Backup Pilot Set For Flight Into Space
Hollywood AP reports Air Force Captain Robert White, a New Yorker, is named to be America's first space venturer. If schedules hold, within two years he will pilot the X-15 higher than any plane. He becomes Kincheloe's backup pilot and would replace him as No 1 in the secret X-15 program. He says he feels fine about the new status.
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Robert M. White
America
Hollywood
Calif
White
Air Force
Robert White
C. Kincheloe
Sat Wade
Kincheloe
Jung Says UFOs Real Objects since 1944
Jung states that UFOs have existed since 1944 and behave as if weightless. The Air Force report concludes investigations of flying saucers over 16 years found no evidence of interplanetary ships or threats to national security.
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Jung
Air Force
Unclear Historical Text fragment aboard Flight Record
Fragmentary OCR passage references World War II era pilots with hours flown and combat missions in Korea and World War III. The text is garbled and contains nonsequitur phrases about aviation orientation and a mispeaking estimate of 4.00 mph.
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Korea
Wiped Out By Red Tape Shoeshine Boys
In Asbury Park New Jersey shoeshine businesses face collapse as red tape and licensing hurdles cripple the trade. The local market, once bustling, now sees almost no operable stands and few customers amid regulatory grind.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Sua
Red Raid On Church Protested In Poland
Roman Catholic officials protested a police raid on the Jasna Gora monastery in Warsaw. Police seized Institute of National Vows records and beat a man. three truckloads dispersed pilgrims as a million Poles pledged allegiance to the church in August. Crowned by a three year house arrest of Cardinal Wyszinski, the event followed a state prosecutor demand for information and marked a tense clash with authorities.
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Warsaw
Poland
Institute of National Vows
Stefan Cardinal Wyszinski
Jasna Gora
Golden Hill
Wyszinski
Cardinal Wyszinski
Aes
Bishopslaw Golinski
Czestochowo
Uip
House Has Goldfine In Trouble
Washington AP House investigators recommended contempt of Congress proceedings against Bernard Goldfine a friend of a presidential assistant Sherman Adams. The subcommittee pressed 23 questions and questioned him for eight days about dealings with the Federal Trade Commission and alleged special favors amid fast action this season.
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Washington (Ap
House
Con of Congress
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman
Geldfine Ready
Siestdie
Adams
Govern Caltten
Federal Trade Commission
Weather Today and Tonight Summary
The forecast covers today and tonight with a high and rainfall details. The article notes a low around the morning value and a 1:32 p m timestamp. Rainfall yesterday reached about four inches.
Eisenhower pursues UN talks with Krushchev over Middle East summit
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles discuss sending a note to Soviet Premier Krushchev to set a date for UN Security Council talks and a summit session. The plan aims to keep negotiations within Council procedures and to formalize a summit date.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Krushchev
Middle East
Security Council
Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Mount Olive
Melbourne
Faubus
Dulles Seeks Full Text Before Comment on Khrushchev Note
Dulles returned from London after Baghdad Pact talks and said he read only fragments of Khrushchev’s letter to Eisenhower. He would wait for the full text and a briefing with the President before commenting. Officials expect possible UN Security Council summit around August 11 or 12 in New York.
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Dulles
White House
London
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
United States
Security Council
New York
Death Rays Over Earth Are Probed
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Explorer IV satellite returns data on radiation fields as scientists like Dr James Van Allen review early results. The U S heavy satellite operates at 600 miles altitude and may relay messages for two months while circling the globe over the next five years.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
James van Allen
Laws
Geneva Move Accepts Part of Khrushchev Suggestion
In Geneva a move to accept part of Khrushchev s suggestion signals cautious progress in Cold War diplomacy. The tentative accord focuses on partial recognition of specific proposals amid ongoing talks and regional security concerns.
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Geneva
Khrushchev
Khrushchev Letter Broadcast Sparks Initial White House Reading
Initial White House reaction followed news accounts that printed Khrushchev’s letter in full as broadcast by Radio Moscow. The text described a stance on a global topic and reflected Moscow’s position as reported to U.S. officials.
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White House
Khrushchev
Radio
Mosjcow
Cops Nab Three Boy Geniuses Over Phone Tampering
Pittsburgh police hold three youths described as geniuses in electronics after they tampered with phone company equipment. Detectives trace long distance calls from the Park area and evidence shows they built a device to avoid detection. Authorities continue the investigation into the tampering case.
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Gs Ore
Cat To Fight Korean Rats
Amber the cat flies to Korea to help tackle a rat problem around Rev. J. McRee Elrod’s mission. The shortage of cats and wartime poison earlier decimated the local feline population, complicating efforts to control the rats.
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ST. Louis
Amber
Korea
Assassination Attempt Targets Lebanon Premier Solh
In Beirut an assassination attempt on Premier Solh failed amid gunfire and clashes. The 81 day crisis in Lebanon continued as authorities detained suspects and international hopes for peace began to rise, with 15 other incidents noted in the region.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Solh
Beirut assassination attempt follows car bomb blast
Report states American troop withdrawal tied to Lebanon stability and UN guarantees. High officials killed and a six year old girl injured as a car bomb exploded along a Beirut road near the Prime Minister's daily route, with detonator wires traced to a hillside overlooking the Beirut River valley.
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Soth
Beirut
Army Town at War Over Spare Bridge
In Guilderland Albany County the town and the Army clash over a spare Bailey Bridge after Normanskill Creek bridge collapse on June 4. Town bars access to a road to a National Guard range, forcing guardsmen to cross barricades. target practice is Sunday and officials demand Army action.
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Albany
Guilderland
Normanskill Creek
National Guard
Army
United States Strengthens Baghdad Pact Role
The United States reiterates defense pledges to Turkey Iran Pakistan and Britain as a virtual partner after Iraq’s exit from the Baghdad Pact. Dulles announces tighter but limited U S military commitments amid Soviet threats in the Middle East as Iran remains without a direct alliance. London hosts pact delegates with Britain and others welcoming the move despite Iraq’s absence.
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London
United States
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
Britain
Middle East
Dulles
U.S
United Sates
Weddington
Iraq
Baghdad
Faisal II
Snake Skips Caught Again at Central Texas Zoo
A confusing report from Waco describes the so called bad boy of the Central Texas Zoo slipping away last night and being captured again hours later. Local keepers secured the reptile after an escape that drew onlookers and prompted a brief zoo lockdown.
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Waco, Tex
Central Texas Zoo
Lightning Strikes Kill Five in California Storm
A violent storm in central California caused five deaths and injuries while wildfires raged. Victims include Joey Kennedy 14 Patrick Jones 12 Stephen Jones 10 struck under a tree near Vacaville, Tony Yrigoyen 14 at Bass Lake near Placerville, and Dave Bergquist 43 killed on a grader near Auburn.
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Joey Kennedy
Patrick Jones
Stephen Jones
Vacaville
San Francisco
Tony Yrigoyen
Bass Lake
Placerville
High Sierra
Dave Bergquist
Auburn
Loom Francisco
Unclear Weather Event Impacts Mentioned by PG&E
The fragment references a moist wave from the Gulf of Baja California affecting an unusual phenomenon and mentions Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Details are fragmented and unclear about locations, dates, or outcomes.
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Gulf of Baja Califor
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Chuckle: Middle Age Involves Drive-In Movie Absurdity
A humorous line notes middle age as the moment you head to the drive in to watch a simple film. The joke hinges on the contrast between youth cinema outings and later life routines.
Four Miles in a Flooded Storm Sewer
In Cleveland a group of four 13 year old boys were swept by flood water through a dark storm sewer for over a mile and a half to a manhole exit. They clung to a ladder, stayed alive through prayer, and were treated in hospital with antibiotics.
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Cleveland
Terry McGuire
Fred Davis
Kevin Mclnerney
Fred
Thomas
McGuire
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