Congo Police Arrest U.N. Personnel
Leopoldville police swept homes and hotels arresting Europeans and U N personnel. The raid followed Lumumba’s demands and a U N response, with several officers held and a Ghanaian U N cordon surrounding a residence. U N Undersecretary Bunche intervened to free two officers believed Belgian in U N disguise.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
U. N
Ralph Bunche
U.N
Ghana
Lumumba
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Security Council
Hammarskjold
11-Nation Council
Caribbean Tensions Rise Ahead of OAS Ministers Meet
In San Jose Costa Rica foreign ministers from the Americas convene amid fears of Soviet interest in the hemisphere. The Inter-American Peace Committee warns of heightened Caribbean tensions as security braces for possible Communist demonstrations timed to greet U S Secretary of State Christian Her ter.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Soviet Union
Hemisphere
Caribbean
Inter-American Peace Committee
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Kennedy lunch invites Raleigh editors and news directors
News editors and radio TV news directors from Raleigh invited to lunch with Democratic presidential candidate John Kennedy on August 23 in Washington. The noon gathering is set for 1 p.m. in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol, arranged by North Carolina Democratic headquarters Kennedy and Ashley Futrell president of the state press association.
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Raleigh
Tar Heel
John Kennedy
Washington
Supreme Court
Capitol
Kennedy
Ashley Futrell
North Carolina Press Assn
Senate considers Latin Aid plan to raise living standards
Sen Fulbright introduces a resolution urging U S support for Latin America and outlines funded efforts in land settlement housing water and sewage systems training in skilled trades and science. The plan seeks 500 million dollars to cover the U S share plus 100 million for Chile recovery from recent quakes and floods.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Eisenhower
Douglas Dillon
Chile
Blackwell Elected FSU Head
Dr. Gordon W. Blackwell, 49, chancellor of the Woman's College at UNCG, was chosen president of Florida State University by the State Board of Control and Board of Education. He will assume duties Nov. 1 at Tallahassee, overseeing a university with about 9 000 students. President Friday of the Consolidated University called Blackwell’s departure a great loss and praised his leadership.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Gordon W. Blackwell
Woman's College
Consolidated University of North Carolina At
Raleigh, N.C
William C. Friday
Consolidated University
Blackwell
University
Powers Trial Seen As Soviet Propaganda Show
AP analysis argues the Moscow proceeding will be a propaganda showcase rather than a fair trial. It notes Powers is held without contact, the defense limited to one appointed lawyer, and prosecutors aiming to coerce confession. The article frames the case as a display of Soviet justice under state control.
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Izvestia
U.S
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Powers
Pentagon
Allen Dulles
Herter
Ike
Nixon
United States
Communist Party
Britain
Mikhail Griniov
Harriss Withdraws From Speakership Race In North Carolina
Rep. Clyde H. Harriss of Rowan County withdraws from the North Carolina House speakership race, clearing the field for Rep. Joseph Hunt of Guilford. In his letter he cites time constraints from business and advisory duties and hopes for no friendly contest to avoid factional splits during the term.
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Advisory Budget Commission
Harris
Kidnapped Sydney Schoolboy Graeme Thorne Found Dead
Graeme Thorne eight year old Sydney student abducted 40 days earlier is found dead in Seaforth. Police say his body was wrapped in a blanket and bound and gagged. The case marks Australia's first child kidnapping for ransom.
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Sydney
Australia
Graeme Thorne
Seaforth
Graeme
Thorne
New South Wales
Russian Radar Trawler Sighted Off N C Coast
A fishing boat captain reported a Russian trawler with radar and sonar gear spotted 40 miles off the North Carolina coast near Degon Inlet. The vessel, about 125 to 150 feet long with 30 on board, appeared heavily loaded and had its bow marked M170.
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Manteo
N.C
North Carolina
Navy
Associated Press
Dan Lewark
Dutchess
Lewark
Degon Inlet
New Laos Government Formed After Coup
Prince Souvanna Phouma formed a new Lao government to end the civil conflict with Pathet Lao and pursue a neutral policy. He kept defense and foreign affairs, with Kong Le approving the move and planning army control until stability returns. Deposed Premier Somsanith returned toward Luang Prabang as the revolt unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Laos
Kong le
National Assembly
Kong
Phouma
Tiao Somsanith
United States
Prabang
Pro-West Foreign Policy Mapped By Japan Regime
Tokyo AP report states the Liberal Democratic party outlines a pro West strategy guiding Ikeda's government. The plan pledges U S cooperation and aid to underdeveloped Asia while seeking closer ties with the Soviet Union and Communist China to ease tensions after the new U S Japan security treaty. Nomura chaired the policy meeting.
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Japan
Tokyo
Liberal-Democratic
United States
Hayato Ikeda
Nonosuke Kishi
Soviet Union
China
U.s.japan
Kichisaburo Nomura
Pearl Harbor
Airman Parachutes From 102 000 Feet in Open Gondola
Air Force Capt. Joseph Kittinger leaped from about 102 000 feet above the New Mexico desert in an open gondola, spending 13 minutes 8 seconds in descent to reach White Sands Missile Range. The flight aims to test high altitude escape procedures for space missions.
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Tularosa
N.M
Air Force
Joseph Kittinger
New Mexico
Desert
Kittinger
Holloman Air Force Base
White Sands Missile Range
George A. Post
Aero Space Medical Laboratory
Wright Air Development Division
Dayton
Ohio
Von Braun outlines four stage Saturn to reach Moon
Wernher von Braun announced plans for a four stage Saturn rocket doubling payload over the three stage model. He described a direct earth to moon flight using a larger system, with refueling in orbit and a Nova rocket in planning, during remarks at an International Astronautical Congress session.
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von Braun
Birmingham
Ala
Wernher von Braun
Moon
United States
Earth
Stockholm
Sweden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
George C. Marshal Space Flight Center
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Kim Do-wun Nominated South Korea Premier
President Yun Po-sung nominates Dr. Kim Do-wun a conservative American educated economist to be premier of South Korea. Kim’s rival Kang intensifies bid for independent support to block the election. The house of representatives will meet Wednesday to confirm or reject the nomination.
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Seoul
South Korea
Yun Po-sung
Kim Do-wun
Kim
John M. “Kang
Jet service eyed between Mexico City and Moscow via Montreal and Brussels
A Mexican aviation official said Belgium Salonea Airlines may start jet service linking Mexico City and Moscow with stops in Montreal and Brussels. Mexican officials reportedly view the plans with sympathy as talks continue.
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Mexico City
Begium
Salonea
Moscow
Montreal
Brussels
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John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
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Johnson
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
Sen
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Secretary of Labor
Holland
New Laos
Coast Guard
Willie Ethridge Jr
Joe’s
Joe Rutana
San Gabriel
Los Angeles
Joe
Dr. Kim
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