Nuclear Test Set For Fourth Of July High Altitude Burst
The United States plans a third attempt at a high altitude nuclear detonation as part of Operation Dominic. The blast, reportedly 200 miles up, is scheduled between 4 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. EST above Johnston Island and Christmas Island. The Pacific series is about 85 percent complete.
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Washington
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Hiroshima
Churchill Good Night After Thigh Operation
London Sir Winston Churchill 87 recovering from thigh fracture surgery had a good night according to a medical bulletin He sat up in a chair and asked to see the morning paper indicating no anxiety among hospital spokesmen He was not allowed out of bed until Sunday night after the fall in a Monte Carlo hotel room Thursday.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
Monte Carlo
Kennedy signs bills raising debt limit and trade curb authority
President Kennedy signed into law measures lifting the public debt limit to 308 billion dollars and extending for three years his power to curb trade with unfriendly nations. The move follows the request for an 8 billion dollar increase to give the Treasury flexibility for the new fiscal year beginning Sunday.
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Kennedy
Treasury
Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy Triumph in Mexico City Welcome
President Kennedy and First Lady Mrs Kennedy drew massive crowds in Mexico City as part of the Alliance for Progress. The weekend visit followed earlier receptions in Venezuela and Colombia, underscoring broad public and government enthusiasm for U S aid aims and peaceful revolution in Latin America.
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Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Mexico City
Mexico
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United States
Hemisphere
Venezuela
Colombia
Doctors Strike Over Compulsory Medicare In Saskatchewan
Regina reports a province wide walkout by most of Saskatchewan's 700 private doctors in protest of a compulsory medical insurance plan. Offices closed for Dominion Day, doctors court no telephone advice and limit house calls to emergencies. Emergency care covered by 240 volunteer physicians at 34 hospitals. one infant death noted.
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Sask
Saskatchewan
North America
Car Insurance Rates Increase for Ohio Accelerate
Columbus reports higher automobile insurance rates expected in July. The state insurance department states increases average 6.7 percent. Applies to basic business and family auto policies covering family vehicles.
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Columbus
Immediate Tax Slash Must Be Temporary
Washington lawmakers say any income tax cut this year or next must be temporary with a fixed restoration date. Retroactive tax reform next year is impractical for quick relief, as two years are needed to draft a general code revision. A six month temporary cut could deliver fast relief while Congress works on broader reform.
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Washington
Congress
Six Convicts Escape San Quentin Death Row Briefly
Six condemned murderers sawed their way out of San Quentin Prison death row and held two guards hostage for three hours before surrendering after tear gas was deployed. The guards were hospitalized with head injuries. Associate Warden Dale B. Frady said the prisoners had sawn bars over time and disguised the cuts.
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Calif
Dale B. Frady
Traffic Dead Reaches 18 in Ohio Holiday Toll
The Associated Press reports that for the 54 hour period ending Sunday at midnight, Ohio recorded at least 18 traffic deaths. This includes two drownings and four other deaths, bringing the weekend toll to 23 and signaling a possible rise toward Independence Day.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Prison Demonstration Near End At Western Penitentiary
A protest at Western State Penitentiary in Pittsburgh neared completion as 3 of 13 inmates remained on a water tower. They appeared without water or food and were very weak after the daylong stand.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
College Gifts On Increase In Ohio 1960 61
The Council for Financial Aid to Education reports 58 Ohio colleges and universities saw gifts rise 38 percent in 1960 61 from the prior year. Alumni gifts totaled 6.4 million of 46.5 million, foundations 14.6 million, corporations 9.1 million. Top recipients were Western Reserve 10.95 million Cincinnati 6.23 million Case Tech 5.14 million Oberlin 2.89 million Wittenberg 2.15 million.
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Ohio
Council For Financial Aid To Education
Western Reserve
Cincinnati
Case Tech
Oberlin
Wittenberg
Senate Begins Health Debate on Aged Care Plan
Washington reports the Senate opens debate on healthcare for the aged financed under Social Security. Hubert H. Humphrey predicts bipartisan support will push the measure through by week’s end despite the July congressional break. In Manila, President Macapagal designates July 4 as Friendship Day.
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Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Manila
Diosdado Macapagal
Trouble Looms After Algerian Independence Vote
Algeria celebrates to vote yes for independence, with near total Muslim support and minimal violence. De Gaulle to declare full separation from France after results. European areas report calm though Secret Army Organization ties remain tense. Oran shows high European turnout.
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Marines Withdraw 1000 From Thailand Amid Laos Tension
The United States pulls 1000 Marines from Thailand due to rising tension on the Laotian border. An additional 1200 Marines and 3000 Army troops stay, with more withdrawals possible. President Kennedy authorized the move, and the Leathernecks may redeploy quickly if needed. The force was sent after Laos rebels breached a cease-fire and advanced toward Thailand before a coalition government formed under Prince Souvanna Phouma.
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United States
U. S. Defense Department
Kennedy
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U. S. 7Th Fleet
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William Sheech
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Souvanna Phouma
Anna P McVay OU's Oldest Alumna Dies at 90
Ohio University's oldest living alumna Anna Pearl McVay died Sunday at 1 a.m. after a brief illness at Hillcrest Rest Home. A 1892 graduate and former alumni president, she taught 50 years in Ohio Pennsylvania and New York before retiring in 1941.
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Eisenhower Trip Set for Six-Week Tour Abroad
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie will embark on a six week overseas tour starting July 18 with stops in Stockholm Paris and London. The itinerary includes a July 31 address to a world conference of teaching professions in Stockholm.
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Ribicoff to Resign from Cabinet
Welfare Secretary Abraham A. Ribicoff plans to resign from the Kennedy administration with the decision expected to reach the president within two weeks. He is stepping down from the Cabinet as part of a broader reshuffle in Washington.
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Conn
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Kennedy
Lane Bound Over To Grand Jurors
William Vear Lane 38 of Pomeroy Route 3 was bound over to the Meigs County grand jury after pleading guilty to a first degree murder charge at a preliminary hearing before Judge Frank W. Porter. Lane is charged in the shotgun slaying of Edward Lee Tucker 44 at Lane’s home on Hysell Run. An autopsy by Dr. Gerard Obertz at Holzer Hospital said Tucker lived only about 30 seconds after being shot from four feet away. Lane is jailed without bond. Sheriff Robert Hartenbach testified Lane planned the shooting for about a year and claimed Tucker caused trouble with Lane’s wife. Lane admitted drinking with Tucker the night before and loading the shotgun prior to the killing. He signed a statement admitting the act.
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Edward Lee Tucker
Howard Frank
Meigs County
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Lee Tucker
Gerard Obertz
Holzer Hospital
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Robert Hartenbach
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Hartenbach
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Bernard Fultz
Soblen In Good Condition After Jail Flight
London to New York runaways Soblen a 62 year old psychiatrist sentenced to life for spying for the Soviet Union cut his wrists and stabbed his abdomen with a steak knife during a flight back after being refused asylum in Israel. A hospital bulletin said his condition improved and unlikely any operation is needed. He had bled two pints and received transfusions. Doctors noted leukemia cancer of the blood and poor prognosis.
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Soviet Union
New York
Israel
Hillingdon Hospital
New Contract Reached With IBEW Local 1466
In Columbus the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co and IBEW Local 1466 reached a new contract for 1100 linemen and plant crews just hours before a threatened strike. The deal includes a wage rise of 7 to 11 cents an hour and fringe benefits after a late Saturday offer by the company.
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Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Ohio Auditor Announces 42968 Dollar Taxpayer Saving
State Auditor James A. Rhodes said his office finished the bookkeeping year last month with an annual saving of 42 968 dollars to Ohio taxpayers. A weather forecast for southern and central Ohio predicts mild temperatures with occasional showers and rainfall near one tenth of an inch.
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James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Mailow
Weader
Aerospace unions vote to authorize strikes nationwide
Los Angeles reports that 70,000 Lockheed and North American Aviation workers across the nation authorized potential strikes in contract talks. Union reps say no strike deadlines have been set, and the vote covered members of the I A M and United Aerospace Workers.
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International Association of Machinists
United Aerospace Workers
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North American Aviation
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