Atlanta Mourns Loss Of 115 Georgians In Paris Jet Crash
The city reels after a Paris airliner crash kills 115 Georgians and 15 other victims. Mayors and officials vow prayer, mourning, and swift aid as Atlanta prepares to honor the dead, with City Hall and courthouse closing and flags at half mast.
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Ivan Allen Jr
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Fulton County
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Ernest Vandiver
Georgia
Paris Plane Crash Kills 130 in Orly Field Disaster
Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen traveled to Paris to aid in identifying victims from the worst single plane crash in aviation history. An Air France Boeing 707 crashed after takeoff from Orly, killing 130, with two hostesses surviving initially. Witnesses noted rapid explosion, and investigators sought the black box as part of the probe.
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Atlanta
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Orly Field
Roland Hoche
Tokyo
United Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
New York City
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Air Force
Boeing Airplane Company
Talks Bid Rejected In Algeria Amid Turmoil
In Algiers Moslem nationalists rejected a compromise bid from the Secret Army Organization. Captain Taieb Boualem spoke for the National Liberation Front Algiers zone command warning ceasefire talks depend on French guarantees. European residents remained largely quiet as tension persisted through the threatened commandos.
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National Liberation Army
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Thor missile high-altitude test ends in destruction
A Thor booster carrying a nuclear device for a Johnston Island high-altitude test was destroyed minutes after liftoff due to a malfunctioning tracking system. The device remained unfired and debris fell within the safety zone with no danger to personnel.
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Johnston Island
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Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Joint Task Force-8
Thor
Voice Of McCarthy Is Stilled
New York AP reports Clem McCarthy the 79 year old horse race and prize fight announcer died today after years of illness dating to 1956 He began announcing when Arlington Park opened in Chicago and narrated countless races on radio and track loudspeakers He only miscalled a winner once in the 1947 Preakness correcting Jet Pilot to Faultless His wife Vina Smith a former actress died in 1949.
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Clem McCarthy
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Arlington Park Race Track
Chicago
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Vina Smith
Cleveland Tops In Sabin Polio Vaccination Drive
In two Sundays more than 1.45 million people in greater Cleveland received Type I Sabin oral polio vaccine. Dr Howard Hopwood called the turnout magnificent and possibly the largest in any American mass inoculation. County percentage reached about 90 percent after adding Sundays totals with May 27 figures. roughly 50,000 more in nearby counties also got the vaccine.
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Summit Counties
France Clears Path for Britain in European Market Talks
In Paris AP reports a two day meeting between President Charles de Gaulle and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan washed away many French objections to Britain's entry into the European Common Market. A joint communique said the shared interests of France and Britain must influence talks with the six continental states on British EEC membership.
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Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Rebels Hold Puerto Cabello in Venezuela Revolt War
In Puerto Cabello loyal forces secured control after weekend fighting to crush a Communist backed revolt against President Betancourt. Casualty estimates range from 100 to 400 dead with 1,200 wounded. 3,000 loyal service members remained in the port city of 23,000 amid ongoing unrest nationwide.
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Carupano
Fire Damages Troy Square Building in Troy Ohio
A Sunday fire caused about 35000 in damage to a three story building on the southwest corner of Troy's public square. Firemen said the blaze started on the first floor and spread up an elevator shaft to the roof which collapsed before the fire was controlled. The site was being renovated for a furniture and appliance firm opening. No injuries were reported.
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Ohio
Public Square
Eichmann Swastikas Appear In Colombia
Swastikas with the message We will avenge Eichmann appeared on three downtown buildings in Bogota police said vandals likely carried out the act. Adolf Eichmann, a former Nazi officer blamed for orchestrating the Holocaust, was executed Thursday night in Israel.
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Colombia
Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann
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Hitler
Israel
Weather outlook midweek with warm humid conditions
The Weather Bureau forecasts a warm midweek with high humidity and scattered showers. Tomorrow's high near 79, about five degrees above today, following a low around 70 tonight. yesterday's official high was 71 at 4:30 p.m., with a 60 overnight low and minimal rainfall.
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Middletown
France and Britain move toward closer ties on Common Market
French officials say talks have eased doubts about Britain joining the Common Market and British sources confirm Macmillan’s return to London. They note a renewed sense of shared interest and cooperation, even as France holds most negotiation hurdles. De Gaulle insists Britain accept Rome Treaty obligations and privileges.
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London
France
Britain
de Gaulle
Western Europe unites trade while considering defense bloc
France and partners Belgium West Germany Italy Luxembourg and the Netherlands cut tariff barriers among themselves and build a common tariff wall against outsiders. Commonwealth nations worry Britain’s entry into the Common Market will end preferred status. Officials noted talks at the Chateau de Champs near Paris on a Western European political union and a defense policy.
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Belgium
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Italy
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Netherlands
Britain
Chateau de Champs
Paris
Nuclear test abort over Johnston Island cited no danger
The submegaton device was to explode from 3 to 40 miles up over Johnston Island, 700 miles southwest of Honolulu, but was postponed twice due to cloudy weather. The missile was destroyed 100 seconds before detonation. the warhead sank in the Pacific. Officials said there was no danger to personnel in the mid Pacific. A countdown voice shouted negative with 1:04 remaining.
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Honolulu
Pacific
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
mid-Pacific Test Zone
California Primary Nixon Could Be Loser In State Shell Game
California voters face a pivotal GOP governor primary as Nixon contends with Assemblyman Joseph Shell. Brown attacks Nixon and Shell while Nixon targets Brown, with turnout expected above 65 percent of seven million. Shell campaigns as a stronger challenger to Nixon in a contest shaping 1964 prospects.
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San Francisco
Richard Nixon
California
Shells
Shell
Brown
Los Angeles
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