Earthquake Ravages Skopje with Death Toll Hinting Thousands
Dazed survivors and 10,000 soldiers comb ruins after Friday quake in Skopje. Army teams pull more than 500 bodies from debris as officials fear the death toll could reach 6,000. Hotels Macedonia and Skopje destroyed. 260 tourists died in Macedonia. Thousands homeless, emergency aid distributed, and Tito declared days of mourning.
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Phil Dopoulos
Skopje
Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Europe
Asd
Tito
Petar Szambolic
Segregated Places Are Off Limits
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara authorized armed services to declare off limits areas where relentless discrimination persists against Negro servicemen and families. Authority limited to base commanders with prior approval from the service secretary. He rejected closing bases near communities with prevalent discrimination where persuasion fails.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Armed Services
McNamara
Pentagon
Kennedy
Committee On Equal Opportunity
Weather Summary From The Experiment Station Report
The Experiment Station reports 2.45 inches of rain by 1 00 p m Friday with a high of 74 and a low of 64 74. Today and tonight are partly cloudy to cloudy and mild with widely scattered thundershowers. Arkansas forecast shows partly cloudy to cloudy and mild with scattered showers this afternoon mainly east tonight. Saturday will be partly cloudy and a little warmer with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Highs 74 85 to 95, lows 64 74.
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Arkansas
Vast Dog Bite Costs and Odd Tidbits From Mailbag
New York AP column surveys daily life topics from dog bite costs totaling about five million yearly to youth victim rates, unprovoked attacks, and light notes on weather, drinking, gambling, and quotes. It mixes trivia and curiosities with scattered facts and maxims.
Arkansas schools owe record midyear borrowing total
The Arkansas Education Department reported that by June 30 the state's school districts carried a record $125,105,685 in debt. The legal borrowing cap stands at $94,713,332, with Act 38 of 1961 allowing 15 percent of latest assessed valuation, though some districts may borrow up to 18 percent per the state Board of Education.
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Little Rock
State Education Department
Arkansas
State Board of Emducation
Terrorists Break Jail in Venezuela
In Caracas a riot by inmates and armed followers sparked a prison breakout. Troops and police said 12 people were killed and 1 wounded as criminals seized police uniforms and a dawn holdup at a filling station followed by waves of robberies. An attorney was killed at his window during the gun battle.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kiled
Olive
Union Says Kennedy Plan Not Answer
WASHINGTON AP Roy E Davidson head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers told the Senate Commerce Committee Kennedy’s plan to settle the railroad dispute is unacceptable He warned he would be removed from his post if he supported turning issues over to the Interstate Commerce Commission for two years Davidson led the Brotherhoods in voicing first Senate reaction to the proposal The four unions of on train workers oppose the plan for dealing with carrier proposals to cut manpower and change work rules Shortly before his Senate appearance a House ICC hearing heard an ICC official say the agency would not seek the job but would meet heavy responsibility
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Washington
Roy E. Davidson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Davidson
Brotherhoods
Congress
Senate
Capitol
House
ICC
Beachmaster Sir William Tennant Dies or Hearts Trouble
Worcester England AP Admiral William Tennant, famed beachmaster who directed evacuations at Dunkirk and commanded small craft fleets that rescued much of the British army in Europe in May 1940, was admitted to Worcester Naval Infirmary with heart strain.
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Worcester
England
William Tennant
Dunkerque
Europe
William
Worcester Naval Infirmary
Arkansas Water Pollution Commission to rule on sewer aid bids
Emmet Application LITTLE ROCK AP The Arkansas Water Pollution Control Commission met today to consider seven city applications for federal aid in sewer system projects. The towns listed include Wynne Augusta Foreman Hazlehurst Rector Batesville and Dermus (likely Dermus misread).
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Little Rock
Arkansas Water Pollution Control Commission
Yinmell
Augusta
Foreman
Hdusper
Rector
Baate Vind Dymus
Democratic Leaders Seek GOP Backing for Test Ban
Democratic leaders hope Republican backing will secure Senate approval of the nuclear test ban treaty without rush. President Kennedy urged prompt approval while pledging an open, thoroughly examined agreement. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen foresee bipartisan effort with hearings by Foreign Relations, House Atomic Energy, and Armed Services panels.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Associated Press
Mansfield
GOP
Everett. M. Dirkee
Sen
Dirksen
Senate Foreign Relations
W. Averell Harriman
United States
House Atomic Energy Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Harriman
U.S
Soviet Union
John Q. Pastore
D-R.i
Atomic Energy Committee
Slav City Has Had Four Names Slav City Has Had Four Names
Washington AP reports Skopje, the Yugoslav city struck by an earthquake, has borne four names through history from Scuupi in medieval Serbia to Uskub under Ottoman rule, then Skoplije in Serbo Croatian, and finally Skopje after 1945 when Tito redrew province lines in Macedonia.
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Washington
Skopje
Scuupi
Uskub
Serbia
Yugoslavia
Skoplije
Tito
Skoplje
Macedonia
Missouri Pacific Earnings Rise in Q2
Missouri Pacific Railroad reports higher second quarter earnings. President Downing B. Jenks cites modest revenue gains and lower operating costs as the main factors. Net income reached 6,708,020 dollars versus 6,873,007 dollars the year prior.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Downing B. Jenks
Jenks
Northeast Airlines Subsidy Status Restored After Route Cancel
The Civil Aeronautics Board canceled Northeast Airlines authority on the New York to Florida route, leaving National Airlines and Eastern Air Lines to serve the market. The board described the decision as tentative and said Northeast would be restored to subsidy status once its operations south of New York end. The line also operates in New England.
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Washington
Draftees today are smarter boys say Pentagon experts
The Pentagon reports draftees now are brighter than those in World War II and Korea as mental standards rose May 1. Army notes fewer high and more mid to low categories drafted due to smaller quotas, with many deferments for college. Army strength about 970,000. draft quotas rise to 12,000 for Aug and Sept. service believes draft may persist while international tension remains.
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Washington
Korea
Pentagon
Nore
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
House Armed Services Committee
Hershey
Congress
Name Wilson keeps cropping up in Columbus history
In tracing Columbus history the name Wilson recurs, notably James Stephenson Wilson Sr. A Hempstead County pioneer, he settled in Columbus in 1856, ran a long family mercantile, helped cover Bank of Columbus deposits during the 1920 crash, and lived to be 93. His son and daughter recall his Orient trip, wartime service, and lasting community impact.
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James Stephenson, Wilson
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Mobile
Ala
Thomas Edward
Orient
Kares
Canada
Japan
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Hempstead County Memorial Hospital
Korea
Europe
Dermatology Grant To Study Psoriasis Treatments
The state Division of Dermatology received a 5150 grant from Syntex Laboratories of Palo Alto California for a one year study of new agents in psoriasis. The research will be conducted at the University of Arkansas Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Little Rock.
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Little
Powers Lose Public Role at Space Center Job Change
Air Force Lt Col John A Powers, longtime NASA astronauts spokesman, will leave his public affairs post though he remains at the Manned Space Flight Center in Houston. He is on loan from the Air Force and eligible for retirement next February after 20 years of service. NASA officials offered no specifics on his new assignment.
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Air Force
John A. Powers
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Manned Space Flight Center
Houston
Tex
NASA
Korea
Julian Scheer
Mrs. Baker Named Lafayette Sheriff
Lieutenant Governor Nathan Gordon appointed Mrs. W. H. Baker of Lewisville as sheriff of Lafayette County to fill the unexpired term of her late husband. Baker died July 17 in Portland while at a convention. she will serve through December 31, 194. She cannot seek reappointment. The appointment occurred in Gov. Faubus’ absence at the National Governors Conference.
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Little Rock
Nathan Gordon
W. H. Baker
Lewisville
Lafayette County
Baker
Portland
Ore
National Sheriff's Association
Gordon
Orval HE. ‘Faubus
Miami Beach
Fla
Child Drowns in Lake Norfork Creek Arm
Mountain Home Ark AP says eight year old Pairivin Faweett of near Mountain Home drowned Thursday while swimming in the Pigeon Creek arm of Lake Norfork.
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Ark
Pairivin Faweett
Mecontain Home
Pigeon Creek
Lake Norfork
Syncom 2 satellite begins first global radio tests
Delta rocket lifts Syncom 2 into space as it drifts 2,000 miles above Earth toward a near equatorial point over northern Brazil. Scientists plan to fire nitrogen jets to adjust speed and angle so the craft reaches a synchronous orbit. Tests aim to establish two way contact with Lakehurst New Jersey and Kingsport Lagos. Officials say true tests lie ahead for long duration links with Africa and the United States.
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AP Aerospace
Welles
Cape Canaveral
Iit
Syncom 2
Evens Cations Station
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Eacth
Brazil
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Kingsport
Inchobed
Lagos
Nigeria
West Africa
Reese
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Africa
United States
Aldens
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Space Agency
Delta
Hoffa Stand Trial on Jury Fix Charge in Nashville
U S District Judge Frank Gray refused to dismiss the indictment against Teamsters Union president James R Hoffa and six co defendants. The seven must stand trial on charges of jury tampering with a pre trial conference set and a motion to move the trial denied. The alleged conspiracy aimed to bribe jurors and prospective jurors during Hoffa s previous trial which ended in a hung jury.
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Tenn
I—Mederal Dist
Frank Gray
Teansters Unio
James R. Hoff
Gray
Cour
Hoffa
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