Quake Devastates Skopje Killing Hundreds
President Tito visited the quake ruins as relief teams reported 600 bodies recovered and officials warned the toll could reach 2000 or more. Over 2000 injured were treated. 260 tourists perished in the Macedonia hotel. The disaster left 85 percent of Skopje's buildings destroyed and tens of thousands homeless.
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Europe
Father Only Survivor In Earthquake
In Belgrade, Nikola Basinjijev describes the collapse that killed his wife and children in Skopje’s quake. He awoke to falling ceilings and a collapsing floor, escaping to tell the tragedy while others remained inside. A grocer, Jovanovic, recalls a soldier saving a boy as a building swayed across the street.
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Yugoslavia
Nikola Basinjijev
Skopje
Macedonia
Tha Jovanovic
McNamara Wirtz Take Action on Civil Rights Policies
The Kennedy administration announced steps to combat racial discrimination in the military and labor sectors. Defense Secretary McNamara and Labor Secretary Wirtz outlined standards to ensure equal opportunity in apprenticeship programs and prohibit discrimination against service members and their families. A plan to close bases as a last resort was rejected.
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Labor Department
Candy’s Gift Parachute Drops From French Jet
A letter from 16 campers near DEON France pleads for quieter skies and送 candy parachuted to ease the noise. A Friday jet over their camp dropped a small parachute carrying a four pound box of candy, echoing the campers’ plea.
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France
Race Issue Dominates Southern Young Democrats Meeting
In Raleigh NC 300 delegates gathered for a Southern Regional Young Democratic rally with morning and afternoon sessions by the Southern Conference of Young Democratic Clubs and a 2 PM session by the NC YDC Executive Committee. Senator Howard W Cannon was slated as principal speaker amid civil rights tensions and a plan to hold the event at the Carolina Hotel.
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Democrats See GOP Backing For Test Ban Treaty
Washington AP Democrats expect solid Republican support to ratify the limited test ban pact. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen stress careful debate and no rush. Kennedy says open discussion and constitutional approval needed. two thirds of the Senate required for ratification.
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Harriman Returns With Nuclear Test Ban Pact
U S Under secretary of State W Averell Harriman left Moscow with a three power treaty for a partial ban on nuclear tests. He will report to President Kennedy at Hyannis Port and said his talks with Khrushchev were very good. He planned to seek Khrushchev cooperation on Laos.
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Pittsburgh Plant Fire Scorches Neville Chemical Co
A spectacular six hour blaze at Neville Chemical Co on Naville Island near Pittsburgh was controlled with no serious injuries. One worker suffered facial flash burns, five of 200 firefighters treated for smoke inhalation, and damages pegged around a half million dollars. Officials blame an overheated resin tank during agitation of a kettle.
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Ohio River
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Allegheny County
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Kennedy urges public support for historic nuclear test ban
President Kennedy calls Americans to join a national debate on the nuclear test ban treaty, calling it an important first step toward peace. He warns a full-scale exchange could kill millions and says the decision rests with the public, not just experts.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Actress Admits Forging Drug Prescriptions
VAN NUYS California AP Actress McDonald 40 pleaded guilty to forging two prescriptions for the painkilling drug Darvocet or equivalent. She was arraigned in municipal court on forgery charges and sentenced to potential penalties up to six years if convicted of a felony, with bail set at 525 dollars. The case centers on forged prescriptions said to be dangerous and habit forming, not an opiate.
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Long Haul Truckers Ride From High Point To Baltimore
Staff Photographer Dick Swaim rode with a long haul tractor-trailer driver on a High Point to Baltimore trip. The report appears in The Enterprise tomorrow detailing life on the road and industry freight routes.
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Baltimore
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