Donna Darts Toward New York as Hurricane Donna Reaches
Hurricane Donna neared New York and Long Island with 115 mph winds and 12 to 14 foot tides. Fire Island evacuations continued while storms spread from the Carolinas to New England. casualties rose to nine in the U S with extensive property damage.
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Islamorada
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Pennsylvania Railroad Strike Settled After 15 Hours
A pre-dawn settlement ended a 12 day strike that halted the PRR for the first time in 114 years. Leaders of about 20 000 workers praised the agreement over work rules and job security though wages were not in dispute. No trains will operate today on the railroad linking 10 000 miles of track across 13 states and the District of Columbia.
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UN Squares Off For Congo Fight Ahead Of Delegation Hearings
The UN Security Council prepared for a potential Congo hearing between Kinshasa rivals Kasavubu and Lumumba. Dag Hammarskjold reported Lumumba twice attempted to seize control of a Leopoldville station, leading UN troops to close the broadcaster to avert civil conflict. Kasavubu named Joseph Ileo as premier, while Lumumba disputed his dismissal.
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Florida Undertakes Major Dig-Out After Devastating Hurricane Donna
Governor Collins seeks federal disaster declaration for south Florida as cleanup begins. About 250000 homes without power and thousands without phones after Donna. Seven dead, two missing. Red Cross lists 75 injured and 57 hospitalized in the southeast. Florida keys damage estimated 30 to 40 million dollars. Fort Myers and Lee County 70 to 30 million. Citrus crop damage expected 50 to 80 percent in affected areas.
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Lumumba Clings To Post As Congo Turmoil Erupts
Difficulties mount as Patrice Lumumba clings to the prime ministership in Leopoldville while UN troops thwart a jail action. President Kasavubu names a new government as Lumumba’s regime falters and Congo officials block Lumumba delegates from reaching New York. Gen Lundula brings 80 soldiers to the airport offering service to the UN commander.
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Victor Lundula
Remains Identified of Lt. Woravka in Libyan Desert
Air Force officials confirm the remains found in the Libyan desert are Lt. John S. Woravka of Cleveland Ohio. He was a crew member of the Lady Be Good, a B24 that crashed in 1943.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Johannesburg Bishop Ambrose Reeves Deported
The Rt. Rev. Ambrose Reeves, Anglican bishop of Johannesburg, was deported from South Africa.
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South Africa
Ambrose Reeves
Fayette County marks 150th birthday with large crowds
About 75 000 people are expected to attend Fayette County Ohio celebrations marking the county and city 150th anniversary in a sesquicentennial event drawing sizable crowds and local officials.
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Ohio
Fayette County
Lodge To Give Keynote At State GOP Session
Ohio Republicans open their state convention in Columbus with 1746 delegates entering the RKO Palace Theater at 2 p.m. The party's vice presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge will deliver the keynote from 8:30 to 9 p.m. via a statewide 12 city radio television hookup. Lodge will then arrive at Port Columbus Airport with other officials.
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Katherine Kennedy Brown
Dayton
U.S
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Blanchester
O. M. Hoover
Cleveland
James A. Rhodes
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Roger Cloud
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Cincinnati
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Marietta
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Youngstown
Zanesville
West Powers Respond to Berlin Travel Ban Actions
Western powers push back against East German travel restrictions to Western countries and deny East German passports. Officials review travel facilities as ban aims to curb Communist pressure on West Berlin. Temporary travel documents required for East Germans seeking visas through NATO member states.
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Echo Viewing Times In Southeast Ohio Schedule
The Monday Echo 1 timetable for Southeastern Ohio lists viewing times at 6:57 p.m. to the north with 60 degree elevation, 9:03 p.m. south at 60 degrees, and 11:15 p.m. south at 2 degrees. Directions indicate satellite travel relative to the viewer.
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Ohio Five Day Forecast Shows Mild Below Normal Temps
The Ohio forecast calls for temperatures about 4 to 8 degrees below normal with a normal high around 76 in the north and lower in the south. Expect small daily changes and little if any precipitation across the period.
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Ohio
Three youths escape to Quemoy Islands using homemade diving gear
Three young men told newsmen they used improvised diving kits to flee from Red Chinese territory to the Quemoy Islands amid cross strait tension.
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Formosa
Quemoy Islands
Rock Strike Continues at Alcatraz Sixth Day
The Alcatraz strike enters its sixth day with inmates continuing to refuse work as authorities seek a resolution. Prisoners, demand negotiations over conditions, remain steadfast in their protest.
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Alcatraz
Kaiser Aluminum denies plans for Letart Falls plant
Kaiser Aluminum Corp of Ravenswood West Virginia denied reports it will build a 2500 acre river bottom plant at Letart Falls Ohio. The Hannah Coal Co of Pittsburgh was rumored to have bought the land, but Hannah Coal said it has no interest and does not hold an option. The Meigs County site upriver from Pomeroy has long fueled speculation while cabbage and tomato crops thrive nearby.
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W. Va
Letart Falls
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Venezuelan Plot Suppressed The Contente Station Seized
In Caracas a military plot against President Romulo Betancourt was foiled by early today. Lieutenant Saldivia led about 20 men who seized the radio station Contiente and held it for about an hour before authorities arrested them and returned the situation to normal.
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Continente
New Argentine Chief Named After Corruption Probe
Retired Navy Capt. Ernesto Recaredo Vazquez, 39, becomes Argentina’s new police chief following an investigation into corruption charges among senior officers. The move reshapes leadership amid ongoing scrutiny in Buenos Aires.
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Argentina
Navy
Ernesto Recaredo Vazquez
Veep Opens Campaign in Baltimore
Vice President Richard M. Nixon formally launched his presidential bid promising to carry the peace issue to voters in all 50 states.
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Richard M. Nixon
Leading steelman dies in Cleveland at 78
Livingston Mather, a prominent figure in the steel iron ore and lake shipping trades, is dead at age 78 in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Livingston Mather
Michigan Girl Miss America 1961 Has Athens Ties
Nancy Anne Fleming Miss America 1961 traces roots to Jackson County Michigan. G E White of Athens and relatives in Florida report distant cousins through E S White and a great grandmother. White family members in Athens recall Fleming’s pageant progress as the hometown link sparked excitement.
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Jackson County
Mr. White
Athens
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Miss Fleming
G. E. White
James
Annabelle White Strekal
Ray Strekal
A. B. Barker
Elma White
Texas
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Robert Clutter
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