Tremor Shakes New England with Broad Coastal Reach
A strong earthquake rattled three New England states around Boston at 11 32 a m EDT. It lasted up to a minute in places and caused no serious damage or injuries. The tremor was felt from Gloucester to Provincetown and prompted mass police calls.
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Boston
New England
Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Francis J. Donohos
Weston College Observatory
Gloucester
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Donohoe
Roy Drake
Weston Observatory
Erhard Named West German Chancellor Succeeding Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard, former economics minister who steered postwar West Germany’s recovery, was elected chancellor by the Bundestag. The 279 to 180 vote with 24 abstentions and 1 invalid ballot, likely cast by Erhard, followed a swift hour long nomination process. He succeeds 87 year old Konrad Adenauer who had agreed to retire.
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Erhard
Adenauer
Heinrich Luebke
Christian Democratic Union
CDU
Bundestag
Luebke
Free Democrats
Christian Democratic Farm
Kennedy seeks bipartisan support to soften civil rights bill
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy gains backing from House leaders including Emanuel Celler as he pushes to soften the civil rights bill. NAACP chief Clarence Mitchell says the administration bill remains too weak and warns of a sellout amid protests. Kennedy testifies before the Judiciary Committee while critics argue expanded federal power would overreach.
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UPD
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House
Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Judiciary
Clarence Mitchell
Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Celler
Mitchell
Senate
Cuban Exiles Report Executions Tie to Castro Regime
Miami reports confirm underground claims that three of 19 kidnapped Cuban exiles were executed in Havana's La Cabana fortress. Attorney Ashmann cites written notices to families and says a second claim documents three Protestant ministers shot by firing squads, witnessed, with no locations given.
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Miami
UPID
Bahamas
Charles R. Ashmann
Lord Home
United Nations General Assembly
Anguilla Cay
Agramonte Resistance
Ashmann
Cuba
Havana
la Cabana
Antonio Gonzalez
Pinar del Rio
Evangelical Church
Pes
Pablo Rodriguez
Guinea
Church of God
Jose Dorado
Florida
Camaguey
Gideon Church
Moroccan Algerian border fighting widens near Algiers
Reported clashes spread with government mobilization as emissaries from Ben Bella and a delegation to Marrakech seek a cease fire. Algerian air activity was claimed by Algiers despite a defense ministry denial, and casualties were acknowledged without figures.
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Ben Bella
Marrakech
Hassan
Morocco
Guedira
Ksarouk
Moroc Oued Gulf
Colomb Bechar
Algiers
Defense Ministry
British Convoy Held Up by Soviet Guards on Autobahn
A British convoy traveling from West Berlin to West Germany was delayed for about nine hours at Babelsberg as Soviet guards demanded dismounts over vehicle count. The stand-off ended with the convoy allowed to proceed while U K and U S commandants protested. The incident follows prior Soviet delays of U S convoys and marks a renewed tension on joint occupation routes.
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Berlin
UPD
West Berlin
Babelsberg
Marienborn
Lord Home
London
U.S
West Germany
Weather Snapshot: 49 Low and 79 High
A brief daily report notes temperatures from a low of 49 degrees at 6 am to a high of 79 degrees by 1 pm. No other conditions are stated.
Hustler Beats Tokyo to London Speed Record
SAC B58 Hustler bomber piloted by Maj. Sidney J. Kubesch cut the Tokyo to London distance of 8,028 miles to 8 hours 35 minutes with five midair refuelings. The flight departed Okinawa, flew over Tokyo, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Iceland before landing near London. President Kennedy congratulated the crew. The B58 averaged 938 miles per hour, breaking the 1955 record of 17 hours 42 minutes.
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South Ruislip
England
APC
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Tokyo
Okinawa
Alaska
Canada
Greenland
Iceeland
Greenham Common
Royal Air Force Station
London
Washington
Kennedy
Air Force
Mac Takes Charge of Successor Hunt
London sources report retiring Prime Minister Harold Macmillan directing the Conservative Party leadership succession from his hospital bed. Ministers visited King Edward VII Hospital as the process to name a new leader continued amid cautious, uncertain predictions.
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London
UPD
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
King Edward VII Hospital
Local Man Fined For Hit and Run
Lovington man Thomas Hennington 20 was fined 247.50 by Justice of Peace Drayton Wasson for driving without a license reckless driving and leaving the scene after a collision three miles south of town Monday. Charles Adair of Hobbs reported both drivers damaged Adair’s 1963 Mercury and Hennington’s 1956 Oldsmobile with no injuries.
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Lovington
Justice of Peace
Drayton Wasson
Thomas Hennington
New Mexico
M. J. Payne
Payne
Charles Adair
Hobbs
Hennington
Adair
Mercury
Levington
Elephants Parade Lightning Lovington Circus Arrives Today
The Al G. Kelley and Miller Circus comes to Lovington with a downtown parade at 1 p.m. and two shows at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Lea County fairgrounds. Captain Fred Logan with jungle lions Empress Leota leopard trainer, and over 100 performers highlight acts from five continents.
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al G. Kelley
Lea County Fairgrounds
Fred Logan
Leota
Miller Brothers
Lovington
Lea County Fair Grounds
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Mac
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Estrada Troupe
Portugal
Robatic
Gibsons
Riding Loyals
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