Congo Crisis Push for U N Aid and Katanga Secession
Washington alerted U N troops for Congo duty while U S officials debated intervention. Katanga Premier Tshombe declared secession amid tensions with Lumumba and Belgian forces, as emergency measures and flight evacuations unfolded. Abby the hurricane threatened Puerto Rico and Hispaniola with strong winds, while Congo aviation and international misgivings shaped the crisis.
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Heey
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Katanga
Hurricane Whirling Westward Protest Demand Water Fix
Barker reports 15 to 20 daily complaints about water quality, urging citizens to write letters protesting to the commission. He warns organic chemicals are entering the system and calls for public pressure, while noting past comments about money and police action.
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Barker
Water woes prompt Dunbar protest over foul supply and bills
Residents across Dunbar and nearby areas voice anger at the West Virginia Water Company over foul water and rising bills. Local figures urge action from officials, with complaints mounting about delays in improving service and water delivery. Authorities blame industrial waste and mismanagement as crews discuss fixes and public notices.
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Dunbar
Lawrence Barks
Earl
Com-Water Company
West Virginia
Hilde Mathews
Bavaria
South Charleston
East Germany
Texas
Wome
U S Fliers Captured by Soviets Supposedly Under Questioning
The report states captives Lt John Willoughby McCone and other crew were picked up by Soviet vessels after parachuting into the sea. It notes Willard Palm and Eugene Pasa, Dean Phillips, Oscar Goforth and others in the missing air crew. Soviet broadcasts claimed the chief pilot was found dead in a rubber raft and that the U S sought more accurate maps and peace, while the Cuban issue and United Nations Security Council were referenced.
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John Like
Vnlothar
R. McCone
Tonganoxie
Berna
Willard G. i Palm
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Radio Moscow
Vhief
Eugene E. Pasa
Santa Monica
Calif
Dean B. Phillips
Inwood
N. Xi
Oscar I. Goforth
Sardis
Oklo
Seemessai
Jblane
U.S
Christian A
Herter
Washington
Eisenhowe
Norway
Soviet Union
Sitar Pet
Thieves Break Into City Firms And Toy Shop
Police report two break-ins on Washington Street and a nearby toy shop in Kanawha City. Intruders pried doors and smashed a rear window but fled with only a few items, while a separate note mentions a suspected Cuban link and a missing safe. An air search for a missing plane over Ecuador continued amid fog and poor visibility.
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Roa
United States
U.S
Cauy Ainney
Cuba
Nu-Tread Tire Co
Washington St. E
Aendower
Comydro
U.N
Yease
United
Brases
Soviet Russia
Security Council
Corkle Ave
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Bogota
Quito
Gustavo Izurieta
Washington
U. S
Andes
Panama Canal Zone
Ike Asks Continued Golf Pause After Hagerty Soviet Note
President Eisenhower plays golf at Newport Country Club when Hagerty informs him of a Soviet announcement just after noon. The moment occurs on the 14th tee as the briefing arrives.
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Newport Country
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Church
Friends of Freedom
Peron
Argentina
Perez Jiminez
Venezuela
Caracas
Portugal Offers Ground Access for NATO Troops
Portugal’s defense minister Gen. Botelho Moniz told West German officials Portugal will provide training grounds and depots for NATO troops including those in West Germany, but not for offensive use. The offer follows Moniz’s four day dispute over Bavarian installations and aims to support alliance needs amid tensions with Allied forces.
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Munich
Germany
Botelho Moniz
Portugal
NATO
West Germany
Moniz
Bavaria
Franz Josef Strauss
West Virginia Delegation Hears Speak ers At Commodore Hotel Meeting
The West Virginia delegation met at the Commodore Hotel to hear supporters of Kennedy Symington and Johnson. James Symington urged backing his father’s executive experience amid the capitalism versus communism debate. Gov. Mennen Williams spoke for Kennedy and Sen. Kerr for Johnson, praising leadership and national unity.
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Amos
Johnson
West
Commodore Hotel
Kennedy
Symington
Ward Wyle
Mullens
James Symington
Young Symington
White House
Gov
Mennen Williams
Michigan
Robert $. Kerr
Qokishoma
John Son
Williams
West Virginia
America
Kerr
Sunny skies expected for Atlantic coast area
The report notes sunny skies for much of the Atlantic coast region with rain areas spreading across the Midwest and U.S. Rockies and northwest. Little temperature change is expected overall.
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Atlantic Coast
U.S. Rockies
Federal Workers Strike in India Paralyzes Nation
In New Delhi and across 14 states workers walked off at midnight demanding a minimum monthly wage of 125 rupees. Assam was the only state not to join. Union spokesmen claimed up to millions of federal employees struck, while the government called the action illegal and Prime Minister Nehru promised a civilized response.
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New Delht
India
Assam
Tibet
Nehru
Congress Party
Italian Train Crash Kills 3 In Montebelluna Station
In Treviso Italy a military train rammed a passenger train at Montebelluna station killing three soldiers and injuring 25. Railway authorities said the military train was switched onto the wrong track by accident. no passengers on the stationary train were hurt.
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Treviso
Italy
Montebelluna
Noone
Indonesian Leader Ends Moscow Visit and Heads to Warsaw
Indonesian Prime Minister Djuanda wrapped up a two week Moscow visit and departed for Warsaw. Soviet Premier Khrushchev and First Deputy Premier Mikoyan attended his departure.
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Moscow
Djuanda
Indonesia
Warsaw
Khrushchev
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet U2 Shoot Down Sparks Cold War Clash
Initial U2 downing reports claimed planned weather reconnaissance with possible Russian airspace drift. Khrushchev said the pilot was captured after being shot down deep in Soviet territory and confessed to espionage. The U.S. later acknowledged a spy mission and justified it amid secrecy frictions.
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Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
United States
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