Great train robbery loot recovered near Dorking site
Police recovered another 30000 pounds in Great Train Robbery cash from an abandoned auto trailer near Dorking Surrey. The haul raises total recovered to 273107 pounds of the 2.6 million stolen by the Tobber gang as Scotland Yard intensifies the nationwide hunt for gang members including Rubberface Mary and Peter the Pug. An undercover informant named 31 participants, including leaders, is reported by papers in London.
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Viet Nam Clashes Between Troops and Buddhist Monks Escalate
In Hue martial law and a curfew are declared as troops storm pagodas and clash with monks and laymen. Saigon radio reports casualties and 12 truckloads of monks taken from Xa Lai pagoda amid martial law and a state of siege across the country.
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Bomb blasts shake Birmingham as desegregation tensions flare
Dynamite blasted the Birmingham home of Negro lawyer Arthur D. Shares and triggered rock throwing by pursuing crowds. Police and deputies restored order after dispersing rioters. two officers were struck but not seriously hurt and two suspects were jailed. Separate protests in Plaquemine, Louisiana, were halted as police intervened at an integration rally.
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Year-Long Trek Ends for Douks
Agassiz British Columbia report says Aland has completed more than 500 trek days begun a year earlier by Sons of Freedom Doukhobors. The group left burned homes in the Kootenay region and walked through Vancouver area to end Tuesday outside Mountain Prison near Agassiz.
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Inco Seeks Tax Exemption for Canadian Stocks on NYSE
International Nickel Company of Canada urged U S Congress to exempt all outstanding Canadian company shares trading on New York exchanges from Kennedy’s proposed 15 percent foreign stock and bond equalization tax. Wingate pressed for exemptions also for firms 50 percent owned by Americans, naming Aluminum Ltd and Inco.
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Dartboard theft after pub mishap
In London, John Moffitt aimed at a pub dartboard and struck a light bulb causing a blackout. Pub keeper Bruce Newton fell on the stairs, Bilko the dog bit him, a bartender cut his hand, and the dartboard vanished during the confusion.
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Canadians Over-Taxed, Structure Unsound, Say Property Groups
Three property-owner associations told the royal commission on taxation that Canadians face excessive taxation under a split-government revenue system. They charged high taxes and wages lift costs, claim Canada loses industry to foreign control, and urge parity with U.S. wages and hours to close living-standard gaps. The brief criticizes fiscal policy and upcoming budget measures as inflationary risks.
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Ice conditions ease in Arctic waters after ship blockades
The transport department announced easing ice in Arctic waters, ending a week of maritime disruption that left at least 10 coast guard vessels and freighters trapped. Police in Montreal report 27 arrests across raids on sweepstakes ticket distributors, including an elderly man and a woman. In Ottawa traffic, June fatalities reach 408, up from 329 last year, per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. In Moscow, the Soviet Union rejects West Germany's nuclear test ban pact text, noting signing does not imply recognition of East Germany. In Havana, forces deploy along the north coast to counter anti-Castro raiders amid rising tensions.
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Rescue Efforts Renewed In Hazleton Mine Trapping
Drilling of a new escape hole began to reach three miners trapped 331 feet underground eight days after a mine collapse. Two men, David Fellin and Henry Throne, reported contact with a companion separated by debris after nearly 40 hours. Louis Bova remains trapped. his wife Eva awaits further word as two six inch holes provide lifelines and supplies.
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Soviets Claim Lead In Yugoslav Visit
Belgrade AP dispatch reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev telling Yugoslav workers that enemies of communism would someday wish to live in Communist countries. Khrushchev made the remark during talks in Belgrade as relations with Yugoslavia were in focus.
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Kennedy urges renewed foreign aid effort
President Kennedy says Americans may tire of foreign aid but adversaries never do. He urges continued support for foreign aid programs, arguing their importance in U S policy and security. The remarks emphasize persistence despite public weariness.
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Scientist testifies ban may help U S strategic edge
Dr Harold Brown, defense director of research, told Senate committees that the limited test ban cannot substantially impair U S strategic superiority even if Russia cheats to the maximum extent. He argued ratification could enhance U S advantage and fully supports it, contrasting Dr Edward Teller’s opposition.
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Anglicans Seen Unique in World Christian Mission
Toronto dispatch reports Canon Johnson of New York says Anglicans synthesize Catholic, Protestant, and liberal strands into a distinctive church. He urges unity while affirming Anglican distinctness, warning a divided church hinders Christian progress. Waddams notes internal divisions hinder global unity efforts.
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China Too Weak The Kremlin Replies On Nuclear Aid
The Kremlin says China is economically unable to produce nuclear arms in quantity and should rely on the Soviet Union’s growing arsenal. Pravda replies to China’s Aug 15 accusation that Russia broke a 1959 aid agreement before Khrushchev’s U.S. visit.
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