Lumumba Faces Uphill Fight To Upset Army Coup
Patrice Lumumba battled Mobutu’s forces in Kinshasa as soldiers besieged Camp Leopold with UN and police protection. Lumumba’s staff were arrested, he faced loss of allied support, and Mobutu declared a purge of political leaders while ordering Soviet diplomats to leave. Lumumba escaped lynching after seven hours in the mess hall as Ghana UN troops restrained Congolese troops. The episode underscored Congo’s volatile split loyalties and Soviet caution about independence.
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Nixon pushes food reserves to curb farm surpluses
Vice President Richard M Nixon proposes a four part plan to cut price depressing surpluses. He urges a domestic strategic food reserve and increased foreign shipments under food for peace with payments in kind to retire land. He targets reducing the ten billion dollar farm surplus in four years and hints at further proposals to prevent new surpluses.
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U S Embassy Secretary Jailed by Cuban Police in Havana
Fidel Castro s secret police held Marjorie Lennox a 26 year old San Francisco based secretary at the U S embassy in Havana and ignored protests by Ambassador Philip Bonsal The arrest followed raids on Lennox s Vedado apartment and she was taken to DIER headquarters The move coincides with Cuba s seizure of American property including E R Squibb Son plant and three U S tire firms challenging the seizure in Cuban courts
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Kennedy Campaigns in Pennsylvania for 32 Electoral Votes
Senator John F. Kennedy campaigned across Pennsylvania to appeal on economic issues and pledged that all who want work would find it with decent wages. He abandoned a prepared speech to echo Nixon's line you never had it so good amid large crowds on a 110 mile Jersey City to Trenton motorcade. Governor Meyner compared Kennedy's reception to Roosevelt era crowds.
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New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
Ethel Heads Inland Threatening Flooding Across Region
From Biloxi Mississippi to eastern sections and western Alabama a weakened Hurricane Ethel brings heavy rain up to 10 inches in parts and potential floods. The New Orleans Weather Bureau warns winds will fall off by daybreak and officials say last week’s Donna preparations serve as a dress rehearsal. No damage estimate yet.
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Echo I Satellite Timetable for Athens Area
Echo I schedule lists Friday events at 7 30 p m and 9 40 p m south of viewer 79 degrees and 10 degrees traveling southeast. Saturday entries show 7 06 p m and 9 16 p m south of viewer 53 degrees and 13 degrees traveling southeast.
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Athens
Kennedy Endorsed by International Union of Electrical Workers
Miami Beach voters read that the IUE national convention endorsed Senator John F. Kennedy for president. The endorsement signals solid labor support for Kennedy amid campaign momentum.
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Fla
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John F. Kennedy
Khrushchev Sees Better Times in U S Ties
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev voiced optimism that brighter days lie ahead for Moscow Washington relations amid ongoing Cold War tensions. He expressed confidence that future cooperation could improve despite current disputes and strategic standoff.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
U. S
Khrushchev Aims to Seat Red China at U N
Cyrus Eaton of Cleveland predicts Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev will propose and win a seat for Red China in the United Nations.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Red China
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Cyrus Eaton
Newspapers Back Nixon in E P Poll New York Post
More than half the newspapers replying to an Editor and Publisher poll support Richard M. Nixon. The response reflects the mood of the industry in a year of political contention.
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New York
Editor & Publisher Magazine
Richard M. Nixon
Five Day Forecast For Oho
Temperatures will average 2 to 4 degrees below normal with normal highs in the 70s and lows around 16. The period stays warm through Sunday then turns cooler Monday. Precipitation totals about half to three quarters of an inch with occasional rain Saturday and Sunday.
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Khrushchev Aims to Put UN HQ Abroad and Replace Secretary
British diplomats say Soviet Premier Khrushchev will push for moving the UN headquarters off U.S. soil and for Dag Hammarskjold’s dismissal when he addresses the General Assembly next week. They expect Washington travel restrictions for red leaders to be loosened.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Congo Crisis Sparks Planned UN Emergency Session
Delegates foresee a UN General Assembly emergency session starting Saturday if the Security Council fails to resolve the Congo impasse. The United States seeks to block Soviet arms. a Soviet veto near-certainly blocks action. Ceylon and Tunisia propose a good offices committee to Congo under the 1950 Uniting for Peace resolution.
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Khrushchev Offers No Overture For Eisenhower Meeting
The White House said no overture for a private meeting with President Eisenhower had been received from Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty dismissed London reports as speculative propaganda not emanating from Khrushchev.
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James C. Haggerty
London
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Hagerty
State Board authorizes land purchase for Marietta center
The State Controlling Board has authorized the Highway Department to purchase 10.2 acres in Washington County near Marietta for a new highway maintenance equipment center.
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Washington County
Marietta
Machinists Back Dems in St Louis Convention Endorsement
The International Association of Machinists endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket at its St Louis convention. The backing signals labor union support for the campaign ahead of the election.
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International Association of Machinists Convention
Reds Open Invasion Of Laos
In Savannakhent Laos Gen Phoumi Nosavan says at least six Communist led battalions crossed from North Viet Nam to attack Laotian forces. He reports Muong Peu near Sam Neua shelled by mortars and a critical situation as Reds press to 25 miles from the provincial capital.
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Phoumi Nosavan
Laos
Revolutionary Movement
Viet Nam
Phoumi
Muong Peu
Sam Neua
United States to loft 60-foot rocket for radiation belt study
The National Academy of Sciences announced a program to launch 35 research rockets from Sept 16 to 22 to altitudes between 15 and 1200 miles. NASA plans an Argo D8 mission to 1200 miles with a recoverable emulsion experiment. Launches will use a new solid propellant rocket from Point Arguello, California, with an 85-pound payload.
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National Academy of Sciences
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Army
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Rail Strike Ends at Belt-Line Lines in Ohio and Pa
A strike by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen against four belt-line railroads serving U S Steel plants in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania ended today after an agreement on a new contract was reached.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
U. S. Steel Corp
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Police Launch 24 Hour Alert Over Khrushchev Castro Visit
New York police announce a 24 hour alert to protect Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro during their expected visit for the United Nations General Assembly opening next week.
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New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
United Nations General Assembly
Party chairs push end to talk on Kennedy religion
Democratic chairman Sen. Henry M. Jackson and Republican leader Sen. Thruston B. Morton urged a stop to the religious issue in the Kennedy campaign. Jackson called on Vice President Nixon to denounce religious bigotry while Morton blamed Jackson for keeping the issue alive and demanded a firm date to end the dispute. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale said he resigned from a group that issued the protest statement and called himself an innocent bystander.
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Thruston Morton
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Richard M. Nixon
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