Hope Mounts For Settling Congo Issues
U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson told President Kennedy there is growing hope for a Congo settlement after talks in New York. He cited Western Hemisphere solidarity on the Cuban problem and said U Thant may announce steps to reintegrate Katanga with Leopoldville. He also remarked he is more hopeful about Congo than before.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Kennedy
Congo
Stevenson
U.N
U Thant
Katanga
Leopoldville
Idlewild
Moise Tshombe
Rockets Fired At Guerrillas In Viet Nam By U S Helicopters
U S Army helicopter gunships were used offensively for the first time against Viet Cong after a weekend operation. Three turbine-powered choppers attacked a Viet Cong stronghold 55 miles northwest of Saigon, carrying 16 rockets and heavy machine guns.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
U.S
Tropical low may strengthen into a hurricane east of Miami
A tropical disturbance about 400 miles east southeast of Miami moved slowly at five mph. From the Bahamas near San Salvador it headed northwest as weather experts warned it could develop into a storm. Winds were 35 to 40 mph with no rapid intensification expected yet.
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Associated Press
Miami
San Salvador
Bahamas
Belgians Free 45 After Riot Clash Between Flemings and Walloons
Police freed 45 people arrested in a clashes between Flemish and Walloon demonstrators in Brussels. Five remained jailed and three hospitalized as thousands marched, pelting each other with eggs and missiles.
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Brussels
Belgium
Liege University
U.N
U Thant
U. N
General Assembly
Walloon
Clergymen Hopeful On Mixed Marriages At Vatican Talks
Catholic and Protestant leaders say the Second Vatican Council may discuss mixed marriages and the vows non Catholics must observe. Observers from the Russian Orthodox Church attend formal talks with the Vatican, and several other denominations are represented in unprecedented dialogue. Archbishop Ramsey called Catholic marriage conditions painful, as discussions consider allowing non Catholic spouses and children to avoid full Catholic upbringing.
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Council
John XXIII
Vatican Secretariat
Rome
Church of
Canterbury
Michael Ramsey
Don Everly Improves After London Hospital Visit
American pop singer Don Everly is reported improving and in satisfactory condition after a London hospital stay for suspected food poisoning. His wife and a spokesman expect a one to two day additional hospitalization as the Everly brothers were set to open their British tour in East London with Phil performing solo.
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London
Don Everly
Everly Brothers
Phil Everly
Kennedy Era Congress Ends With Budget Tug of War
The 87th Congress adjourned amid partisan sparring over its record as voters head to the November election. Kennedy won partial support for foreign policy, trade expansion, retraining, postal and pay increases, and minimum wage hikes, but was rebuffed on aid to schools and health insurance for the aged. Senate and House leaders blame Kennedy for broad requests, while Congress remains a top spender with 101.3 billion dollars in appropriations.
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Larry Osius Washington
87Th
Congress
Kennedy
Department of Urban Affairs
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Sailors Nabbed With Fire Truck Theft in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida two sailors from the destroyer Hank were arrested after stealing a $50 000 hook and ladder fire truck. Police say the pair Joe Lee Hammond and Ashley Gordon Swain drove the vehicle from a department store area with its red lights flashing as an escort police followed and radioed in the theft.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Lee Hammond
Ashley Gordon Swain
Hank
Hammond and Swain
Mississippi Governor Barnett Hit With Court Fines
The Justice Department asked the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans to fine Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett 100000 dollars for contempt of court and to levy an additional ten thousand dollars per day until he complies with court orders.
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Washington
Justice Department
Mississippi
Ross H. Barnett
Department
U.S. Sth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Barnett
U.S. Vows to Protect Berlin Access Against Soviet Moves
Washington states that civilian and military access to West Berlin will be defended against any Soviet attempt to isolate the city. Secretary of State Dean Rusk conveyed the policy to West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder as Berlin tensions rise ahead of possible talks with Khrushchev.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
West Germany
West Berlin
U.S
Gerhard Schroeder
Dean Rusk
Schroeder
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Rusk
U.N. General Assembly
New York
East Germany
Britain
France
Kennedy Administration
Kennedy Plans 8 State Sprint For 1962 Campaign
President Kennedy readies a rapid 8 state sprint after a New York stop with Adlai Stevenson to boost turnout for the November 6 vote. He mixes praise and barbs on rivals while backing a broad Democratic coalition and signaling cross party appeals.
Six Cuban Raiders Interrogated After Caribbean Raid
Six men from Cay Sal were questioned by federal agents at the Opa Locka immigration detention center after a Coast Guard raid. They reported that a larger boat opened fire, sinking their patrol vessel and wounding two militiamen, who were flown to Miami in fair condition.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Immigration Detention Center
Opa Locka
Cay Sal
Straits
Cuba
Key West
Florida
Ahrens
Varadero Beach
Havana
Cao
Suarez
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Fisenhower
Pittsburgh
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Wilson W.wyatt
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Moriton
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Albuquerque
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District
Edward Ahrens
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