British Commando Marines Arrive to Defend Kuwait
A San Diego AP report describes a perilous sea ordeal as 14 year old Terry McClelland survives after three days at sea. He and two men drifted on a small raft following a fishing trip off Mexico. They faced thirst, hunger, and brutal conditions before rescue.
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San Diego
Calif
Terry McClelland
Huntington Beach
Russell Bradford
Alvin Hartman
Santa Ana
Bradford
Mexico
Hartman
Newport Beach
Disarmament talks stall as US and USSR end round
Washington and Moscow failed to clinch a general disarmament accord after two weeks of talks. A second round is set for July 17 in Moscow while Kennedy pressed Zorin for progress. Officials doubt major breakthrough soon, with UN action likely if talks stall.
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Washington
D AP
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Kennedy
Valerian A. Zorin
Mikhail A. Menshikov
White House
Zorin
Laos
United Nations
First Load Of Campers In Maine
Portland AP says two special trains carrying hundreds of campers arrived, the first passenger trains on Maine Central Railroad since last fall. One 19 car train with 450 children stopped for engine change en route to Winthrop Waterville. the other for Sebago Lakes region unloaded in Portland. Over 10,000 campers are expected in Maine this season by bus plane and train. rail traffic may total about 1,350.
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Portland
Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Winthrop - Waterville
New York
Pennsylvania Station
Sebago Lakes Region
MCRR
Quiet Kuwaiti ruler poses amid Iraq crisis
Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah, ruler of Kuwait, a soft-spoken recluse, agreed to be photographed for the first time in two years as tensions with Iraq persist. His routine life continues at Sief Palace, with a Cadillac ride to a desert retreat and a security detail in robes and red kafa. The cool office overlooks portraits of notable queens, reflecting British protection over Kuwait for decades.
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Kuwait
Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Sheik
Sheik Abdullah
Beirut
Britain
Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Kuwait Asks UN to Probe Iraq Threats to Independence
British marines aboard the Bulwark landed in Kuwait as Saudi troops prepare to reinforce in response to Iraq’s threat. Kuwait seeks a UN Security Council emergency meeting and Kuwait joins Saudi Arabia in requesting an extraordinary Arab League session to consider defense options. Border closes after Iraqi claim, Bedouin volunteers rush to Naif palace, thousands head to the frontier, and Kuwait vows to defend its oil wealth.
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Kuwait
Bulwark
Iraq
Lader Abdulla Mulla
United Nations Security Council
Arab League Council
Saudi Arabia
Ten Nation League
Cairo
London
Sheik Abdullah As- Salim as-Sabah
Foreign Office
Ral
United Nations
Persian Gulf
Britain
Naif Palace
Sheik Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah
Abdel Karim Kassem
Kassem
Gant
Jazz Festival Opens Quietly at Newport 1961 Night
The Newport Jazz Festival opened its 1961 edition with police patrolling Freebody Park and 36 youths plus three 19-year-old girls arrested for alcohol related charges. Louis Armstrong headlined a calm first night despite last year’s riot, with sessions continuing through Monday and a matinee featuring Judy Garland.
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Newport
Freebody Park
Louis
Satchmo) Armstrong
Armstrong
Judy Garland
Camp Wagon Train Offers Maine to Maritimes Trips
Camping program provides swimming boating fishing and hiking through Maine New Hampshire and the Maritimes with all equipment provided. Openings remain for trips 2 and 3 in July and trips 4 and 5 in August. For appointment call AT 4-8840.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Maritimes
Native workers massacred in Angola rebel attack
LISBON Portugal Scores of native workers were massacred in a rebel attack in Portugal's West African colony of Angola. Rebels struck four plantations in the coffee region 100 miles northeast of Luanda, set fire to crops and farmhouses, then fled. Portugal added taxes on gasoline beer imported tobacco and other luxury items to fund the conflict.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Angola
Lusitania
Luanda
Lightning Levels Maine Church. Roofs, Steeple Damaged
A fierce storm struck Sinclair Maine injuring St Josephs Church and nearby structures. A 200 pound cross flew from the split steeple, the roof arches and rafters were torn, a sign shattered a fire station, and a car was struck by a twisted steel door. Dozens of trees fell, including one onto the rectory. The damage is estimated at 50000 dollars. The storm also toppled part of a neighbor house roof.
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Roland Marcotte
Sinclair
Madawaska
Maine
Aims Set for 1961 UAW Negotiations with Big Three
DETROIT AP 1961 contract talks open next week as UAW and automakers focus on job security for current and new workers while aiming for non inflationary settlements. Reuther and Ford officials clash over inflation claims as American Motors readies its turn and Chrysler faces managerial issues amid looming contract expirations August 31.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Co
American Motors
Routher
American Motors Corp
Chryser
Reuther
Champlain's Astrolabe Returns On Loan To Quebec City
Champlain's astrolabe, lost in 1613 along the Ottawa River and later owned by the New York Historical Society, has been loaned to Quebec City for ceremonies honoring the explorer. Ontario Premier Leslie Frost suggested Jacqueline Kennedy seek its permanent return to its origins, a proposal officials will consider.
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Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
Quebec City
Ottawa
New York Historical Society
Champlain
Ontario
Leslie Frost
Jacqueline Kennedy
Frost
U.S
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Wells Medical Center
Frank
Sever
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All America
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