Parana Fire Kills At Least 250. 300000 Homeless
Major fires swept Parana, Brazil, killing about 250 and leaving an estimated 300000 homeless. Winds up to 30 mph hampered firefighting as crews from Brazil and the United States rushed aid. Curitiban authorities warned the toll could rise before heavy rains end the droughts that have plagued the state.
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Aid DE Janeiro
Brazil
Parana
U.S
Ney Braga
Col. Stalu Cortes
Curitiba
Sao Paulo
Cortes
Monte Alegre
Argentina
Paraguay
Seattle grandmother sits at state capitol demanding welfare boost
Mrs. Peggie Goodman, 59, disabled, camped on the Washington state capitol steps for two days and nights. She urges Gov. Rosellini to call a special session to restore a 12 percent welfare cut. She receives 113 monthly instead of 122 due to reductions and says she will stay until demands are met, aided by government staff and visitors.
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Olympia
Wash
Seattle
State Capitol
Peggie Goodman
Albert Rosellini
Goodman
Arkansas lawmaker urges interest in local elections
State Rep. David H. Pryor told a Little Rock civic club that citizens should take interest in elections for justices of the peace, county judges, and other local officials. He warned entrenched political forces seek to maintain the status quo and cited apathy, indifference, and political ignorance as major reform hurdles.
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Little Rock
David H. Pryor
Ouachita County
Arkansas
Lite Rock
Weather Forecast Notes Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers and turning winds tonight. Forecast calls for isolated thunder activity and mild temperatures, no significant hazards expected.
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Turing
Cugler
U S Refuses to Hand Over 3 Buddhist Refugees
The State Department rejected a South Vietnamese demand to surrender three Buddhist monks seeking asylum in the U S embassy in Saigon. One monk is Thich Tri Quang, a leader of the Buddhist opposition. The U S will not land the monks without satisfactory assurances for their safety. The spokesman avoided broader crisis questions and did not commit to any policy change.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Saigon
United States
Thich
Tri Quang
Saigin
Richard L Phillips
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Phillips
White House
Goldwater Recalled by Kennedy at ODonnell Medal Ceremony
President Kennedy calls in Gen. Barry Goldwater to join the Distinguished Service Medal ceremony for retired Air Force Gen Emmett Rosie O'Donnell on the White House lawn. Kennedy jokes with Goldwater as senators observe, praising O'Donnell's service.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
White House
Kennedy
Air Force
Emmett
Rosie) O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Senate
Rose Garden
Senator Smathers
Symington
Goldwater
Barry
Swiss jet makes unscheduled Halifax landing to check bomb report
A Swiss Airlines jet landed unexpectedly at Halifax International Airport to investigate a report of a bomb aboard. The crew searched the plane but found nothing. The flight was en route from New York to Aurich when the alert prompted the precautionary stop.
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Halifax
Halifax International
Plate
Aurich
New York
Wood Chips Turned a Profit for Arkansas Mills in 1960s
Arkansas wood chip production grew from sawmill scrap to a $6 million yearly industry by 1961. Pine accounted for most chips, with hardwoods supplying a smaller share. The surge followed a 1953 Bradley County shipping facility opening and rapid regional expansion, reaching 1.62 million tons valued near $23 million in the South.
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Arkansas
Bradley County
Dan R. Wallace
Agricultural Extension Service
Trail
Rock
Fourth man charged in Britain mail train robbery case
Ronald A. Biggs, 34, was charged as the fourth person in Britain’s $764 million mail train robbery. Five others face charges of handling portions of the loot from the August 3 Glasgow to London mail train heist.
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London
Ronald A. Biggs
Britain
County Seeks More Poll Tax Receipts Ahead of Deadline
Auditor Jimmie Jones announced Ouachita County has requested 1 000 extra poll tax receipts in anticipation of heavy voter sales before the October 1 deadline. He expects other counties to follow and has ordered 20 000 more. Last year the office distributed 649 900 receipts with 601 991 sold. this year 660 000 are ordered. More Arkansas voters could boost sales.
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Little Rock
Jimmie Jones
Ouachita County
Jones
Arkansas
Burlesque Bows Out in San Francisco
In San Francisco the Old President Follies theater closed after a final performance by five burlesque girls amid a packed crowd of 1,100. The manager cited competition from nightclubs and plans to move to Nashville as factors. Police cleared outside patrons as the last routine ended.
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San Francisco
Gu Ned
Cathie Carver Skolak
Nashville
Tenn
Educational TV Reconfiguration Sparks FCC Intervention
The Arkansas Educational Television Commission seeks FCC intervention to aid Television Station KATV's plan to relocate its transmitter ten miles west of Little Rock from its Pine Bluff site. Jefferson Springs would host the donated tower and equipment if approved. FCC examiner recommended denying the request, risking progress toward state educational TV goals.
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Uiauwe
Arkansas Educational Television Commission
Federal Communications Commission
KATV
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Jefferson Springs
Commission
FCC
Tom ¥. Tyler
Solon Approval Of Test Ban Seen In Senate
Washington AP Senate Democratic leader Mansfield says broad support remains for the limited nuclear test ban treaty despite opposition from Russell and others on the Armed Services Committee. Russell cites concerns after long study and may outline reasons during debate, with further reservations expected from Stennis Thurmond Byrd and Goldwater.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Georgia
Usally
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Forces Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee
Strom Thurmond
D-5.c
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Cuba
Russell B. Long
D-La
United States
Stennis
Exhausted East German Worker Flees to West Germany
An East German worker aged 19 crossed the border into West Germany after three days hiding in underbrush. He came over exhausted and undetected by Communist border guards, according to police.
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Eschwege
Germany
West Germany
Open Your Mail and Learn Odd Sleep Facts and News
Open Your Mail presents assorted notes from HAL Boyle including a misperceived sleep orientation via a Dickens anecdote, Ireland's marriage age plans contrasted with current averages, and trivia on elephants and Mark Twain. It cites Americans spending on outdoor meals, a quiz on eight countries starting with I, donations by Americans, and teen driver accident statistics from 1962.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Charles Dickens
Ireland
America
Raymond Burt
Perry Stacy
George Meredith
Mark Twain
Twain
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
India
Courage, Benny Tyson Survives Severe Burns
In Richmond Virginia Benny Tyson aged 15 endured a second major skin graft after a July 22 backyard bow and arrow accident caused gasoline can ignition. He lost part of an ear and a thumb, faced long recovery with grafts taking and a boyhood Scout resolve. A neighbor and nurse praised his silent courage as he improved at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital.
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Richmond
Benny
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Benny Tyson
Winchester
Bennys
Charles Benjamin Tyson Sr
Ceave
John David Brisco
Tyson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Richmond Hospital
Reprieve Granted to Doomed Man Doomed Man Harrrison's Execution Called Off
SAN QUENTIN Calif AP Gov Edmund G Brown reprieved William Lee Harrison who was to die in the gas chamber today for slaying his common law wife. Associate Warden Cate Frady said the execution was called off on a reprieve Brown had returned home Thursday after a European tour.
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San Quentin
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
William Lee Harrison
Gov. Brown
Cate B. Frady
Newsimen
Brown
UN censures Israel and Jordan over border clash near Jerusalem
The U N Armistice Commission censured Israel and Jordan for alleged armistice violations after a border incident west of Jerusalem on August 24 that killed an Israeli worker. Col Owen H N Burns of New Zealand, the commission chairman, announced the censure.
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Jerusalem
U.N. Armistice Commission
Thot
Israel
Jordan
Owen NH. Burns
New Zealand
Parts of Swissair jet broke away during takeoff
Zurich experts probing the Swissair Caravelle crash reported parts of the jet broke away on takeoff, including wheel rim fragments and tire pieces, with hydraulic oil traces found on the runway. Investigators remain puzzled but deem sabotage extremely unlikely as 88 people died aboard.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Swissair
Wallace faces new orders as Alabama school desegregation clash deepens
Gov George Wallace battles federal court rulings over school desegregation as judges order him to show cause why he should not be restrained from blocking Birmingham and Huntsville schools. Negro families seek reopening of shuttered schools while violence and protests ripple through Huntsville and Tuskegee.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Wallace
Alabama
Fo Wallsen
Wallace
Hunteville
U.S
H. H. Grooms
Hereford
Huntsville
Grooms
Young
U.S. Dist
Seybourn
Lynne
Birmingham School Board
Kaya
Dwight
Floyd Armstrong
University of Alabama
Wlace
Walter Gewin
Tuscaloosa
John Minor Wisdory
New Orleans
Griffin Bell
Atlanta
Tuskegee
Sada
Og Ies Ng Wey
Chiang Ching Kuo Leaves Formosa for U.S. Visit
Chiang Ching Kuo, eldest son of Chiang Kai-shek, departs Formosa for a one day stay in the United States. He is scheduled to meet with officials and address observers during the trip.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Ching Kuo
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
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