Child Loses Arm in Rifle Accident at Home
Craig Caslin four from Stark Street survived an emergency arm amputation after a .303 Savage rifle on a wall rack discharged while he played with his brother in an upstairs room. He was in good condition Friday night at Putnam Memorial Hospital with doctors citing the surgeon Dr. Giddings. The gun belonged to David Caslin 16 who said it was unloaded.
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Stark Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Basil R. Caslin
Philip W. Giddings
Craig
Mark
David
U.S. Troops To Start Withdrawal From Vietnam
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Timmes announced that 1,000 U.S. servicemen will begin leaving South Vietnam on December 3, with all to be out by year end, reducing forces to about 15,500. The first detachment will comprise logistic and non technical personnel and advisers in engineering, ordnance, medicine, naval affairs, and administration.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Charles J. Timmes
Timmes
Duong van Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
U N General Assembly Backs Call for New Disarmament Talks
The General Assembly approved by acclamation a resolution urging Geneva to resume broad disarmament negotiations in 1964. The 18 nation commission would seek general disarmament under international control while reducing war risks and easing East West tensions.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N. General Assembly
Geneva
All-Nation Committee
Record Non-Farm Payroll Sets October Employment Peak
The Labor Department reports October non-farm payrolls at a record 58.3 million, up 100,000 from September, continuing a jobs rise since December. The October average factory work week held at 40.7 hours, with total nonagricultural employment at 64.5 million and agriculture near 5.4 million.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Yale Professor Barghoorn Arrest Strains Ties
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin questioned how Barghoorn’s spy arrest could affect Soviet American relations and criticized delaying US Soviet cultural exchange talks. American diplomats boycotted a Moscow anniversary meeting to protest lack of access to Barghoorn’s case details.
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Frederick C. Barghoorn
Kennedy
Zorin
U.S
Barghoorn
Yale
Soviet Union
House of Friendship
Institute For Soviet-American Relations
United States
Kennedy urges immediate passage of tax bill before AFL-CIO
President Kennedy urged the AFL-CIO to help push his $11 billion tax cut now. He spoke to labor leaders in New York and backed plans to raise the national minimum wage, taking sharp aim at opponents.
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Saye
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Montana
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Illinois
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Fulbright
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D-Va
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Alliance For Progress
Poland
Yugoslavia
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Peace Corps
Latin America
Indonesia
Egypt
Ministers End Jail Hunger Strike Integrating Williamston jail
Segregation in Martin County jail ended when Sheriff Rawls agreed to mix inmates after 15 northern ministers refused meals during a hunger strike. The ministers, jailed for protesting segregation, resumed eating and held Holy Communion in their cell after transfer to integrated housing.
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Williamston
N.C
Martin County
North Carolina
Raymond Rawls
Chapman
New England
Goldwater Decries Government Spending Sapping U.S. Economy
Sen Barry Goldwater warned that the monstrosity of government spending and taxation is draining economic vitality and costing millions of jobs. He urged a long range federal spending plan and policy clarity to restore confidence and growth.
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Barry Goldwater
U.S
Arizona Republican
Goldwater
Harvard Business School Association
Volunteers To Search For Missing Man In Vermont
Volunteers join Vermont State Police at 9 AM to search for 70 year old Raymond Elwell of Shaftsbury missing since Sunday. Elwell was last seen walking near White Creek. volunteers to meet Trenor Elwell's garage on U S 7 north of Shaftsbury state police barracks. Anyone with information should contact state police.
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Vermont
Raymond Elwell
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Trenor Elwell
U.S. 7
Elwell
White Creek
Miami Woman Acquitted After Drunken Driving Trial
In Miami a woman charged with drunken driving was described by police as glassy-eyed during testimony. Defense counsel confirmed she wears contact lenses. The jury acquitted the defendant.
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Miami
Fla
Inside the Inside Jean Wassick on a dying America
A feature discusses Jean Wassick's view of a fading national spirit as a provocative Inside piece. The article links cultural decay to broader social shifts and invites readers to reflect on national identity.
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Jean Wassick
America
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