California fires ravage mountains and threaten Nike sites
Five brush and timber fires burned across California mountains today. More than 30,000 acres blackened as fires approached two Nike missile sites and a explosives plant. 800 patients evacuated from Olive View Sanitarium while others fled resort areas and a hospital complex near Sylmar.
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Nothing Gained By Estes
Secretary of Agriculture Charles Murphy defended his decisions in the Billie Sol Estes case. He told the Senate Investigations subcommittee that decisions were based on fairness and justice and that Estes gained nothing from twisting or pressing the Department.
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Britain backs united Europe despite doubts from Adenauer
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan released part of a private letter to Konrad Adenauer showing Britain’s strong intent to pursue European political unity. Adenauer in a TV interview voiced reservations about Britain joining a West European union, signaling growing strain between the allies on Britain’s continental role. De Gaulle similarly expressed private reservations, though public statements favored Britain’s entry.
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Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
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Hoover Rests After Operation for Intestinal Growth
New York reports former President Herbert Hoover aged 88 underwent a three hour operation to remove an intestinal growth. Doctors say nature of the growth will be determined in two or three weeks and Hoover is resting comfortably at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
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Herbert Hoover
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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Akron Man's Get Rich Quick Plan Ends in Embezzlement
Walter P. Ratay Jr., 31, a securities clerk at First National Bank of Akron, planned a $10,000 stock market windfall but lost $143,000 of bank funds. He was arraigned on embezzlement charges of $38,312, waived a preliminary hearing, and remained held to the grand jury in Cleveland after posting $5,000 bond. FBI probes the nine months of stock deals through August 22 as officials investigate.
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U. S
William Curtice Jr
Cleveland
FBI
Tax Revision bill yields major victory in Senate vote
The Senate approved the tax revision bill keeping the $1 billion investment credit aimed at spurring U.S. industry to buy modern machinery. The vote 52 to 30 signals speed toward final passage by Friday as debate over expense account deductions continues. The unusual party split showed conservatives and liberals divided on the provision.
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Kennedy
Bate
House
Red China closes Hong Kong border after blast
Red China shuts its border with Hong Kong after a bomb explodes at the Shumechun border station. The British side closes immediately. The seventh blast in weeks targets border stations near Macao, signaling an organized anti-Communist terror movement in Kwantung coastal province.
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Red
Spy Lawyers Still Appeal Soblen Deportation Case
Lawyers for Dr. Robert A. Soblen began their fourth bid in British courts to stop deportation to the United States and a life sentence. The 61 year old psychiatrist and four attorneys went to the Appeal Court after the High Court refused habeas corpus relief last Friday.
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Robert A. Soblen
United States
High Court
Exiled Cubans Demonstrate in Times Square for U S Aid
About 85 Cuban exiles staged a protest in Times Square urging American support to topple Fidel Castro. They carried signs calling for guns and aid and chanted America yes Castro no as they pressed for action against the Cuban regime.
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NFO Gears Up For Family Farm Battle Over Prices
Des Moines Iowa National Farmers Organization launches a battle for the survival of the family farm. About 20 000 members pledge to sell no hogs cattle sheep or grain from Friday midnight until processors agree to long term contracts and higher prices. Oren Lee Staley says American farmers are underpaid and vows to win this long fight. He warns meat in storage and non member sales will keep markets near normal for about two weeks.
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Oren Lee Staley
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Soviet Proposal Seeks Global Nuclear Test Moratorium
Soviet first deputy foreign minister Vasily Kuznetsov urged a moratorium on all nuclear weapons testing starting January, in a formal disarmament talk session. U S and Britain rejected any unpoliced halt and insisted on verification and an end to all atmospheric and underground tests.
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Tornado Strikes Cameron Louisiana in violent whirlwinds
A late night tornado ripped Cameron Louisiana causing at least two deaths and many injuries. Debris searches by deputies were hindered by heavy rain while floodwaters filled streets and nearby Lake Charles areas. Eight inches of rain fell in six hours and officials warned the toll could rise as ongoing checks continue.
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Harold Stewart
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Press in Cuba remains tightly controlled under Castro
The Cuban press is fully state run, with reporters told what to write, resulting in a sterile news output. Havana papers yield limited housing and food supply details, while U S reporters face visa limits and few non Cuban correspondents are allowed. Only token visiting reporters are admitted each month.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
U.S
Most People Are Covered By Insurance
The Health Insurance Institute reported that in 31 states more than two thirds of residents have some form of voluntary health coverage. New York led with 90.7 percent of over 15.5 million insured, followed by Rhode Island 87.8, Pennsylvania 87.7, Ohio 85.0, Connecticut 84.0, and Illinois 82.9.
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Health Insurance Institute
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Aid Rushed to Homeless from Greece and Italy Quakes
Relief teams moved to thousands made homeless by earthquakes in Greece and Italy. The tremors traced an arc from northern Greece through the Peloponnese to southern Italy and into the Alps, prompting coordinated aid. In Ohio, 48 doctors who received thalidomide samples were interviewed and 733 rabies doses destroyed per Cleveland officials.
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Cleveland Academy of Medicine
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Jailed Clergy Protest Segration Picket In Albany
In Albany Georgia clergy and church members from ten states were jailed after refus ing to move from City Hall sidewalk during a prayer vigil protesting racial bars. Police Chief Laurie Pritchett ordered arrests after multiple dispersal warnings, with detainees held in Albany Leesburg Newton area jails.
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South Georgia
Laurie Pritchett
Leesburg
Newton
Girl Scout Day Observed at Ohio State Fair
The Ohio State Fair opened its Girl Scout Day with a celebration marking a singing debut. Organizers highlighted troop participation and community outreach events planned at the fairgrounds in Columbus.
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Kennedy says no knock on having brother in White House
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy told 50 college students in his office that a brother in the White House is a great advantage. He dismissed the idea it hurts his job and added he does not knock it. Generation shift continues as news notes mention other political and regional events.
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