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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
1
Amid stalled negotiations, AMAL CULM WEAULT and OUL SPPERTeU SHLIS urge the Organization of American States to mediate and end the impasse. The move signals increasing pressure for coordinated action by labor and political groups.
Telstar 2, a 173 pound satellite, rode aloft on a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral and aims to beam live television from the United States to Europe. Officials call the flight nearly perfect though orbit status remains unconfirmed. AT&T funded the project at 33 million dollars and touts Telstar 2 as nearly identical to Telstar 1 with a planned broad, oval orbit from 575 to 6,360 miles above Earth. Ground stations in the US and Europe prepared to relay radio, teleprinter, telephone, and television signals.
Sunny and mild today with a high near 63 to 70 degrees. Tonight will be increasingly cloudy and not as cool, with a low around 46 to 52. Wednesday is partly cloudy with a chance of showers and milder temperatures. Sunrise today is 6 18 a.m. and sunset 8 31 p.m. Moonrise 7 38 p.m. Moonset 6 15 a.m. The last 24 hours averaged 3 degrees.
Portsmouth Navy officials scheduled a news conference led by Capt. John B. Guerry and Edmond T. Scarponi to discuss work on the nuclear submarine Thresher before its fatal dive. Witnesses testified at a court of inquiry about alleged sloppy shopyard procedures and wrongly installed parts.
The Chronicle Telegram will provide telephone callers with final results of today’s primary contests and local issues. Final results from the election board are not expected until after 4 PM DST. Callers should not dial before 6 PM. the telephone number is FA 231.
President Kennedy bows out Admiral Anderson from naval chief post and promotes Admiral McDonald via five-spot leap. General LeMay retained as Air Force chief but shorter term. White House cites normal reshuffle while observers note links to defense policy alignments. Anderson pivots to possible government post. McDonald takes Europe command.
In Jefferson City Missouri a House committee postponed action on a bill to fund free buses for private and parochial students. Catholic parents had organized enrollments shifting 2000 students to public schools but the plan was shelved with a motion to table. Strong public talk centered on church state separation as critics warned of fiscal strain.
The President proclaims May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and designates the week of May 12 as Police Week honoring police officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. The proclamation follows a congressional resolution approved last October 1.
More than 850 people were arrested in Birmingham on Monday amid ongoing racial demonstrations. A biracial committee sought a settlement with city officials while protests spread to other cities, including Atlanta where sit-ins aimed to desegregate downtown restaurants.
Liberians voted to reelect President William Tubman to a fifth term in the first uncontested presidential election in the country. The ballot also included a vice presidency and deputies to the 38.71 seat House of Representatives.
U S Army says two American soldiers are missing in Berlin area amid Communist claims of defection. Capt Alfred Svenson crossed into East Germany in a jeep and Sgt Benjamin Cain disappeared last Friday. East German ADN says both sought asylum after surrendering to border guards near Eisenach. Cain’s family in Newburgh New York expresses shock and doubts of defection. The Army continues to investigate and notes Svenson serves with the 2nd Medium Tank Battalion of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. Cain’s duty location in Berlin is unclear.
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 pm Eastern Daylight Time Wednesday. This follows his last news conference on April 24.
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