Byrd Organization Dominates Virginia Primary Battle
In a tight Democratic primary, former attorney general Albertis S. Harrison Jr. leads the bid for governor as 400000 voters decide nominations for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general. Mills Godwin A L Boothe contend for lieutenant governor and attorney general amid internal split and newspaper endorsements.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Albertis S. ‘Harrison Jr
Stéphens
Byrd Forces
Mills E. Godwin
Armistead L. Boothe
Segregation Petition To Be Heard In Mississippi
A three judge federal court in Jackson will hear a petition seeking an end to segregated public transportation facilities. The NAACP filed for three Jackson Negroes arrested at terminals alleging irreparable harm and daily public indignities from enforcing state segregation laws.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Freedom Riders
Congress of Racial Equality
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Explosion Toll May Pass 250
Reports from Lourenco Marques indicate the death toll aboard the 2037 ton Portuguese transport ranges from 26 to about 250 after it ran aground near the Linde River estuary Mozambican coast. The ship held over 550 troops and laborers, mostly Africans, with officials saying final casualties likely higher. Helicopters and aircraft scoured the shoreline as rescue efforts continued.
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Lourencq Marques — Mozambique
Mozambique
Linde
Lourenco Marques
Lisbon
Noticias
Beira
Save
Lowrence Marqués
Portugal
Angola
Quelimane
Lorenca Marques
Axis Sally Leaves Prison After 12 Years In Federal Custody
Mil dred Gillars known as Axis Sally was released on parole from federal prison in Alderson West Virginia after 12 years. The wartime Nazi propaganda broadcaster was convicted of treason in 1949 and received a 10 to 30 year sentence.
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Alderson
W. Va
Mildred Gillars
Miss Gillars
E. Em Nieminen
Ashtabula
Ohio
Sally
Actress Gina Lollobrigida Snubs Khrushchev at Moscow Film Festival
Gina Lollobrigida said she did not snub Premier Khrushchev, claiming she left the Lenin Stadium to take a bath after a misunderstanding. Khrushchev and other officials watched as she exited mid show. She later told reporters she was upset, not angry, and expected understanding.
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Moscow
Gina Lollobrigida
Khrushchev
Lenin Stadium
Gina
Ginacata
Marine lieutenant alleges brutal treatment of prisoner on Okinawa
Lt Col James E Stauffer claims Pvt Stobo C West was imprisoned 43 days in a 5 by 7 foot windowless cell after an alleged escape, with cold meals on a cement floor and minimal hygiene. The defense says West was freed briefly to aid in breaking up a civilian black market and that evidence from him was later used against him. West remains in custody as the case awaits appeal to the judge advocate.
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San Francisco
UPS
Okinawa
James E. Stauffer
Stobo C. West
Union County
S. C
Stauffer
West
Chicago Freedom Waders Charged for Beach Protest
Twelve persons were charged with disturbing the peace for refusing to obey police during a Negro freedom wade in at Rainbow Beach. About 70 demonstrators joined the protest with 200 officers on duty while an estimated 10,000 spectators watched as the group left under police escort.
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Chicago
UPI
Rainbow Beach
U S Rocket Shot at Point Arguello Cited as Failure
The United States failed its first attempt to launch a Midas III missile satellite over Russia from Point Arguello California. The 366000 pound thrust Atlas booster ignited for a moment then exploded in flame and smoke at 8 59 a m.
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Point Arguello
Calif
United States
Russia
President Orders New Appraisal Of Defenses
President Kennedy orders a Defense Department reassessment of U S military power amid Soviet arms growth and Berlin threats. Deputy Defense Secretary Gilpatric and Secretary McNamara confirm the review aims to deter all-out war while reexamining needs against Khrushchev’s pressures and a plan to lift manpower cuts.
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Merriman Smith
Washington
Kennedy
Defense Department
U.S
Berlin
Senate
Defense
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Robert S.mcnamara
Gilpatric
Nikita S. Khru
Shchev
Russia
Gressor
McNamara
U.S. Tians
United
Khrushchev
States
Free World
America
Geneva
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Western observers impressed by Soviet jet display at Moscow show
Western air attaches watching the Moscow air show reported an impressive display of at least 10 new aircraft including a jet bomber and a rocket boosted fighter. Tass touted long range destruction capabilities while observers noted lack of detailed data on production status and performance. Col. Melvin J. Nielson said the Russians are advancing all aircraft classes.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Tushino
Tass
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Fass
Col
Melvin J. Nielson
Discoverer Capsule Snared In Descent
Honolulu report says a pold plated kettle shaped Discoverer capsule descended from space and was flown to California for analysis. The 100 pound capsule was caught by an Air Force plane 60 miles northwest of Honolulu as it parachuted toward the Pacific after circling Earth at 18000 miles an hour. Discoverer XXVI launched Friday from Van Denberg AFB California. Eight chemical elements iron lead nickel magnesium yttrium bismuth uranium and silicon were aboard to test reactions in space.
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Honolulu
UPI
California
Air Force
Here
Pacific
Earth
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Footprints and clothing found in Utah desert in hunt for missing girl
Police and volunteers scour Polar Mesa northeast of the abduction site after a bundle of gray work pants shorts and a red brown shirt were found wedged between rocks along with footprints. Investigators identified Abel B Aragon 35 of Price Utah as a man seen near the camp for three days during the July 4 kidnap slaying.
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Dennise Sullivan
Rockville
Conn
Girlso
Salt Lake City Tribune
Polar Mesa
the Tribune
Nathan Ince
Abel B. Aragon
Price
Utah
Final Tests Run On Satellite at Cape Canaveral
Scientists conduct final checks on a 265 pound weather satellite destined for orbit this week as July space launches loom. The Tiros I camera system will study earth weather from 400 miles up while NASA prepares a Redstone rocket for July 18 sub orbital test and Ranger probes aim for the moon later in July 1962.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
Tiros I
Leeee Weneeapey
Aragon
Aero
Earth
Thor
U. S
Cmdr
Alan Shepard
United States
Aragon Navy Cross recipient kills self amid FBI questioning
Aragon, honored with the Navy Cross for Valor, shot himself last Friday night when FBI agents stopped his car to question him. Investigators linked him to the slaying of Mrs. Jeannette Sullivan, 41, the wounding of vacation companion Charles Boothroyd, 55, and the kidnapping of Dennise Boothroyd. Boothroyd is recovering from face wounds.
Weather Summary for Kingsport Area
Mild with low humidity and clear skies. Highs in the upper tens today and in the low fifties tonight. Tuesday and Wednesday stay fair with slightly warmer highs in the low eighties. Yesterday reached 75 with 0.99 inches of weekend precipitation. Sun sets at 5:31 PM and sunrise is 5:21 AM. Moon rises tomorrow at 4:23 AM with the Big Dipper visible northwest at 10:00 PM.
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Kingsport
Vicinit
Alkaid
Congress resumes work after long July recess
Congress returns to a slow week with three key bills, foreign aid, the National Defense Education Act, and the farm bill, awaiting action from Senate committees as no major measures are scheduled. Pakistan president Ayub Khan to address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Soviet forces to outnumber U S by July under Kennedy plan
UPI reports Khrushchev announced a 3.5 billion increase in Russia's military budget as Washington weighs Defense plans. The Kremlin said Soviet armed forces may reach 3,624,000, vs 2,517,000 for the United States, widening the manpower gap and prompting US review of military plans.
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Darrell Garwood
U. S
Washington
UPI
U.S
Nikita Machine
Khrushchev
Congress
Kennedy
Russia
United States
Defense Ministry
Defense
Res
Gilpatric
Mili- Pentagon
Plan To Boost NATO Forces Agreed Upon
Paris NATO officials say they reached virtual agreement on increasing Western Europe front line divisions from 22 to 32 if Russia triggers a full Berlin crisis. The plan, dubbed MC70, would be activated once East Germany signs a peace pact imperiling access to West Berlin, with most alliance members endorsing the move.
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Paris
UPI
NATO
Europe
Russia
Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Berlin
Lauris Norstad
U. S
Soviets Reject British Plan at Laos Talks
At Geneva the Soviet Union rejected a British bid to discuss neutrality and cease-fire control on alternate days to break the Laos talks deadlock. British cochair Malcolm MacDonald outlined the plan after presenting it to Georgi Pushkin, who dismissed it. In Phnom Penh Prince Norodom Sihanouk urged Laos king as mediator to deepen reconciliation and stabilize the Laotian conflict.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Laos
Malcom MacDonald
Georgi Pushkin
MacDonald
Hoon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Street Scenes On Garden and Center Streets
Readable fragments describe a tiny girl chasing a group of adults with a water hose in a yard on Garden Drive a woman changing a tire on a car on W Center Street and two small boys tossing popcorn along Broad Street.
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W. Center Street
Broad Street
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By Henry Shapiro
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Pentagon
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