Youth Cleared in Shooting of Friend
Philadelphia AP A youth who confessed to the accidental six year old shooting of his friend a watchman has been cleared by the district attorney no charges will be filed against Thomas J McAleer 19 It was an unfortunate accident He was cleaning a rifle belonging to John Ritto when it discharged killing Ritto Ritto had said he shot himself accidentally McAleer who lived with the secret confessed after a court martial for going AWOL rather than handle a rifle
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Dist. Atty
Victor H. Blanc
Thomas J. McAleer
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McAleer
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Congo Proclaims Martial Law Amid UN Clash
Premier Patrice Lumumba declares six months of martial law in the Congo as he blames the U.N. mission for crisis and seeks the withdrawal of the Swedish contingent. Dag Hammarskjold rushed to New York to request Security Council guidance as Congo unrest persists.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Leopoldville
The
Congo
U.N
Patrice Lumumba
Hammarskjold
New York
Security Council
U.N. Congo
Lumumba
Laotians Confirm New Government
The Laotian National Assembly unanimously confirmed the new government led by Premier Souvanna Phouma in Vientiane. The vote endorses the formation of the cabinet and policy direction under his administration.
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Vientiane
Laos
Laotian National Assembly
Souvanna Phouma
United States seeks $100 million boost for Congo aid
In Washington, Undersecretary of State Douglas Dillon urged an immediate 100 million dollar increase in the President's emergency fund to aid the Congo and address other global crises. In Havana, Fidel Castro flew to Ciens Ve gas, a major Cuban naval base, fueling speculation that anti Castro elements within the navy may be rounded up.
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Washington
Douglas Dillon
Congo
Havana
Fidel Castro
Ciens Vegas
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister critiques UN neutrality stance
Vasily Kuzynetsov says the UN should act against the Katanga government and enforce Lumumba's wishes, challenging the secretary-general's interpretation of neutrality in the Lumumba Tshombe dispute.
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Vasily Kuzynetsov
U.N
Lumumba
Katana
Moise Tshombe
Powers Apologizes in Soviet Court for U2 Flight
Francis Gary Powers told a Soviet military court he was sorry he had anything to do with the U2 flight over the Soviet Union. The 31 year old described himself as a $30,000 a year spy who disliked the job and knew little about the camera gear. He pleaded guilty at the trial start and faced four hours of questions by Soviet prosecutors before further defense interrogation.
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Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
Roman A. Rudenko
Pilot Powers Faces Possible Light Soviet Sentence
U S officials expect the United States pilot Francis Gary Powers to receive a light penalty in the Moscow trial, with seven years in prison or possibly the death penalty under Soviet law. Washington hopes Khrushchev may show leniency, while warning the trial will be broadcast to world audiences as a propaganda showcase.
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U.S
Francis Gary Powers
Nikita Khrushchev
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Eisenhower
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Venezuela seeks historic quarantine of Dominican Republic
Venezuela prepared to urge Western Hemisphere foreign ministers to impose a quarantine on the Dominican Republic. The Dominican government vowed a counterblast at the foreign ministers' conference of the Organization of American States opening Tuesday night in San Jose Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Foreign Ministers’ Conference of American States
Bitter split among foreign ministers over Venezuela Dominican dispute
Venezuela accuses Dominican dictator Trujillo of orchestrating an assassination attempt on President Betancourt. Diplomats report Venezuela drafted a Rio Treaty sanctions resolution short of armed intervention. Dominican Foreign Minister Herrera denies charges and promises decisive new evidence.
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Venezuela
Raphael Trujillo
Romulo Betancourt
Humphrey on Soviet Chinese ties no split soon
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey says friction between the Soviet Union and Red China is growing but a split is unlikely. In a Senate speech he notes strong bonds despite tensions and warns against assuming a break is imminent. He cites border nerves, population growth, propaganda efforts, and influence over Eastern Europe as factors.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Soviet Union
Red China
Senate
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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China
United States
Outer
Mongolia
Snow coats Colorado passes closing Trail Ridge Road
Season's first snow coated high mountain passes in Colorado Tuesday night. U S 6 over Loveland Pass and U S 40 over Berthoud Pass saw light falls about 50 miles west of Denver. Trail Ridge Road near Estes Park closed for the night, the world's highest continuous automobile route.
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Colorado
Loveland Pass
U. S. 40
Berthoud Pass
Trail Ridge
Continental Divide
Estes Park
Eisenhower Urges Congress Action Pre-Election Session
President Eisenhower urged a proactive pre election Congress noting past rapid lawmaking and calling for action on his 21 point program especially elderly medical care He argued against compulsory medicine and defended the Cuba policy while saying free government action should not be tied to dollar costs
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Eisenhower
Powers Denies Espionage Knowledge In Flight Narrative
The prosecutor pressed Powers to show awareness of espionage aims in his conduct. He claimed the flight was only a pilot assignment, but acknowledged his mission to gather Soviet intelligence. Powers traced his path from Air Force pilot to U2 flyer, then described leaving Pakistan on May 1 for a 1,200 mile deep Soviet mission before being shot down.
Chuckle Suggests Wisdom Bought on Installment Plan
A humorous quip notes that money cannot buy wisdom instantly and implies wisdom must be earned over time through effort and experience. The line playfully contrasts wealth with the pace of gaining insight.
Longest freefall and parachute jump by Kittinger from high altitude
Capt. Joe Kittinger, 32, leaped from a ballon 19.5 miles high near White Sands, setting records for longest freefall at 59,400 feet and longest parachute jump at 76,400 feet. He landed unhurt after 13 minutes 8 seconds, describing the descent and his brief in-flight experiments with body turns.
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Joe Kittinger
New Mexico
Kittinger
White Sands Missile Range
Kittinger Gives Thanks After Parachute Opens
The key moment came as his main chute deployed and he looked upward to say, Thank you, Lord, a brief affirmation of relief and gratitude after the perilous descent.
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Kittinger
Refused to go would mark me coward says source
He was asked if he could have refused to go. No, I could not refuse. By refusing I would have been considered a coward by my associates and it would have been on fulfillment of the contract. The contract brought him $2,500 a month. He said he had never held any administrative or leadership role in the Ten Ten reconnaissance group based in Turkey and had not helped plan any missions.
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Turkey
Frontier Flight Duty Mentioned by Pilot
A pilot described his job as flying along the southern border of the Soviet Union from bases in Tur its territories.
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The
Soviet Union
Tur
Pilot recalls assurances to fly over Soviet Union
The witness said a Colonel Shelton, commander of the reconnaissance group, assured him it was absolutely safe to fly over the Soviet Union. He had never previously flown over the country or visited it and denied knowledge of the equipment his plane carried.
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Soviet Union
Shelton
Middletown Sees Warm Up With Highs Near 91
The forecast calls for mostly sunny warm weather with a high around 88 today and highs near 91 by Thursday. Tonight’s low should be about 65, while yesterday’s high reached 82 and the morning low was 60.
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Middletown
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