Racial unrest dominates ongoing national civil rights tensions
Mass marches and sit ins flare amid school integration turmoil as Chicago schools face a leadership shakeup with superintendent Benjamin C Willis resigning after clashes with integrationists. The Utah NAACP blocks a Mormon Church protest during conf erence weekend while Orangeburg protesters endure mass arrests and Plaquemine pupils react to desegregation pressures.
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Utah
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mormon Church
Ben Bella Renews Peace Bid Amid Berber Revolt in Algeria
In Algiers President Ahmed Ben Bella names a mission to Morocco to mend ties with neighbors as Berber rebels reject the peace offer and press a growing uprising. The Berbers accuse Morocco of aiding the revolt and seize desert territory near Tindouf while guerrilla bands operate around Cherchell Medea and Kabylie.
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Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Bella
Algeria
Abdelaziz Bouteilika
Cherchell
Medea
Orleansville
Teniet-el-Haad
Kabylie
M‘chelet
Mohand Oue
Naton
Biddeford Votes On City Referendum Questions
Biddeford voters will cast ballots Monday to decide a special referendum on mayor and council pay raises, council term extensions, and changes to caucus laws. Polls open 1 to 8 pm at seven wards. 1,700 votes needed. Mayor Pomerleau urges turnout citing long-standing concerns.
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Biddeford
Silo
Willie Pomerleau
Warning Against Coups In Latin America
The United States raised a warning flag against further military coups in Latin America. It punished Dominican Republic and Honduras by suspending diplomacy and withdrawing economic and military aid missions, after their governments were toppled. Secretary Dean Rusk stressed gravity of the series of events and the need to curb similar actions. The Honduran coup ousted President Ramon Villeda Morales and sent him into exile in Costa Rica.
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Honduras
U.S
Dean Rusk
State Department
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Costra Rica
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France Envoy to Visit as Kennedy Aims Clarity on De Gaulle
Washington sources say French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville arrives for talks with President Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk to examine De Gaulle's recent speeches. Officials anticipate questions on independent French deterrent and a possible NATO force. The envoy will discuss European defense and nuclear policy, with no set agenda.
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Milk Coupons Ruled Unlawful in Maine Case
Justice Harold C. Marden ruled Cumberland Farms coupons for milk unlawful under Maine Milk Commission law and issued a temporary injunction. The firm sold milk at fixed prices in Portland Lewiston areas and offered 12 cent coupons redeemable in cash. Cumberland plans appeal to the Maine Supreme Court.
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Give me liberty ends abruptly in chuckle caption
A brief humorous note notes Americans once shouted Give me liberty and now omit the final word. The caption plays on the phrase with a parenthetical tag Copr Gen Fea Corp, signaling generic attribution or copyright context.
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Flora Reenters Cuba as Cuba Faces Hurricane Flora
Hurricane Flora veered back into Cuba after ravaging Haiti and the Bahamas. Forecasters warned of continued danger for Cuba and southern Florida as the storm slows and may re intensify. Officials in Nassau and Miami urged precautions while Florida kept emergency plans in motion, with early reports of heavy damage and dozens of deaths already confirmed.
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Bahamas
Florida
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Dade County
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News At A Glance Hurricane Flora Heads Northwest
Hurricane Flora moves from Cuba toward the Bahamas and south Florida with at least 47 dead in the Caribbean. Longshoremen strike disrupts St Lawrence River ports while locomotive firemen threaten to halt wheat transport. U.N. talks aim to advance East West deals. Berber unrest grows as Ben Bella seeks to ease Morocco tensions. Washington warns Latin American military leaders and pulls aid missions from the Dominican Republic and Honduras.
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Morocco
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Saigon Monk Sets Self Afire in Market Turmoil
In Saigon today a young Buddhist monk self immolated in the city’s central market, the sixth protest act against perceived Catholic government oppression under President Ngo Dinh Diem. Troops and police quickly sealed the area as tanks and barbed wire surrounded downtown. The monk, about 29, stepped from a taxi, sat in lotus pose, and poured gasoline on himself.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
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Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Central Market
IBM Computer Mixes Guys Dolls On College Campus
AMES Iowa AP The traditional mixer dance at Iowa State University uses an IBM computer to pair 500 men and 500 women for the Oct 12 event. Students complete questionnaires on personal traits and preferences, and are assigned numbers the pairs will be matched from at the dance.
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Iowa
Iowa State University
IBM
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