Worker Rescued After Rock Collapse In Rail Tunnel
In Parkersburg Virginia a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tunnel collapse trapped Arthur Boggs beneath tons of rock. Rescue teams freed him after carefully lifting the debris but another worker remained missing and presumed dead.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Arthur Boggs
Boggs
Harry Nichols
Bartlett
Ohio
R. T. Nicholson
Robert Airhart
Nicholson
Airhart
Nichols
Glenville
C. J. Langenfelder & Son, Inc
Baltimore
Walker
U.N. Sends Observers To Yemen Civil War Peace Plan
U Thant approves dispatch of United Nations observers to Yemen to verify UAR and Saudi Arabia honor their pact to end intervention. The move follows agreements and funding by the two Arab states, aiming to prevent Soviet opposition and support Yemen's 1962 settlement.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U.N
Yemen
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
U.N. Security Council
Thant
U.A.R
Soviet Union
United Nations
Abdullah Sallal
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Kennedy Lands on Hotel Roof Amid Los Angeles Picket Line
President Kennedy arrived in Los Angeles for a Democratic fundraiser and civil rights pickets formed around the hotel. He did not cross the CORE line and spoke of a European trip after a Navy weapons demo at China Lake. He planned a conference with Prime Minister Macmillan and a Hawaii for mayors talk on civil rights.
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Kennedy
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Harold Macmillan
Britain
Europe
China Lake
Calif
Naval Ordnance Test Center
Mojave Desert
Navy
Hawaii
White House
Pierre Salinger
Macmillan
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Point Mugu
Pacific Missile Range
Observers Skeptical of Green Mountain Park Start
Local observers question Green Mountain Park race track prospects amid slow early crowds. Track President Lou Smith predicts eventual success, citing another track's later rise from hundreds to crowds filling parking lots. Debate over new 4:30 pm post time considers workers and tri city commuters. twilight hours may limit attendance.
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Green Mountain Park
Dle
Lou Smith
Maryland
Smith
Tri-City
New York
Northeast Asks To Drop Berlin and Newport Stops
Northeast Airlines seeks permission from the Civil Aeronautics Board to suspend service at Berlin New Hampshire and Newport Vermont until regional airport proceedings end. CAB Examiner Park recommended dropping several New England towns including Berlin and Newport from the system. The airline wants a quick suspension to avoid reopening stations June 15 for the summer season.
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Berlin
Newport
Washington
Northeast Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
N.H
New England
CAB
Robert L. Park
Grant Due For Newport Sewage Plant
Governor Hoff says a federal grant for Newport's proposed 1 763 000 sewage disposal plant will be announced in two or three weeks. Federal funds would total at least 750 000, with state and city money completing the financing. The project would boost Newport's appeal on a scenic lake in Vermont.
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Newport
Labor To Grill Tories Over Party Girl Affair
London AP reports John Profumo avoided embarrassing Queen Elizabeth II by resigning as war minister amid a scandal over an illicit affair with Christine Keeler. The affair has rocked the Conservative government and will prompt Labor to attack Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and his government in Parliament.
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London
John Profumo
Queen Elizabeth II
Christine Keeler
Britain
Labor Party
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Profumo
Whitehall
Lord Poole
Conservative Party
Exeter
House of Commons
Miss Keeler
Protect
Buckingham Palace
Zasu Pitts Dies at 63 in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns Zasu Pitts, 63, a longtime film and radio actress renowned for her frail voice and comical charm. She died at Good Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness. she lived in Pasadena with her second husband John E. Woodall, a former tennis champion and real estate broker.
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Hollywood
Zasu Pitts
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pasadena
John E. Woodall
Miss Pitts
Parsons
Kan
Santa Cruz
Calif
Zasu
Alabama U Begins To Seal Off Campus
Authorities sealed off the University of Alabama campus ahead of an integration showdown. Governor George Wallace vowed to block court order enrollment of two Negro students while pledging to avoid violence. Federal troops could be used to enforce admittance as 4,000 National Guardsmen prepare for two weeks of training.
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Ala
University of Alabama
George C. Wallace
Alabama
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynne
Birmingham
Wallace
Vivian J. Malone
Mobile
James A. Hood
East Gadsden
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Senate
Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
Army Hospital
Kennedy
Washington
David M. McGlathery
Huntsville
University Center
Alabama National Guardsmen
One Man Killed Nine Arrested in Wake Of Carolina Race Riot
In Lexington North Carolina officials moved to keep crowds off streets after a Thursday night disturbance that left Fred Link 24 of Lexington dead from a gunshot. Seven Negroes and two white men were arrested on open charges as police battled a mob of up to 2000 whites and about 50 Black demonstrators downtown.
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Lexington
N.C
C. V. Sink
Greensboro
Link
Fats Domino
Fred Link
Lexingon
Lester Sheets
Boston Strangler Suspect Held by New York Police
Inside coverage reports New York officers detaining a man suspected of being the Boston Strangler. The page note hints at ongoing investigation and police actions as authorities pursue leads related to the notorious serial killer.
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New York
Boston
Reds Delay Signing Of Hot Line Treaty
In Geneva Soviet reluctance to tie the hot line accord to the 17 nation disarmament conference delays formal signature. Officials said technical agree ment on a direct Teletype link between Washington and Moscow has been reached, but Moscow has not yet approved. The delay stems from objections to signing by Stelle and Tsarapkin as co chairs, and leaks anger Soviet officials amid stalled broader disarmament talks.
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Washington
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Charles C. Stelle
Stelle
Lincoln White to be Melbourne consul general
Veteran State Department press officer Lincoln White is slated to become consul general at Melbourne Australia, succeeding Frank Hopkins. Richard I. Phillips will take over as the main foreign policy spokesman, reflecting a revised State Department news setup. White has long served in Washington since 1939 and will receive a near top diplomatic rank with a substantial salary.
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Washington
Anera
State Department
Lincoln White
Melbourne
Australia
White
Richard I. Phillips
Phillips
Sec
Career Foreign Service
Frank S. Hopkins
Final illness and humility mark Pope John XXIII revelation
Vatican disclosures reveal Pope John XXIII faced stomach tumor anemia and peritonitis while urging humility for his family. New cardinals prepare for his successor as nine days of mourning begin. The pope’s letter to his brother portrays a simple, charity driven life.
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John XXIII
John
Zaverio Roncalli
Vatican
L‘osservatore Romano
Italy
Milan
Giorno
Antonio Gasbarrini
Vermont lawmakers eye June adjournment in brief
Democrats plan to introduce a resolution calling for final adjournment of the Vermont Legislature by June 15. Gov Hoff and party leaders discussed the measure, while most Republicans favor a June 21 quitting date.
Prince Edward County Delays School Reopening in Budget Move
The Prince Edward County governing body heard six speakers urge reopening of public schools but approved a budget with no funds for school operations. If no court action before September, the county will enter its fifth year as the nation’s only locality without public schools after closure in 1959 to avoid integration orders.
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Farmville
Prince Edward County
Prince Edward
United Arab Republic Defense Minister Arrives in Moscow
Marshal Hake im Amer, defense minister of the United Arab Republic, arrived in Moscow for a two week stay. Moscow radio did not disclose the visit's purpose. Amer’s earlier visits led to more Soviet arms purchases.
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Moscow
Hakeim Amer
United Arab Republic
Moscow Radio
Amer
Drought Triggers Water Rationing on Okinawa Base Island
NAHA Okinawa AP US Army authorities announce water rationing to start Sunday as water storage fell below 40 percent at the island base. U S High Commissioner Lt Gen Paul W Caraway warns deeper depletion risks a dangerous situation for the large American base.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S
Paul W. Caraway
Postponement of China’s National Congress Session
Radio Peking reports the fourth session of China’s second national People’s Congress has been postponed to fall. The standing committee ordered the delay at its 98th meeting in Peking with no reason given. The congress serves as a rubber stamp for the Communist party’s decisions.
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Tokyo
Red China
National People’s Congress
Radio Peking
Standing Committee
Peking
Congress
Communist Party
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