Pilot Scores Second Time Discoverer Capsule Recovery
A 300-pound Discoverer capsule, snagged at 13,000 feet about 400 miles from Hawaii, carried radiation tests and tissue samples. Air Force pilots and scientists hailed the readout as a successful recovery from orbit, marking the fourth such capsule retrieval in space history. The mission, launched from Vandenberg AFB, involved a parachute drop and grappling hooks to grab the capsule, then rush it to medical facilities for analysis.
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Air Force
Man Jones
Dor Beate
Gene W. Jones
United States
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Tor Stuay
Porter
Walla
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Six Airmen Survive Crash of Ba2 Jet Bomber Near Barro Vermont
One more airman remained missing as two others were recovered from the Adirondack mountains after a Ba2 jet bomber crashed Friday night near Barro Vermont. Charles E. Morris, 22, of Clearwater Florida, was found in Moose Mountain after 18 hours in the cold and treated for a possible fractured pelvis. A search by C4 helicopters and aircraft continued through the night with spotlights sweeping the snow covered terrain. The crash site prompted a large-scale search by air and ground as temperatures hovered near zero.
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Charles E. Morris
Clearwater
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Moose Mountain
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Barro
Military Rule Set For Laos Leaders Form Temporary Government
Gen. Sounshone Pathammavong, pulled from retirement to lead the Laotian army, announced formation of a temporary military government as Vientiane faces chaos. The capital lacks a governing leader and factions vie for control, threatening armed conflict.
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Laos
Sounshone Pathammavong
Stevenson Deliberates Over U N Ambassador Post
Adlai Stevenson refused to commit to accepting the U N ambassador post after discussions with reporters in New York and Chicago. He said he would defer a decision to President-elect Kennedy and the selection of a secretary of state, naming four possible contenders but offering no pledge. He called the assignment important and said he would consider it after gathering necessary information.
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Baltimore
J. .W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
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U.N
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John F. Kennedy
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Stevencon Enirl
Gable's Widow Inherits Over Million After Actor's Death
Los Angeles reports Clark Gable left an estate estimated at more than a million dollars to his widow Kay as they await the birth of their first child. The will, admitted to probate, leaves a North Hollywood home and other property to Kay, while Josephine Dillon receives a life interest. The will underscores the actor's focus on national security and world peace in later life.
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Clark Gable
Kay
United Nations Isl
North Hollywood
Josephine Dillon
Nervous gunman and friend take $1587 from grocery store
A nervous gunman and an accomplice robbed a Murphysboro grocery store stealing 1587 dollars. Authorities pursued clues and secured the scene as the investigation continues with no arrests reported at press time.
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Murphysboro
SIU
Cuban Regime Lashes Out Against Foes
Havana dispatch reports Castre regime striking at enemies by condemning hijackers, moving troops against insurgents in the Escambray and targeting labor unionists. An appeals court in Santa Clara upheld death sentences for four men linked to the plane hijack plot, with one condemned to die by firing squad while another woman received a 30 year term. A fifth man escaped but was later captured nearby. The four doomed men were former Batista forces, and one passenger died during the hijack. The regime also sent reinforcements to Matanzas Province to assist against insurgents as tensions rise.
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Raul Puian
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Amilo
Fulgencio Batista
J Cienfuegos
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Escambray
Kennedy Eyes Dillon Treasury Post Amid Cabinet Speculation
President-elect John F Kennedy held a secret talk with Under-Secretary Douglas Dillon at his Washington home. Salinger said no offer was made, while Dillon said no position was offered. Bonn объ Neustadt named special government organization consultant as Kennedys cabinet talk continued.
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Robert Lovett
New York
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Dillon
Columbia University
Richard B. Neustadt
Neustadt
J. William Fulbright
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John F. Jr
Caroline
Calm After Violent Riots in Algiers During De Gaulle Visit
An uneasy calm returned to Algiers after clashes between Moslem supporters of Charles de Gaulle and European settlers during his Algerian tour. Rioters attacked a gasoline station and a department store, while police and troops contained sporadic violence. De Gaulle urged Moslems to accept future self rule in Algiers with France's aid as European rioting continued nearby.
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Algeria
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Orleansville
Algiers
de Gaulles Aiger
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Ain Temouchent
Tlemcen
Cherchel
al- Zeiia
France
Whites get reprieve in Stanleyville Congo crisis
In Stanleyville the 2,000 white population faced death threats from provincial dictator Salumu backed by Lumumba allies. UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and Ethiopian General Mengesha Iyassu ordered firm action. Ethiopian troops seized a school to protect foreigners, while Western embassies organized evacuation plans that were later deemed unnecessary as threats subsided.
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Associated Press
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the Congo
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Humt
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
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Lumumba
Thysville
Stoneyville
Saluru
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Dag Hammarskjold
Mengasha Iyassu
Forcé
Fat
U.N. Cange
Salamu
Southern Illinois Weather Outlook With Snow Likely
Rain Sunday, changing to snow Sunday night and ending early Monday. Colder Sunday night. high Sunday near 40, low Sunday night 25 to 30. Low Friday 16, 7 a.m. Saturday 22, 6 p.m. Saturday 37. High Friday 26, high Saturday 40. Sunrise 7 13, sunset 4 05. Crab Orchard Lake 26 inches below spillway. Little Grassy Lake 10 inches below spillway. Devil's Kitchen Lake 40 feet below spillway.
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Little Grassy Lake
Devil's Kitchen Lake
Hillary Reports No Abominable Snowman Evidence
Sir Edmund Hillary said in Tokyo that available evidence supports a rational explanation for the Abominable Snowman tale. A Sherpa headman disputed him, and Hillary planned to have the scalp studied by Chicago and London experts before returning it to the Himalayas within six weeks.
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