Navy Balloon Drifts 850 Miles Over Pacific
The Navy's 40 story research balloon rode a stiff wind over the Pacific, about 850 miles west of San Diego. Twelve knot winds Sunday into Monday sent it far from Miramar. Sixteen ONR crew chased from Georgia, hoping to detonate for descent near Houston. The two ton gondola carried cosmic ray instruments and data deemed invaluable.
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Summer TV Sprouts New Shows Amid Repeats Across Networks
TV schedules tease a mix of first run and revived programs as networks hedge against summer crabgrass reruns. New detective series Diagnosis Unknown replaces Garry Moore, Moment of Fear swaps in for Friday fights, Wrangler joins Western slots, and Video Village adds game show elements. Also planned are Richard Diamond and Invisible Man new episodes, Perry Como slots continue, Emmys and various specials set for June and July with plans for Channel Swim NBC lineup and Reagan producing CBS G E Theater dramas.
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Ambush Killing Trial Slated Next Monday
In Columbia Mississippi Hillary Thornhill 45 with five others faces murder charges in the ambush of Sheriff J W Polk last April. Willie McCain 30 charged with the actual shooting is set for trial June 22. Six defendants from Columbia area have varying pleas and sentences.
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Rentals Advertised at Four Dollars Per Month and Up
An advertisement lists rental pricing at four dollars per month and higher with rentals eligible for applied purchases. The offer implies customers may apply rental payments toward a future purchase as a credit.
Indictments Filed in Thornhill and McCain Cases
A Marion County grand jury returned indictments after being sworn in yesterday. Officials will draw 100 prospective jurors Saturday for Thornhill's case and another 100 on Monday for McCain's trial. Dist. Atty. Vernon Broom said the Thornhills Rogers and the Lee woman conspired to have Sheriff Polk killed and hired McCain and Robertson as gunmen.
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21 Persons Die In Boat Accident
AP reports in Warsaw that 21 school children aged 13 to 18, plus a teacher and two boatmen, died when a boat capsized on the Dunajec River in southern Poland. Only five children were saved, according to Zycie Warszawy.
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