Navy Tracks New Satellite Transit 1 B Voyage
The Transit 1 B satellite, a 263 pound sphere, launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Thor Able Star rocket, orbits between 479 and 233 miles high and circles the Earth every 96 minutes. It will aid missile ships and navigation, with signals enabling position plotting within a quarter mile in clear weather. Transit 1 B aims for 16 months aloft, following the Tiros weather satellite launched April 1.
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West Coast Island Hit by 95 mph Gusts From Storms
United Press International reports hurricane force winds up to 95 mph lashing Tatoosh Island Washington with over an inch of rain, downed trees and telephone lines but no injuries. Spring storms hit Texas Kansas Missouri Colorado and New Mexico with tornadoes plane crashes and thunderstorms across the central and eastern U S.
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Fuller to Appeal After $2 Parking Violation Guilty
Denver UPI reports Keith Fuller plans to appeal a six man jury verdict finding him guilty of a $2 parking violation. The trial to date has cost the city about $250 in expenses.
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Weather outlook for Ohio and Lake Erie region
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with isolated thunderstorm risk tonight. Highs in the 76 to 81 range, lows near 49, and temperature ranges shown for Wednesday. Lake Erie winds shift from southwest 20 to 30 knots to 15 to 20 knots tonight, with scattered showers today and mainly fair tonight.
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Hospital gains with new radioisotope equipment
Diagnosis of illnesses improves as hospital introduces radioisotope devices. UAW unions in Elyria plan a new headquarters on Rt. 113 after building committee approves plans. Elyria church services schedule for final pre Easter days. District PTA conference at Clearview set to highlight the year’s program.
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Cuban Army Expands Barracks Amid Long Campaign
In Oriente Province Havana sources say the army is building barracks at Palma Soriano for 3,000 men as anti government guerrillas operate nearby. Reports mention attacks on water tanks near Palma Soriano and bands in El Avero and Balliquiri with Fidel Castro vowing to liquidate Beaton’s guerrillas.
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New Orleans Station Considers Daytime Role for DJ David Allknight
New Orleans station WJBW reports it may move its all night disc jockey David Allknight to daytime duties. The proposal aims to shift the overnight host into a daytime slot as management reviews staffing.
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Peugeot ransom note marks Paris kidnap case in flux
Roland Peugeot carried an unmarked satchel suspected to hold 100000 dollars for the ransom of his four and a half year old son Eric. Police and the Peugeot family imposed silence as a 48 hour deadline neared. In Atlanta a Negro home in a white area was bombed amid fresh racial violence while in Nashville seven Negroes were jailed after a white man was attacked. A Roanoke NAACP leader warned that anti segregation protests may rise.
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Car Lands In Trees On Turnpike Near Bedford
A New Jersey woman, 66, Francis Caniff of Millburn, lost control on the Pennsylvania Turnpike four miles west of the Bedford Interchange. The car toppled onto two trees, she was thrown clear and sustained a badly bruised eye and a laceration. Ohio forestry officials warn of high fire danger as debris burning is cautioned.
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West Urges Early Ban on Atomic Weapons
West urges the Soviet Union to accept an early cut-off of nuclear weapons production under international control and to convert warheads for peaceful use. Frederick Eaton criticizes the Soviet pledge not to be first to use the bomb and calls for transparency of fissionable material sites.
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Wife Fair After Death Case Faint
Mrs. Betty Downey, 43, charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her husband, is listed in fair condition at Lakewood Hospital after fainting when charged. Police say the couple had a history of violent quarrels and calls to their home to break up fights.
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Africans Map New Protests in Johannesburg Move
The outlawed African National Congress announced a native stay-home protest against racial laws starting next week. Police raided Nyanga township, beating workers who refused to report. Leaflets from an emergency committee traced to Mofolo urged Africans to stay away from work.
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Ice delays Seaway opening as heavy ice blocks waterway
MASSENA N Y The St Lawrence Seaway will not open Friday as planned due to heavy ice in the waterway Administrator Lewis Castle said buoy placement along the river is impossible Ice reported near Montreal Massena and other areas Some ice is moving through the Eisenhower and Sneil locks The opening now depends on weather.
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Pope Washes Feet of 13 Priests in Holy Thursday Rite
Pope John XXIII washes the feet of 13 priests from four continents in St. John Lateran Basilica marking Holy Thursday. Negro and Asiatic priests participate for the first time, seen as a stand against racial intolerance amid global tensions. The ceremony precedes Easter observances as the Vatican prepares a worldwide radio broadcast of the Easter message.
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Sawyer Resigns Phillies
Eddie Sawyer unexpectedly resigned today as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies and was succeeded by Gene Mauch, 33, former Minneapolis Millers manager. Sawyer said he would like to stay in baseball but has no plans.
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Taxpayers Get 3 More Days to File
The IRS extends the 1959 tax deadline to the following Monday as Good Friday delays the usual April 15 date. Dana Latham granted a three day grace to taxpayers in 12 states and three possessions with Good Friday holidays, ensuring all 60 million taxpayers can postmark by April 18.
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Taxpayer aid extended to midnight deadline
Extension of the 1959 federal income tax return filing deadline to midnight Monday. IRS agents extended local taxpayer assistance hours for Elyria and Lorain offices from 8:30 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm today tomorrow and Monday. Lorain office address is 303 Broadway and Elyria office is 115 East Ave.
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Thai Air Force plane crash claims Thai chief and 17 others
A Royal Thai Air Force DC4 crashed after takeoff from Taipei during a Pacific commanders conference flight. VIP passenger Thai Air Marshal Chalerm Kiat Watanangara and 17 others died, with no survivors. Among the dead were the air chief’s wife, his intelligence chief, two wives of diplomats, other officers, and eight crew. The crash occurred about six miles southeast of Taipei Airport after a quiet departure.
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Prisoners Furlough From East Liverpool Jail
Prisoners at East Liverpool's Soly jail may go home for Good Friday and Easter on the condition they return by Monday.
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Orchid Blossom Takes Seven Years
Orchid Blossom takes seven years to raise a single bloom and up to fifty years to create a new strain. The Chronicle-Telegram Want Ads offer solutions to Lorain Countians with items like 8‑piece walnut dining set, window fan, power lawn mower, beds, and more. Sale details note Friday after 6, all day Saturday and Sunday at 142 Bell with quick sellout.
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