Algiers Claims Areas Retaken As Moroccan Invasion Sputters
Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella mobilizes resistance fighters as fighting widens across the Atlans Mountains near Marrakech. Algiers Radio claims two desert outposts at Hassi Beida and Tinjoub were recaptured from Moroccan forces amid reports of American airmen involvement denied by U.S. officials.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Hassi-Beida
Tinjoub
U.S
Royal Moroccan Air Force
Rabat
Thomas McClung
Leivasy
W.va
McClung
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Anguerir
Nouasseur
Sidi Slimane
Atlans Mountains
Marrakech
John F. Kennedy
Hassan I
John H. Ferguson
Algeria
Varnier
Kennedy nominates Nitze as Navy secretary in carrier row
President Kennedy selects Paul H. Nitze to lead the Navy as controversy swirls over phasing out nuclear carriers and a pending decision to limit or deny new nuclear ships. Korth’s resignation follows pressure linked to the TFX fighter contract and possible ties to General Dynamics. Nitze faces Senate confirmation by the Armed Services panel.
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Washington
Kennedy
Navy
Pentagon
Paul H. Nitze
Fred Korth
Senate
Korth
Congress
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Fort Worth
Tex
General Dynamics Corp
General Dynamics
Robert S. McNamara
Boeing Co
Everett M. Dirksen
Nitze
Armed Services Committee
White House
McNamara
Writer Quits Puffing After IS Years 109,500 Smokes
In a Roswell Park Memorial Institute stop smoking clinic in Buffalo 60 men began a monthlong program using will power, psychology, and two drugs. By now 30 quit, 19 cut intake by half, 10 still using, and one reduced less than half. The study notes that six months will judge success and that drug effects vary among participants.
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Michael Weating
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
New York State
Cancer Research Center
Keating
Michael Keating
Buffalo
N.Y
Roswell Park Memorial In
Charles A. Ross
Will Power
Ross
Arnold Winer
Donald R. Denk
Heat records fall again as October heat waves continue
Lawrence observes another all time high with Monday reaching 91 in downtown and 90-plus days totaling nine in October. Forecast calls for clearing skies and isolated showers with cooler temperatures midweek as moisture hopes rise.
Tax Slash Plan Faces Senate Committee Hurdles
The administration’s 11 billion tax cut bill stalled before the Senate Finance Committee with Gore and Byrd opposing. Gore cited an alleged intimidation telegram while Byrd defended the panel’s pace and called for action this year. Dillon pressed for urgency as the House already passed the measure.
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Senate Finance Committee
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Democratic National Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Gore
Byrd
Wiliam Keel
Party National Committee
Keel
Mountain
Tennessee
Treasury Department
Kennedy
Congress
House
Dillon
Vatican Council Approves Local Language Use in Sacraments
The Vatican Ecumenical Council voted 2133 to 19 with seven voided ballots to extend vernacular languages to baptism confirmation penance marriage and extreme unction while keeping Latin for core rites. Final approval by the council and Pope Paul VI is still required before changes take effect.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
Council
Paul VI
Terrorists looting loan agency in Caracas robs Alliance for Progress
A seven member terrorist band including two women robbed a loan agency in Caracas today, taking about 15 000 bolivars roughly 3300 dollars. The incident targeted a U S backed Alliance for Progress facility. No injuries reported.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Alliance For Progress Today
Albany mayoral vote narrows to runoff between two whites and an African American candidate
Voters in Albany Georgia turn out for a mayoral primary featuring two white segregationists and the first Black candidate Slater King. King, a 35 year old real estate broker, hopes the race energizes Black political participation while Davis and Jones campaign on states' rights and opposition to federal intervention. Polls close at 6 p.m. with a runoff likely.
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Albany, Ga
Barry Goldwater
Slater King
King
Albany
James V. Davis
Edward V. Jones
Davis
Jones
KU Flying Saucer GEM III Tested by Marine General Jones
Brig. Gen. William K. Jones of the U.S. Marine Corps joined KU ceremony marking the transfer of the GEM III ground effects machine to Kansas University for a year long research program. The vehicle, also called a flying saucer, arrived damaged but will be operable soon. Jones noted KU's role as an educational tool and data center to boost aeronautical engineering and national defense.
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Kansas University
Kenneth Deemer
Richard Gruber
Naval Science
William K. Jones
U.S. Marine Corps
D. C. Lauver
Air Pro
Kansas University Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering
Jones
U.S
U.S. Office of Naval
Gen. Jones
England
Office of Naval Research
Mrs. Jones
Carol
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Washington, D.C
D. C
Drought Triggers Fire Warnings In Kansas Rural Areas
Drought grips Kansas with widespread brush fires and fire danger rising. Lawrence and Douglas County report dangerous conditions as dry fields burn and sparks threaten homes and timber lands. Fire officials urge citizen cooperation and former Gov Landon calls for an immediate hunting halt to reduce fire risk.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Lawrence
F. C. Sanders
Alf M. Landon
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Landon
Fish and Game
C. G. Bolling
Leavenworth
Fish and Game Commission
Sanders
Midwest
Drought Shrinks Alfalfa Output in Lawrence Area
Lawrence area suffers a drought reducing the summer alfalfa crop by at least a third. Aubrey Martin of the National Alfalfa Dehydrating and Milling Co in Midland notes crop yields about two thirds normal and plants face moisture stress. The Lakeview plant operated three months. Midland runs one unit on three eight hour shifts.
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Lawrence
Aubrey Martin
National
Midland
Martin
Lakeview
No Fooling Army Finds Mountain Area in Kansas
Ft. Riley Army units sought a mountain training spot and found an old limestone quarry behind Irwin Hospital. The site features valleys and 100 foot high walls resulting from decades of mining. The 1st Infantry Division and the 28th Infantry, under Col. R M Bringham, had spent weeks searching for a suitable location.
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FT. Riley
Kan
Kansas
Irwin Hospital
1St Infantry Division
28Th Infantry
R. M. Bringham
Stock Market Index Closes Up Slightly at New York
New York closing on the stock exchange shows a modest gain as the Dow and broader market end the day higher. The closing average for 60 stocks is 278.0 with a .4 point uptick amid cautious trading and mixed sector performance.
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New York
Weather forecast Northeast Kansas through Wednesday
Clear to partly cloudy northeast Kansas through Wednesday with isolated showers tonight. Cooler tonight with a low in the mid 50s. highs in the 80s on Wednesday. Temperature readings show varied digits and past records note a 1950 high of 89 and 1943 low of 31.
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Kansas
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