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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
8
Test Pilot Joe Walker, holder of X15 speed and altitude records, will be awarded the 1961 Octave Chanute Award for notable aerospace contribution. The Institute of Aerospace Sciences will present it at a Los Angeles meeting on June 13.
Moscow reports the sudden death of Deputy Premier Mikhail Khrunichev at age 49, the political head of the Soviet space program. Tass withheld the cause, noting death occurred during the night as Khrunichev attended a Kremlin reception for Somali delegates.
Chicago report cites National Safety Council figures showing 3050 killed in April and 10780 highway victims in the first quarter of the year. The bulletin highlights ongoing dangers on U S roads and calls for renewed safety measures.
Delta Air Lines inaugurates coast to coast service with a commemorative jet flight from Monroe. Mayors, editors, and delegates from Monroe and four Louisiana cities join Delta executives for a Los Angeles reception and return trip, marking Monroe’s first single carrier West Coast link since 1925. Delta plans expansion after summer jet deliveries.
Oil operators faced warnings to address oversupply or risk federal controls. Texas independent John Hurd warned of potential federal takeover of state production, urging responsible industry actions. Sinclair Oil's Edward Sterniger noted public pressure could harm national security and the sector.
Mrs. Frank Sykes, 60, of Texas was killed in a car truck collision near Coushatta in Natchitoches Parish. Her husband was seriously injured when he tried to pass a gravel truck. The truck driver Kelton Thomas, 35, was not hurt.
Mrs. Oliver W. Boyd Sr. of West Monroe died in a Miss. crash that also killed her daughter and son-in-law, and another teen. Funeral services are planned Saturday afternoon at Carroll-Wallace Funeral Home in Beaumont. The group traveled toward Jackson Tenn. to visit a son and attend a graduation. Surviving are Alfred Boyd and daughter in Beaumont, Mrs. Guy Inman, and the Rev. R A McCormick of West Monroe.
In Vienna a grand Schoenbrunn Palace dinner will host about 200 guests including American and Soviet delegations with their wives. The Vienna Opera Ballet and Philharmonic will perform as President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev share a formal evening. The palace dates to 1694 with completion in Maria Theresa's era.
State Highway Commissioner Palmer said engineers found the truck noise meter registered higher during quiet nighttime hours, with investigators uncovering the reason as crickets interfering with the reading.
Santa Monica Calif AP news Gardner McKay 27 testifies in a paternity suit that he did not have intimacy with Hollywood cocktail waitress Patrice Frantz within nine months of her baby's birth He says he spent a night with her in January 1959 and she claimed pregnancy in March 1959 Gabrielle Frantz born December 6 1959 The jury compares features of McKay Frantz Gabrielle and Frantz's former husband Robert W Frantz 30
Tulsa businessman constructs a large water tank beside his shop that sells underwater breathing apparatuses allowing divers to test equipment on site. The feature appears near a theater connected to the same area.
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