Space Plan Urgency Aims for Orbit Within Years
NASA Director Dr. T Keith Glennan told a Senate space inquiry that the U S will pursue manned orbital flight with wartime urgency. He said McDonnell Aircraft will build capsules for orbital flight within a couple of years and foresees 1962 as possible to place about 10 tons into space with Army Jupiter rockets.
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Washington
UPI
T. Keith Glennan
Senate
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Glennan
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
NASA
Air Force
Youths Hunted After Policemen Shot In Englewood
In Englewood New Jersey two youths about 21 years old shot two patrolmen as they questioned a companion on South Woodland Avenue. Patrolman Gerald Wisniewski aged 27 suffered severe injuries and underwent emergency surgery.
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Englewood
N.J
Englewood Hospital
Orange County
N.Y
Gerald Wisniewski
Wisniewski
Edward Skold
Skold
Woodland Avenue
Green Resigns As Group Chairman
Ninety one year old Sen Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island resigns as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee citing failing eyesight and hearing. He informed Senate Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson that his stamina remains but recovery would take a long time. The Providence Journal editorialized that Green should step down for health reasons.
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Washington
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Green
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Providence
R. I.) Journal
Busy thief steals tractor and safe from school in Laurel
Police in Laurel Mississippi are seeking a thief who broke into the superintendent’s garage stole a tractor and drove it to the school where the intruder forced entry, removed the school safe and hauled it back to the garage. The thief used the principal’s acetylene torch to open the safe and departed with $300.
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Laurel
Miss
UPI
Speedup in Cuban Show Trials Begins
Havana reports indicate a rapid phase of war crimes trials with Lt Col Ricardo L Grao facing a revolutionary tribunal. Simultaneous hearings at Camp Columbia and Cabana Prison target seven cases daily, while earlier trials of Sosa Blanco and Morejon Valdes stretched up to ten hours with dozens of witnesses. Appeals by Sosa and Morejon are expected to be denied with executions likely at dawn.
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Havana
UPI
Ricardo L. Grao
Cuba
Grao
Camp Columbia
Cabana Prison
Mass
Jesus Sosa Blanco
Pedro Morejon Valdes
Oriente
Supreme Military Tribunal
Sosa
Morejon
Ruling Favors Korean Veterans in Louisiana Exemption
Atty. Gen. Jack Gremillion rules that World War II veterans who served in the Korean conflict qualify for a 10-year homestead exemption under a 1958 law. The ruling, requested by Rep. John P. Sullivan, says service in the Korean action need not be on Korean soil to be eligible.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Gremillion
Gremillion
Korean Peninsula
John P. Sullivan
Korea
Virginia Prepares To Mix Schools In 2 Major Cities
Virginia moves toward desegregation in Norfolk and Arlington as legislators and governor clash with segregationists. Charlottesville reopens two schools on a segregated basis while a federal court delays Stratford High. About 1,700 Charlottesville students affected by prior shutdowns remain in temporary classrooms.
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Virginia
Richmond, Va
Norfolk
Arlington
Almond
Charlottesville
Lane High
Venable
Simon E. Sobeloff
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Stratford
Mothers' March Prompts Door to Door Polio Drive
The Ouachita parish Mothers March will be held tonight at 7 p.m. with mothers visiting homes to solicit donations. Leaders say solicitors will knock on all doors regardless of porch light status, a change from last year when donors were asked to leave lights on.
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Ouachita Parish
Family Team A native Monroe woman and husband hold reserve commissions
A Boston Area Command notice reports a Monroe native woman and her husband hold reserve commissions in two different military services. The item notes the announcement appears in a continuation on page A.
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Monroe
Boston
Congress Aides Earn Higher Pay Than Their Bosses
Many congressional staffers earn more than $10 000 annually with some above $16 000 while senators and representatives get $22 500. Officials who are not members can earn up to about $20 000. Staffers say lower worries and better take home pay make the jobs appealing.
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Washington
Senate
House
Damages Awarded In Steam Burn Case In New York
In Poughkeepsie New York a five year old boy burned as an infant during a bath was awarded 350000 dollars in damages by State Supreme Court The father William Spring Sr of Franklin Park New Jersey received 250000 for damages and medical expenses The accident occurred May 16 1953 at a Tarrytown apartment owned by Gedney Development Corp where the family lived The suit was filed against the corporation
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
State Supreme Court
William Spring Sr
Franklin Park
N.J
Tarrytown
Gedney Development Corp
Corporation
Nursing Home Fire Traps 8 to 12 Patients West of Chicago
CHICAGO AP report says 8 to 12 people were trapped today in a fire at the Castle Nursing Home on Roosevelt Road near Wheaton. Dr. Samuel K. Lewis Du Page County coroner said a deputy reported patients were trapped on the second floor of the 20 room house on 3% acres in the countryside about 35 miles west of Chicago.
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Chicago
Samuel K. Lewis
du Page
Castle
Roosevelt Road
Wheaton
Veteran Test Pilots Chosen For Space Jaunt
Two Air Force test pilots Capt. Tom Bogan and Capt. William Bradbury were named among 110 space mission candidates after the program announcement by Keith Glennan. They are stationed at Eielson AFB Alaska and Wright Patterson AFB Ohio. Their wives are unaware of the candidacy.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Air Force
Tom Bogan
William Bradbury
Outer Space
Keith Glennan
U.S. Space
Ken Conner
KFRB
Bogan
Bradbury
Eielson Air Force Base
Here
Wright Patterson Afb
Dayton
Ohio
Goodland
Ind
Houston
Tex
Conner
London
Ont
Durretts Plan for West Monroe Cypress Street Store
Joe G Durrett head of Monroe Furniture interests announces a large retail store on Cypress street West Monroe. He and his sons have bought a 300 block Cypress lot to house expanded operations five times current space on Trenton street across from the new library. Construction starts in two months with cost between 45000 and 65000 dollars.
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Joe G. Durrett
Monroe Furniture Company
Louisiana
Cypress Street
West Monroe
Durrett
Joe G. Durrett, Jr
W. D. Durrett
Trenton Street
AEC Eyes Nuclear Blast To Unlock Oil Reserves
The Atomic Energy Commission plans Plowshare nuclear explosions to fracture shale for oil in a Garfield County Colorado site, claiming Colorado Utah and Wyoming hold the continent’s largest untapped reserve. The venture could involve a 10 000 ton TNT device, a 1 450 foot tunnel, and a 900 foot depth with a 1.5 million dollar upfront cost and a 7.5 million dollar budget for Plowshare. The project awaits inter agency approval and industry participation.
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Washington
UPS
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Colorado
Congress
Utah
Wyoming
Bureau of Mines
Maghogany
Piceance Creek
Garfield County
Colo
Athabaska
Alberta
Memphis Woman Critically Hurt In Auto Crash
A 60 year old Memphis woman Mary Costello was seriously injured when her station wagon rear ended a pickup near Winnsboro Louisiana about 9 am. Her 15 year old Memphis nephew Eddie Riley suffered bruises and shock. The Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation.
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Winnsboro
Memphis
Tennessee
En Gute
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Mulhearn
Mary Costello
Eddie Riley
Riley
Ft. Necessity
Franklin Parish
Poison Smog Spreads Across Britain Strikes Traffic
London reports a break in the deadly 1952 killer smog but no real relief as choking fog hamstrings road and rail travel across Britain. Manchester remains shrouded, ships head for Welsh ports, and government scientists warn the poison level is rising with no early break anticipated.
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London
Britain
Manchester
Yorkshire Moors
Continued Rain and Colder Weather Outlook
At 2:50 a.m. a weather forecaster noted a northerly wind and a cold front likely arriving on time. Expect partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures with more rain. Selman Field reports .15 inches of rainfall by midnight plus .04 inches in the early hours. Yesterday peaked at 72, now 48 after midnight.
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Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Morrison urges keep Fort Polk open amid Army cuts
New Orleans mayor deLesseps Morrison testified before a House appropriations subcommittee urging a 900000 soldier regular Army with 400000 National Guard and 300000 reserves. He warned a 10 percent personnel cut could shut Fort Polk La to active status, unless Congress overrides the budget bureau.
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Orleans
deLesseps Morrison
House
Ft. Polk
National Guard
Subcommittee
Morrison
Congress
White House
Bureau of the Budget
Budget Bureau
Fort Polk
FBI arrests two suspects in New Mexico case
FBI agents report one AWOL Navy man admitted killing Meridian Mississippi man William Shirley on January 11 and dumping his body in a Georgia lake. Blauvelt and Parkerson allegedly robbed Shirley, used his car and card, and traveled through multiple states before being found asleep in Hobbs New Mexico.
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Blauvelt
Livingston
Ala
Shirley
New York
Georgia
California
Hobbs
FBI
Shireley
Rockmart
Parkerson
Bluehole Lake
Lea County
Traffic Accident Toll Lowest Since 1954
Chicago report shows 1958 highway deaths at 37,000 the lowest since 1954, with 1,300,000 crippling injuries and costs totaling 5.4 billion dollars. The two year drop saved about 2,600 lives despite 5 percent more travel.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Portsmouth
Ohio
Newport
R.I
Classified Boat for Sale Runabout and Me 20H
Advert shows a CLASS B Runabout and Me 20H boat described as like new and ready to race. Asking price is $425. Contact FA 55-3369 for purchase details.
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