Guilford College Bank Robbery Reported
A gunman robbed the Guilford College branch of the North Carolina National Bank around noon. About $1,000 was stolen. The suspect fled in a green and white 1955 or 1956 Ford toward Dolly Madison Road and was last seen near Guilford Road by James Town. No arrest yet.
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Guilford College
North Carolina National Bank
Dolly Madison
U.S. Highway 421
Guilford Road
Jamestown
State Highway Patrol
Major California Brush Fires Raging Near Sylmar and Valley
Two major brush fires north of the San Fernando Valley spread rapidly in Los Angeles County. Firemen battled 25 mile perimeters as emergency crews evacuated 800 patients from the Olive View Sanitarium area and warned of two Nike missile sites amid erratic winds and low humidity. The Melody Ranch near Gene Autry suffered 75 percent destruction.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Wilson Canyon
Olive View Sanitarium
Veterans Hospital
Sylmar
Los Pinetos Canyon
Los Angeles County
Keith Klinger
Bel Air-Brentwood
San Feralley
San Arnando
Veterans Administration
Gene Autry
Melody Ranch
Autry
Studio City
Cameron
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Harold Stewart
Cameron Parish
Deputiies
Lake Charles
Here
Man Survives One Year After Safer Half-Body Operation
A 30-year-old man paralyzed from birth due to spina bifida survived one year after surgeons at the University of Minnesota Hospitals removed his legs and pelvis in a four and a half hour operation. Backbones cut at the navel, no vital organs removed, he now uses a fiber reinforced plastic jacket and wheelchair to live and work on breadboards and leather goods while pursuing learning. Doctors caution cancer status remains uncertain and life expectancy may extend a few more decades with ongoing care.
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New York
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Rust
Kottke
Chattanooga Begins Desegregation Of Six Schools
Chattanooga and Hamilton County launch a seven year desegregation plan with 39 black youngsters admitted to six formerly white grammar schools and 32 white students not registering at four Negro schools. No disturbances occurred as police guided traffic and routines. Classes start September 5.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Bennie Carmichael
Hamilton County
Georgia
Tennessee
Murphy Denies Estes Favoritism in Cotton Case
Undersecretary Charles S. Murphy testified that decisions in the Billie Sol Estes matter were fair and based on legal entitlements. He said Estes gained nothing from his dealings and that no favoritism occurred, despite allegations by Committee Chairman McClellan.
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Washington
Charles S. Murphy
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Department
Estes
Department of Agriculture
Department Control Program Committee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Orville L. Freeman
Murphy
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
J. T. Rutherford
Eeer Lene
Worse Than Audrey Tornado Strikes Cameron Louisiana
A tornado hurled through Cameron Louisiana late Tuesday night killing at least two and injuring around 50. Heavy rain and flooding hampered rescue as deputies searched debris and officials warned the toll could rise. The storm damaged homes damaged two trailer parks and cut power with four miles of lake charles area affected.
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Cameron
Louisiana
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Audrey
John Scott
KPEL
Lafayette
Ranger Air Force Base
Charles
Lake Charles
Billy Stephens
Cuban News Access Limited by Cuban Censorship
The Associated Press notes Cuba tightly controls the press with restricted visa access and heavy supervision of reporting. U.S. reporters face limited freedom as officials screen outgoing messages and wording, despite claims of open access by some Havana outlets.
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Ers
Associated Press
Cuba
el Mundo
Havana
Soviets Propose Early End To Nuclear Tests
In Geneva the Soviet Union proposed a moratorium ending all nuclear testing at the start of next January. Western powers led by the United States and Britain rejected an unpoliced ban on underground testing and favored a capped ban with controls. Kuznetsov pressed for a total halt, while Western envoys urged a comprehensive treaty with verification.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
Joseph B. Godber
Kuznetsov
United States
Britain
Red China closes Hong Kong border after blast
Hong Kong awoke to a border shutdown as Red China sealed its side of the boundary minutes after a bomb exploded at Shumchur border station. The incident marks the seventh blast in a wave blamed on an anti Communist terrorist movement in Kwangtung province.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Shumchur
Portuen
Macao
Kwangtung
Larson Says U S Remains Well Ahead in Cold War View
Raleigh AP reports Arthur Larson head of the World Rule of Law Center at Duke University says America is not racing Soviet Union but has "already rounded the corner" while still at mid development. He urges greater self expression and education and notes US failure to recognize its own identity hinders ties with emerging nations.
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Raleigh
World Rule of Law Center
Duke University
America
Arthur Larson
Larson
Charlotte
Charles Barnett
New York
Charles Vetter
Washington
U. S. Information Agency
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
North Carolina Educational Council On
Location of Telstar Ground Station Protested
Bavarian officials object to plans for West Germanys Telstar ground station in the rising basin between Munich and Gekirchen saying it would spoil the landscape. Federal postal officials in Munich rejected the complaints and said the site offers suitable conditions for Telstar reception.
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Munich
Germany
West Germany
Gekirchen
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Vie Cowboy
J. Bradley Rust
Frederic J. Kottke
Walter J. Dawson
Jessie K. M. Easton
Pace
Patient X
By Joe Sweat
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Corr
Viet Nam
Orst Faas
Red
China
Telstar
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