Kennedy stands firm on Medicare against compromise
President Kennedy repeats no compromise on funding medical care through Social Security taxes and argues Medicare as central to the plan. He cites AMA opposition, notes old age pensions as linked and rejects extending coverage to doctor bills. He also covers markets, refugees, Thai ammunition, labor talks, and Estes case inquiry.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
American Medical Association
AMA
Carpenter completes three orbits in Aurora 7 mission
Mercury program astronaut Scott Carpenter soars three orbits aboard Aurora 7 then overshoots the planned sea landing area and loses radio contact. Officials report fuel concerns and switch to manual control as the craft heads toward the Atlantic.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Cape Canaveral
UPI
Scott Carpenter
Atlantic Sea
United States
Carpenter
Navy
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Cape
Orbital Laboratory
U. S
Australia
Pacific
Midway
Atlantic
Gemini
Gherman S. Titov
Titov
World watches Carpenter lift off in space voyage
Mrs Rene Carpenter watched Cape Canaveral blast off Aurora 7 with Kennedy at the White House and millions across America. Televisions and radios carried the three orbit mission as crowds in New York waited in Grand Central and pilots, workers, and families shared the moment. Opinions varied with some calling it an American triumph, others noting Glenn's earlier flight felt more dramatic.
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Rene Carpenter
Cape Canaveral Beach
President Kennedy
White House
Scott Carpenter
Space
All America
Cape Canaveral
Carpenter
Earth
New York
Col
John Glenn
Dallas
James Kays
Col. Glenn
Jerry Coan
Ceveland
Ohio
Florence Carpenter
Boulder
Colo
Marion Scott Carpenter
Palmer Lake
Grand Central Station
Kennedy
United Press International
Glenn
United States
Charlotte Andrews
Atlanta
Miami
Bert Garr
A Price
Pittsburgh
Billie Sol Estes name puzzle and Texas naming customs
Washington columnist explains how Billie Sol Estes shares a common Texas naming style and how non Texans misread nicknames. He notes double names aid identification and recalls personal misnaming experiences with credit agencies and tax offices. Texans in fertilizer business should stay in Texas.
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Washington
UPI
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Estes =o
Billie
Mortimer
Outer Bridge
Billie Sol
Estes
Robert
Alan
Joseph
Thomas
James
Samuel
Albert
Ernest
Philip
Henry
Kenneth
Edward
Benjamin
Michael
Stephen
Bob
Joe
Jim
Sam
Ernie
Phil
Hank
Ken
Mike
Steve
Bobs
Toms
Jims
Bobby
Billy Bobs
Jimmy Joes
Sam Jacks
Tommy Rays
Sol
Investigators Probe Wreckage Of Airliner
Federal investigators and Continental Airlines officials studied wreckage scattered along a path near the state line, north of a town in Missouri, as they probed the airliner crash.
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Unionville
UPI
Continental Airlines
Eestate
Eck Gtr
Hendin
West Virginia Weather Report Reads Warm and Cloudy
A weather note from Oak Hill shows a warm, cloudy pattern with high yesterday and low last night. Observations include 68 at 6 am, 68 at 9 am, and 74 at noon. River gauge at Hinton records 2.4 feet on a new measurement.
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Oak Hill
Hinton
West Berlin Police Kill Two East German Guards
West Berlin police shot and killed two East German border guards who fired seven bullets at a 15 year old refugee swimmer seeking freedom. The boy from Erfurt was wounded in the legs, shoulders, arms and neck as he crossed the Spandau Canal and remained hospitalized after emergency surgery. East German ADN blamed West police for the casualties, claiming a border policeman was killed and another severely injured.
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West Berlin
ADN
Interior Ministry
West Police
Salan spared as treason verdict nears end
A high military tribunal spared Raoul Salan life, sentencing him to life imprisonment for treason in Algeria, citing extenuating circumstances. Salan, France’s most decorated soldier, thanked France amid the decision.
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Raoul Salan
Algeria
Salan
France
United States
Hong Kong
Kennedy
Chicago
Southeast Asia crisis heightens U.S. military presence in Thailand
UPI reports from Bangkok describe U.S. Marines and Army units concentrating near Udorn and Korat as part of a broader display of air and ground power. Generals and officers signal potential long-term deployment while Australia New Zealand and others consider joining. The action aims to bolster Thailand's defenses against Communist forces amid regional tensions.
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UPI
Phil Newsom
Thailand
Southeast Asia
United States
Bangkok
U.S
Udorn
Washington
25Th Army Division
Korat
13Th Air Force
Clark Field
Philipes
Panes Hth Poce
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Britain
Col
William E. McKean
James Richardson
Four Vietnamese Students Sentenced to Death
Four Vietnamese students were sentenced to death by a special military tribunal in Saigon for attempting to assassinate U.S. ambassador Frederick Nolting Jr. last August and for planning or carrying out five grenade attacks in the Saigon area, including two against U.S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group personnel.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPS
U.S
Frederick Nolting Jr
Bandit and hostage slain in Mississippi chase
In Belzoni Mississippi a 21 year old bandit Sammy Jack Robertson and hostage C L Chattick were killed in a running gun battle after a store robbery. Robertson's wife Sue 19 was critically wounded as she drove the getaway car with Chattick as a hostage.
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Belzoni
Miss
UPI
Sammy Jack Robertson
Houston
C. L. Chattick
Robertson
Sue
Chattick
Eecent Counse
Coal Renewed Attack On Oil
The National Sea Policy conference, representing nine eastern coal states Indiana Kentucky West Virginia Ohio Virginia Maryland Illinois Pennsylvania and Tennessee, warned that residual oil imports threaten coal in Appalachian regions. Joseph E Moody, the conference president, cited fast growth in imports and urged immediate steps. An import quota had been raised by 10 percent on April 1.
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National Sea Policy
Eeeres
Appalachian
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
Maryland
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Joseph E. Moody
Guards Guard Ballots Across Oklahoma Counties
Oklahoma National Guardsmen stood guard over ballot boxes statewide for the first time in history. Gov Howard Edmondson ordered the guards out early Wednesday after a razor thin result in the Democratic gubernatorial race between Bill Atkinson and Gary. Atkinson led by 530 votes with 232051 to 231521 across 3143 precincts.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
National Guardsmen
Howard Edmondson
W.P
Bill Atkinson
Atkinson
Gary
Case Of The Nine Bullet Holes Case Probe Echoes Holmes
In Franklin Texas UPI reports the murder mystery of Henry H Marshall tied to Billie Sol Estes fraud cases. Autopsy found nine bullet holes eight on the body’s front and back with one fragmenting. Grand jury reopened the case as Marshall’s widow urges truth.
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U.S
White House
Henry H. Marshall
Agriculture Department
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Harry Ferguson
UPI
Franklin
Tex
London
Baker Street
Sherlock Holmes
Hasting
Henry H. Marshal
U. S. de Po of Agriculture
Marshall
Here
Jachimczyk
John Barron
M *S Ranch
Erwin Bennett
Carpenter Sees Fireflies in Orbit Similar to Glenn
Astronaut Scott Carpenter reports sighting the same luminous blobs described by John H. Glenn Jr. during his February Earth orbit. He noted dawn over the West Coast showing numerous light specks, with scientists proposing paint flecks while Carpenter sought photographic evidence and mentioned tracking tiny particles possibly a light snowflake.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Scott Carpenter
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
Carpenter
United “ ‘States
Glenn
Gherman Titov
Explosion at Titan Missile Base in Chico California
An explosion rocked the Titan missile base near Chico, California, with seven men wounded and evacuated to Enloe Hospital for smoke inhalation and burns. Beale AFB officials sought details, noting uncertainty if the blast struck a Titan 1 silo as the Air Force reported.
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Chico
Calif
Here
Air Force
Beale Afb
Charles Evans
Enloe Hospital
BBC signs Eartha Kitt to tell Bible stories
London sources report BBC has signed 32 year old Eartha Kitt to narrate three Daniel stories in three Sunday television programs. The American singer, previously banned for her record I Want To Be Evil, will present the biblical tales in a formal BBC format.
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BBC
Eartha Kitt
London
UPT
Earth Kitt
British Broadcasting Corp
Guard chief warns Pentagon plans may wipe out National Guard
Maj. Gen. William H. Harrison Jr. told the House Armed Services subcommittee that the Pentagon’s continuing reorganization and Reserve cuts threaten the National Guard, claiming the force is being discriminated against in Defense Department plans.
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Washington
UPI
The
National Guard Association
Pentagon
William H. Harrison Jr
House
Armed Services
Defense Department
Nothing brings bus passengers closer together than middle age spread
A quirky observation notes how crowded buses feel as riders share space, hinting at aging limits and crowded transit. The playful remark highlights humor in everyday commuting dynamics and social proximity on public transport.
Scott He's Off Penn Banner Headline
London reports a bold banner headline shouting Scott He's Off. The moment captures a pivotal departure prompting widespread attention across the sports and news communities.
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London
UPI
Tae Evening News
Penn
Scott
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