Defections Feared By Commies At Youth Festival
Vienna reports tightened controls at the seventh Communist World Youth Festival as delegates from Hungary Czechoslovakia and East Germany seek asylum. Organizers trim programs and curb discussions to prevent defections while Western delegates press for dialogue and tours. About 358 Americans attend, with 170 planning post festival USSR tours.
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Vienna
Austria
Communist Party
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Danube
Romania
Bulgaria
West
Asia
U.S
Ussr
Police Chief Replacement Also Resigns
Charlotte Edwina Gray Wright 17 of East Liverpool Ohio pleads guilty to bigamy and is jailed in Hancock County awaiting September grand jury. She surrendered to Weirton police after claiming she married Rex L Wright in Lisbon Ohio and later married a Weirton youth who told her to leave.
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New Cumberland
W. Va
Charlotte Edwina Gray
Wright
East Liverpool
Ohio
Hancock County
John B. Herron
Weirton
Rex L. Wright
Lisbon
Mojave Desert Storm Toppled 51 Telephone Poles
A fierce wind rain and thunderstorm struck the Mojave Desert causing 51 telephone poles to topple along a 20 block stretch of Lancaster Avenue I. Lightning sparked four brush fires and power lines failed plunging desert areas into outages.
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Lancaster
Calif
Mojave Desert
Avenue I
Cuba May Boycott Western Hemisphere Ministers Meet
Cuba may boycott the August 12 foreign ministers conference in Santiago after the OAS rejected its request to discuss economic underdevelopment as a cause of political instability. The vote, eight for, four against, nine abstentions, leaves Cuba to reassess its representation. The meeting aims to address Caribbean tensions with potential steps to curb further invasions linked to Cuba.
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Washington
Cuba
Santiago
Organization of American States
OAS Council
Levi Marrero
Caribbean
Panama
Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Atlas Aids In Planning Space Flight
Cape Canaveral sources report the Atlas intercontinental missile used to launch the first American into orbit carries a small laboratory. Recovered from the Atlantic, the 12 foot nose cone was unveiled with its heat blackened by reentry and traced to a July 21 test off Ascension Island.
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Earth
Atlantic
Ascension Island
Atlantic Missile Range
Nehru Dismisses Communist Kerala Government
Prime Minister Nehru's government dissolved the Communist regime in Kerala after six weeks of unrest. President Prasad signed the proclamation, with executive power to the center and legislature to the federal Parliament. Violent clashes and mass demonstrations preceded the action.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Kerala
Rajendra Prasad
M. S. Nambudiripad
Trivandrum
Prasad
Red
Taxpayer Burden Grows as Steel Strike Spreads
Pittsburgh reports a 17 day steel strike inflating relief requests and unemployment pay. State costs rise as 85,000 allied workers idle and millions in weekly relief funds and free food programs strain budgets. Pennsylvania, hit hard, lists about 20,000 non striking workers affected.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Steel union chief backs greater federal role in strike
David J. McDonald of United Steelworkers says the steel strike’s size and complexity warrant government involvement. He notes the need for federal participation to help settle the nationwide dispute.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
Unemployment Benefits Extend Across Several States
The report notes workers temporarily laid off are eligible for 35 dollars weekly unemployment benefits, with similar provisions seen in multiple states though to a lesser degree.
Harrisburg Moves to Aid Strikers in Food Distribution
Gov David L Lawrence said officials in some counties would cooperate with striking workers to distribute surplus food. Nine USW officials complained about difficulties with food officials. Federal mediators planned talks with USW and Alan Wood Steel Co to avert a strike as the labor contract nears expiry at midnight.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
USW
Alan Wood Steel Co
Philadelphia
Midwest Cool Front Brings Relief Across Region
A cool, dry air mass moves over most of the Midwest offering relief from recent heat. Muggy conditions persist in Texas to the Gulf states and Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes and Atlantic coast. Warmer but dry air returns to Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas as clear skies prevail lots of showers and thunderstorms possible in the warm belt.
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Midwest
Texas
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Wind Storm Damages Fayette County Fair in Ohio
A wind storm at the Fayette County Fair in Washington Court House, Ohio caused about 20 000 in damages to displays tents and trees. No injuries were reported and downtown power was knocked out for about an hour.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
Fayette County
Train Derailment Traps 209 Passengers in Wisconsin
Forty seven passengers required hospital care and 60 suffered lesser injuries when the Chicago and North Western Twin Cities 400 derailed on a northwestern Wisconsin hillside. The southbound train, en route from Minneapolis and St Paul to Chicago, left the rails near a bend at about 50 miles per hour, sending seven cars down a three foot bluff above U.S. Highway 12.
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Menomonie
Wis
Chicago and North Western Railway
pac /ger
Wisconsin
U.S. Highway 12
Twin Cities
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Derailment Report Cites Brake Failure Suspect
Railroad officials could not determine the cause of the wreck. Engineer B D Heron of Minneapolis said he felt a click before the derailment and noted a rough spot on the slow curve. He applied brakes on the second bump and a terrific jolt followed.
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B. D. Heron
Minneapolis
Derailed Car Passengers Describe Harrowing Escape
Alfred Servos of Chicago recounts a derailed car incident saying the vehicle shook and he was thrown backward into a somersault before being shoved forward. He notes a heart condition and limited movement while a woman ahead held a baby and another child cried to be rescued.
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Alfred Servos
Chicago
Benedum Dies at 90. Oil Tycoon Amassed About $100 Million
Michael Late Benedum the Pittsburgh oil wildcatter died at his home at age 90. He built a vast oil empire starting with little, earning about 100 million dollars over a long career. Benedum, Oil Man of the Century in 1955, led the Benedum Trees Oil Co and heads of several subsidiaries.
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Pittsburgh
Michael Late Benedum
Benedum
United States
Tutusville
Mike Benedum
West Germany fights Soviet trap over Berlin endgame
West Germany pressed the United States to resist major concessions as the Big Four conference nears closure on West Berlin. Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano vowed to argue against retreat from the Allied Berlin stand until Germany is reunified.
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Geneva
West Germany
U.S
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Heinrich von Brentano
Christian A. Herter
Berlin
Germany
Andrei Gromyko
West
Dad Slays 2 Children At Batavia Ohio
In Batavia Clermont County Sheriff reports James Kenneth McBeth 47 shot his children Scotty 8 and Kathy 6 through the temple then killed himself His wife Nellie Ann not home at the time She works nights at Christ Hospital Cincinnati Neighbors heard screams then shots Investigators have not learned a motive.
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Batavia, Ohio
Little Scotty McBeth
Kathy
Clyde Dericks
Clermont County
James Kenneth McBeth
Tabasco
McBeth
Nellie Ann
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Japs Plan Satellite Launch for 1963
Japan aims to launch its first Earth satellite in 1963 as part of a five year program by the Japanese Astronautic Development Committee. The plan includes rocket tests for typhoon studies space health and space communications.
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Tokyo
J AP
Japan
Japanese Astronautic Development Committee
Mother Kills Infant Over Suffering Claim in Denver
Shirley Mae Bonner 30 confessed to police she smothered her 19 month old daughter driven by grief over a severe birth handicap. She told how she placed leather coats over the child and later arranged eye donation to an eye bank. The couple has three other children.
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Denver
Shirley Mae Bonner
Ben Hammons
Carol
Edward T. Bonner
Eileen
Donald
Joanne
Hotel Bills Of Solons To Be Probed
Franklin County Prosecutor Earl W. Allison says he will ask for a county grand jury session to investigate reports that lobbyists paid hotel bills of some state legislators. He will brief jury foreman Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler and may extend the probe to other hotels if evidence warrants.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County
Earl W. Allison
Allison
Robert S. Beightler
Beightler
Deshler-Hilton
Koreans Hang Aide Of Reds
Cho Bong Am, a 60 year old former Communist and two time rival of President Syngman Rhee, was hanged for aiding North Korean Communists. Yang Myungsan, his alleged liaison, was hanged earlier. Rhee opposition figures and vote counts from the 1952 and 1956 elections are noted in the legal proceeding.
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Seoul
Cho Bong Am
Syngman Rhee
Cho
Yang Myung- San
Seoul District Court
Seoul Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Bis
Yang
Rhee
Settlement proposal on 91 day machinists strike in Bedford
Cleveland AP reports a settlement proposal for the 91 day walkout by 800 machinists at Jack & Heintz Inc plants in Bedford will be put to a vote on Saturday. Details of the proposal were not disclosed.
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Cleveland
Jack & Heintz, Inc
Bedford
Nixon to address Russians on TV after Siberia trip
Vice President Richard Nixon, returning from a five day Soviet tour, will speak Saturday night to the Russian people and later deliver a nationwide TV speech after a three day visit in Poland. He urged Russians to listen and said he would discuss questions from the trip and his impressions of the Soviet economy.
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Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
Siberian
Ural
Nixon
Poland
United States
U.S.S.R
Mir Druzhba
Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
Hyman G. Rickover
U.S
Convicted In Gambling Syndicate Case At Terre Haute
Twelve jurors find eight alleged gamblers guilty of conspiracy excise tax evasion and failure to register as a gambling syndicate. Sentencing set for Sept. 10 with potential penalties up to 21 years in prison and $50 000 in fines per defendant. Defendants include Leo Shaffer Jules Horwick and Edgar Wyatt among others. Bonds remain at 10 000 each despite request for higher bonds.
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Terre Haute
Indl
U.S
Leo Shaffer
Jules Horwick
Chicago
Philip Share
Irwin Gordon
Las Vegas
Nev
James Tanner
Miami
Joseph Jacobs
Charles L.buck
Sumner
Indianapolis
Edgar M. Wyatt
Don Tabbert
Gordon
Shaffer
Horwick
Tanner
Holder
Internal Revenue Service
Gas Chamber Possibility For Doctor In Slaying
West Covina California AP The threat of the gas chamber looms over Dr Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoill lovers in a triangle. The prosecutor seeks the death penalty for Finch 41 but not for Tregoill 22. They are charged with murdering Barbara Finch 33 found shot at their $65000 home July 18. Judge Albert H Miller refused bail and ordered Finch held for Superior Court with arraignment set for Aug 17.
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West Covina
Calif
Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Barbara Finch
Miller
Finch
Pomona
Miss Tregoili
Las Vegas
Nevada City
Miss Tregoff
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