Eisenhower sees chance to settle Cuban crisis
President Eisenhower said the Cuba crisis is not hopeless and could be settled, while cautioning against overemphasizing a heads-off meeting including Fidel Castro. He defended Powers' U2 flight, considered a UNGA speech, and noted foreign policy would be a campaign issue.
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J. M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Uban
Fidel Castro
United States
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
Moscow
United Nation General Assembly
New York
U. N
Christian A. Herter
U. S
Witness body found in Atlantic Harbor linked to Blaney case
Philadelphia police believe the chained weighted body recovered from the Atlantic Ocean is Vincent Blaney, a missing Pottsville witness. The victim died from a skull gunshot, was beaten, and twelve teeth knocked out. the body was in water about three weeks, matching Blaney’s disappearance. An older brother disputed the identification. Blaney, 27, faced burglary charges tied to a large jewel and cash theft.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Ocean
Vincent Blaney
Pottsville
Milton Ackerman
Atlantic City
Blaney
Ackerman
Richard
John Rich
Gilbert
Doug Paice
Rich
Europe
Record-Breaking 500 Attend- County GOP Launches '60 Battle
A crowd of 500 packed Mack Community Center for a Republican kick-off picnic in Meadville. State Treasurer Robert F. Kent keynoted, urging unity for local candidates and warning Democrats over reapportionment and national policy contrasts. The event highlighted county GOP cooperation among the county committee, Women’s Council, and Young GOP.
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Mack Community Center
Robert F. Kent
the Commonwealth
Democratic Party
United States
Soviet Union
Kent
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harold Buggey
Homer City
Indiana County Young Republican Club
Boyd Bennett
Parity
Columbo Previte
Ronald Johnston
Indiana Council of Republican Women
Grover Keating
Stafford
GOP
County Committee
Council of Republican Women and
Young Gop
State Gets Right Death Trial Jurors
GETTYSBURG Pa AP The Commonwealth has selected ten of the eleven jurors for the Elmo Smith murder trial and most are parents or grandparents with teenaged children. One more juror and two alternates must be seated today before opening address by Assistant D A Vincent Cirillo. The defense has exhausted its twenty peremptory challenges. Cirillo said the emphasis is on jurors with children.
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Gettysburg
Commonwealth
Elmo Smith
Maryann Mitchell
Atty
Vincent A. Cirillo
Montgomery County
Cirillo
Emlenton Water Increase Okayed
Harrisburg AP reports the Emlenton Water Co. won PUC approval to raise monthly bills by an average $1.06 starting Sept. 1 for 376 customers in Venango County. The rate hike aims to raise about $6,940 yearly, lifting average meter customers from $3.62 to $4.68 per month for 3360 gallons.
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Harrisburg
Emlenton Water Co
Emlenton
Venango Couny
Public Utity Commission
Harmony Bus Argument In Court Set
In Dauphin County Court arguments will be heard on August 31 regarding the Public Utility Commission request to force Harmony Short Lines to resume bus service in Western Pennsylvania. The court denied an immediate injunction, while briefs by PUC and Harmony argued whether the commission has power to order continued service during abandonment review.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Pub. Me Utility Commission
Harmony Short Lines
Pennsylvania
PUC
Pittsburgh
Harmony
Kennedy Offers Campaign Push After Medical Care Vote
Senator Kennedy aimed to push the aged medical care issue in the campaign after a 51 to 44 Senate defeat of a proposal to add broad medical benefits to Social Security and raise payroll taxes. Kennedy blamed Eisenhower’s veto threat for the loss and said the matter would be taken to voters in October and November. The Senate later passed a limited bill 91 to 2, sending it to conference with the House. Stream Thurmond and Barry Goldwater opposed.
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John F. Kennedy
Senate
Kennedy
Eisenhower
House
Sens
Stream ‘Thurmond
D-Sc
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Kennedy Misses Pa. Demo Meet
Pennsylvania Democrats launch fall campaign without Kennedy and Johnson attending a luncheon. Johnson appeared for photos. Kennedy phoned to say he would not attend. Lawrence and Rice express optimism about strengthening the party’s congressional presence. A Harrisburg meeting is planned for Sept. 15.
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Pennsylvania
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
John M. McCormack
Dmass
Johnson
Kennedy
Francis E. Walters
Lawrence
Pennesslvania
John S$. Rice
Harrisburg
Ditch Diggers Cut Phone Lines in Minnesota Town
SLELEPY BYE Minn AP nearly all residents faced loss of telephone service as ditch diggers severed a main cable. By Tuesday morning 460 wires were spliced and 12 crews checked though another accidental cut at an Gather Spot disrupted service again leaving 10 town and 90 rural residents without phones for hours.
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Minnesota
Joint Mexican US stamp set to mark 150th Mexican independence
The Mexican and United States will issue a joint stamp next month in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Mexican independence. Ambassador Robert C Hill presented a sample proof at the Mexican post office. It will sell for 4 cents in the United States and 30 centavos in Mexico.
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CIPY
Amebassador
Robert C Hill
Mesitun Post Office
United States
Lumumba floods Kasai with troops to quell tribal strife
Premier Patri Lumumba dispatched more than 600 Congolese soldiers by air from Leopoldville to Luluabourg as Kasai province battles intensified between the Lulua and Baluba tribes. The airlift used Air Congo planes amid reports of Belgian paratroopers and calls for U.N. help. Casualties were reported among troops stationed to restore order while no official figures were released.
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Patri Lumumba
Kasai
Air Congo
Belgium
Sabena Line
Leopoldville
Luluabourg
Joseph Mobutu
U.N
Bel- Rian
Lower Congo
Angola
Lumumba
Congo
WW. N
Sea Province
Cal
Last of 5 Swindlers Apprehended
Albert George, 51, the final of five men accused of swindling Pittsburgh widow Geneva McAlister out of 1 155 100, was arrested in Northside shop and brought to Dade County for grand larceny. The group included Emil Halfon, Joseph and Charles Adami, and Leon Adami.
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Fla
Pittsburgh
Chi- Capo
Asst
Arthur Huttoe
Albert George
Huttne
George
Dade County
Huttoe
Father Leon
Geneva McAlister
William McAlister
Emil Halfon
France
Leon
Joseph
Charles Adami
Miami Beach
Pitts Problems In Calne Season Highlight
Peter Edson presents a glance at Pitts issues for the Calne season. The note mentions 6 pit problems and a tactical spat on lap 22 as part of the analysis.
Fidel Vows Friendship To Commies
Fidel Castro pledged friendship with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China in a fiery Havana speech. He denounced the OAS and the United States, proclaimed Cuba as the most firm government in the Americas, and accused the CIA of plotting to restore Batista. The crowd cheered as he warned of continued revolutionary triumph with or without the OAS.
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Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Red China
People’s Republic of China
Workers
Ameerica
Castro
OAS
United States
Roaihapcariules
Costa Rica
Cuba
Caserro
Audince
U.S
Christian A. Herter
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Fulpencie Batista
Forest fires blaze across West threaten Sierra Nevada
Firefighters battled multiple blazes from California to Nevada with 500 men and air support containing outbreaks in Nevada and the Black Hills. In Nebraska 150 firefighters controlled a 3000 acre blaze, while Sierra fires destroyed over 70,000 acres of timber. Winds dropped and humidity rose aiding efforts.
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Associated Press
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Neveda
Sierra Nevada
Dachota
Nebraska
Sierr Ra
Sierra
Truckee
Calif
Reno
Nevada
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