Refugees flee Congo as mutiny grips Leopoldville
Thousands of Belgians and other settlers flee Brazzaville and Leopoldville amid a mutinous Congolese army crisis. President Kasavubu addresses troops, while Europeans establish shelters and care for refugees. About 700 Americans in Congo report no injuries as unrest continues after independence.
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Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Congo River
Brazzaville
France
French Congo
Abbe Fulbert Youlou
Republic of Congo
State Department
Belgium
Brussels
Gaston Eyskens
Congo
Kamina
Katanga
Kitona
Banane
Thysville
Lumumba
Meany Predicts Unemployment Jump At Democratic Convention
AFL-CIO President George Meany told platform drafters government jobless figures will rise by about one million from May to June, the largest jump since World War II. He urged growth policies to avoid stagnation, while others forecast unemployment reaching around four to five million and a five percent rate. Meany and Walter Reuther warned against policies slowing growth as civil rights advocates pressed for strong federal action to end discrimination.
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Los Angeles
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Drafers
Meany
First Victim of Summer Drowns in Ohio River
Helen Smith ten of Reedsville, Meigs County, drowned while fishing with family near Belleville across the river from Reedsville. All night dragging by emergency squads, volunteers, and U S Lock 20 workers failed to recover the body. She would have turned eleven on July 19.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Meigs County
Helen Smith
Reedsville
Pomeroy and
Middleport
U.S. Lock 20
Belleville
W. Va
Hartenbach
Miss Smith
Air Force Abandons Search For Crewmen
In Bodo Norway the U S Air Force abandoned its search for a RB47 reconnaissance plane and six crewmen missing over the Arctic Sea last week after the aircraft disappeared while returning to Britain from an electromagnetic mapping mission.
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Bodo
Norway
U.S. Air Force
Arctic Sea
Britain
Nixon and Percy Meet on GOP Platform Building
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Charles H. Percy chairman of the Republican resolutions committee confer today on shaping the party platform.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Charles H. Percy
Republican Resolutions Committee
Ohio five day forecast with above normal temperatures
Temperatures will average 2 to 5 degrees above normal with highs near 84 to 86 and lows around 62 to 64. Expect warm conditions Saturday and Sunday, a bit cooler on Monday, warmer again Tuesday and Wednesday, and showers possible Sunday.
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Ohio
Mexico backs Cuba against United States in Congress statement
A PRI congressman, Emilio Sanchez Piedras, told a congressional caucus Mexico will stand with Cuba against US actions. He stated Cubans deserve liberty and economic independence, signaling broad legislative support though President Lopez Mateos did not comment directly. The U S Embassy will seek clarification on official policy.
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Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Emilio Sanchez Piedras
Permanent Commission of Congress
Legislative Branch
Executive
Mexico
Lopez Mateos
Sanchez Piedras
Congressional
Fidel Castro
Party of Revolutionary Institutions
PRI
Congress
Castro Rejects U. S. Complaint Over Seized Refineries
Fidel Castro's government rejected the U S protest against the seizure of American and British refineries in Cuba. Raul Roa called U S claims false and hypocritical and accused foreign oil firms of trying to restore colonial dependence. The ministry denounced American and British protests over Esso Texaco and Shell plants tied to Cuba's barter with Moscow.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U. S
Cuba
Raul Raa
United States
Rao
Missing payment triggers suit against Underground sect
An $11 702 food bill is the basis of a civil suit filed in Bisbee with The Full Gospel Assembly accused of stockpiling food for a nuclear shelter. The sect allegedly paid with a postdated check banks refused to honor. Glenn Scott and Charles Williams were served. County officials say members own new homes and cars. About 100 members remain underground awaiting a Soviet attack that may not come.
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Benson
Ariz
Arizona
Bisbee
Tucson
Full Gospel Assem
Bly
Glenn Scott
Charles Williams
Cochise
Gallipolis Man Dies In Wreck
Harley Lee Drummond 34 of Gallia County was killed Friday morning in a collision on West Virginia Route 2 near 18 Mile Creek north of Glenwood. The Mason County coroner cites skull fracture. the crash involved a tractor trailer owned by Caldwell Service Chemical Co. of Greenup Kentucky. The truck driver Buster Barlow 24 of Scottville Kentucky was cleared of responsibility. Mrs Annetta Barlow sustained minor injuries. Drummond left a wife Jean DeWees and four children. Funeral plans are pending with Miller's Funeral Home in Gallipolis.
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Point Pleasant
Harley Lee Drummond
Gallia County
West Virginia
Mile Creek
Glenwood
Drummond
O. J. White Rd
Gallipolis
Oliver Eschenaur
Mason County
Huntington
Caldwell Service Chemical Co
Greenburg
Buster Barlow
Scottville
Annetta Barlow
Italy threatens tougher police action over rioting
Prime Minister Tambroni accused the Communist-led CGIL of using anti-racism to mask a power grab and pledged the government will act to restore order as riots harm hundreds and kill several. Senate president urged a 15 day truce amid the violence and factory disruption.
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ROME
Italy
Fernando Tambroni
Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Two Dobbins Claim Money From Scottish Heir Plot
New York a bank in Glasgow pursued an heir for a 250000 fortune after the uncle of Jim Dobbins died in 1955. A hospital porter in White Plains claimed the share, while another Jim Dobbins says he is the real nephew. The bank refused to name the first claimant, and said he is not from New York. The real Jim Dobbins last was heard from in 1954 after returning from Italy.
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New York
Jim Dobbins
Glasgow
Dobbins
Wall Street
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
James Dobbins
White Plains
N. Y
Ike Herter To Discuss Cuba
Newport Rhode Island will host a conference on the Cuban crisis as President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Christian A. Herter plan talks this weekend. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said the meeting could be Sunday or Monday at Eisenhower’s vacation headquarters.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Herter
Manchester
Mass
Washington
George B. Kistiakowsky
Khrushchev Hints at West Germany Peace Treaty
In Vienna Khrushchev suggested the Soviet Union might sign a peace treaty with East Germany in September. He warned West German moves could provoke, and praised talks with Otto Grotewohl and Walter Ulbricht. He also warned Adenauer faces defeat if he pushes into the Communist bloc.
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Vienna
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
East Germany
Khrushchev
West Germany
West Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
Walter Ulbricht
German Democratic Republic
Konrad Adenauer
Hitler
United States
Italy
Raab
Los Angeles
Blimp Crash Off New Jersey Coast Claims Crewmen
Divers recovered bodies of crewmen after a blimp crash and sinking 15 miles off the New Jersey coast.
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Lakehurst
N. J
New Jersey
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Truman
Mexico City
Foreign Ministry
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Athens
Chauncey
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Pt. Pleasant
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Metal Workers Union
U.S
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Reggio Emilia
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Communist Party
Ike Herter
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