Countdown to American Space Flight Nears Launch Day
The article describes a planned early morning spaceflight from Cape Canaveral with two pilots from Glenn, Shepard, and Grissom in contention. It details safety redundancies, suit design, life-support, and contingency measures for the Redstone rocket and capsule.
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John Herschel Glenn Jr
Marine Corps
Concord
Ohio
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr
Navy
East Derry
N. H
Virgil Ivan Grissom
Mitchell, Ind
Earth
Navy aims fourth attempt to launch record balloon from Antietam
The Navy plans a fourth launch try Thursday from the aircraft carrier Antietam for a giant manned balloon aiming to reach 116000 feet. Poor weather aloft and upper atmosphere winds caused three prior cancellations out over the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola. Cmdr Malcolm Ross and Lt Cmdr Victor Prather prepared for launch when conditions permit.
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Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Antietam
Gulf of Mexico
Cmdr
Malcolm Ross
Office of Naval Research
Washington
Victor Prather
Bethesda
Naval Medical Research Institute
Eichmann Telegrams Disclosed in Trial Evidence
In Jerusalem, two signed Eichmann telegrams ordering executions of named Jews were presented by the prosecution to link him to Nazi exterminations. Witnesses described cruelties in Poland after the invasion. Eichmann's attorney contested the messages as evidence. The telegrams dated March 27 and May 6, 1942.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Robert Servatius
Zvi Scheffr
Scheffer
Poland
Soviet Union
Gideon Hausner
Unseasonably Cool Weather Persists This Week
The Weather Bureau forecasts continued unseasonable cool conditions through Friday with little temperature change. Scattered showers are likely from Wednesday night or Thursday morning through Saturday. Tonight’s low will be about 40 and tomorrow’s high around 60. Middletown yesterday reached 62 at 4 pm with a 42 degree low at 6 am.
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Weather Bureau
Middletown
Striking Africans Clash With Police at Warmbaths
At Warmbaths near Johannesburg tension rose after clashes between police and striking Africans. Early reports said two Africans were killed and four injured when police fired on the mob. later police revised the toll to one dead and two hospitalized.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Warmbaths
Spare tire holds 16 sticks of dynamite triggers search
In Sacramento police seek the spare tire containing 16 sticks of dynamite after burglars stole the dynamite and hid it in a girl friend's car. The car was sold and re-sold through a dealer, who swapped spares during delivery and cannot recall which car received the other spare tire.
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Sacramento
Calif
May Day Celebration in Moscow Honors Space Age Leaders
In Moscow Yuri Gagarin stands beside Khrushchev on Red Square as Malinovsky reviews parading troops. The crowd swells with millions while shortages dampen the mood and Lenin peace prizes are awarded to Fidel Castro and Sekou Toure for their nations' causes.
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Moscow
Yuri Gagarin
Red Square
Nikita Khrushchev
Air Force Uniiform
Gagarin
Defense
Rodion Malinovsky
Khrushchev
Malinovsky
Mass Cuban May Day Rally Draws Millions in Havana
Cubans massed in Havana for a Moscow styled May Day celebrating Castro’s socialist victory and Lenin peace prize. Osvaldo Corticos and Ernesto Guevara were to address workers as troops remained on alert against possible invaders. Foreign delegations and a burning of an imagined Kennedy were reported.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Civic Square
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Asia
Kennedy
Tshombe held under house arrest in Congo unity push
Congolese central government moves to quell Katanga secession by transferring Leo dent Moise Tshombe to house arrest. Foreign Minister Bomboko says Tshombe cannot rejoin unity talks and warns against further delays as authorities pursue nationwide stability.
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Coquilhatville
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Justin Bomboko
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Congo
Bomboko
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
U. N
United Nations
Chuckle: Condense the Milk Spill Crying Misstep
A lighthearted note suggests if tears over spillages arise they should be condensed for brevity. It reads like a playful reminder to keep humor in daily mishaps.
Pathet Lao propose cease fire talks near Ban Namon
In Laos a Pathet Lao led cease-fire proposal targets a meeting in no man’s land near Ban Namon, 35 miles north of Vientiane. The rebels demand a five to ten person delegation to settle date and rules while government officials pursue contact.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
No Man's Land
Ban Namon
Souvanna Phouma
Communist Bloc
Kong le
Kong
Rebels advance near Ban g Keun and Nam Tha fronts
Reports describe rebel pushes offset by enemy attempts to seize Ban g Keun 25 miles north of Vien tiane and possible strikes on Nam Tha 70 miles northeast of Luang Prabang. Officials fear broader territorial gains before a cease fire while Harriman and Prince Sihanouk advocate CFR.
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Bang Keun
Vientiane
Nam Tha
Luang Prabang
W. Averell Harriman
Kennedy
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Sisavang Vong
Crackdown in Algiers Amid Military Tensions
Armored cars and half tracks moved into Algiers as authorities bolster security ahead of May Day. In Paris, Maj. Gen. Jean Nicot was arrested in the purge of generals, the fifth general jailed, with four others awaiting trial. Moslem leaders warned of possible demonstrations, though few residents acknowledged plans.
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Algiers
CAS
Paris
Defense Ministry
Jean Nicot
St. Georges
Nicot
Maurice Challe
Sante
Rusk testifies on Cuba as Dulles to follow
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified behind closed doors before a Senate subcommittee on U S involvement in the Cuban invasion. Senator Morse said Dulles will appear later this week for a candid briefing. Demonstrators picketed CIA HQ while Rockwell and followers observed nearby.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Subcommittee
Dulles
Rusk
Morse
CIA
Cuba
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Nations Committee
Brooks Hays
Congressional Relations
State Department
Havana
U. S
United States
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Laos King Opposes 14 Nation Peace Conference
King Savang Vathana opposes a 14 nation Laos peace conference, a move seen as a potential obstacle to a cease-fire. Sihanouk said the king withdraws his invitation and Cambodia’s sponsorship of the Geneva conference, signaling a shift in mediation roles amid government and rebel talks near Vientiane.
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Vientiane
Laos
Savang Vathana
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Luang Prabang
Phnom Penh
Geneva
Hodges Calls Business Leaders to Aid Developing Nations
Secretary Hodges told the U S Chamber of Commerce that business must take new responsibilities to assist developing countries. He urged a united effort beyond government alone to counter Communist economic pressure and promote progress freedom and justice. Parade publisher Motley warned against misdeeds by a few businessmen tarnishing free enterprise amid a price fixing case in electrical equipment.
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U. S.chamber of Commerce
Hodges
Chamber
Arthur H. Motley
Motley
Parade Magazine
Menominee Nation Wins Independence As U S Transfers Powers
The Menominee Indian nation becomes the first tribe to gain sovereign status, with the federal government relinquishing stewardship at 12:01 a.m. and turning multimillion dollar assets to tribal representatives. The 365 square mile reservation becomes Wisconsin's 72nd county, while concerns rise over future finances amid assets valued at $36 million and a $1.3 million trust held by the U S Treasury.
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Kespena
Wis
Wisconsin
Indian Affairs
Washington
U. S. Treasury Department
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Toure
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Algeria
Gen
Allen Dulles Will
King
By Hodges
Menominees
Oshkosh
Menominee Enterprises Inc
Menominee
Eaders
William Proxmire
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Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
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