Khrushchev challenges Peking to debate in public
Premier Khrushchev jeered China's leadership and urged a public ideological showdown. He invited Chinese leaders to present their program before the people, promising the people will judge and favor the Soviet side. He spoke at a Kremlin rally with Janos Kad ar visiting.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Kremlin
Communist Party
Janos Kadar
Red China
Peking
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
China
Speake in Critical Condition After Columbus Accident
Neal Speake, former Decatur resident, remained in critical condition at Columbus Medical Center after a Tuesday night crash in Columbus Georgia. A crane driven by John C. Elliott of Athens struck a utility pole brace at Spring Ave and Carridale St Friday at 1 20 p.m. Owner Jack Higginbotham. theft reported of a blue Briggs and Stratton lawn mower from Johns' Machine Shop at 1612 Beech St SE by 7 05 p.m. Friday.
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Neal Speake
Decatur
Columbus
Speake
Spring Ave
Carridale St
John C. Elliott
Athens
Carridale
Jack Higginbotham
J. D. Morgan
Beech St. SE
Briggs and Stratton
Johns’ Machine Shop
Kennedy receives railroad data as halt of strike looms
President Kennedy publicly releases the railroad fact-finders report amid a long running wage and rules dispute. The White House says the document offers only a summary of issues between carriers and five unions and does not present a solution. Joan Kennedy will present proposals to Congress to prevent or halt a crippling strike.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Descotienda
Tiley Elke
Joan Kennedy
Congress
X-15 Pilot Sets New Altitude Record at 67 Miles
Edwards AFB California AP veteran pilot Joseph Walker blasted the X-15 to 350000 feet nearly 67 miles above Earth, topping the 314750 foot record. He noted a higher burn time caused the boost while the mission checked air density via a balloon drop. Walkers frontier flight raises questions on safe limits and astronaut wings.
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Air Force
Joseph M. White
Space Research
Walker
Earth
Complete Frigidaire and appliance repair service ad
Local ad offers complete service for Frigidaire and all make appliances. Contact Robin and family for repairs and parts. Includes household appliance maintenance and in home service. Available for urgent guidance and scheduling.
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Robin , Son's
Ady
Wallace cited as national figure amid electric Alabama politics
Guest editorial lauds Gov. Wallace for energy and affect, questions his independent elector plan and its impact on Kennedy and the 1960s race. It notes Wallace’s national profile, predicts Kennedy or the GOP winner, and argues Wallace may hinder or help Kennedy depending on electors and state outcomes.
Wallace Speech Sparks Debate Over Kennedy Occupation
The passage questions Wallace's stance and hints at a plan to remove the Kennedy brothers from politics, suggesting readers might support his GOP rival instead. The tone critiques Wallace as serving politicians while harming regular voters seeking change.
Scientists Anticipating Today's Solar Eclipse
The eclipse draws hundreds of scientists to photograph and measure solar and atmospheric phenomena. The event, last seen fully in 1954, offers rare data as observers in Japan Alaska Canada and Maine track totality across a 10 000 mile arc lasting minutes.
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Earth
United States
Japan
Alaska
Canada
Maine
Sourdough
Registering Voters Have New Deadline
Decatur sees intensive voter registration since June 1 for the city commission race. One day remains before the Aug. 1 deadline, moved up from Aug. 5. Probate records show 296 registrations since June 1, with 263 in Decatur and about 83 Negro registrants. candidate Rev. Joseph S. Griggs is Black.
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Decatur
City Commission
Joseph S. Griggs
Two 10-Year-Olds Put On Probation For Laxative Theft
In Hot Springs Arkansas two 10-year-old boys faced Juvenile Court on a charge of breaking into a grocery store and stealing five boxes of chocolate laxative. On being asked what they did with it they admitted they ate it all. Judge Lon Warneke placed them on probation.
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Hot Springs,ark
Lon Warneke
Syria uses firing squads after abortive revolt
Beirut reports a swift Baathist crackdown in Damascus with 20 rebels executed in intervals amid heavy gunfire near the Defense Ministry. A curfew, bans on demonstrations, and wartime measures tightened as Maj. Amin Hafez asserts control, while borders stay closed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Syrian Defense Ministry
Damascus
North Dakota
Amin Hafez
Salah Bitar
Mayor Opposition to Workhour Bill Sparks City Debate
Commissioner F S Hunt and Mayor Gilmer Blackburn oppose a state senate bill limiting city firemen to 56 hours weekly. They warn it federalizes local control, cite cost of adding 15 firemen and $50 000 yearly, and question emergency staffing and overtime provisions. Hunt predicts a veto by Gov. Wallace if defeated in the Senate.
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F. S. Hunt, Jr
Gilmer Blackburn
State Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Blackburn
Commissioner Hunt
Gov. Wallace
C Of C Plans Second Drive For Building
The Chamber of Commerce aims to raise an additional 25000 in cash and pledges over the next two weeks with 150 fund solicitors. A final construction decision will be made in two weeks once 95000 is secured, as bids show total project cost around 125000 including furnishings and fees. Groundbreaking occurred July 1 at 6th Ave NE and Walnut St. site.
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Chamber
R. W. ‘Pete
Henderson
Hall and Colvard
Ray Childs
6Th Ave
Walnut St
Proin
McNamara says no leaks of current U S war plans or weapons
Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara told reporters he knows of no leaks of current U S military plans or weapon secrets and praised military intelligence actions securing such data while noting a Swedish officer once known as a Soviet spy may have received some data on weapon design. He said security reviews continue and reiterated opposition to further nuclear weapons proliferation.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
Stig Wennerstrom
Sweden
Sone
Demonstrations Fire Up City Over Civil Rights Jobs
Police arrest 44 demonstrators near Brooklyn hospital site including 17 children for blocking the entrance in a protest against union discrimination and demand for more minority hires. Governor Rockefeller says equal opportunity is law while Wagner hosts civil rights leaders in a step toward expanding Negro and Puerto Rican job access.
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Manhattan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Wagner
Broadway
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