Soviet long range rocket test marks space exploration push
A Tass report from Moscow states the first in a new series of multistage carrier rockets was launched into the central Pacific traveling about 8 000 miles. The dummy final stage neared the water surface near a 50 000 square mile target zone south of Johnson Atoll as ships were warned to stay out until July 31.
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Execution Of Miss Earhart Claimed By Air Force Officer
An Air Force officer cites photographic evidence and affidavits from 72 witnesses claiming Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan were captured on Saipan and executed by Japan before disappearing in 1937. Tokyo officials denied any execution, while investigators dispute the claim and note prior denials of a crash and death.
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Amelia Earhart
Miss Earhart
Fred Noonan
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Paul Briand Jr
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Joseph Ge
Seipan
Tokyo
Imperial Navy
Zenshiro Hoshina Wai
Naval Affairs Bureau
Saipan
Noonan
Columbia Broadcasting System
San Mateo
Calif
Miss Ear Bart
Labor Party Chief Bevan Dies at 62 in England
Aneurin Bevan, longtime Labor Party deputy leader and fierce orator, died at 62 after a long illness at Ashridge Farms Chesham near London. He had undergone major surgery last December and suffered a blood clot in May and a relapse last Saturday.
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Aneurin Bevan
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Ashridge Farms
Chesham
Bevan
Wales
Toledo
Johnson campaign forecasts nom by fifth convention ballot
Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign aides said they aim to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination by no later than the fifth convention ballot. They acknowledge Senator Kennedy leads but report hopeful trends. Oscar L. Chapman, cochair of Citizens for Johnson, asserts we will make it. Johnson announced his candidacy and said he expects to be nominated, with backers suggesting a third ballot victory possible.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Joan F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Oscar L. Chapman
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Citizens - For - Johnson
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Johnson
York Ktown
Texas
Chinese Reds Again Blast Quemoy Islands
Formosa reports the Chinese Communist forces opened with 100 fire strikes against the Quemoy Islands on Tuesday night. It marks the first Red attack in six days against the offshore Nationalist stronghold.
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Formosa
Defense Ministry
Big States Key In Demo Choice
AP reports early signs point to Pennsylvania and California as kingmakers in the Democratic nomination fight. Kennedy leads among some insiders if he wins both states on the split delegations, while foes warn a tough first ballot. Labor sources weigh Lawrence backing Simington. Florida’s Collins may influence whether roll call switches help Kennedy. Khrushchev returns to Vienna after brief European tour amid fatigue but signals energy in Villach.
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California
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John F. Kennedy
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David L. Lawrence
Stuart Simington
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Kennedy
LeRoy Collins
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Austria
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
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No Permit Sparks Foreclosure Drama in London
Arthur Thompson, once convict, faced foreclosure by the West London Permanent Building Society after dismantling his home and rebuilding parts in a forest, a disruptive sequence that prompted authorities to act.
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Eisenhower rejects Rockefeller claim of U S military decline
President Eisenhower at a news conference dismissed New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s charge that U S military strength has deteriorated. He accused Khrushchev of crude interference in the presidential campaign and defended defense budgets and party unity amid election year concerns. Rockefellers opinions are his right, P resident says, and won’t wreck the GOP.
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Russia
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Cape Times criticizes jailing of 1600 without charges in SA
The Cape Times denounces the three month detention of 1600 South Africans without charges or access to a lawyer since the state of emergency began after the Sharpeville violence. It questions why detainees have not been released and protests the handling of David Pratt’s case.
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Hendrik Verwoerd
Cuba Expropriates U S Property Over Sugar Prices
Fidel Castro's Cabinet authorized expropriation of all American property in Cuba unless U S sugar purchases rise. The decree links compensation to American sugar buying and targets firms with U S owners, like Shell, Esso, and Texaco refineries. The move follows U S efforts to curb Cuban sugar sales.
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Fidel Castro
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United States
Osvaldo Corticos
U.S
Eisenhower cautions on Cuban Soviet base unlikely but possible
President Eisenhower said the United States would act as it sees fit to defend its interests if the Soviet Union establishes a submarine base in Cuba, though he regarded such a base as unlikely. He noted OAS involvement and discussed Cuba’s new expropriation law, sugar policy, and strains between the Cuban government and the U.S. He warned the sugar imports from Cuba may be slashed, depending on Cuban reliability as a supplier, with further remarks to come.
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Eisenhower
United States
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Organization of American States
Fidel Castro
U.S
Fuel Cascro
River boat? Peoria tale ends in river plunge
Police Sgt Myron Hil halted his squad car on a hill and stepped out toward a woman’s directions Tuesday. The car rolled down the slope and plunged into the Illinois River, leaving investigators to sort out the unusual incident.
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Congo Troops Mutiny Amid Independence Turmoil
Mutinous Congolese soldiers in three camps Leopoldville Thysville and Kalina refused to follow European officers or Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. They blocked roads seized control of routes, provoking clashes as violence escalates since independence on June 30. Local transport workers joined protests near the transport headquarters amid rising tribal tensions and calls for possible secession.
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UPI
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Airman dies as neck catches in parachute strap
Air Vice Marshal Keith L. B. Hodson 44 of the Royal Canadian Air Force dies in Colorado Springs after his neck is caught in a parachute harness when he baled from a disabled T33 jet. Col. Harry C. Allen parachutes to safety. Hodson dies before aid arrives. Hodson was deputy chief of staff at the North American Air Defense Command.
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