Train Injuries Fatal To McDowell County Boy
Mervin Harris, 15, of Keystone in McDowell County died at Stevens Clinic in Welch after being struck by a Norfolk and Western freight train about 12 hours earlier near Northfork. Harris, who lost an arm and a leg, was reportedly hopping the freight when the accident occurred Tuesday night. He lived with his grandmother Mrs. Lucy Harris. funeral arrangements were incomplete at Linkford Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
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Mervin Harris
Keystone
McDowell County
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Norfolk and Western
Dominick Premo Jr
Young Harris
Northfork
Lucy Harris
Linkford-Richardson Funeral Home
Nixon says Goldwater not cinched. Romney strongest challenger
Richard M. Nixon said Barry Goldwater does not have the Republican nomination locked up and that Michigan Governor George W. Romney has the best chance to defeat him. Nixon spoke at London Airport during a two day private visit while Romney addressed a Columbus audience and called for a forthright Republican platform.
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London
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Michigan
George W. Romney
Goldwater
U.S
Richard Nixon
Sen. Goldwater
Harold Stassen
Senate Ends Filibuster On Civil Rights Bill
Senate votes to limit debate hours ending a 75 day filibuster on civil rights. Byrd argues against the measure until the final tally.
Byrd Won’t Deliver Bramwell High School Address
Senator Robert C. Byrd said he cannot deliver the Bramwell High School commencement address as he must stay in Washington to vote on amendments to the civil rights bill. He noted he is not against all amendments but will vote against some, given his public civil rights stance.
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Robert C. Byrd
Bramwell High School
Washington
Senate Parts Civil Rights Debate with One Hour Talks
The Senate voted 71 to 29 to invoke cloture on civil rights debate limiting each senator to one hour of further speech. The action narrows a 75 day filibuster as 100 senators participated and the time limit is enforced until final passage next week.
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Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Capitol
Senate
Humphrey
Dirksen
Robert C. Byrd
Washington
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Johns Hopkins aims to catch ten million fireflies this summer
Dr. William D. McElroy of Johns Hopkins plans a massive firefly collection, seeking 10 million specimens to study bioluminescence. He will pay brigades 50 cents per 100 fireflies, financed by the National Science Foundation, and asks to upgrade from jars to large lots.
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Baltimore
William D. McElroy
Johns Hopkins University
McElroy
National Science Foundation
Dr. McElroy
Pilot Dies After Atlantic Rescue
Captain James H. Davis 32 of Washington D C died after 13 hours in a liferaft following a downed U S Air Force F100 Sabre jet 420 miles west of Ireland during NATO war games off Prestwick Scotland Rescue planes and the ship Juliet aided him but exposure proved fatal Medical personnel contended the death resulted from the near freezing 36 degree sea and brutal waves
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Scotland
James H. Davis
Washington, D.C
Europe
Norway
Ireland
Davis
Juliet
U.S
Richard Larson
Livingston
N.J
Roy L. Dehart
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Air Force
Dehart
Pentagon denies Cuban wounding claim at Guantanamo Bay
The Pentagon rejected Havana's claim that U S sentries shot and wounded a Cuban at the Guantanamo Bay base. Havana said a Cuban was wounded and cited Cuban troops hunting anti-Castro personnel. A Havana source alleged earlier firing incidents with no dates. Dia rio de la Tarde reported seven shots from the guard post near the base entrance.
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Pentagon
Havana
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
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Guantanamo
Diario de la Tarde
Guantanamo Base
Crew Dashes From Fire Stricken Freighter Pomona
Thirty crewmen abandon the freighter Pomona 100 miles southwest of Honolulu after a engine room blaze. Three men stay to fight the fire as Coast Guard planes and ships assist. the ship carries 25 Hong Kong Chinese, seven Norwegian officers and one Brazilian radio operator. The Pomona loaded with 9500 tons of scrap metal sailed from Honolulu after the former captain’s death.
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Coast Guard
Hong Kong
Brazil
Pomona
Honolulu Harbor
Montana Flood Wreaks Havoc as Search Continues
Helicopters planes and power boats comb eastern Montana for dead and missing after floods that swamped bridges isolated communities and ranches. At least 30 dead 30 missing with millions in damage. Governor Babcock calls it the worst natural disaster in state history.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Tim Babcock
Rocky Mountains
Air Force
Johnson Wins Broad House Support for Foreign Aid Bill
The House approved virtually all of President Johnson's 3.5 billion dollar foreign aid request with final passage 230 to 175. Amendments to curb aid to Egypt and boost South Vietnam military aid were adopted, totaling 200 million for Vietnam with presidential waivers, while the Senate is expected to show similar support.
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Washington
House
Johnson
E. Ross Adair
R-Ind
Adair
John. F. Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Senate
U.S
Baby Girl Born To Cosmonauts
Valentina Tereshkova and her husband Adrian Nikolayev welcomed a daughter in Moscow weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces and 20.5 inches long after a Caesarean birth. Tass reported preparations and congratulations at the maternity home. No name or full health details were released, as Izvestia gave only brief coverage.
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Valentina Tereshkova
Andrian Nikolayev
Tass
Khrushchev
Novosti
Nikolayev
Valentina
Adrian
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Miss Tereshkova
Space
Nikolazev
Earth
Young Mother Kills Four Children in Pennsylvanian Tragedy
In Midland Pennsylvania a 24 year old mother Mary Zlatovich allegedly shot dead four of her sleeping children and wounded a fifth. She and her husband were arguing prior to the incident and she was jailed in Beaver County awaiting murder charges. An infant survived after the assailant ran out of bullets.
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Midland
Mary Zlatovich
Beaver County
Beaver
Mitchell
Billy
Ohioville
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
John
Typhoid Eases in Aberdeen Epidemic
Aberdeen's typhoid outbreak showed signs of easing as 15 new cases were reported on Wednesday, signaling a developing decline in the epidemic.
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London
Aberdeen
Inside Abby Add Years Classified Comics Editorials
Fragmentary OCR text lists sections such as Classified Comics Editorials and names like Goren Graham with scattered numbers. The readable material is limited. no clear event or人物 outcome is present to summarize into a full news item.
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Abby
A. O Goren Graham
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