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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1961
Page
7
NASA officials warned that micrometeorite dust near Earth may pose a hazard to future space travelers. Data from Explorer VII and Vanguard III show high velocity particles likely linked to the Leonid meteor stream, with potential for spacecraft puncture and corrosion though current particles are not yet dangerous.
John Raymond Van Buskirk of Cleveland was convicted in federal court of defrauding Helen Barbara Allison of $8,000 after marrying her and another woman through lonely hearts clubs. The two women testified they did not know of each other. Sentencing awaits a probation report.
Los Angeles AP report says actress Vivian Blaine 40 files for divorce from Milton R. Rackmil president of Universal Pictures. She cites cruelty and notes a property settlement signed June 1. The couple wed in New York City May 9 1959. Blaine was previously married to Manny Frank.
Cairo AP reports a preparatory meeting Friday night decided the summit of uncommitted nations will start September 1 in Yugoslavia with Bled named as the conference site per Yugoslav sources.
In Geneva U S Ambassador Harriman delivered Kennedy approved note to Andrei Gromyko amid signals of potential resumption of the 14 nation talks on Laos. Gromyko pressed for action but offered no specifics while Khrushchev reportedly urged a cease-fire and restraint. British Foreign Secretary Home plans to visit to press for progress as rebels attack Padong drawing western postponement.
Beverly Hills pianist Jose Iturbi files a $40 000 damage suit against neighbor Gregory Smith and his father Dr William Weber Smith and brother Anthony for allegedly trespassing with guns and killing Iturbi’s nine year old tiger striped cat on May 22.
ABC commentator Edward P. Morgan predicts a Western Big Three summit before year end with Kennedy De Gaulle and Macmillan meeting to discuss Germany and a common western nuclear weapon policy following Kennedy's European talks with De Gaulle Macmillan and Khrushchev.
President Kennedy's doctor expressed confidence his ailing back is improving at the seaside villa in Palm Beach. Dr. Janet Travell oversees rest and swimming with crutches. Kennedys condition is a lumbosacral strain and unrelated to past back surgeries. Prime Minister Diefenbaker sent well wishes as Kennedy took dips in a heated pool under supervision.
Paris AP Camille Guerin 89 died at his home on Friday. In 1908 he proved tuberculosis vaccine could be made and linked resistance to living bacteria. He later developed a vaccine for tuberculosis and smallpox and served as honorary director of the Pasteur Institute in Paris.
UN mission led by Lt. Col. Bjorn Egge reports a successful start in Africa nization of the Katanga army. The Katanga government agreed to cooperate as the study begins to examine training of Africans with the United Nations with the aim of replacing white personnel.
A group of 26 congressmen attend a speed reading course in the House Ways and Means Committee room. Led by Mrs. Harold G. Carlson, they practice rapid reading with texts from Hardy Boys to Gershwin and Archie, aiming for 1,000 to 2,500 words per minute.
Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainier arrive in Dublin to begin Ireland’s first state visit in 50 years. A Berlioz concert at Croke Park outdoors due to a theater strike is planned for Sunday, drawing mixed editorials about foreign intrusion and public safety.
Protestants and Roman Catholics join forces in Baltimore to oppose slot machines in southern Maryland where the gambling devices are legal, alongside Nevada.
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