Closed Doors Start Probe Into Billie Sol Estes Affair
Senate investigations subcommittee prepares to begin closed hearings on the Billie Sol Estes case with potential out of town witnesses. Chairman McClellan signals executive testimony and possible Agriculture Department officials, as Mundt questions SBA loans and Freeman pledges full cooperation.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sal Fetes
John L.mcclellan
D Ark
McClellan
Agriculture Department
Subcommittee
Karl FE. Mundt
RSD
Estes
Small Business Administration
Mundt
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Spaceflight delays push Atlas launch to May 1
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The second US man in orbit mission was postponed for at least two more days after technicians found new bugs in the Atlas rocket thermostat gyro system and timing device. Astronaut Malcolm Carpenter prepared for a launch now targeted for Thursday May 1 at the earliest as engineers ship the faulty parts to San Diego for repair.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Navy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
San Diego
Calif
12th Test Shot Fired In Pacific
The United States detonated two more nuclear tests on Saturday, one in the Pacific near Christmas Island and an underground Nevada test. The Pacific blast was an air drop in the intermediate range with under a million tons of TNT, while the Nevada event was a low yield underground detonation under 20,000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Christmas Island
Cholera Epidemic Kills 26 Near Dacca Pakistan
Twenty six people, mostly children, have died in a cholera outbreak about 12 miles from Dacca. Officials said the epidemic is now effectively controlled and that the population has been inoculated.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Lightning Fatality on Farm Near Urbana Kills Man
William Fox Jr. aged 35 was struck by lightning while driving a tractor in a field on a farm near Cable, seven miles northeast of Urbana. His young son accompanying him suffered minor burns in the same incident. Officials confirmed the tragedy occurred Saturday with the father dead at the scene and the son lightly burned.
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Urbana
Ohio
William Fox Jr
Cable
Her
Stars Seen Through Bars at Lebanon Correctional Institution
Inside LCI, prisoners gaze upward as two inmates reflect divergent views from behind bars. Ralph Alvis, superintendent, oversees a facility highlighted in a Journal visit with feature pages on the stars versus mud motif. Lindbergh's shadow also looms as a rare AP profile examines a little known power broker. Summer safety tips close the section.
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Ralph Alvis
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Lebanon
LCI
Journal
Frank Morgan
Coventry reshapes Godiva tale with dressed ride claim
Coventry historians challenge Godiva nude legend saying she wore flesh colored tights for a cathedral pageant. City leaflet notes Leofric may have urged modesty, while locals recall Peeping Tom and the famed naked ride.
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Coventry
England
Godiva
Abe Jephcott
Lady Godiva
Ventry Cathedral
Leofric
Mercia
General Checks Border Forces Declared Fit
U S General Paul D Harkins inspected troops near the Laos border and declared the force fit. The buildup toward 5 000 men included an advance party of 18 soldiers from Hawaii and hundreds more en route to Khorat. The visit also covered Aden and Bangkok as weather drenched the region and political talks loomed with Lao princes and Western powers seeking a neutralist government.
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U.S
Thailand
Laos
Army
Hawaii
Khorat
Souvanna Phouma
Europe
London
Lord Home
Red Youths Parade Marking 40 Years In Moscow
In Moscow Red Square the Communist Young Pioneers held a parade lasting nearly two hours to mark the 40th anniversary of the group's founding. Soviet government and party leaders attended the event.
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Moscow
Communist Young Pioneers Organization
Red Square
The
Young Pioneers
Bomb injures three Americans in Saigon street attack
Three American servicemen and eight Vietnamese were injured Saturday night by a grenade explosion outside a US billet in downtown Saigon. A prior Thursday blast at a sidewalk cafe frequented by US personnel wounded two Germans. None of Saturday’s victims was believed seriously hurt. Names withheld. grenades described as homemade.
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Saigon
South Vieet
Nam
Laiton
No Pink Wagon for This Camden Executive
In Camden New Jersey the pink limousine once used by the finance commissioner has been repainted black for city officials. City Auditor Isidore Borsien ordered the change saying black is more appropriate for city officials.
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Camden, NJ
Camden
Isidore Borsien
Russian Fairy Tale Writer Karnes Telm Kovsky Visits London
London AP reports 89 year old Russian fairy tale author Karnes Telm Kovsky arrived Saturday for a two week visit.
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London
Karnes Telmkovsky
Priest Bishop Drives Car Into Queens Parade Crowd
An Auxiliary Bishop Joseph P. Denning of the Brooklyn diocese drove a car that veered into a children's religious parade in Queens on Saturday, injuring about 20 people, many children. Three children were reported in critical condition as they were taken to Queens hospitals by ambulance.
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Queens
Joseph P. Denning
Brooklyn
Kennedy rallying at Madison Square Garden targets GOP critics
President Kennedy told a massive Democratic rally at Madison Square Garden that Republicans oppose virtually every new program and funding initiative. He framed his policy as constructive action, highlighting Peace Corps, foreign aid, disarmament, and support for the United Nations, while touting public works, youth employment, and health care for the elderly.
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New York
Kennedy
Madison Square Garden
Republican Party
Waldorf—mine
AMA Chief Attacks Rallies Over Health Act
CHICAGO AP The AMA president charged the US Treasury is looted to promote the health care for the aged plan. Dr Leonard W Larson urged disclosure of rally costs and organizers as nationwide events backed by the National Council of Senior Citizens push the Kennedy administration program.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
US Treasury
Leonard W. Larson
National Council of Senior Citizens
Donation of loud speaker to church in memory of wife
Mr Jack son donated a new loud speaker to the church in fond memory of his wife. The act honors a personal loss while supporting the church's needs.
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Jackson
Fond
Refugees flee as China orders rural return program
A British observer in Hong Kong reports mass hunger and unemployment in China's cities amid a retrenchment plan forcing workers born after 1938 to return to villages. Refugees crowd border areas seeking asylum in Formosa or Hong Kong. docks and barricades limit crossings.
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China
Communist
Shanghai
Hong
Frontier
Kong
Crown Colony
Red
Free China Relief Association
Formosa
Taipei
United Daily News
United States
Peace Corps
Macao
Peiping
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