Congo Republic President reshapes cabinet amid worker unrest
President Youlou bowed to workers demands and planned a major cabinet purge firing all but three ministers while delaying one party rule. Rioting, prison breaks, and fires marked Brazzaville as troops patrolled the city on the eve of independence anniversary amid graft and corruption criticisms.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Fulbert Youimi
Stephane Tchichelle
Jacques Qopantault
Dominique Nzalakanda
Supreme Court
Youlou
Ap Brazzavile
Coneo
Paris
Plainview Encephalitis Cases and Mosquito Update
Five encephalitis cases remain hospitalized at Plainview Hospital and Clinic with others treated and discharged. Dr. Marshall notes no paired blood tests have confirmed encephalitis, which requires acute and six week later samples. Mosquito control director Hoyt Curry says Culex tarsalis dominates two thirds of traps, as broader news from the region notes political unrest in a separate report.
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Plainview Hospital
Marshall
Hoyt Curry
Plainview
Zoning Hearings Address Sign and Building Enlargements
City officials review requests at several sites. A sign at 4433 Mth St seeks a 43 foot setback despite C-2 rules. Mrs Raymond A Pike seeks to enlarge two buildings at 2110 21st St, claimed as legal nonconforming uses. Ollie Odell Sturdivant requests enlargement of a nonconforming residential building at 3606 23rd St with two dwellings. Ethyl Heritage seeks building closer than 15 feet to the alley centerline at 41M 31st St. Sid Parr requests more than 40 percent lot coverage and a second dwelling on 31st St lot, both prohibited by ordinance.
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Raymond A. Pike
21St St
Ollie Odell Sturdivant
23Rd St
Ethyl Heritage
31St St
Dors
Sid Parr
17Th PL
31St Street
Balloon sighting reported over DEW line in Alaska
An unverified report claims a large balloon tied to the Soviet Union drifted along the DEW line over Alaska and Canada. Pentagon officials say they have no information. radar teams tracked a sighting from Siberia toward Cape Lisburne and Cambridge Bay with Barrow residents also noting it.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
API
Daily News Miner
Soviet Union
Canada
Air Force
Defense Department
Washington
Pentagon
Dew Line
Siberia
Cape Lisburne
Air Defense Command
Cambridge Bay
Northwest Territories
Barrow
Estes Named Director in New Goodwill and Love Corp
Convicted swindler Billie Sel Estes is listed as a director of a newly chartered international love and goodwill corporation headquartered at the Petroleum Building in Abilene. The charter, approved by the secretary of state, names Estes, Ernes t Keeton of Pecos, and three out of state directors with a mission to aid underprivileged people through funds and benevolent works. Estes opened his Pecos ranch to tourists for $5 per carload and $20 for photo sessions. Turkey plans to sign a Brussels pact with the European Common Market on September 12, becoming the second associate member after Greece.
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Estes
Pecos
Algeria Crisis Deepens as Ben Bella Plot Alleged
Algerian government accuses Israeli agents of seeking to topple Ben Bella regime and bans nongovernment political activity amid a crisis sparked by Ferhat Abbas resignation. Abbas claims one man rule and assembly interference as authorities link Jews to a guerrilla band in Dra el Mizan.
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Algiers
Algeria
Ben Bella
National Assembly
Ferhat Abbas
Ahmed Ben Bella
Mouloud Belaouane
Kabylie
Dra el Mizan
Abbas
Senators Press For Specific Safeguards In Test Ban Treaty
Taylor testifies before a Senate subcommittee as lawmakers demand concrete details on safeguards and risks of the test ban. The Joint Chiefs of Staff say the treaty supports US security and offer potential political gains despite nuclear risks.
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Joint Committee
Taytor
Taylor
Teller
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Exile News Says Student's Death Not Accidental
The Cuban Information Service says the drowning of American student Hector Hill in Cuba may not have been accidental. Hill carried a book of Cuban contacts and was warned to desist. an underground report claims someone held his head under water in a Santiago tub and dumped him in a pool.
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Miami
Fla
Cuban‘ Information Service
Cuba
Hector Hill
Brooklyn
Castro
Versailles
Santiago
Todd
Hill
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San Francisco Naval
Bur
Belgian Congo
France
Heabor
Republic
New Goodwill, Love Corporation
Turkey
Brussels
Belgium
European Common Market
Greece
Belaouane
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
John Stennis
D- Miss
Danid Jackson
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Jackson
Exile News
Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Rhodesian Federation
George Lewis
Preservation Hall
New Orleans
Japan
Lewis
Emmanuel Sayles
Poppa John Joseph
Joe Robichaux
Punch Miller
Jeff
Louis Nelson
Joe Watkins
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