Colombian Dictator Sought Amid Plot Against President
Police and army troops pursued ex dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Bogota on charges of plotting a possible coup while President Guillermo Leon Valencia visited Manizales. The manhunt united military units as authorities claim he planned a return to power.
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Bogota
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Guillermo Leon Valencia
Yanarnaia
Washington
Senate
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jacob K. Javits
R-N-Y
Valencia
Romulo
Betancourt
Rojas Pinilla
Kenneth
Russia
Moscow
Voice of America
Senate GOP shows rights solidarity amid NAACP visit
Senate Republicans staged a 24-1 show of party unity on civil rights as NAACP delegations pressed for action. The Javits anti discrimination amendment failed narrowly after Mansfield won 44-37, with one Republican voting against him. NAACP leaders rode the three day strategy conference to press lawmakers and garner grass roots support for August 28 demonstrations.
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Health, Education and Welfare and Labor Department
NAACP
Javits
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Senate
New York
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Congress
Roy Wilkins
Organization
A. Philip Randolph
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Randolph
John Wesley J Lord
Washington
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Education chief bans fourth stanza of America in schools
Albany AP report notes Jamies E. Allen Jr. orders Levittown district to stop daily religious exercises including Bible readings. He cites Supreme Court rulings and states that America should not be sung or recited as daily devotionals though patriotic use on ceremonial occasions remains allowed. Parents claimed violation of constitutional prohibitions.
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Albany
N.Y
Jamies E. Allen Jr
America
Allen
Levittown
Long Island
Alten
Ham Gets Rundown on Soviet Farms and Schools
Kenneth Edwards a 13 year old radio ham from Jacksonville Florida received a rundown on Soviet farms and schools straight from Moscow via Moscow Mailbar.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Kenneth Edwards
Moscow
Torrential Downpour Strikes Buffalo Area Fears Call for Aid
In Buffalo and suburbs heavy rain caused $35 million in damage and forced 400 residents from homes. Rains peaked at 3.88 inches, power and phones were cut, buses halted, and basements flooded. Mayor Kowal declared an emergency. Gov. Rockefeller sent public works aid.
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Buffalo
N.Y
East Side
Chester Kowal
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cheektowaga
Buffalo Zoo
Clayton F. Freiheit
Zoo
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Grace Trautman
Norman N. Darnell
Pension Hike in Pennsylvania Legislature Signage Set
Gov Scranton likely to sign a bill boosting General Assembly pensions by one third. The measure also raises pension floors for judges and state workers, from 2250 to 3000 annually at age 50, with rising employer contributions and a projected annual cost of about 213000 for 15 years then 74000 thereafter.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Scranton
United States
Goldsboro
N.C
Elizabeth
N.J
Enfield
Dunn
Richmond
Farmville
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Local Railmen Called To Washington In National Railroad Talks
AP reports 156 local officials of the locomotive firemen and enginemen union were summoned to Washington to join general chairmen in case of a break in negotiations. Labor Secretary Wirtz urged their presence as talks continue on disputed firemen jobs and crew makeup, with a possible nationwide strike looming if no agreement by August 25.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Congress
Par- Harrisburg
Sylvania
J. L
Tuck
Aplcio Brotherhood of
Charles Lane
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
Itrainmen
J. E. Wolfe
Shhief
Scranton Sets New Safety Measure For Agencies
Scranton approves guidelines extending safety rules to industrial development agencies beyond their borders and directs court to distribute assets of dissolved community non profit groups. It also allows tapping fees on sewer lines and rentals, and updates various county auditor salaries and tax rules.
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Welfare Department
State Revenue Department
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania banks top $10 billion in resources for 1963
Harrisburg AP reports state banking resources reached 10.206 billion at year end June 30, first time above ten billion due to higher deposits and interest rates. Deposits totaled 9.005 billion, up 716 million. undivided profits rose to 126.2 million. depositors increased by 96,527 to 5,444,532.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
G. A. Patterson
Patterson
Federal
Treasury
Mines Closed in Asturias Over Stoppages
OVIEDO Spain AP The civil governor closed six Asturias coal mines Wednesday due to continued work stoppages and production slowdowns after workers ignored a government ultimatum to resume normal production.
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Oviedo
Spain
Asturias
Bills scatter along track after train mishap
A postal money bag carrying about $100000 fell from a transfer wagon in Los Angeles, was run over by a train and burst open, scattering $20 bills along the track. A railroad station employee said there was no injury and the money was recovered in about two minutes.
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Los Angeles
Pickets Return to Brooklyn Hospital Site Defy Gov Rockefeller
Pickets resumed at a Brooklyn hospital project defying a truce urged by Negro clergymen after a meeting with Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. Police kept watch as about 100 officers managed picket lines and supply truck movements while leaders demanded more employment for Blacks and Puerto Ricans in building trades.
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New York
Brooklyn
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Arnold Goldway
Congress of Racial Equality
Goldway
Downstate
Thant Returns From Moscow Sees Possible Peace Pact
U Thant United Nations secretary general returned from Moscow and said prospects of an early nonaggression declaration by the East and West are a definite possibility though he cautioned it was too early to say when a pact might be signed.
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New York
U. Thant
United Nations
Moscow
Perjury Charges Pressed In Ward Prostitution Case
Scotland Yard pressed perjury investigations into testimony by two prostitutes who testified at the Stephen Ward trial. Vicky Barrett, 20, and Margaret Ricardo, 22, faced questions after Barrett allegedly fed on the stand. Journals report O'Brien claims Barrett spoke to him, with a 20 page Yard statement referenced. Christine Keeler began libel proceedings against The People and Odhams Press over alleged stories.
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London
Scotland Yard
Stephen Ward
Vicky Barrett
Ward
Margaret
Ronna) Ricardo
Christine Keeler
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice-Davies
Archie Marshall
Miss Ricardo
Thomas O. Shea
Miss Barrett
R. Barry O'Brien
Sunday Telegraph
O'Brien
Daily Telegraph
the People
Odhams Press
Miss Keeler
Scranton administration denies delaying tax receipts
Harrisburg AP reports budget secretary Brackbill and officials defend handling of 1962-63 tax revenues. They say two weeks of June activity posted all collections to the year ending June 30, with 40 hours overtime in the sales tax bureau. Baldwin accused deferral to blame former Gov Lawrence, but officials say the books were not closed until the new fiscal year began.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
Martin Blackbill
David R. Baldwin
Blackbill
David L. Lawrence
Baldwin
Lawrence
Treasury Department
Brackbill
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Ham
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
State Vehicle Code
Clarion Area
Clarion State College
Savings and Loan
Rockefeller
Brooklyn Hospital
William A. Jones Jr
Paul Gibson
Rochdale
Alameica
Upait UD
Department Labor
House
Defense Department
H. R. Gross
R-Town
Mendel Rivers
Dis.c
Willow Run
Danville
Chicago
Savannah
South Side
Board of Education
St. Louis
Mobile County
Ala
Thant
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