Lumumba Seeks Leopoldville Radio as UN Guards Hold Line
In Leopoldville Ghana troops ring the radio station as Patrice Lumumba leads about 20 armed followers in a bid to seize the UN controlled facility. The standoff ends with Lumumba retreating after warnings, while reporters and Europeans observe the tense scene from the Boulevard Albert.
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Eopoldville
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Ghana
Lumumba
Albert
Congo
Hurricane Donna Rips Florida Coast Extends Threat North
A hurricane storm named Donna slashed eastern North Carolina and threatens the entire East Coast up to New England. Forecast winds reach 115 mph with 5 to 7 foot tides. emergency measures urged as Donna moves northeast at 40 to 45 mph. The death toll rises past 120 across earlier Caribbean and Florida paths. Charleston and Wilmington report damage, and beaches evacuate as the storm warns.
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N. C
Donna
North Carolina
Portsmouth
N. H
Florida
U. S
Weather Bureau
New England
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Long Island
Cape Cod
Bureau
Leeward Islands
South Carolina
Charleston
City of Charleston
Plane Crash Kills Eight Near Denver in Utah Flight Route
An Air Force C-123 cargo plane crashed and burned west of Denver killing all eight aboard. The six crewmen and two passengers were found inside the wreckage at about 9,600 feet near Berthoud Pass. The aircraft, last heard from leaving Lowry AFB Denver for Hill AFB Utah, belonged to Tactical Air Command and was based at Pope AFB North Carolina.
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Denver
Air Force
Colorado State Patrol
Berthoud Pass
Tactical Air Command
Pope Afb
N. C
Lowry Afb
Hill Afb
Utah
Earth Tremor Shakes Anchorage Alaska
A sharp earth tremor jolted Anchorage for about 20 seconds causing no damage. The tremor struck at 4 46 p m AST and was followed by several aftershocks. The quake’s epicenter could not be determined.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPD
Jesser
Poll of Avalanche Journal regional reporters favors GOP
A Sunday news forum at the Caprock Hotel drew twenty one regional correspondents who voted 13 to 8 for the GOP, with Democrats favored by the rest. The unsigned poll reflected the respondents views on their areas rather than personal opinion and was aired on KFYO.
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Avalanche- Journal
South Plains
New Mexico
GOP
Caprock
KFYO
Avalanche-Journal
Too See
FAPER
Avalanche Journal
T. W. Stockton Jr
Crosbyton
A. E. Coward
Seagraves
Stockton
Coward
Kennedy Skips California for Texas Clergy Debate
John F. Kennedy heads to Texas for a religious issue discussion with Houston Protestant clergy men. He plans to engage faith voters and push his civil rights stance amid the election campaign as he departs California for Texas.
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Avalanche-Journal
John F. Kennedy
California
Texas
Houston
East German Ulbricht hurls traffic control claim rally
Walter Ulbricht addressed about 100000 East Berliners at a hate the West rally promising East Berliners can control traffic into West Berlin. The week of disruption spurred talk of a NATO blockade against East Germany and a reprisal visa ban by East Germany. Allied ambassadors met in Bonn to weigh sanctions as the crisis deepened.
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Ulbricht
West Berlin
East Germany
Western Europe
Bonn
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kennedy Johnson visit fills Lubbock with large turnout
West Texans flood to Lubbock Municipal Airport to greet Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Thousands expected as delegations from many West Texas counties travel by bus and car to the arrival of the Kennedy Johnson entourage.
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Lubbock
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Lubbock Municipal
West Texas
Laos Anti-Communists Reveal Countermove
In southern Laos anti Communist forces claim they started a revolution against the two week old neutralist Vien tiane government led by Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma. No rebel action was announced by Gen Phoumi Nosavan, the western backed leader whose coup toppled the previous government last month.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Argentine Police Purge Targets Senior Officials
Argentina's federal police undergo a sweeping purge after investigations reveal bribery and police complicity with criminals. Rear Adm. Ezequiel Niceto Vega, a top adviser to President Frondizi and brother-in-law to the president's wife, heads the implicated force. Reports note bribes and inmate releases tied to the scandal, with bribes reaching up to a million pesos.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Adm
Ezequiel Niceto Vega
19 Injured In Crashes Sunday City Split
A spate of five wrecks left 19 people hospitalized, including 11 teens, after a jeep-type convertible overturned at 27th St and Quaker Ave. Investigators noted a 17-foot skid mark tracing the vehicle’s turn before the crash.
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27Th St
Quaker Ave
Steve Meeks
Methodist Hospital
Quaker Avenue
27Th Street
West Texas Hospital
Cam Fannin
Cam Fannin Sr
Aoth Sr
Jack Woody
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