UN Races to Katanga as Lumumba Rivalry Deepens
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold sent Ralph Bunche to Elisabethville to urge restraint while Katanga Premier Tshombe warned UN troops they would fight to enter Katanga. Katanga mobilizes as Lumumba seeks a centralized Congo, with Belgium set to transfer peacekeeping to the UN. The Soviets condemn any UN invasion of Katanga.
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Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Katanga
Ralph J. Bunche
Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
Bunche
UN Congo Command
Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
Ongo
Lumumba
Tshombe
Gaston Eyskens
Brussels
Pierre Wigny
Security Council
Drowning of 13-Year-Old on Earl Sapp Farm Near Pratts Fork
Michael Charles Grueser, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Mark Grueser of Shade Route 1, reportedly drowned in a farm pond on the Earl Sapp property near Pratts Fork about 11 am. His brother Max, 11, was with him when the accident occurred. Dragging operations were to begin around noon.
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Michael Charles Grueser
Mark Grueser
Earl Sapp
Pratts Fork
Athens County
Max
Michael
Nixon urges end to race discrimination in campaign stop
In Honolulu Richard Nixon called for nationwide nondiscrimination as a moral goal while noting desegregation will take time. He argued the next president must push equality beyond legal requirements and pressed themes of experience versus Kennedy and federal limits to issues states can handle.
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Honolulu
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Iolani Palace
Hawaii
Africa
Asia
Gallipolis Hospital To Get Honor Camp
Ohio officials plan a prison honor camp at Gallia County Gallipolis State Hospital. Inspectors will convert dormitories for 50 to 60 honor prisoners who will work on the hospital farms.
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Gallipolis Hospital
Columbus
Gallipolis State Hospital
Gallia County
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Johnson calls for new foreign policy using surpluses
Blanco Texas Senator Lyndon B Johnson told home folks the nation should use food and fiber surpluses to wipe out fear and famine, advocating a policy shift to address hunger and global instability.
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Blanco, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Spy Capture Report Sparks Moscow Publicity Blaze
Soviet papers focus on an alleged American spy said to be captured while attempting to flee Iran. The event is presented as a major publicity-driven story with official confirmation sought.
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Moscow
Iran
Audit Shows $6.813 Million In Aid for Aged Payments
The Division of Aid for the Aged reported last month’s old age pension payments totaled 6 812 696 dollars. The audit confirms the total and outlines disbursement details to eligible recipients.
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Columbus
Division of Aid For
Kennedy Meets Farm Advisers In Hyannis Port
Sen John F Kennedy and farm policy advisers meet Gov Herschel Loveless of Iowa who may become secretary of agriculture if Kennedy wins. Loveless, seeking no cabinet post, plans a week’s vacation as Kennedy presses emergency farm aid and relief from crop surpluses, amid cross party replies.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Herschel Loveless
Iowa
Kennedy
Loveless
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Ezra Taft Benson
Nazi Case Is Settled in Israel Argentina Dispute
Israel and Argentina have settled their differences over the kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann, accused of directing the mass murder of six million Jews. Israeli agents seized Eichmann in Argentina on May 21 and took him to Israel where he awaits trial as a war criminal. Argentina had charged Israel with violating sovereignty and sought Eichmann's return.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Argentina
Adolf Eichmann
Hitler
Eichmann
Raul Castro vows Fidel will return strong amid U S rumors
Raul Castro told a midnight meeting of the Latin American Youth Congress that Fidel Castro is resting well and will come back with a vengeance. He dismissed illness rumors and warned detractors that Fidel will respond forcefully.
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Havana
Raul Castro
Latin - American Youth Congress
Fidel
Armed Forces
Raul
Congress May Boost Farm Aid In Post-Convention Session
The House Agriculture Committee chair predicted post-convention Congress will pass stop-gap farm aid boosting 1960 farm income by one billion dollars and hopes for no veto by President Eisenhower. Senate and defense spending plans were also noted. Keating and Miller planned civil rights legislation, but leaders signaled no civil rights action before Labor Day.
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House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Harold D. Cooley
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
New York
Kenneth B. Keating
William E. Miller
Epic pageant near Palmyra portrays Americas witness for Christ
In Palmyra New York a grand pageant titled Americas Witness for Christ depicts an ancient American people visited by Jesus. The 130th church founding anniversary is marked as the Mormon production uses 650 performers across five major and 20 secondary stages on Hill Cumorah.
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N. Y
Cumorah
America
Witness For Christ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Mormon
Palestine
B. C
Jesus
Joseph Smith
Church
Probe Train Wreck In Williamson West Virginia
Investigators sought today to determine the cause after the Norfolk and Western Powhatan Arrow collided with another passenger train in Williamson depot yard.
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Williamson
W. Va
Norfolk & Western
Senate TV Plans by Ameri can Broadcasting Co
New York reports the American Broadcasting Co plans to televise and broadcast the upcoming sessions of the United States Senate from Washington. The move aims to bring Senate proceedings to a wider audience across the nation.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
United States Senate
Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 60th Birthday Today
London reports Queen Elizabeth marks her 60th birthday today with celebrations across the realm. The sovereign's milestone is observed amid official tributes and public well wishes.
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London
Queen Mother
Elizabeth
NATO Reserve Seen Highly Effective Against Berlin Threat
General Lauris Norstad says NATO forces in Europe would gain formidable reserve manpower if the Soviet Union attacked Berlin. He spoke after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower and stressed NATO deterrent power remains strong and should grow stronger, while noting he has no hard knowledge of an imminent push toward West Berlin.
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Europe
Soviet Union
Berlin
U. S
Lauris Norstad
Eisenhower
White House
Norstad
NATO
Bailiwick
Storms lash Midwest leaving two dead and multiple injuries
Severe storms battered Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and Iowa with winds up to 75 mph. A Decatur Michigan construction worker died and three were injured as a half-built warehouse collapsed. A Kalamazoo greenhouse was leveled by a possible small tornado. A Chicago lakefront fisherman drowned when his boat capsized. Street flooding and power outages were reported across the region.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Decatur
Mich
Kalamazoo
St. Joseph
Chicago
O’hare International
Khrush Plans Trip to Mexico for Independence Day
Mexico City reports cautious reaction to a report that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev plans to attend the September 16 independence anniversary celebrations in Mexico. The government expresses no firm enthusiasm about the proposal.
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Mexico City
Nikita Khruschev
Soviet Soldier Wakes After 18 Years in coma
Moscow reports a Soviet soldier once knocked out by a World War II bomb blast has regained consciousness after 18 years. Tass notes the remarkable revival.
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Moscow
Tass
Confidence Voiced for Fanfani Government in Senate
Premier Amintore Fanfani's midline government won a decisive confidence vote in the Italian Senate by a large majority with 126 to 56.
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Rome
Amintore Fanfani
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