Space Gains Told by JFK Space progress in 1962 outpaced USSR
The 1962 report to Congress by President Kennedy, summarized by Vice President Johnson, claims the United States achieved a higher success rate in space launches than the Soviet Union, with over 500 payloads in orbit versus the USSR’s more than 15, yet the Russians remained ahead in total weight, rocket thrust, and rendezvous techniques. The report also notes U.S. launch failures but concludes similar success to failure ratios for both nations based on available information.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
Congress
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Council
U.S.S.R
U.S
Book theft noted at Milwaukee library case busted
Proves Itself Milwaukee report says a copy of How to Stop Pilferage in Business and Industry was stolen from the public library on Saturday and the thief was caught. The thief was released when charges were declined by the library.
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Milwaukee
Wis
USI
Justice Changes Proposed in Wisconsin Bar Plan
The Wisconsin State Bar Board of Governors proposes reforms to electing state Supreme Court justices, replacing the current system with plans used in seven other states. An appointed campaign committee will study extending the change to all judges, with vacancies filled for reasons other than term expiration.
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Madison
Board of Governors
State Bar of
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Philip Haberman
Five Push For British Market Membership Clash
Five Continental nations pressed to keep Britain in the Common Market to counter French influence. West Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg warned the stakes included Western alliance unity and U.S. role in Europe. They planned a compromise proposal to head off Soviet risk and realign Western camp, fearing French aims under De Gaulle.
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Belgium
Friends of Britain
Europe
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Western Alliance
United States
Britain
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Bhan Caead Ptetae
Meredith Attends NAACP Meeting Without Comment on Ole Miss Return
James Meredith, the Negro civil rights figure, attended a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People meeting in Jackson Mississippi on Sunday night but refused to say if he planned to return to the University of Mississippi.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
James Meredith
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
University of Mississippi
Winter Storm Drifts 40 Feet Across Upstate New York
A violent storm dumped up to six feet of snow in upper New York causing drifts as high as 40 feet and threatening to close highways and cut off food supplies. Extreme cold stretched from North Dakota to Texas and eastward to Pennsylvania with hundreds dead.
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United Press International
New York State
North Dakota
Texas
Pennsylvania
Watertown
N.Y
Jefferson County
Red Cross
Henry J. Pikes
Syracuse
Albany
New York City
Sedalia
Indiana
Tlinois
Greenburg
Ind
Governor Reynolds ends support for county teachers colleges
Wisconsin Governor John Reynolds announced he would not propose funding for the state's 22 county teachers colleges in his executive budget unless a plan to phase them out is approved. He said the colleges could continue at 1961-63 levels without new money, but urged legislators to enact elimination by 1968. Reynolds hinted at reforms including a possible single state board of regents and a statewide educational television network budget.
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Madison
UPI
John Reynolds
Wisconsin
Reynolds
Lion
University of Wisconsin
State College
Gosh
Assembly Education Committee
Legislative Counceil
Board of Regents
Bill Proxmire seeks raise to compulsory schooling age
Washington Sen William Proxmire proposes a Senate resolution urging states to raise compulsory school attendance to age 17. He notes current age limits vary from 13 to 14 and would set a nationwide standard.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Senate
Test Site Strike Set At Nevada Bomb Test Site
About 500 office workers planned a strike at the Nevada bomb test site to protest an required pay cut from 7.50 to a lower amount with travel pay removed. Frank Morton of Office Employes International AFL-CIO warned the plant would be shut down. The Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co. staffs the site as its logistics firm.
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Las Vegas
New
Nevada
Frank Morton
International
Office Employes International
AFL- Cio
AEC
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc
At Least 24 Die in Fires Across Nation
The Associated Press reports at least 24 people died in fires nationwide over today and yesterday, including 15 children. Heating units and cold weather sparked three blazes that killed ten. An 87 year old Stoughton Wisconsin man, Sever Quale, died after using a blow torch to thaw pipes.
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Associated Press
Stoughton
Wis
Sever Quale
Federal units to take part in Fond du Lac cheese probe
Atty. Gen. George Thompson said his office will closely study the Italian cheese industry in Fond du Lac County with FBI and other federal agencies. He will meet Fond du Lac County DA Massey to outline possible actions and gather information before any full investigation. Governor Reynolds cited a crime network tied to Grande Cheese and urged a crime investigation unit. State Sen. Leonard urged emergency funds to hire two investigators to aid John Doe probes and related inquiries.
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Thompson
Fond du Lac
Vians
Grande Cheese Co
Fond du Lac County
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
Doe
Leonard
Finance Committee
John
McWethy Fails Sobriety Test After Doctor’s Fees
Los Angeles police say Frank Leroy McWethy demanded a doctor’s sobriety test. The doctor signed affidavits declaring him drunk and charged $10 for the service. Police note tests are free when administered by them.
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Los Angeles
APD
Frank Leroy McWethy
McWethy
Wisconsin Faces Week of Bitter Cold Across State
United Press International reports Wisconsin remains the nation's coldest area as a third week of sub zero temperatures grips cities from Milwaukee to La Crosse. Lone Rock recorded 31 below zero, Milwaukee hit 18 below with a 15 day average of 39 below, and statewide readings ranged from 20 below in Madison and Park Falls to 1 below in Duluth Superior. Snowfall accumulations stand at 12.4 inches statewide while Milwaukee measures 13.4 inches. Weather forecasts predict increasing cloudiness and continued frigid temps, with little relief tonight and a gradual cold shift northwestward Tuesday.
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Diana
Davenport
Town
Moline
Illinois
Chicago
Mercury
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Nashville
Tenn
Texas Rio Grande Valley
Indiana
New England
Ohio
Michigan
Texas
Minnesota
New York
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Missouri
Alabama
New Jersey
United Press
Midwest
Lone Rock
Milwaukee
Tattk
US Weather Bureau
Muskegon
Wausau
Eau Claire
Park Falls
Madison
Beloit - Rockford
Trailer Fire Blamed on Stove Near Wood Counts
An overheated oil burner caused a trailer fire that forced Mrs Paul Roach and her three children to escape in nightclothes through a rear door. Fire chief Charles Sullivan reports the family fled their home in freezing weather while the mother was at work.
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Grand Rapids
Soviets Have Four Combat Units in Cuba
The United States says the Soviet Union has four combat groups in Cuba and MiG fighters there could carry nuclear weapons. Secretary of State Dean Rusk calls the presence a matter of real concern but says the forces are mainly defensive. He notes no nuclear warheads are believed in Cuba and that some forces may be withdrawn later. Congressional probes are planned as Rusk testifies on Soviet activity.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Dean Rusk
United States
Rusk
U.S
Congress
Senate
Ruck
House Foreign Affairs Committee
East German sergeant and corporal flee to West Berlin
West Berlin police reported that a sergeant and a corporal of the East German army escaped to West Berlin during the night. They crossed a barbed wire border fortification in the northern part of the city with their possessions.
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