Watermelon science and nuclear jests from Washington
The piece mocks a United Nations press release from Taiwan claiming a chromosomal translocation in triploid seedless watermelon. It jokes about watermelon genetics, misstates terms, and links scientific prowess to nuclear ability with satirical tone.
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Washington
UPI
Red China
United States
Taiwan
United Nations
Chinese Information Service
Cheng Wenju
China
Pension Boost Proposed for Congressmen Under Rider
Am arillo Daily News notes a rider on a foreign service bill could raise Congressional pensions from 17 100 to 24 009 annually with cost of living adjustments. The measure, cleared by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, would extend the liberal plan that begins after five years, affecting retirees across the board.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Auckland youth vows murder to see jailed father
Leslie James Lewis, 20, told a judge he would commit murder to get himself jailed so he could visit his father serving time for murder. The judge considers charging him with recklessly discharging a firearm and threatening a policeman.
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Auckland
New Zealand
UPI
Leslie James Lewis
Lewis
Tito faces reform push amid student unrest in Yugoslavia
President Tito defends Yugoslavia's reform program amid student protests and rising unemployment. He criticizes slow party implementation while trade union delegates press for faster action. He rejects charges that reforms amount to capitalism and insists on socialism with a humane path.
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Phil Newsom
UPI Foreig
Josef Broz Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Josef Stalin
Cominform
Moscow
Poland
Communist Party
Yugos'ay
Contempt of court lands man in jail after courtroom chase
In Muncie Indiana City Judge Thomas Raiser set a trial date for Jimmy Isom on a traffic charge. Isom bolted from the courtroom. the judge pursued and returned him, sentencing him to two days in jail for contempt of court.
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United
Muncie
Ind
Thomas Raiser
Jimmy Isom
Isom
UPI
Winifred Ewing
House of Commons
Eisenhower Gamble and Unit Rule Debate in 1960 Campaign
The piece profiles Eisenhower era strategy led by Dewey Brownell and Lodge, notes discussion of repealing the unit rule, and outlines early delegate hopes. Humphrey loyalists claim potential for 1600 first ballot votes, while McCarthy aims for about 700 with plans to gain more through polling and tactics.
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Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Thomas E Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Henry Cabot Lodge
McCarthy
GOP
Humphrey
Humphrey Organization
McCarthy Organization
Troops fight near Dong Ha in renewed Khe Sanh area action
The report says fighting raged 11 miles east of Dong Ha as remnants of the Khe Sanh siege resume. Two Marines are dead and 22 wounded while Communist losses include at least five killed and one captured. In the same area, South Vietnam troops killed at least 148 Communists and captured 10 more, with 26 government soldiers dead. US jets flew 138 missions against southern North Vietnam, and a Viet Cong attack in Quang Ngai Province killed nine villagers and wounded 19, with 10 civilians kidnapped and a school reportedly damaged.
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Leatherneck
Dong Ha
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
Quang Ngai
Local Social Notes Highlight Paries and Hospital Visits
Mrs. Tom Goff and guests visit ChilDress and Matador on business. Mrs. Pearl Shackelford flies to Burbank to attend her grandson’s wedding. Aubrey Lythe visits Childress General Hospital en route to Oklahoma fishing trip. Gene Gambel family returns after hospital stay. Charities and friends gather in Dallas for a funeral. The Gorff family travels with Oscar Glover to Cheyenne and Craterville Park.
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Tom Goff
Murray Sanders
Paris
Craig San
Gene Gambol
Larry
Henry Martinez
Rani
Lotella Voules
Childress
Goff
Martinez
Randi
Matador
Billy Ray Goff
Claude
Mary Rogers
Amarillo
Bertha Privitt
Lee Diggs
Clyde Black
Vernon Conner
Dickie White
Marin Barron
D. Cox
Herre
Dallas
Groff
Inlaw
Darrell Groff
Oscar Glover
Willard Williams
Tanya Lowery
Cheyenne
Oklo
Craterville Park
French Campaign Offices Hit in Pre Election Violence
Across France campaign offices faced vandalism and Molotov bomb incidents. In Paris a Molotov was thrown at Gaullist Gaulliste Madame Nicole de Hautecloque’s Left Bank HQ, causing minor damage. at La Rochelle a Molotov target hit Gaulist Philippe Deschartres campaign site with limited effects. in Gorse near a Renault plant strikes sparked window damage.
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Gorse
Renault Automobile
la Rochelle
Atlantic
Philippe Dechartre
de Gaulle
Paris
Madame Nicole de Hautecloque
British minister pledges equal pay for women
Britain’s Minister for Employment and Productivity Barbara Castle vowed a categorical pledge to secure equal pay for women. She said increases for women should come at the expense of male salaries where necessary, amid seamstresses at Ford demanding parity.
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London
UPI
Leather Dominates Fall Fashion Across Women's and Men's Wear
Leather returns as a major fabric in fall collections with jackets skirts and pants for women and varied sportswear. Couture pieces feature leather as whole garments and trims with tweed satin and fur accents while suede gains popularity in coats dresses and blouses. The Leather Industries of America promotes the trend as tanning advances bring lightness and suppleness.
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New York
UPT
Donegal
Leather Industries of America
York
Monte-Sano
Sue
Polish Espionage Trial Unfolds in Warsaw
Polish born sailor and West German citizen Peter Pawelczyk, 30, faces treason charges for alleged work with US intelligence and recruiting Polish seamen for espionage. Pap says Pawelczyk denied the charges claiming his actions aided his homeland. A second Polish recruit linked to Pawelczyk is also on trial.
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Warsaw
UPI
Pap
Peter Pawelczyk
Pawelczyk
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