Allied Powers Conabak Confab Signals Military Boost
Allies near joint actions to reinforce NATO defenses as President Kennedy weighs expanding U S armed forces to meet the Berlin threat. NSC meeting at the White House discusses three decision categories, with secrecy on Wednesday’s choices ahead of a nation address and congressional briefing.
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Maine Farm Accidents Rise Says Extension Service
The University of Maine Extension Service reports increasing farm accidents with 46 deaths last year versus 35 in 1959, 33 in 1958, and 22 in 1957. Fire caused 16 fatalities, as National Farm Safety Week approaches next week.
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Professor Criticizes Maine and Connecticut Speed Limits
Amherst based AP report cites University of Massachusetts civil engineering professor Karl M. Hendrickson urging higher speeds on Maine roads. He criticizes Maine and Merritt Parkway safety, notes most drivers exceed limits, and argues design speeds exceed posted limits. Maine officials rebut, saying limits are realistic and safety not sole criterion.
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West Virginia flood kills eleven in Charleston
A sudden summer storm saturated Charleston overnight, turning streams into raging torrents that battered homes and trailers. Eleven dead, twenty missing at peak, as National Guard aided rescues and centers opened for evacuees. Sherri Givens nine and four others identified among the dead amid widespread devastation in Magazine Hollow.
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Frank Sayre
Carolyn Thompson
Alex Vokres
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John Shanklin
Salvation Army
Union Mission
Chuckle: A psychiatrist is a costly questioner
A lighthearted quip notes that a psychiatrist asks many expensive questions while your wife asks for nothing, framing therapy as a humorous mismatch in priorities.
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Tunts Broadcasts Attack On Bizerte By French Forces
Washington AP reports amid inflationary talk the Tunisian conflict and Bizerte siege. French forces launched a land sea and air assault around the naval base causing damage to Bizerte with water and power cuts. Habib Bourguiba pushed diplomacy to the UN but the clash continues. Tunisian troops and civilians resisted with casualties.
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Katanga May Seek Soviet Aid to Oppose Congo Unity
Katanga's government warned it may seek Soviet help to resist being forced into a united Congo. Interior minister Godefroid Munongo accused the U N Security Council and the United States of pressuring unification and vowed Katanga would call for African and Soviet support if the country’s future demands it. The threat emerged as Congo factions met near Leopoldville to reopen Parliament.
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Weather Threat Delays Space Flight Decide on Friday Launch
Cape Canaveral reports tricky weather threatens to wash out the third push to launch astronaut Virgil I. Grissom aboard a Redstone rocket. A National Space Agency weather briefing at 10 15 am EST shows only a 50 50 chance of lift off at 6 am Friday as planned.
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Chicago cabbies oust Teamsters local election clash ends
The National Labor Relations Board supervised a vote that ousted Hoffa backed Teamsters Local 575 as bargaining agent for Chicago taxi firms. Dominic Abata led Teamsters Local 777 Democratic Union Organizing Committee to victory over Joey Glimco, amid threats and violence claims. About 5,25 drivers were affected with 4,095 of 5,186 ballots counted.
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Teamsters Union
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Senate
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Joseph P
Joey) Glimco
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Raytheon Leases North Windham Plant For Tube Mounts
Raytheon Co to lease the former CBS Electronics plant at North Windham to assemble mounts for radio and TV tubes. Up to 100 workers, mostly women, will be hired. Finished mounts will go to Raytheon’s Quincy Mass. plant for final assembly. CBS shut North Windham operations after 16 months with a peak of 320 workers.
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McLean and Civil War That Began at His Doorstep
Wilmer McLean’s life was shaped by the Civil War from his farmhouse near Manassas to Appomattox Court House. He hosted Beauregard and later Lee and Grant, endured relic hunters after surrender, and tried to sell pictures of his battle-worn home as he wandered in search of new fortunes.
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