Congo Crisis Deepens as US Vows to Bar Soviet Intervention
United States ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge pledged to the United Nations Security Council that the US will do whatever is necessary to keep Soviet troops out of the Congo as Belgian forces withdraw. The dispute centers on Belgium’s presence, UN relief moves, and Kinshasa requests for Soviet help, with tensions over Katanga secession and oil wealth cited by Vasily Kuznetsov and Lumumba’s stance.
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Nixon Takes Hand In Drafting Republican Platform
Vice President Richard M. Nixon actively works with platform committee members to shape the Republican plank for the nomination race. Governor Mark Hatfield will nominate Nixon at the convention as the GOP seeks to regain Midwestern farm voters with farm price support language and a civil rights plank aimed at Negroes. AA CP opposition warns appeasing Dixie voters could cost crucial northern states.
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Barry Goldwater Weighs 1964 Presidential Run
Senator Barry Goldwater hints the Arizona delegation will decide if he seeks the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention next week. He says he has little chance to overtake Nixon and doubts Nixon would pick him as running mate due to ideological differences.
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Newark Bandits Nabbed After Tree Hideout
Two armed robbers Milton B. Schneider and Robert B. Hoffee were captured by Lt. E. A. McKee and Patrolman Steve Hoban of the Columbus Highway Patrol after a daytime chase and a tree hideout. They had abducted Town Marshal Curt Kuhn at Sportsman’s Club in Newark and fled toward Granville before surrendering near Summit Station. The pair said they discarded their guns earlier. Authorities included Licking County deputies in the pursuit.
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Kennedy plans whistle stop tour for 1960 bid
Sen John F Kennedy plans a whistle stop tour as part of his new frontiers campaign for the presidency. Former President Harry S Truman says he is willing to campaign for Kennedy, while Kennedy avoids public comment on the offer. Kennedy and aides met with strategists to discuss using a train rear platform to reach distant spots as he travels by plane.
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Dem Platform Is Challenged by GOP Senator
Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York challenged Democrats to present a bold civil rights plank and push it through a Democratic-controlled Congress after the convention recess. He asserted only the Republican party can end racial inequality and described the Democratic plank as eratic.
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Russia to Return Body of Oak Ridge Pilot
The Soviet government will hand over the body of Capt. Willard G. Palm, 39, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the RB47 recon plane pilot shot down by Soviet forces on July 1, to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on Friday.
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United States accuses So viet leaders of provoking tension
Washington claims So viet leaders deliberately seek to incite international tension amid rising global strains.
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Reading For The Family On The Inside Pages Ba
A compact family feature highlights reading habits and accessible literature inside the home. Practical tips, short book recommendations, and friendly guidance aim to foster literacy among children and adults alike. It emphasizes enjoyable reading routines and local library resources.
Beat Party selects Smith in fifth ballot at College of Complexes
Bill Smith of Chicago wins the Beat Party antipresidential nomination on the fifth ballot at a smoky College of Complexes gathering in New York. He defeats rivals including Detroit’s Big Brown and Senator John F Kennedy of Massachusetts as Kennedy nets three votes on the first ballot amid a chaotic assembly.
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Submerged Firing Hailed As Success
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Two Polaris missiles fired from a submerged submarine streaked 1100 miles to hit a target area in the Atlantic. The tests from the George Washington marked a major step toward operational use of a weapon with deterrent potential.
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Widow Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes prime minister in Ceylon
In Colombo the widow Sirimavo Bandaranaike is summoned by Governor General Sir Oliver Goonetilleke to form a new government after Freedom Party gains a parliamentary majority. Her name, meaning fortune, marks the first woman prime minister in the modern world.
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OAS Probes Caracas Evidence in Betancourt Plot
The Organization of American States examining materials found in Caracas, Venezuela, reportedly impressed with the evidence related to the attempted assassination of President Romulo Betancourt.
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Ravenna Doctor Named President-Elect of Medical College
Dr. Charles L. Naylor of Ravenna Ohio has been named president elect of the American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Kansas City.
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Western states hit by widespread fires and emergencies
Fires scorching the West included over 250 blazes in eastern Oregon threatening to merge into large fires. Idaho and Washington counties declared states of emergency as more outbreaks spread across prairie regions threatening Woodland in northern Idaho.
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Congo Leader to Address UN Security Council
Premier Patrice Lumumba plans to fly to New York to speak to the United Nations Security Council on the Congo crisis. A UN spokesman said the council meeting could be postponed until Lumumba's arrival, while Belgian forces continue withdraw and Swedish troops assume guard duties at Leopoldville airport.
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Trustees Name Three to Board Screening Panel for OU President
The Ohio University board of trustees named John W. Galbreath Edwin L. Kennedy and Gordon K. Bush to a five member committee to screen candidates for a successor to OU President John C. Baker Bush will chair the panel Chairman Fred H Johnson will serve ex officio The group will forward presidential recommendations to the trustees for final election
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Natives Fear Etna's Wrath Rises in Violent Eruption
Worried villagers on Mt Etna's slopes fear a fresh eruption. Etna erupted last Sunday with its most violent explosion in modern memory. Explosions resumed Wednesday night at sundown and continued at six or seven an hour until after midnight. Molten rock rose 1500 feet, clouds of smoke and ash darkened the coast, and ash rained along northeast Sicily.
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Khrushchev Promises Cuba Communist Aid
In Moscow Premier Nikita Khrushchev formally reassures Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro that the Communist bloc will supply all needed goods that the United States and other nations currently refuse to sell to Cuba.
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Kennedy to Open New Frontiers Campaign in Hawaii Alaska
Senator John F. Kennedy announced plans to launch his New Frontiers campaign in Hawaii and Alaska, expanding his presidential bid into two newly admitted states. The move signals a broader outreach as Kennedy seeks to energize support in diverse regions.
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Eisenhower Plans Address to Republicans Next Tuesday
President Eisenhower plans more work on the speech for the Republican National Convention set for next Tuesday night. He prepares revisions and outlines for the address as he moves toward the keynote remarks.
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