Space Day awaits Glenn on 81,000 mile Earth orbit mission
The United States plans to launch John H. Glenn Jr. on a three orbit mission atop an Atlas rocket. A massive support armada of 15,000 personnel and 24 ships will monitor the flight from launch to splashdown near Grand Turk Island. Glenn will experience high G forces, weigh about 74 percent of his normal weight, and rely on a foamed capsule with life support and sensors as he circles Earth and communicates with tracking stations.
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Five More Europeans Killed By Gizenga Men
Rampaging troops once loyal to Antoine Gizenga reportedly killed five more Europeans in eastern Congo provinces. UN guards escort Gizenga loyalists back to Leopoldville as investigations confirm attacks led by Col Alphonse Pakassa. Reports place the killings at Kindu in Kivu with UN confirmation at Bukavu.
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Pakassa
Stanleyville
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Katanga
Central American Delegates Seek Cuba Sanctions
Central American delegates at a Punta del Este conference threaten to pull out of the Organization of American States unless strong sanctions are imposed on Fidel Castro's regime. The Western Hemisphere remains divided on how to counter Cuba's spread of communism as U S and regional leaders prepare for the conference opening.
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Moonshine Stills Confiscated In Year In Ohio
Columbus Ohio AP report says the Ohio Department of Liquor Control confiscated 69 moonshine stills last year, the highest total in 15 years, according to director Richard C. Crouch.
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Conspirator Captured After Coup Attempt in Lebanon
Fuad Awad, a 30 year old army captain who helped lead an attempted coup in Lebanon on December 31, was captured yesterday while hiding in the trunk of a car. He had been hunted by thousands of soldiers and police and was nabbed when the vehicle was stopped at a roadblock.
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Dave Beck Wins Reversal of Tax Conviction
San Francisco reports that Dave Beck, former Teamsters leader, won a reversal of his conviction for evading over 240000 in federal income taxes. The appeals court sent the case for a new trial on tax evasion while upholding five year terms for filing false tax returns and a 20000 dollar fine.
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Bank Bandit Is Captured In Atlanta Arrest
A former Akron man Edward Wayne Edwards 28 and his wife Marlene 27 were arrested in Atlanta by police with FBI credit for the $7 707 Arlington Plaza First National Bank of Akron robbery. About $3 000 of the loot was recovered. Police tipped the couple’s move after baggage sent to Atlanta via Railway Express was found.
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Cincinnati Infant Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In Cincinnati a one year old boy Michael Scroggins died from carbon monoxide poisoning. His mother Mary Scroggins, 25, and friend Theron Washington, 37, were found in a car parked in front of the Scroggins home and were in critical condition at General Hospital. Police stated the three were involved in the incident.
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West Hit By Blizzard And Highways Closed
Westbound roads shut by snow and ice as a blizzard stretches across the Northeast. Officials urge cautious travel and monitor highway conditions while crews work to reopen major routes amid winter storm disruptions.
Chuckle: Television Hero Finds Easy Parking Near Essentials
A joke asks how a TV hero always parks in front of the bank, the supermarket, and the post office. The quip pokes fun at TV trope logic and the convenience of hero-led parking.
A Glance Inside Old Boxes Yield Pictorial History
Dusty boxes in a Middletown garage reveal a valuable pictorial history of the town from 50 years ago with the full story and pictures on page 19.
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Nine Killed When Boxcar Crashes Near Hill AFB Utah
A C119 flying boxcar crash near Hill Air Force Base Utah killed five crewmen. Names were withheld pending relatives notification. all victims were Utahns from a local reserve squadron. The plane dived after a local flight, crashed between two houses 30 feet apart. one engine remained on the roadway. residents escaped injury.
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Frederick Betz
Utah
Betz
Poison Gas Knocks Out 22 Twisters in Timmins
In Timmins Ontario a mystery illness struck 22 dancers at a teenage dance in the community center. Blood tests showed carbon monoxide poisoning from incomplete natural gas combustion heated the center.
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Timmins
Ont
Aurele Bergeron
Weather improves after West blizzard snarls highways
A Pacific Northwest storm battered the West with heavy snow and wind, closing U S routes 40 and 50 across Utah to California's Sierra Nevada, while frigid conditions lingered in the northern states. Subzero readings and heavy drifting caused damage and traffic fatalities, with a 30 inch snowfall delaying a Sugar Bowl ski meet near Norden, California as gusts reached 70 mph.
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