Miners Return to Dig After Rescue in Hazleton
In Hazleton Pennsylvania two miners David Fellin Hank Throne and Louis Bova are rescued after a cave in at a coal mine trapping them for more than a week. Fellin remains hopeful about rejoining the dig for coal while his wife Anna and rescuers observe their grim yet resilient spirit.
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Hugh A
Mulligan
Hazleton, Pa
Joe Haysterch
Law
David Fellin
Davey
David Felland
Fewjlin
Fellin
Penn
Ropean
Henry Throne
Louis
Bova
Anna
Hank
Throne
Lou
Joe Hoysterch
Della Shurka
Joe Fellin
Pennsylvania
Joe
United Mine Workers Union
Hazleton
Lou Bova
Noted Film Head Dies at 66 in Washington
Eric A. Johnston president of the Motion Picture Association of America and longtime business and government troubleshooter died at 66 in Washington after a stroke. His career spanned the Marine Corps to leading the free enterprise push and diplomacy with Roosevelt.
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Marine Corps
Motion Picture Association of America
Brown ,Johnston Co
Spokane
Wash
Josef Stalin
Red
East German guard defects leaping fence for West Berlin freedom
Conrad Schumann, 21, leaped from East to West Berlin on August 15, 1961, dressed as a border guard. He fled to West Germany, found work, married a nurse, and now raises a family in Ulm area with hopes to buy a car. he speaks of seeking only freedom and normal life.
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Kruembach
Germany
Conrad Schumann
Berlin
Schumann
Lehumann
Peter Leibing
Conpress
Hamburg
Associated Press
East Germany
West Berin
West Berlin
West Germany
Guenzburg
Ulm
Erich
Meissen
Saxony
Treaty Opinions Balance By James Marlow
Analyst James Marlow discusses a nuclear test ban treaty sent to the Senate. He notes mixed reactions among senators and hints at a general presidential backing pending further consideration by lawmakers.
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James Marlow
Sentalyst
Russia
eensFakis
Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Israel Syria Clash In Security Council At UN
Israel and Syria clash in a U N Security Council session as each accuses the other of aggression. Israeli ambassador Michael Comay advanced the meeting after reporting Syrian shelling near border settlements. The dispute marks Israel’s first direct council complaint in a decade.
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United Nations, N.Y
Israel
Syria
U.N. Security Council
Special Council
Michael Comay
Council
Comay
Soviet Union
Mixed Armistice Commission
Sea of Galilee
$50 Million Awarded For Milton Hershey Medical Center
Dauphin County Court awards $50 million from Milton Hershey trust to establish and endow a medical school in Derby Township Hershey to be run by Penn State. The project honors the philanthropist and creates the seventh Pennsylvania medical school joining Jefferson Hahnemann UPenn Temple Women’s and Pitt. The funds derive from Hershey estate income with long held charitable aims.
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Harrisburg
Eed
Scranton
Dauphin County Court
Milton
Hershey
Derry
Dauphin County
Lee F. Swope
Orphans’ Court
Derby Two
Hershey Medical Center
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University
Jefferson, Hahnemann
University of Pennsylvania
Temple University
Womens
Philadelphia
University of Pittehireoh
Eent
Alessandroni
Salp Mistaken for 40-Foot Sea Serpent Off Sandy Hook
The Challenger crew did not sight a serpent on a Sandy Hook patrol but observed salp, a jellyfish cousin about the size of a fist. When salps reproduce they form long ribbon like segments that can resemble a sea monster, says John Clark of the Sandy Hook Marine Laboratory.
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Sandy Hook
Nat
Challenger
Atlantic
John Clark
Sandy Hook Marine Laboratory
Clark
Residents threaten secession over long county-seat drive
Residents of Mississippi Township Arkansas plan to withdraw from Desha County. They invite officials to a Sept 6 meeting to discuss secession as the 400 mile round trip from Arkansas City to Snow Lake burdens families. They cite poor roads and a long trek for students amid rivers and refuge barriers.
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Snow Lake
Ark
Mississippi Township
Desha County
Arkansas’ City
Arkansas
White and
White River Wildlife Refuge
Burton Funk
BH. Williamson
Phillips County
Helena
X15 Pilot Undershoots Goal but Sets Altitude Record
Edwards AFB Calif AP Joseph A Walker reports a faulty altitude predictor caused him to undershoot his 60 000 foot target by about 2 miles yet he still reached a record altitude of 66 14 miles. He blamed the instrument for the miscalculation while noting the flight as a record achievement.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joseph A. Walker
Walker
Space Agency
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