Must Push On Says Shepard After Space Flight
Washington AP astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. vows to press ahead with speed as NASA plans a later mission to orbit multiple astronauts. Space chief James Webb warns early unmanned tests may fail, while Shepard receives honors, family kiss, and a televised briefing recounting his 115 mile suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral.
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Wisconsin 1960 Property Taxes Total 326 Million
Wisconsin cities in 1960 reported general property taxes of 326,479,864 with 150,622,298 for schools. Taxes rose from 299,622,481 in 1959. State tax collected 2.4 million, county 91 million, local 92.4 million. City assessed value 7,033,853,501. full value 12,131,071,405. Villages taxed 46.28 million, up from 43.19 million.
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Vice President Johnson Opens Southeast Asia Tour
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson departed for Southeast Asia on a two week mission to reassure allies and press U.S. resolve against armed aggression. He will visit South Vietnam, the Philippines, Formosa, Thailand, India, and Pakistan with a possible stop in Greece. Johnson said the trip demonstrates U.S. concern for peace security and independence of free Asian peoples. His first stop is Hawaii where he will speak today.
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Lumber Yard Fire Destroys Wisconsin Lumber Sheds
Fire swept the Erickson Co lumber yard on Sheboygan’s West Side late Monday night burning five storage sheds and half a million board feet of lumber. Marvin Vander Jacht said losses run into thousands but covered by insurance. Firemen battled flames for about an hour while residents were evacuated and police controlled traffic.
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Tires Blow Out But Airliner Lands Safely
An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Electra carrying 45 aboard landed safely at Baltimore Friendship Airport after a gear jam and two tire blowouts during a second approach. The crew feared damage but no injuries were reported. Ground observers praised the smooth touchdown as police and fire units watched.
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Reds Deny West Secrecy Charge
London AP reports Moscow radio asserted Soviet scientists warned before Yuri Gagarin's flight that the USSR planned a manned space voyage. The broadcast said the actual flight was announced globally before its completion was certain and dismissed U S British criticism as childish.
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Approve Plan to Collect Delinquent Income Taxes
The Assembly approved a plan to withhold delinquent state income taxes from workers salaries. It would raise about 1.6 million in two years for the state and 3.4 million for localities. The measure passed 59 19 amid debate on fiscal control and emergency designation.
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Two Die For Killing at Sea in Bahamas
Two Americans Alvin Table Jr and Billy Wayne Lees were executed in Nassau for the murder of Florida charter boat captain Angus Boatwright. The pair and accomplice Barbara Table fled from Key West after stealing a 42 foot cruiser, engaged in a fatal confrontation aboard the Muriel T and were captured after a chase with a Cuban gunboat. Both men were hanged at Nassau Prison, with Table aged 25 and Lees 23, marking the first American executions in the Bahamas.
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Floods From Severe Storms Leave Hundreds Homeless
Widespread flooding across eight states following four days of storms left hundreds homeless and damaged thousands of acres of farmland. Deaths reached at least nine from floods across Ohio and surrounding basins, with millions of dollars in property and crop losses. Sandbagging and National Guard help aided flood areas from East St. Louis to the Indiana border as tornadoes and heavy rains affected Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Kansas.
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Stay of execution granted for Mrs Marie Richter
Madison judge Norris Maloney issued a stay of execution until Thursday for Mrs Marie Richter 43 of Blue River after she was sentenced to 20 months at Taycheedah state home for women. Her attorneys filed an order to show cause why a stay should not be granted. Richter was found guilty by a jury on two counts of attempted extortion related to the Kalish case and related allegations. Sylvester Richter her husband, 48, is in Waupun prison for Kalish slaying. McFarland was named by Richter as her alleged rapist from decades past.
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Army engineers cancel flood exercise in Arkansas
Real-World floods across Arkansas force US Army engineers to call off a scheduled simulated flood fighting drill in Little Rock. The cancellation reflects the current flood emergency as engineers prioritize real dam and river work statewide.
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Truce Group Seeks Seat in Laos Peace Talks
The International Truce Commission asked to join Laos discussions between the Vientiane government and Pathet Lao rebels to accelerate an armistice, with Hin Heup negotiations and Geneva conference looming. Premier Boun Oum’s government sent a delegation while Pathet Lao and Prince Souvanna Phouma reps had met prior but made little progress. The commission aims to certify and supervise the cease-fire as talks proceed.
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Shepard Returns to Virginia Beach With Family
NASA says when the astronaut and his wife Louise leave Langley is not disclosed. Alan B. Shepard Jr and family rested at Langley AFB before heading to a cottage at Virginia Beach. About 100 people applauded as they arrived from Washington and headed to their quarters.
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