Storm Kills 2 and Destroys Buildings in Glassport
In western Pennsylvania, a violent storm hit Glassport and nearby towns causing two deaths and about 70 injuries. Winds reached 90 miles per hour for 45 minutes, damaging multiple structures and cutting electrical power. officials say it resembles a tornado though not officially diagnosed. The deceased were William Petrosky, 41, hotel owner, and Robert Marton, 34, who were in the Petrosky Hotel when it collapsed.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Wirtz Presses Rail Negotiations Amid Tieup Threat
Secretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz pushes for a negotiated settlement in the railroad work rules dispute. He meets with rail carriers and two groups of union leaders to resolve firemen and crew makeup issues as Congress faces a potential nationwide rail tieup.
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W. Willard Wirtz
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J.E. Wolfe
Congress
Labor Department
West Germany Delays Signing N-Test Ban
Bonn accepted to withhold signing the atomic test ban for now. Chancellor Adenauer's press chief Karl Guenther von Hase cited fears the pact could boost East German Communist prestige. He noted U.S. Senate discussion and McNamara's return from Adenauer.
Bloody weekend on Wisconsin highways claims sixteen lives
A rash of fatal crashes across Wisconsin leaves 16 dead and many injured. Youths from Delavan die when their car hits a tree near Darien as statewide toll rises to 468 for the year. Other crashes claim a Racine man, a Stanley woman, and a Lombard family near Janesville, Cadott, and Beloit with drivers and passengers killed or injured.
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Darien
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Larry Wright
Philip Schneider
Terrence de Wolfe
Delavan
Soviets Enter Mass Public Snub At Hiroshima Conference
At the world conference against nuclear bombs in Hiroshima, the Soviet delegation led a mass public snub of the Red Chinese. They turned away as Chao Pu-chu spoke, while Indians and East European delegates joined in the act. The crowd applauded Chao amid protests over Moscow’s tripartite test ban treaty.
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Chao Pu-chu
Moscow
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Pravda
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Chao
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
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Kite Sailer Dave Rude Foiled By Lake Michigan Winds
Grand Haven Michigan. An 18 year old Dave Rude attempted a kite crossing of Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Milwaukee using a Ski kite towed by Vern Behm in a 17 foot boat. High winds and swells prevented ascent and he was dunked into the lake after about 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Lake Michigan
North Muskegon
Rude
Milwaukee
Vern Behm
Yanks Battle North Koreans In Two Hour Clash
In pre-dawn darkness in Korea, thirteen American soldiers from the First Cavalry Division held off seven grenade-throwing North Korean raiders in a two hour fight. Five Americans suffered scratches from grenade fragments, with no known Communist casualties reported.
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Senate strains at two thirds for Moscow test ban
Senator Kenneth Keating says Senate will approve the limited nuclear test ban by a large margin if Secretary Rusk guarantees no under the table deals. President Kennedy cited no conditions, while Strom Thurmond questions the pact amid distrust from Khrushchev. Foreign Relations panels will scrutinize the text in detail.
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Kenneth B. Keating
Senate
Dean Rusk
Keating
New York
Rusk
U.S
Moscow
Kennedy
Weekend road toll in Minnesota rises with 12 deaths
Twelve people died in Minnesota traffic incidents over the weekend raising the state tally for 1963 to 408. Victims include James Augustine Willeke 35 of St. Joseph and Joyce Marie Bergland 19 of rural Cloquet in separate crashes along U S 52 and Highway 2. Victims also include Carlton County auto fatalities Otto Heikkiln 58 Cromwell Evelyn Powers 58 and Marie Bratlie 80 both of Vining and Glenville residents Carlton County and a truck train crash near Owatonna killing Edwin Talberg 33 Blooming ton and Kevin Lewandowski 18 rural Foley.
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Minnesota
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St. Joseph
U.S. 52
Stearns County
Joyce Marie Bergland
Cloquet
Minn
Highway 2
Carlton County
Earl Schulz
Glenville
Emmons
Otto Heikkiln
Cromwell
Evelyn Powers
Vining
Marie Bratlie
Fergus Falls
Edwin Talberg
Bloomington
Kevin Lewandowski
Foley
Owatonna
Genovese Fingered as Syndicate Boss in Valachi Testimony
John L. McClellan's Senate Investigations panel eyes Valachi as witness to the Cosa Nostra structure. The 60-year-old New Yorker cites Genovese as head and describes the Apalachin meeting, the button men purge, and rackets from narcotics to homicide, while under FBI guard in a secret hideout.
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United States
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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Arkansas
U.S
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Washington Star
Justice Department
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Atlanta
Genovese
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Frank Costello
Albert Anastasia
Bratwurst Day Ends with 97 Arrests in Sheboygan
In Sheboygan 97 youths were detained during Bratwurst Day activities. Mayor Emil Moss called it a routine year and warned arrests would continue to keep the event family friendly. About 45 arrests were under a new Wisconsin beer drinking rule for 18 to 20 year olds.
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Sheboygan
Emil Moss
Wisconsin
Oakley Frank
Highlights of Partial Test Ban Treaty Signed Today
Moscow reports outline for a first step toward broader disarmament by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union. The pact bans nuclear explosions in air space outer space and underwater and seeks to halt further weapon testing while negotiations continue. It calls for amendments by majority vote and aims to protect the environment from radioactive fallout.
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United States
Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations
First Step On Road To Peace Rusk Leads Three Nations
The United States Britain and the Soviet Union signed a partial nuclear test ban treaty calling it an important initial step toward lessening international tension and strengthening peace. The pact covers atmospheric surface and space tests with underground tests unaffected.
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Soviet Union
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