Lightning Kills Eight In North Carolina Barn
A summer thunderstorm chased farm workers into a barn in Clinton North Carolina. A lightning bolt struck the door and killed eight people instantly while several others, including 16 year old Eugene Daughtry, survived or were hospitalized. Victims included Oscar and Anmete Cottle sharecroppers a 70 year old woman Mary Morrisey and youths William Keel Joyce Ann Mathis Ludie Mathis Earl Bell and Samuel Newkirk.
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Clinton
N.C
Oscar
Anmete Cottle
Eugene Daughtry
William Keel
Mary Morrisey
Joyce Ann Mathis
Ludie Mathis
Earl Bell
Samuel Newkirk
Keel
Cottles
Refugee Flow Indicates East German Pressure on Berlin
Chancellor Adenauer cites a heavy influx of refugees into West Berlin as proof that East Germany is increasing pressure on its citizens. He notes a panic among East Germans as refugees cross to West Berlin and are flown to West Germany, with Soviet threats prompting calls to control air corridors into West Berlin.
Britain Orders 1000 Commandos to Withdraw From Kuwait
Kuwait Forces report Britain has ordered about 1,000 commandos and several hundred other troops to withdraw from Kuwait, reducing its defense force by roughly one third.
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Kuwait
Britain
Kissable Yuri: British nurse plants cheeky kiss
Olivia Brayden, a 23 year old British dental nurse, kissed Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin at the Soviet Embassy reception and called him the most kissable man in the universe. Bodyguards restrained her as Gagarin, married, recovered his composure and left in a car.
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London
Yuri Gagarin
Olivia Brayden
Olivia
Yuri
Moscow
Gagarin
Khrushchev
Firefighters See Hope In Slowing Yosemite Area Blaze
Fire crews slow advancing brush fire near Bass Lake five miles from Yosemite as 63 000 acres burn nearby. Optimistic officials say rain and light winds could let them contain the two large fires within days. A separate blaze near Jamestown driven by a drought and arson has firefighters on alert amid widespread evacuation efforts.
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California
Sierra
Calaveras County
Tuolumne County
Jamestown
George Kipp
Ahwahnee
Forestry
State Division of Forestry
John Gookin
Fire devastates Nipinnawasee and Ahwahnee in Madera County
A large blaze Tuesday swept through Nipinnawasee and Ahwahnee in Madera County leaving only a few structures intact. Fire crews fought the flames as residents evacuated and authorities assessed damages in the two communities.
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Madera County
Nipinnawasee
Ahwahnee
Middletown Area Weather Tonight Through Friday
Humid and muggy conditions expected in the Middletown area tonight and Friday due to cloudiness and scattered showers and thundershowers. Lows around 65 tonight, with a high near 85 tomorrow. Official high yesterday was 75 at 10 a.m. and overnight low 65 at 5:15 a.m.
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Middletown
August Draft Up to 8000 for Army Strength
Washington AP reports the Army will call 8,000 men in August to reach an authorized strength of 870,000. The Defense Department announced the draft, the largest since December, when 8,000 were also called. Army manpower at early June stood around 856,000.
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Washington
Deffense Department
Manhunt Under Way For Slayer Of 2 Officers
A large force searches Colorado mountains for a young gunman after he killed State Patrol Lt. Hiram Short and Undersheriff John Clark and wounded two others. The suspect, Delmar Dean Spooner, fled after a fight near Kremmling, driving toward Eagle County. Police say the car was bought in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Kremmling
Colo
Colorado Mountains
Hiram Short
Craig
John Clark
Eagle County
Chancey van Pelt
Grand County
Robert Hoover
Grand Junction
State Game and Fish Department
Denver
Sioux City
Iowa
Delmar Dean Spooner
Storm Lake
Spooner
State Bridge
Kremmiingear Piney Creek
Clark
Hoover
Patrouman
van Pelt
Pelt
Henry Knuth
Iawa Auto
Hope Dim For Arms Ban Talks
President Kennedy’s top disarmament adviser heads to the White House for final instructions on a new round of talks with the Soviet Union about a broad scale disarmament conference. John J. McCloy to meet Kennedy, with Dean Rusk and McGeorge Bundy also present, amid dwindling optimism and Khrushchev’s Berlin stance.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Soviet Union
John J. McCloy
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
U. S
Khrushchev
United States
Berlin
Relief program reforms spread nationwide to curb welfare costs
The Associated Press reports relief reforms expand nationwide with work for pay, chiselers crackdown, and training programs. Newburgh plans rules to bar mothers of illegitimate children from further aid and cap yearly assistance, citing rising costs and a need to reassess welfare’s role. Pilot projects in Phillipsburg and Cincinnati show work requirements and training reducing state expenditures while aiming to produce self supporting citizens.
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Associated Press
Newburgh
N.Y
Joseph Mitchell
Phillipsburg
N.J
Arthur W. Paini
Washington
Department
Cincinnati
Mary Gorman
Ohio
Department of Public Welfare
Keep Vote College Chairmen Push Electoral Reform
Washington AP chairmen of the two major parties urged Congress to keep the Electoral College. Bailey of the Democrats backs a constitutional amendment to stop electors deserting their pledge. Miller of the Republicans favors district ballots with two at large per state. Both want joint Senate House voting when no candidate wins a majority, and Bailey rejects a national presidential primary citing cost and time.
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Washington
Congress
John M. Bailey
Democratic National Committee
William E. Miller
Republican National Committee
Senate
House
Bailey
Estes Kefauver
D. Tenn
Lehi Father Sacrifices Life Saving Son in Sewer Trench
A Utah father Darrel Adams 36 died shielding his 14 year old son Richard Adams from a cave in after a sewer trench collapsed. The boy survived and was hospitalized for observation. Rescue teams searched frantically but could not save the father who pinned the head of the man to the wall.
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Lehi
Utah
Darrel Adams
Adams
Richard Adams
Mail Lost In United Jet Crash Amounts Recovered
A postal inspector reports the United Airlines jet that crashed on Tuesday carried 235 pounds of mail and about 210 pounds have been recovered.
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Denver
Colo
United Airlines
Democratic chairman warns on electoral college loopholes
The leader says action is needed to stop electors voting for other candidates and notes how small shifts could swing a close election. He cites 1960 risks and fears under a loose system. Miller backs district electors and opposes proportional splits. Bailey urges poll tax abolition, favors lowering voting age but lets states decide.
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Chhosen
Illinois
Minnesota
Hawaii
Kennedy
Nixon
Miller
Bailey
Chuckle on Life Span and Ambition
A humorous remark notes that while life expectancy rises, scientists cannot extend life enough for a person to complete all desired tasks. The quip reflects on human limits and the endless list of ambitions across years.
Soul Doctor Journeys to India in Search of Another Life
Charlottesville report on Dr Ian Stevenson, a University of Virginia neurologist, who after a decade of study believes there is evidence that part of the human organism survives physical death. He heads to India and Sri Lanka to examine children claiming memories of past lives, under Parapsychology Foundation funding, planning a full report within a year.
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University of Virginia
India
Ceylon
Ian Stevenson
School of Medicine
Parapsychology Foundation
New York
Stevenson
Cole
Bridey Murphy
Ireland
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