Buried Miners Less Talkative as Drill Reaches Chamber
In Hazelton Pennsylvania two trapped miners Henry Thorne aged 28 and David Fellin aged 58 grow quieter as a 12 inch escape drill nears their 14 by 9 foot chamber 331 feet underground. A second rig works toward Louis Bova believed trapped 25 feet away with no food since the cave in ten days ago.
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Henry Throne
David Fellin
Louis Bova
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Throne
Fellin
Navy
Charleston Ordered to Admit 11 Negro Students
Charleston was ordered to admit 11 Negro students to all white schools on September 3 by U S District Judge J Robert Martin Jr The ruling applies to two white high schools and two white grammar schools amid ongoing racial demonstrations enforcing integration The judge cleared the way for broader integration and said no qualified Negro can be denied admission after September 1964
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Charleston
S. C
U.S. Dist
J. Robert Martin Jr
Martin
Rich but Could Have Had More Rich News Item
The late R S Altman of Troy Ohio buried treasure from his feed mill includes mostly small bills unearthed after 1945. A banker estimates if deposited in banks the funds could have grown to 1 2 or 3 million with interest. London report notes W E Briggs Mercer died at 64 from a heart attack. he ran race track starting gates at county fairs.
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R. S. Altman
Troy
Ohio
Altman
New York City
London
W. E. Briggs Mercer
Plain City
House For Rent Near City Edge
Small house rented before receipt of paper. Suitable for one or two adults. No pets. Classified ad offers rent or sale through The Messenger with a 16 word ad for one day at $1.00, contact LY 3-1242.
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Bran do and actors urge racial equality in Gadsden
In Gadsden Alabama Marlon Brando and three fellow movie actors sought to persuade local officials that Negroes deserve racial equality amid a cheering crowd.
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Gadsden
Ala
Marlon Brando
Surry County Sees Near All White Pupils Register for Segregated Classes
In Surry Virginia virtually all white school age children have registered for segregated classes as the county prepares to desegregate schools this fall.
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Surry
Surry County
Descendant of Dred Scott sues over police demotion
Dred Scott Madison, 41, a descendant of the enslaved man whose case helped spawn the Dred Scott amendments, files a court action Tuesday alleging city officials in Grand Rapids discriminated against him by demoting him from police sergeant to patrolman.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
America
Dred Scott Madison
Dred Scott
New York Mayor Ends City Hall Sit In After Clash
Mayor Robert F. Wagner ordered the around the clock protest outside his City Hall office to end after a noisy melee. Three police officers were injured in the confrontation with civil rights demonstrators.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Wagner
Billy Graham Criticizes U.S. Peace Corps
Evangelist Billy Graham in Los Angeles calls the Peace Corps too materialistic and says without God at its center it cannot achieve its full potential. He spoke to a crusade audience warning that secular aims undermine mission.
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Los Angeles
Billy Graham
Peace Corps
Graham
God
Judy Poffenberger Wins Parade Of Hills Crown
Judy Poffenberger 16 of Athens won Miss Parade of the Hills 1963 at Nelsonville Public Square after a week of queen activities. Anna Lee Strong and Rita Tigner were first and second runners-up among 14 finalists. Poffenberger will represent Nelsonville and the Hocking Valley at the Festival of States in St. Petersburg, Florida next April.
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Judy Poffenbarger
Athens
Public Square
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Poplar Sr
Don
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Judith Sheets
Union Furnace
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Florida
Helen Sehuh
Lima
Ohio
Carl K. Plummer
City Loan Corp
Bec Bennett
Jacques
Lancaster
Judy
Anna Strong
Rita Tigner
Buchtel
Messenger Newsphoto
Eric A Johnston Leader Trouble Shooter Dies At 66
Eric A Johnston president of the Motion Picture Association of America and longtime business leader and government troubleshooter died at 66. He passed away Thursday night at George Washington University Hospital from a stroke after a two month illness following a European trip. Johnston's career spanned nearly three decades with early work as a newspaper carrier and a vacuum cleaner salesman before becoming the Marine Corps youngest major in World War I.
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iPi
Eric A. Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
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Europe
University of Washington
Marine Corps
$4.1 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Nears House Approval
The House advances Kennedy's $4.1 billion foreign aid authorization as Republicans try to slice funding. Key amendments include a one year ban on aid to Bokaro steel mill project in India, a 2 percent minimum interest rate for Development Loan Fund loans, and 50 percent loan use for private enterprise development. The appropriation bill still pending and risks undercuts.
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House
Kennedy
Senate
Otto Passman
D-La
Cuba
Florida
Dante B. Fascell
U.S
Bokaro
India
U. S
William S. Broomfield
R. Mich
Democrats
Alliance For Progress
Vietnamese Forces Seize Ministries In Diem Era Turmoil
Vietnamese armed forces appear to control ministries under martial law with President Ngo Dinh Diem maintaining leadership. The government orders all ministries to take military directives during the period as Buddhist opposition faces government action while U.S. Ambassador Lodge visits two monks seeking asylum.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ameri
Lodge
Kennedy
Diem
Frederick E. Notting Jr
Vu van Mau
India
Senate rails bill vote due as strike edges closer
The Senate Commerce Committee votes today on a bill to provide for reasonable arbitration of the railroad work rules dispute. Chairman Warren G Magnuson said the measure aims to prevent a strike showdown looming in six days. The exact form of the bill remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
Magnuson
Sues. Wirtz
Senate
House
Kennedy Modifies Aid Stand
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy presented to Congress a revised plan to withhold federal funds from programs with racial discrimination. Title VI would let state and local agencies seek judicial review of aid-withholding actions, stressing ending discrimination over cutting aid.
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Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Scientists May Seed Hurricane Beulah
Scientists fly from a Puerto Rican base toward hurricane Beulah to decide on seeding the storm with chemicals. Navy planes from Roosevelt Roads Air Station depart around 8 am and return by 7 pm Puerto Rican time.
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Washington
Decree Murder Charged in Dorcas Slaying Case
Ralph Hobbie Ross, 64, Dorcas, faces first degree murder charges for the shotgun killing of his wife Charlotte Ross, 39, in Meigs County. Prosecutor Bernard Fultz filed the charges in County Court. no preliminary hearing date set. Ross reportedly admitted the killing. Charlotte Ross was struck by two blasts as she tried to call the sheriff’s office about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
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Ralph (Hobbie) Ross
Dorcas
Charlotte
Meigs County
Bernard Fultz
Ross
Fultz
Sheriff's Office
Ohio Administrators Back State Bond Issue
The Ohio Association of School Administrators with about 800 members endorses the statewide 250 million bond issue on the November ballot. Temperature outlook shows a few degrees above normal with minor daily changes and rainfall around a quarter to half inch early in the week.
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Ohio Association of School Administrators
Ohio Educcation Association
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