Echo I mission shows United States space prowess
Echo I, a large satellite balloon, was launched from Cape Canaveral and placed in orbit. A President Eisenhower message was bounced back across the nation, confirming success and signaling peaceful scientific use for all nations. NASA officials called the launch near perfect as telemetry and visuals confirmed orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Holmdel
N. J
Goldstone
Calif
T. Keith Glennan
NASA
Pacific
U S lofts giant new echo satellite data from capsule
Washington reports a 300 pound Discoverer XIII capsule was recovered about 330 miles northwest of Hawaii after a successful reentry over Alaska. The data payload aims to advance spy satellite tech while scientists hope to send clearer images via capsule films. The recovery marks a space first as the United States gains a lead in the space race with the Soviet Union.
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U.S
Washington
Earth
Hawaii
United States
Soviet Union
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Alaska
Pentagon
Bernard Schriever
Air Research Development Command
Schriever
UN Force Under Hammarskjold Enters Katanga
Dag Hammarskjold led the first U.N. unit into Katanga, landing with 220 Swedish troops as Belgian forces remained at Elisabethville airport. A tense arrival saw Tshombe initially bar the landing but he relented, and Hammarskjold prepared to meet with Katanga officials to discuss withdrawal of Belgian soldiers under Security Council mandate.
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Elisabethville, the Congo
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Seces
Katanga
Hammarskjold
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Security Council
Elisabethville
Hammarskiold
U.N. Security Council
Leopoldville
Riverside couple found murdered in blood spattered beds
The nude, slashed bodies of vitamin manufacturer Charles Duvel, 45, and wife Sylvia, 47, were found Thursday tied face down on their beds in Riverside. Both stabbed and throttled. Police call it the work of a sadist as investigators suspect torture for information. Maid Roberta Irwin found the scene.
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Riverside
Calif
C AP
J. A. Bennett
Charles Duvel
Sylvia
Roberta Irwin
Powers' Father Says Red Boss Promised Help
Oliver Powers, father of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, arrived in London claiming Soviet Premier Khrushchev promised help for his son who faces trial in Moscow. Powers said Khrushchev told him he would assist, though details of the message were not disclosed. The elder Powers, with wife Ida and others, prepared to travel to Moscow for Wednesday’s spy trial amid ongoing international tension.
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London
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Oliver W. Powers
Pound
Powers
Barbara Moore Powers
New York City
Brussels
Manteen Brown
Milledgeville, Ga
Virginia Bar Assn
Alexander W. Parker
Richmond
Frank W. Rogers
Roanoke
Parker
John N. Hazard
Columbia University
Hazard
West Germany
State Department
Jury Deliberates Triangle Slaying in Meridian
An all male jury resumed deliberations at 9 a.m. in the murder trial of former Sheriff Lawrence King charged with killing deputy William Kelly in a love triangle. The court heard that King allegedly hired two African American men, Alex Joe Morris and Pink Ear Townsend, who have pleaded guilty and await sentencing. Mrs Kelly cried in court as the prosecutor urged mercy and noted the deputy’s young son would lose a father.
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Meridian
Miss
Lawrence King
William Kelly
Henry Lee Rodgers
Montgomery County
King
Kelly
Morris
Townsend
Yoon Wins South Korea Presidency Amid Power Struggle
Yoon Bo-sun, age 62, elected president by the National Assembly, faces a battle to appoint a premier under the new constitution. Kim Do-yun, a former finance minister, is tipped to be the nominee but faces strong opposition from Dr. John M. Chang. The president's power is limited, with real authority shifted from the former strongman Syngman Rhee.
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Seoul
South Korea
Yoon Bo-sun
Yoon
Democratic Party
Korea
Japan
National Assembly
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Hawaii
House of Representatives
Democrats
Kim Do-yun
Kim
John M. Chang
Beckley Livestock Market to Reopen With Upgrades
John Howard McCulloch, chair of the study committee, says Beckley Livestock Market will reopen soon on a larger, more efficient base with new equipment and a full-time manager auctioneer. He notes strong local livestock supply and aims to attract buyers nationwide, stressing extensive fundraising and publicizing efforts.
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Beckley
John Howard McCulloch
McCulloch
Dently
Bowles Withdraws From Congressional Race For Higher Post
Rep Chester Bowles of Connecticut withdraws from the Congressional race to keep option open for a high government post if offered He says he will devote effort to Democratic victory. Louisiana loyalists pledge 10 electors to Kennedy Johnson ticket after a 51 49 vote by the Democratic State Central Committee. The USS Wasp returns to Boston after evacuation duty in the Congo region. Atlas missile tests report new nose cone and space feats with Discoverer XIII recovery and Echo satellite launch. Akron police question parents of 1 year old Joanne Starcher after body found in pond with bruises and a deep facial gash. A wildcat sailors strike in Southampton forces cancellation of a New York sailing.
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Chester Bowles
D-Conn
White House
Bowles
Louisiana
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic State Central Committee
Wasp
Congo
Boston
Caribbean
United States
Akron
Ohio
Joanne Starcher
Southampton
England
New York
West Virginia Weather Forecast With Chance of Showers
Variable cloudiness today with a chance of showers in the southern areas and highs around the low to mid 80s. Tonight and Saturday mostly cloudy with showers south, lows 55 to 65, Saturday’s high around the 80s. Extended outlook shows near normal highs 81 in the north and 86 in the south, lows near 60 to 62. Showers early in the week may total about three quarters inch. river conditions Greenbrier normal milky, Lake normal clear, gauge 1.7 ft.
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W. Va
Beckley
Cesor
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Air Force capsule miss sparks near catch by one hair
At Hickam AFB Hawaii an Air Force team aimed to snare a 300 pound instrument loaded capsule released from the Discoverer XIII satellite. It landed about 50 miles north of its target, some 330 miles northwest of Honolulu, narrowly escaping capture. Brig. Gen. Robert E. Greer said there was no error. Captain Lawrence Shinnick, 37, was among those involved.
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Air Force
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Robert E. Greer
Honolulu
Greer
Lawrence Shinnick
Two Critically Injured In West Virginia Turnpike Crash
Two out of state travelers suffered critical injuries in a one car wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike. Cleveland Ohio woman Mary D Gray drove a 1959 convertible which left the highway and flipped in a culvert near milepost 39. Injured were Gray and Harvey Abbe 26 of Caldese NC. Gray underwent emergency surgery for a mangled jaw and tongue damage. Abbe was taken to Beckley Hospital with multiple injuries and ongoing surgery at 11 am. The vehicle carried Ohio plates and was a total loss. Gray’s mother was traveling from Cleveland to be with her daughter.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mary D. Gray
Terrace Road
East
Raleigh General Hospital
Harvey Abbe
Caldese
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Coalition Battles Broader Scope For Wage Bill
Washington AP Republican and Southern Democrat senators clash with Senator Kennedy over a minimum wage bill’s broader coverage extending wage hour protections to retail and service firms for about five million workers. Senator Holland proposes an amendment to keep existing exemptions, signaling a tight vote likely after Monday. co-sponsors include Bridges Hickel and Fulbright among others.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Holland
Holland In Sponsoring His Amendment Were Sens
Styles Bridges
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Earl's Pearls: Beauty Hint Sparks Witty Marital Tip
The column notes Taffy Tuttle's joke that the simplest beauty aid is marrying a near sighted man. Local characters debate the old adage that hard work never killed anybody and question taking chances on danger.
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Taffy Tuttle
Death by Own Action Claims Life of Miner Adam Matulevich
Adam Matulevich, 78, a retired miner of North Fayette Street, died at Beckley Memorial Hospital about 12:15 p.m. after being treated for gunshot wounds to the face suffered Monday evening in what authorities described as a self-inflicted incident.
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Adam Matulevich
North Fayette Street
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Bridegroom Granted Two-Week Reprieve in Bahamas
Nassau Bahamas AP report says Chief Justice L A W Orr granted Delmar McKenzie a two week reprieve from a six month jail term for dangerous driving after his lawyer argued he was just married two hours earlier. The court allowed time to get acquainted with his bride.
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Nassau
Bahamas
L. A. W. Orr
Delmar McKenzie
McKenzie
Orr
He Got The Short End In Casper Parking Ticket
An AP report from Casper Wyoming describes a man who bled on an overtime parking ticket after the fine was sent to the Casper Police Department. The note reads My husband was watching blonde in shorts and forgot all about parking meters. Sorry.
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Casper, Wyo
Casper
Demos Convene Bean Attacks GOP at Charleston Convention
Senate President Ralph Bean blasted Republicans for cheap political stunts at the Democratic State Convention in Charleston. Delegates streamed in as Gov. Underwood’s weed-cutters were noted, and a platform plan emphasized economic development and a Washington office to track federal appropriations. Gov. Lawrence of Pennsylvania to address at post convention banquet.
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Charleston
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
D-Hardy
Moorefield
Bean
Jennings Randolph
D-Wva
Washington
Randolph
David P. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Platform highlights WV economic health drive with coal focus
Charleston AP reports the Democratic Platform Committee presented a plan centered on West Virginia’s economic health. It calls for a vigorous coal uses research program a massive vocational training effort a Washington liaison to secure federal aid and contracts and creation of a Natural Resources Department. It also urges tax reform unemployment benefit expansion property revaluation and stronger labor and public assistance funding.
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Charleston
Democratic Platform Committee
West Virginia
Washington
Department of Natural Resources
State Department of Labor
Department of Public Assistance
Soviets Photograph Drunk Offenders At Public Shame Pace
London AP report describes a Soviet method to reform alcoholics by photographing them in their worst moments. Deputy chairman L N Smirnov said youths volunteer as photographers who patrol, then show the photos to the offenders and their families the next day to deter drinking.
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London
U. N. Congress
L. N. Smirnov
Supreme Court
Smirnov
JFK Renews Promise To Help West Virginia
Sen. John F. Kennedy pledged to take all possible steps to correct West Virginia’s economic ills if elected. Speaking by phone to the West Virginia Democratic convention, he said within 60 days of his administration he would join with state leaders to develop a program for West Virginia to move ahead again.
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Charleston
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
West Virginia
Kennedy
U. S. Senate
Washington
Tourist expelled by Reds over alleged anti-Soviet aid
The Soviet Union expelled James Schultz of Washington University St Louis Mo a YMCA tourist sponsored by the U S Young Men's Christian Association accusing him of trying to enlist a Ukrainian in anti Soviet agitation by giving him clothes three Bibles and American publications The expulsion was reported by AP from Moscow with details continued from page one
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Moscow
Soviet Union
YMCA
James Schultz
Washington University
St. Louis
U. S
Boy’s dog bite tip ends in odd place on air
An El Paso youth phoned KROD to claim a prize for a news tip about a dog bite. When asked where the bite occurred, the boy answered that it happened “in the seat,” prompting a humorous exchange on the air.
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EL Paso
Tex
KROD
One Hurt Seven Escape Injury in Mine Blast
LOGAN AP report says one man injured and seven escaped after a powder car exploded three miles inside a coal mine near Lundale. All eight men walked from the Amherst Coal Co. mine. Noah Kimball was hospitalized with minor injuries. Fire from the blast was nearly out by mid morning and workers erected a barri cade to shield the area. The sheriff’s office earlier reported eight killed.
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Amherst Coal Co
Lundale
Wilson
Logan County Sheriff's Office
Residents fall ill in La Porte as dozens overcome
AP reports residents in La Porte Texas dropped on streets from an unknown cause. Justice of the Peace Bend West said 30 to 40 people were overcome and became sick and vomited. They were taken to nearby towns for treatment. In California the X15 set a new record by reaching 131000 feet with a test pilot.
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LA Porte, Tex
Sheriff's Department
Justice of the Peace Bnd
la Porte
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
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