City Hall Job Is Given Push Plans Progress
Oshkosh Common Council heard that remodeling the Oshkosh High School building into city hall could be ready for bids by mid August with preliminary studies guiding space allocation. Architects Sandstedt Knoop and Yarbro urged signing a contract for about 700000 in bonds to fund the project, contingent on cooperation from city departments and completion of the high school move.
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Neutralist Bids to Shape Laos Regime Under Souvanna
VIENTIANE Laos AP Prince Souvanna Phouma 60 assumed a leading role in forming a new Laotian government as civil war moves toward cease fire. He called a conference for Friday with political leaders. Gen Phoumi Nosavan predicted talks would start soon though Boun Oum's Western backed government did not immediately agree to a parley at Ban Namone 55 miles north of Vientiane.
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Prince
Boun Oum
Souvanna
Moscow Visit Raises Questions
London reports a Ghanaian military mission visit to Moscow sparked speculation that the Soviet Union may offer arms and defense aid to Ghana. Ghana’s forces are trained, equipped, and commanded by Britain, highlighting shifting Cold War ties and mixed influence in West Africa.
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West African Republic
Kwame Nkrumah
Manned Shot To Be Friday
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP With favorable weather near, NASA began a preliminary countdown for the launch of astronaut Alan B Shepard Jr at 7 a.m. Central Daylight Time Friday. Officials said the launch has a better than 50 50 chance, with fair Cape weather and a partly cloudy recovery area forecast 290 miles downrange.
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US Space Agency Today
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Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project Mercury
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Robin 15 Builds Nests Above Sign At My Maternity Shop
A robin has built a nest and is raising a family atop a storefront sign reading My Maternity Shop at a nearby shopping center. The quiet scene drew curious locals as the bird settled in above the entrance.
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UPI
Federal Agencies Oppose Close-Together Airports Policy
Two federal agencies in Washington urged against building closely spaced carrier airports. The FAA and CAB warned that adjoining facilities raise costs and weaken schedules. They urged using a single airport to serve nearby communities to improve service and save federal funds. In Venezuela, an explosion at a bootleg fireworks factory killed at least 38 and injured 46, with the toll rising.
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Solons Raise Level to 1 25
President Kennedy’s minimum wage bill won passage after a hard House fight and Senate approval. The measure raises pay from 1.00 to 1.15 in four months and to 1.25 in two years, extending coverage to retail and service workers and 3.6 million more employees. Labor Secretary Goldberg and AFL CIO head Meany praised the bill while noting gaps remain for millions. Southern support hinged on targeted exemptions for cotton gin workers and other groups, shaping broader coverage.
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Young Slayer Of Girls Held In South Dakota
James Stephens, 16, of Holland Michigan, admitted shooting two schoolgirls in a case pieced together by police. He was captured in Kadoka, South Dakota, after a flight from home and a day of questioning. Authorities say he claimed the shootings were accidental and held him for Michigan authorities for transfer.
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Scott Stephens
Michigan
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Mich
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Don Licht
State Crime Bureau
Warren Pearson
Jackson County
Associated Press
Alvin Baldwin
Carol Gee
Margaret Chambers
Lake Michigan
U S Drops Foreign Polls On Cold War
The U S Information Agency halted abroad polling on which side leads the cold war while continuing broader studies on foreign thinking about the United States. The decision, approved by White House officials last February, shifts to using polls and data to analyze why foreigners form their conclusions on issues of U S interest. Access to source material and interpretations will remain tightly controlled.
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U.S. Information Agency
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United States
Six of 19 Die As Ship Sinks
Aboard the Albatross a sudden Gulf storm sank the ship killing six of the 19 aboard while 13 survived. Survivors include ten boys aged 15 to 18 from wealthy families. The rescue ship Gran Rio picked up the survivors after 24 hours at sea. the dead include a cook and Dr. N Alice Sheldon, wife of the skipper.
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Fla
Albatross Today
Gulf of Mexico
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Dar Tien
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Gran Rio
Surinam
Dodge Thefts Likely Total $400000 in Shawano Case
A special prosecutor in the Sherburn J Dodge case estimates customer losses may reach 400 900. Dodge faces 21 theft counts totaling 89 000 and a false net worth filing. He was arrested March 15, 1960, with medical testimony later noting cancer. A hearing was set to decide if his condition allows trial.
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Green Bay
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State Department For Securities
Profumo Says Navy Enthusiasm Over Candy Model Submarine
British War Minister John Profumo criticized security officers for confiscating a candy model of Britain's atomic submarine Dreadnought at an Admiralty party as unduly zealous.
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London
UPI
John Profumo
Britain
Admiralty
Senators Back Kennedy on China U N Stand
Senators reached a bipartisan agreement to back President Kennedy and oppose admitting Communist China to the United Nations. The compromise resolution would record Congress supporting the President’s affirmation that the United States will meet its commitments to the Republic of China and support its government as the UN representative.
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Congress
United States
Republic of China
U N Keeps Hands Off Congo Dispute
UPI reports the United Nations will not intervene in the clash between Congo President Kasavubu and Katanga leader Tshombe. The UN will ensure Tshombe is treated fairly while denying calls for a new summit, viewing arrests and conferences as internal Congolese matters beyond UN competence.
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the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Katanga Province
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Katanga
World Organization
Strike at Bases RABAT Morocco UPI reports workers strike
Moroccan civilian workers at four US SAC bases in Rabat went on strike Wednesday demanding faster American withdrawal. The United States agreed to abandon the bases by the end of 1963.
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UPI
Strategic Air Command
United States
Titan Missile Silo Test Marks Major Air Force Gamble
At Vandenberg AFB a $100 million effort paid off with the first major liquid-fuel Titan missile launch from a silo. General Power calls it a significant advance in intercontinental ballistic missiles, noting improved payload, reaction time, and survivability. A second test of a Titan I in the base safety exercise also succeeded as the silo's sound and heat containment systems performed as designed.
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Defection Report Ties Chinese Red Embassy Staffer to Formosa
Reports quote Chinese Nationalist intelligence that a Cairo embassy staff member known as Lin defected and reached Formosa with secret information. Lin, said to be from Sichuan, first contacted Nationalist intel last January.
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Lin
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