Belize to relocate capital inland after devastating hurricane
Belize plans moving the capital inland 44 miles from the coast to higher ground as Belize City suffers extensive damage after Hurricane Hattie. Death toll rises to 151 with many bodies missing. 75 percent of buildings damaged or destroyed. floods threaten the Belize River. U S Consul reports all 200 Americans in British Honduras safe after evacuation.
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Belize
British Honduras
Hattie
Carrbbean
U. S
Richard Geppert
Cayo de San Ignacio
Guatemala
U N approves moratorium call despite U S and Soviet rejection
The UN political committee backed a voluntary unpoliced nuclear test moratorium 72 to 21 with 8 abstentions in a move led by India and other nonaligned nations. The United States and the Soviet Union rejected the measure in advance as Kennedy prepared for atmospheric tests.
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N.Y
U.N
United States
Soviet Union
India
General Assembly
Kennedy
Free World
Moscow
Journalism Clinic on Ohio State Campus Set for Next Friday
About 600 Ohio high school students will visit the Ohio State University campus for two days to hear professional journalists speak and take part in practical writing contests on site.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
U Thant Named Acting UN Secretary General With Free Hand
U Thant of Burma will be named acting secretary general with authority to select his chief assistants. The Security Council met privately after the U S and Soviet sides backed away from specifying deputy numbers and regions. Assembly to elect him to fill Dag Hammarskjold’s term serving until April 1963. He is 52, a restrained diplomat who urged a limited number of advisers and refused to commit to any set quota.
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N. Y
U Thant
Burma
Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Africa
General Assembly
U. S
Nine Chosen To Investigate Ohio Schools
Nine members of the Ohio legislature were appointed to a committee to study public education. Named by Sen. C. Stanley Mechem the Senate majority leader, the study will review school foundation fund programs curriculum evaluation district reorganization and coordination between secondary and higher education.
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Ohio
Columbus
Hey
Sen
School Foundation
Weather outlook shows below normal temperatures ahead
Temperatures will average eight to twelve degrees below normal with a high near 56 and low around 37. Much colder tonight and Saturday with small changes afterward. Precipitation totals about half an inch in showers tonight and again late Sunday or Monday, with a chance of snow flurries Tuesday and Wednesday.
James Thurber Dies at 66 Ohio Humorist Passes Away
James Thurber writer humorist and cartoonist died in New York at age 66 from pneumonia after brain surgery. He attended Ohio State University and worked in Columbus Paris and New York as a newspaperman. Thurber survived by his second wife Helen Wismer two brothers a daughter Rosemary Savers and the body to be returned to Ohio for burial.
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James Thurber
Thurber
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Paris
London Daily Telegraph
England
Mark Twain
Helen Wismer
William
Robert Thurber
Rosemary
Frederick Savers
Chicago
Outspoken General Walkers Resignation Shocks Pentagon
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker resigns from the Army after losing his divisional command claiming he must be free from the power of little men who punish loyal service. He will forgo retirement pay and may pursue future political statements as he leaves military duty.
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Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Senate Armed Services
West Point
San Antonio
Tex
Pentagon
Defense Department
Harry S. Truman
Princess Margarets Baby Born at Clarence House
London reports Princess Margarets son, fifth in line to the throne, born today at Clarence House. Earl of Snowdown AnTony Armstrong-Jones first to see the infant, described as thrilled and delighted. weight not announced. mother and son doing well.
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London
Margaret
Earl of Snowdown
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Royal Maternity
Clarence House
Viscount Linley
Ohio Going Broke Maloon Warns Of Cash Shortfall
Columbus Ohio Finance Director James H Maloon warns the state faces cash shortfalls in early 1962 blaming the Republican legislature for scrapping the prepaid sales tax stamp system and delaying revenue. He says a stop gap is needed to avert a bad financial reputation and a lag in tax collections beginning January 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
James H. Maloon
Michael
Dodgers Are Indicted in Four Manners of Draft Evasion
TOLEDO Four men including three conscientious objectors are indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to obey selective service orders. Two arrests followed the indictments. Pablo Luna, 25, formerly of Perrysburg and now in Chicago, is being sought by the FBI. All four face up to five years in prison and $10 000 fines under the Universal Military Training Act.
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Chicago
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Nehru to Meet Kennedy for Extended Private Talks
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru will confer privately with President Kennedy for more than five hours during a 10 day visit to the United States beginning Sunday. The talks will cover bilateral relations and regional issues.
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Washington
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Kennedy
United States
Nehru
Two Men Sentenced Eight Years for Desert Tower Bombings
In Carson City Nevada two men Bernard Brous 51 and Dale Jensen 23 were sentenced to eight years for conspiracy and obstructing communications after pleading guilty to blowing up two microwave towers and a relay station in the Nevada Utah desert. Brous claimed to lead the American Republican Army. Jensen was his sole known follower.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada-Utah
Bernard Brous
Dale Jensen
Brous
Greenup locks and dam project to open in January
Huntington WV reports the $53.9 million Greenup locks and dam on the Ohio River will be completed and fully operational by mid January.
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Huntington
W.va
Greenup
Ohio River
Ohio personal income up 1.3 percent in 1959
Ohio per capita personal income reached 2259 dollars in 1959 marking a 1.3 percent rise from 1957 levels. The increase was reported by Ohio State University's Bureau of Business Research.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Bureau of Business Research
Chrysler Inks Three Year UAW Pact To Avert Strike
Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers reached a three year labor contract on Thursday night, avoiding a strike by 60,000 workers. The deal mirrors terms at GM and Ford, and includes wage gains averaging over 12 cents per hour plus fringe-benefit improvements. Six at plant agreements were to follow as Reuther and Leary predicted quick settlements.
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Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
Ther
Ford
UAW
Reuther
Leary
Kennedy contemplates atmospheric neutron bomb tests
President Kennedy signaled readiness to order atmospheric detonations if needed to maintain U S lead in nuclear arms. Officials expect small air bursts larger than underground tests and covering neutron bomb developments and upgraded warheads while limiting fallout to a minimum.
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U.S
Union Rebels Get Charter Into AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO welcomed about 1,700 Cincinnati rebels from James B. Hoffa’s Teamsters and granted them a charter of affiliation. Meany suggested many Teamsters workers may vote for a clean union if given a chance. Hoffa, ousted from AFL-CIO four years ago on corruption charges, declined comment.
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Washington
Aflcio
Cincinnati
James B. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Monkey Will Test Sensors in Atlas Missile Flight
A six pound rhesus monkey with a radio transmitter and implanted sensors will be launched aboard an Atlas missile 600 miles into space next week. The test aims to prove implanted sensors can monitor physiology without external wires, potentially aiding future astronauts including Shepard and Grissom.
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Fia
Alan B. Shepard, Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
U S Canadian Ore Shipments Rise on Great Lakes
The American Iron Ore Association reports October lake shipments of 8 324 620 tons, up 1 322 144 from a year ago. Through Nov 1 total lake shipments reach 51 438 900 tons, down 16 249 909 from the prior year.
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Cleveland
United States
Great Lakes
American Iron Ore Association
Lena Ellen Tinker Dies at 101 in Coalfield Family
Lena Ellen Tinker matriarch of a six generation family in Coalfield Tennessee has died at age 101 leaving 226 direct descendants.
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Coalfield
Tenn
Lena Ellen Tinker
Pershing Missile Hits 21st Success in 23 Tests
At Cape Canaveral the Pershing artillery missile completed its 21st success in 23 test firings. The craft flew 250 miles down range with a zig zag path to test wind tolerance and the inertial guidance system’s ability to regain proper course after pre planned erratic maneuvers.
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Radioactive Cloud Speeds East Across Canada
The Weather Bureau reports the Soviet Union blast on Oct 30 sends a radioactive cloud speeding eastward across southern Canada, signaling widespread fallout concerns.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Canada
Weather Bureau
Kennedy Backs Hughes in New Jersey Campaign Stop
President Kennedy wowed about 10,000 New Jersey Democrats in Trenton with a stump speech critiquing the Republicans and urging support for Richard J. Hughes in the governor race. He flew from New York to boost Democratic Mayor Wagner, then returned to Washington after a short reception with state leaders.
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N. J
Kennedy
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Washington
Nobel Peace Winner Granted Passport to Oslo Trip
Zulu leader Albert John Luthuli, 61, received a South African passport to travel to Oslo and accept the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize. He was restricted to a Natal native reserve after Sharpeville riots and banished as ANC leader.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Albert John Luthuli
Oslo
Luthuli
United States
Britain
Natal
Sharpeville
African National Congress
DiSalle and Dedden Showdown Over Ohio Finances
Democratic Gov. Michael V. DiSalle and GOP Senate Finance chair Sen. William H. Dedden clashed over Ohio’s finances at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce 68th annual meeting. DiSalle accused lawmakers of voting for appropriations that required Democrats to raise money, while Dedden defended spending as too high.
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Disalle
Sen
William H. Deddens
Cincinnati
di Salle
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Will Control Cancer, Ravdin Says, Like Diabetes
Washington Dr Isi dor S Ravdin former president of the American College of Surgeons declares cancer now seems controllable, comparable to how diabetes is managed. He cites advances in treatment and early detection shaping a hopeful future.
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Washington
Isidor S. Ravdin
The
American College of Surgeons
Navy fires second hand Aerobee rocket off Point Mugu
The 17 foot Aerobee missile was launched from the sea off Point Mugu, rising to 5000 feet before parachuting down. Supporters of water launch say the method allows launches far from populated areas and avoids large fixed pads and costs.
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Point Mugu
Calif
Earth
Proctorville Woman Wins Mrs. Ohio Title
In Columbus Ohio Wanda Gillette a 36 year old brunette from Proctorville Lawrence County won the Mrs. Ohio crown after two days of state finals defeating 15 other homemakers. She is Mrs Donald Wanda Gillette mother of two from Rt 1 Proctorville.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donald Wanda Gillette
Rt. 1
Proctorville
Lawrence County
New York to Import Milk Over Strike
Mayor Robert F. Wagner announces city plans to import milk to end the drought caused by a strike now into its llth day.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Record Try For Antarctic Ice Pack Reach
Two American crews pursue a historic attempt to traverse the 700 mile ice pack encircling Antarctica. The expedition aims to test resilience and science amid extreme polar conditions.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Antarctica
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