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Lovington Daily Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1963

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Volunteer May Enter Mine In Search Of Third Man

Miners and volunteers prepare to descend into the Sheppton mine compartment where Louis Bova was trapped 16 days earlier. Officials say a 12 1/2 inch hole must be widened to 22 inches, with life signals monitored and rescue plans contingent on new findings.

Sheppton Mine United Press International Sheppton UPI Louis Bova Deve Felin Henry Trone Bova Fellin John Gordon Smith H. Beecher Charmbury State Secretary of Mines Throne Charmbury Boba

Armory Nears Completion Reported In Utah Mine Rescue

Rescuers lifted two survivors from a Moab potash mine blast that trapped 25 workers 3000 feet underground. At least five others were alive behind a barricade while three men were confirmed dead and the fate of the rest remained unclear.

Duston Harvey United Press International Moab Utah UPI

East German refugee shot escaping toward West Berlin

Communist border guards fired on a refugee escapee who rammed an East German army ambulance through border barriers on the West German side of the autobahn. The driver was shot and may have died. others in the ambulance were not identified.

Berlin Red Cross West Berlin Marienborn

Biggest civil rights rally draws 200000 to Washington

Demonstrators from across the nation gather in Washington for what is described as the largest civil rights rally before Lincoln's statue. The march proceeds peacefully with praise from President Kennedy and police, ending by 8 30 P M as crowds disperse to travel home.

Steven Gerstel United Press International Washington UPD America Abraham Lincoln Kennedy Florida Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument Martin Luther King Jr MahaMa Jackson White House Robert W. Murray United States Dr. King Congress

Dinner but no dinner for police at civil rights march

A DC march fed 3500 policemen with boxed dinners later condemned by the Health Department as suspect. Deputy Chief Cowell said no confirmed illnesses. officers were told not to eat remaining dinners. The cost to city was 5250 dollars.

Washington UPI District of Columbia City Health Department Howard Cowell Health Department National Guard

Little Joe II booster test ends with unblown casing failure

NASA test at White Sands saw the Little Joe II rocket reach 24 000 feet before crashing nine miles away after two explosive charges failed to open the engine casing. Officials said five of six primary flight objectives were met and no structural failures were found. Walter Williams noted delays unlikely and emphasized remaining data analysis.

Carlton Wilson United Press International White Sands UPI Nacahone and Space Administration NASA Walter Williams Williams

New Mexico Miner Identified Among 25 Trapped in Moab Potash Mine

A New Mexico man P. Sviscsu from Grant is named among 25 trapped in a Moab potash mine. Most of the trapped are Moab area men. Two rescuers were pulled out early Wednesday.

Moab Utah UPI New Mexico Here

Miners Survive Explosion as Rescue Efforts Continue

Rescuers in oxygen masks worked about 18 hours after a Tuesday afternoon explosion in a Utah mine. Water from a nearby pump flooded the shaft hindering lifts and trapping five others. Don Blake Hanna and Paul McKinney reached surface, hospitalized with acid eye burns likely from lamp batteries.

Don Blake Hanna Price Utah Paul McKinney Moab Moab Hospital Frank Marcoy Sunnyside Henry Violette Hanna McKinney Marcoy Harrison International Company

Bill Signed Six Hours Before Strike

Washington reports Congress narrowly approved emergency legislation to end a potential nationwide rail strike for at least six months. President Kennedy signed the bill at 6 14 p m EDT, hours before a walkout was set to begin, with arbitration to settle major issues like firemen jobs and board makeup.

Frank Eleazer United Press International Washington UPD Congress House Kennedy White House U.S Senate

Lovington Schools See Enrollment Rise by 200

Lovington School Superintendent H C Pannell reported a 200 student increase in district enrollment compared with the second day of last year. Total district enrollment reached 3,674 last Tuesday with 2,210 in five elementary schools. High School enrolls 550. Taylor and Central Junior Highs total 915. 300 more students are expected before month’s end.

H. C. Pane Nell Lovington Pannell Taylor and Central Junior High

Weather forecast Lovington expects sun and showers

The Lovington area will be clear to partly cloudy through Thursday night with occasional afternoon showers. It will cool late Thursday with a high near 95 and a low around 60 Thursday night.

Smith Boba Lovington

Diem Troops Tighten Control In Slums

In Saigon the Diem government cracks down on slum dwellers amid Buddhist clergy arrests and pagoda raids. Ngo Dinh Nhu leads a government youth rally backing the crackdown as U S ambassador Lodge meets with Nhu in a cautious, diplomat language discussion.

Diem Saigon South Viet Nam UPI Viet Nam Hue Ngo Dinh Diem Republican Youth Organization Ngo Dinh Nhu Siagon Nhu U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Lodge Ngo Dinn

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