Swissair Caravelle Crashes Near Zurich Killing 80
A Swissair Caravelle with 80 aboard exploded after takeoff from Zurich and crashed west of Duerrenaesch. Witnesses reported no survivors. The jet bound for Rome with a Geneva stop had lost contact four minutes earlier. Most passengers were Swiss, including 22 couples from Hamlikon. Debris and bodies were scattered over several hundred feet as rescue teams worked. Officials cited no confirmed cause and noted prior fatal crashes involving the same aircraft.
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Senate backs favorable report on test ban treaty
Washington AP The Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged ratification of the limited nuclear test ban treaty arguing the balance of risks favors approval. It said underground testing could close the U S lead, while continued unrestricted tests would widen the gap, and that the treaty would slow Soviet progress and reduce costs. The 16 to 1 vote bases debate on the floor next week with Mansfield urging restraint and ratification as essential for security.
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Worthing Urges Saco Sewage Plan Vote Next Monday
Former Saco official Worthing, member of the Water Improvement Commission, urges passage of the $300,000 Saco sewage construction referendum. He argues river cleanup is essential for health and sanitation, noting 95 percent pollution reduction possible at 20 cents on the dollar. Continued on Page Eight.
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Mother of Inventions Drives Modern Automation
A playful take on automation says today’s labor-saving systems do all the work while people simply observe. The quip contrasts past terms with present tech, hinting at a long running joke about machines replacing effort.
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Two Negro Brothers Enroll In Birmingham Classes
Two Negro brothers, Dwight and Floyd Armstrong, enrolled with white children at an elementary school in Birmingham. About 100 white protesters gathered, police used riot squads, and several arrests were made as federal desegregation orders opened 98 Birmingham schools for the day.
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Kennedy to Name Three Neutral Arbitrators for Rail Panel
President Kennedy is expected to announce his selections for three neutral members on the seven person arbitration panel over the railroad work rules dispute. The move follows emergency legislation to avert a potential August strike, with hearings to start within 30 days and a panel decision within 120 days.
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Wallace plans Birmingham showdown over desegregation
Gov George Wallace of Alabama moves to confront Birmingham over school desegregation, sending hundreds of state troopers into the city amid local protests. Internationally, Vietnam welcomes Kennedy’s pledge of continued U.S. aid, while Washington denies CIA plots to overthrow Diem. Khrushchev contemplates Yugoslavia visit as a potential shift in Soviet strategy. Kennedy to name neutral arbitrators for the railroad labor dispute soon.
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Pastor Accepts YMCA Position in War ren Ohio
Rev. Robert Cumter, co-pastor of Christ Church for four years, will leave Saturday to take a YMCA post in Warren Ohio. A reception honoring him will be held at Christ Church Friday night from 7 to 9. Friends and church families are invited with their families.
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South Viet Nam mute to Kennedys pleas for reform
In Saigon the government dismissed President Kennedy's call for policy and personnel reforms to rally public support and bolster the anti-communist war. U.S. officials in Washington voiced disappointment, while disputes over Buddhist monks and asylum at the Saigon embassy added strain to Sino-Vietnamese ties.
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Moscow Aims Economic Grip Over Satellites Says AP Analysis
AP analyst Boris Boskovic argues Khrushchev's Yugoslavia visit signals Moscow shifting from coercion to economic leverage. Comecon unity, centralized production, and a socialistic division of labor could bind satellites to Moscow, weakening independence while Yugoslavia seeks observer status in Comecon and the European market.
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Robert Schuman dies at 77 father of European unity
Robert Schuman, 77, famed for proposing the European Coal and Steel Community linking France West Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg, died today after a long illness in Metz France.
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