Jury Awards Butts $3 Million Libel Verdict
A federal jury in Atlanta awarded Wally Butts 3 million dollars in punitive damages plus 60 thousand in general damages after eight hours of deliberation. The Post was found libelous for a March 23 story by Frank Graham Jr alleging his involvement in a football game fix. Curtis Publishing Co. was ordered to pay 3 million in punitive damages.
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Atlanta
Wally Butts
Saturday Evening Post
Post
University of Georgia
Frank Graham Jr
Butts
Curtis Publishing Co
UN Reds Fight Over Prisoners In Korea Armistice Session
At Panmunjom the UN and Communist members of the Korean Military Armistice Commission clashed for over five hours about prisoner returns. They reached no agreement except a captured officer would be returned to North Korea. General Cloud demanded the release of two American helicopter pilots, but North Korea refused to discuss that case.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N
Korean Military Armistice Commission
North Korea
George H. Cloud
Chang Chung
Ihwan
North Korean Officer Among Six Reds In Demilitarized Zone Attack
A North Korean officer seized after a September 5 assault on a U N work party south of the DMZ is reported to be among six Reds involved. Two officers were wounded and captured and asked to stay in South Korea, but one is homesick and seeks return north.
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U.N
South Korea
Cloud
Unanimity Rule Changes at Southern Governors Conference
Governors at White Sulphur Springs adopt a unanimity rule requiring all resolutions to receive every vote. The move, proposed by Gov. Donald Russell, is backed by Gov. George Wallace who says the rule gives him veto power on civil rights measures. Demonstrators outside the Greenbrier Hotel sparked the debate and were met by West Virginia’s Gov. Barron.
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Ben. Wv, Futts
Florence
Ala
Carleton W. Voltz
Frankfort
Mich
U.S. Army
Horder
Cloud
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Toem
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Donald Russell
South Carolina
Orvald. Faubus
Arkansas
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Greenbrier
Barnett
Washington
School fund honors slain cheer leader in Greenhills
A fund for Greenhills high school cheerleaders was established in memory of Patricia Rebholz who was killed Aug 8 in the village. More than 1000 dollars from classmates and friends will fund yearly cheerleading training camps at Syracuse Indiana. Rebholz had attended a camp this summer and found it exciting. In Cincinnati Calvin Porter Lowe, 51, was arraigned on counterfeiting plate charges after posing as a police investigator. bond set at 10000. Police say Lowe knew nothing of the Rebholz case.
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Cincinnati
Greenhills
Patricia Ann Rebholz
Melvin Rebholz
Rebholz
Syracuse
Ind
Greenhills Legion Hall
Calvin Porter Lowe
U. S
Lowe
Tear Gas Deployed as Civil Rights Protests Hit Plaquemine
In Plaquemine Louisiana police fired tear gas at about 400 marchers chanting freedom songs led by James Farmer of CORE. About 17 Negroes were arrested after a meeting where Farmer urged an economic boycott. Troopers joined local police in dispersing the crowd as activists push a voter registration drive. a doctor posted bond after arrest.
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Plaquemine
Louisiana
James Farmer
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Farmer
Denis Eongy
Baton Rouge
Norch
Donaldsonville
Plaquemine Plack’-a-min
Palmer tops Cupit and Rodgers to reach World Series
Akron bulletin reports Arnold Palmer defeating Jacky Cupit and Phil Rodgers with a one under par 69 to qualify for the World Series of Golf.
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Palmer
Jacky Cupit
Phil Rodgers
Middletown receives first real soaking in months
Middletown area soaked with more than an inch and a half of rain from yesterday into last night. Forecasters expect drier air and clearing skies tonight as a high pressure system moves in from the Midwest. Tomorrow should be sunny with yesterday’s high near 64 and low around 53. The morning low was 63.
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Middletown
Midwest
Rash Of Military Jet Crashes Claims Eleven Servicemen
At least 11 U. S. servicemen and two civilians were killed in a week of military aircraft accidents. Two fliers are missing, one believed lost at sea. Fifteen aircraft were destroyed and 17 injured across crashes in Clayton New Mexico, on the Constellation, at Eglin Florida, Irwin Iowa, and near Brittany France involving the carrier Independence.
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U. S
Clayton
M. M
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Irwin
Iowa
France
Plouarnel
Brittany
Independence
Escapees Re-taken After Mansfield Prison Break
In Beaver County two Mansfield Ohio escapees Gary Risher 24 and Dennis Neely 22 were captured by policemen Sgt George Tepovich and Officer William Reich after a tip led them to Midland. A 5½ inch dagger was found on Risher and Neely attacked Tepovich during transport, wounding him. Tepovich received hospital treatment and was released.
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Midland
Mansfield
Ohio
Beaver County
Gary Risher
Dennis Neely
Grafton Ho
George Tepovich
William Reich
Risher
Neely
Tepovich
Two Drilling Efforts Probe Trapped Miners In Hazleton
Rescue teams drill to reach three miners trapped 400 feet underground since last Tuesday. David Fellin and his wife spoke through a surface hole while Louis Bova remains separated by debris. Officials estimate digging time ranges from eight to twenty hours per best conditions.
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Hazleton
David Fellin
Louis Bova
Bova
Pattersonville
Sheppton
Chambury
Fellin
Henry Throne
Cuban Plant Is Shelled, Radio Says
Cuban radio reported shelling of a meta processing plant in Pinar Del Rio Province on the north coast of Cuba. The broadcast quoted a government note calling the attack a third pirate strike in 72 hours and blamed the United States for aggression.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Cuban Radio
Fidel Castro
Meta
Pinar del Rio
Havana
United States
Havana Radio
Plane Missing as Four Onboard Reported Missing in West Virginia
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said a private plane with four unidentified persons aboard is missing in Northern West Virginia. The aircraft refueled in Flying and was en route to Ohio, last heard from over Parsons at 4:25 p.m. when it said it was returning to Elkins.
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Elkins
W. Va
Federal Aviation Agency
West Virginia
Ohio
Parsons
Cleveland
Ito Elkins
Chuckle Marriage Starts With Bill ing And Cooing
A playful note on courtship humor suggests billing and cooing mark the start of married life. The piece hints at ongoing expenses and affectionate moments as the couple builds a life together.
Power opposes limited test ban in Senate hearing
Gen. Thomas S. Powers, head of Strategic Air Command, said the limited nuclear test ban treaty is not in U.S. interests. He testified to a Senate subcommittee and opposed ratification, while other service chiefs supported safeguards and the pact with caveats.
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Washington
Thomas S. Powers
Strategic Air Command
Power
John Stennis
D-Miss
Strom Thurmond
D S.C
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Curtis FE. LeMay
Kennedy aides target post Labor Day votes on tests ban and tax bill
Democratic congressional leaders said they aim to bring the limited test ban treaty to the Senate and the tax bill to the House in the week after Labor Day. They spoke after their weekly breakfast with President Kennedy.
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Senate
House
Kennedy
Teller and others testify on treaty impact before Senate panels
Dr Edward Teller a hydrogen bomb pioneer testifies publicly before a joint Senate Foreign Relations Armed Services and Atomic Energy committees session with Harold Brown and Robert Strausz-Hope. Teller warns the treaty approval could have grave consequences for national security and defense research.
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Edward Teller
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Armed Services
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committees
Harold Brown
Defense Department
Defense Research and Engineering
Robert Strausz-Hope
Univerisity of Pennsylvania
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Teller
Air Force
Le May Clarifies Testimony On Treaty In Closed Session
Foreign relations committee chair J W Fulbright reports that Le May clarified his testimony in a closed session. Fulbright says Le May has no real reservations about the treaty overall.
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LeMay
Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Khrushchev Enfolded by Tito at Belgrade Airport
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev landed in Belgrade and embraced Yugoslav President Josip Tito amid warm greetings. Wives of the leaders stood nearby as they exchanged hugs and kisses signaling thaw in postwar tensions. Tito praised Khrushchev for aiding the nuclear test ban talks. Khrushchev looked forward to continued discussions begun in Moscow. He also affirmed Yugoslavia as a socialist country in a broad open gesture toward Red China.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
Tito
Moscow
Khrushchev Visit Highlights Yugoslav Balance Between East and West
Yugoslavia hosts Khrushchev in a two week itinerary seen as a test of Tito’s non aligned path. China denounces Tito as deviationist while snubbing Khrushchev at the airport. Tanjug portrays Khrushchev as one of many friends and denies a return to the Communist bloc.
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Tanjug
Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Finland
Mexico
United Arab Republic
Indonesia
U.N
U Thant
Dean Rusk
Buddhist Leaders Claim Phony Plot Aims at Lodge
Buddhists in Saigon allege the South Vietnamese government plans a staged assassination attempt on U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. to discredit Buddhists. They say agents would pose as assassins at the airport when Lodge arrives August 26 and would be arrested to implicate a Buddhist leader.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
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