Treasure Unearthed at Altman Mills Near Troy Ohio
In Troy Ohio workers at Altman Mills unearthed several money cans from under concrete pilings. The first two cans contained about 350000 dollars and a third can held more money. The find follows claims by R H Altman that he buried his wealth beneath the mill before his July death.
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Troy
Ohio
Altman Mills
Troy National Bank
Altman
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
George S. Altman
Irwin
Mary Jane Ward
First Troy National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Cincinnati
Southern Governors Show New Moderate Attitudes
At the Southern Governors Conference in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississippi urged a stand on civil rights but the group rejected a showdown. Governors including George Wallace showed moderation while avoiding public battles over desegregation and federal policy.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Rce
Barnett
Dixie
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Wallace
Deep South
Barron
Defense Department
Washington
Ward Estate Valued at 4420 Pounds After Debts
Dr Stephen Ward left a net estate of 4420 pounds, downsized from an initial 14620 pounds after provisional assessment and debt settlements. Much of the assets were from portraits sold during his trial linked to the Profumo scandal that toppled a minister and endangered the Macmillan government. He died by suicide at trial’s end.
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London
Stephen Ward
Joseph Jackson
Ward
John D. Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Trawlers Spy On Exercise Off Portsmouth
Vice Admiral Charles B. Martell, commander of NATO's Atlantic strike fleet, arrived at Portsmouth with six Soviet trawlers shadowing a NATO exercise that involved 15 U.S. ships, 16 British ships and submarines, and 25,000 personnel from British and French air detachments.
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Portsmouth
England
Charles B. Martell
NATO
U.S
Newport News
Martell
Atlantic
Mother known automation sparks work while you relax
A humorous note assigns the idea of automation to a timeless concept named Mother. The playful line suggests a task-completing process that runs itself, leaving the user free to sit back. The reference evokes a nostalgic view of technology doing the heavy lifting.
Racial Tensions Flare Across Several Cities
The Associated Press reports racial protests across Plaquemine and Iberville Parish in Louisiana with about 170 arrests despite a federal ban. Segregationist plans surface in Birmingham after violence. King links Birmingham bombings to a national violence pattern. Prince Edward County schools begin reopening for Negroes in Farmville Virginia. A House subcommittee probes racial factors in federal hiring in Washington. Four civil rights demonstrators face charges in Americus Georgia.
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Plaquemine
City Hall
Iberville Parish
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Americus, Ga
Georgia
South Vietnamese crackdown boosts U S review of Diem regime
A censored AP dispatch says Saigon's army arrested about 1,000 monks and nuns across four cities and seized pagodas, signaling a return to normal under martial law while the United States re assesses policy toward Ngo Dinh Diem. At least one monk reported killed, 30 wounded, with Viet Nam Presse denying fatalities and promising release of detainees who stop exploiting religion.
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Tokyo
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Diem
Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Browne
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Foreign Ministry
Xa Loi
Buddhist High Command
Viet Nam Presse
Ready Law To Prevent Rail Strike
Senate Commerce Committee moves to craft a bill to avert a nationwide rail strike set for next Thursday. Chairman Magnuson plans to meet with Leader Mansfield and House gainers to decide timing as labor talks fail and Wirtz notes no reconciliation on arbitration issues. Railroads plan to publish new work rules at 12:01 a.m. August 29 unless Congress acts.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
J. E. Wolfe
Congress
Economy Clause In Tax Cut Plan Faces Opposition
Republicans push to require budget discipline for the tax cut bill while President Kennedy opposes adding conditions. House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills notes delaying or adding contingencies could blunt the law’s revenues and widen deficits. Key Republicans Byrnes and Baker pledge to press the measure, despite Kennedy’s letter.
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Washington
Kennedy
Ma Wyer
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Mills
Byrnes
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Body Found In Lake Off Genoa on the Lake
Deputies identified the floating body in Lake Erie near Genoa on the Lake as August Wirth. The discovery comes amid ongoing efforts to address a deficit projected to exceed expectations.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Youngstown
Lake Erie
Genoa-on-the
Fiji Leaders and Britain Plan Talks
Fiji Governor Sir Kenneth Maddocks announced Britain will hold a conference with Fiji leaders in 1964 or early 1965 to discuss Fiji’s future. He spoke amid UN panel debate that has created uncertainty about the island territory’s path ahead.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Britain
Fiji
Kenneth Maddocks
Legislative Council
U.N
Khrushchev Tours Skopje Ruins After Earthquake Visit
In Skopje Khrushchev rode through ruined streets with about 100000 onlookers amid July quake devastation. He thanked a 500 man Soviet relief team, following U S and Yugoslav aid actions including a Tito acceptance of a $50 million U S aid offer and prior visits by Freeman.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
U.S
Orville Freeman
Soviet Union
West Germany
Freeman
Tito
Kenneday
United States
Three Firemen Die in Tank Blast at Framingham
In Framingham Massachusetts a fuel tank explosion during a Center Oil and Coal Co fire killed three firefighters and injured six others including spectators. The blast threw a 2000 pound cap about 100 feet and ignited flaming oil as Fire Chief C Hubert Moran aged 47 and firefighters Norman Berry 34 and John Reebenacher 19 died at the scene.
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Framingham. Mass
Center Oil and Coal Co
Askland
C. Hubert Moran
Ashland
Norman Berry
John Reebenacher
New Duty Time Set For Reserve Enlistments
The House sent to President Kennedy a bill requiring at least four months of active duty and six years of service for Reservists to meet military obligations. Active duty length would match training needs to qualify a Reserve for his specialty and could extend up to about 18 months.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Saigon Crisis Deepens Amid Raids and Censorship
Viet Nam Presse says police and troops search pago das as weapons grenades and radio transmitters are found. Buddhist pagodas nationwide are cordoned, some ruined. Saigon airport resumes commercial traffic after a day closed, amid tightened news censorship. Henry Cabot Lodge arrives as new U S ambassador to assess impact.
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Viet Nam Presse
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
South Viet Nam
Japan
Weather report notes warm sun ending fog today
A warm sun burned off heavy fog this morning after low temperatures. Yesterday’s high reached 78 with a 54 degree low. Fair skies and rising humidity are expected for the next 24 to 36 hours in the area.
Escape Hole Drilled To Rescue Miners Misses Underground Pocket
Three trapped coal miners in Hazleton are 331 feet underground after a third escape hole missed the pocket by a few feet. Henry Throne and David Fellin remain in contact through a six inch lifeline as rescue teams reassess to avoid further delays.
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Associated Press
Hazleton, Pa
Henry Throne
Fellin
Throne
Gordon Smith
Bova
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