Mindanao bound Peace Corps volunteer from High Point
A 22 year old University of North Carolina graduate becomes High Point's first full Peace Corps member. Douglas Stoddard departs Sept 9 for San Francisco and boards a flight to Manila where she will serve two years as an assistant teacher on Mindanao teaching English science and math while living far from her family.
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University of North Carolina
High Point
Peace Corps
Douglas Stoddard
San Francisco
Pacific
Manila
Mindanao
Philippines
Zamboanga
THE
Dick Swaim
Holiday Labor Day Fatalities Climb Past Record
The National Safety Council said 119 deaths on the nations roads marked a fast rise toward a Labor Day record as the holiday entered its third day. E. Ray Cory 70 of Austin Minnesota a Minnesota Automobile Association president and AAA vice president was killed in a collision north of Hastings. Four crashes across Arkansas Minnesota West Virginia and Nebraska raised early holiday toll to twenty two deaths.
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National Safety Council
Minnesota Automobile Association
E. Ray Cory
Austin
Minn
Cory
American Automobile Association
Hastings
Arkansas
Minnesota
West Virginia
Nebraska
Five Die On Roads In State During Labor Day Weekend
Motor vehicle accidents in North Carolina claim at least five lives during the Labor Day weekend. Two people died in a wreck in Rutherford County. The State Motor Club predicted 25 fatalities for the period, which began Friday at 6 p.m. and ends Monday at midnight. Four High Point men including two Camp Lejeune Marines were killed in a collision near Kinston just before the weekend count.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Rutherford County
North Carolina State Motor Club
High Point
Camp Lejeune
Kinston
Witnesses claim Cuban attack on U S Navy plane
Washington reports strong eye witness evidence that Cuban forces fired on a U S Navy patrol plane during a Thursday training flight near two small ships in Cuban waters. Officials say no photos exist but close- range observations and gun muzzle flashes were cited as decisive proof.
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Navy
Naval Air
Cuban
David F. Fitzgerald
Richard West
Marshall A. Pickett
Andrews Air Force Base
Start of World War II remembered in Gdansk port
The 1 September 1939 shelling of Westerplatte is recalled as Danzig and its people mark the 23rd anniversary. Survivors speak of the first shot and seven days of defense, while later losses and the city’s transfer to Poland are noted amid postwar changes.
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Gdansk
Fuland
Baltic
Danzig
West Germany
Wester
Westerplatte
Luczinski
Schleswig-Holstein
Pacific
Poland
Rail Strike Talks Continue On Chicago and North Western
Government mediator Francis A. ONeill Jr of the National Mediation Board says talks on the 10600 mile Chicago and North Western Telegraphers strike are friendly and to resume Sunday. The April emergency board recommendations dominate discussion as union seeks job protections while agreeing to withdraw 1957 level freezes. The strike began when about 1000 telegraphers walked out, with most other workers not crossing picket lines.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
National Mediation Board
O'Neill
Telegraphers Union
George Leighty
Striking Order of
Clyde J. Fitzpatrick
North Western
Algerian clash escalates as guerrillas join army push on Algiers
Guerrilla forces linked with the movement reportedly joined invading regulars near Algiers after hours of gunfire. Civilian protests against further bloodshed rose briefly as both sides pressed toward the capital amid reports of multi-front clashes. Pro-Ben Bella factions warned of a potential civil war as Soviet-equipped units pushed toward Algiers from the south and southeast.
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Algiers
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeriers
Wilaya ‘Zone 4
Onry
Ben Bella
Oran-Algiers
Orleansville
Here
Wilaya 4
Affreville
Oran
Wilaya
Kennedys Sail Aboard Yacht Honey Fitz
President and Mrs. Kennedy spent a brief outing aboard the presidential yacht Honey Fitz in Naragansett Bay under a cloudy sky. The party included Hugh D. Auchincloss and family, with Mrs Kennedy and Caroline returning from Italy to join the group for lunch.
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Newport
R.I
Castro Denies Cuban Gunboat Attack Claims
Cuba's Fidel Castro denounced White House charges of a Cuban gunboat attack on a U.S. Navy plane as false and a pretext for aggression. Cuba's Armed Forces Ministry accused U.S. patrols of space violations and firing near Guantanamo, while the White House said American ships could use force to defend themselves.
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Havana
Cuba
White House
Fidel Castro
United States
Armed Forces Ministry
Raul
U.S
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuban
Hoy
Castro
Radiation Belt Strength Poses No Hazard to Manned Space Flight
U.S. officials warn the July 9 high altitude nuclear blast created a stronger than expected radiation belt that may endure for years. Three satellites lost transmissions though Telstar remains operational with shielding intact, while AT&T notes its solar cells and safety margins. The event triggers ongoing study of the new belt and its effects on space hardware.
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Washington
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
AEC
Pentagon
van Allen
van Allen Belt
Pioneer
At&t
Telstar
Air Defense Exercise Sky Shield II Under Way
More than 1 600 jet interceptors and bombers will engage in mock combat over a vast 14 million square mile arena Sunday in Exercise Sky Shield II. NORAD and SAC will simulate a defense against bombers without nuclear weapons to test the civilian economy's ability to operate without commercial air transport for 542 hours.
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Washington
North American Air Defense Command
Strategic Air Command
Defense Department
SAC
NORAD
United States
Canada
Frost and Yevtushenko Share Dinner Debate in Moscow Café
In Moscow a cafe conversation between American poet Robert Frost and Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko unfolds about politics and poets over Hungarian wine. The exchange covers red wine remarks and a stark line about killing a bad man amid mutual banter and media overhearing.
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Moscow
Robert Frost
Soviet Union
Yevgeniy Yevtushenko
Yevtushenko
Frost
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