Trapped Miners Say Drill Near Their Chamber
Hazleton Pa AP two trapped coal miners David Fellin 58 and Henry Throne 28 reported in excited shouts as the 12 inch escape hole neared their chamber They have been 331 feet underground for 10 days and drillers slowed the rig to avoid a cave in Ground crews planned to enlarge the hole to 17 inches after breakthrough expected about midafternoon There is a second rig drilling a four inch hole toward Louis Bova 48 who is believed trapped 25 feet away with no food since the Aug 13 cave in
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Hazleton
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Srd
James V. Lamb
David’ Fetlin
Fellin
Hale
Louis Bova
Bova
Throne
Weather Experiment Station Report for 24 Ends at 7 AM
The Weather Experiment Station records show a high of 95 degrees and a low of 71 degrees for the 24th, ending at 7 a.m. Friday. No precipitation reported.
Homecoming at Oak Grove Church
Oak Grove Methodist Church hosts its annual homecoming on Sunday August 25 with Sunday School and preaching at 10 a.m. led by Pastor Rev. Claute Hines. Morning service followed by Luneay. Harold Duke leads afternoon singing. Church located 1.5 miles east of Shaver Spring.
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Oak Grove Methodist Church
Claute Hines
Luneay
Harold Duke
Shaver Spring
Laneburg to Open School September 2
Laneburg School will open September 2 at 9 o'clock with buses running and noon dismissal. First full day is Tuesday, September 3, and the lunchroom will be open. The faculty includes Edward D. Spencer Supt and Science Chester Bullock Principal and Math Ruby McEachern Coach and High Social Studies Glenn Coggins Agriculture Mrs J T Adams English and High School Social Studies Mrs Lloyd Smittle Home Economics Mrs Edward D Spencer Commercial and Librarian Mrs Glenn Coggins 5th and 6th Grades Mrs C D Ward 3rd and 4th Grades and Mrs Ruby McEachern 1st and 2nd Grades.
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Laneburg
Edward D. Spencer
Chester
Bullock
Ruby McEachern
Glenn Coggins
Agrliculture
J. T. Adams
Englishand High School
Lloyd Smittle
Edward Dy Spencer
C.D. Ward
John Barham
Howell Harris
Hess’ Purtle
Edgar Campbell
Lowie Dillard
Jimmy Johnson
Scientists Fly Toward Beulah to Decide Seeding
Puerto Rico based Navy planes carried scientists from Roosevelt Roads Air Station toward hurricane Beulah to assess storm seeding. Dr. Robert H. Simpson of the Weather Bureau announced Project Storm Fury’s plan in Miami as Beulah headed toward open sea with center winds up to 80 mph.
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Beulah
Weather Bureau
Navy
Roosevelt Roads Air Station
Robert H. Simpson
Miami
Talk Bounced Across World by Satellite
President Kennedy and Nigeria Prime Minister Balewa spoke via the Syncom satellite linking Washington New York and Lagos. Kennedy quoted Morse words and smiled. Balewa spoke from a U S Navy ship as part of a ceremony inaugurating satellite service launched July 26.
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Kennedy
Nigeria
Atlantic
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Samuel PF. B. Morse
Morse
Capitol
Alfred Vail
Baltimore
White House
Balewa
U.S. Navy
Kings Port
Lagos
New York
One of Many Things That Puzzles Men About Women
Sy Boyle humorously ponders why men are puzzled by women as he outlines a man’s envy of his wife’s easier daily life. He contrasts domestic routines with masculine pride while noting women’s perpetual self examinations and social constraints. The piece ends with a quip about tuna salad.
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Sy Hal Boyle
New York
Alion
Frances
Goldwater Drive Set Up by GOPs in Hempstead
The Hempstead County Republican Club will open a downtown headquarter for eight days at the rear of the National Bank Building in the former Stewarts Jewelry location. From 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. residents can sign petitions for Barry Goldwater to be sent to Valley Forge Pennsylvania for the 1964 Republican convention. A non partisan survey asks visitors if they would support Winthrop Rockefeller for governor. signatures for Rockefeller will not be requested.
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Hempstead County
Republican Club
Barry Goldwater
National Bank
Stewarts
Goldwater
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Headquarers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Govenor
Boy Wanders in Wilds Five Days Is Safe
A 14 year old Campton boy Peter Barajas survived five days wandering Sierra back country near Tahoe City. He fell and suffered a concussion, bruises, a sore foot, and fever from an infection but was found by a San Francisco man and his daughter about 10 miles from Long Lake. He received medical care, meals, and a reunion with his parents Bessie and Pedro Barajas.
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Peter Thomas Barajas
San Francisco
Sierra
Peter
Tahoe City
Lake Tahoe
Ray Wiser
Wiser
William A. Scott
Placer County
Long Lake
Bessie
Pedro Barajas
Compton
Dave Donaldson
Movie Stars Clash With Gadsden Mayor Over Race Tensions
Marlon Brando Paul Newman Anthony Franciosa and Virgil Frye visited Gadsden Alabama to urge racial equality. The mayor accused them of rabble-rousing and promised to jail anyone violating the law while the actors sought talks with city officials and industry leaders to improve race relations.
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Rex Thomas
Gadsden
Ala
Leslie Gilliland
Paul Newman
Marion Brando
Hollywood
Gilliland
Brando
Newman
Anthony
Franciosa
Virgil Frye
Marlon Brando
Goodyear Company
Republic Steel
Alabama
Anthony Franciosa
South
Sweet Home Church to Host Singing Service
Sweet Home Church five miles east of Blevins will host Sunday night services at 3 o clock led by Zack Stone. A quartet singing and many good singers and directors will attend the event.
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Sweet Home Church
Blevins
Zack Stone
Committee Acts to Avert Railway Strike
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a binding arbitration bill to settle a railroad work rules dispute before a Thursday strike deadline. A seven member board would include two carrier reps, two union reps, and three public members, with options for presidential appointment if unions don’t agree. The measure bars strikes or new rules and targets two core issues, firemen positions and train crew makeup, while other bargaining remains open to negotiation or arbitration. Hearings would start within 30 days of enactment, with a verdict due within 90 days.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce Committee
Arbitration Board
Fesser
Board
Arbitration
Wirtz
Magnuson
Armed Forces Seize Control of Viet Nam Ministries
Viet Namese armed forces appear to be taking over control of ministries in President Ngo Dinh Diem's government under martial law. The government orders all ministries to follow military directives during the period. U S Ambassador Lodge visited Buddhist monks in asylum at the American aid mission, signaling U S engagement as Saigon remains tense with rumors of strikes and clashes.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Associated Press
Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Kennedy
Diem
Frederick E. Nolting Jr
Charleston Ordered to Integrate 11 Negroes in Schools
U S District Judge J Robert Martin Jr ordered Charleston to admit 11 Negro students to all white schools on September 3 as part of an integration ruling. The decision affects School District No 26 with about 3,108 white pupils and clears the way for full citywide school integration after September 1964.
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AL Lanier
Charleston
S.C
US. Dist
J. Robert Martin Jr
Martin
Hope Rebettes Meet at Hope High School Monday
All Around Town notes a Hope High School gathering for Hope Rebettes at 10 a.m. Monday. The report lists local activities from hospital patients to degree ceremonies and church events, including Terrell Cornelius at St Michael's Hospital Lexarkana and several education milestones at East Texas State Teachers College and Texas Woman's University. Local civic notes cover Republican headquarters open through August 31 and a National Order of the Arrow conference in Champaign Illinois.
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Hope Rebettes
Hope High School
Nila Balson
Hope Junior High
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Jerry O'Neal
National Order of the Arrow
Champaign
John Schooley
Bill Coffee
Monroe Pardue
Hope
James Wigger
Mena
Cliff Eason
Ashdown
Southerners and GOPs Force Foreign Aid Cut Stalling Kennedy Plan
The House slashed the foreign aid bill to 4.1 billion dollars, a surprise move by Republicans and Southern Democrats. Initial tallies showed a larger cut, but much of the reduction reflected prior authorizations not requested this year. Final roll calls: 222-188 and 224-186.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Geoffrey Gould Washington
Senate
Laneburg School Board Sees Member John H Carlton Resign
John H Carlton resigns from the Laneburg School Board after 12 years of service including officer roles. A replacement for the unexpired term will appear on the ballot. The 3 year term for M D Armstrong expires this year with petition deadlines set for September 4 and the election on September 24. Petitions require 20 signatures from qualified voters and real estate ownership in the district.
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John H. Carlton
Laneburg
Carlton
M. D. Armstrong
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