Hijacker Pair Faces Jury In El Paso Case
Father Leon Bearden and son Cody Bearden hijacked a Continental jet en route from Los Angeles to Houston bound for Cuba. Border Patrol agent Leonard Gilman incapacitated the elder Bearden during the confrontation. FBI and Border Patrol investigations followed with Bearden and son bound over to a federal grand jury on bonds totaling 200000 dollars.
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Congress
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Border Patrol
Leon Bearden
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Kennedy
Continental Airlines
Harvana
Cuba
Bearden
FBI
Leonard Gilman
Gilman
Long Beach
Calif
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Mexico
el Paso International
Leonard W. Gilman
U.S. Border Patrol
Pedestrian Robs Hayward Gas Station After Demand
A tall polite man at a Hayward service station demanded “Fill it up” and robbed attendant William Richards 26. Police report the robber fled on foot with 175 dollars after displaying a pistol and a canvas hat.
Titan missile flight edges intercontinental range toward readiness
The Titan missile completed a 5,000 mile test flight from Cape Canaveral, with tracking cameras logging a blinking strobe as it crossed the ocean. Next steps include operational launches from Vandenberg to deploy two intercontinental missiles. Separately Discoverer XXVII failed to reach orbit after launch from Vandenberg, ending in the South Pacific.
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Fila
Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
United States
Atlas
Ocean Vandenberg Air Force Base
South Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
South Pacific
Airline Crews To Be Armed Sparks Mixed Reactions
FAA authorizes armed airline crews to deter hijackings after two hijackers surrendered in El Paso. Industry leaders largely oppose arming crews citing safety concerns in pressurized jets. Halaby sets training standard as DOJ offers 10000 dollar reward for hijack information. President Kennedy directed crackdown on the El Paso incident.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Federal Aviation
Najeeb E. Halaby
el Paso
Tex
American Airlines
Clarence N. Sayen
Airline Pilots Association
John Carroll
Kansas City
Halaby
Justice Department
Duck named happiest pet wins at playground show
A duck owned by David La gar earned the title happiest pet at a Thursday playground pet show. It then escaped and ate a frog two worms and a cricket from fellow contestants, demonstrating his hunger as the awards approached.
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Nawanda
David Lagar
Senate hearing on life sentence for air hijacking proposed
A Senate Aviation subcommittee opens a hearing on federal piracy laws to impose life imprisonment for airliner hijacking and penalties for assaulting crew and arming passengers. Witnesses include government officials, airlines, and pilots after a Texas hijack attempt aboard a Continental 707. Leon Bearden and Cody Bearden, Coolidge Arizona, were charged in El Paso with hijacking and kidnapping after the incident.
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Senate
Senate Aviation Subcommittee
Texas
Continental Airlines
Cuba
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A. S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
el Paso
Tex
Leon Bearden
Cody Bearden
Coolidge, Ariz
Sheboygan Bratwurst Fete Declared Second Greatest Social Event
A colorful reminiscence of Sheboygan's bratwurst festival labeled the second greatest social event, noting the Rust Belt town atmosphere, beer, and local lore. The piece humorously contrasts the festival's fame with nostalgia and local character, referencing October 10, 1957 and cultural quirks without solemn detail.
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Sheboygan AP
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Tosking
Macmillan Wins Backing for Common Market Entry
London AP reports Conservative majority endorses Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's plan to begin negotiations with the European Common Market. The vote was 313 to 5 in the House of Commons with Labour abstaining on the government motion and a censure attempt defeated 318 to 209. Lords approve motion as well.
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Rusk Heads to Paris for Talks on West Berlin
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Paris to prepare for talks with the Soviet Union on West Berlin and Germany. He said Western occupation arrangements in Berlin mirrored the withdrawal from East Germany after World War II and noted NATO formed in response to pressures in Western Europe. Meetings among Western foreign ministers run through Monday, with NATO council talks Tuesday.
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Dean Rusk
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Read a good book to stamp out TV sign in window
A Birmingham book store posts a sign in its downtown window urging readers to pick books over television. The message declares Read a good book, help stamp out TV as a playful call to reading.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Wisconsin Assembly Deadlocks Over Food Tax Exemption Attempt
The Wisconsin Assembly ended a marathon session at 1 45 a m after voting 52 45 to reject a Democratic amendment to exempt food from the three percent sales tax in the Republican tax revision bill. Leaders forecast preliminary approval today though final Senate approval may wait until next week.
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Wisconsin Assembly
Assembly
Senate
Patrol Official Hijacking Hero
Leonard W. Gilman, 43, a U.S. Border Patrol official, subdued two hijackers aboard a Continental Airlines Boeing 707 near El Paso after a 10 hour standoff. He described dodging gunfire, freeing passengers, and convincing the elder hijacker to abandon the assault as shots rang out outside.
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EL Paso
Tex
Leonard W. Gilman
Continental Airlines
Wisconsin bill seeks to double pay for lawmakers
A bipartisan bill in the Wisconsin Senate would double legislators salaries from 300 to 600 dollars a month, potentially making Wisconsin top among states. If enacted the increase applies only to lawmakers reelected, with annual pay reaching 7200 dollars.
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Senate
Wisconsin
Council
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
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Badger
Governmental and Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Leo O’brien
Green Bay
Collision Between Janet Quinn and Trud Shatters Fogbound West of Gibraltar
In thick fog west of Gibraltar, the American freighter Janet Quinn and Soviet tanker Trud collided. The Soviet ship was holed forward. Janet Quinn sustained two hull breaches and bridge damage. Both reached Gibraltar under own power with no casualties. Tass cites a Trud correspondent accusing the Janet Quinn of deliberate ramming as part of Cuba blockade tensions.
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Janet Quinn
Trud
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