Space Shots Due in Cali Canaveral Cape Canaveral
The Air Force fired a Thor-Able rocket with a futuristic nose cone in a dramatic prelude to a space probing double header. While Cape weather overcast threatened a launch, the army planned a second attempt to send a 2-pound payload past the moon into orbit around the sun, and Vandenberg prepared for a 4,300-pound satellite in orbit using a two-stage booster.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
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Likce
Cape
Defense Department
California appoints Bradford Crittenden as Highway Patrol chief
Gov. Brown named Bradford Crittenden, San Joaquin County district attorney, as the new Highway Patrol Commissioner replacing B. R. Caldwell who resigned effective March 16. Crittenden, a Stockton resident and Republican, will help lead California's tougher highway safety push. Caldwell served 34 years in law enforcement. Caldwell previously was deputy LAPD chief.
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Bradford Crittenden
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Crittenden
Senate
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Stockton
College of Pacific
Hastings Law School
Caldwell
Los Angeles Police
Fight Tax Increase Urged by State Salon and Assemblyman
Sacramento reports Assemblyman John L. E. Collier of Los Angeles leads a revolt against new taxes. Californians are urged to oppose any tax increase as Friday statements circulate among state salon members.
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John L. E. Collier
Los Angeles
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Party Guest Dies? Man Sacrifices Self to Shield Grenade Blast
In Glendale a party guest grabbed a phosphorous grenade and shielded others by pulling it to his chest and diving onto a couch. Lloyd A. Wilson, 23, suffered severe burns and eye injury while Marlys Paulson, 24, was lightly burned. Investigators seek to identify the pin puller as police describe the incident as a prank.
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Lloyd A. Wilson
Seriou
Wilson
Marlys Paulson
Miss Paulson
Marine Corps
Makarios Grounded Tries Again on Return to Cyprus
Archbishop Makarios left London for Rome on the first leg of his planned return to Cyprus after three years in exile. His earlier attempted departure aboard another airliner ended when the flight returned to London after an engine failure. The bearded 45 year old Greek Cypriot leader remained unfazed and smiled as he disembarked. A triumphant welcome awaited his island return amid Britain's colonial changes and prospects of a republic and his election as president.
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London
Makarios
Rome
Cyprus
Makarias
L A Teen Crashers Slay Man in Los Angeles
Alfred Ovalle, 21, was shot in the back and killed by a gang of party crashers at a housing project party in Los Angeles. About 25 teenagers were present when four older youths tried to enter. They were driven away by a mother and guests, then returned with friends and a fight broke out on the lawn. During the clash, an intruder fired four shots. Ovalle was hit as he tried to flee.
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UPI
Alfred Ovalle
Fstrata Courts
Mary Tovar
Ovalle
Teaching methods under scrutiny 45 pct of top seniors fail UC exams
A California citizens commission questions why about 45 percent of high school seniors flunk UC Subject A English exams. James J. Lynch notes results over three years and urges more emphasis on English training for teachers. He cites Bay Area schools using nonliterature content and seniors entering college lacking familiarity with poets.
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Citizens Commission
University of California
James J. Lynch
Lynch
San Francisco Bay Area
Bay Area
Chaucer
Classifieds and Notices Directory Fragment
A brief index lists where to find sections in the newspaper across pages for Churches, comics, crosswords, death notices, financial news, sports, theaters, tides, temperatures, TV radio, and vital statistics, indicating page locations.
Khrushchev to Visit East Germany for Leipzig Trade Fair
Soviet Premier Khrushchev plans a trip to East Germany to attend the Leipzig Trade Fair opening Sunday. He will likely use the visit to discuss the Berlin crisis with East German officials amid Western diplomats’ talk of a separate peace treaty for Germany. The East German regime invited him, according to ADN via Tass, though exact dates were not given.
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Khrushchev
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Leipzig
ADN
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Tass
Disputch
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Marmillan
Soviet Union
Leipzig Fair
East Germany
Duncan Threat to Son Spurs Mom Murder Trial
Emma Ann Short testified that Eliza Duncan, 50, feared her son Frank would marry Olga and threatened to kill him to prevent the marriage. Short quoted Duncan saying she would rather see Frank dead than married to Olga, as authorities accuse her of hiring two men to kill the expectant daughter-in-law in November.
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UPS
Elizanth Duncan
Frank
Olga
Emma Ann Short
Bill Olga
Three Kidnapers Target River Edge Bank Chief for Cash
River Edge New Jersey reports three masked bandits abducted Davis Ravis, president of River Edge Savings and Loan, after work. They forced him at gunpoint into his car and then to open the office safe to steal cash, fleeing the scene.
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W. Sheldon Ravis
River Edge Savings & Loan Assn
Davis
Weather forecast for coast offers clear night and dry morning
A coastal weather note predicts overcast night and light winds followed by a mostly sunny Sunday. Temperatures show little change, with mild and steady conditions through the period.
Snow Collapse Kills, Wounds at Listowel Peewee Arena
In Listowel Ontario a snow loaded arena roof collapsed during a Peewee hockey practice. Seven children under 12 and one adult died. nine teens and many others injured. Arena manager Percy Knoblauch said the roof buckled after he stood near the entrance as the walls gave way. Memorial Hospital received patients as witnesses rushed to aid victims.
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Listowel
Percy Knoblauch
Kitchener
Riders Revolt Quiet Chaos on London to Chorleywood Line
Rumbling commuters along the 6:12 pm Marylebone to Chorleywood line shouted and shook umbrellas as a protest halted trains for 50 minutes. Railway officials arrived to restore order while passengers at Little Chalfont petition local MPs to learn why the engine failed, delaying service.
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Little Chalfont
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