Missile fires at Bomarc base sparks radiation scare
At McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey a Bomarc missile with an atomic warhead caught fire in its launching shelter. Fire was put out in 45 minutes with radioactivity confined to the damaged pen. Investigators from AEC the Defense Department and New Jersey Health Department will probe.
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McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
N.J
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
New Jersey Department of Health
Ft. Dix
Bomarc
Lonely Pine
Jackson Township
Ocean County
Washington
John A. Looser
Bomare
Pedaling in a Back Window Jeer Sparks Furrowed Laughs
In a lighthearted caption a commuter in a small foreign economy car quips to a honking driver I am pedaling as fast as I can. The playful line captures a moment of roadside humor and daily grit.
Steel Drop Hasn't Hit Bottom Yet
Iron Age warns further declines in the steel industry's operating rate are inevitable as orders stay low at 50 percent capacity. It cites inventory cuts by major users and sluggish demand from oil equipment suppliers, railroads, and heavy construction, with only heavy construction showing hope. Auto production keeps the industry from a deeper crisis.
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New York
National Metalworking Weekly
Iron Age
Bird watcher near Lake Crowley suffers bluff collapse
Cy La Tour, 70, Monrovia photographer, plumbed danger while photographing cliff swallows in Lake Crowley and Pleasant Valley areas. A bluff collapse buried his camera and left him barely able to crawl free. The next attempt ended when a strap broke and his camera and he fell into the river.
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Bishop
Calif
Cy la Tour
Monrovia
Lake Crowley
la Tour
Pleasant Valley Dam
Senate subcommittee approves 285 million for B70 bomber
In Washington the Senate defense funds subcommittee authorized a 285 million addition to the defense bill to fund B70 high altitude supersonic bomber development. The move would bring total increases to about 895 million on top of the 39 billion already approved by the House. In Carrollton Illinois two F101B Voodoo jets collided mid air, crashed, killing two of four test pilots.
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Washington
Senate Defense Funds
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Carrollton, Ill
Rail workers urged five cent raise by emergency board
The presidential emergency board recommended a five cent hourly wage increase for 650000 railroad workers threatening strikes against most U S railroads. In Berlin Dr Walter Linse a kidnapped attorney died in Soviet jail reported by the West German Red Cross, aged 49, on December 15 1953.
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Washington
Berlin
Walter Linse
Soviet Union
Red Cross
Soviet
House Records Show Prober Spent On Lodging And Limousines
A House Committee on Un-American Activities member ran daily hotel costs up to 103 dollars during out of town hearings. Records show 90 dollar nightclub meals, chauffeur driven limousines on three occasions, and Library of Congress reimbursements for lost books. Chairman Walter defended rooms as offices for interrogations and executive sessions. The 1959 annual report sold out and 5,000 more copies were ordered.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Knight
Don Oberdorfer
Walter Pincus
House
CVI
Morgan Moulder
D-Mo
St. Louis
the Plaza
New York
Statler-Hilton
Los Angeles
Moulder
Francis Walter
Walter
Gordon Senerer
Ohio
Scherler
Rep
Edwin Willis
D-La
Hargrove Acquitted In Clark Murder Case
A Clark murder jury in Painesville Ohio acquitted Floyd E Hargrove of the Christmas Eve slaying of Charles R Clark after less than six hours of deliberation. The defense argued a stray bullet caused the death while the state pressed evidence linking the rifle to Hargrove and his affair with Clark's wife Lois.
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Painesville, Ohio
Floyd E. Hargrove
Charles R. Clark
Lormer
Clark
Mentor
Hargrove
Brunet
Lois
Chardon
Painesville
Willoughby
Mountain Climbers Reach Annapurna Peak, Yet Find Mystery
In Nepal's central region, British and Nepalese climbers reach Annapurna 24,000 feet but discover a dirty handkerchief on the summit. A Nepalese guide admits he and a companion had gone ahead to the top before the rest of the expedition returned Tuesday.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Annapurna 4
Iest
Africans Arrested After Tribal Clash Toll Rises
In Pondo land south of Natal six Africans were killed and 21 arrested when police intervened in a tribal clash, Justice Minister Francois Erasmus said today.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Pondoland
Natal
Min
Ister Francois Erasmus
Scientists map human biological clocks and night work impact
An international 10 day conference at Long Island Biological Laboratory explores how 24 hour cycles govern body temperature hormones immune function and fatigue. Dr M C Lobban notes individual clock reset ability varies and advises longer night shifts to adjust clocks before further shifts.
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Long Island Biological Laboratory
M. C. Lobban
Medical Research Council Laboratories
Lonon
England
Dr. Lobban
Fulbright Backs ratification of new U S Japan security pact
Senator J William Fulbright chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voiced strong support for quick Senate ratification of the new U S Japan security treaty ahead of President Eisenhowers upcoming trip to Japan He and committee members said they are convinced the accord serves national interests and strengthens alliance with Japan.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Eisenhower
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Japanese conservatives plan 600000 rally for Eisenhower Tokyo visit
The group aims to greet President Eisenhower in Tokyo on June 19 with a large show of support, countering leftist protests. Secretary Herter said no change is planned for the three day trip, while Fulbright warned of ongoing misgivings about the timing amid riots.
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Tokyo
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Fulbright
Japan
Herter
Senate
Rockefeller
Far East
Oil Firms Warned as Cuba Demands Soviet Crude Refine
In Havana the Cuban government plans a crackdown on three foreign operators after defying a government order to refine Soviet crude. Standard of New Jersey and Texaco told the Cuban Petroleum Institute they would not abandon Venezuelan supplies. Shell reportedly followed with a similar letter to Fidel Castro's government.
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Havana
U. S
Standard of New Jersey
Texaco
Cuban Petroleum Institute
Cuiba
British Shell
Fidel Castro
Clear skies and cool spell linger in Miami Valley
The Miami Valley remains under a large mass of cool dry air forecast to hold through Thursday. Expect fair, cool days with highs around 75 and overnight lows near 53. Thursday should bring partly cloudy skies and a warmer high near 80. Middletown reports a high of 73 yesterday afternoon and a 48 degree low this morning.
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Miami Valley
Middietown
Rockefeller talks with Ike no change in stance
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller breakfasted with President Eisenhower at the White House and said the odds favor Nixon securing the Republican nomination. He reaffirmed willingness to be drafted for the top spot but rejected serving as Nixon’s running mate.
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Nelson Rockefeller
New York
White House
Eisenhower
Rockefeller
Japan
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Whte House
New
York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Chicago
Senhower
Teach wives about finance and business
Los Angeles AP reports probate court examiner Marijane Brown urged married men to teach wives budgeting and business skills so she can efficiently manage estates if the husband dies first. She advised learning about stocks and bonds and creating memories over costly gifts.
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Los Angeles
Marijane Brown
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