Gondola Riders Bounce To Earth
Space explorers Malcolm Ross and M Lee Lewis survived a 2000 foot bounce on landing from a record balloon flight. Their 3444 hour stratosphere trek set a new record while detachment gear failed, leaving the gondola briefly attached to the gas bag before landing in North Dakota pasture.
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M. Lee Lewis
Carol Sheridan
Lewis
Cmdr
Malcolm Ross
Jamestown
N.D
Bill Chevalier
Minneapolis
Earth
North Dakota
Ross
Navy blimp heads for North Pole expedition
A 343 foot ZPG-2 blimp carrying 14 crew and International Geophysical Year scientists set course for T-3 ice island in the Arctic for 12 days. Led by Capt. Harold B. Van Gorder, the mission tests nonrigid aircraft use in polar research with low altitude hover capability.
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Weymouth
Mass
North Pole
T-3
Arctic Ocean
International Geophysical Year
Harold B. van Gorder
Naval Development Unit
Naval Air Station
South Weymoun
van Gorder
Canandaigua
N.Y
Hugh Mulligan
Associated Press
Navy
Cmdr
Henry Collins
Conslohocken
Weather forecast for Miami Valley squall line
A squall line from the West heads toward the Miami Valley bringing thunder showers through Tuesday. Today and tonight should be partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers. highs near 70 and a low around 70. Middletown reported 89 for the high yesterday and a 6 degree low this morning. early rainfall totaled 4 inches.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Navy commanders thrill sky high trek with stratosphere TV
Ross and Lewis, both Navy commanders, completed a perilous ascent in a balloon, surviving a rough landing after a long mission. They describe narrowly avoiding parachutes, enjoying oxygenless flight, and releasing the gondola. The duo conducted about 50 experiments and broadcast America's first stratosphere TV pictures from the ascent.
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Ross
Lewis
Navy
America
No Chemise Clash Lands One in Court in Baltimore
Ann Camp wore a chemise dress and fought with Mary Tunnell on Pine Street. Campbell bit off part of Tunnell’s ear and was held on $600 bail for grand larceny and disorderly conduct in Pine Street Court.
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Baltimore
Ann Camp
Mary Tunnell
Miss Campbell
Miss Tunnell
Pine Street Court
Bosn
Veteran sergeant held after pushup discipline incident
FT CHAFFEE ARK AP A veteran sergeant is under quarters arrest while authorities probe disciplinary measures he ordered for green Army trainees. Thirty one soldiers, two hospitalized, suffered second and third degree burns from the pushups after being called to attention. Sgt Roy C Cobb of Atlanta has four years active duty and three in inactive status.
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FT. Chaffee
Ark
Green Army
Roy C. Cobb
Atlanta
Cobb
Army
Metheny
Donald Harber
Ripley, Tenn
Don G. Weeks
Harrisburg
Chuckle Alimony System Satire On Mistakes Between Partners
A humorous take defines alimony as a system where when two people err a co spouse compensates the other. The piece uses light tone to lampoon domestic fault lines and romantic missteps.
Explorer IV launches on five year radiation mission
CAPE CANAVERAL AP The new Explorer IV satellite began a five year journey after a successful Jupiter-C launch. The 38.43 pound unit circles Earth every 110 minutes collecting comprehensive radiation data with four instruments. Two transmitters relay information for two months as von Braun leads plans for three more satellites and a moon rocket this year.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Earth
Globe
Moon
Wernher von Braun
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Editor Takes Aim At Cliches In Sermons
Chicago AP reports Rev Dr Theodore A Gill a Presbyterian editor criticizes traditional phrases like love and Jesus is coming for losing meaning through repetition He spoke to 200 ministers at McCormick Theological Seminary summer conference urging restraint in language His background includes Princeton Union Theological Seminary and University of Zurich credentials.
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Jesus
Theodore A. Gill
Gill
McCormick Theological Ee
Baghdad Pact nations meet to discuss Iraq and future plans
British Prime Minister Macmillan opened the Baghdad Pact Council meeting with Iraq absent and said Britain, Turkey, Pakistan, and Iran will maintain the alliance aims. U S Secretary of State Dulles attends as observer as Iraq's status prompts reappraisal of future operations and possible name and HQ changes.
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Iraq
London
Macmillan
U.S
State Dulles
Britain
Turkey
Pakistan
Iran
Future
United States
Baghdad
Girl Dies In Sewer After Storm In Quincy
In Quincy, five year old Julia Lee Shaffer died when a flash flood swept children into an open sewer grate. Her sister Patty Ann, 10, was rescued by Robert Myers and treated for shock. The boys Clarence 9 and Dale 4 escaped from a manhole as water filled streets.
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Quincy
Julia Lee Shaffer
Julia Lee
Patty Ann
Clarence
Dale
Kocsis
Tate
Quincy Bay
Robert Myers
Hedge Apple Experiment Tests Alcohol Possibility
Carthage Missouri report on Kenneth Welch who boiled hedge apples to extract compounds and alcohol. Federal agents seized all alcohol and taxed him for $111.53, sparking a long dispute with alcohol tax officials and questions over lawful distillation.
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Bef
Welch
Carthage
Kenneth Welch
Omaha
Shift in Baghdad Pact amid Iraqi regime shift
The piece reviews Iraqi rebel documents guiding defense and politics for Baghdad Pact ties, explores Soviet cooperation prospects, and discusses possible recognition of the Baghdad government. It notes Dulles support for the pact, U.S. and Britain aims to restore normal relations, and Pakistan and U.S. moves toward recognition. The West awaits Khrushchev’s response to Eisenhower’s Middle East summit proposal.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Nasser
United Arab Republic
United States
Britain
Russia
U.S
Dulles
Jan
Pakistan
Marines Held After Accidental Death in Lebanon
Four U S Marines on an unauthorized visit near the front were involved in an accidental shooting. A Marine said the bullet, fired from a companion’s .45, killed a man below. Three Marines remain in custody awaiting counsel and investigation.
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Beirut
Leslie Gilson
U S Troops Consider Strong Points as Lebanon Conflict Backs Rebellion
The United States may heighten military activity with patrols and new fortified positions while backing the Lebanese army’s containment strategy against rebels. In Jordan, British forces assisted King Hussein’s government as eight infiltrators were captured near the Syrian border carrying explosives and arms. The intruders’ nationality was not released as Jordan accuses the UAR of arming Palestinian Arabs to aid Nasser’s cause.
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U.S
Jordan
Hussein
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Kafrsoum
U.ar
Foreigners Safe in Iraq as Guarded Capital Shows Calm
Western residents in Baghdad report safety after the July 14 revolution. The army has placed guards around the Hotel Baghdad and other sites, with machine guns trained during demonstrations to prevent mob violence. A small number of foreigners were killed earlier in the upheaval.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U. S S
Middle East
The
Iraq Petroleum Co
Wrong Time For death by own action
Long Beach California AP) police say Donald Witt drove off a bridge in a suicide attempt and landed in a mud puddle. His companion Phyllis Joann Autuman survived with a scalp laceration while Witt suffered a broken arm.
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Long Beach
Calif
Donald Witt
Witt
Phyllis Joann Autuman
Wilt
Wil
Aultman
Army Order Is Rough On Nurses
Seventeen Army nurses set up an evacuation hospital near Beirut airport after swift orders. Captain Eleanor Koziol from Columbus Nebraska rushed out with little notice to meet a date, while others faced as little as 30 minutes warning. Nurses arrived from Germany Saturday amid chaotic prep and scattered personal anecdotes from the group.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Germany
Eleanor Koziol
Columbus
Neb
Margaret L. Jaskosko
Salem
Ore
Khrushchev Blames Ike Over East West Summit Plans
Moscow Premier Khrushchev accuses President Eisenhower of trying to scuttle the proposed East West summit in New York. He offers Moscow or any European venue as an alternative, pledging Soviet guarantees for participants’ safety for a meeting of the four powers United States Britain France and India.
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Khrushchev
Eisenhower
New York
Europe
United States
Britain
France
India
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