Navy Launches Manned Balloon From Carrier Antietam
The Navy aims to set an altitude record by launching a 411 foot tall 10 million cubic foot helium balloon from the carrier Antietam in the Gulf of Mexico. Cmdr Malcolm Ross pilot and Lt Cmdr Victor Prather medical observer intended to reach about 116000 feet in a 7 to 8 hour flight.
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Antietam
Navy
Gulf of Mexico
South Pass
Mississippi River
Malcolm Ross
Washington
Victor E. Prather
Medical Thesda
Naval Medical Institute
Ross
Pensacola
Fla
Prather
PTA Council Poll on School Time Change Planned
Frederick residents discuss a city wide time change as the PTA Council votes on a poll. The meeting at Robinson Elementary School reviewed measures to implement the schedule shift across districts and schools.
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PTA Council
Trout streams closed for restocking in Frederick and Warren
Frederick and Warren County trout streams will close from Monday through May 12 for restocking. County offices observe standard time, giving residents an extra hour to pay poll taxes by 5 p.m. to vote in the November gubernatorial election. Weather forecast predicts cloudy conditions tomorrow with possible showers on Saturday.
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Frederick
Warren Counties
Frederick County Court House
Alice
Weaver
Father Schwartz Assigned to Richmond Church
The Rev. Joseph F. Shwartz, longtime assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church since 1959, is reassigned as assistant pastor at St. Paul’s Church in Richmond and will report there May 19.
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Joseph F. Shwartz
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
St. Paul’s Church
Richmond
Goode
Roanoke
Alexandria
Refused to Panic on Cruise Ship Albatross Sinking
Survivors from the Albatross recount the frantic moments as a sub tropical storm drove the vessel to the bottom with six men missing and ten boys ages 15 to 18 among the survivors. Skipper Christopher Sheldon praised the boys for their calm under pressure while Grá Rio and other vessels aided the rescue.
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Christopher’b. Sheldon
Darien
Conn
Associated Press
Tampa
Alice Sheldon
Gran Rio
Surinam
Phil
Tad
Charles
Tad) Sadler
Pittsford
N. Y
William Bunting
Cambridge
Mass
Johnstone
Governor Almond Vows Resistance to Federal Prince Edward Action
Virginia Governor J Lindsay Almond Jr says federal intervention in the Prince Edward County school case will be resisted to the utmost. He notes Attorney General Fred T Gray will brief him as developments unfold and avoids commenting on former Attorney General Harrison's meeting with Robert Kennedy. Lt Gov Stephens expresses surprise at Harrison’s involvement and cautions about improper commentary while in office.
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Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Prince Edward County
Almond
Virginia
Fred T. Gray
Hd Almond
Albertis “S. Harrison
Harrison
Annee Robert Kennedy
A. E. S. Stephens
Hart
Justice Department
Prince Edward
Kennedy
Jury Acquits Student Arrested During Rioting
Robert Meisenbach a 23 year old UC senior was acquitted of striking a policeman with a club during the City Hall riots last May. The case drew national attention amid House Committee on Un American Activities hearings and debate over the riot film Operation Abolition.
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San Francisco
Robert Meisenbach
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Meisenbach
University of California
Ralph E. Schaumleffel
American Civil Liberties Union
Jack Berman
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
PeNink Tenmratin
Evacuation of Alexandria by two state troops
One hundred years ago today two state troops evacuated Alexandria as Col. Gilvr Porterfield of the Virginia Volunteers was assigned to command in Northwestern Virginia.
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Alexandria
Col
Gilrv Porterfield
Virginia Volunteers
Virginia
Countdown To Manned Space Flight With Favorable Weather
NASA began a preliminary countdown for astronaut Alan B. Shepard to launch at 7 a m EST Friday from Cape Canaveral. Weather looked better than even odds for liftoff with fair conditions in the Cape area and acceptable winds and seas in the recovery zone.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S. Space Agency Today
Alan B. Shepard Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project Mercury Wearo Group
Cape Area
Merle
Smile High Neer
Burt North
John Powers
NASA
Cape
Royal Lao government agrees to peace talks invitation
In Vientiane Laos the royal government accepted an invitation to begin cease fire and political talks with pro Communist Pathet Lao rebels. The breakthrough follows rebels agreeing to a halt and talks location near Hin Heup about 50 miles north of Vientiane.
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Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Lao
Boun Oum
Hin Heup
Vientiane
Kennedy Program Gets Big Boost as Wage Bill Passes
President Kennedy wins a major victory as the minimum wage bill sails through Congress. The measure gains Senate approval 64 to 28 after close House debate, extending wage coverage and boosting the administration's new economic agenda.
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Kennedy
Washington
House
Congress
Senate
City Council committee probes court procedures and authority
A special City Council committee met with City Judge John Rice City Solicitor Randolph Larrick Commonwealth's Attorney Dabney Watts and Police Chief Tom Boyd to discuss establishing procedures for handling local court cases and complaints. The aim is to clarify lines of authority and speed up case handling across city offices. The group plans a report to frame smoother legislative and judicial operations in the city.
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Charles M. Zckerman
John Rice
Randolph Larrick
Dabney Watts
Commonwealth
Tom Boyd
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Ted) Johnstone
Stonington, Conn
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Perrysburg
Ohio
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