Byrd Climbs Hawksbill Mountain for 75th Birthday
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia led a 200-strong hike up 4,049-foot Hawksbill Mountain to dedicate Byrd's Nest No 2 shelter and plan a Sunday ascent of Old Rag Mountain for his 75th birthday. The event included Park Service gifts, remarks by Stewart Udall, and a memory-filled shelter costing about 7,500 dollars.
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Memorial Honors Lidice as Underground Stirs Spain Curbs
A 25 word AP dated account recalls Lidice massacre two decades later. It notes Heydrich’s assassination sparked Nazi retaliation that killed 173 men and left women and children imprisoned or dead. A new Lidice garden of friendship bears 29000 rose bushes from East and West.
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Laos Princes Stall In Coalition Talks
Diplomatic sources said Laos three princes hit another deadlock over forming a three party coalition. Quinim Pholsena was proposed for foreign minister and has tied to past anti American statements. The effort to unite Souvanna Phouma Boun Oum and Phoumi Nosavan at Plaine des Jarres continued amid protests over leadership and ministries.
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Khang Khay
Bomb Attacks Ravage Algiers Amid Turmoil
A string of bomb and arson assaults by the Secret Army Organization hit Algiers and Oran, destroying schools and public buildings including the U.S. information center. European attacks killed and wounded Moslems while targeting government and utility sites in a widening campaign.
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Georgian Nationals Hoot Russian Song
In Tiflis U S S R 8 000 fans heckled Joya Sherrill as she performed a Russian song "Katusha" in a Benny Goodman show. The crowd hissed and drowned the performance, shattering the tune short and leaving Sherrill frightened by apparent anti Russian sentiment.
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Littlesburg Woman Injured In Freak Wreck
Mrs. Charles Wonders of Littlesburg was injured in a freak accident on Main Street Princeton when brakes loosened in her husband’s parked car, the vehicle rolled, struck a utility pole, and she was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Kennedy led Democratic ticket expands in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Democrats move to another Kennedy led bid with Edward M Kennedy Jr. winning the state convention endorsement. Atty. Gen. Edward J. McCormack Jr. plans to enter the September primary. Republicans prepare for George C Lodge challenging Rep. Laurence Curtis at Worcester convention as a primary looms. The Kennedys and Lodges face a potential fourth generation contest in a historic feud.
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Ted” Kennedy
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Roundup of top stories from today
A Green Valley wreck killed two and injured four, with one in critical condition. Mc Dowell County saw a separate fatality near Premier. A 15 year old Honaker boy drowned in the Clinch River. West Virginia Republicans plan a Charleston convention Aug. 11 to nominate a Supreme Court candidate. Ed McCormack plans a September primary bid after clashing with Ted Kennedy for the Massachusetts Senate endorsement. Harry Byrd celebrates his 75th with a birthday cake atop Old Rag Mountain. European terrorists set fires in Algiers damaging schools and U S information. Dean Martin exits a film after Marilyn Monroe’s firing. Lee Remick takes her role.
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Inside SEC section overview and features
A condensed guide to the SEC section contents listing anecdotes editorials farm movies obituaries servicemen sports weather and various features across pages. Highlights include business notes science patterns and a Princeton segment with TV and words.
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Cops Arrest 94 Scot Squatters at Holy Loch Protest
More than 1,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators gathered in Holy Loch to block supplies to the Proteus submarine depot ship. Police arrested 94, charging 60 with breach of peace and detaining 34 who refused to identify themselves.
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Proteus
Nuclear Test Detonated Over Pacific Island
The United States detonated a nuclear device Saturday above Christmas Island in the Pacific. It followed Friday’s test, both dropped from aircraft and described as intermediate range with explosive yields from 20 000 to one million tons of conventional explosives.
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Two Die in Three Car Crash Near Green Valley
A Friday night three car collision on the Bluefield Princeton Road at Green Valley left two women dead and four others injured, one of them very critically. Victims were Wanda Mootz and Mason Newman. Mary Jane Brown remained critical at Bluefield Sanitarium. The accident began when a 1956 Plymouth driven by Freddie Belcher clipped Clifford White’s car, sending White toward the Mootz vehicle.
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Johnston Island nuclear test area extended for high altitude blast
The United States extends the Johnston Island test zone for a megaton high altitude detonation visible from Hawaii. The circular area expands 60 nautical miles at the surface and 350 nautical miles at 40 000 feet, effective June 12, with four days’ warning to mariners and aviators prior to the blast.
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Torrential Rain and Hail Strike Havana in Storm
In Havana, Cuba, a four hour storm brought hurricane level winds, torrential rain, and hail. Twelve landslides blocked areas as rescue crews evacuated residents from flooded zones. Cars and tunnels were engulfed by rising water, power outages hit hospitals and plants, and a radio tower toppled in the storm.
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Dean Martin Quits Some Things Got To Give Over Marilyn
Hollywood AP Dean Martin quits the film Some Things Got To Give after Marilyn Monroe is fired for breach of contract. He says he will not work with any other leading lady and notes Monroe asked him to co star. The studio fired Monroe for absences, leaving the project 32 days behind and over two million dollars in the red.
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