Truman says he did not know of unauthorized spy flights
Former President Truman acknowledged possible spy flights over the Soviet Union during his era but said he personally did not know of any such missions. He defended past vetoes against initiating reconnaissance over Communist territory while noting other espionage activities occurred under his administration.
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Aircraft and Missile Industry Faces New Strike Threat
In Burbank California a strike looms as Lockheed machinists reject a new contract offer. A union spokesman warned it could begin Wednesday, potentially involving 10 000 workers in the firm s Missiles and Space Division working on four high priority defense programs. Lockheed oversees the Navy Polaris submarine missile and the Air Force Discoverer Midas and Samos programs.
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Cooper Says He Is Feeling Fine After Surgery
Gary Cooper said he is feeling fine and needs rest after abdominal surgery ten days ago. He was taken from a hospital to his Los Angeles home by his wife Veronica and appeared in good spirits, laughing and joking with reporters.
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Philippines Press US Missile Base Request
President Garcia said the United States has promised to consider a Philippine request to station defense missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads in the Philippines. He announced this at a Manila news conference.
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Road Building Curbs Imposed By Commerce Dept
Secretary of Commerce Frederick H Mueller announced ceilings on federal roadbuilding aid for the next fiscal year to keep programs pay as you go. For the 1961 year starting July 1 states may commit to $2,873,613,000, about 173 million more than the current year, aided by a rise in federal gasoline tax receipts.
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Frederick H. Mueller
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Hitchhiking World Traveler Returns To Butte
Billy Reads McAllister, billed as the world’s greatest hitchhiker, stops in Butte on his U S trek to the coast. He has thumbed across the country 28 times with trips to Canada Alaska and Mexico, tallying about 673000 miles and 3000 radio TV appearances.
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Red Peasant Catches Russian Chutist
A Moscow shepherd restrained parachutist Piotr Dalgov after a record stratosphere jump of 48,584 feet on Tuesday. Komsomo Pravda reported the incident noting the shepherd thought the jumper resembled Francis Powers, the U2 pilot captured in the Soviet Union.
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Miss Europe 1961 Crowned In Beirut
Italian beauty Anna Ranalli won Miss Europe 1961 in Beirut Lebanon over contestants from 15 other countries as an international panel of judges screened the field.
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Spy Satellite Boost Clears Defense Bill Ambitions
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to speed up spy in the sky satellites and add weapons funding. The panel approved 218% million in defense money, lifting the total to about 40.385 billion, with 83.8 million for the Samos reconnaissance satellite and 125 million for Army modernization.
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Powers May Escape Severe Penalty In Spy Plane Affair
Rep. Charles O. Porter says a Soviet writer at Stockholm expected U2 pilot Francis Powers to be tried and perhaps given a nominal sentence or returned to the United States, rather than face a severe penalty. Porter spoke to reporters on the House floor.
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38 Cars in NP Train Derailed Near Yakima
A Northern Pacific freight train with 121 cars derailed seven miles south of Yakima Washington. Thirty eight cars went off the tracks including two loaded with gasoline. Three California transients riding in an empty cattle car were shaken but not seriously injured. The train did not overturn and about 1000 feet of track was torn up.
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First Solo Drive Ends With Wreck
Ronald Malik 10 drove family car on a 60 mile early morning trip in Rochester New York and after failing to turn a corner struck a utility pole and two parked cars causing about 1400 dollars in damage. His father Adam Malik said Ronald was a keen observer during rides.
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Oklahoma City Shark Mystery Found Inland
A 21 inch hammerhead shark was found dead in a drainage ditch near downtown Oklahoma City. The freshwater inland location, hundreds of miles from salt water, raises questions about how the shark arrived there.
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Explosion Injures Two Men in Meager Demonstration
Gasoline vapors sparked a blast that lifted a former garage roof and injured Dittmar and Korn. Firefighters treated both on scene and at hospitals while suppression equipment planned for a demonstration remained unused.
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