Flora Rakes Cuba as Haity Suffer Death Toll Rises
A Miami Weather Bureau advisory warned Flora would bring heavier rains and gale winds to the Bahamas while the hurricane roared across eastern Cuba. The storm battered Cuba, killing thousands, crippling crops, and prompting aid calls as Fidel Castro’s regime reassessed relief. Casualties were reported in Haiti, Jamaica, and Tobago, with U.S. bases affected and relief efforts under way.
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Galveston
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Miami Weather Bureau
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Brazil
Soviet Union
Agrarian Reform Institute Press
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U.S.S.R
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Red Cross
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U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Jamaica
Tobago
Cuban Refugees Seek U S Aid For Survivors
Miami activists from the Association of Relatives for Freedom of Cuban Political Prisoners urge President Kennedy to provide humanitarian aid to Cuba after Hurricane Flora. They request relief for Cuban civilians and thousands held in political prisons suffering the hurricane’s effects.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Hrricane Flora
Association of Relatives For Freedom of
Ben Bella vows 100000-strong force to crush Kabyle revolt
ALGIERS, UPI. President Ahmed Ben Bella told thousands in Bougie he would mobilize 100,000 Algerians to smash the counter-revolution led by Berber dissidents linked to foreign plots. He warned only the machine gun would be understood by Ait Ahmed and El Hadj in the mountains.
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UPI
Ahmed Ben Bella
Kabylia
Ben Bella
Bougie
Ait Ahmed
el Hadj
Hocine Ait Ahmed
Col
Mohand
Siamese cats ailment cuts Smyth vacation short
Sir John Smyth and wife cut short their Majorca trip and returned to London after their two Siamese cats fell ill. Smyth praised the cats as highly intelligent, saying they can nearly talk.
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London
UPI
Sir John Smyth
Majorca
Sir John
Eagle Family Want ads draw praise from advertiser
A local advertiser notes that six or seven replies came in and the stove sold on the first call, illustrating the effectiveness of Eagle Family Want ads and how others view their results.
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Eagle Family
Man Fined for Damaging Phone Booth in England
Ronald Newick of Tunbridge Wells England was fined 8.40 pounds after damaging an outdoor telephone booth. He claimed he pulled wires to check if the phone was out of order, saying he was told it was out of service.
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Tunbridge Wells
England
UPI
Ronald Newick
Birth Control Device Promoted Nationally In Major Campaign
CHICAGO AP A birth control product named Emko is marketed directly to consumers as a family planning method. Emko Co president Joseph Sunnen says the first national ad campaign will run as a two page color spread in 19 magazines, including a religious family title. The contraceptive has been field tested on 50,000 women in Puerto Rico and is available without prescription.
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Chicago
Joseph Sunnen
Emko Co
St. Louis
United States
Emko
Puerto Rico
Catholics To Stress Sermons In Liturgy Reform
Vatican City reports the ecumenical council approving five amendments to the liturgy document. The key change emphasizes stronger preaching in Catholic worship, highlighting sermons as a central element of public worship.
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Vatican City
UPS
Ecumenical Council Fathers
Rights Bill Key Clause Wins in Part in Senate Action
The Senate Commerce Committee approved Kennedy's public accommodations bill but exempted neighborhood shops that do not cater to travelers, signaling a partial win for the measure.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Commerce Committee
President Kennedy
Pro Council Approves Sermon Emphasis and Rubric Simplification
The council approved sermons to be clearly based on the Bible and used throughout Mass to teach faith and living. It also approved simplifying the Mass rubrics by removing duplications and non essential additions added over centuries.
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Council
Spellman Rebutted At Vatican Deacon Proposal Debate
Doepfner of Munich defended a plan for married deacons to enrich church life in priest-short regions during the Vatican Ecumenical Council. Spellman of New York rebutted the idea, while Doepfner argued it would not threaten priestly celibacy.
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Vatican City
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Julius Cardinal Doepfner
Munich
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Doepfner
Borch To Succeed Cordiner As Chief Executive Of GE
GE announces Fred J. Borch will become president and CEO upon Ralph J. Cordiner’s retirement on December 31. Gerald L. Phillippe will become GE chairman. Cordiner’s decade as CEO ends amid antitrust cases and a shift back to a president chief executive structure.
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Cordiner
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Dee
Fred J.borch
Gerald L. Phillippe
Cordiner S
Phillippe
Consumer Products Group
Mr. Cordiner
United States
Mr. Barch
Darien
Conn
Treasury
Ute
Iowa
University of Nebraska
Phillippes
Scarsdale
N.Y
Tampa
Fla
Giant
Kennedy Said Hesitant On Wheat Sale to Beds
SAIGON UP I United States suspended nearly 120 million in commercial aid to South Vietnam since the August crackdown on Buddhists and weighs further cuts. The aim is to force reforms from President Ngo Dinh Diem’s government, according to unconfirmed sources. The move could hurt Vietnam’s economy by limiting imports and currency support, potentially pressuring policy change.
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Kennedy
Saigon
UPI
United, States
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Washington
United States
Diem
Soviet Union
U.N
New York Times
Russia
The
Times
U. S
Viet Nam
Fernando Volio
Costa Rica
United Nations
Times of
Ngo
Ex-Pupil and Assistant Principal Held in Wide Art Loots
Webster Massachusetts police say Paul R. Lussier and Robert W. Cook admitted a four month theft spree spanning New England to Virginia. Items stolen from Jamestown Virginia to Sturbridge Massachusetts include a 350 year old King James I seal, pewter plates, oil paintings and brass items. Lussier, named Palmer High School assistant principal recently, studied archeology and taught Latin and French.
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Palmer
Mass
Robert W. Cook
Leominster
Winchendon
Lussier
Lasaier
Cook
Burlington
Massachusetts
Sturbridge Villiage
Sturbridge
Montreal
Gregorian University
Rome
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham
University of Mexico
King James Seal
Jamestown
Virginia
James I
Palmer High School
Kennedy seeks broader support before wheat sales to Soviet bloc
Senate leader Mansfield said President Kennedy may want more input from congressional committees and farm groups before approving large wheat sales to the Soviet bloc. He noted no firm offer had been made and urged initiative from lawmakers. Reports say Soviet diplomats approached US officials about four million tons of wheat, with a decision expected around Kennedy's news conference.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
Soviet Bloc
Montana
Mansfield
New York Times
Administration
Reading Plans Elephant Color Test At Depot
In Reading Massachusetts a 20 000 resident town will bring an elephant to the Boston and Maine station to judge if its elephant gray paint matches the animal. The depot was bought three years ago and only partly painted. Merchants contributed 200 to finish the job and locals wonder how to define elephant gray.
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Reading
Mass
UPI
Boston & Maine
Boston
Railrad
Conn
State Relays U S Warning On Botulism in Fish Items
Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Alfred L Frechatte issued a warning to packers distributors and consumers not to use products from the HS Dombos Bros plant in Grand Haven Michigan The FDA alerted that smoked chitefish and whitefish chips from that plant may cause botulism The products are packed in vacuum bags with red and white labels Citizens should notify local health departments so they can be sent to the state for inspection
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Boston
Alfred L. Frechatte
Massachusetts
Commissioner of Public Health
HS. Dombos & Bros
Grand Haven
Mich
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Michigan
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