Man Offers Alligator to Pay Fine in Houston
Port Arthur resident Louis Pavia proposes sending an alligator to Judge Tom Maes as payment for a speeding ticket. Pavia, 24, an alligator wrestler, says he has been unable to work after a hand injury from an alligator. The judge considers possibly dismissing the charge as Pavia claims he has more alligators than money.
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Navy volunteers ride 31 Gs in water filled centrifuge
In Johnsville the Iron Maiden device tests water filled capsules to cushion riders against high rotational forces. Navy volunteers endured 31 Gs for five seconds, with 28 Gs and 26 Gs by two others. The tests explore safe spaceflight takeoff and re entry protections.
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Navy
Air Force
John Stapp
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Driver Struck by Car in Narrow Street Crash
Lois Biser of Twin Falls Idaho drove into a narrow side street and struck a small boy hiding behind a curb. She tried to block the moving car but was too late. The child, Jorry Martin, was found behind the other car and listed in serious condition.
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Evangelical Association Names Treasurer in Denver
Harold W Deitch of Salem Ohio was named treasurer of the National Evangelistic Association of the Disciples of Christ in a Friday ceremony in Denver.
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Birdman of Great Bend Quits Over Time Limit
Otto Standke 71 of Great Bend Kansas quits after Mount Vernon New York imposes a one week time limit and 30 day wait to clear 19 000 starlings. Standke vows not to return for 4000 dollars and says the secret weapon in his mysterious metal box was never used.
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Standke Warns Area May Be Left to Birds and Decay
Standke said the cleared area will not be returned to and warned the rest of the town could see birds increasing until the place is practically buried under them by next November.
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Ike and Macmillan Meet for High Level Talks
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan began a week of discussions at Chequers focusing on West Berlin disarmament and NATO unity. The visit follows Eisenhower's Scotland stop with Queen Elizabeth II and precedes Khrushchev talks in Washington.
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Cafeteria atop LA courthouse faces unofficial boycott
On the roof of the Los Angeles County Courthouse a $600000 cafeteria attracted few patrons as a rival first floor snack bar sold coffee and doughnuts cheaply. Glaser, the operator, raised prices and faced a shrinking lunch trade. County supervisor Hahn warned of possible loss of operation if conditions did not improve. Free coffee and doughnuts were offered for three hours to lure workers, but business remained slow.
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Family Returns To Normal Life After Parole
Rosa Lee Ingram 54 and her two sons Sammy Lee 25 and Wallace 27 left prison on parole to Dr C R Yates in Atlanta and planned to work in his drugstores or with the YMCA. The three had been jailed for the 1947 killing of John Stratford, later commuted from death to life imprisonment amid defense campaigns.
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One Man Band Wedding Ring Quip
A humorous line contends a wedding ring makes a one man band in the sense that marriage centers on a single partner’s commitment and symbol. The quip plays on musical imagery to reflect wry views on relationships.
Reds Keep A Bomb Ban
The Soviet Union agrees to extend the nuclear test ban as long as Western powers do the same and hopes this lasts forever. Khrushchev had pledged in August not to be first to test nuclear weapons, but the pledge could end if any Western country tests. France moves to join the nuclear club with tests planned in the Sahara Desert.
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U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
France
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Sahara Desert
Congress Angrily Targets Ike Veto Over Water Bill
Washington lawmakers erupt as President Eisenhower vetoes the 1.206 billion water projects bill. Speaker Rayburn plans to seek a House override Wednesday while critics call the veto a blow to federal projects funding floods navigation power and beach reclamation. Senators and representatives blame politics and golf for delay while praising California projects in the measure.
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Senate Passes Bill Despite Presidential Veto Fight
After conference, the Senate approved the bill 82 to 9 while the House backed it by voice vote. The original House vote was 390 to 20 before conference. The President rejected the measure for funding 67 new projects not in his budget, noting long term costs beyond 800 million dollars. It is his 144th veto in 62 years, with no overrides. Senator Ellender said he would attach it to the foreign aid bill if Congress does not override.
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Allen J. Ellender
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Eisenhower bids farewell at Balmoral with Queen Elizabeth
President Eisenhower visits Balmoral Castle as guest of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He jokes about Princess Anne's cooking and brushes past photographers while Prince Philip grows irritated by the lensmen. The scene includes Princess Margaret and Prince Charles, a yapping King Charles spaniel, and a tearful departure as the car leaves Balmoral.
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