Tragedy Strikes Third Time at Sand Ridge Rd Home
Fire destroyed the interior of Grace Smathers’s aging home off Sand Ridge Rd, leaving eight people homeless. Granddaughter Carley Howard alerted neighbors after smoke appeared from an upstairs window as two Chauncey-Dover volunteers and Plains fire units faced engine failures. No loss estimate yet.
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Test Ban Debate Divides Senators On Nuclear Pact
In Washington Senator Symington endorses the limited test ban while Senator Thurmond denounces it as risking U S deterrence against nuclear war. The Senate moves from treaty debate to consideration of ratification with various reservations under discussion.
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Dragon Lady To Visit U S Next Month
Belgrade Yugoslavia reports Ngo Dinh Nhu South Viet Nam first lady will travel to the United States next month. She will not meet President Kennedy or other officials and says her stay length depends on her whim. She leads the Vietnamese delegation to the interparliamentary union and defends her government’s stance in the Buddhist and Viet Cong conflict.
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White Rule Tops Worry at UN General Assembly
At the opening of the 18th General Assembly delegates focus on racial and colonial policies in Africa. African nations press for economic boycott of South Africa and Portugal and demand action to oust them from the world forum amid Rhodesia tensions. Britain faces Asian-African charges over Rhodesia policy as South Vietnam Buddhism issues loom.
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Hurricane Cindy Lashes Coast Then Diminishes Inland
Hurricane Cindy slammed the Texas coast with 80 mph winds then weakened as it moved inland. The eye crossed between Galveston and Port Arthur with minimal property damage but crops suffer, and about 13 000 people fled Cameron Parish while thousands sought shelter in Port Arthur Beaumont and Galveston.
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Negroes Plan March On Montgomery
Birmingham leaders urge a March on Montgomery to blame Gov. George Wallace for the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing deaths. About 1200 Negroes vote to march, with funeral services set for two of the four girls killed Denise McNair Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley.
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St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred Shuttlesworth
Sixth Ave
Nue South Baptist Church
Denise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Cynthia Wesley
Washington
Melvin Bailey
Quints Born To Mrs Fischer Enter Fourth Day
Aberdeen, S D four girls and one boy born to Mary Ann Fischer are reported in good condition on day four. Dr James Berbos cautions no fixed danger period while noting day to day changes. The quints receive early formula and names Mary Ann Mary Catherine Mary Margaret Mary Magdalene and James Andrew.
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Aberdeen, S.C
Andrew Fischer
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St. Luke's Hospital
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Kennedy Warns of Disastrous Foreign Aid Cuts
President Kennedy warned 400 White House Conference on Export Expansion executives that House reductions in foreign aid would harm exports and U.S. security. He urged support to restore aid funding from the Senate level of 4.5 billion to 3.5 billion authorized.
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Mrs Kennedy Plans Private Greece Trip In October
The White House says Mrs John F Kennedy will visit Greece for two weeks in October leaving Washington October 2. She will stay near Athens with her sister and brother in law Prince and Princess Stanislas Radziwill who have rented a house. The Student Committee for Travel to Cuba also announced a plan to send 200 Americans to Cuba next January.
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GOP's Big Guns Fire At Kennedy
Three top Republican spokesmen criticized the Kennedy administration in Los Angeles, calling it ineffectual with “rocking chair leadership” as the party readies for the next presidential race. Senator Barry Goldwater addressed a partisan crowd warning of policy failings and a dull leadership approach.
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Malaysia Breaks With Indonesia and the Philippines
Malaysia announced breaking diplomatic relations with Indonesia and the Philippines after Malay demonstrators stormed the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in retaliation for clashes at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta and the Medan Consulate. The rally drew about 1 000 participants, with 200 entering embassy grounds. no injuries were reported.
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North Sumatra
Wanted to Rent Garage ad solved by Messenger
Mrs. Whitehouse seeks to rent a garage and found a solution after placing a Messenger classified ad. Call LY 2-201 for details. A 16 word ad costs $1 for one day and can be placed by dialing LY 3-1242.
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