High Point United Appeal Opens With Record Goal
High Point launches its United Appeal for 1962 tomorrow aiming for a record goal of 289 964 to support 20 social and welfare agencies next year. Harriss Covington leads as general chairman with a large volunteer staff. a pilot campaign raised 79 084 from furniture plants, boosting confidence in meeting the full quota.
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High Point
United Appeal
Harriss Covington
Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills
Covington
YMCA
S. Main Street
High Point Chapter
The
Red Cross
American Hearing Society
American Social Health Assn
Boy Scouts of America
Carolinas
R. T. Amos Sr
Movement To Adjourn Stalled In Senate Jeopardy
The Senate halted adjournment as a Republican move on a $1 billion supplemental appropriations bill faced opposition. The delay centers on a tax relief measure tied to Du Pont stock disposal, with Majority Leader Mansfield saying no adjournment before Monday and potential further delay.
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du Pont Corporation
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Appropriations Committee
General Motors
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co
Accident Injures Professor and Family in Turnpike Crash
Peter Dyson a 38 year old North Carolina State College professor his wife Joan 34 and two sons John 6 James 5 were hurt in a turnpike collision when a Trailways bus rear ended their car before dawn in Camden N J All were admitted to West Jersey Hospital with James the most seriously injured a fractured collar bone others treated for cuts abrasions and shock
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Camden
N.J
Peter Dyson
North Carolina State College
New Jersey Turnpike
Trailways
Dyson
Cary
N.C
Joan
John
James
West Jersey Hospital
Western stance on Berlin rights urged amid East Germany talks
Gen. Lucius D. Clay reiterated no change in U S policy toward Germany while signaling a Western package deal could trade limited recognition of East Germany for formal confirmation of Western rights in Berlin and access routes. U S Army patrols on the Berlin autobahn resumed after a nine year lapse amid tensions with Communist authorities. West German President Luebke and Berlin Mayor Brandt met following word Bonn officials were urged to face East Germany existence.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
U.S
Germany
West
Clay
West Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
Westen
United States
Soviet Union
Heinrich Luebke
Willy Brandt
Bonn
Titan fires from armored base marks first combat-type launch
At Vandenberg Air Force Base a Titan missile fired from an underground silo lifted off at 12:34 p.m. and reached a downrange area near Wake Island. The two-stage rocket shed its first stage booster and nose cone in flight with the re‑entry vehicle landing in the general target area. Air Force officials called the test a success as the operation proves Titans can launch from operational facilities.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Wake Island
Air Force
Titan
Clay Sends Jeeps To Patrol Road
U S Army added jeep patrols on the 110 mile autobahn between Berlin and the West to protect soldier motorists. Gen Lucius D Clay ordered the measures after two U S soldiers were held six hours by Communist police in an autobahn incident last Thursday.
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U.S
Heinrich Luebke
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Berlin
West
Army
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
Reds Propose U.N. leadership meeting amid troika plan
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Zorin suggested a Big Four meeting in New York to discuss temporary U N leadership after Dag Hammarskjold's death. He backed a troika including Bunche Arkadev Narasimhan, while U S Secretary of State Rusk warned the idea would paralyze and weaken the UN. Western allies oppose Khrushchev’s troika concept.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Valerian 4. Zorin
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Sir Patrick Dean
Britain
Armand Berard
France
Zorin
Troika
Ralph J. Bunche
Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Kennedy Faces Stiff Challenge at UN General Assembly
President Kennedy delivers a major foreign policy speech to the United Nations General Assembly as Secretary Rusk and Ambassador Stevenson weigh risks and aims. The talks focus on restoring UN leadership, countering Soviet pressure, and addressing nuclear weapons tests while pursuing disarmament and peace.
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United Nations
N.Y
Kennedy
United States
General Assembly
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Dag Hammarskjold
Adlai E Stevenson
China
Soviet Union
Germans Fear Policy Change in Berlin Crisis
West Germany's President Luebke and Berlin Mayor Brandt rushed into urgent talks amid rumors the Kennedy administration might recognize East Germany in future talks with the Soviet Union to resolve the Berlin crisis. Tass noted the reports as Germany faced disappointment and renewed caution.
Kennedy to Send U.S. Team for Ghana Volta Dam Loan
President Kennedy plans a high level U S mission to Ghana to review the 130 million loan for the Volta Dam project. G Mennen Williams Ashary State Africa affairs leads the team with Abram Chayes and Harold Linder. The Sept 29 visit aims to ensure economic success of the operation amid Ghana’s political tensions.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Ghana
United States
Big Volta
G. Mennen Williams
State Department
Abram Chayes
Harold H. Linder
Export-Import Bank
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Moscow
Three Young Girls Drowning Victims Near Kerr Lake
Three young girls drowned Saturday near the Kimball Point area of Kerr Lake on the Vance Warren county line. Police said the old wooden boat may have rotted apart. Victims were Doris 13 Mary 9 and Stella 7, daughters of Mr and Mrs John Holloway of Dumfree Virginia. Bodies not recovered by 5 p.m.
Kennedy’s Year in Congress Faces Mixed Fortunes
Kennedy navigates eight months of congressional battles with a mix of domestic wins and setbacks. Republicans harden criticism while Democrats back his cautious, persuasion driven approach and pauses in new legislation. The president deals with health, labor, and civil rights issues amid global tensions and political scrutiny.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
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