated for injuries at Swisher County Hospital Tulsa. The husband, a Tech student, was not seriously hurt.
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George Thompson
Texas Tech
Clarendon
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West and North Texas hit by floods and tornadoes
Severe storms lashed West and North Texas Friday night with at least two tornadoes, heavy rain, and widespread flooding. A Wichita Falls twister damaged outbuildings and roofs with no injuries reported. water six feet deep stranded cars on U S 287 near Harrold. in Elliott and surrounding areas farmers faced four feet of floodwater threatening cotton, roads, and rail lines.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Midland
Odessa
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Harrold
Vernon
Wichita Falls
K.J. Hollis
Larry Richie
Elliott
Oklainton
Department of Public Safety
U.S. 287
Joe Houtchens
Adams Creek
Daily Prayer Message From Mrs Elkins Olton
Mrs L G Elkins of Olton writes a daily prayer message urging America to heed spiritual guidance. She asks for divine leadership and protection in these “crucial times” reflecting on biblical Israel.
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Father
Israel
America
Chooses Mother and Sister to Freedom in Hungarian Border Tragedy
The Shulek family of Sopron Hungary seeks escape from Communist rule. On the border their bid ends in disaster as two mines explode. Tibor Shulek loses a leg and Juliana Shulek is fatally injured while fleeing toward safety.
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Sopron
Hungary
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Juliana Shulek
Cand
Kira
Peter Ae
Rains Sweep South Plains as Two Storm Lines Move
Dan Martin reports on two spring storm lines sweeping the South Plains. The first line moved through Lubbock around noon Friday, bringing sprinkles and wind shifts, then dumped rain on Tahoks Dickens Crosbyton Slaton Post Snyder with about an inch. A second thundershower followed, wide and intense, with limited lightning and little wind.
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Dan Martin
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
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Dickens
Crosbyton
Slaton
Post
Snyder
Ene
Tate
Weather Bureau
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