UN rushes troops to Jadotville as Katanga violence flares
In Katanga Province near Jadotville Swedish UN forces move in to quell a tribal clash that left at least two dead. Dag Hammarskjold, visiting Elisabethville, faced a chilly greeting from Katanga President Moise Tshombe as UN troops arrive ahead of a broader airlift plan.
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The
Congo
United Nations
Jadotville
Dag Hammarskjold
Katanga
Kamina
Hammarskjold
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Car Ven Horn
Elisabethville
Mali
Addis Ababa
van Horn
riot at Stony Mountains Penitentiary injures prisoners
Violence erupts at Stony Mountains Penitentiary 14 miles north of Winnipeg as a building burns and prisoners are believed injured. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and armed soldiers reinforce guards. Reports conflict on details with ambulances seen leaving the facility and shots heard inside the walls.
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Winnipeg
Man
Stony Mountains
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Harold Johnson
Area Boy Fails Indiana Lad Is Soap Box Champion
An 11 year old from South Bend Ind zipped down the Derby Downs track to win the All American Soap Box Derby title. Roger Gayle Sage of Idalou Texas placed second in his heat and cheered on friends after losing to Allen Martin Frantz of Warren Ohio. The Texas contenders all failed in the first heat. See DERRY Page 10.
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Indiana
Frederic Lake
South Bend
Ind
Akron
Ohio
Eddie Garza
Laredo
Dorrance H. Guy
Avalanche-Journal
Derby Downs
Lubbock
Little Roger Gayle Sage
H. M. Sage
Idalou
Warren
Allen Martin Frantz
Roger
South Plains
Hest
Philip Richard Anderson
Toledo
Texas
Derry
Fire Truck and Bus Crash Kills Portland Fire Captain
A racing fire truck collided with a Portland municipal bus early Sunday, killing Fire Captain John Metcalfe, 46, and injuring eight others. The crash sent crew from their bucket seats into the street as passengers were tossed about. The bus entered the intersection under a flashing yellow signal, and a relief driver described the collision as inevitable yet fast.
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Portland
Ore
Sunda
John Metcalfe
Marvin Roseenstengel
Senate Is Urged To Alter Bill
Kennedy proposes an eight point Social Security aid plan for the aged while urging action in a politically charged Senate. Morton challenges the Democrat majority to pass the program, as party leaders accuse each other of stalling. The report notes Hyde Park talks with Mrs Roosevelt and various party barbs during a busy political week.
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Avalanche-Journal
Tvemocratic
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Massachusetts
Morton
Thurston B. Morton
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
William E. Miller
RNY
GOP
Congresssional
House
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
Everett M. Dirksen
Humphrey
Seven Die In French Riverboat Accident
A riverboat carrying tourists capsized after hitting a steel piling in rough weather at Villers-le-Lac France. At least seven people drowned including an eight year old girl and one person was missing. Several tourists were hospitalized with injuries.
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Villers-Le-Lac
France
UPID
Family reunions fill Mackenzie State Park crowd
Everett Grosecose reports hundreds of families converged at Mackenzie State Park for annual reunions. Warm 88 degree day saw old friends reconnect, children feed ducks, and parents supervise on lakefront picnics as seniors recall years past.
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Brenda Jov Gunter
Craig Spears
Floydada
Mackenzie State Park
Everett Groseclose
Avalanche-Journal
Ousands
South Plains
Oldsters
Gene Cade
Orton
Joe Snider
Tucumcari
N. M
PARK
Beaumont Area Gets 7 Inches In Rain Burst
Heavy rainfall drenched the Texas Gulf Coast with nearly seven inches soaking Beaumont Orange and Port Arthur, flooding streets and threatening evacuations. A four car wreck south of Linton injured ten, with three critical due to multiple injuries. Cooler air from Canada cooled Texas, with temps in the 70s and a forecast of continued mild weather into Monday.
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Texas Gulf Coast
Beaumont
Orange
Port Arthur
Texas
Linton
Tex
Ed de She
U.S Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Canada
Victoria
Cuba seizes Moa Bay Mining $75 million plant
AVANA so Cuban president Os valdo Corticos said the government has seized control of the Moa Bay Mining Co fractional plant and that militiamen occupy the closed nickel cobalt facility in Oriente Province. The seizure follows broader nationalizations and raises fears for other American mining properties including the Nicaro plant. Moa Bay employed about 3,200 workers with a weekly payroll near $150,000 as the regime negotiates sales and pending interventions in Cuba’s mining sector.
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Osvaldo Corticos
Fidel Castro
Moa Bay Mining Co
Cuba
U.S
Nicaro Nickel
Moa Bay
National Mining Institute
Nicaro
U.S. General Services Administration
Oriente
Freeport
Freeport Sulphur
New Orleans
Corticos
Organization of American States
San Jose
Costa Rica
Moa Bay Mining
Moaday
Powers Wife Says Plea Normal as Spy Trial Opens
Barbara Powers described Francis Gary Powers plea as normal after his guilty plea to Soviet espionage charges. She spoke softly of supporting her husband and hoped to see Khrushchev and him before the espionage trial begins. Powers’ parents and lawyer joined a briefing with Edward Freers at the American Embassy.
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Moscow
Barbara Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
Powers
OSCOW
Barbara
le Aan
Tim
Georgia
Nikita Khrushchev
Alexander Parker
Richmond
Sovietskaya
Stalin
Edward L. Freers
Oliver W. Powers
Pound, Va
Freers
Prisoner Flier Trial Draws Coordinated Efforts
Readers describe a wave of activity as supporters plan to attend the imprisoned flyer’s trial and seek meetings with Ses powers, all converging on Page 10 for updates.
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Ses Powers
Combe Dictionary Dieting Rising In Popularity
A brief note observes dieting as a growing custom among readers, noting it is more widespread than the women who follow it. The column hints at cultural trends and everyday health practices reflected in society.
Japan Storm Toll Climbs After Wendy Grips Central Japan
AP reports Typhoon Wendy drenched central Japan with heavy rains over the weekend. The toll reached 18 dead and 26 missing nationwide with about 40 injured. In Shizuoka Prefecture 12 dead and 25 missing, 31 injured. Floods destroyed 175 farmhouses, washed away two, inundated 3,800. Helicopters from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force rescued about 1,000 residents in four villages across Shizuoka and Gifu.
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Tokyo
Wendy
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Shizuoka
Air Defense Force
Gifu
National dangerous driver registry planned by U S Bureau
Washington plans a national dangerous driver register to curb road deaths by flagging drivers with revoked licenses for drunk driving or deadly traffic violations. The system, directed by Bertram Tallamy, aims for a mid-1961 pilot and full operation soon after, with safeguards for individual data.
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Ashington
Commerce
Frederick H. Mueller
Bureau of Public Roads
Congress
Eisenhower
Mueller
Bertram D. Tallamy
Register
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Four Die In Auto Crash Misses Bridge In Sioux Falls
A Sioux Falls man, his wife, and two of their children died when their car failed to navigate a bridge, leaped 90 feet, dropped 30 feet down a bank, and rolled 40 feet on the ground. The remaining eight children were injured, some critically. All 12 occupants were thrown from the vehicle.
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Sioux Falls, S.D
Sioux Falls
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area
Partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures and scattered showers possible this afternoon and evening. Southerly winds from 10 to 20 mph after a low near 64. High temperature around 93 degrees.
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Houston - Albuquerque
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Dallas
Ole
Roswell
Clenset
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