Trapped Miners Hear Drill As Rescue Hole Advances
Hazleton Pennsylvania AP reports two miners Fellin and Throne near rescue completion as shouted updates say they hear the drill. Workers slow progress to bring up dust and drill toward the 331 foot depth, with an estimated 30 hours more to reach them.
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Hazleton
Davidjot
Fellin
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Louis Bova
Onan
Bova
Throne
Navy
Film Stars Accused Of Racial Rabble-Rousing
Mayor Leslie Gilliland denounced visiting actors Paul Newman Marlon Brando Anthony Franciosa and Virgil Frye for alleged rabble-rousing in Gadsden Alabama promising to jail them if they violate the law. Newman denied publicity aims saying the fight for equality is a humanitarian issue and Brando and others planned no march but may return to help the Negro community.
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Gadsden
Ala
Leslie Gilliland
Paul Newman
Marlon Brando
Hollywood
Gilliland
Brando
Newman
Anthony Franciosa
Virgil Frye
Franciosa
House Deals JFK Stunning Aid Setback
The House slashed 585 million from the foreign aid bill in a last minute move led by Republicans and Southern Democrats. The final vote stood 224 to 186 in favor, with Republicans largely backing the cut and many Democrats opposing it. The administration hopes the Senate restores some funding as House Appropriations weighs the measure. President Kennedy planned a 4 p.m. statement.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Otto Passman
D-La
Alliance For Progress
White House
Andrew T. Hatcher
Dred Scott Descendant Sues Over Police Demotion
Dred Scott Madison 41, great-grandson of the enslaved man, files in Grand Rapids Superior Court alleging city officials discriminated against him by suspending him 30 days and demoting from sergeant to patrolman after a conduct unbecoming an officer charge. He seeks a trial without jury to overturn the actions.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
America
Dred Scott Madison
Madison
Superior Court
U.S. Supreme Court
George E. Bean
Michigan deficit slashed 73 percent under Romney in one year
Michigan reports a 73 percent drop in the general fund deficit from 85.6 million dollars on June 30, 1962 to 23 million by June 30 this year. Controller Glenn Allen Jr. credits revenue growth and prior tax actions, noting a potential further reduction to 5 million if the auto industry remains strong.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
George Romney
Glenn Allen Jr
Romney
John Swainson
Swainson
Executive Department
G. Mennen Williams
Allen
Senate Panel Approves Rail Arbitration Measure
The Senate Commerce Committee backed a bill to create a seven member arbitration board to settle the rail labor dispute over work rules. The plan delays strikes by posting new rules while hearings start within 30 days and a final award is due within 90 days.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce Committee
Arbitration Board
Wirtz
Thompson Rules On Vet Service Workers
Madison Wisconsin Attorney General George Thompson upheld an Assembly bill requiring county veterans service committee appointees to be members of veterans organizations. He said such membership is a reasonable qualification for a public official whose main duty is to assess the rights of needy veterans and their dependents. The opinion was requested by the Assembly.
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Madison
George Thompson
Assembly
Veterans’ Service Committees
Thompson
Viet Nam Martial Rule Shifts Power Under Diem
Viet Namese armed forces take control of ministries during martial law amid political turmoil. U S Ambassador Lodge meets Buddhist monks in asylum as government faces resignations and protests. Curfew and military censorship persist while pagodas stay sealed and strikes surge.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Kennedy
Diem
Frederick E. Nolting Jr
Dalat
Chin
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Tachikawa
Tokyo
Thomas R. Ford
Kanto Base
Maurice A. Preston
Japan
UPI
Halleck warns full aid bill may fail with 4.1 billion demand
Rep. Charles E. Halleck says the foreign aid program could be jeopardized if the administration pushes the full 4.1 billion authorization in a pending bill. He notes Kennedy supports the figure, expects resistance to cuts, and says he will back amendments to lower the total.
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Washington
Charles E. Halleck
R-Ind
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kennedy
Halleck
House
Israel and Syria Brace for U.N. Clash Over Border Attacks
At the United Nations the two nations trade accusations in a Security Council session advanced by Israel. Israel cites two farmers killed in an ambush and Syrian armored car fire near the demilitarized zone north of the Sea of Galilee. Syria counters with claims of Israeli border raids and troop buildups.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
Israel
Syria
U.N. Security Council
Special Council
Michael Comay
Council
Comay
Soviet Union
Mixed Armistice Commission
Sea of Galilee
NFO Seeks Milk Contract From Major Producer
Members of the National Farmers Organization from Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin asked Fred Hamann president of the Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association to help obtain a milk marketing contract. A motorcade of about 35 cars visited Hamann at his Eldridge Iowa farm and agreed to send a representative to the association board meeting September 3 in Davenport to explain contract proposals.
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Davenport
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fred Hamann
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association
Hamann
Eldridge
Ex Dean Urges Less Government Control
W Allen Wallis former dean of the University of Chicago graduate business school told a Madison audience that eliminating regulatory agencies subsidies and other impediments would boost growth. He urged government to focus on education health and research while minimizing interference in markets.
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Wallis
England
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