Home becomes Britain’s prime minister in surprise rise
Lord Home wins queen’s blessing to lead the Conservatives after Harold Macmillan’s resignation. He seeks a new Cabinet amid Tory resistance and Labour pressure, aiming for a Commons entry via by election and a stint as premier.
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Lord Home
Britain
Home
Scot
No. 10
Downing St
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Labor Party
Macmillan
House of Commons
Elizabeth II
Soviet Union
Washington
Kennedy
White House
Richard A. Butler
Butler
Anthony Eden
Enoch Powell
Iain Macleod
Reginald Maudling
Frederick Erroll
Board of Trade
Marquess of Salisbury
Rockefeller Expected to Enter 1964 Republican Race
Nelson A Rockefeller's adviser predicted he will run for the 1964 GOP nomination. George Hinman told the AP that Rockefeller will announce in his own time and will seek leadership to keep the party middle of the road. Rockefeller planned San Francisco speaking engagements.
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Sacramento
Calif
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
George Hinman
Republican National
Cern
Republican Party
Washington
Rockefeller
Hammarskjold Notes Published In Stockholm
The late U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold’s personal notes were issued in Stockholm in a volume titled Road Signs. The unedited collection includes poems and aphorisms dating back to 1925 and reveals his premonition of death and ongoing search for God.
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Hammarskjold
Stockholm
Sweden
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
God
U S Names 14 New Astronauts First Moon Foot Candidate
The U S space agency announced 14 astronauts averaging 30.9 years old as prime moon mission contenders. The list includes Maj Edwin E Aldrin Jr 33 Capt William A Anders 30 Capt Charles A Bassett II 31 and others with diverse birthplaces and assignments across the Air Force and NASA centers. The first US lunar orbital flight is projected at least four years away.
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Houston
Glen Ridge
N.J
Edwin E. Aldrin Sr
Walnut
Montclair
First Ave
Manasquan
Manned Spacecraft Center
Home
Confederate Way
William A. Anders
Air Force
Hong Kong
Cmdr
Arthur F. Anders
Navy
Resmar Drive
la Mesa
Calif
Air Force Weapons’ Laboratory
Kirtland Air Force Base
N.M
Princess Jeanne
Restraint urged on water usage amid drought
Town village and state officials urge restraint on water use and ban burning leaves and trash as Lake Hancock level falls. Bennington Water Department bans car washing and pumps Morgan Springs water to maintain reservoir pressure for water to upper floors and Old Bennington. Morgan Springs pumping helps conserve Lake Hancock water. continued bans until rain. Officials note probes into Gov Hoff woodlands closure and open season suspensions.
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Bennington Water Department
Alfred W. Ellett
Village Board of Water Commissioners
Hancock
Stamford
Burgess Road
Old Bennington
Ellett
Morgan Springs
Lake
Philip H. Hoff
Drought Drives Water Shortage and Fire Ban Across New England
Boston reports drought depleting water in parts of New England with no immediate rainfall forecast. Rhode Island bans campfires and cancels burning permits while woodlands in Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont and New Hampshire stay closed due to fire danger.
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Boston
New England
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Four Year Terms for Joint Chiefs of Staff
A House Armed Services subcommittee approved a bill to fix four year terms for Joint Chiefs of Staff members, ending presidential power over tenure. Adm Burke testified a four year term would reduce gray areas and help chiefs implement policies without reappointment uncertainty. The measure faces full committee review and possible Kennedy administration opposition.
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Joint Chiefs
Washington
Armed Services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Kennedy
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Otis Pike
D-N
Marine Corps
George W. Anderson
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Argyle Woman Hurt Crossing Harwood Hill
A 55 year old Argyle woman, Marion Lannigan, was struck by a car while attempting to cross Harwood Hill on Friday afternoon. She remained in critical condition at Albany Medical Center late Friday night with head injuries and a fractured left leg.
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Argyle
N.Y
Albany Medical Center
Harwood Hill
U.S
Marion Lannigan
Dorothy B. Cummings
Arlington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Soviets Lose Vote On Congo U.N. Mission Extension
The General Assembly backed extending the U.N. force in the Congo for six months beyond December 31 with an $18.2 million budget for January through June. The plan seeks $15 million from voluntary industrialized-country contributions to aid 85 less developed nations, with Cuba joining the Soviet bloc in opposing the measure. The vote was 76 to 11 with 20 abstentions.
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General Assembly
U.N
Congo
Assembly
U Thant
Cuba
U.N. Deadlocks Over Security Council Seat
The General Assembly failed to choose between Czechoslovakia and Malaysia for the nonpermanent seat after five secret ballots. With a week of private talks ahead, a compromise by splitting the term is possible. Bolivia and Ivory Coast won their terms, while the Philippines will relinquish its seat. Malaysia would mark the first Commonwealth member to miss the seat if defeated.
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U.N. General Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Malaysia
Security Council
Nation Assembly
Bolivia
Ivory Coast
Ghana
U.N
British Commonwealth
Vermont style homes draw crowds in New York suburbs
Inside The Banner highlights Pine Cobble School as a draw for Bennington children. Sumner Kean’s column discusses education on Page 4. A photo page on a distracting topic appears on Page 5. A late score shows Boston 40 Denver 21 on Friday night.
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Pine Cobble School
Sumner Kean
Vermont
New York Suburbs
Page
Boston
Denver
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