40000 GIs to Europe Sent by McNamara
Secretary of Defense McNamara announced 40000 additional regular army troops will go to Europe in the immediate future, mostly to Germany. The Pentagon also suspended dependents’ travel to Europe starting Oct 9, except West Berlin, citing logistic needs and the aim to keep West Berlin as a symbol of freedom.
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Defense
McNamara
Europe
Germany
Pentagon
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Denmark
France
West Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
Defense Department
West Berlin
Seventh Army
U. S
NATO
George Decker
East Germany
Gina Lollobrigida Honored by Paris Legion Post
Gina Lollobrigida received a medal from a Paris American Legion post for being an outstanding film personality. The event took place Friday night in Paris.
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Paris
Gina Lollobrigida
American Legion
Cuba executes five Bay of Pigs captives after fast trial
In Havana, five prisoners from the April Bay of Pigs invasion were executed by firing squad after an eight hour trial before a three member court. They were convicted of murder and torture. Nine co defendants received 30 year sentences.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Bay of Pigs Landing
Cuba
Nike Zeus Test Fires First Long Range Nike Zeus System
A Nike Zeus anti-missile rocket soared from Mugu California on a Saturday test. The 48 foot tall weapon represents the most powerful rocket fired by the United States and traveled at ten times the speed of a typical intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Point Mugu
Calif
U.S
Khrushchev rejects atmospheric test ban appeal
In Geneva the Soviet premier formally rejects Kennedy-Macmillan calls for a ban on atmospheric nuclear tests and pushes for a big power study of world problems to avert nuclear war. He accuses the proposal of aiming to isolate testing from disarmament and warns of continued underground and space testing. Khrushchev urges Western leaders to jointly seek a solution to disarmament and a German peace treaty to prevent a rocket-nuclear war.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy-Macmillan
U.S
Britain
Kennedy
Macmillan
Soviet Union
France
Nevada
Gas Well Explosion Hurts Sixty Four in Pecos Texas
A gas well exploded in Pecos Texas on Saturday burning at least 64 workers. Fire departments from three towns battled the blaze as rescuers sought to control the fire. No immediate death toll was confirmed though several victims were listed in critical condition.
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Pecos
Texas
Echo Satellite Invisible For Weeks Across Hemispheres
NASA reports the Echo S satellite will fade from visible view in the Northern Hemisphere for the next few weeks. The 100 foot balloon will be seen only in the Southern Hemisphere now, with Australia, South America and Africa gaining viewing opportunities as it travels east to west across the sky. It will reappear over the Northern Hemisphere in early morning hours about two to three weeks from now, shifting to evening visibility after another three weeks.
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Washington
Australia
South America
Africa
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
De Gaulle Survives Targeted Death Attempt in Paris
President Charles de Gaulle escaped a carefully organized death attempt Friday night as his limousine passed through a wall of flame. An unidentified suspect confessed, with Interior Minister Roger Frey naming the OAS as the orchestrator and two generals among the principal chiefs.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Roger Frey
France
Frey
OAS
Paul Vanuzem
Germany
Crevecoeur
Nehru Concludes Fruitless Moscow Mission Talks
AP dispatch from Moscow reports two days of talks between Premier Khrushchev and Prime Minister Nehru failed to bridge gaps on peace. Nehru left with limited gains, proposing a middle route while Khrushchev praised frank exchanges and a shared aim to avert nuclear war. Nehru invited Khrushchev to visit India to continue discussions.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Nehru
Washington
India
Marijuana Crop Found in Cellar
Philadelphia police charged 72 year old Howard Hope with illegal possession of narcotics after discovering a quantity of marijuana in his cellar. He reportedly claimed he grew it himself for personal use and tea.
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Philadelphia
Howard Hope
Maris Hits 56th Home Run in NY Cleveland Game
New York fielding notes Roger Maris belted his 56th homer in the seventh inning of the New York versus Cleveland game. The record-keeping milestone marks a key moment in the season as Maris drives the Yankees toward victory.
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New York
Roger Maris
Satellite camera test ends in blast at California launch pad
A camera heavy Samos III satellite exploded on its launch pad at Point Arguello California. The craft, labeled the most advanced space spy satellite for photographing Russia, had been planned to operate for up to a year. No workers were within 8000 feet of the site when the explosion occurred and the cause remains under investigation.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Russia
South Korea Reports 99 Child Deaths From Sleeping Sickness
Seoul health officials said 99 children died from sleeping sickness this summer marking a deadly health episode. The report notes the ministry's ongoing investigation and public health response.
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Seoul
South Korea
Plane Flies Without Pilot Over Burlington
Doren Bumgardner planned a short flight around Burlington but the Civil Air Patrol L-16 took off unmanned. The plane circled the city for an hour then flew to Illinois, ran out of fuel, and crashed in a bean field, causing only minor injuries to Bumgardner.
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Burlington
Doren Bumgardner
Civil Air Patrol
Municipal
Bumgardner
Illinois
J. L. Garmer
Aledo
Ill
Red Cross Brace for Carla Fury Warning
A Red Cross disaster director warned of a major catastrophe from Hurricane Carla as it neared Texas and Louisiana. Robert Edson said preparations were rushed and shelters in Beaumont and Port Arthur area opened in 65 schools to house and feed evacuees.
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Washington
UPI
American Red Cross
Carla
Texas
Louisiana
Robert Edson
Audrey
Cameron
Donna
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Carla heads toward Texas and Louisiana coastlines
Hurricane Carla intensified to 135 mph as it moves north from the Gulf toward low coastal areas of west Louisiana and Texas. Evacuations urged along the coast while warnings span Freeport Texas to Grand Isle Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Carla
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Freeport
Grand Isle
Weather Bureau
Galveston
Man Removes Gems From Altar In False Prayer
A man knelt as if praying at Christ Episcopal Church and stole gems valued at 1500 dollars from the altar cross before fleeing, according to police reports. The incident occurred in Nashville.
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Nashville
Christ Episcopal Church
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