World Today is a radio news program broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System and hosted by Tony Marvin. 

Winston Churchill is ill, Dr. Robert Soblen, convicted US spy, attempts suicide in London, Khrushchev says Russians will aid Red China if attacked by nationalists in attempt to counter a growing rift with the Chinese communists, President De Gaulle in warm, cordial meeting with Adenauer, news from Algeria.

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                                           

NBC MONITOR NEWS ON THE HOUR

First 30 seconds lead in news report by correspondent Robert Parson on the  death of screen actress Marilyn Monroe, found dead this morning in her Brentwood home adjoining Hollywood of an apparent overdose of barbiturates. Was it suicide? No notes were found. 
Other news in the headlines, related to the Russians exploding a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere, Israel government refuses to fly convicted spy Dr. Robert Soblen back to Israel.                                                   

World Today is a radio news program broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System and hosted by Tony Marvin. 

Marilyn Monroe talks about actresses and actors.

Speculations on her death, personalities include Sid Sokolsky and John Huston, Israel, and England at loggerheads about what to do with convicted US spy Dr. Robert Soblen.

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                                                        

The Russians orbit a spaceman, Cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev, possibility of a long space flight, Dr. Robert Soblen still in a British prison, youths charged with "glue sniffing," the Russians accuse the West with provocative actions on the Berlin Wall, Bill Lawrence reports.                                                  

Major Andriyan Nikolayevis now 24 hours in orbit, the possibility of a second spacecraft to be launched, the anniversary of the Berlin Wall, West Berlin and East Germany cautious as tension increases, the Russians reinforce the wall with troops and police, return of Dr. Robert Soblen is delayed.                         

The second Russian spaceman is launched, twin spacemen may possibly rendevous in space, both spacemen are in identical orbits, US space officials are silent, newsman notified a Nasa official about the spaceflight, the first time the official hears about it, Dr. Robert Soblen's attorney warns Britain not to sneak Soblen back to the US.                        

Britain denies Ghanian report that they attempted to assassinate president, Kwame Nkrumah, president Nkrumah cautions against "imperialism," reports of Red-like youth movements in Ghana, two Russian spacemen orbit together for the third night will not achieve a rendevous in space, convicted US spy Robert Soblen is still detained in London pending a deportation hearing. The West still insists on inspections to prevent nuclear testing.                                       

World Today is a radio news program broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System and hosted by Tony Marvin. 

The Russian spacemen continue their mammoth space flights, reports from Moscow, demonstrations and riots at the Berlin Wall, (first anniversary) tear gas, stoning and water dousing of demonstrators, Dr. Robert Soblen believed dying of leukemia, he does not want to go and die in US prison, he awaits deportation hearing. 

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                                           

Allies to have ambulances at the Berlin Wall to aid the refugees if shot by the East Germans, this follows the killing of a young German refugee by border guards, West Berliners angry at US and Reds. Russian spacemen give interviews on recent flights, earthquakes in Italy, Churchill greeted by Britons following convalescing, police seeking smallpox boy, another assassination attempt on French President Charles De Gaulle, ruling on deportation tomorrow on Dr. Robert Soblen, the FDA warns the public on thalidomide drug, they urge removal from medicine shelves, a report on the racial situation in London, Hoot Gibson dies, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson arrives in Lebanon on part of a goodwill tour.                                                               

Communist China says two US planes flew over its territory, President Kennedy to inspect the space centers, two negro girls are shot in Mississippi, Dr. Robert Soblen commits suicide in London, attorney James Donovan to go to Cuba to negotiate the release of 1100 invasion prisoners, the Soviets warn the Us not to intervene in Cuba.  

Herbert Kaplow reporting.           

World Today is a radio news program broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System and hosted by Tony Marvin. 

The top news stories of 1962. Space: John Glenn orbits the earth three times, Scott Carpenter also orbits the Earth three times, the Russians orbit two spacemen Nikolayev and Popovich, the US's Walter Schirra orbits the earth six times, the Mariner 11 spacecraft passes near Venus. a comment by Dr. Willy Ley, the US to resume nuclear testing, the Soviets propose a nuclear test ban, "Der Spiegel affair" in West Germany, German politics, British politics, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton affair, comment by Fisher, he denies rumors of a breakup, comments by man-in-the-street, racial crisis in Oxford, Mississippi, Governor Barnett denies the registration of James Meredith, President Kennedy says he will send troops, two die in suceeding riots, a hospital error results in several baby deaths, doctors strike in Canada, thialiminide deformities in newborn babies, Adolf Eichmann, Robert Soblen, Fritz Kreisler, Charles Laughton, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Monroe, and Eleanor Roosevelt all died in 1962, comments by Isaac Stern on Kreisler, Marilyn Monroe talks about acting, Boxing deaths Benny (Kid) Paret dies from injuries he suffered in his fight against Emile Griffith in Madison Square Garden in New York City, Sonny Liston wins the heavyweight boxing crown defeating Floyd Patterson in a first round knockout, John Steinbeck wins the Nobel Prize, a comment on Hollywood films.

Host: Tony Marvin.