Carpenter Receives Bypassed University Diploma
Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter receives a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering at the University of Colorado in a short ceremony. He earned the degree for orbiting Earth three times last Thursday. Local honors include a city park named for him and a Malcolm Scott Carpenter Day proclaimed by Mayor John P. Holloway.
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Plane Crash Probers Mum on Death by Own Action Pact
CENTERVILLE IOWA AP Federal investigators remained silent on reports linking a murder death by own action pact to a Continental Airlines crash that killed 45. A briefcase with initials found among debris is under FBI custody. CAB chief says an explosive may have been on board and that a high velocity blast occurred in a lavatory after storms. No bomb timing device was found. investigators stress a device was set off by a person.
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Three Bears Tale Narrated As Old Family Bedtime Story
A playful note frames a bedtime tale about three bears from a blended family. Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and Baby Bear appear in a gentle, whimsical scene that nods to familiar fairy tale motifs.
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Memorial Day Weather Dims with Scattered Showers
Forecast calls for showers and thundershowers around Memorial Day with cloudy windy warm conditions. Tonight into tomorrow high around 70s with a cold front and cooler breezes by Wednesday. Yesterday Middle Town peaked at 80°F at 4 pm, overnight low near 40°F at 4:90 am.
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Big Slump Grips Market Amid Heavy Selloff
New York traders faced a steep market decline as panicky selling persisted. By late morning the Dow fell sharply, with the Dow Jones industrial average down 11.09 points at 11 am and a high volume of 178 million shares traded in the first hour.
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Aerial Spectacular Tests To Burst Over Johnston Island
Washington AP reports high altitude nuclear tests in the Pacific will fire from Johnston Island over the next days. Blasts of increasing yield will create auroras and glow visible as far as Hawaii, with potential radio and radar disruption.
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Man Fined For Hair Comb While Driving in Perth
Frances Rea of Perth Australia was fined 10 pounds for grooming his hair with one hand while steering a sports car with his knee and patting it down with the other as he headed to see his girl. The incident underscores risky driving behavior observed by authorities.
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Tax Cut Urged For Sick Stock Market
Secretary Hodges urged rapid action to counter the stock market slump. He backed a tax overhaul with net reductions for individuals and corporations, proposing a piecemeal public rollout of depreciation revisions to spur business investment while the economy remains sound.
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Drop In Stocks Is No Calamity Expert Says
New York AP reports Charles Merrill Keith Funston president of the New York Stock Exchange downplays Monday’s market drop. Funston, speaking in San Antonio at Trinity University, cites selling to protect profits and Kennedy’s clash with the steel industry as factors. Posner notes the decline unsettled him for the first time, while analysts predict further considerations.
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London trading rocked as Wall Street selloff hits LSE
AP reports a London Stock Exchange selloff driven by a Wall Street shakeout. Millions of pounds were wiped from shares as prices dropped several shillings, with blue chips hardest hit. Bargain hunters appeared after an early slide as brokers cheered a Shell Petroleum buy order amid the slump. Legal and General shares fell sharply, trading around five shillings.
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High Court Rejects Eichmann Appeal in Israel
Israel Supreme Court upheld Adolf Eichmanns death sentence for crimes against the Jews and humanity. The court affirmed the verdict with no reservation, leaving only possible clemency from President Ben Zvi. execution likely after Ramleh Prison. The packed Ramleh hearing featured Eichmann in his glass cage as judges read the ruling in Hebrew and translations.
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Eichmann Trial Arguments Challenge Israel’s Jurisdiction
In his defense and later Supreme Court appeal, Servatius contends Israel lacked universal acceptance of one nation trying a foreigner for crimes abroad. He argues the law used was enacted after Eichmann’s alleged acts. Eichmann was kidnapped from Argentina and transported to Israel for trial.
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Tool Executive Dies in Cleveland Heights Career Highlights
Charlie W Simpson a Cleveland Heights retired business executive died Monday The obituary notes his 1909 association with National Acme and his 1957 debut as executive vice president of the firm He was known for leadership in the company and his long service in the industry.
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Bond Raised and Estes Audit Fallout Deepens
Washington AP reports a private accountant destroyed working papers after a call from an Estes associate before a January 1961 decision to raise bond from 700000 to 1 million for Estes grain storage. Auditor Winny Jackson conceded inadequate review as Estes’ net worth was cited at 13.7 million, influencing the bond hike amid wide investigations including FBI, IRS, and congressional probes into Estes’ business empire and the death of agriculture official Henry Marshall.
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