X15 pilot sets altitude record and winged reentry feat
Air Force Maj. Bob White climbs to 215000 feet in a winged X15 flight at Edwards AFB. He belly-flops into the atmosphere, windshield cracks from heat but the craft stays intact. Mission demonstrates future reentry techniques for Dyna-Soar and Apollo programs while planning a new speed run toward 3700 to 3800 mph.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Earth
Air Force
Bob White
White
Paul Bible
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Center
H. White
Bible
Pilot Rescued After Four Days in Snowy Mt Timpanogos Crash
Joel T. Honey 52 of Needles California survived four days on Mt Timpanogos after a crash that killed William Royal. Rescuers crawled three miles through knee deep snow to reach the wrecked single engine plane and extract Honey who wore makeshift flares from soaked rags and snow. He regained consciousness after about 45 minutes.
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Alpine
Utah
Joel T. Honey
Needles
Calif
Mt. Timpanogos
William Royal
Honey
Kennedy visits North Carolina for honorary degree
President Kennedy flies to Chapel Hill to receive his 21st honorary degree and address about 33,000 in attendance at UNC Kenan Stadium. He reviews airborne troops at Fort Bragg after a Raleigh Durham Airport stop and a North Carolina Trade Fair opening speech in Charlotte.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Kennedy
North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham
Charlotte
Dispatch
University of North Carolina
Kenan Stadium
William C.friday
William B. Aycock
Ft.Bragg
Pope Air Force Base
Kennedy Sees No Early Break in East West Talks
President Kennedy warned of major differences with the Soviet Union after talks with Gromyko, stating no immediate path to agreement on Berlin. He outlined steps to bolster defenses, noted the tax outlook, and said no clear solution exists for Berlin while planning a survey of South Vietnam with Gen Maxwell Taylor.
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Kennedy
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Dwight D. Eissenhower
Republican Committee
Democratic Committee
Llewellynne
Moscow
Khrushchev
Vienna
Agreement Patched as Ford Reaches National Labor Pact
DETROIT AP Indivdual problems at 25 local bar gaining units key to Ford's resumption after United Auto Workers Union reached a three year national labor contract. UAW President Walter Reuther will seek approval while some locals keep strikes pending inter national board review. Malcolm Denise said Monday return to production possible. AMC locals to vote again on profit sharing pact.
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Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ford National Council
International Executive Board
Reuther
Malcolm L. Denise
Ford
International Board
Kenosha
Wis
American Motors
AMC
Denise
Rayburn Critical After Pneumonia Improvement
Rayburn, 79, House speaker, remains critically ill in Dallas with incurable cancer and pneumonia. Despite initial deterioration, doctors report marked improvement and stable vital signs while continuing antibiotics and positive pressure treatment.
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Dallas
Tex
Sam Rayburn
John Holton
Rayburn
West Berlin clash as East police raid border area
East Berlin police entered West Berlin territory in a 3 am raid near Wilhelmsruher station aiming to find one of four defecting comrades. West authorities condemned the border violation while East forces retreated behind their sector barrier. Traffic via Friedrich Strasse was halted for an hour until a West Berlin loudspeaker truck ceased broadcasting.
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Wilhelmsruh
Friedrich Strasse
West Berlin
Cancer Drug Used On Rayburn No Cure
Madison Wisconsin AP The cancer control drug 5 Fluor Uracil used to treat Rayburn aims to trick cancer cells into taking a poison that mimics food. Dr Charles Heidelberger led the team that developed the drug in 1954 as a deterrent to cancer growth. It has been applied clinically at Wisconsin under Dr Anthony Curreri with satisfactory results in several cancers but with side effects including blood pressure and blood cell count changes.
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Robert F. Short Jr
Rayburn
Madison
Wis
Sam Rayburn
Charles Heidelberger
McArdle Memorial Institute For Cancer Research
University of Wisconsin
Anthony Curreri
Kennedy seeks military input on Viet Nam crisis
President Kennedy sends Gen Maxwell Taylor on a rapid mission to assess the Communist threat in South Viet Nam and report an educated military guess on potential actions. Officials say Diem’s government faces heavy Red pressure as Thompson heads to Moscow to renew Berlin talks and warn against wider conflict. Continued on Page 39.
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U.S
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Ngo Dinh Diem
Berlin
Thompson
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
West Coast Ship Strike Ends After Two Weeks
SAN FRANCISCO AP A two week deck officers strike idling 44 West Coast ships ended after talks led by U.S. Undersecretary Willard Wirtz. Union members vote 335 to 252 to return to work. a three year contract remains subject to a union referendum. Negotiations will cover pension revisions and a mechanization fund.
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San Francisco
Masters, Mates and Pilots
Pacific Maritime Association
U.S
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Chuckle about husbands and mothers in bread making
A lighthearted observation notes that most husbands wish their wives could bake like his mother while wives hope their husbands could earn like her father, noting the contrasts in domestic skills and expectations.
U.S. Sends 10,000 More Troops to Europe
President Kennedy announced an additional 10,000 air and ground troops will be sent to Europe, boosting the allied garrison on the West Germany border. About 300,000 U.S. forces in Europe are projected by year’s end, with 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and 2,000 support troops among the mobilizations. Eleven National Guard fighter squadrons totaling roughly 5,000 personnel begin overseas moves November 1. The buildup includes five Army divisions and 17 tactical air squadrons. Kennedy defended the plan as meeting commitments without resorting to nuclear options, citing progress like Polaris submarines, more strategic bombers, and Minuteman missile capacity.
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Washington
Europe
West Germany
East
U.S
Pentagon
3Rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Air National Guard
France
Kennedy
Leaked telephone melts in oven in Miami kitchen
A Miami couple's morning routine ends in a melted phone incident. Frank Fraser hid a white telephone in the oven to spare his wife Babette from disturbance while she cared for their baby. She later turned on the oven and found the device melted inside the appliance.
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Miami
Fla
Frank Fraser
Babette
November Draft Call Sets 20,000 Men for Army
The November draft call for 20,000 men, all assigned to the Army, repeats the October figure. The call, issued Wednesday, is smaller than the 25,000 drafted in September.
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Washington
Weather notes show mild warmth after rain drought
The report says rains did not arrive and temperatures stayed mild. Tonight will dip slightly to a low of 3, yesterday reached 81 at 1 30 p m and overnight low was 52 at 7 am. Friday forecasts sunny skies with a high near 84 and warm trend continuing.
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