Cooper's Mercury Flight Seen as Marvelous Milestone
Astronaut Gordon Cooper described the Earth view as marvelous during 34 hours of orbiting in 22 orbits. He awoke with arms outstretched, noted speed sensations, and returned to Pearl Harbor after a successful reentry. NASA officials signaled readiness for Gemini and a moon landing within the decade.
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Oklahoma
Roger
Gary Cooper
Moon
Cooper
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Brainerd Holmes
NASA Manned Flight
Naval Reserve officers endure four day surprise underground test
Thirty four Naval Reserve officers emerged from a four day underground shelter at the Naval Research Institute in Bethesda Maryland. The group entered the shelter without warning as part of a civil defense drill and organized quickly aboard as they would on ship or at a naval base. They learned only after their exit that astronaut Gordon Cooper had orbited and landed. A limited water supply forced them to skip washing and six men entered with head colds but no new illnesses developed.
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Washington
Naval Reserve
Naval Research Institute
Bethesda
Adm
L. D. Coates
Navy
Laurence P. Watko
Department of Agriculture
Ames
Iowa
John J. Walsh
Wakefield
R.I
Donald T. Hawley
Navy Underwater Sound Reference Laboratory
Orlando
Fla
Hawley
Gordon Cooper
Coates
Grand Jury Hears Report on Local Home Loan Irregularities
The 140th District Court grand jury met briefly Friday morning then adjourned for three days. District Attorney Alton Griffin said investigators are still reviewing 14 home loan files for alleged forgeries and misrepresentations. They plan to report next week and take action within two weeks after a homeowner complaint prompted the inquiry.
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140Th District Court
Dist
Alton Griffin
Open House Highlights Missile Display and Peace Theme
Open House at the base features a comprehensive Air Force missile display including Atlas Jupiter Thor Blue Streak Titan I Titan II and Agena cutaway engines with moving parts and other exhibits under the theme Power for Peace for Armed Forces Day. Gen Smith former Dyess commander will speak at the 11 30 a m luncheon. he has 22 years service, 4100 flying hours, and World War II B 29 combat experience in China Burma India.
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National Guard
Tech Engineering Department
Air Force
Atlas
Jupiter
Thor
Dyess
Gen. Smith
Dyess Afb
Abilene
Headquarters
15Th Air Force
22Nd Bombardment Wing
March Afb
Calif
China-Burma-India
Nuclear test drilling contracts awarded near Carlsbad
The Atomic Energy Commission announced contracts for Project Coach drilling and excavation near Carlsbad New Mexico. Fenix and Scisson of Tulsa and Petroleum Consultants of Houston as a joint venture will provide engineering and consulting services with Thompson Exploration of Lubbock winning an $18,022 contract to drill instrument and cable holes to depths of 1021 1285 and 1314 feet. The underground detonation is planned for November pending President Kennedy's approval.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Atomic Energy Commission
Fenix and Scisson
Tulsa
Okla
Petroleum Consultants of
Houston
Thompson Exploration Co
Lubbock
U S Cuts Diplomatic Contacts With Haiti
The United States has halted all diplomatic contact with Haiti's government of Francois Duvalier for three days. Officials said the action is not a formal suspension and there have been no contacts between the Port au Prince embassy and Washington since Tuesday night. Duvalier had declared himself reelected after claiming his six-year term expired on Wednesday.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Francois Duvalier
State Department
U.S
Port Au Prince
Duvalier
Mass Birth Announcements From St Marys Hospital
A list of multiple births names families and addresses with baby weights and times at St Marys Hospital and Latif Clinic plus several others in Texas and surrounding areas. Notable entries include Franklin Tow and Rance Smith families and other fathers work at various local employers. U.S. Undersecretary Harriman to visit Australia June 6 to 9 after ANZUS talks in Wellington announced by Prime Minister Menzies.
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Franklin Tow
St. Mary's Hospital
Frontier Stamp Center
Rance Smith
35Th St
Matthews Junior High
James A. Chapman
47Th St
West Texas Hospital
Marsher Steel Co
Canberra
Australia
UPI
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Wellington
New Zealand
Robert G. Menzies
Reunion Today Marks Start Of Fast Whirl For Cooper
Trudy Olson recalls meeting Cooper in 196 while he studied at the University of Hawaii. The family will travel to Cape Canaveral and a White House visit with President Kennedy, then receive the Distinguished Service Medal in Washington. NASA and lawmakers will honor Cooper with a joint House Senate session and a Gotham parade with fellow Mercury astronauts.
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Coopers
Trudy Olson
Cooper
University of Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
Honolulu
Cam
Cape Canaveral
Fla
White House
Kennedy
Cape
Congress
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Long Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U. S
Washington
NASA
Andrews Afb
Executive Mansion
Rose Garden
House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John McCormack
D-Mass
Mansfield
Cooper silent on Red China trip aboard USS Recharge
AP reports astronaut Gordon Cooper will have details of any Chinese or other military bases seen during his 22 orbit flight kept secret by his physician. Pollard, a space agency doctor, declined to reveal what could be seen on the 9th 10th 11th and 22nd orbits during about 30 minutes over Red China.
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Uss
Rearsarge
Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Red China
Space Agency
Richard Pollard
Legislature Action Spurs Campus and Lobbying Moves
The state advances a proposal to create its 23rd senior college at Odessa and sends a resolution to the Senate urging Texas A&M directors to reconsider admitting women. The House also passes a slogan contest for high school students to suggest Texas license plate words.
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Odessa
Senate
House
State Highway Department
Texas
Representatives
Texas A&m
Volcano erupts anew near Bali Gunung Agung
An Tara News Agency reports Gunung Agung volcano on Bali erupted with a series of blasts heard 200 miles away. Telephoned reports from the scene indicate no casualties. The blasts disrupted the area but there were no injuries reported.
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Jakarta
UPI
Bali
Gun‘ung Agung
Antara
Foreign Firms in Libya Must Keep Books in Arabic
Libyan authorities require foreign companies operating in Tripoli to maintain financial records in Arabic. The rule targets documentation practices across sectors and aims to ensure compliance with local accounting standards.
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Tripoli
Libya
Rioting Tensions and Racial Actions Across Alabama Cities
The report notes threats and the use of Negro guards for leaders, while police deny missed warnings. Huntsville hires Bailey as its first Black policeman, Anniston forms biracial committee, and Fort McClellan hosts federal troops. The Montgomery Advertiser praises Birmingham white business leaders for negotiating with Black leaders to ease racial tensions.
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Huntsville
Kennedy
Robert Carl Bailey
Anniston
Birmingham
Ft. McClellan
City Commission
Montgomery Advertiser
Negro students jailed after sit in protests in Greensboro
Several hundred Negro college students lined up at downtown Greensboro entrances and invited arrest. About 350 of an estimated 600 demonstrators were jailed on trespass or fire law violations with no violence reported. Third consecutive NC A&T College protest.
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Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina A&t College
Detecting ultra pure water for aerospace use
A detective style device tests water purity for aerospace systems by measuring electrical conductance. The instrument relies on water's resistance to electricity, revealing impurities at fractions as low as one in a million to ensure the water meets stringent purity for complex mechanisms and car batteries.
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Philadelphia
Fair killing after car truck crash on U S 87 near Erskine Road
Jackie Lee Goulding, 29, of 2716 64th St., suffered cuts to the head and was taken to Taylor Clinic after a car struck the right front of a northbound truck on U S 87 turning onto Erskine Road. The truck cab tilted forward and Shelton was thrown out. The car’s gasoline tank ruptured, firefighters neutralized spilled fuel. Mitchell Fatality becomes fifth city traffic death this year, pushing the toll to 48. Funeral arrangements are with Rix Funeral Home. Mitchell survived by wife, one son, daughter, six sisters, two brothers, and three grandchildren. resident of Lubbock area 10 years. member of First Methodist Church.
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U.S. 87
Erskine Road
Lubbock
W. C. Shelton
16Th St
Jackie Lee Gaulding
64Th St
Gaulding
Police Dept
Jackie Lee Goulding
Taylor Clinic
Shelton
Mitchell
South Plains
Rix Funeral Home
Howard
Sweetwater
T. J. Dunlap Jr
37Th St
Chester Harwell
Jerry Thomson
Alton Roberts
Roy Braswell
Robert Lee
Sam Roach
Clovis
Irene Edwards
Garland
James
Abilene
Marian
Pecos
J. E. Mitchell
First Methodist Church
Dallas Bank Faces Multi Million Dollar Fraud Suit
A federal suit filed in Dallas accuses First National Bank of Dallas of acquiring the A Mell Building site through fraud and misrepresentation. Plaintiffs Cornelia O Connor Grey and her sons seek about 2.0 million in damages plus the return of title, naming Dallas Realtor E H Majors and the state attorney general’s office among defendants.
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Dallas
UPID
First National Bank of Dallas
Cornelia O'Connor Grey
Charles Grey
Michael Carter Grey
E. H. Majors
State Attorney General's Office
First National
Greys
Majors
Pentagon Secrecy Labels Often Unneeded Says Official
Pentagon press chief Arthur Sylvester told a House subcommittee that many materials are stamped secret unnecessarily. He urged less classification while keeping firm that unreleased items stay unavailable. Sylvester discussed a 1.2 million dollar budget and efforts to centralize service opinions on security.
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Washington
Pentagon
Arthur Sylvester
Defense Department
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Office of Classification and Declassification Management
Sylvester
Kennedy
Last Ships From Cuba Carrying 2 000 Exiles
Nearly 2,000 Cuban refugees are set to arrive on two ships, the American Surveyor and Morning Light, at Port Everglades amid the end of refugee transports. The Morning Light carried what was thought to be the last shipment of food and medicine for Bay of Pigs prisoners. No further refugee facilities were indicated after this. Airline flights between Cuba and the United States had been discontinued since October.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Cuba
Cuba l
United States
Candy weapon attack at Foggia shrine shocks pilgrims
Police in Foggia Italy sought a candy vendor after he attacked two pilgrims with long hard bars of candy called copeta They were hospitalized following the assault at a religious shrine by the vendor, who fled the scene.
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Foggia
Italy
UPI
British Again Lash U.S. Nuclear Tests
A British scientific report criticizing last summer's American high altitude nuclear test is under White House review. It alleges the artificial radiation belt damaged Earth satellites and disrupted experiments studying the natural Van Allen belts.
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Washington
White House
Fort Worth Grand Jury Indicts Man in Father’s Slaying
A Fort Worth grand jury indicted Loyd Parker Jr. aged 44 for the murder of his father Loyd Parker Sr. aged 74. The body was found at their home May 2 with four gunshot wounds. Parker remains jailed without bond. his attorneys seek a psychiatric examination at a sanitarium.
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Fort Worth
Loyd Parker Jr
Parker
Loyd Parker Sr
Byron Matthews
Parker Jr
Congo Exports Alcohol to Africa From Leopoldville
Leopoldville reports plans to export alcoholic beverages to Africa as part of a widening trade. Officials say shipments will target regional markets with new logistics and distribution channels under government approval.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Africa
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O. Tahoka
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Bob J. Worley
62Nd St
Western Merchandising Co
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Chern Ave
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Joe Frank Langley
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