Hurricane Hunter launches Tiros III satellite from Cape Canaveral
The hurricane chasing satellite Tiros III blasted into orbit from Cape Canaveral at 5 25 a m EST to study hurricane origins and development. NASA reports successful placement about 400 miles up with ground stations in Australia California and Virginia receiving first data. The satellite will photograph 32 images per 98 minute orbit to aid weather forecasting though not yet to detect hurricanes directly.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Resvue
Sove Mela Tockel
Cape Canaveray
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Woomera
Australia
San Nicholas
Calif
Wallops Island
Tiros III
Tiros
Earth
Atlantic
Caribbean
William G. Stroud
NASA Project
Abe
Florida
United States
GOP Leaders Working On Policy Manifesto
Senate Republicans plan a broad foreign policy manifesto, outlining the party's stance on Berlin Cuba and other major flashpoints. Dirksen seeks a party conference within 2 3 weeks to draft a statement updating the 1943 platform, while Javits envisions a Mackinac Island style caucus to unify GOP views.
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GOP
Washington
Senate
Berlin
Cuba
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Formosa Straits
Lebanon
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Mackinac Island
Mich
Michigan
Senate approves higher pension age for Medal of Honor holders
The Senate passed legislation allowing Medal of Honor recipients to start a $100 monthly pension at age 65, up from the current $10 monthly benefit at age 65. The move would raise the pension available to honorees, aligning the program with broader veterans benefits.
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Washington
Senate
Weather Update For Middletown Area This Week
Rain is forecast tonight with increasing cloudiness and mild temperatures. Thursday brings showers and scattered thunderstorms with a high near 84 and a warm period through the five days ahead, including a half inch of rain expected tomorrow and Friday. Yesterday reached 87 degrees at 3:30 pm with a low of 58 at 5:30 am today.
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Middletown
Spy In The Sky Fired From Arguel lo California
AP reports Midas III, a missile alert satellite, finally launched from Point Arguello amid fog and delays. The Atlas rocket carried the stage to a hoped-for orbit up to 500 miles as observers watched from 10,000 feet. The mission seeks rapid warning of hostile missile launches and to replace the U2, with first Soviet look planned within three hours and cross over Russia within 12 hours.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Russia
Navy Space Base
U.S
Atlas
Midas
Samos
Ural Mountains
Chuckle: A Psychiatrist as Expensive Questioner
A joke notes a psychiatrist is a man who asks many costly questions while your wife asks you for nothing. The line plays on marital dynamics and professional humor.
Ayub Khan seeks US help on Kashmir issue with Kennedy
Pakistan President Ayub Khan pressed for US support to broker talks with India over Kashmir during a three day visit that included a second Kennedy meeting and a joint session talk. Nehru in New Delhi denied Pakistan claims of seeking US arms, urging economic aid instead.
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Washington
Pakistan
Ayub Khan
U.S
Kashmir
Kennedy
Ayub
Congress
Jubbulpore
India
Nehru
United States
Mount Vernon
Asia
Tragedy In Denver Inspectors Search For Cause Of Crash
Federal investigators sift the torn DC8 wreckage after a Denver crash on Flight 859 from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. Seventeen people died among 122 aboard. 18 escaped injury, 56 were seriously hurt. Capt. John Grosso led the flight. hydraulics trouble was reported before impact. A morgue was set up at Smiley Junior High. priestly rites were held for victims. Survivors recount the harrowing moments as the jet struck a taxiway and burst into flames.
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Torrance
Calif
International Airport
Los Angeles
Jason
United Air Lines
Denver
Philadelphia
John Grosso
Smiley Junior High School
Passenger Tells How Crash Felt
A Omaha to Los Angeles flight was circling Denver when the captain warned of hydraulic fluid loss. The passenger describes a normal landing with the plane briefly moving forward due to momentum as Denver fire engines awaited after the landing.
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Denver
Colo
Omaha
Los Angeles
Flight disaster recall with stall and evacuations
A vivid survivor account describes a plane disaster with exploding engines, a rapid stop, and emergency exits. Passengers, including a woman and infant burned, slide down a chute and seek medical aid as responders rush victims to the hospital. Pogge reportedly kept a Denver luncheon appointment.
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Pogge
Denver
Plane Hits Power Line in Casablanca Disaster
A Czechoslovak Ilyushin-18 airliner en route from Prague to Accra struck a power line near Casablanca and exploded. 71 of 72 aboard were killed. one survivor was hospitalized in critical condition. The crash occurred after a diversion due to bad weather. authorities noted proximity to Nouasseur and Camp Caze airports.
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Casablanca
Morocco
West Africa
Prague
Accra
Ghana
Zurich
Nuernberg
Germany
Two Dead in Rampaging Forest Fire Near Yosemite
A forest fire raging near Yosemite National Park has killed at least two people and destroyed Nipinnawassee and Ahwahnee while forcing hundreds to flee. The blaze, spanning five miles, damaged about 30 homes and reached Oakhurst’s edge before authorities hoped to gain control. evacuees included 135 Timberloft Girls Camp counselors and staff. A second 25,000 acre fire nearby was brought under control about 40 miles northwest.
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Madera
Calif
D AP
Yosemite National Park
Nipinnawassee
Ahwahnee
George Kipp
Etta
Robert Voss
State Division of Forestry
Yosemite
Oakhurst
Voss
Forestry Division
Fresno
Madera County
Marlin
Young
Bass Lake
Timberloft
Adenauer visits West Berlin amid Cold War tensions
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer flew to threatened West Berlin for an 18 month gap closing visit aimed at reinforcing links with West Germany. East German press called the trip provocative as Protestant leaders canceled East Berlin church rally plans under pressure. Adenauer met Willy Brandt at Temptio field and said the visit stresses ties amid crisis.
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Adenauer
Templehof
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Berlin
West Germany
Neues Deutschland
Kirchentag
Brazilian, Rusk Talk Economy
A Brazilian economist meets Secretary of State Rusk with a bold five year plan for the drought stricken Brazilian Northeast. The plan seeks resettlement of almost a million people into Amazon lands and broad aid for the region including health education irrigation and electrification. Rioting, poverty and organized peasant leagues linked to social revolution frame the context.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Latin America
Texas
Amazon
Celso Hurtado
Brazil
Northeast Development Agency
United States
Janio Quadros
U. S
Recife
Furtado
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