Radiation Released Missile Fire Sparks Nuclear Scare at Bomarc Base
A Bomarc missile catch fire in a concrete launching pen at a New Jersey base caused a radiation scare after a minor release from a nuclear tip. Air Force and state investigators probe the incident while decontamination teams sweep the area near Ft Dix. The base is a 75 acre site in Jackson Township Ocean County operational since December.
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Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
New Jersey Department of Health
Ft. Dix
Bomarc
Lonely Pine
Bomare
Jackson Township
Ocean County
Conservatives Plan Large Rally to Welcome Ike in Tokyo
Japanese conservatives and business leaders form the National Welcome Ike Committee to greet President Eisenhower with a large rally in Tokyo on June 19 amid leftist protests and threats of a sit down strike by students at Tokyo International Airport. The Liberal Democratic Party under Nobusuke Kishi backs the effort to present a united reception for the visiting U.S. leader.
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Tokyo
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
Liberal - Democratic Party
Ihe
Washington
J. William Fulbright
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
White House
Christian A. Herter
Senate
Jets Collide Killing Two Test Pilots in Illinois
Two F101 B Voodoo jets collided and exploded seven miles south of Carrollton Illinois killing two McDonnell Aircraft test pilots. Navy officers Lt Cmdr Albert Moro and Lt Cmdr John F Ebersbaker parachuted to safety. wreckage spanned Greene and Jersey counties. authorities withheld names of dead until kin notified.
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Illinois
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
Cmdr
Albert Moro
John F. Ebersbaker
Navy
McDonnell
Greene County
Jersey County
Jerseyville
Ill
Carrollton
Kenneth Sanders
Medora
Jalapa
Boyd Memorial Hospital
It's Last Time He'll Pick Up A Hitchhiker
Nashville report says a Ft Campbell soldier Woodrow Patterson hitchhiked downtown to report a stolen car and was picked up by the vehicle’s driver Frank Cecil Edmondson. The men detained Edmondson until police arrived, and Edmondson vowed that would be the last time he picks up a hitchhiker.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ft. Campbell
Woodrow Patterson
Campbell
Frank Cecil Edmondson
Edmondson
Weather Summary for Southern Illinois
Fair conditions giving way to warmer trends in southern Illinois. Thursday forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, warmer temperatures, with a high near 80 and a low near 60 tonight. Yesterday highs reached 77 and low 55 with a 7 am to day 68 reading at 6 pm. Sunrise at 5 31 and sunset at 8 28.
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Southern
Illinois
Rail Board Urges 3-Cent Pay Boost for Railroad Workers
A presidential emergency board urged a five cent hourly wage rise for 650000 non operating railroad workers with July 1 implementation. The panel also recommended health and welfare improvements to replace a further wage increase. The recommendations are non binding and aim to ease strike threats amid industry downturns and labor disputes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur W. Sempliner
Detroit
Nixon gains eyed as Cuomo era ends? No, need accurate title.
Primary results across California and New York show Vice President Nixon outperforming Gov. Brown on the Republican ballot in California while pension promoter George H. McLain boosts Democratic totals. In New York City, Carmine De Sapio faces reform challenges as insurgents gain ground.
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Richard M. Nixon
California
Tammany Hall
New York
Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Tammany
Carmine DeSapio
Reform Democrats
New York City
Montana
Idaho
South Dakota
Mississippi
George H. McLain
Squeeze Play Atop Democratic Nomination Battles
The piece outlines efforts by Kennedy and Johnson camps to peel away Symington and Stevenson delegates as Adlai Stevenson lingers in the race. Rockefeller meets Eisenhower, signals optimism about Nixon’s bid, discusses Japan trip and world affairs, and stresses no plan to run for VP.
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Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Adlai E. Stevenson
Johnson
Symington
Kennedy
Stevenson
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Japan
White House
Nixon
Chicago
Far East
Senate Sends Education Bill To Joint Committee
By unanimous consent the Senate sent a federal aid to education bill to a Senate House committee to resolve differences. The Senate approved a two year $1.8 billion measure with grants for school construction and teachers salaries, while the House passed a four year $1.3 billion program authorizing use of federal funds only for school construction.
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Washington
Senate
House
State workers resent voluntary political assessments
Springfield July 8 Illinois state employees complain about Gov Stratton's voluntary political fund contributions. They argue voluntary tax like assessments create second class status, pressuring workers who fear losing their jobs or retirement prospects. Officials say laws chill desk to desk solicitations, yet pensions and job security keep many workers paying.
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Llinois
William G. Stratton
Russell O. McClellan
Illinois State Employes Assn
Asong
Chicago Dean Rejects Post As Vanderbilt Divinity Leader
Dr. Walter J. Harrelson, dean of the University of Chicago, declined the offer to become dean of Vanderbilt University's divinity school amid a crisis sparked by May 30 resignations over a Negro student’s expulsion. Vanderbilt Chancellor Harvie Branscome announced the 10 faculty departures and expressed confidence in his administration while seeking resolution.
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Nashville
Tenn
Walter J. Harrelson
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt University
Divinity School
Harrelson
University Board of Trust
J. Robert Nelson
University
Vanderbilt
Harvie S. Branscome
Dr. Bvanscome
Harold 8. Vanderbilt
Board of Trust
Cigarette Tax Refunds Require Assembly Action
Springfield reports a plan to refund tobacco dealers for state cigarette tax overpayments. Illinois Budgetary Commission officials said refunds need action by the Legislature in the 1961 session, as stated by Senator Everett Peters.
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Springfield
Illinois
Ex PTA Chief Killings Shock Minnesota School
Lester Betts a 40 year old mail carrier and former Blaine PTA president was arrested after shooting Carson Hammond 33 at 8 15 a m in a suburban Minneapolis school. Hammond died from shotgun blasts to neck and back. Betts surrendered and a 12 gauge shotgun was found at his home.
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Minneapolis
Lester Betts
Parent Teachers Assn
Blaine
St. Paul
Carson Hammond
Hammond
Betts
Atlas Talks Deadlocked in California Aircraft Strike
Negotiations stalled in the Convair Atlas missile program strike as unions and company clash over contract provisions. A two hour mediation produced no progress with workers' morale described as high despite actions canceling union dues collection and grievance procedures.
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Convair
Atlas
C. Z. Lindsay
International Assn. of
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