James Monroe Polaris Sub Launched. Harrison Sees Freedom Triumph
Virginia Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr. hailed the 425-foot nuclear James Monroe, 12th Polaris ballistic submarine, as tangible proof of faith in freedom. He spoke at Newport News Shipyard during the launch, noting the vessel would deter war and defend free nations, with Monroe named to honor James Monroe and his Monroe Doctrine.
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Newport News
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Harrison
James Monroe
Roswell J. Gilpatric
Monroe
College of William and Mary
Continental Army
Area Man Wins Distinguished Guard OCS Award
Hugh M. Baker Jr., 21, of Berryville, becomes the first infantryman in Virginia Army National Guard Officer Candidate School history to win the distinguished graduate award. He receives the Erickson Trophy and a watch as he is commissioned a second lieutenant. Willie L. Holland Jr., 25, of Parksley, wins the Reserve Officers Association leadership award.
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Virginia Beach
Hugh M. Baker, Jr
Berryville
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2Nd Battle Group
116Th Infantry
Erickson
National Guard Bureau
Edgar G. Erickson
Baker
Willie L. Holland, Jr
111Th Artillery
Reserve Officers Association
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Parksley
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Congress Hall Reopened After Restoration in Philadelphia
Congress Hall, former meeting place of the U S House and Senate from 1790 to 1800, reopened after two years of restoration. Ceremony marked the red brick building with 105 desks, green draperies and 50 wooden spittoons. The $580,000 project continues on the second floor Senate chamber beside Independence Hall.
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Philadelphia
Congress Hall
U.S. House and Senate
Senate Chamber
Independence Hall
Estes Ally Is Indicted in Texas Antitrust Case
New York corporation chief Maynard Wheeler president of Commercial Solvents Corp. faces a Texas antitrust indictment tied to the Billie Sol Estes case. Wheeler and Estes are charged with two counts each of conspiracy to fix prices and restraint of trade regarding hydrous ammonia fertilizer. R E Clements and Superior Manufacturing Co. linked to the Estes operation.
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Amarillo
Tex
New York Corporation
Maynard Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corp
Billie Sol Estes
Whitman Knapp
Wheeler
Manhattan
Puerto Ricans Seek Vote for U.S. President
In San Juan the Popular Democratic Party urged amending the U.S. Constitution to grant Puerto Ricans the right to vote for the President. The plebiscite to choose between commonwealth, statehood, or independence proceeds amid Republican boycott calls and Kennedy backing.
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Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin
Popular Democratic Party
U.S
United States
Republican Party
Kennedy
U.S. Congress
Blast creates small hole in Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie
An explosion at 1 a.m. ripped a 19 by 8 inch hole in the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie. West Berlin police detained a 20 year old mechanic who admitted setting the bomb and claimed to be an East German security police agent but denied Communist involvement.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Immerstrasse
U.S
Charlie
Funds Slashed For West Virginia Health Projects
The Senate approved a Public Health Service appropriation bill cutting West Virginia projects to 100000 each. Sen. Robert Byrd sought 520000 for Beckley respiratory research and 500000 for Wheeling pollution control, but the conference committee pared both to 100000.
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Washington
West Virginia
Senate
Public Health Service
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Beckley
W. Va
Wheeling
House Conference Committee
New Salt Spreaders Deploy With Snow Fight Unit
New York City’s sanitation department adds 17 salt spreaders with snow plows to its snow fighting fleet. Each machine weighs 13 tons as planners brace for warmer days ahead in 80 degree heat.
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New York
Spotsylvania Probes Civil Defense Surplus Purchases
A Spotsylvania County grand jury opened a probe into purchases of federal surplus property through the civil defense program. Witnesses included CD director Douglas Moore Jr and deputy John O. James with more than 30 expected. Three men, including the former board chair Buford Carr, face larceny charges as the investigation continues.
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Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania County
Grand Jury
Douglas Moore Jr
Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors
Buford O. Carr
Walter N
Mickey) Wood
Charles Cousins
County Civil Defense Program
B. W. Davis Jr
W H. Johnson
County Civil Defense
Coleman
Last Climb Says Sir John Hunt Aged Everest Leader
Sir John Hunt 52 returns to London after leading the British Soviet Mt Garmo expedition in which two Britons were killed. He says it was probably his last major climb as age slows him. Joan Plowright, wife of Sir Laurence Olivier, expects their second child early next year.
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Associated Press
John Hunt
Mt. Everest
John
London
Mt. Garmo
Central Asia
Oan Plowright
Sir Laurence Olivier
Richard
Cardinal Testa Named Secretary of Oriental Church Pontifical Appointments
Gustavo Cardinal Testa age 75 of the Vatican Curia is named secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Church by Pope John XIII to fill the vacancy caused by Cardinal Coussa’s death. The appointment shifts leadership in the Curia and marks a key ecclesiastical transition.
World Leaders Clash Over War Fear and Politics
President Charles de Gaulle visits Munich amid protocol hurdles as officials scramble over a suitable bed for his height. Khrushchev likens Western powers to a billy goat, preferring peace to war in farmers’ Kalinovka talk. Portuguese American Pereira claims pride in the U S flag after painting his Newark home. Ti putov notes a new Soviet manned space flight on the horizon after a 17 orbit mission.
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France
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Germany
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Khrushchev
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Gherman Ti’ Tov
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