Akron Flier Secretly Freed From Indonesian Death Sentence
Akon Indiana? Actually Akron Ohio man Allan Lawrence Pope, a 33 year old American flier, was secretly released from an Indonesian prison after a death sentence and spent six weeks with his wife and two sons in the United States. Pope denied killing anyone and claimed he flew one rebel mission without pay to fight communism. The State Department said his amnesty and return were kept secret.
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Akron, Ohio
Allan Lawrence Pope
United States
Pope
New York
Yvonne
Akron
Air Force
Korea
Indonesia
State Department
Hus
Kennedy vows bold space drive push by decade end
President Kennedy says the United States is pouring billions into space efforts to overtake the Soviet Union and will likely reach the goal by the end of the decade. He notes the Soviets still hold a lead while stressing a long term program and plans to discuss Khrushchev if he attends the UN session. He backs a Senate subcommittee probe into profits from stockpiling eight billion dollars in strategic materials.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Russia
Berlin
U.S
Soviets
Britain
France
Senate
America
Space Age Vacuum Tech Demonstrated at Western Electronics Show
A compact optical decision filter from Douglas Astroelectronics Lab can identify 200,000 shapes with 400 retina cells and 400 brain units. It aims to guide autonomous vacuums and moon rovers, distinguish warheads from decoys, and later unlock doors, pin down storm centers, and steer ships. Mass production may bring consumer prices down.
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Los Angeles
Sam S. Viglione
Douglas Aircraft
Astropower Electronics Laboratory
Viglione
Soviet armored convoy blocked at Checkpoint Charlie
Soviet armored personnel carriers moving to the West Berlin war memorial were detained by U S forces at Checkpoint Charlie for more than two hours as American vehicles blocked the Russians' advance. U S Army escort policies and protests followed rioting after a West Berlin death.
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Carl Hartman Berlin
West Berlin
U.S
Charlie
East Berlin
Moscow
War Memorial
Albert Watson II
Berlin
Watson
Eisenhower braves rain to visit Irish ex president
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower flew a helicopter through rough weather to reach Roundwood Ireland to visit former Irish President Sean T. O Kelly. About 150 locals welcomed him as he brought grandchildren David and Anne to meet the ex leader. O Kelly gifted a bottle of 20 year old Irish whisky.
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O'Kelly
Eddy Gilmore
Roundwood
Ireland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sean T. O'Kelly
Eastuouwet
Wicklow Hills
Wicklows
White House
David Eisenhower
David
Anne
Senate moves on drug bill urged by Kennedy push
Senate rapid passage aims to tighten safeguards against dangerous or ineffective drugs. President Kennedy named the measure among five priorities, with debate limited to allow a final vote before today’s session end. Absent from initial approval, the bill saw strengthened amendments after thalidomide furor.
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Senate
Kennedy
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fire damages Cyprus defense ministry wing in Nicosia
A fire in Nicosia damaged a wing of the Cyprus defense ministry on Wednesday night. Firefighters said sabotage was suspected as the cause and investigations began.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Cyprus Defense Ministry
Nicosia
Morning Routine Across Generations
The older generation rose at 4 or 5 a.m. and the younger generation shares a similar, minimal regard for early rising.
Judge orders space strike workers back on job at Redstone Arsenal
U S District Judge Clarence W. Allgood ordered striking electricians to resume work at the Space Research Center on Redstone Arsenal as the nine day stoppage threatened the C5 Saturn booster project for the moon mission. The NLRB sent investigators to monitor compliance and union leader Gordon Freeman had issued a back to work order earlier.
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Space Research Center
National Labor Relations Board
United States
U.S. Dist
Clarence W. Allgood
Gordon Freeman
Sub Maneuvers In Arctic Reveal New Battle Zone
President Kennedy announced a secret Arctic operation in which the nuclear submarines Skate and Seadragon rendezvoused under the polar ice and surfaced at the North Pole. The July 31 to Aug 2 drill demonstrated potential antisubmarine warfare under ice as Russia builds rocket submarines and U.S. defenses rely on icebound patrols and listening subs.
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United States
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Pacific
De Gaulle narrowly misses assassination by gunmen
Paris police hunted a Secret Army Organization group after an ambush on Charles de Gaulle's motorcade outside Paris. Ten gunmen fired about 150 bullets, wounding a motorist while the president escaped with shattered glass and two inch close shave. Investigators traced a dark haired man who rented the ambush truck days earlier and linked the attack to right wing Algerian terrorism.
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Paris
Secret Army
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Colombey Les Deux Eglises
Elysee Palace
Dwight D Eisenhower
Algeria
Roger Frey
Another Satellite Up Officials Mum
An unidentified satellite was launched from Point Arguello in predawn darkness atop a Blue Scout rocket. Air Force officials declined to identify the satellite or confirm whether it reached orbit.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Air Force
Allies Standfast on Berlin Standings
United States Britain and France plan to tell Russia that the removal of the Soviet commandant’s office from Berlin does not change Western duties or Russia’s. A joint Western statement, drafted by American British and French diplomats with West German help, was to be issued at midmorning and sent to London and Paris for approval.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Berlin
State Department
London
Paris
Khrushchev on Holiday as Space Twins Visit Moscow
Premier Khrushchev remains on holiday in Crimea while Moscow radio reports he spoke with a delegation of Japanese businessmen. He interrupted his vacation to greet the Soviet space twins in Moscow last week.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Crimea
Moscow Radio
Warm Tonight and Friday Forecast for Middletown
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight with a low around 66, and Friday will be partly cloudy and hot with mid 90s temperatures or higher. Middletown may see a shower Friday afternoon or evening while yesterday’s official high reached the reported value and the overnight low was 56.
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Middletown
Fifteen Communist Ships Head For Castro
Washington AP reports fifteen Communist ships en route to Cuba joining sixteen vessels docked at Cuban ports last month with an estimated 3 000 to 5 000 bloc technicians and substantial weapon goods. President Kennedy said there is information of large Red supplies and technicians landing in recent weeks but no evidence of Russian soldiers or an invasion buildup.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Khrushchev
United Nations
Washington
U.S
Caribbean
Kuba
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