Nigerian girl to take unit reassignment in Puerto Rico
Margery Michelmore left Lagos for the U S Peace Corps field headquarters in Puerto Rico amid a government pledge of support for the group after a postcard incident. Embassy officials escorted her to a plane bound for London after a courtesy call on Governor General Namdi Azikiwe. A Nigerian statement said she expressed regret for her thoughtless act of last week.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Margery Michelmore
U.S. Peace Corps
Puerto Rico
U.S
Michelmore
London
Namdi Azikiwe
Azikiwe
U. S
Corps
Massachusetts
Peace Corps
Siargent Shriver
Washington
Foxboro
Mass
Shriver cites 150 at Nigeria protest rally
Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver said 150 of over 1500 students attended a Ni geria rally protesting Margery Michelmore's comments on squalor in Africa. A Nigerian union leader estimated about 1000 attended, with one student claiming at least 1000 present. The incident prompted Shriver to discuss future assignments and the girl’s plans after leaving Nigeria.
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New York
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Nigeria
Margery Michelmore
Young Women’s Christian Association
Ibadan
Associated Press
Robert N. Lindsay
Lindsay
A. E. Dapo Falase
Falase
Africa
Hung Jury Reaches Burglary Trial Stalemate in Pottsville
Former chorus girl Lillian Reis faces retrial after a five week burglary case ended in a hung jury in Pottsville. The panel of five women and seven men could not reach verdict on charges she plotted a 478000 theft and funded a nightclub with the money. Judge Staudenmayer dismissed the jury after two deadlocked ballots. Reis was released on 15000 bail and prosecutors indicated plans to retry.
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Pottsville
Lillian Reis
Charles W. Stauden
Meier
West Mobilizes UN To Halt Russian's Blast
United States and Western allies push for a nuclear test moratorium at the UN General Assembly as they press Moscow to cancel its 50 megaton explosion. Sweden urges Kremlin to reconsider the plan before month’s end. 101 nations split on the issue after two weeks of ballots.
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West
United Nations
N. Y
United States
General Assembly
Moscow
Sweden
Kremlin
Harvard's admissions chief says Kennedy era entrants unlikely
Harvard College dean of admissions Wilbur J. Bender says President Kennedy and the Roosevelts likely could not enter Harvard under a highly selective policy. He notes Henry Cabot Lodge as a former candidate and proposes replacing a top one per cent standard with a top five per cent policy to diversify talent and goals.
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Harvard
Kennedy
Roosevelts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Wilbur J. Bender
Bender
Harvard College
Ford Plants Face Shutdown Threat Amid Stalled Talks
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers broke off a local agreement at Walnut Hills Ohio stamping plant near Cleveland affecting about 3300 workers. Chrysler negotiations were in recess while subcommittee talks continued. The union accused Ford of seeking 5 to 15 cent hourly pay cuts for 435 jobs, with other issues reportedly settled.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
FORD
United Auto Workers Union
Walnut Hills
Ohio
Cleveland
Chrysler Corp
Walton Hills
U S Troops Arrive At Cherbourg Dock
The American Army transport Upshur docked at Cherbourg with about 1400 soldiers aboard en route to U S bases in southwest France and Bremerhaven in West Germany.
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Cherdbourg
France
Upshur
U.S
Bremerhaven
West Germany
Queen Elisa Beth Ends 24 Day Red China Visit
Tokyo report says Queen Elisa Beth of Belgium departed Peiping for Brussels after a 24 day visit to Red China. The royal party's departure marks the end of a lengthy overseas tour.
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Tokyo
Elisabeth of
Belgium
Peiping
Brussels
Red China
Taylor Given S Viet Nam Army Report
U. S. guerrilla warfare experts gave Gen Maxwell D. Taylor a secret appraisal of South Viet Nam's American trained army amid the Viet Cong offensive. President Kennedy adviser led a briefing for a flying inspection tour into delta and highland areas where the war is raging in small, vicious guerrilla actions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Kennedy
U. S. Military Assistance Advisory Group
Nobel Prize Awarded to Ear Specialist Georg von Bekesy
Nobel Prize for medicine goes to Georg von Bekesy, Hungarian-born ear expert at Harvard, for discoveries on cochlear stimulation. Prize totals 250000 Swedish crowns about 48300 dollars. Recognition cites his work on physical mechanisms within the cochlea in the ear.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Georg von Bekesy
United States
von Bekesy
Harvard University
Campridge
Mass
Erring Brain Causes Army Over Supply
The General Accounting Office blamed human and electronic miscalculations for a multimillion-dollar excess cost of military aid to the Far East. It found about $235 million in potential savings from excess or useless spare parts after reviewing nearly half a billion dollars of stock at Asian warehouses and the Army’s Japan depot.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Far East
GAO
Japan
Congress
Pro Movement Fails: Ohio Tax Stamps Go Collectible
Ohio sales tax stamps move to collectors status after a bid to ask voters to abolish them failed. A committee seeking 197049 valid names fell about 5000 short of the required number before the midnight deadline.
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Ohio
Columbus
Cuban government to grant 1000 Latin American scholarships
Key West reports Havana radio says Cuba will fund scholarships for 1000 Latin American university students, expanding regional educational aid. The announcement underscores Cuba's educational outreach and regional ties.
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Key West
Fla
Havana Radio
Prizes For Betrayal Target East Berlin Escapes
In Berlin the Communist authorities announce prizes for children who betray people attempting to flee East Germany. The publicized program aims to enforce border control and deter escape attempts amid heightened sectional tensions.
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Berlin
East Germany
Moscow Still Unmoved On Berlin Air Corridors
Rioting by Algerians in Paris enters a second night as demonstrators clash with police near Road Point de la Defense. Authorities report 3 dead and 15 injured with 1,500 arrests after Algerian rebel leaders urge continued protests against new curfew laws. Police block traffic with riot squads amid rain and gunfire.
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Paris
Tunis
Point de la Defense
Seine
Nanterre
Dems Seek Boom on Bridges Plan for New Deficit Spending
Senator Styles Bridges warned Kennedy plans new deficit spending to spark a boom through the 1962 election. He urged austerity cuts in domestic programs, payroll reductions, and tax changes to foster progress. Senator William Proxmire criticized hints of abandoning a balanced budget policy.
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Washington
Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Kennedy
Bridges
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Congressional Record
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Skyjacker Leon Bearden Convicted in 22 Minutes
El Paso Texas an all male jury found Leon Bearden 38 guilty of hijacking kidnapping obstruction of interstate commerce and violating the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Act for hijacking a Continental Airlines jet over New Mexico on August 3 Bearden and his 16 year old son Cody of Coolidge Arizona await sentencing Attorneys said the trial was the first of its kind.
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EL Paso
Tex
Leon Bearden
Continental Airlines
New Mexico
Bearden
Cody
Coolidge, Ariz
Orchid Blossom Takes Seven Years
It takes seven years to raise a single orchid blossom and up to fifty years to produce a new strain. Messenger Wants Ads provide orchids daily for solving problems for grateful Southeastern Ohio folks, earning lavish bouquets.
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Messenger
Southeastern Ohio
For Sale Gravely Tractor With Plows And Mower
Gravely tractor in good condition with carriage two plows and mower offered for 170 dollars. Seller lists price and equipment for nearby buyers seeking a compact farming setup.
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Gravely Tractor
Ohio Colleges See 4 Percent Enrollment Rise
Ohio colleges and universities report fall enrollment of 191200, up 4 percent from 183665. Full time freshmen number 42000, 5 percent higher, with 7 percent more full time students overall. State university branches total 12000, up 2000.
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Ohio
Ohio University
Mahn
No to Red China in UN statement by Kennedy
President Kennedy said the United States opposes entry of the Chinese Communists into the United Nations and its agencies. Press secretary Salinger referenced Kennedy's prior statement that the Republic of China is the only rightful government representing China in the UN.
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Sam M. Fleming
American Bankers Association
San Francisco
Fleming
Nashville, Tenn
Red
China
Washington
Kennedy
United States
United Nations
Republic of China
Blake Given 30 Days For Meigs
Delbert Blake 19 of Rutland was sentenced to 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to petit larceny in Common Pleas Court. Blake waived a grand jury hearing related to break ins at Rutland High School and Rutland American Legion Hall. he and five juveniles were arrested by Meigs County deputies. One juvenile has been released. hearings for four others are set Monday.
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Pomeroy
Delbert Blake
Rutland
Common Pleas
Blake
Rutland High School
Rutland American Legion Hall
Meigs County Sheriff's Deputies
Emmett Lee Simpkins
Eureka
Gallia County
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio
Simpkins
Athens
FBI
Mrs Rabibof Ribicoff Undergoes Surgery in Columbus
Mrs Abra ham Ribicoff wife of the secretary of health education and welfare undergoes surgery at University Hospital Columbus Friday in a health care update.
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Columbus
Abraham Ribicoff
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
University Hospital
Rusk Sees No Change On Berlin Crisis
Diplomatic sources report Moscow renewed a note on Berlin air corridors to the United States Britain and France stating the corridors exist only to supply Western garrisons in Berlin West Germany and West Berlin remain linked by air traffic The note comes as Secretary of State Dean Rusk comments on Khrushchev address noting no major shift in his positions and that the peace treaty deadline relaxation may ease tension.
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Moscow
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Rusk
U.S
Khrushchev
Communist Party Congress
Osmena, Philippine Leader, Dies at 83
Former Philippines president Sergio Osmena, 83, who led the Commonwealth after World War II, died in Veterans Memorial Hospital Manila after months of illness. He had been transferred from his Cebu home as his condition worsened.
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Manila
Sergio Osmena
Philippine Commonwealth
Osmena
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Cebu
Peace Treaty as Hint of Ulbricht Replacement
West Berlin officials and commentators speculated that Moscow may replace Walter Ulbricht as East Germany tightens ties with the Kremlin. Khrushchev postponed the Dec 31 peace treaty deadline, signaling pressure and raising questions about Ulbricht’s hold as East German leader.
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West Berlin
Moscow
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
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