Icelandic Blonde Steals Spotlight at Beauty Congress
Sigridur Gerisdottir 22 from the University of Iceland leads with three preliminary awards at the International Beauty Congress in Long Beach. She won speech honors with a monologue ending God Bless America, plus a playsuit trophy and Miss Photogenic honor as 52 contestants vie for Friday’s final win.
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Sigridur Gerisdottir
Iceland
Long Beach
Calif
University of Iceland
Rebels Claim Revolt Wins In Laos Crisis
Reports from Saigon state Lao military rebels led by Paratroop Captain Kong Le say the coup achieved its goal with the population approving the movement. Rebels announce a 40 member executive to govern temporarily, deny foreign backing, and pledge cooperation with the revolution. Meanwhile, loyalist officers and a possible resistance movement are cited, as Laos king sends envoys to Luang Prabang to negotiate. Prince Souvanhna Phouma reportedly heads to Luang Prabang to advocate for the rebel effort.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Laos
Kong le
Éhn Lasdaw
Raunit
Tiao Samsonith
Phoumi Nosavan
Savang Vathana
Luang Prabang
Vientiane
Lover
Samsonith
Ouane Rathikone
Souvanna Phouma
Naional Assembly
Little Miss Nobody Buried After Desert Find in Prescott
Prescott mourners attended the burial of an unidentified girl found half buried in the Arizona Desert south of Prescott on July 31. Believed to be 6 to 8 years old, the mystery included no identity or cause of death. Community efforts, led by Dave Palladin of KYCA, funded the funeral under the name Little Miss Nobody.
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Prescott, Ariz
Charles Franklin Parker
Congregational Church
Prescott
Arizona Desert
Dave Palladin
KYCA
Chuckle Note on Old TV and Movies That Never Die
A lighthearted reflection on why classic television programs and movies endure beyond their original release. The piece calls out how aging footage remains part of popular culture, amusing readers with the idea that cinema history keeps resurfacing in modern life.
Police smash Brooklyn crime school run by mobsters
Brooklyn police raided homes in Brooklyn and Queens, arresting 22 people linked to a "junior Apalachin" crime school run by top mobsters. The gang allegedly tutored youths in murder and burglary, with raids uncovering a burglary spree netting about a half million dollars over two years and implicating receivers into higher crime rings.
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New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Ray ‘Mond V. Martin
Martin
Sharp Shark’s Teeth End Basil the Pet Seal
Basil the seal, pet of Rockport tree surgeon Harry Goodrich, was killed by a shark in Penobscot Bay. Goodrich said Basil, who could roll over and shake hands, went overboard to swim and was swallowed by an estimated 11 foot shark. he harpooned the predator but Basil died.
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Rockport, Maine
Basil
Harry Goodrich
Rockport
Goodrich
Penobscot Bay
Fidel Castro blasts Catholic Church in Cuba standoff
Fidel Castro denounced Catholic critics as traitors to Christ and Cuba after accusing Church leaders aided by the U.S. Embassy of provoking his revolution. He warned of retaliation if the church continues its anti-government stance, calling for a pastoral letter condemning imperialism and Batista crimes.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Christ
U.S
United States
Castro
Cuba
Fulgencio
Batista
Tista
Enrique Perez Serantes
Santiago
Chhurch
Catholic Church
Lumumba appeals for unity amid Congo rioting in capital
Premier Patrice Lumumba urged national unity in a radio address as Congolese police in steel helmets and soldiers moved through Kinshasa's native quarter after anti-government rioting. Rocks were thrown at Lumumba's car but he was unharmed. rioters were reported detained.
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Andrew Borowiec
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Abako
Place de la Vie‘toire
U.N
Belgium
Anicet Ka‘shamura
Abako Party
Joseph Kasavu
Dag Hammarskjold to Lead U.N. Congo Task Force
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold flies to Elisabethville to direct a U.N. mission deploying 300 Swedish soldiers to Katanga to replace Belgian troops. The plan aims to withdraw Belgian forces while protecting 12,000 civilians as Congo tensions flare amid rioting and political party strife.
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United Nations, N.Y (Ap
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
U.N
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Hisorce
Tshombe
U.N. Security Council
Patrice Lumumba
Hammarskjold
Leopoldville
Elisabethville
Ben Hammou Kettani
Morocco
I. J. Rikhye
India
U.N. l
Case urges Senate backing for full time UN police force
Senator Clifford P. Case of New Jersey urged the Senate to reaffirm support for a permanent United Nations police force. He introduced a resolution calling for the Senate to endorse a full time police force that could fly to trouble spots at a moment's notice amid world conditions he described as demanding immediate UN action.
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Washington
Clifford P. Case
Senate
United Nations
U.N
Case
Kennedy Leads Wage Bill Fight in Senate Debates
Senator John F. Kennedy pushes to pass a minimum wage bill raising the rate from $1.00 to $1.25 in three steps, extending protections to five million workers. He accuses the Eisenhower administration of foot-dragging on welfare measures and tied education and health debates to wage policy, while Goldwater defends the past stance as inflationary.
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Washington
John F. Kennnedy
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Senate
Kennedy
Goldwater
John A. Carroll
D. Cole
Carroll Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Autumn In August Weather Continues In Miami Valley
A strong cold front brings cooler air to the Miami Valley and is expected to persist. Today’s forecast calls for fair and pleasant conditions with a high near 80 degrees, followed by a cool night and a low around 58. Friday should be fair and warmer with a high near 83. Middletown's official high yesterday reached 83 at 3 pm, and the low this morning was 61 at 7:30 am, with yesterday’s rainfall totaling 0.5 inches.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
American spy case fifth in Soviet expulsions
London AP reports the Tass agency expelled an American identified as Robert Christner for organizing a spy operation. Christner photographed military targets in Uzhgorod Lvov Kiev and Baku and kept notes in a belt. He arrived in July to collect intelligence on industrial and military projects.
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London
Robert
Christner
Irv
Soviet Union
Tass An
U.S
Moscow
Tass
Francis Gary Powers
Uzhgorod
Lvov
Kiev
Baku
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