American Set For Space Bid
The article describes an American spaceflight preparation with two potential pilots, John Glenn Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Virgil Grissom, preparing for a dawn launch atop a Redstone rocket. It notes the low odds of harm, safety redundancies, and preflight rituals in Hangar 5, with a page reference to SPACE on Page 10.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Meee Awerman
Atlantic
Yuri Gagarin
John Herschel Glenn Jr
Maine I Corps
Concord
Ohio
Alan Bartlett
Shepard Jr
Navy
East Derry
N. H
Virgu Ivan Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
Eleven Dead In Istanbul Train Wreck Near Kartal
An suburban train rammed a stationary long distance passenger train near Kartal on Istanbul's Asiatic coast killing 11 and injuring 36, according to official reports.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Kartal
Wisconsin Ends Opera tion Alert 1961 Drill
In Stevens Point Civil Defense workers finished Operation Alert 1961 with simulated nuclear strikes on Wisconsin. Norman Blume said the impact was not severe and the death toll was thousands, not hundreds of thousands, while CD director William Chipman outlined needs for ration boards private truckers emergency transport and wider agency participation.
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Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Norman Blume
Milwaukee
Blume
William K. Chipman
Nelson proposes independent survey of Department of Administration
Gov Gaylord Nelson in Madison announced a plan to authorize the Board on Government Operations to hire a national consulting firm to study the Department of Administration. He said the effort would expose alleged falsity and irresponsibility amid Republican attacks, urging GOP support.
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Madison
Gaylord
Nelson
Department of Administration
Tam
Board On
GOP
Ex-Mayor Charged With 89 000 Theft in Shawano
Former stock broker and mayor Sher burn J. Dodge faces 21 counts of theft totaling 89 000 in Circuit Court. Special prosecutor Robert J. Pariis said immediate action would be pressed despite Dodge’s claim of illness. Dodge was arrested March 15 1960 after SEC charged him with stock dealings violations.
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Shawano
Sherburn J. Dodge
Robert J. Pariis
Green Bay
Andrew W. Parnell
Dodge
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Charity match in England features 22 referees
A charity soccer game in England Sunday night used a light whistle as 22 referees played, showcasing a rare officiating scene and spreading goodwill through sport.
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Lileby
England
UPI
Menominee Nation gains independence as U.S. ends stewardship
The Menominee Indian Nation becomes the first tribe to operate as an independent political unit, receiving control of assets and its 365 square mile reservation with Wisconsin’s 72nd county designation. Officials warn of financial challenges amid revenue declines from timber and veneer markets. Tribal leaders and U.S. and state figures urged postponement but independence proceeds with ceremonies at Keshena and Neopit.
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Keshena
Wis
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
U. S
Damed
Menominee Enterprises Inc
Tride
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
George W. Renoe
Mena
Bureau Indian Affairs
Two Deaths Raise Wisconsin Toll to 246
Two women died in separate Wisconsin crashes early today while no weekend traffic deaths were reported. Luanne Hagberg 23 a University of Wisconsin senior from Chicago died when her car left a Madison South Side turn and hit a grocery store. Ruth Rossow 42 of Rochester died after a Racine County crash off Highway 189 near Burlington hospital where her husband Edwin 37 remained in critical condition.
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University of Wisconsin Coed
Chicago
Wisconsin
Luanne Hagberg
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Ruth Rossow
Rochester
Highway 189
Racine County
Kossow
Burlington
Edwin
Rebels favor parley for cease fire near Vientiane
Pathet Lao rebels propose a cease-fire meeting in no man s land north of Vientiane while continuing military pressure on the Lao government. A government envoy with a white flag plans contact near Ban Namon about 35 miles north. Prince Souvanna Phouma supported a military meeting by Wednesday. Kong Le urged safe conduct to Ban Namon and proposed delegations to set a cease-fire start date and rules. Rebel moves aim to seize territory before any cease-fire. Harriman and Prince Sihanouk urged a cease-fire in Luang Prabang as Peiping blame US for Laos troubles.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Bam Namon
Kong le
Ban Namon
Kong
Iad
Nieng Kheuang
Nang Vieng
Noic
Aitemas i Sere Ban i
Luang Prabang
W. Averell Harriman
Kennedy
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Sisavang Veng
Peiping People’s Daily
United States
Washington
Souvana Phouma
Souvanna
Ban Keun
Europe
U.S
Southeast Asia
Virginia
White House
Use of Forces To Be Studied In Laos Crisis
President Kennedy convenes the National Security Council for a fourth time in 10 days to review an active role for the United States in Laos. Officials weigh possible U S and allied intervention via SEATO to counter Communist advances as U S forces prepare for Southeast Asia.
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Security Council
U.S
Laos
Washington
Kennedy
National Security Council
United States
Asia
Southeast Asia Treaty Alliance
State Department
Navy Plans Fourth Try at Balloon Launch from Carrier Antietam
The Navy aims for a fourth attempt Thursday to launch a large manned balloon from the aircraft carrier Antietam off Pensacola Florida. Three earlier launches were postponed due to high altitude thunderstorms and upper atmosphere winds over the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles from Pensacola.
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Pensacola
Fla
API
Navy
Antietam
Gulf of Mexico
Bodies of two Michigan girls found in dunes area
Police and volunteers recovered the bodies of Margaret Chambers, 12, and Carol Gee, 11, in a desolate dunes site near their Holland homes. A shotgun shell and empty cartridges were found as investigators sought a Boy Scout leader, James Stephens, 16, for questioning amid a missing persons case.
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Holland. Mich
Bov
Midisgan Palk
Picnie
Bernard Green
Ottawa County
Stephens
James_S. Stephens
Holland_ tich
Local Obituaries Highlight Community Losses
Obituaries appear across sections in today’s index with notices for area residents. Identified names, ages, and burial details reflect a somber community record.
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Hoctor
Earth
State
Nelson's Aim
U. & Treasury Department
Melvin Laird
New County
Kensie
Neopit
St. Anthony's Catholic Parish Hall
Hilary Waukon
Marcellus Cabo
St. Anthony's
Melvin Robertson
Department of the Interior
Menominee Reservation
Berlin
Vaughn Schroeder
THE
Associated Press
Garden Grove
Calap
Simick
Groner Rasta Brimit
Siam
Fulbright
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Burma
Rex Webbert
Margaret Chambers
Edward Lennon
Grand Haven
Mich
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