Andean Village in Peru Wiped Out by Avalanche
Ranrahirca in Huaylas Valley is buried under forty five feet of rock and mud after a massive avalanche that also wiped out Yanama. The village, church, school and homes lie entombed with more than 8000 people affected. Rescuers caution it is futile to dig for survivors or remains.
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Ranrahirca
Peru
Huylas Valley
Yanama
Ancash
Huascaran
Ramahirca
Manuel Melgarejo
Manuel
Lima
Luis Urrelo
Nature
Development Ministry
Kovacs dies in car crash after party drive
Ernie Kovacs 42, the TV and film comedian, was killed when his station wagon skidded on wet pavement and struck a utility pole on Santa Monica Boulevard West Los Angeles. He had been returning from a party in honor of Mrs. Milton Berle and was reportedly alone.
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Los Angeles
Ernie Kovacs
Kovacs
Milton Berle
Santa Monica Boulevard
Billy Wilder
Hollywood
Edie Adams
Coldwater Canyon
Berle
Miss Adams
Jack Lemmon
Kathryn Grant
Merger plan forms giant Pennsy Central rail group
New York AP report details a proposed 20 300 mile $5 4 billion Pennsy Central fusion labeled an economic necessity. It would create a large transportation partner with about 120 000 workers facing union opposition and regulatory scrutiny.
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NEW York
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Goliath
Congress
Pennsy
Central Boards
Central Common
New York Stock Exchange
Pennsy Common
Logan bypass plan up for public hearing in Hocking County
A public hearing on the Logan U S Route 33 bypass is set for 11 a m Wednesday in the Hocking County Common Pleas Courtroom. The 14.25 mile project carries an estimated 11.03 million cost and shifts Rt 33 paths around Logan with river rechanneling and new bridges.
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Logan
U.S. Rt. 33
Hocking County
Rt. 75
Rachelmacher Park
Mulberry St
Hocking River
Scott's Creek
Rt. 33
Heine Packing Co
Rt. 328
Hocking
County
Congo Government orders arrest of Gizenga in Stanleyville
The central government in Leopoldville ordered the immediate arrest of Antoine Gizenga the Lumumbist leader in Stanleyville after a clash this morning. Gen Victor Lundula’s forces protected him while ministers seek UN help and parliament considers lifting immunity.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Stanleyville
Gizenga
Lundula
U.N
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumbist
Upos
Cyrille Adoula
Gizemga
Oriental
Goldwater and Rickenbacker urge U.S. exit from U.N.
In Belmont and Cleveland, Sen. Barry Goldwater and WWII ace Eddie Rickenbacker called for the United States to withdraw from the United Nations and sever ties with the Soviet Union. They urged ending foreign aid and federal income taxes and urged a revival of American patriotism to avert a perceived slide toward communism.
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Associated Press
Barry Goldwater
Eddie Rickenbacker
United States
United Nations
Belmont
Mass
Arizona
U.N
John Birch Society
Goldwater
White House
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Washington
Belmont Forum
Belmont High School
Robert Welch
The
Cleveland
Rickenbacker
U.S
Russia
Shrine
Soviet Union
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Lithopolis Fire Destroys Grocery Store in Block
Fire devastated Peoples' Grocery Store in Lithopolis and damaged adjacent shops including an implement store and a barber. About 50,000 dollars in damage estimated as firefighters from multiple nearby communities battled the blaze starting around 3 a.m. and under control two hours later. The cause was not yet known.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Lithopolis
Here
Columbus
Canal
Route 33 Corridor Project Extends From Hocking Line
The plan begins near the Hocking Fairfield county line and runs south of Logan, continuing until it reenters present Route 33 at the west end.
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Haydenville
Fairfield County
Lake Logan
Ball
Hutchison's
West Logan
Logan
Scott's Creek
Hocking River
National Supply Co
Hocking
Fairfield County Line
Rt. 33
Laos Chief Vows to Hold Key Cabinet Posts
Lao Premier Boun Oum warns he will not yield defense and interior ministries to Souvanna Phouma. He heads to Geneva as U S aid is resumed after a brief suspension amid coalition formation talks with Souvanna and Souphanouvong.
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Laos
Vientiane
Geneva
Boun Oum
Defense and
Interior Ministry
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Pathet Loa
United States
National Assembly
Severe Cold Knifes Deep Into Southern Citrus Belt
Severe cold again hits the South causing heavy losses for growers in Texas and Florida. Citrus damage in the Rio Grande Valley cited at 19 million dollars with widespread cold across the region and a forecast of new storms to rise from the Rockies.
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South
Texas
Florida
Deep South
Rio Grande Valley
Arizona
mid-Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Nebraska
Kansas
Corpus Christi
Ellis
Houston
Gainesville
Tampa
Jacksonville
Virginia
Wilson
N.C
Tallahassee
Fla
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Mass
New England
Lower Michigan
Midwest
U S Aid To Ohio Totals 24 Million in First Quarter
Chicago AP reports federal grants for Ohio public assistance in Q1 1962 total 24,166,229. Old age aid 12,897,731. Aid to the blind 493,009. Dependent children 8,683,299. Disabled 2,092,260.
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Chicago
Ohio
Melville H. Hosch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hosch
Helicopter Crash Kills Guard Pilot
An Ohio National Guardsman Capt. Charles Gibson from Lewistown died when a two seat helicopter he piloted crashed west of Dublin Ohio while flying at 600 to 1000 feet. Gibson had 13 years in the National Guard and left behind a wife and two children.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Logan County
National Guard
Dublin
Charles Gibson
Lewistown
Aviation Company
37Th Infantry Division
Gibson
Survival Kits distributed to Ohio families under civil defense plan
Two hundred survival kits from the American Medical Association and the U S Public Health Service will be distributed by the Ohio Department of Health as part of a federal civil defense program. The nationwide effort aims to have at least one trained family member in medical self help by 1965, with the kits including teaching materials, manuals, and slides.
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Columbus, Ohio
American Medical Association
U.S. Public Health Service
Ohio Department of Health
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Comic’s
Nyc
Unions
Central
Brotherhoods
Justice Department
John E. Kusik
Chesapeake & Ohio
Walter J. Tuohy
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
the Central
Pennsylvania-New York Central Transportation Co
Pennsy Central
Congo
Preparto State of Ohio Department of Highways
Ogan
STATE
Logan Trade Club
Trade Club
Ohio Department of Highways
Farley
Minneapolis
Official Weather Bureau
Hocking Valley
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Toledo
Bellaire
Great Lakes
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