New York oil official shot by secretary's brother
Oil executive Taylor A. Gay who was shot by his secretary Mary Mullooly's brother James Patrick Mullooly died at Beekman-Downtown Hospital. Mullooly confessed the shooting saying the man needed killing and the motive was alleged infidelity.
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New York
UPI
Taylor A. Gay
Gay
Beekman-Downtown
Phillips Petroleum Corp
Hudson and Manhattan
Lower
Mary Mullooly
Jersey City
N.J
Manhattan
New Jersey
James Patrick Mullooly
Great Lakes Carbon Corp
Harvard
the Creek
Locust Valley
Japanese defense head invited to visit U.S. this fall
Japan Times reports Sensuke Fujieda director of the Japanese Defense Agency was invited to visit the United States this fall. The invitation was delivered by Lt. Gen. Jacob E. Smart, commander in chief of U.S. forces in Japan.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan Times
Japanese Defense Agency
Sensuke Fujieda
United States
Jacob E. Smart
U.S
Japan
London council file cabinets labeled male and others
The Evening Standard reports that two adjacent file cabinets at the London County Council office are labeled male and others signaling a gender based labeling absence of inclusivity.
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London
UPI
The
Evening Standard
London County Council
Weather snapshot for Redlands and Southern California
The day brings mostly sunny skies with little temperature change across regions. Highs reach the 60s at beaches 70s in coastal valleys and mountains, 80s in inland valleys, 90s in upper deserts and near 105 in lower deserts with no smog and burning allowed. coastal fog and low clouds may linger overnight into dawn tomorrow.
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San Bernardino Valley
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
Desert
X15 Flight Tests Risky Reentry Maneuver Near Disaster
At Edwards Air Force Base Bob White piloted the X15 rocket plane in a hairline reentry maneuver just a few degrees from instability after reaching about five times the speed of sound and near 40 miles up. The test explored reentry angles to inform future spacecraft without incineration from air friction.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
UPD
Bob White
White
Stocks Fall Near 1942 Lows Amid Heavy Selling
New York reports a sharp market downturn as stocks tumbled toward 1942 lows. The Dow closed at 580.84, down 14.23 for the day, with blue chips like American Telephone, General Electric, Du Pont, General Foods, Procter & Gamble, International Nickel, and Eastman Kodak dropping. Total volume was 4.69 million shares.
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New York
UPI
Dow Jones
American Telesphone
General Electric
DuPont
General Foods
Procter & Gamble
International’ Nickel
Eastman Kodak
Polls Hint Democrats Could Gain Seats in Congress
A union poll among Communications Workers of America members in Milwaukee suggests Democrats may overturn the midterm loss pattern and gain House and Senate seats in November. Kennedy’s popularity rose after opposing a steel price rise, with medical care for the aged and unemployment among top issues cited by respondents.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Communications Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Congress
American Medical Association
Roy Purdy
Communications Workers
Harry S. Truman
Purdy
Milwaukee
Billie Sol Estes
Russians Deploy Fourth Ship to Spy on Nuclear Tests
Washington reports the Soviet Union has sent a fourth ship, the 3,600 ton A. I. Voyeykov, to monitor U S nuclear tests near Christmas Island. The vessel joins the Shokal'Skiy and two small trawlers spotted about 400 miles west of the island, all carrying radar antennas and labs for radio chemical analysis of fallout.
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Washington
UPN
Russia
America
Christmas Island
Defense Department
A. I. Voyeykov
Department
Shokal’Skiy
Mills disassociates from Kennedy tax cut plan
Chairman Wilbur D. Mills of the House Ways and Means Committee publicly disassociated himself from President Kennedy's promise to seek an income tax cut next year. He said he has not advocated tax reduction this year or next and stressed he would not favor reducing revenues while spending more. The move signals trouble for Kennedy's tax program and leaves lawmakers unsure how the debt limit and related bills will proceed.
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Washington
UPI
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Mills
Arkansas
House Rules Committee
White House
Kennedy reports on Far Eastern armed forces
President Kennedy told Congress that free Far Eastern nations face a growing Communist threat, including about 200 combat divisions, 4000 jet aircraft, and sizeable naval forces. The annual mutual defense report notes Far East nations raised self defense spending by 15 percent and the U.S. budgeted $782.2 million in military aid for 1961, led by $269.3 million to South Korea.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Far East
United States
South Korea
Princes sign agreement to restore peace in Laos
Three rival Laos princes Souvanna Phouma Souphanouvong and Boun Oum signed a pact to form a coalition government. It calls for withdrawal of foreign troops per Geneva terms and aims to unite neutralist pro Western and leftist factions into one army. Washington Moscow London Peiping hailed the accord. U.S. aid may resume. Territory tensions persist with U.S. troops in neighboring Thailand.
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Khay
Laos
UPD
Southeast Asia
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavan
Geneva
Souvanna
Phouma
Washington
Moscow
London
Peiping
United States
Thailand
Kennedy
Chou En - Lai
Graham says we are not living as Christians
Evangelist Billy Graham told about 19,000 at the Chicago Crusade that Americans do not know how to live as Christians. Aides reported 374 decisions for Christ, bringing the total to 9,750, with more than 420,000 attending rallies. He warned the world stands on the brink of disaster as Christian unity erodes and modern ideologies grow.
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Chicago
UPI
Billy Graham
McCormick Place Convention Hall
Graham
Soldier Field
Jesus Christ
the Evangelist
President Chiari to Visit Kennedy in Washington
President Roberto F. Chiari of Panama will meet with President Kennedy in Washington for an official visit. They are expected to discuss Panama’s push for greater U S recognition and benefits from the Panama Canal, including financial gains, work rights for Panamanian citizens, and improved canal zone trade privileges.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Roberto F. Chiari
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Canal
Quote Of Day Sees 57000 Counter Guerrilla Trainers Planned
General Maxwell D. Taylor says a force of 57000 counter guerrilla specialists will be trained next year. He notes Washington senses a new front has opened as Southeast Asia events prove the threat is real and not bluff.
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Pittsburgh
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Southeast Asia
Task force works to stop drain of U S gold
Kennedy chaired a meeting with the presidents task force headed by Roger Blough to study steps to stem the foreign drain of American dollars. White House spokesman Pierre Salinger called the session most helpful and said experts estimate possible reduction by 1964.
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Salinger
Kennedy
Blough
Yale
Studies push for development of manned space interceptors
WASHINGTON US defense officials push studies toward manned space craft to intercept and destroy hostile space vehicles. Pentagon weighs unmanned and piloted rendezvous with unidentified craft to judge friend from foe amid widening space military role.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Pentagon
Group of East Germans escape through tunnel
A large group of East Germans escaped to West Berlin via a tunnel, officials say, marking the third tunnel escape this year. No route details were released as authorities keep directions secret to aid future evacuations. Police reported further wall incidents including a new blast near Potsdamer Platz with no injuries.
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West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Potsdamer Platz
All eight children for Hansen couple seven and eight
ROCK ISLAND, TI. Charles W. Hansen said he was pleased Monday when his wife gave birth to her third set of twins the couple’s seventh and eighth children. “Everything’s evened up now. We have four boys and four girls,” he said.
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Rock Island
Charles W. Hansen
Three convicts escape Alcatraz by night in 1958 attempt
UPI reports three bank robbers used sharpened spoons to pry from Alcatraz cells and vanished after a night and midmorning split. A wide search by Army, Coast Guard and FBI focused on Angel Island where a raft or drift wood was spotted. The fugitives John Anglin Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris were later identified as missing. An FBI probe followed as guards described a four inch concrete wall breach and a pipe tunnel route to the water.
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Arthur Collison
Collison
CIA
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John’ Anglin
Jane
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John Anglin
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