Congress Vows Bigger Space Push After Shepard Flight
Congress shows eagerness to fund a substantially larger space program after Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr.'s successful flight. President Kennedy pledges increased funding and a renewed push for U.S. dominance in space as lawmakers express relief and urgency. House Space Committee had already approved 426.6 million dollars above Kennedy's request, signaling strong bipartisan support.
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
Richard L. Roudebush
R-Ind
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Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Senate Armed Services, Space and Appropriations
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GOP
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
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Appropriations Committee
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Outer Space
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Overton Brooks
D-La
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Cincinnati Ponders Downtown Redevelopment Plan
Cincinnati City Council weighs a 69.2 million proposal from a San Francisco group to build two 18 story apartments a 30 story office tower a 3 story executive offices complex and convention exhibition facilities in downtown Cincinnati. Edward D Keil argues the city should acquire land to proceed.
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Shepard Excellent Today After Spaceflight
Spaceman Alan Shepard is in excellent health and high spirits at his hospital home on Grand Bahama Island. He breakfasted before 8 a.m. and faces a day of medical checkouts and interviews with engineers, psychologists and psychiatrists. The other four astronauts arrive today to learn from Shepard’s experiences and discuss future flights.
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Man With Battle Inside Killer Surrenders After Manhunt
Albert J. Farris 58 of Liverpool Texas surrendered to end a 12 hour manhunt in Angleton after calling his lawyer to arrange police contact. He is charged with murder in the shotgun slayings of his wife Katherine Ryan Farris 40 and sister Verna Farris Albright 53 found dead in a car on State Highway 35 near Alvin. The couple had four children who were unharmed.
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Brazoria County
Albert J. Farris
Liverpool
Jack Harrison
Alvin
Farris
Katherine Ryan Farris
Verna Farris Albright
Alvin Friday
Glenn B. Shepherd
Shepherd
William C. Webb
Almeda
Cecil D. Ferguson
Dickinson
Lewallen
Wally Lloyd
Jack Brown
Charles
Wiley Lloyd
Preston Lloyd
Human Torch dies after fatal lighter fluid fire
Jay Joseph Spires 50 dies from burns after fluid spilled while filling a lighter ignited. Neighbors and his daughter Kathy 14 witnessed him burning on a Lancaster Ohio living room scene. Firefighters transported him to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital where he died at 6 50 a m.
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Jay Joseph Spires
Spires
Kathy Spires
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Talks on Laos cease fire stall as sites quarrel
In Hin Heup and Ban Namone negotiators from Pathet Lao and royal Laotian government clash over where to hold the next session delaying cease-fire talks. Britain and the Soviet Union dispatch envoys to New Delhi to brief the International Supervisory Commission and prepare for Geneva conference participation.
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Soviet Union
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New Delhi
International Supervisory Commission
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Six people lost when boat swamps on Mohican River
Ashland Ohio bulletin reports six people lost and presumed drowned when a boat swamped while evacuating residents from a flooded Mohican River area.
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Mohican River
Derby May Be Wet One Today
Fifteen top three year old colts face the Kentucky Derby with a threat of showers and a mud friendly track. Carry Back the Florida Derby and Flamingo Stakes winner is the 32 favorite with Crozier Flutterby land Four-and-Twenty and Sherlock among the next picks. Attendance is not disclosed but the event remains a television draw on CBS.
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Alabama
Fred Hooper
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Canada
Jacob Sher
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Steelworker Dies Playing Spaceman in Derby
Herbert P. Kennedy, 23, a Derby steelworker, was found dead Friday with a plastic bag over his head. A neighbor said he had been playing at being a spaceman after reading about the American astronaut.
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England
Herbert P. Kennedy
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Chuckles Today A Humorous Take On Jokes At Home
A light caption noting humor as the art of laughing at one’s own jokes when a wife shares a joke, reflecting domestic wit and playful banter.
Oklahoma Twister Kills 13 at Family Reunion
A tornado that lasted under ten seconds killed 13 people and injured 59 during a family reunion in eastern Oklahoma. Nine died in Howe and four at Reichert, with damage to homes and a light plane possibly torn from its wing. Rescue efforts followed as victims were taken to nearby cities.
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Charles Lewallen
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Arkansas
Dover
Lake Hamilton
Shepard Hero’s Welcome Sparks Nationwide Jubilation
Space pioneer Alan B. Shepard Jr. returns to fame after splashing down safely near Florida ending a 15 minute Mercury flight. New York and Los Angeles offer ticker tape parades while the Soviets downplay the feat as Tass cites Gagarin’s longer world orbit.
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Khrushchev urging US Cuba talks on live and let live
Khrushchev called for negotiations between the United States and Cuba to settle differences on a live and let live basis. He spoke in Erevan at a Armenian Parliament session marking 40 years of Soviet rule, condemning US intervention in Cuba and urging restraint while Laos neutrality was discussed.
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United States
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Fumes Cause Four Deaths at Republic Steel Furnace
Four men died and two were injured inside an 80 foot high blast furnace at Republic Steel Corp in Gadsden Alabama Friday. The victims included three contractors and one Republic employee who were on scaffolding when fumes incapacitated them. Authorities seek the fumes cause as repairs had paused the furnace for about two weeks.
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Republic Steel Corp
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Tax Cut Possible For Next Year
Washington AP The Treasury may consider an income tax cut for next year Secretary Dillon avoided commitments while answering the House Ways and Means Committee questions He spoke with apparent approval about possible future tax policy but offered no firm plan or timetable.
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Shepard's Space Flight Sparks Global Cheers and Debate
Alan B. Shepard's space flight boosts U.S. prestige worldwide with Western praise for transparency and courage while Soviet and Communist outlets offer mixed responses. British leaders and Queen Elizabeth II sent congratulations as headlines and editorials hailed the achievement, though some warned of comparing it to Yuri Gagarin's orbit.
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Rebel French General Surrenders in Algiers
Gen. Andre Zeller, 63, a fugitive from the failed Algeria revolt, turned himself in to Algiers police after sending a letter offering surrender. He faces trial and possible execution, with Challe already surrendering and Salan and Jouhaud still sought. Documents tied to the insurrection were seized. A Paris special court is set to try Challe, with Zeller potentially joining.
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Maurice Challe
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