U Thant Emerges as a Firm, Quiet U N Leader
U Thant, 53, Burmese diplomat, has shown a tough minded, action oriented start as acting secretary general. He moved quickly in Congo matters, proposed a $200 million U N bond issue, and seeks to broaden the secretariat, while facing Western and Soviet scrutiny.
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TV Cameras Cost Canada a Major Historical Document
Prime Minister Diefenbaker told a Montreal audience that television cameras at the 1954 San Francisco drafting of the U N Charter led him to regret not securing a Smuts draft note written on a cigarette pack. He recalled Smuts discarded the original in a waste basket, a moment he believed was crucial yet televised.
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Diefenbaker
Canada
San Francisco
U.N
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Winter days shorten explained to class by Moor
Lamar Mississippi AP report recalls B L Moor teaching seventh graders why days are shorter in winter and longer in summer. A student quips that cold contracts and heat expands explaining the seasonal change.
Couple marks 70th wedding anniversary in Memphis
Mrs. Tom J. Boden 89 and her husband 92 celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in Memphis. Mrs Boden has worn out her first ring and started on another, reflecting seven decades of marriage.
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Tom J. Boden
Indians oppose Big Bend dam impact on Lower Brule Sioux
A UPI report from Fort Thompson South Dakota describes the construction of the Big Bend dam on the Missouri River near Pierre. The Lower Brule Sioux and Crow Creek reservations face land loss and displacement as the $117 million project proceeds with plans to store 17 million cubic yards of earth for a 2 mile long 100 foot high dam by 1967. Tribal chairman J. W. Thompson voices worry about relocation and poverty while Congress provides compensation.
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Best fallout shelter found at state penitentiary survey
An engineering firm surveyed southeast Washington and identified the Washington state penitentiary in Walla Walla as the area’s best fallout shelter. The search highlighted the prison as a robust shelter option amid regional geopolitics.
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Washington
Washington State Penitentiary
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