Congo Turmoil Escalates as Rebels Surge in Kasai
In Congo’s Kasai Province, Kalonji aligned volunteers and anti Lumumba guerrillas push toward Luputa as casualties top 1000 with about 300 dead. Katanga forces report little resistance while Lumumba faces Senate attacks and accusations of dictatorship from opposition members.
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Elisabethville
The
Congo
Albert Kalonji
Kasai
Katanga
Kalonji
Luputa
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Lee Kalonji
Leopoldville
Senate
S. Romandeke
United Nations
Ol' Mel Takes First Surf Ride in Laguna Beach
Melvin Miller, 40, rode a small breaker belly-down on a surfboard off Laguna Beach. The crowd cheered as he finished at the beach amid a holiday celebration called Melvin Miller Week. He later enjoyed a quiet dinner after a day of relaxation.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Melvin
Mel Miller
Melvin Miller
California
Peoria
Mel
Laguna
Tourists Warned About Travel to Cuba
The State Department advised U S travelers to Cuba to take care to avoid trouble with the Castro regime. Reports say at least a dozen Americans were detained for photography and subjected to searches, with some charged and others released. New currency controls are in effect.
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Washington
State Department
Cuba
Casro
Fidel Castro
Havana
U.S
Castro
Caribbean
Florida
Department
Latin American pressure rises over Castro Cuba ties
Latin American diplomats expect the OAS to reconvene soon to condemn Fidel Castro after he cut relations with Chiang Kai-shek and acknowledged Red China. The San Jose Declaration criticized his anti American stance, while protests from Argentina Brazil and Chile added to regional tensions.
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Havana
Organization of American States
Fidel Castro
Castro
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
OAS
Cuba
San Jose
United St States
Raul Roa
Argentina
Brazil
Foreign Office
Chile
Roa
Arturo Frondizi
Horatio Lafer
Kennedy Launches Campaign Across Nation
Senator John F. Kennedy began his presidential bid with a cross country trek from Washington toward Alaska and California. Vice President Nixon remained hospitalized, as Henry Cabot Lodge led the GOP campaign in the Catskills. Kennedy urged action, attacked Eisenhower era stagnation, and was welcomed in California by Governor Brown who predicted a large Kennedy margin. In Anchorage he urged progress and called for giants and doers.
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Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Catskill Mountains
New York City
Kennedy
Lodge
San Francisco
Alaska
United Nations
Nikitai Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Anchorage
Senior High Columns Highlight Barry Hyman and Nell Hoyle
Barry Hyman of 226 Edgedale Dr leads the Senior High report as president of the local National Forensic League chapter, president of the Science Club, varsity debate team member, and Pemican yearbook staff. he plans to enroll at the University of North Carolina next fall. Nell Hoyle of Mills Home writes the Thomasville column, is editor of The Growler yearbook, serves on the Student Council and other clubs, and aims for Wake Forest next fall.
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Nell Hoyle
Helen Hoyle
Mills Home
Thomasville
Nell
Growler
Quill and Scroll
Probaly
Wake Forest
Asians Drinking More Beer In Far East
An unofficial survey shows rising beer demand across Asia from Japan to Singapore. The article notes earlier low acceptance, rising living standards, and improved brewing, with Japan alone reportedly consuming over 160 million gallons in 1958, about eight million gallons monthly.
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Tokyo
Asia
Far East
Japan
Singapore
West
China
Hong Kong
Munich
Germany
Heavy traffic toll rises during Labor Day weekend
The Associated Press reports a fatal Labor Day weekend in Lofton Texas with a six death car crash. Traffic experts warn of high volumes as warm weather draws crowds and estimate 460 potential holiday deaths. Compare 1951 tolls and past weekends to gauge records and risks amid nationwide travel.
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Associated Press
Lofton
Tex
America
Texas
National Safety Council
Seven Are Killed On State Highways
North Carolina roads claim seven lives during Labor Day weekend as Tar Heels travel to vacation spots. Fatalities include Connie Terry 4 from Bailey Judy Helms 5 of Monroe Cpl Albert T Jones 20 Camp Lejeune Draper James Milner 21 of Draper Robert Brooks 37 of Siler City George Stokes 3 of Baltimore Joyce Locklear 4 of Maxton. State Highway Patrol maintains patrols to prevent higher toll.
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North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Connie Terry
Rt. 2
Bailey
Nash County
Judy Helms
Ben Helms
Monroe
Albert T. Jones
Camp Lejeune Marine
U.S. 17
Jacksonville
Draper
James Wesley Milner
Robert Brooks
Siler City
George Andrew Stokes
Baltimore
Northampton County
Reader Joyce Locklear
Rt. 3
Maxton
Robeson County
Romance blooms at Rome Olympic Village couple named
West Germany sprinter Jutta Heine and American discus thrower Richard Babka reconnected at Rome's Olympic Village after meeting on a train. Babka recalls inviting her to meet his parents in Hannover, a moment he regrets. The pair now share a budding romance and Heine even posed for a playful photo.
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Rome
Olympic Village
West Germany
Jutta Heine
Hannover
Richard A
Rink
Babka
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Cologne
Jutta
Binks
Railroad Strike Talks Bog Down in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports a three day Pennsylvania Railroad walkout stalls as TWU leader Michael J. Quill calls for a long strike. Union negotiators meet federal mediators amid a stalemate over work rules and job security. wages are not discussed. About 8,400 of 20,000 strikers work in Pennsy shops in Altoona area.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Pennsy
Quill
Railway Board
Francis O'Neill Jr
Khrushchev urges U.N. disarmament summit at Assembly opening
Khrushchev called for a top level disarmament summit at the U.N. General Assembly opening in New York this month. He urged allied leaders to attend and discussed neutrality in northern Europe alongside Finland and Sweden. He warned the West about delays and pledged full effort without sparing any.
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Helsinki
Finland
Nikita Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Kremlin
Norway
Denmark
Europe
Sweden
Khrushchev
Unon
United States
Hurricane Donna Strengthens Driving Warnings in Caribbean
Hurricane warnings spread to the northern Leeward Islands as Donna nears. Winds near 150 mph. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under watches. Donna about 700 miles east southeast of Puerto Rico, moving west northwest at 17 mph. Fatalities reported as high as 63. Gale and hurricane force winds extend far in all directions.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Leeward Islands
Virgin Islands
Leewards
Donna
Miami
Fla
U. S
Facts and figures from 1960 Statistical Abstract
A Washington AP summary presents highlights from the 1960 Statistical Abstract. It notes over 100000 babies born in 1958 without a physician, trains killed 641 trespassers in 1959, and 1958 auto fatalities: 27492 men and 9489 women. It also cites dentists average fillings and veteran population trends.
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Washington
Cincinnati den
Nali
Government Printing Office
United States
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White House
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Theresa
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