Alleged Border Violators and Civil Strife Plague India
Reports from New Delhi state India endures guerrilla clashes in Kashmir and civil disturbances across Bihar West Bengal Andhra Pradesh. Pakistan infiltrators trigger hit and run warfare in Kashmir with about 50 clashes in six days. Army orders shoot on sight in Bihar to quell mobs attacking rain stations and posts. Mobs loot grain shops in Bihar and West Bengal. at Osmania University in Hyderabad over 1000 students assault officials’ homes. police use clubs to disperse them.
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India
Kashmir
Subcontinent
Pakistan
Bihar
Ders
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Andhra Pradesh
Osmania University
Hyderabad
Netherlands Says U.N. Ills Self-Imposed By Peacekeeping Burden
The Dutch government told U.N. Secretary General Thant that the United Nations faces a financial crisis due to too many peacekeeping missions and increased membership. It urged reorganizing the U.N. to cope with 114 sovereign states and complex governance.
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UPI
U.N
Thant
United Nations
Dutec
Telter Thant
United Nations Organization
Catskill Resort Fire Kills 4 Hurts 11
A pre dawn fire at the Prospect Inn in Parkville Catskill resort left four dead and eleven hospitalized with minor injuries. One person remained unaccounted for as state police investigated the blaze that forced about 30 guests and staff to flee the four story building.
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N.Y
UPI
Prospect Inn
Catskill
Tariff Bias Asked For Latin America
A U S delegation reviewed Brazil’s proposal for preferential tariff treatment for Latin American commodities by the United States. Brazilian officials presented the plan to visiting U S senators and officials during the weekend in Rio de Janeiro as part of the Alliance for Progress effort.
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Brazil
U.S
United States
Alcoholism in Chile Faces Large scale Challenge
Santiago Chile AP reports official concern over widespread alcoholism in Chile with La Nacion noting half the adult male population on course to become alcoholic or already afflicted and the National Health Service estimating 250 000 with serious drinking problems and 750 000 who drink excessively. It notes 45 percent of hospital beds occupied by alcohol related cases and a high death rate from cirrhosis in the Santiago area. The piece mentions government efforts to boost wine production for exports and social reform to lift peasants toward urban living standards while noting cultural acceptance of wine in restaurants and family drinking practices.
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Santiago
Chile
la Nacian
National Health Service
Twins Help Cushing Gift Twins in Irish Tour
In Drogheda Ireland Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston handed out $10 bills in the maternity ward of Medical Missionary Hospital. He provided 65 mothers with $10 each and left two $20 bills for twins born to 38 year old farmer Elizabeth McCarran, one for each newborn, during his papal legate visit for Galway cathedral dedication.
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Ireland
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Medical Missionary Hospital
Cardinal Cushing
Galway
Michael Browne
Missionary Hospital
Elizabeth McCarran
Commander of Squadron Lost at Sea
Captain Robert R. Carter, 47, commander of Destroyer Squadron 20, disappeared after reportedly falling from the destroyer Newman K. Perry in very heavy seas about 350 miles north of Bermuda. The Coast Guard suspended active search at night, Navy called the disappearance accidental, and Carter was not wearing a lifejacket. Carter had taken command on August 3 and previously led the Naval Destroyer School in Newport.
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B.I
Coast Guard
New York
Carter
Navy
Margaret Zabriskie
Newburyport
Mass
Mediterranean
6Th Fleet
U.S. Naval Academy
Naval Destroyer School
Sukarno Moves Toward Oil Nationalization in Indonesia
Indonesia urged by AP to nationalize foreign oil distillation and control three years ahead of schedule. Jakarta officials indicate Sukarno government pursuing broader seizure of oil assets and increased state role in energy sector.
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Sukarno
Jakarta
Indonesia
Iites
Canadian Wheat Sold To Soviet Worth Millions
Canadian Wheat Board announced a cash sale of about 187 million bushels of wheat to the Soviet Union. The contract delivers through next July with delivery starting this month and adds to a prior 27 million bushel deal, boosting Canada’s economy and improving its balance of payments. Trade Minister Mitchell Sharp said the combined sales total around $450 million and guarantee a market for the coming crop.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Wheat Board
Soviet Union
Mitchell Sharp
Sharp
Russia
Fischer Refuses Castro Gambit in Chess Tourney
Bobby Fischer, US chess champion, refused to participate in the Capablanca International in Havana unless Fidel Castro retracts claims of a propagandistic victory. The State Department denied Fischer a visa, saying he was not a bona fide journalist or businessman. Fischer telegrammed Castro to demand an immediate cable assuring no political benefit will be sought and no further political comments will be issued.
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New York
Bobby Fischer
United States
Havana
Fidel Castro
State Department
Fischer
Castro
Massachusetts House approves imbalance bill for public schools
The Massachusetts House backed the Senate version to end racial imbalance in public schools sending the measure to Gov Volpe for final action. Craven’s amendments and voting details surfaced as lawmakers argued over the council appointments and communism ban. The same session advanced a highway funding bill scrapping a 34 city veto and affecting interstate completion by 1972.
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Massachusetts Senate
Volpe
House
James J. Craven Jr
Warren A. Turner
R-Lee
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Thomas C. Wojtkowski
Joel S. Greenberg
William S. Kitterman
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Sheffield
Portland
Ore
Roger A. Sala
North Adams
Edward 5. Zelazo
R-Adams
Craven
Advisory Council
Jong
Massachusetts House
Senate
State Department of Public Works
Massachusetts
Lee
Edward S. Zelazo
Adams
Rivers urges larger U S arms build up to hit Red China
Hartford AP reports House Armed Services Chairman Rep L Mendel Rivers urges greater U S armament spending and planning for a nuclear strike to eliminate China's atomic capability. He says the U S should act alone if Allies cannot be trusted and vows victory in Viet Nam as essential, warning a future clash with China remains unavoidable.
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Hartford
Viet Nam
Rivers
China
Lodge Senate Testimony Sparks Conflicting Reports
Washington AP reports a dispute over whether Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told senators the United States would keep forces in South Vietnam even if Saigon asked for recall. A congressional source claimed he did, while a State Department spokesman said Lodge did not. The New York Times cited a July 27 closed session remark to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. McNamara said no decision on such a move has been made.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Viet Nam
Saigon
Lodge
State Department
Robert J. McCleskey
New York Times
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Fray
McClaskey
Ambassador Lodge
Robert S. McNamara
Rand Daily Mail pushes for brutality probe in SA jails
Johannesburg's Rand Daily Mail repeats demand for a public commission of inquiry into charges of electric shock torture and brutality in South African jails.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Rand Daily Mail
Turkey and Egypt Establish Diplomatic Relations
CAIRO Egypt Turkey and Egypt have agreed to exchange ambassadors for the first time since 1961 when Egypt severed relations with Turkey over recognizing the Syrian regime.
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Cairo
Egypt
UPI
Turkey
Dirksen Files Second Bill On Districting
Washington AP reports Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen introduced a revised reapportionment amendment after his first failed bid. The plan preserves voter approval and bicameral consent while allowing one house to be apportioned by population, geography, and counties to ensure broad representation. It adds yearly 10 year reapportionment and includes the phrase to insure effective representation.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Supreme Court
Musial Credits Fitness Drive With Youth Health Gains
Stan Musial, former St Louis Cardinal and head of the Presidents physical fitness program, says American youth have grown fitter reversing a trend toward softness. A Pentagon study shows boys today are as healthy or healthier than 20 years ago, with military rejection rates for medical reasons at 14.8 percent versus 15.1 percent in World War II.
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ST. Louis
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