U.N. Council Approves Congo Troop Mission
The U N Security Council voted to back Dag Hammarskjold’s plan for a rapid U N force drawn mainly from African nations to the Congo to prevent chaos. Initial units were to reach the central African country by week’s end as Britain France and Nationalist China abstained.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Republic of the Congo
Council
Polinsk
Argenta
Walter Loridan
Congo
Loridan
Belgium
Symington May Be Nominated Running Mate To Soothe South
Los Angeles AP report says Kennedy clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at the convention. To appease Southern critics he might name Stuart Symington of Missouri as running mate. Symington, with 86 votes, trails Kennedy’s 806, and Hank Henry M Jackson was also considered.
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Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Strong
United Party
United States
Kennedy
South
Symington
Henry M
Scoop
Jackson
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Plane Casualties Low After Double Ditching
Two airliners crashed off the Philippines within eight minutes of each other before dawn. Among 88 aboard 57 survivors were rescued by U.S. planes near Manila. one woman, Mrs. Glyde Kelley of Springfield, Ohio, was among the dead. Survivors praised captain David Ball and his crew as they were treated at Manila facilities.
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Manila
Philippines
Northwest Orient Airlines
Polillo Islands
U.S
Philippine Airlines
Dumaguete
Negros Island
Zamboanfa City
New York
Hong Kong
Seattle
Anchorage
Tokyo
Okinawa
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Sangley Point
Manila Bay
Glyde Kelley
Springfield
Ohio
Winfield
Kan
David Ball
Seattle, Wash
Knife Wielder Misses Mark in Narrow Tragedy Averted
Police rushed to a Corry residence after a family quarrel that nearly ended badly. An estranged husband attacked a young visitor with a hunting knife but calmed before officers arrived. The visitor suffered a nonfatal wound to his left middle fingers and the husband, said to be drunk, was ordered from the home with no charges filed.
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Mark
Corry
Toyal
Am Briette
East Side
Exigue
Cory
Evie
Pa Delegation Gives 68 Votes to Kennedy
Pennsylvania delegates backed Senator John F. Kennedy on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, giving Kennedy 68 votes and a commanding total of 206. Delegation chairman Gaylord David Lawrence noted the victory as a milestone and predicted Kennedy would win Pennsylvania in November. Some delegates still favored Symington for VP, while others debated late switches, but the roll call overall pushed Kennedy toward the nomination.
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Pennsylvania
John F. Kennedy
David Lawrence
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
New Jersey
Robert Meyner
Wyoming
West Wild
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Symington
Kent
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Jack Kennedy
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Senate
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Johnson
Richard Daley
Chicago
Illinois
Edmund G. Brow
Scouts Set for Colorado Springs Jamboree Adventure
Corry's Troop 81 heads to the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Colorado Springs starting July 22. About 55,000 scouts and leaders will form a tent city near Pike's Peak with 27,090 two man tents and 4,000 larger service tents. The event, under Congress and Army support, features village gateways, self cooked meals, and training from Camp Carson as Scouts pledge to live by the Scout Law.
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Corry
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Colo
Air Force Academy
Jim Bridger
Kit Carson
Pike's Peak
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United States Army
Worldwide
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Boy Scouts
High Plain
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Army
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Mountain Training Center
Uhad
Kennedy Kin Won Three Generations Backing Kennedy Bid
In Los Angeles the Kennedy family backed Senator John F. Kennedy’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The clan, spanning three generations from Joseph P. Kennedy to 16 grandchildren, contributed money and labor, with Jack Kennedy’s aides guiding strategy while Joe Kennedy stayed on the sidelines but wielded influence. The elder Kennedy’s isolationist past and later opposition to Nazi brutality colored perceptions as the family supported the campaign through primaries from New Hampshire to West Virginia. Continued in page three.
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Los Angeles
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Harvard
Jack
Kennedys
Ramning
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
Kennedy Brothers
Joe Kennedy
U.S
Munich
Adolf Hitler
America
Senate
Joe
Congolese civilians burn cars as Belgian troops push peace
In Leopoldville the Congolese civilians began burning European automobiles while Belgian soldiers tried to maintain order in the capital of the Congo Republic. Brussels reports say the Congolese government broke off diplomatic relations with Belgium as Paul Kronacker, president of the House of Representatives, announced the move.
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Leopolpville
The
Congo
New
Congo Republic
Brussels
Belgium
Paul Kronacker
House of Representatives
Kennedy Drive Secures Delegates In Presidential Quest
A semi interpretive AP report tracks Kennedy's surge to the Democratic nomination as delegates flip and supporters are persuaded. Kennedy, praised for energy and appeal, leads with six years in the House, eight in the Senate, a war record, books, and a Pulitzer. He faces questions on age and wealth, yet wins seven primaries as rivals lag. By Whitney Shoemaker, Los Angeles.
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John F. Kennedy
Whitney Shoemaker
Washington
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Los Angeles
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Kennedy
Alabama Firm Seeks Lease on Thomas Garage
A Montgomery industrial firm visited Selinsgrove yesterday to discuss leasing the former Thomas Motors garage on Clinton Street. The company, keeping ties with a major national concern, aims to locate 7,000 square feet for production linked to an Aero Supply lease deal in nearby West Main Street. The firm plans to fabricate products to customer specs and hopes for a quick agreement with owner Lawrence Thomas.
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Gomery
Ala
Thomas Motors
Clinton Street
Corry Ares Industrial Development Corp
Corry
Aero Supply
Forme Dpc
West Main Street
Montgomery
Corry Soldiers Prepare for 1960 Training at Gap Indiantown
Corry soldiers from the Bell Division Pennsylvania National Guard plan a July 29 departure for a 15 day encampment at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. The unit will train under the army’s pen tomic concept with Lt Frank Gentile and Lt James Narducci commanding and SFC James J Earl as first sergeant. One local man will spend one week in garrison and one week in the field amid close room periods and intensive weapons training.
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Pennsylvania National Guard
Indiantown Gap
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Warren
Corry
Prank Gentile
Ind
12Th’ Infantry Regiment
James Narducci
SFC
James J. Earl
Earl
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