Private Doctors Get Salk Vaccine For Children
Washington reports private physicians and public health agencies will begin receiving Salk polio vaccine this month to inoculate children aged five to nine. The Public Health Service allocated 846000 shots, pending state allocations to health agencies and doctors. Distribution marks the first under a voluntary program directing vaccine to where most needed.
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NATO Sea Forces Begin Exercises Near Northern Greece
NATO Sea Forces began large scale air land and sea drills at dawn in Naples to test defenses of northern Greece and adjacent sea areas against northern enemies. The exercise follows heightened tension after Bulgarian forces shot down an Israeli airliner last week, killing 58 aboard.
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Rioting and deaths surge in French Morocco over Aid el Kebir
News from Rabat and Marrakech reports heavy rioting during the Aid el Kebir festival. Thirty nationalist rioters died with many injured, including French troops and Moroccan police, as clashes continued in Marrakech Moulay Idriss and multiple fires broke out. In Algeria, 30 rebels were killed by French Legionnaires, with one legionnaire dead and several wounded amid ongoing operations and ambush clearances. Gilbert Grandval met Sultan Mohammed ben Arafa, hinting at plans for the sultan’s potential resignation by August 20 for political peace.
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Pakistan Reduces Value Of Rupee
KARACHI Pakistan has cut the value of its currency the rupee almost a third. Formerly valued at 30 U.S. cents it was marked down yesterday to 21 cents. The change brings the rupee down to par with currencies of most of the other sterling bloc countries. A government press note said the move aims to attract more foreign customers for Pakistan's growing manufactured goods.
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Train Beats Pony Express By 7 Minutes
In Roseburg Oregon a grudge race pitted a night train against a pony express style group of horse riders led by 75 competitors including seven women. The event aimed to mock Southern Pacific over plans to abandon the line and drew crowds, with railmen noting the night train narrowly beat the riders by seven minutes as cheers and controversy followed the finish.
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Shark Towed by 6-Foot Shark to Sea Near Florida
Fort Lauderdale report tells how James Jones, 24, spearfishing two miles from shore, was towed by a maddened six-foot shark after the spear gripped the fish. He endured a two hour ordeal, holding the spear until it pulled free, then swam back to his boat to continue hunting.
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Strauss Says Nautilus Is Free of Bugs
Washington AEC chairman Lewis L Strauss stated that the nuclear powered submarine Nautilus is as free of bugs as any new naval vessel he has inspected, praising its reliability and readiness.
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