Oriana Rams Kearsarge in Fog Collision Off Coast
British luxury liner Oriana and US carrier Kearsarge collided in patchy fog injuring no one aboard the 3000 plus crew and passengers. Oriana sustained a 10 by 15 foot bow gash while Kearsarge showed a 10 by 20 foot hole in the starboard bow and both ships reached port unassisted.
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Kearsarge
Los Angeles
P & O Orient Line
Navy
P & O Orient
Australia
Honolulu
Oriana
Three Teenagers Narrowly Escape Death in Wreck
Three teenagers faced death when a car overturned on Shadow Lane near Center Street after a teen driver lost control at high speed. Laurence Snider, 15, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Bob Hawthorne and Steve Tann, both 16, escaped with minor injuries. The girl driver faced charges for reckless driving and lacking a license.
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Laurence Snider
Bourbon Way
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Shadow Lane
Center Street
Bob Hawthorne
Fulton St
Steve Tann
Bourbon
John McIntyre
Missile Silo Fire Sends Workers to Hospital
A fire in a Titan missile silo 23 miles southeast of Tucson caused smoke inhalation for an estimated 22 to 40 workers. All were treated and released except two men in good condition at a hospital. The blaze started from an electrical panel short 35 feet underground on the silo’s third level.
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Tucson, Ariz
UPI
Tucson
Kenneth Ingram
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Weather Outlook With Mild Clouds and Mild Winds
Variable high cloudiness with gentle winds. Today’s high 63 and low 40, yesterday’s 59 and 39. Noontime humidity at 62 percent. Sunrise at 6 35 and sunset at 4 25.
Pope John XXIII Nearing Return to Normal Duties
Vatican sources say Pope John XXIII, 81, recovering from anemia and gastric trouble, likely to resume normal work by next week. He attended Ecumenical Council proceedings on TV, met with Cardinal Cicognani, and prepared a speech for the council closing.
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Pope John
Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica J
Amieto Cardinal
Cicognani
Nehru Reports Reds Leaving Frontier Unclear
In New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru said Chinese Communists appeared to withdraw some troops from the northeast frontier though front line troops were thinned. He noted no withdrawal in Ladakh while US ambassador Galbraith visited Tezpur for briefings on arms needs and troop positions amid reports of Chinese deception and heavy fire.
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New Delhi
API
Jawaharlal Nehru
Northeast Frontier
Ladakh
Kashmir
Nehru
John Kenneth Galbraith
Tezpur
Gabraith
Bombings Strike Spain Ahead of Franco Birthday
Explosions damaged government buildings in Madrid and Valencia with no casualties reported. Police withheld comments as authorities probe who carried out the 14 June bombings and whether the incidents are connected to the Franco era anniversary events.
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Madrid
UPI
Spain
Francisco Franco
Hall of Justice
Valencia
Franco
San Sebastian
Supreme Court OKs Back Pay For State Aide
The State Supreme Court ruled Deputy Legislative Counsel Leola Armstrong should receive back pay and be reinstated to the state payroll. The Legislative Council Bureau claimed authority to hire in the unclassified service, a victory amid a clash with the executive branch. Armstrong’s pay was halted Aug 1 after Attorney General Charles Springer said the council lacked hiring authority. accountant Elmo DeWhitt, head of the audit program, also saw pay stopped.
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Elmo DeWhitt
Legislative Counsel
Record Breaker in Clark County Marriage Licenses
Clark County reports 1962 marriage licenses through November total 29,614 surpassing all of 1961. County Clerk Helen Scott Reed notes 2,937 licenses issued in November alone, with 1961 at 29,492 for the full year.
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Clark County
Helen Scott Reed
Uganda Bans Ellender as Biased Segregationist
Uganda labeled Senator Alien Ellender a prejudiced segregationist and prohibited immigrant after his remarks on African leadership. Government cited his claim that Africans need white help, banning him from the country. Earlier, leaders in Lusaka criticized his remarks as fanning racial hatred and straining Africa U.S. ties.
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Kampala
Uganda
UPI
Sen
Alien J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Africa
Lusaka
Rhodesia
Elender
Southern Rhodesia
Three IL-28 Bombers Withdrawn from Cuba
Washington reports the first three of more than 30 obsolete IL-28 jet bombers have left Cuba. The withdrawal follows President Kennedy’s demand to Nikita Khrushchev after Soviet missiles were removed, ending a tension filled episode sparked by U S reconnaissance of Cuban forces.
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UPI
Russia
Cuba
Defense Department
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Nikita 5. Khrushchev
Two Dead and Two Missing After Pyramid Lake Storm
Two Reno area residents died and two more were missing after a storm stirred giant waves on Pyramid Lake north of Reno. Mrs. Al Wilson of Reno and Thomas Maple of Sparks were on separate boats that capsized as strong winds hit the desert lake Sunday. Missing were Wilson and Ward Russell of Stead Air Force Base. Divers found Maples body in about ten feet of water off Pelican Point.
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al Wilson
Thomas Maple
Sparks
Big Desert Lake
Wilson
Ward Russell
Stead Air Force Base
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Maple
Mapie
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Pelfrey
Sutcliffe
Navy C121 cargo plane crash near Agana Guam claims lives
Five crew members survived a crash at Agana Naval Air Station Guam. Three others are presumed dead. All aboard the flight were based at Moffett Field California. Identities were not immediately available.
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Guam
Agana Naval Air Station
Moffett Naval Air Station
Calif
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