05 Apr 1962
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1962
Page
1
A nighttime photo shows Seattle's Space Needle lit by a helicopter with four fans painting 20 000 center beam candlepower on the tower. The structure stands ready to attract crowds to the upcoming exposition opening this month.
Cuban forces reinforce the perimeter around Guantanamo Bay as hundreds of regular troops arrive near the fence. Adm O Donnell notes no immediate threat while describing the new guards as well disciplined and well equipped. A maya cactus barrier dubbed the cactus curtain stretches two to three feet high along the fence.
Presidents Kennedy and Goulart issued a joint communique after talks in Washington promising a fair approach to foreign investment and compensation for American owned utilities in Brazil. They pledged to uphold private capital’s role and allow reinvestment of funds in less politically exposed Brazilian industries.
In Washington Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg agreed to study further the dispute between the Labor Department and the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Bureau after a meeting with the Ohio House Republican delegation and Sen. Frank Lausche. Rep. Clarence J. Brown said Goldberg pledged no immediate action to cut federal grants to Ohio pending further review.
The AFL-CIO told the Senate Judiciary Committee that a proposed law officer wiretap bill with court permission would put law enforcement ahead of individual rights.
A Cuban Families Committee in Havana presses for freeing prisoners through a tractor-for-prisoners exchange, arguing a 271 million dollar tractor offer has been fulfilled and that US inaction justifies delaying further talks. The effort aims to spark private US funds and a beachhead hostages plan, with Sanchez and other volunteers involved.
NASA officials and experts discuss a nuclear propulsion path for the Apollo program with a nuclear rocket potentially ready to fly a manned lunar mission by 1968, despite tests not yet scheduled. Orillion outlines rendezvous methods, docking and navigation challenges, and the plan to fuel in orbit or in high orbit before meeting the spacecraft.
President Kennedy told the National Association of State Civil Defense Directors that the disarmament agreement is not yet possible but will continue to be pursued. A Soviet scientist Dr N N Gurovsky discussed feasibility of weightlessness and related research in an interview with UPI.
In Moscow the Russian Cosmonauts intensify tumble training while Soviet scientists discuss devices to simulate partial gravity in orbit. Lt. Col. John Glenn reports no weightlessness symptoms, but Major Titov's experience prompts focus on inner ear stability. Scientists say occasional dizziness remains a factor and that longer flights may require broader conditioning and younger personnel.
Fragmentary article notes a judge or authority in Dublin reporting on a case involving a 12 year sentence for selling a 5 year old girl for 700 dollars. It mentions Ireland sugar quotas and references Nigeria and Aminu Amoo in a disordered, unclear context.
NASA Administrator James E Webb warned at the NBC convention that the nation must brace for tragedy in space as it covers space achievements on television. He cited historical exploration risks and urged broadcasters to balance full coverage with avoiding a carnival atmosphere while NASA and industry face future dangers.
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