Kennedy wins Massachusetts Democratic endorsement for Senate
Edward M Kennedy captured the Massachusetts Democratic convention endorsement for U S senator, leading in early balloting 691 to 360 over Edward J McCormack Jr. McCormack conceded as Kennedy gained momentum, with a detailed district tally showing Cape and Plymouth District voting 39 6 for Kennedy. McCormack vowed to carry the race to the September primary.
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Springfield
Mass
Edward M
Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
U.S
Edward J
McCormack Jr
Kennedy
McCormack
John F. Powers
Cape
Plymouth
Hyannis Port
Kennedys
Edward P. Boland
Dmass
NASA reviews 250 moon shot astronaut applications
NASA said more than 250 applications have been received from military and civilian candidates for moon mission crews. After preliminary screening, 70 candidates will be studied before interviews and examinations, with final selection likely in September or October by director Robert Gilruth.
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Washington
UPS
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Armed Services
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Mercury
U S and Soviet Agree On Space Cooperation Plan
In Geneva UPI reported U S and Soviet scientists have agreed to coordinate weather satellite launches for the World Meteorological Organization. NASA deputy director Hugh L Dryden called the talks with Anatoiy Blagonravov the beginning of space cooperation between the two powers. They also mapped the earth magnetic field and discussed joint work in communications satellites.
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Geneva
UPI
U.S
World Meteorological Organization
WMO
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
NASA
Anatoly Blagonravov
Judge Sentences Pacifist Boat Crew To Jail Terms
In San Francisco U S District Judge William Sweigert convicts Harold Stallings Evan Yoes Jr and Edward Lazar of contempt of court for sailing the Everyman to Christmas Island. Each receives 30 days in jail and a court order barring further sailings by pacifists and the Committee for Nonviolent Action. A second pacifist effort to sail to Johnston Island is being prepared in Honolulu with potential court action to restrain departure.
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San Francisco
Everyman
U.S
Harold L. Stallings
Menlo Park
Evan D. Yoes Jr
Berkeley
Edward Lazar
New York City
Department of Justice
JES Ramblin Rabbi Martin Silverman Tour Details
Ramblin JES Ramblin Rabbi Martin Silverman heads an extended tour beginning with the Central Conference of American Rabbis convention in Minneapolis in June 1923. He will then visit Cincinnati New York City and upstate New York locations.
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Martin Silverman
Jes’ Ramblin
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
New York City
New York
Neville High School Class of 1952 Reunion Tonight
Neville High School class of 1952 holds a reunion with a social gathering at 6 p.m. at 1618 Park Ave. The event is hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. (rest unread).
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Neville High School
1618 Park Ave
Johnny Johnson
US Explodes 13th Air Dropped Nuclear Device
Washington AP reports the United States detonated its 13th air dropped nuclear device in the atmosphere over the Pacific testing area near Christmas Island. The test yielded an intermediate range equivalent to 20,000 to 1,000,000 tons of TNT. Officials said two other tests near Johnston Island and a Polaris firing have occurred with more high altitude shots planned.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Christmas Island
Johnston Island
Pacific Test Area
AEC
Aid Cutoff Endorsed By Solons
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a measure to withdraw U S arms aid from nations misusing it and to impose an immediate cut off on sales and gifts. It backed a report on Kennedy's foreign aid bill stating penalties would deter violations of aid use agreements amid India Goa and Portugal actions.
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Washington
API
House Foreign Affairs Committee
India
Portugal
U.S
Kennedy
State Department
Goa
Angola
United States
NATO
United Nations
Ducks Out On Award For A Heroine Turned Hoax
A 10 year old girl Tina Stapley who had been celebrated as a local heroine confessed with Paula Thomas that they were playing when Paula supposedly drowned in the River Thames. They admitted to fabricating the rescue and faked the incident before authorities. The pair were found wandering hand in hand and tearful, and the incident prompted police to call an ambulance after their admission.
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London
Richmond
Tina Stapley
Paula Thomas
Thames
Tina
Royal Humane Society
Orchard County Primary School
Mummy
Paula
Studio Fires Marilyn Monroe From Movie
Hollywood reports 20th Century Fox fired Marilyn Monroe from the film Something's Got To Give after repeated delays and no shows for work. Lee Remick was hired as a last minute replacement amid a $500,000 breach of contract suit. Producers cited wilful breaches of contract and loss of production time as the reason for removing the star.
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Hollywood
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Lee Remick
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Miss Monroe
20Th Century-Fox Film Company
Henry Weinstein
Private Plane and Air Force Jet Collide in Florida
A Winn Dixie twin-engine civilian plane and an Air Force jet collided in flight near Tallahassee, killing all four aboard the private plane. Victims were Hoyt Colson, Herschal Miller, Evelyn Colson, and Mrs. Mattie Ginn. The jet crew, Capt. Thomas Martin and Lt. Edwin Rainey, survived with minor injuries.
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UPL
Winn Dixie Grocery Chain
Air Force
Hoyt Colson
Herschal Miller
Colson
Evelyn
Mattie T. Ginn
Colsons
Miller
Montgomery
Ginn
Jacksonville
Claude E. Barnes
Thomas €. Martin
Boston
Mass
Edwin Q. Rainey
Atlanta
Forecast Says Showers Again In Twin Cities
The forecast calls for scattered thundershowers today with showers likely. Friday morning rain dropped over half an inch in the Twin Cities as unsettled, breezy conditions persist with high near 88 and a low around 70.
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Montoyans
Twin Cities
Senator Reveals JFK Farm Aid Payments Details
Senator John J. Williams cites 1961 payments to diverse entities including Ford Motor Co Belleville California Packing Corp Reynolds Metals Co Northern Trust Co Angola Louisiana State Penitentiary Glades Prison City of St Louis Waterloo Municipal Airport Kearney Municipal Airport and State Game Commission Plattsmouth Nebraska accusing the Kennedy administration of using high price supports to pay farmers not to produce. He warns the 1962 plan could make such payments mandatory.
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Belleville
Mich
California Packing Corp
Woodland
Calif
Crystal City
Tex
Reynolds Metals Co
Henderson
Northern Trust & Co
Chicago
Ill
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Glades State
Belle Glade
Fla
City of St. Louis
Waterloo
Iowa
Kearney Neb
State Game Commission
Plattsmouth
Neb
Senator Soaper and the town’s electric can opener tale
The piece notes Senator Soaper praising historians for preserving the name of the town’s first family with an electric can opener, likening it to the pioneer who imported the first piano. It also mentions Tilly’s readiness to invest via her broker in blue chip stocks and a bus voice opposing the office efficiency drive and staff cuts as too personal.
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Tilly
Niagara Falls stunt ends early as dream fades for boys
A fragmented remark suggests that the success of astronauts dampens young boys belief in dangerous feats like barreled trips over Niagara Falls, implying fewer ambitions for such extreme stunts. The tone hints at a shifting imagination in light of space exploration achievements.
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Niagara Falls
Barre
Chimp Ejected From Supersonic Bomber Safe Return
Edwards AFB Calif UPI reports a 104 pound chimpanzee named Zena was ejected in a rocket powered escape capsule from a B58 bomber at 45 000 feet over the Mojave Desert and landed safely nine minutes later. The test aims to assess the capsule for future man ejections speeds exceeded 1 000 mph in earlier tests with bears and a man named Edward Murray the first human ejected at 565 mph.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
Zena
Mojave Desert
Edward J. Murray
Dayton
Ohio
Murray
Cuba Claimed as Biggest Country in the World
A humorous note claims Cuba is the largest country with its capital in Ha vana and government in Rus sia while most citizens reside in the United States. The joke plays on improbable geography and population facts.
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Cuba
Havana
Russia
United States
Trip to U S in vain specialist douses blind boy s hopes
A near blind five year old Italian boy Nunzio D Ambrosio and his father Vincenzo traveled 4000 miles to New York seeking eye surgery from Dr Vito La Rocca. After a two hour exam the doctor said there is no operation to restore sight, citing glaucoma with retina detachment and cataracts as the cause. Nunzio has lost most sight since age two and undergone five failed operations.
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New York
UPI
Tor
la Rocca
Nunzio D’ambrosio
Vincenzo
Naples
Vito la Rocca
D’ambrosio
Nunzio
Semidarkness
Dr. la Rocca
Italy
Nepolitan Prefect
Police
Solons Back Air Force on RS70 Plane
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed the Air Force against Kennedy and McNamara, approving a record peacetime military funding bill. It would provide 491 million for RS70 development, far above Kennedy’s 171 million request, and totals for the fiscal year beginning July 1 reach 48.429 billion. The panel added over 500 million to House figures amid Cold War pressures in Laos.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Curtis E. LeMay
McNamara
LeMay
Senate Committee
Armed Services
Congress
Senate Group
Laos
House
Minuteman and Nike Launches Demonstrate Cape Winds
Cape Canaveral AP reports successful Minuteman test launch from an 85 foot silo and a Nike smoke rocket ascent to 12 miles. The Minuteman, sans warhead, ranges 6300 miles and will be remotely launched from Malmstrom AFB. Photos document wind patterns aloft to guide future operations.
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Atlantic
Air Force
Malmstrom Air Force Base
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Boeing Co
Nike
Atlantic Ocean
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