U S Destroys Thor Missile In Pacific High Level Test
The United States aborted a Thor missile flight over the Pacific near Johnston Island due to a system malfunction. The nuclear device was destroyed in flight with debris landing on Johnston and Sand Islands and in the open sea, with no radioactivity danger or injuries reported.
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United States
Johnston Island
Pacific Test Site
Joint Task Force 8
Task Force
Sand Island
Washington
Atomic Energy Commision
Thor
Defense Department
Arthur Sylvester
U.S
JTFS8
Johnston
Hawaii
Truman Helps State Observe Birthday in Charleston
Former President Harry S. Truman aids West Virginia in observing its 99th birthday with a simple capitol steps ceremony. The event kicks off a drive to raise $1 million for the state's centennial celebration next year.
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Truman
Charleston
W. Va
Harry S. Truman
West Virginia
Rusk Holds NATO Talks After De Gaulle Meeting
In Paris U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk began NATO consultations with Gen Lauris Norstad and Ambassador Finletter after a talks with President de Gaulle that yielded no progress on reconciling France with the United States. Rusk then met NATO Secretary General Stikker and council members before returning to French leaders to press for unity in the alliance.
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Paris
U. S
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Rusk
NATO
de Gaulle
Lauris Norstad
Thomas K. Finletter
NATO Council
America
Norstad
Finletter
Dirk A. Stikker
Council
Maurice Couve de Murville
Georges Pompidou
Couve de Murville
Elysee Palace
Britain
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Beck Begins Five Year Term For Tax Evasion
Seattle businessman and former Teamsters leader Dave Beck, 68, starts a five year federal prison term for filing fraudulent tax returns. He awaits transfer to McNeil Island after declaring resilience and rising again, despite the legal battles over two concurrent five year sentences and a $20 000 fine.
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Seattle
Dave Beck
Teamsters’ Union
Beck
Tacoma
McNeil Island Federal Penitentary
Puget Sound
Menei Island
Joint
Council 28 Building Association
Chatley
US. Supreme Court
Concessions May Clear Farm Bill in House Vote
Administration forces forecast the farm bill clearing the House by a narrow margin if key concessions are made. As debate continued, Secretary Freeman lobbied Republicans and warned the measure faces strong GOP opposition while projecting a final tally around 208 to 202.
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Washington
House
Orville L. Freeman
GOP
Agriculture Department
Three Felons Ready To Flee From The Rock
Evidence shows three Alcatraz escapees Frank Lee Morris John Anglin and Clarence Anglin prepared for a breakout by operating a hidden workshop in a vent shaft above their cell block for up to a year. They used an improvised drill from an electric fan and other tools to chip ventilator covers and move in and out using dummy covers.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
Washington
Fred T. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Frank Lee Morris
John Anglin
Clarence Anglin
Verona Beach man dies in Route 316 crash
Kenneth Mott 30 of Verona Beach died when his car failed to round a curve on Route 316 and struck a tree just inside the city line.
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Oneiday
Kenneth Mott
Verona Beach
Forgotten Hospital Rule Costs Six Babies Their Lives
An inquiry into six infant deaths at Binghamton General Hospital shows a forgotten rule caused by a nurse mixing formula wrong. The board will reinstate nurse Lilie Mae Colvin while disciplining another nurse for not reporting the salty taste. Sugar is now prepared in sealed, dietitian-tasted portions to prevent repeats.
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Binghamton
Binghamton General Hospital
Lilie Mae Colvin
Colvin
Khrushchev Vows To Overtake U S In Capital Push
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev told Romanian peasants at Ceacu that brains and capital will close the gap with the United States. He admitted collectivization challenges and urged Romanians not to boast about finishing it. He spoke during a weeklong Romania visit amid strenuous farm tours.
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Bucharest
Romania
Khrushchev
Ceacu
United States
Keogh Resigns Supreme Court Post
Justice J Vincent Keogh of the State Supreme Court resigned his judicial post effective June 19. The resignation was announced by Presiding Justice George J. Beldock of the Appellate Division.
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New York
J Vincent Keogh
State Supreme Court
George J. Beldock
Appellate Division
Cap pistols legal in New Jersey on Fourth
Gov. Richard J. Hughes signed a bill making caps and cap pistols legal for July 4 celebrations marking the first such permission in 25 years. The governor, a father of 10, had earlier voiced concerns but approved after reviewing comparable laws elsewhere.
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CAP Pistols Legal
New Jersey
Trenton
N.J.P
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
Albany Doctor Killed In Auto Crash Near Saratoga County
Dr. John C. O Keeffe a 44 year old Albany physician living in Loudonville died when his car ran out of control and overturned at an intersection one mile north of a Saratoga County community. He was from the Albany area and had a summer home near the scene according to state police.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Red Wall
Hadley
John C. O'Keeffe
Albany
Saratoga County
O Keeffe
Loudonville
Tiros V Weather Satellite Seeks Cooperative Space Steps
Cape Canaveral saw the launch of Tiros V, America's weather satellite on a hurricane and storm hunting mission. It will photograph vast areas including the Soviet Union and share data with Khrushchev era partners as U S Soviet scientists pursue broader space cooperation.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila America
Tiros V
United States
Soviet Union
Weather Watch
Tiros
Ion
U.S.S.R
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Geneva
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Moscow
Newfoundland
Orphaned Foster Family Receives National Help
The Foster family of nine in Warroad Minnesota faced upheaval after both parents died within a year. Rita Foster, 20, moved from Minneapolis to keep the children together, inspiring national coverage and about 2000 letters and $4000 in gifts. Aid funds now sustain the family as rail retirement and veteran benefits arrive.
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Warroad
Minn
Foster
Rita
Minneapolis
Grand Forks
N. D
Herald
Fosters
Associated Press
GOP Will Fight Medicare Vote Amid Health Care Plan
Republicans vowed a fierce fight to block a Senate vote on President Kennedy's Medicare proposal for the elderly. Senator Anderson threatened to attach the bill as a rider to a House-revenue measure, a move unlikely to pass in the Ways and Means Committee. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen warned Democrats against pressing the issue, suggesting potential delays to mid-September adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Cool Air Eases Heat with Storms Across Southeast
A cold front cooled the Southeast from Louisiana to New England causing relief from a heat wave and sparking violent storms. Temperatures reached the 90s in many areas while Las Vegas and Phoenix roasted in triple digits. Reports included funnel clouds in Minnesota and a deadly lightning strike in Concord New Hampshire.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
New England
Richmond
California
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Blythe and
Needles
Calif
Great Lakes
Plains
Caribou
Maine
Minnesota
Texas
Galveston
Galveston Bay
Beaumont
Tex
Palm Beach
Fila
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Burlington
Concord
N. H
Refusal To Split Can Bring About Ethnic Genocide
In Algiers and Oran European labor unions warn that if western Algeria is not partitioned to set up autonomous zones for Europeans, settlers may flee to avoid genocide. The Joint Committee of Labor Unions demands a June 30 formal agreement sanctioning partition, else mass exodus.
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Algeria
Joint Committee of Labor Unions
Oran
Secret Army
Secret
Orean
Sidi Bel Abbes
Mostaganem
Arzew
Perregaux
Mosiem National Liberation Front
FLN
Susini
Tunis
Mostezai
Mustefai
Maaees
France
Pickpocket Arrest in Montgomery Over Two Cents
John Frank Bush of Montgomery was arrested for pickpocketing and charged with larceny after police said the billfold he took contained two cents. The incident occurred Tuesday.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Frank Bush
Bush
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