Congo Conference Urges Loyalty to United Nations
In Leopoldville the 13 African states urged frank cooperation with the United Nations and Congo. Lumumba silent as the pledge was read, amid troop moves in Kasai and Katanga. The U.N. has withdrawn Belgian troops and bases at Kamina and Kitona. Katanga premier Tshombe demanded control of Kamina or block the base. Lumumba’s fate hangs on U.N. stance and potential invasion plans.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Conference of Independent African States
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
Lumumba
Gengal Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Kasai
Katanga
Kamina
Kitona
Congo River
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Jail Cells For Sale In Inkster Suburb
Detroit area business man Ray Sepell owns two 56 by 6 inch jail cells from the Inkster police station sale. He advertised them as usable for a large dog or other purposes but found little local demand. Prospective buyers ranged from a rabbit breeder to a dog breeder, with no takers. Sepell remains confident he will find a buyer.
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Ray Sepell
Inkster
Etroit
Detroit
Justice Court
Sepell
Democrats Lose Ground In Session
Washington AP reports opposition spokesmen say this closing Congress session hurt Democrats. Dirksen credits lack of party unity and Kennedy’s failed bills. Mansfield notes the session damaged Congress and Democrats most, while Eisenhower’s 21 point program drew mixed reaction as Nixon gains.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Eisenhower
Dirksen
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Indians Arrested At School in Dunn NC Sit-in Ends
Two men, James A. Chance and Claude E. Groves, were charged with trespass after Indian children attempted to enroll at Dunn High School to protest attendance at an Indian school 35 miles away. The seven students stayed in classrooms until authorities intervened.
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Dunn
N.C
Dunn High School
James A. Chance
Claude E. Groves
Juanita Chance
Harnett
Groves
A. P. Johnson
Johnson
G. T. Proffitt
Cobb
Sugar And Aid New Disputes Stall Congress
Congress delays adjournment as disputes over sugar import controls and extra foreign aid funds stall action. Lyndon B. Johnson and Everett Dirksen note House delays block a final money bill. Senate and House clash over 190 million in foreign aid and wage legislation further delay adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Eisenhower
Dominican Republic
Dirksen
Latin America
Senate House
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Congress Juggles Money Bills
Congress has appropriated 99.6 percent of Eisenhower's total year requests with a net cut of about 300 million dollars vs last year. Eighteen of nineteen bills are funded, leaving one small supplemental bill. Congress trimmed ore aid and military construction while boosting defense and public health spending.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Houston Battles Integration and School Desegregation Efforts
The Associated Press reports Houston seeks Texas aid to invoke inter position to block federal school integration. Louisiana and New Orleans face delays as judges push back against political interference. Four youths in Darlington are arrested at school openings, while Nashville and Knoxville advance mixed grade integration plans.
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Houston
Texas
Daniel
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jimmie Davis
Orleans Parish
U.S
U.S. Dist. Judge J. Skelly Wright
Davis
Darlington
S.C
Nashville
Tenn
Knoxville
Governor announces 650000 surplus highway funds plan
Gov Hodges unveiled 650000 in surplus highway funds for five projects across the state. Allocations include a three mile road on Ocracoke Inlet to current service, frost damaged secondary roads, a bridge on I 85 near Elon College, Poole Road paving east of Raleigh, and a Lassiter Mill bridge over Crabtree Creek in Raleigh with Raleigh city involvement.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Elon College
Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke Ferry
Ocracoke
St. Mark's Church
Burlington
Greensboro
Poole Road
Lassiter Mill
Crabtree Creek
Monkey to be launched in first U.S. orbital attempt
A Rhesus monkey from the University of Texas will be aboard the first U.S. flight to orbit an animal. The Air Force plans to send Discoverer No. 16 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in October with the trained monkey aboard.
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San Antonio, Tex
University of Texas
U.S
Air Force
Vandenberg
Calif
Air Force Base
Marines Land Melvin Miller In Grand Prank Tour
Melvin Miller of Peoria a tractor factory foreman becomes the unwitting centerpiece of a Marine prank. Maj Geston and fellow Marines arrange a seven day itinerary including Laguna Beach, race track visits, bullfights in Tijuana, a TV appearance, and a Dodgers game, with Miller returning to work by Wednesday morning.
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Melvin Miller
Peoria
Ill
Sally
Laguna Beach
Calif
Miller
V.lp
West Coast
Marine Corps
Joe Gestson
California
Maj
Geston
Good Ol’ Mel
Mel
Jayne Mansfield
Los Angeles International Airport
Miss Mansfield
Los Angeles
Tijuana
Mexico
el Toro Marine Air Station
Los Angeles Coliseum
San Francisco
Summer Storm Paralyzes New York Subways and Roads
A sudden summer storm drenched the New York metropolitan area as flash floods inundated subway stations and expressways from Connecticut to New Jersey. About 100000 commuters were stranded and 19000 homes lost power with Nassau County fires and two deaths reported.
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New York
New York Metropolitan Area
Connecticut
New Jersey
East River
Long Island
Nels
Westchester
Rockland
New York City
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Nassau County
Nassau
North Shore
UN Envoy Reaches Jordan Amid King Hussein Crisis
UN envoy Pier Spinelli arrived in Amman to meet King Hussein who accuses Cairo linked elements in the United Arab Republic of the Hazza Majali assassination. Hussein says Nasser’s regime seeks to topple him and demands extradition of two suspects amid reports of further bombs and arrests.
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Amman
Jordan
U.N
Pier Spinelli
Hussein
United Arab Republic
Hazza Majel
Spinelli
Middle East
Dag Hammarskjold
Geneva
Hussein Many
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.A.R
Cairo
Majali
United
Ara Republic
Syria
Jordan Press Bureau
Alihad
UAR
Final Effort Made To Avoid Strike On Pennsylvania Railroad
Negotiators resumed their last ditch attempt to head off a strike that would halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad. TWU President Michael J. Quill told the union’s 46 locals the talks were hopelessly deadlocked.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
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