Scandinavians Cooperate in Satellites
The United States and Scandinavian governments reach a joint agreement for experimental use of NASA satellites. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, visiting Scandinavia, is presented a Danish note confirming the agreement. Norway and Sweden had previously approved. A ground station will receive multi channel telephone or telegraph signals.
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Sweden
Viet Nam Officials Arrested in Belgrade Cross Fire
Secret police widen crackdown on anti government activity targeting Buddhist and student critics. Reported arrests include a physician and three lawyers suspected of opposing President Ngo Dinh Diem’s administration.
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Belgrade
Stotor
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon figures tied to Buddhist rights raise world concern
Informants identified prisoners including Prof Dao Due Hoanh and Attorney Tran Dinh Thao. At a Belgrade interparliamentary conference, officials debated Diem regime actions and U Thant remarks on Vietnam, with Thant facing criticism from Paris and Saigon over his comments on Vietnam's government and NATO.
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Maurice Fogel
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Paris
New York
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Diem
United Nations
UNESCO Seeks 46.8 Million Budget Increase
Paris AP reports UNESCO plans to request an 1985 66 budget of 46.8 million dollars, a 20 percent rise, as disclosed by Director General Rene Maheu.
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Paris
U.N. Educatonal, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Rene Maheu
French TV Star Jacques Angelvin Sentenced in Narcotics Case
French television star Jacques Angelvin was sentenced to three to six years for conspiracy to violate narcotics laws. He admitted hiding 3.5 million dollars worth of heroin in his car compartments after the car arrived on the liner United States. Justice Samuel E. Leibowitz presided at State Supreme Court.
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United States
State Supreme Court
Samuel E. Leibowitz
Beano Revival Petitions Filed to Legalize Beano
Beano revival petitions filed in Boston seek 63,272 signatures by December 4 to push a legalization bill. If unacted by May 6 or vetoed, 10,545 more signatures would place it on the 1564 ballot. Law would license the game for charitable, veterans, or civic groups after local approval.
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Boston
UPO
Secretary of State
Housing Grant To Aid Rutland Public Housing Project
The Public Housing Authority announced a $20,000 grant to Rutland for preliminary planning of 100 low rent homes. The award supports design and feasibility work and aims to advance the housing initiative in Rutland, Vermont.
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Washington
Public Housing Authority
Clemency Hearing Set on Kerrigan Death Sentence
Boston UPI reports a public hearing Wednesday on Gov Peabody’s clemency proposal to commute the death sentence of John J Kerrigan, killer of Cambridge Patrolman Lawrence Gorman. Parole or pardon not eligible. Gorman died Sept 3 1960 after a Kendall Square burglary discovery.
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Lawrence Gorman
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Kerrigan
Gorman
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Kennedy marks 10th wedding anniversary in Newport cruise
President Kennedy and Jacqueline celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in Newport during an afternoon cruise on Narragansett Bay. Andrew T. Hatcher announced the resignation of Dr. Gerald W. Johnson as chairman of the AEC military liaison committee, accepted reluctantly. Kennedy urged agency heads to assess employment of mentally retarded individuals without harming federal service.
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Army Drops 7,300 European Troops
The Army reports a reduction of 7,200 troops in Europe since January bringing U S returnees to about 22,300 in a year and a half. Most reassignments are support roles with a combat unit cut anticipated later this year as an armored regiment of 3,000 to 4,000 departs West Germany.
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Europe
United States
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Singapore Sets General Elections
Singapore officials announced general elections for the Legislative Assembly on September 21, five days after Singapore is scheduled to join the Federation of Malaysia.
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US To View Soviet Bases In Antarctica
The United States will inspect Antarctica bases, including four Soviet stations, between November and March under a 1859 treaty. The State Department stressed the inspection seeks no assumed violations, though some objections were noted.
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Kennedy's Father Faces Operation at New England Baptist
Joseph P. Kennedy father of the President will enter New England Baptist Hospital Saturday for removal of a skin lesion. He will be brought from his summer home at Hyannis Port and returned the same day. The former ambassador to Great Britain has been in poor health since a December 1961 stroke.
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Boston
Joseph P. Kennedy
New England Baptist Hospital
Hyannis Port
Great Britain
Crusades Coins Found in Portugal Jar Hoard
In Lisbon Portugal experts say two carten jars unearthed by metal detectors contained gold coins dating to the Crusades era. The find highlights medieval wealth hidden in northern Portugal and may shed light on trade and travel routes of the period.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Greek Orthodox Primate Rejects Catholic Urging
In Athens the primate of the Church of Greece Archbishop Chryssostomos rejected the papal appeal for unity and denounced the Roman Catholic Church as traitist and absolutist. He called for abolishing the Greek Catholic community as a first step toward unity talks with the West and criticized the Vatican aligned eastern Catholics.
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Greece
Church of Greece
Chryssostomos
Vatican
Goldfine Mill and Warehouse Sold in Lebanon
In Concord New Hampshire the U S District Court approved the sale of two Lebanon properties once owned by Bernard Goldfine. The Lebanon Mill went to Daniels Transportation Co for 31000 and a one story warehouse to Kaplan Dusting Mill for 2500. Both sales are under court receiver John C Cone. Personal property and machinery sales were also confirmed though totals were not yet tallied.
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Lebanon
Bernard Goldfine
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Kaplan Dusting
John C. Cone
Goldfine
Quake Raised as Nevada Nuclear Blasts Are Detonated
Las Vegas felt tremors Friday as the heavier of two underground nuclear tests at the Nevada site was set off about 90 miles away. An AEC spokesman cited two tests, one low yield and one intermediate yield, with 26 kilotons to one megaton of TNT. No damage or injuries were reported. Dr Charles Richter called the tremor moderate in Pasadena.
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Nevada
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Pasadena
Calif
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Seismological Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Four Notes Threaten Elizabeth and Philip in UK notes
Police began assessing four notes threatening an acid attack on Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Officials said it was unclear if a single author authored all notes, as investigators reviewed handwriting and content for links and motives.
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