Space Hero Shepard Reaches Grand Bahama Island
U S space pilot Alan Shepard, after a 15 minute suborbital flight topping 160 mph, arrived at Grand Bahama Island in a hospital clinic. Medical teams conduct exhaustive testing to record every thought and physical change from his voyage. The capsule Freedom Seven undergoes inch by inch examination as technicians prepare for potential reuse.
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Britain Kept Blake Spy Evidence From Public
The Daily Herald reports government asked British press to self censor secret evidence from the Blake trial. Blake, a British diplomat, was convicted of spying for the Russians and sentenced to 42 years. Foreign papers carried claims of agent names handed to Soviet counter-espionage. Macmillan declined a special inquiry into security failures.
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Redstone Could Have Been First Space Vehicle Choice
Dr. Clifford Furnas, former assistant secretary of defence and UB chancellor, argues the Redstone rocket might have delivered the first manned spaceflight in 1955 if used instead of the Navy Vanijar. He believes history could have been different.
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Editor Stepler Named Special Adviser for Press Relations
Ottawa reports Jack Stepler associate editor of the Vancouver Province will become special adviser on press relations to Hon. George Drew high commissioner for Canada in London. The 48 year old Vancouver native will start early next month. He previously served as bureau chief for Southam News Services in London from 1953 to 1960.
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Italian-Born Boot-Black Gets Frank Russo Day Honor
Frank Russo a Milan native and long time CIT Corporation boot black was honored for 35 years of service. The gala named Russo Day featured a luncheon and 500 employees cheering as he served as honorary president and received a watch and 540 dollars in cheques.
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Algerian General Zeller Surrenders in Algiers
Former general Andre Zeller, 63, one of the revolt’s four top leaders, turned himself in to Algiers police after signaling surrender. He faces possible death penalty like ally Maurice Challe, with Salan and Jouhaud still at large.
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Canadians Detained After Fargo Stolen Car Arrest
In Crowley Louisiana two young Canadians Allen Graveline age 20 and Allen Dahlberg age 19 were jailed without charges after a routine patrol arrested them Friday night. The car, bearing a Minnesota plate, is linked to a Fargo North Carolina reported theft. They claimed origins Winnipeg and Calgary and carried 9765 in cash plus money orders and traveller's checks. Police also seized 2000 worth of camera gear a pistol two rifles and a pellet gun.
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Nixon addresses Cuban crisis at Executives Club
Former vice president Richard Nixon in Chicago urged decisive action on Cuba, saying the United States must be prepared to act fully if it commits prestige or power and should not undertake actions it cannot finish. He warned against talking bigger than its means and stressed only using enough force to achieve objectives.
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Tornado Leaves Howe in Ruins Toll Rises in Oklahoma
Devastation hits Reichert and Howe in southeastern Oklahoma as a fast moving tornado kills nine residents in Howe and four in Reichert. Survivors describe seconds of horror at the church and in homes, while hospitals in Poteau treat the injured.
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Bomb strikes Trail department store in late Friday blast
A bomb exploded on the second floor of a downtown Trail department store causing shattered display cases but no injuries. RCMP linked the attack to a wave of violence by the radical Sons of Freedom Doukhobors, with power poles also dynamited nearby.
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TCA Ready For Clergy
A Trans Canada Airlines plane stands by in Montreal as a possible charter to Cuba to fly back Canadian Roman Catholic nuns and priests from the crisis ridden republic. Officials would not confirm when the flight might be ordered and said no comment was available.
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Two Sailors Are Killed in Halifax Barracks
In Halifax, two Quebec sailors were shot to death in a north end naval barracks. The victims are Able Seamen Raymond Michaud, 20, of Rimouski, and Marcel Jean-Guy Jutras, 19, of Montreal. Michaud served at Stadacona base. Jutras was a crew member of the Chaudiere destroyer escort. Police Chief Verdun Mitchell said a magistrate will decide on an inquiry.
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Counterfeit Coins Seized In Toronto Test Case
The operator of a coin centre in Toronto said RCMP seized his collection of counterfeit coins after he advertised them for sale. A section of the Criminal Code bans advertising counterfeit coins. No charges were laid.
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Local Sea Cadet Corps to Attend Church Parade
The Sea Cadet Corps plans a church parade and open house for Navy Week. About 80 cadets formed at the old post office at 10 am and marched to St Barnabas Church for Sunday service led by Lieut. Leo Theofan. Parents invited to a cadet meeting Tuesday at Patterson Armory at 7 pm with coffee and doughnuts served.
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Laos Peace Talks stall as Hin Heup hosts bid
A six man Laotian military delegation met Pathet Lao representatives at Hin Heup on the Luang Prabang road for cease fire talks. Prince Boun Oum's government said the leftists called the meeting temporary and promised a permanent negotiator team later.
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Canadians Leave Ottawa to Form Laos Truce Commission
The main party of 11 officers and seven other ranks to serve on the Laos truce commission will depart Ottawa today. They will fly to Vancouver then to Saigon via Canadian Pacific Airlines, arriving Tuesday night. An advance party of four officers left Canada for New Delhi weeks earlier.
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