Nixon Brings Humor To Campaign Stop In Charlotte
Vice President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon visited Charlotte on Monday drawing a crowd of about 500 at the airport and 13,000 at the Coliseum. Nixon joked about California weather and his years in North Carolina, while a large floral display shaped like an elephant drew cheers. Police estimated 10,000 lined the six mile motorcade route, with signs along the streets and one pro Kennedy placard tossed in the air.
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Charlotte
Richard Nixon
Pat
Nixon
Duke Law School
California
Washington
North Carolina
Coliseum
Kennedy
Charles R. Jonas
Miami Buses Roll Again Free Rides In Bus Strike Deal
Greater Miami's strikebound buses resumed service with free rides for about 150000 riders under a unique plan by William D. Pawley owner of Miami Transit and Miami Beach Railway. Drivers would accept no tips and union members would receive only existing payments. Pawley would cover costs despite $8 000 a day in salaries.
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Miami, Fla
Greater Miami
William D. Pawley
Miami Transit
Miami Beach Railway
Pawley
W. O. Frazier
National Bus Drivers Union
America
Miami
Miami Beach
W. E. Whitt
Atlanta
Union
Whitt
Soviet Bloc Attacks Hammarskjold at UN Session
The Soviet bloc intensified attacks on Secretary-General Hammarskjold at the United Nations as East West talks showed little progress. Khrushchev demanded an apology for U2 incidents and pressed for a Khrushchev Eisenhower meeting amid neutralist efforts. President Tito sails home and Nasser departs for Cairo as diplomacy swirls.
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Hammarskjold
Eisenhower
Nehru
India
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Sukarno
Indonesia
Tito
Yugoslavia
United States
Soviet Union
Nasser
Cairo
Scout rocket tests detect nuclear explosions in space
NASA launched a 72 foot Scout rocket from Wallops Island Virginia to 3700 miles high and 6100 miles out over the Atlantic. The test evaluated flight performance and tested a system to detect radiation from underground nuclear tests high above the atmosphere. The 36600 pound four stage rocket was timed for 11 23 a m and aimed to land in the South Atlantic. The Scout, nicknamed the poor man's locket, costs about 900000 dollars versus Atlas Able at 5 million and Thor Able at 3 3 million.
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United States
Atlantic
Air Force
Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
South Atlantic
South America
Africa
NASA
Atlas
Titan
Thor
Khrushchev Sees Himself Winning at United Nations
Soviet Premier Khrushchev presses a one man diplomatic push at the United Nations claiming success in wooing neutrals though observers see no clear victory after 16 days of sessions. He plans to remain another week or two and hosts a large reception at his Park Avenue residence for 300 diplomats tonight.
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Khrushchev
United Nations
Kremlin
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Rosy Khrushchev
Park Avenue
Moscow
State Department
Glen Cove
Long Island
Vision Tube Gives Soldiers Night Vision Up To Long Ranges
FT Belvoir Virginia AP reports an Army physicist announced an electronic vision tube enabling soldiers to spot objects from 509 to 1000 yards in darkness and allow tank drivers to see up to 200 feet without headlights. The device uses sky glow and provides no own light.
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FT. Belvoir
Army Engineering Center
John Johnson
Army
Research and Development Laboratories
Johnson
Woman Reunited With Mate Thought Buried In 1958
A Cartersville woman reunites with a soldier husband she believed buried in a 1958 Raleigh area grave. She had remarried Jarvis Sanderson after his funeral but now resumes life as Mrs Jarvis Sanderson while her first husband, William R. Howard, was reportedly ill at Ft. Lewis.
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Cartersville
Sanderson
U. S. Army Hospital
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Jarvis Leroy Sanderson
Army Hospital
Army Chapel
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Annie Mae Carter
Chicopee
Raleigh
Sandersons
Columbia
S. C
Formosa
N.C
Thunderstorms Uproot Trees And Knock Down Power Lines
A northeast to southwest storm band lashed the Carolinas with rain hail and lightning causing uprooted trees and brief service outages in several localities. Winds up to 52 mph blew through Charlotte and parts of South Carolina with minor damage at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and a temporary power disruption in Greenville and Columbia. Vice President Nixon’s Charlotte Coliseum visit occurred as the storm moved in. Weather observers reported varying rainfall totals from point to point.
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North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Asheville
South Carolina
Greenville
Weather Bureau
Greensboro
Winston - Salem
Rocky Mount
N.C
Columbia
S.C
Charlotte Weather Bureau
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Pisgah Forest
A. O. James
Spartan
Charlotte
Richard Nixon
Coliseum
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Earl Kelley
Ior the Speedway
Paratrooper General Clyde Box Qualifies at Pope AFB
At Pope Air Force Base Brig. Gen. Clyde Box commander of the 464th Troop Carrier Wing completed the required three parachute jumps to qualify as a paratrooper. He announced Monday that his third jump was completed, making the status official.
Diplomat Charged In Dope Smuggling Ring
Federal agents say a Guatemalan diplomat Mauricio Rosal and three others were arrested in Manhattan after seizing about 110 pounds of heroin and 70 000 in cash. The operation spanned 11 months with trips every two months delivering 30 to 50 kilograms per load.
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Belgium
Federal
New York
Rosal
U.S
Guatemala
Netherlands
Mauricio Rosal
Manhattan
Washington
Carlos
United States
Carlos Alejos
Etienne Tarditi
Paris
Charles Bourbonnais
New York City
Trans World Airways
Calamaras
Bourbonnais
Tardifi
Federal Bureau For Narcotics
Plane Lands On Gastonia Golf Course
A single engine plane forced landed on the Gaston County Club golf course after taking off from Gastonia airport. Pilot Fred McArver was uninjured. the Stinson suffered engine trouble. Club pro Furman Hayes noted the landing on the No 1 fairway and the plan to fly out later.
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Gastonia
N.C
Gaston Country Club
Furman Hayes
Stinson
Fred McArver
McArver
Hayes
No. 1 Fairway
Khrushchev Sets Second Meeting With Macmillan
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arranged a second meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in New York after a UN session. Khrushchev earlier met Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco, who spoke of Algeria and colonial liberation, as Macmillan faced doubt about breaking the East West deadlock.
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Preslia
Inde
Mier
Khrushchev
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
Washington
United Nations General Assembly
Moulay Hassan
Morocco
Soviet ‘Park Avenue
Krem
Hassan
Algeria
Macmillan
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