Kasavubu Pushes Radio Lead as Congo Tensions Rise
In Leopoldville the UN relaxed limits on Congo airports and broadcasting while Kasavubu seeks advantage via radio. Bolikango, named minister of information, vows aid to the people, announces arrest warrants for Lumumba and six ministers, and pledges pursuit of Lumumba who is in hiding as UN and Kasavubu forces rally around the radio station.
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Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
Patrice Lumumba
Jean Bolikango
Kasavubu
Congo Chaos Deepens As Independence Breeds Hardship
Bolikango accuses independence of bringing misery and fear to the Congo and warns Lumumba's allies will be held to account. Bolikango was arrested by Lumumba about ten days ago on charges of plotting to assassinate Lumumba. The UN lifted air and radio bans to ease Lumumba’s control and allow peaceful troop movements while vowing normalcy soon.
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Bolikango
Lumumba
Trustee Denies Letart Falls Land Purchase
The trustee of 2500 to 3000 acres of Meigs County river bottomland at Letart Falls, Ohio, denies Hanna Coal Co. of Pittsburgh bought the tracts. Fred M. Link, St. Clairsville real estate man, says Hanna Coal has no connection and that any future use will be public. He stresses the land is a business matter and that reports hurt all involved, noting the land may remain unused for decades.
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Ohio
Hanna Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Fred M. Link
St. Clairsville
Meigs County
Link
Huntington
W. Va
Hanna Coal
Kaiser Aluminum
State Department of Highways
Highway Department
Hanna
Fidel Castro Seizes CMQ Independent TV Network in Cuba
The Cuban regime moved to take over the $12 million CMQ network ending a pattern of confiscations. Owners were accused of abandoning the plant and not keeping it operational. The government now controls more than 100 radio and TV stations and all but one Cuban newspaper Information in Havana.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
CMQ
Castro
Informacion
Henderson Man Faces Arson In Car Burning
Henderson resident George Martin Love III was due in justice of the peace court on arson charges for allegedly burning a car owned by Roger Bowling of Canton. Bowling reported the theft and obtained insurance. Love says another unidentified person was hired by the owner to destroy the vehicle.
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Point Pleasant
George Martin Love III
Henderson
Justice of the Peace Court
Love
Roger Bowling
Canton
Bowling
Six Students Die In WV Highway Crash
A car transporting six Ripley area high school students to a 4H club meeting collided head on with a trailer truck Monday night. All six occupants were killed instantly.
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Ripley. W. Va
Cuba backs Red China bid for UN membership
Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa signaled Havana would support Communist China's bid for United Nations membership, underscoring a rare diplomatic shift amid Cold War tensions.
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Cuba
China
Havana
Raul Roa
Tokyo Volcano Mt Mihara Erupts Twice This Week
Mt Mihara, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, erupted twice this week signaling ongoing seismic activity. Authorities urge monitoring as ash and lava effects are reported near the crater.
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Tokyo
Mt. Mihara
Japan
Lodge Campaign Push In Coal Region Areas
Huntington West Virginia Republican vice presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge pressed in coal and steel regions to claim the GOP is best prepared for Cold War challenges. He spoke at the Ohio Republican convention earlier promising military strength and economic backing to deter aggression, and urged Americans to support Nixon-Lodge for freedom and progress.
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Huntington
W. Va
Henry Cabot Lodge
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
GOP
Lodge
Columbus
America
Nikita Khrushchev
Richard Nixon
Khrushchev
Nixon-Lodge
Fire Rates Tipple At Coal Mine In West Virginia
Lieving Coal Co had its 56 year old tipple near West Columbia destroyed by fire at 12:30 a.m. Fifty firemen fought the five hour blaze as 300 tons of coal were lost. Eleven men were in the mine and unharmed. Mine remains closed with uncertain reopening date.
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Point Pleasant
Lieving Coal Co
West Columbia
William Field
Mason Fire Department
Nixon Predicts Texas Victory In 1960 Race
Vice President Richard M. Nixon campaigned in Dallas promising the Republican ticket can keep peace without surrender. He framed the race as a fight for state and local rights against a federal-dominated platform, arguing Democrats have forfeited voters in Texas. Meanwhile Hurricane Donna battered the Atlantic seaboard, killing 135 and prompting mass evacuations as Florida and New England faced major disaster declarations.
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San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
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Nixon
Texas
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Pat
Union Square
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Indianapolis
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Cuba
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Eisenhower
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Bridgeport
Conn
Long Island
N. Y
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Virginia
Maine
New
Harry Truman Mockingly Trolls Khrushchev After Don Hurricane
Former president Truman ridicules Soviet premier Khrushchev in sharp remarks about the Atlantic, Hurricane Donna, and where the liner Baltika should dock near the Battery to reach the United Nations. He quips that Khrushchev would have to walk four miles.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Atlantic Ocean
Khrushchev
Baltika
United Nations
Copenhagen strike halts mail delivery for 3100 workers
In Copenhagen 3100 postmen walked off the job over a wage dispute causing a citywide mail delivery halt. Trade union leaders said negotiations would resume after the walkout began.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Probes Defectors
P Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Carroll inspector general of the Air Force is assigned by the Pentagon to investigate the defection to the Soviet Union of two National Security Agency employees.
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Washington
Joseph F. Carroll
FBI
Air Force
Pentagon
Soviet Union
National Security Agency
Khrushchev denounces Manhattan limit during Atlantic voyage
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, en route to the United States General Assembly, voices strong disapproval of Washington's decision to restrict him to Manhattan Island, criticizing the move as excessive.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Atlantic
U. S. General Assembly
U. S
Manhattan
Medical Aid Bill Signed By President
President Eisenhower signed a new federal state program to assist medical expenses for needy Americans over 65. The sponsors estimate 12.4 million of 16 million seniors qualify for benefits, with the federal government funding 202 million in the first year and states contributing 60 million.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Trains Resume on Nation’s Largest Rail Carrier
Diesel and electric locomotives rolled from Pennsylvania Railroad terminals as service returned after a 12 day strike. Freight and passenger trains operated from New York to St Louis signaling restored service on the nation’s largest rail carrier.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
St. Louis
Echo Viewing Times For Southeast Ohio
Tuesday Echo I timetable for Southeastern Ohio lists viewing windows at 6:34 p.m north 58 degrees southeast 8:40 p.m south 64 degrees southeast and 10:51 p.m south 4 degrees southeast. It explains that north or south is viewer direction while elevation degrees indicate height and satellite travel is toward northeast or southeast.
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Ohio
Ohio teachers near salary boost in biennium budget plan
Ohio's 1961-63 budget proposal from the State Board of Education earmarks more than 556 million dollars to operate and build schools. It would raise teacher salaries by supplementing districts up to 300 dollars more than current averages for some degrees and up to 400 dollars for others, increase per classroom unit subsidies, and direct millions to construction and remodeling across several counties and districts including Southern District and Allensville.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Education
School Foundation
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