Ship Save disaster kills and leaves many missing
The Portuguese transport Save ran aground and burned off northern Mozambique in the Mozambique Channel. Aboard were about 490 people including 44 crew. 253 were saved. Reports vary, with death toll estimates from 26 to nearly 250. Survivors were ferried to Beira and Lourenco Marques as rescue crews searched the coast.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Maritime Ministry
Mozambique Channel
Africa
Noticias
Newsimen
Beira
Linde River
Save
Lowrence Marques
Portugal
Angola
Indian Ocean
Demos Near Redistricting Agreement in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports a tentative plan to reapportion Pennsylvania's 30 districts into 26 districts plus one at large seat. A two hour meeting of Democratic and party leaders set the framework with further talks to come and a House introduction expected.
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Harrisburg
Bridge Work Resumes At Marsh Run Amid Labor Strike
Carpenters and operators resume work today on the Marsh Run flood control bridge at Sixth and Grant streets in Indiana but the project remains nearly idle due to a laborers strike. The stoppage follows the expiration of a contract between a Pittsburgh heavy construction employers' association and the International Hod Carriers Building and Common Laborers Union. J. S. Wescott Co., the contractor in charge, is part of the employers' group negotiating a new pact. The old contract expired July 1.
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Sixth
Grant Streets
Marsh Run
Indiana
Employers’ Association
Pittsburgh
International Hod-Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union of America
J. S. Wescott
Space-Eye Satellite Firing Fails at Launch Site
In Arguello California AP: The United States first attempt to launch a missile alarm satellite failed to lift from its pad at 8 59 a m The 95 foot projectile did not ignite its 360 000 pound thrust rocket engine Observers saw a flame and black smoke followed by a white plume as technicians purged the engine to prevent disaster.
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Point Arguello
Calif
United States
Unition
Midas ‘U
Weather note says fair and milder night forecast
The forecast describes a clear to partly cloudy night with a low around 48 to 56 degrees. Tuesday looks warmer and mostly sunny with clouds increasing later in the day.
Mishap Case and Sentences From Indiana County Court
John Kozletsky pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill for shooting Richard Stutzman in Homer City on June 3 and was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in the Allegheny County Workhouse. He must pay court costs, restitution for hospital expenses, and a $200 fine. In a separate line, William Earl Bee admitted unlawfully and maliciously breaking a car window in Young Two and was fined $40 with costs, or 90 days in jail if unpaid.
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Homer City
Allegheny County
Edwin M. Clark
Indiana County Court
John Kozletsky
Richard D. Stutzman
Luciusboro
Kozletsky
Stutzman
William Earl Bee
Apollo
James F. Deawden
Salisbury R.D
Young Two
Bee
Indiana County
Formosa Bus Train Crash Toll At 49
A Formosa disaster near Chiayi leaves 49 dead with 27 on the critical list. The express train struck a bus, splitting it and sending wreckage into a canal. The bus owner compensation totaled $50 per deceased. The bus driver and a female conductor were among the dead. Police cited a crossing stop regulation lapse.
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Formosa
Taipei
Chiayi
US Plans Arms Check Amid Berlin Crisis
Secretary of Defense McNamara said the United States will reexamine its defense posture in response to Soviet military buildup and Berlin tensions. President Kennedy had urged a new appraisal of U S fighting power as Berlin tensions escalate. Windy Ridge Dairy Store schedule appears at the end of the notice for one month.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Soviet Union
United States
Noth ‘Er
Khrushchev
Moscow
Berlin
McNamara
Kennedy
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Defense
Senate Appropriations
U.S
West Berlin
UAW Demands Salaries For Auto Workers In Talks
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers pressed for salaries for all workers and an end to short paychecks as contract talks resumed with General Motors and Ford. At GM the union listed seven demand points including pay for all, while at Ford six demands covered overtime production standards seniority discipline promotion and job assignments. Leonard Woodcock urged respect for hourly workers noting interruptions hit the lowest paid first as executives and investors continue to profit.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
GM Department
Auto Company
Fatally Injured In Jeep At Fort Stewart
Private First Class Anthony Harvey 20 and Pfc Donald W Parkinson 21 died in a jeep crash at Fort Stewart Georgia. Harvey reportedly drove. rear tire blew out sending the vehicle out of control. Both men were thrown from the wreck and died of head injuries at the hospital. Harvey is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Bence Funeral Home Clymer.
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Clymer
Fort Stewart
Anthony Harvey
Herbert Harvey
Jefferson St
Donald W. Parkinson
Mattoon
Public Information
Harvey
Bence Funeral Home
Fire destroys Ben Avon home in Indiana
Fire gutted a two story frame house at 646 Orchard St in Ben Avon Indiana. Mrs. Charles White was not home while volunteers from the Indiana Fire Association salvaged part of the contents. Fire crews lacking water support fought the blaze starting in the kitchen area around 730 p m. Damages were not yet estimated pending investigation.
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Ben Avon
Indiana
Charles White
Orchard St
Indiana Fire Association
lBen Avon
West Virginia Bribe Rumor at Pennsylvania Strip Hearing
At Harrisburg hearings on stricter abandoned mine rules Sen. John J. Haluska alleged West Virginia strip mine operators offered 25000 to influence Pennsylvania lawmakers. The claim sparked anger from Rep. James Musto and prompted a brief disruption. Witness John F. Laudadio denied hearing of any offer.
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Harrisburg
John J. Haluska
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Haluska
James Musto
D-Luzerne
Musto
Cambria County
House
Pittston
Pennsylvania Federat [Tion
John F.laudadio
Federation
Laudadia
William J. Lane
Laudadio
AF Grabs Nose Cone From Space Over Hawaii Coast
At Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii Air Force fliers retrieved the nose cone of Discoverer XXVI after it broke from space and parachuted 270 miles northwest of Hawaii. Crews planned another recovery with hopes for an operational instrument.
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Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Air Force
Wigeles
mid-Pacific
Space Packet
Three Arrested In Purse Snatching at Fair Grounds
Three youths were apprehended Saturday in connection with a purse snatching at the Fair grounds in White Township. Esther Marie Bonnini and Pricilla Alden Menha reported purses stolen. suspects released to parents awaiting Juvenile Court action.
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Tpurse
Fairgrounds
White Fwo
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Esther Marie Bonnini
Church Street
Homer City
Pricilla Alden Menha
Warren Road
Spahn Ford Named All Star Starters
SAN FRANCISCO AP Veteran left handers Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves and Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees were named as the starting pitchers for Tuesday All-Star game at Candlestick Park. Ford, 32, carries a 16-2 record this season while Spahn, 40, despite losses in his last four decisions, holds an 8-1 record.
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San Francisco
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Candlestick Park
Ford
Spahn
Danny Murtaugh
National
Maury Wills
Angeles
Eddie Mathews
Waukee
Willie Mays
Francisco
Orlando Cepeda
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Bill White
St. Louis
Frank Belling
Milwaukee
Smoky Burgess
National League
Mathews
Soviet Air Show Delivers Dazzling Moscow Display
In Moscow Premier Khrushchev and Yuri Gagarin watched a large crowd as the Soviet air force showcased new aircraft at Tushino Airfield. Western observers noted a delta wing bomber and heavy supersonic bombers, highlighting advances beyond long range missiles and signaling strong Kremlin posture on Berlin during tense Cold War moments.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Berlin
Khrushchev
Yuri Gagarin
Tushino
United States
U.S
Melvin ‘Neilsen
Russ ‘Siang
Giant 180-Seat Helicopter Unloads Rocket Cargo
A new model threetail jet helicopter landed to unload rockets. It featured a giant heli helicopter capable of hauling 180 men and appeared to carry a wooden house under its belly, landing it on the field. The house was roughly the size of a large car trailer in the United States.
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United States
Axis Sally M Dillars Walks Free From Federal Prison
Nazis broadcaster Mildred Gillars released from reform school prison after 12 years. She remains the Axis Sally who aired propaganda to U S troops and home front during World War II. Convicted in 1949, she faced 10 to 30 years, parole released to Axis duties noted with brief remarks.
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Alderson
W. Va
Mildred Dillars
Miss Dillars
EK. Nieminen
Ashtabula
Ohio
Bule
Miss Gillars
Sally
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Catholic Center
Windy Ridge
Monthru
Indiana Chamber of
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William Ingersoll
Chamber
Tom Medlock
Olie Crossman
Greg Hegner
George Crock
John Larkin
Sipos
W.va
Cash
Stanley Johnson
Axis
Mildred Gillars
Axia Sally Freed
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