Worcester buys water as drought tightens grip
Worcester seeks Metropolitan District water at 120 dollars per million gallons as five of ten reservoirs run dry and forests in New England face higher fire danger. Rhode Island bans campfires while Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire keep woodlands closed amid the drought. In Palmer, Lake Thompson supplies fail for about 100 families as firefighters warn fire risk climbs.
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New England
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Worcester
Metropolitan District Commission
Wachusett
Francis J. McGraw
Palmer
Mass
Lake Thompson
Middletown to Buy Water as Drought Deepens
Gov. John N. Dempsey approved selling Middletown 500000 gallons of water daily from excesses in the Connecticut Valley Hospital reservoirs to relieve a severe summer drought. Water levels fell in two reservoirs and the Coginthaug River as shortages grew.
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Hartford
U N Security Council Seat Remains Unfilled
The United Nations General Assembly deadlocked in a vote between Czechoslovakia and Malaysia for a nonpermanent Security Council seat. After five secret ballots, the body postponed further balloting for a week to seek a compromise.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Malaysia
Security Council
111-Nation Assembly
11-Nation Council
United Nation
Thai interior ministry cracks down on sip and nap shops
Bangkok authorities raid sip and nap shops amid reports patrons drink tea and nap. Police suspect opium may be served, prompting a ministry order to curb such venues in the capital.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Interior Ministry
Feeling Dry Havana Water Outage At Weekend
Havana will be without water Saturday and Sunday due to pipeline repairs. Cuban radio reports hurricane Flora reconstruction news but does not blame Flora for the shortage.
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Miami
Flo
Havana
U.N. Votes to Extend Congo Peacekeeping Mission
The General Assembly approved a six month extension of the U.N. force in the Congo beyond December 11. The plan authorizes U Thant to spend up to 18.2 million dollars from January to June while Congo pledges 33.2 million and 15 million must come from voluntary contributions from 26 industrialized nations. The vote was 76 to 11 with 20 abstentions, the Soviet bloc and Cuba opposing. The Soviet Union warned it would refuse all Congo force expenses.
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United Nations, N.Y
General Assembly
U.N
Congo
Assembly
U Thant
Cuba
Soviet Union
Key Senators Hail Home Successor to Macmillan
Washington officials welcomed Lord Home as Britain's new prime minister with praise from Senate leaders. He is seen as a capable, experienced leader well known to American officials, while rival Richard Austen Butler remains less familiar to the Kennedy administration. Home's past as Chamberlain's aide and Munich connection fades under his firm stance toward Russia, and he is described as married with three daughters and a son, with the family motto True to the end.
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Great Britain
Lords Home
State Department
Lord Home
Richard Austen Butler
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Home
Macmillan
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Chamberlain
Munich
Russia
Oxford
Textiles vs Rubber AFL-CIO Council Sets Contested Result
The Massachusetts Labor Council AFL-CIO convention in Springfield split after J William Belanger of Textile Workers Union won reelection to a sixth term as council president. Salvatore Camelio of United Rubber Workers demanded a recount amid credential challenges from 1 017 delegates and 200 000 votes. James P Laughlin of Hotel Employes Union Worcester was reelected secretary treasurer.
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Mass
Massachusetts Labor Council
Afl-Cio
J. William Belanger
Boston
Belanger
Textile Workers Union of America
Fall River
Salvatore Camelia
United Rubber Workers
Camelia
Belang
Camelio
Edward T. Sullivan
Building Service Employes Union
James P. Laughlin
Hotel Employes Union
Worcester
14 Named Moon Tour Candidates for the First US Moon Landing
The U S space agency named 14 astronauts as prime candidates to be first Americans to set foot on the moon, average age 30.9 years with 27 as the youngest. Among them is Russell Schweickart, 27, of Lexington Massachusetts, a former MIT research scientist. The group includes 14 Air Force, 10 Navy, 2 Marine Corps and 4 civilians. two women were applicants but rejected.
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Tex
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Donald K. Slayton
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U.S
Massachusetts
Russell L. Schweickart
Lexington
Schweickart
Neptune
N.J
Experimental Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
George L. Schweickart
Sea Girt
N.Y
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Lanar Landing
Manned Spacecraft Center
Marine Corps
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mass
Senate backs foreign aid bill after House cuts
Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a 4.2 billion foreign aid bill, restoring 700 million cut by the House, but still short of administration requests. The process moves to a Senate floor fight for further reductions, with a conference battle expected over final authorization and ensuing appropriations.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Kennedy
Senate
Warne Morse
D-Ore
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Affairs
Conference Committee
Alliance For Progress In Latin America
Home Named Britain's Next Prime Minister in 60 Year Old Earl
Lord Home, the 14th Earl of Home, was named Friday to succeed Harold Macmillan as Britain's prime minister. A lean 60 year old Scottish aristocrat, Home has spent years in Commons and two years as foreign secretary. His appointment surprised Conservatives and Labour alike, though he is viewed as capable and lucid, with health concerns from a World War II spinal tuberculosis. His close ally is Deputy PM Richard Butler, whom he defeated in the power struggle.
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Lord Howe
Harold Macmillan
Britain
14Th Earl of Home
La‘borites
Lord Home
Macmillan
House Off Commons
Home
Alexander Frederick Douglas - Home
Scotland
Alexander Homes
Richard Austen Butler
Butler
Harold Wilson
Laborites
Commons
Churchill
Patriarca Subpoenaed In Rhode Island Grand Jury
Raymond L. Patriarca described as head of the New England Cosa Nostra was subpoenaed by Rhode Island Attorney General Joseph Nugent to appear before a state grand jury probing organized crime. He denounced Valachi's testimony as hearsay while police testimony supported Valachi.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
Raymond L. Patriarca
Cosa Nostra
New England
Rhode Island
J. Joseph Wnugent
Patriarca
Underworld
Joseph Valachi
Valachi
Nugent
Bristol County
Grand Jury
Walter E. Stone
Senate Crime Committee
Washington
Stone
Special House Committee
Berkshire Downs
My Fair Lady ends long London run at Drury Lane
London AP reports My Fair Lady will close its Drury Lane engagement this Saturday night after 2,281 performances. Theater manager George Hoare says he has never seen the entire show, having only watched parts during many visits.
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My Fair ‘Aidy
Drury Lane
George Hoare
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