Refugee Flight Crash Kills Crew and Most Passengers
A Belgian DC4 charter crashed on takeoff at Stanleyville airport killing the crew of three Belgians and most of the refugees aboard. Officials believe the plane caught fire possibly after rebel fire as clashes continued near the rebel-held region.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Stanleyville
Leopoldville
Belgian International Air Services
Antwerp
Belgium
Congo
Paulis
Americans Split on Red China in Harris Survey
The Harris survey shows Americans favor military strength as core U S policy but oppose using it for aggression. By 2 to 1 they prefer China not join the United Nations and 11 to 1 oppose withdrawing if Red China is seated.
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U. S
China
United Nations
Cost of living edges up in October
The Labor Department reports a one tenth of one percent rise in the consumer price index for October. The index stands at 108.5 percent of the 1957-59 average, up 1.2 percent from October 1963. Arnold Chase notes the move fits recent trends and shows no inflation sign.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Chase
Rusk and Gromyko Meet Over U.N. Financing
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a luncheon at the U.N. area to discuss financing the United Nations amid a dispute over Article 19 voting rights. The issue centers on the Congo peacekeeping costs and arrears, with U.S. urgency to enforce dues rules as the General Assembly opens its 1964 session.
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Orenko
U.N
Gromyko
U.S
Dean Rusk
United Nations, N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Moscow
General Assembly
Aspense
United States
Thant
Assembly
Congo
Rusk
Crude Bomb Damages Home In Alabama
A crude bomb damaged the home of Charles Spears and shattered racial calm in Montgomery. The explosion left a four inch deep carport floor hole, broke windows in two nearby houses, and caused no injuries to Spears family. Police said the blast smelled like dynamite and indicated multiple sticks, with fragments sought for identification. The Montgomery NAACP protested the bombing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles Spears
E. P. Brown
Detective Bureau
Brown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sir Winston Churchill Turns 90 in London
Sir Winston Churchill rose from bed on his 90th birthday, frail yet alert, as doctors and friend Lord Moran noted his health remains good. Messages pour in from Queen Elizabeth II, Harry S. Truman, and others while the Post Office estimates at least 60 000 greetings will reach him.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Winston
Lord Moran
Britain
Sir Winston
Queen Elizabeth II
Harry S. Truman
Post Office Department
State Prepares For Frigid Blast
The Associated Press reports a cold front moving into North Carolina bringing snow to the mountains and upper Piedmont with hazardous driving conditions warned by the Weather Bureau. Snow reached Hickory Winston-Salem High Point Salisbury and Charlotte while coastal plain may see rain. lows in mountains near 5 to 15 degrees and highs in the 30s to 50s.
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Piedmont
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Hickory
Winston-Salem
High Point
Salisbury
Charlotte
Mountains
Mt. Mitchell
Yancey County
Carolinas
Virginias
Asheville
Greensboro
Raleigh-Durham
Wilmington
Buddhist Protest Crushed in Saigon as Demonstrations Suppressed
In Saigon Premier Tran Van Huong appeals for public support after para troopers disperse a Buddhist protest. Military authorities report 89 arrests and a funeral procession turned anti government clash. A Buddhist youth, Van Ngoc 15, was reportedly shot. troops beat mourners at the hearse and escorted mourners to the cemetery.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Huong
Pham van Dong
Buda
van Ngoc
Doctors Rally Against Medicare Plan Amid AMA Address
In Miami Beach, AMA President Donovan Ward warns Medicare odds have shifted but urges doctors to rally against the plan. Delegations from Michigan California and DC push resolutions to debate the issue behind closed doors as they weigh federal involvement versus local control and family responsibility.
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Medicare
Miami Beach
Fla
American Medical Association
Donovan F. Ward
AMA
House of Delegates
Johnson
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Legve
House of Dele
Michigan
California
District of Columbia
U.S
Mariner 4 Finds Guiding Star Canopus on Mars Flight
Jet Propulsion Laboratory reports Mariner 4 locked on Canopus as guiding star for a 7 month 325 million mile voyage to Mars. First command at 1 13 a m failed to identify Canopus. second at 2 57 a m achieved lock and sensors confirm correct star.
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Torgerson
Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 4
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Canopus
Earth
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Harris Survey
Red
Alabama
THE
Associated Press
Mariner
Guiding Star
Enterprise
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