Cuban Attack Ship Crew Survives Sneak Strafe Off Cuba
Captain Gerhard Krause described the ore ship SS J. Louis being strafed off the Cuban coast for 61 minutes. He said crew members hid as planes fired and flares lit the sky. The ship, 16 miles off Cuba, suffered two inch holes and fire in the forecastle. Coast Guard and Navy planes responded but no pilots were seen.
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Cuba
Krause
J. Louis
Cuban
Will Urbanus
Netherlands
U.S. Coast Guard
Urbanus
Coast Guard
Galveston
Key West
Fla
Havana
Hamburg
Germany
Universe Tankships, Inc
New York
Caribbean Steamship Co
Reynolds Metals Co
Ginny Strengthens as Florida Coast Brace for Inland Move
Hurricane Ginny nudges up to 85 mph with western northwesterly drift toward the Georgia coast. Warnings extend from St. Augustine to Savannah while a watch widens north to Myrtle Beach as forecasts note limited inland damage expectation despite possible rapid wind increases. Beach erosion and Port Canaveral activity mark offshore impacts amid Cape Canaveral missile tests.
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Fla
Ginny
Georgia
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Savannah
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Daytona Beach
Florida
Gordon Dunn
Port Canaveral
Cape Canaveral Missile Complex
North Carolina
Canada
Cape Canaveral
Missile Test Center
Weather Bureau
Spirit of Optimism Shows For U.N. s 18th Birthday
On its 18th birthday the United Nations faces optimism for reduced East West tensions but no real breakthrough on disarmament. The organization has grown to 111 members, moved to a new East River headquarters, and seen shifts toward developing nations, a weaker Security Council, and expanded peacekeeping roles since 1945.
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United Nations
U.N
Church House
London
Hunter College
Lake Success
New York
East River
Security Council
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Trygve Lie
Dag -Hammarskjold
U Thant
Congo
Rainbow of Color Due at Band Day
The KU Memorial Stadium hosts Band Day with about 70 high school bands from Kansas and Missouri. The massed bands will spell Band Day KU 1963 and perform several numbers. Oklahoma State marching band also participates. Activities begin at 9 a.m. with a parade through downtown Lawrence from Central Park to South Park. Gene Doane advertises insurance services.
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Kansas University
Memorial Stadium
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma State
Lawrence
Central Park
6Th and Ky, Sts
South Park
Hassan Offers Hassan II to Meet Ben Bella in Marrakesh
King Hassan II proposed a meet with Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella in Marrakesh with no preconditions to halt fighting between Morocco and Algeria. The offer was reported by AP.
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Marrakesh
Morocco
Hassan II
Ahmed Ben Bella
Rainfall barely inches into October totals
A brief morning shower in Lawrence yielded .03 inch of rain, bringing October precipitation to 2.53 inches and the yearly total to 21.28 inches. October remains about .25 inch below normal for the month and over 10 inches under the yearly average, with more showers possible tonight and clearing skies Friday.
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Lawrence
Free Parking Policy Shifts Downtown Lawrence
City officials push toward long term parking expansion while metering reduces downtown lot use. City Manager Harold Horn explains meters free up space and encourage car pools, with funds earmarked for lots and enforcement. Free lots on New Hampshire and Vermont aid access, while color coded zones guide drivers to one hour at ten cents and other parking options.
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Lawrence
Plymouth Congregational Church
Vermont
Harold Horn
Horn
Massachusetts
Congregational Church
New Hampshire
Central Business District
Massa
Seferis Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Stockholm announces Giorgos Seferis the first Greek to win the Nobel Prize in literature for his lyrical works inspired by Hellenic culture. The 63 year old diplomat, born in Smyrna, has held several diplomatic posts and studied in Paris.
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Giorgos Seferis
Seferis
Royal Swedish Literary Academy
Academy
Swedish Academy
Greece
Seferis — Pen Name
Giorgos Seferiades — Was
Smyrna
Athens
Paris
London
T.S. Eliot
South Africa
Egypt
Palestine
Italy
Stock Market Index Closes Higher on New York Trades
The New York closing average for 60 stocks ends at 280.8, up 1.1 points, signaling a positive trading session across major equities. Investors weigh market momentum as gains appear broad across sectors.
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New York
Navy destroyer escort collides with Swedish ore carrier in fog
In heavy fog at the Baltimore harbor entrance, the Navy destroyer escort USS Roberts and the Swedish ore carrier Luossa collided. No injuries were reported. The Roberts sustained a 12 foot gash in the starboard quarter, but flooding was controlled and no assistance was required. The Luossa was not believed to be damaged.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Harbor
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Roberts
Kansas Democrats Denounce Republicans At Overland Park Dinner
Democratic Chairman John M. Bailey accused Kansas Republicans of blind obstructionism in Congress while urging party members at a Third District dinner to rally for Kennedy era programs. He cited tax cuts, defense funds, and farm income gains as proof of Democratic benefits. The event drew about 300 attendees and raised funds for the district’s congressional race.
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Kansas
Congress
Overland Park
John M. Bailey
Douglas County
Johnson County
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Bailey
Frank Carlson
James B. Pearson
House
America
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Avery
Dole
Ellsworth
Shriver
Shubitz
Kennedy
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Gov
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Nixon
Weather forecast for Northeast Kansas light showers and clearing
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight with a few showers likely then clearing Friday. Cooler tonight and Friday with a low in the mid to upper 50s and a Friday high near 70. Also includes yesterday’s high 64 and low 54, rainfall 0.03 inches, record high 87 in 1939, low 42 in 1956, sunrise 6 41, sunset 8 30.
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Kansas
Royth
A.D
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