Soviet fishing crew save US airman off Cape Cod
Captain Hugh Lavallee of the Massachusetts National Guard parachuted 20 000 feet from a disabled fighter and was rescued by a Soviet fishing vessel 87 miles off Cape Cod. He praised the crew for their kindness and said they repeatedly spoke of peace as a Coast Guard helicopter brought him to Otis Air Force Base for treatment.
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Otis Air Force Base
Mass
U.S
Cape Cod
Hugh Lavallee
Massachusetts National Guard
Chester L. Harding
1St Coast Guard District
Johannes Ware
Lavallee
Springfield
Johannes
Lavelee
U.S. Coast Guard
Lavellee
Otis Afb
Rail Talks Inch Ahead as Unions Set to Arbitrate
Washington AP unions accept DAR Labor Department arbitration plan on firemen jobs and train crew makeup, signaling possible breakthrough though unions demand procedures for other issues. Wolfe says carriers see reservations as obstacles, while Wirtz stresses private settlement remains uncertain.
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Washington
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wolfe
Wirtz
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Supreme Court
Minnesota Farm Income Declines in First Five Months
Agriculture Department reports Minnesota cash farm receipts for January through May total $579.0 million, down $44.6 million from 1962. Livestock and products fall while crops rise nationwide. government payments remain a major income source. Blatnik predicts Scranton for GOP nomination with Goldwater as VP. Kennedy favored to carry Minnesota.
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Washington
Minnesota
Agriculture Department
Department
GOP
John A. Blatnik
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Duluth Token to Be Halted on Bus Line
The Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission allows the Duluth Superior Transit Co. to switch from a 21 cent token fare to a 25 cent cash fare and raises the weekly pass from 3 to 3.50. Children’s 15 cent cash fare and interstate fare to Superior at 50 cents remain unchanged. The change takes effect 24 hours after buses post notice.
Police Gird Courthouse in Manhunt
Overnight guard around the Hennepin County courthouse as police hunt the second trustee who escaped from jail. Thomas A. Elliott, 25, Hampton, Va., was captured inside the building. Charles L. Van Deusen, 26, Minneapolis, remains at large. They used a crowbar to break a storeroom window and accessed attic stairs to jury rooms. Elliott was jailed for car theft. Van Deusen for attempted burglary.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Thomas A. Elliott
Hampton
Charles L. van Deusen
Elliott
van Deusen
Sisters donate kidney twin success marks medical milestone
Edith Helm received a kidney from her twin Wanda Foster in 1956 and later bore two children. The operation at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital made Helm the first woman to receive a kidney transplant, with follow up births in 1958 and 1960. Foster’s three sons were born after her donation. Both sisters remain healthy as discussions of transplants grow.
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Wellston, Okla
Edith Helm
Wanda Foster
Helm
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Neys
Tulsa Tribune
John
Boston Hospital
Vicki
Cushing
Foster
Davenport
Richard Herrick
Roland
Richard
Shrewsbury
Mass
Midori Maru Ferry Sinks Off Okinawa With 194 aboard
A 300 ton ferry carrying 194 passengers including several Americans sank 16 miles west of Okinawa near Maejima island after heavy seas. 104 were rescued as U S and local search teams mounted a relief operation. Most passengers were Ryukyuan nationals.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Japanese Maritime Safety Agency
Maejima Island
Naha
Okinawa Main Island
Kerama Archipelago
Maejima
Asahi
Kumejima
Traffic Toll Rises to 434 In Minnesota Crashes
The Associated Press reports Minnesota’s traffic toll climbed to 434, up 58 from last year. Victims include Herman Rex, 26, in Minneapolis after a July 13 crash with a train. Kevin Schuldt, 9, in Minneapolis from a car bicycle collision. Mildred Stoppel, 61, of St Paul from a Newport auto crash. and Robert Jensen, 33, of Marine on St Croix killed near Osceola Wisconsin when his car hit a tree.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Herman Rex
Minneapolis
Kevin Schuldt
Mary Schuldt
Mildred Stoppel
St. Paul
Newport
Robert S. Jensen
Marine-on- St. Croix
Minn
Osceola
Wis
Barnett Accused of Playing Politics in Meredith Case
Jackson Mississippi five state college board members accuse Gov. Ross Barnett of using Meredith ouster to hurt governor candidate J. P. Coleman. They say the move against James H. Meredith at the University of Mississippi could jeopardize accreditation for all state colleges.
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Jackson
Mir
Ross Barnett
State College Board
Barnett
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
J. P. Coleman
Fulbright Foresees Approval On Nuclear Test Ban
Senator Fulbright expects the foreign relations committee to send the limited nuclear test ban treaty to the Senate floor within two weeks with overwhelming ratification likely. CIA Director McCone endorsed ratification, reducing opposition and signaling broad support for the pact and its safeguards. Military leaders backed the treaty if accompanied by strong safeguards, including underground testing options and improved violation detection.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Arkansas Democrat
Fulbright
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McNamara
Soviet Union
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Armed Services Committee
Curtis E. Lemay
Air Force
Sen
John Stennis
D. Miss
Lemay
Rusk says Khrushchev under pressure to reach new pacts
Secretary of State Dean Rusk indicated Khrushchev faces domestic and foreign pressure to secure new agreements with the United States and allies to ease tensions and reduce war risk. He cited potential observers in key transit hubs and warned the situation could reverse by tomorrow morning as talks continue with Gromyko in New York next month and with NATO allies on a possible nonaggression pact.
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Washington
Khrushchev
United States
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
New York
Scandinavian Beauty Crowned Miss International 1964
Gudrun Bjarnadottir of Iceland won the Miss International Beauty title in Long Beach, overcoming 86 contestants. The 20 year old has red blonde hair, a 38 23 38 figure, and said Lorne Green announced her victory. She has model experience in Paris and hails from a village of 800 in Iceland.
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Long Beach
Calif
Gudrun Bjarnadottir
Iceland
Lorne Green
Kennedy again weekends at Cape Cod retreat
President Kennedy spends a weekend with his family at their Hyannis Port Cape Cod home. Mrs. Kennedy recovers from a caesarean birth that produced a son who lived less than two days. The president will shuttle between Washington and the Cape with plans for a Tuesday news conference in D.C. and another weekend visit.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Hyannis Port
Mass
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Washington
Otis Air Force Base
Caroline
John Jr
Cape
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Republic
Scranton
Goldwater
Duluth
Japan
Russia
Europe
John Chadwick
McCone
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Armed Services Group
Foreign Relations Committee
Earle Wheeler
Army
Adm
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Naval Operations
David Shoup
Marine Corps
Nik
United States’ North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Moscow
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Rso
Paris
Tania
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