New Russian Nuclear Tests Condemned
London reports international reaction to Moscow announcing a new series of nuclear weapons tests. The United States calls the move disturbing amid Geneva disarmament talks while Britain sees anti nuclear protests and possible action. Japan to file a protest. Peiping hails the decision as needed to deter imperialist war.
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London
Moscow
United States
Geneva
Siberia
Britain
U.S
Pacific
Japan
Soviet Union
Peiping People’s Daily
China and India Clash in Ladakh Border Incident
In Tokyo the Chinese agency accused Indian troops of firing on three Chinese posts in Ladakh over the past week. A reported 20 minute battle occurred in Chip Chap Valley with two Indian soldiers wounded. Nehru called the situation serious and said India must stay alert.
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Tokyo
Red China
Ladakh
Chip Chap
India
Himalayan
New Delhi
Nehru
Injunction Hearing Sets Tone for Vermont Race Track Standoff
A dispute over wages and conditions at Vermont's first pari mutuel track moves to court as about 70 carpenters and laborers walk off jobs. A 9:30 a.m. chancery court hearing in Bennington County will decide whether a temporary injunction against picketing should continue, with contractors DeMatteo Construction and Morrissey, Inc. seeking to finish work and end unlawful activity.
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Vermont
Chancery Court
Bennington County
Superior Court
F. Ray Keyser Sr
Chelsea
Atty
Francis E. Morrissey
Carpenters End Strike In Berkshires
Striking Berkshire carpenters return to work under a new contract ending a week long stoppage on 15 million dollars of county projects. Over 400 workers covered by seven locals voted to accept two wage scales as DeMatteo secures replacements from Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire amid ongoing talks and a pending hearing on the race track project.
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Massachusetts
Carpenters
Bennington
DeMatteo
Berkshire County
Berkshire County District Council
The
Carpenters Union
Williams College
Pittsfield Boys Club
Northern
Berkshire
Edward DePina
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Telstar beams Kennedy press conference to Europe in live test
American engineers use the Telstar satellite to transmit a live Kennedy news conference to European homes. The cross Atlantic telecast also includes select U S and European sites with coverage on ABC CBS and NBC.
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Telstar To Beam
Europe
Telstar
Atlantic
Chicago
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
Second Venus mission planned after Atlas Agena B failure
NASA resumes launch preparations after the Atlas Agena B rocket strayed and exploded 290 seconds into the flight. Mariner 2 is readied for a Venus voyage as data are reviewed and a new launch window opens in the 19 month cycle.
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Iner
Venus
Submegaton Nuclear Test Aims for Johnston Island Night
The United States plans to explode its second high altitude nuclear warhead above Johnston Island late tonight if weather and technical conditions permit. The 30 to 40 mile high blast will be weaker than the July 8 thermonuclear test at 210 miles, which was visible from Hawaii to New Zealand.
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Honolulu
United States
Johnston Island
mid-Pacific
Hawaii
New Zealand
Canadian airliner crashes with 27 dead in Hawaii
An airliner carrying 40 aboard crashed during an emergency landing attempt at Honolulu International Airport. Twenty seven people died including two infants. 13 were injured. The Canadian Pacific turbojet reportedly had an engine failure after takeoff and dumped fuel before landing. The craft skidded into equipment as it touched down and the fuselage broke apart. Survivors were taken to Hickam Air Force Base Hospital.
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Honolulu
Federal Aviation Agency
Vancouver
B.C
Sydney
Australia
Auckland
New Zealand
Pacific
D. J. Tierney
FAA
Hickham Air Force Base Hospital
Tierney
Longevity Rises to 70.8 Years for American Workers
Metropolitan Life reports the average life expectancy for wage earners and families reached a record 70.8 years in 1961.
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New York
UPI
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
America
Brief Downpour Fails to Ease New Jersey New York Drought
The weekend rains across the Northeast were scattered and brief, flooding storm sewers but not seeping into soil. New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut saw showers that offered little drought relief, with 32 New York counties affected and wells running dry as forecasts warn of worse conditions ahead.
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New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New York State
U.S. Geological Survey
Four More Negroes Arrive in Concord for Jobs
In Concord New Hampshire four additional reverse freedom riders reached the capital, bringing the total to twenty five. The newcomers arrived Sunday and faced interviews for work that day. They were housed in unused Grenier Air Force Base barracks in Manchester. Willie Ramsey a 29 year old from Baton Rouge said he was disappointed no job awaited him, noting the White Citizens Council of New Orleans funded his trip and promised employment.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Grenier Air Force Base
Manchester
Willie Ramsey
Baton Rouge
White Citizens Council of
New Orleans
Ramsey
Geneva Action Crowns Effort Of 14 Months
Delegates from 14 nations signed a treaty of independence and neutrality for Laos ending 14 months of peacemaking. Premier Souvanna Phouma promised Laos would stay independent, prosperous, and neutral, while Khrushchev hailed the accord as removing a war danger. The pact calls for withdrawal of all foreign troops in 75 days and sets up an international control body of India, Poland and Canada to monitor compliance.
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Geneva
Laos
Moscow
Khrushchev
Southeast Asia
U.S
Viet Nam
International Control Commission
India
Poland
Canada
Pathet Lao
CAB rescinds suspension permit for Northeast routes
The Civil Aeronautics Board withdraws tentative authorization to suspend Northeast Airlines service to Auburn Lewiston Maine Houston Massachusetts Newport Vermont and reviews Northeast New England routes at a regional Boston hearing next month.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
Auburn-Lewiston
Houston
Maine
Lawrence
Mass
Newport
Northeast
Portland
Presque Isle
Logan Airport
Boston
Barre-Montpelier
Rockland
Augusta
Laconia
N.H
Manchester
Bar Harbor
Dow Field
Bangor
New England
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Leningrad
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China
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Hagerman
Morrissey
George M. Fienberg
Carpenters End
Berkshires
Pittsfield, Mass
John Sherman
Sherman
DePina
Kennedy
Morial
New York Harbor
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Niagara Falls
Seattle World’s Fair
Louvre
Paris
Michelangelo
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Rome
Arctic Circle
ABC
CBS
NBC
Andover
Britanny
Goonthilly
England
European Broadcasting Union
Oswald Mosley
Trafalgar Square
Howard Benedict
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Agency
Atlantic Ocean
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Button Bay
Associated Press
Souvanna Phouma
Berlin
Germany
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Rusk
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