Tragedy Strikes Scout Expedition in Utah Desert
A cattle truck carrying 46 explorers overturned in Hole-in-the-Rock Utah killing nine Boy Scouts two leaders and a reporter. Fifteen others were hospitalized as rescuers arrived from Panguitch and nearby towns. The group from the Ogden Salt Lake Provo area traveled under Church auspices led by teachers and college professors.
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Hole - IN - the - Rock, Utah
Utah Desert
Escalante
Hole-in the-Rock
Colorado River
Ogden- Salt Lake City
Provo
Floyd Loveridge
Scouts
South Cottonwood
Church of Jesus ‘Christ of Latter-day Saints
Utah
Red Desert
H. Darrell Taylor
Brigham Young University
Merlin J. Shaw
Brigham Young
Giles
Panguitch
Panguitch Hospital
Rail unions to decide on extension for nationwide strike call
Washington reports rail unions may approve extending the deadline for a nationwide strike warning to next Tuesday. Secretary Wirtz urged continued talks without disrupting service as railroads seek to implement new work rules. unions warn of a 40,000 fireman job eliminations if rules pass. The five unions total about 200,000 on train personnel.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Labor Department
Woman writes Atomic on age column in job form
A humorous snippet shows a woman completing a job application blank and directly filling the age square with the word Atomic. The gag plays on age labeling and the era's playful confidence in joking responses.
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Atomic
Gen
Fea. Corp
Wallace Stands at Alabama Doorway to Block Negro Enrolment
Gov. George C. Wallace positioned himself at the University of Alabama doorway as two African American students Vivian Malone and James Hood arrived to seek admission. He vowed to uphold law and order despite President Kennedy’s plea and a court process looming, while security tightened across the campus and 22 arrests were reported the eve of their arrival.
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Tuscaloosa Ala
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Wallace
Vivian Maline
James Hood
Alabama
Birmingham
Vivian Malone
Kennedy
Ace
Legislature of Alabama
University Board of Trustees
Col
Albert Lingo
State Public Safety
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President Kennedy orders Alabama halt to obstruction
President Kennedy issued a stern proclamation calling on Alabama Governor George Wallace and others to stop illegal obstruction of justice amid the Alabama university entry crisis. The move comes as two African American students face blocking at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
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Washington
Kennedy
Alabama
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
George C. Wallace
United States
Wallace
John F. Kennedy
United States of America
Wallace blocks Negro students from entering Alabama university
Gov George Wallace seeks to prevent integration at the University of Alabama as federal efforts to enforce desegregation continue. President Kennedy may name a chief negotiator for nuclear test ban talks by week’s end. Rail unions consider delaying a nationwide strike deadline over featherbedding. A Boy Scout trip in southern Utah ends in tragedy with eleven killed and 35 injured when a truck overturns.
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Associated Press
George Wallace
University of Alabama
International
Kennedy
Picturmant Desert
Utah
Weekly Pay Going Further In York County
New York reporting shows average local families in York County are better off than in 1958 due to higher incomes. The study finds earnings rose about 23.4 percent while living costs increased 5.5 percent, with taxes absorbing most of the additional work time. The typical household now earns roughly $175 per month before expenses.
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New York
York County
Tax Foundation
Department of Labor
Pacific Plan Favored by Indonesia Malaysia and Philippines
Indonesian, Malayan, and Philippine foreign ministers agreed to a loose confederation to preserve peace in the South Pacific amid Communist China concerns. They would consult the UN on whether peoples in territories joining Malaya in the Federation of Malaysia want to join and respect the Philippine claim to British North Borneo.
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Manila
Indonesia
Malaya
Philippines
South Pacific
China
Thant
United Nations
Federation of
Malaysia
British North Borneo
Singapore
North Borneo
Southeast Asia
Camden names Wardwell as town manager to replace retired Hill
Percival H. Wardwell former Old Orchard Beach town manager from 1960 to 1963 is named Camden town manager succeeding Richard P. Hill. Wardwell, 62, has led Consway New Hampshire and Ogunquit Village Corp. He is a Stoneham High School and MIT alumnus and a member of multiple civic groups. his daughter Nancy graduates Old Orchard Beach High tonight.
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Percival H. Wardwell
Old Orchard Beach
Camden
Wardwell
Richard P. Hill
Consway
N.H
Ogunquit
Stoneham, Mass
Lowell Institute
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northeastern University School of Business
The
Institute of Municipal Management
International City Manager's Association
Nancy
Old Orchard Beach High School
American Museum of Natural History
American Public Works Association
New England Purchasing Agents Association
New Hampshire Municipal Association
Harriman Named By Kennedy For Nuclear Talks
President Kennedy named W Averell Harriman as chief U S negotiator for talks with the Soviet Union and Britain on the nuclear testing stalemate. Harriman, ex ambassador to Moscow, will lead a U S team to mid July sessions, as Khrushchev signals a possible move toward discussing a test ban with on site inspections a point of dispute remains.
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Washington
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Harriman
Moscow
United States
Hawaii
Australia
New Zealand
U. S
John J. McCloy
New York
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
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