Air Mishaps in South Vietnam Claim Several Americans
A Vietnamese air force C47 crashed on takeoff near Kontum killing 23 of 27 aboard including a U S Air Force instructor. In separate crashes two U S Army officers and an enlisted man died and a survivor was found after a helicopter was shot down near Kontum. A third transport crash and a missing light twin in Laos add to three days of air losses.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Kontum
Kontum Province
Laos
U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group
Vientiane
Paksane
Connecticut Democrats Nominate Ribicoff for Senate
The Connecticut Democratic convention nominated Abraham Ribicoff for the US Senate amid a fractured day of protests and factional fury. Rep. Frank Kowalski, who lost the nomination, carried less than 20 percent and faces an unclear political future. Governor John N. Dempsey was unanimously chosen as the gubernatorial candidate.
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Hartford
Ribicoff
Kowalski
John N. Dempsey
Horace Seely-Brown Jr
Congress
Bailey
Mansfield
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Mountaineers Challenge Ben Bella in Algeria Power Battle
In Algiers the Kabylie mountains pose the main obstacle to Ahmed Ben Bella's campaign for power. Kabyle support leans to Youssef Ben Khedda's government and Evian terms. Belkacem Krim leads the Kabyle faction and negotiates Evian accords as Ben Bella shifts toward the East.
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Algiers
Kabylie
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Ben Bella
Youssef Ben Khedda
France
Evian
Ben Khedda
Kabyles
Belkacem Krim
U S Woman Doctor Blocks Thalidomide License in U S
Dr Frances Oldham Kelsey of the FDA refused to grant marketing approval for thalidomide. The drug linked to birth malformations in Europe faced a cautious review and withdrawal after European reports emerged. West Germany alone reports 3500 to 6000 affected children by next month.
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Europe
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Food and Drug Administration
Washington Post
Post
Kelsey
William S. Merrell Co
Cincinnati
United States
Canada
Merrell Company
West Germany
Argentine Beauty Wins Miss Universe Contest
Norma Beatriz Nolan of Argentina, 24, crowned Miss Universe at Fontainebleau Miami Beach. She attended the coronation ball with more than 1,000 escorts and consular officials from 50 nations. Nolan vows to visit many countries to promote international friendship.
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Argentina
Norma Beatriz Nolan
Buenos Aires
Marlene Schmidt
Germany
Miami Beach
Fla
Fontainebleau Hotel
Miss Nolan Wins Beauty Prize Looks Forward to Travel
"Don't know why I won. Those other girls were so beautiful." Miss Nolan said she planned to spend part of her $5,000 prize on clothes. She hopes to visit Paris and Rome to shop for outfits and says she does not want movie contracts, only travel.
Two Logan Men Inducted Into U S Army
Paul Edward Dietzel of Laurelville and William Wilson Mackie of Murray City left by bus for induction at Ft Hayes Columbus. Max Phillip Allbery of Logan transferred to California for induction. Five more Hocking men go to Ft Hayes for physicals. Local draft board lists Pritchard Enderle Courtney Kinser Sigler among others.
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Paul Edward Dietzel
Laurelville
William Wilson Mackie
Murray City
U. S. Army
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Max Phillip Allbery
Logan
California
Logan Adult Education Club
Army
Charles Adron Pritchard
John Thomas Enderle
Navy
Ronald Joe Courtney
Harry Berton Kinser
Logan Marines
Douglas H. Sigler
From Hocking To Be Drafted During August
Ohio county Selective Service boards will induct 378 men in August, seven more than July and the minimum age remains 22. County calls include Hocking 4, Fairfield 3, Athens 3, Clinton 1, Fayette 1, Highland 1, Greene 1, Warren 2, Perry 1, Vinton 1, Pickaway 2, Ross 1, Madison 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Selective Service
Clinton
Fayette
Highland
Greene
Warren
Hocking
Fairfield
Athens
Perry
Vinton
Pickaway
Ross
Madison
Giant Space Sphere Launch Slated Over Atlantic
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The space agency will attempt to inflate a 135 foot diameter space sphere nearly 1 000 miles above the Atlantic between 4 and 6 am EST Wednesday If successful observers may see a bright star like object as the sphere inflates and drifts to about 950 miles altitude The aim is to test launch techniques for a later Echo satellite mission The Thor booster will release the balloon 230 miles up then it will burn up about 600 miles downrange about 20 minutes after launch
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Space Agency
Atlantic Ocean
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thor
Labor chief warns missile plant strike could push anti strike legislation
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg said stoppages at the nations missile plants could drive him to seek anti strike legislation. He voiced hope for a peaceful settlement of a dispute involving United Auto Workers and Machinists unions that could trigger a July 23 strike affecting about 125,000 workers at five plants.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Congress
Dead End Kid Bobby Jordan Arrested in Hollywood
Hollywood police arrest 39 year old actor Bobby Jordan once of the Dead End Kids on a drunken driving charge. He faced processing and was held for further inquiry by the Hollywood Police Department.
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Hollywood
Bobby Jordan
Prestige Fight Ends as Congress Near Settlement
Washington AP reports the Senate and House Appropriations panels near compromise on chairmanships and joint conference locations for 14 money bills. A looming clash involves the Agriculture committees over farm bills and emergency programs, risking a potential stalemate if retaliation escalates and no farm bill is sent to the Senate floor.
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Senate
House Appropriations
Agriculture
Appropriations
House
Agriculture Committees
Senate House
Rules Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Committee
Logan Guard Earns Superior Camp Rating At Perry
Logan's National Guard unit led by 1st Lt. John Goodlive earned a superior rating after two weeks at Camp Perry on Lake Erie. The entire battalion achieved the top rating for the first time in history amid radio controlled target drills and a field bivouac. First Sgt. Michael Scaparrotti praised participation, food, and the work of all sections. A 7 p.m. drill was scheduled for equipment cleanup.
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Logan
National Guard
John Goodlive
Camp Perry
Lake Erie
Michael Scaparrotti
Scaparrotti
Locomotive Blamed In Fatal Auto Fire In Spain
Investigators blame burning coal from a passing locomotive for a car fire that killed two of four occupants in REUS Spain. Coals fell from an overpass into the car’s rear engine compartment causing an explosion.
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Reus
Spain
DiSalle Raps GOP In Lancaster Talk
Democratic Governor Michael V. DiSalle opened his statewide re election campaign with a defense of his 1959 tax program at a Fairfield County luncheon. He argued Republicans promised tax relief but did not cut taxes after taking control in 1961. He said the tax cost Ohioans less than nine cents a day and boosted services as his tour plans stops across Ohio.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Fairfield County
Raymond Spitler
DiSalle
Gov. DiSalle
Worthington Park
New Lexington
Logan
Athens
Baker Center
Ohio University
McArthur
Jackson
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Ironton
Khrushchev, Berlin Key Question in Nuclear Power Talk
Soviet Premier Khrushchev says Berlin is the key issue and Western troops must leave but rejects a time limit for their exit. He tells American editors in a Kremlin interview that high altitude nuclear blasts won t counter Soviet rockets, asserting a global rocket capability.
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Khrushchev
Berlin
Kremlin
America
Wind and rain disrupt Hocking County utilities
A late Saturday storm knocked out power and telephone service across Hocking County. The hardest hit area was north and northeast of Logan with heavy rain and wind damaging lines and a transformer near Rt. 75. Power was gradually restored, aided by a Lancaster crew, as outages affected Bremen Road and nearby side roads.
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Hocking County
Logan
Ohio Power Co
Rt. 75
Bremen Rd
East Logan
Dicken
Maysville Rd
Hansel Addition
Lake Logan Rd
Nickel Plate Rd
New Straitsville
Lancaster
Most
New U S Plan Hit In Advance
Geneva AP reports Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin rejected the American compromise aimed at a rapid nuclear test ban. He insisted on on-site inspections only by invitation, rejecting international seismic stations and any broader inspections.
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Geneva
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Russia
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
New York Times
The
Times
Mexico
United Nations
Profit Taking Trims Market Slide After Three-Week Rise
New York stocks edged lower as profit taking continued amid a prolonged advance. The AP average of 60 stocks at noon fell .60 to 219.20 with most losses fractional though some faster declines appeared in steels, autos, chemicals, tobacco, aerospace, electronics, and electrical equipment.
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Associated Press
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