Riots End Dramatic in British Columbia Penitentiary
Three inmates seized guard Pat Dennis during a riot at the New Westminster prison. Negotiations aided by radio commentator Jack Webster led to the guard's release and transfers of the three convicts to other facilities while Dennis was treated and watched.
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Balloon Lift Fails As Itself Drags Away In New Mexico
At Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico the CAP Project Stargazer balloon broke free and rose unaided after months of delays The 3 million cubic foot balloon carried a 5300 pound gondola and two passengers Air Force Captain Joe Kittlinger astronomer William White and Dr J Allen Hynek led the effort but wind and static ended the attempt threatening further funding and possibly the program.
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Coast Fire Ravages Staten Island and Surroundings
Windswept fires swept from Maine to Maryland as hundreds were driven from homes. On Staten Island three dozen structures burned while crews from nine communities battled a large lumber warehouse loss and dozens of tenements. A Md forest blaze scorched 1000 acres as New Jersey Army and Navy units aided coast line fires.
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Kennedy seeks diplomatic push to halt Laos Red advance
President Kennedy ordered a rapid diplomatic salvage effort to prevent Laos from collapsing under communist pressure. Key steps include Rusk briefing ambassadors from India Canada and Poland, Harriman touring Paris and London, and the Bangkok envoy returning early, with no clear sign of immediate military action.
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Nixon urges unleashing Cuban exiles to fight communism
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon urged President Kennedy to risk international consequences by supporting Cuban exiles as part of a broader push to erase the Soviet presence in the hemisphere. He called for a new freedom doctrine and warned that containment alone will fail, while criticizing Kennedy’s Cuba policy and seeking a more aggressive stance.
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Middletown Public Library Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Middletown Public Library marks its golden anniversary amid National Library Week. The piece notes the library’s survival of a World War II flood and a tires shortage for its bookmobile, with editors detailing the library’s history and ongoing vitality.
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Girl 8 Killed Crossing Road in Canton Mississippi?
An eight year old girl, Robin Cooper of Northeast Canton, was struck and killed by an automobile while trying to cross Columbus Road between intersections on Saturday.
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Ohio
Robin Cooper
Columbus Road
Neutrals Hold On At Plaine des Jarres Amid Lao Tensions
Neutralist forces withdraw to Muong Pan near the Plaine des Jarres as Pathet Lao troops advance toward the strategic plain. Kong Le’s forces, short on ammo, position a rearguard while seeking aid, with estimates of neutralist strength varying from five to six thousand.
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Viet Nam
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Vientiane
Plaine Des Jarres
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Soviet Union
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Red China
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Phoumi Nosayan
Prince Souphanouvong
Souvanna
Tokyo
Jordan's Premier Rifai Resigns Amid Arab Unity Debate
Prime Minister Samir Rifai resigns amid violent protests over Jordan joining a proposed Egypt Iraq Syria union. King Hussein asks him to stay as caretaker while parliament debates unity and security measures. troops ring Parliament and curfews are imposed amid tensions. Israel massing rumors denied by a spokesman.
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Ohio State Professor J Ralph Shank Dies at 75
J Ralph Shank, a retired civil engineering professor at Ohio State University, served 41 years on the faculty and died Saturday at his Columbus home.
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J. Ralph Shank
Ohio State University
York Still Critical After Blood Clot Threat
Sgt. Alvin C. York, World War I Medal of Honor recipient, remained on the critical list at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. A blood clot in his left lung raised danger of pneumonia as of Saturday.
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