Housing Bill Passes Senate in Marathon Night Vote
Washington Kennedy secured a major victory for his 6.14 billion housing bill after a 13 hour session. Gore's amendment to remove the 40 year mortgage provision failed, and Sparkman substituted a down payment requirement to revive the measure, sending it toward House passage.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Gore
Sen
John Sparkman
D-Ala Flor
Sparkman
Tragic freezer incident claims three young playmates
In Concord New Hampshire three boys Keith Loughry age six Glen four and William Anderson four climbed into a freezer chest on a second floor porch and suffocated when the lid closed. Officials say they were inside about an hour before being found by Beverly Egounis on a search begun by Mrs Thomas Loughry. Police fire and rescue teams efforts to revive them lasted an hour. The Loughry family includes a nine year old brother Thomas. the Anderson family has a thirteen year old daughter and a seven year old son.
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Concord
N.H
Keith Loughry
Glen
William Anderson
Loughry
Thomas Loughry
Neigh
Tractors for Castro Prisoner Swap Proposal
The Tractors for Freedom Committee says it is ready to ship 100 tractors within two weeks and follow with 100-tractor consignments until 509 are delivered in exchange for 1,214 Cuban prisoners. It proposes a six member expert team to negotiate in Havana and asks Castro to provide a prisoner list for verification.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom
Fidel Castro
Castro
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Jack Paar
NBC
Havana
Boy survives trip in flooded drain in Lakewood
In Lakewood Colorado a 9 year old boy Tommy Kemp is swept feet first into a flooded drainage pipe after stepping into an open pipe. He traveled 215 feet underground and emerged behind a neighbor’s home. He recalled keeping eyes closed and spitting out water until escape.
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Lakewood
Colo
Tommy Kemp
Denver
Tommy
Tomy
Charles A. Kemp
Robs Peter To Pay Paul In YMCA Hotel Holdup
Everett Jackson, 25, a truck driver arrested after a $1,000 YMCA hotel robbery, told police he had never committed such a crime before. He said he needed $111 quickly to pay his income tax.
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Chicago
Everett Jackson
UN Troops Patrol Congo Streets After Ruling Shakeup
In Bukavu Malayan and Nigerian troops patrolled the streets following a bitter denunciation of the United Nations by Kivu provincial ministers. U N troops stood guard over the provincial assembly building where Adrien Omari was restored to power by a vote of provincial legislators after initially losing confidence in his government.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Bukavu
United Nations
Kivu
U.N
Adrien Omari
Omari
Grandmother Charged With Embezzling in Butler County
Mae H. Wheeler 53, former officer of Butler Workingmen's Building and Loan, jailed on 117 counts for embezzling more than 430000. Police say the association books showed mass errors and fictitious withdrawals. Wheeler previously faced 5014 theft charges and pleaded innocent.
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Butler, Pa
Butler County
Mae H. Wheeler
Butler Workingmen's Building & Loan Association
Mrs Wheeler Led Association Growth and Bonded Probate
Mrs Wheeler served as secretary and treasurer for 20 years guiding the group from $215000 in shares to $13000000. She earned $9600 annually while her husband, an Armco Steel production planner, earned $10009. Mrs Wheeler was held in lieu of a $40000 bond.
Harriman and Gromyko Meet in Geneva Laos Talks
U S Ambassador Harriman and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko met in Geneva to push the stalled Laos conference toward a cease fire accord. Britain suspended sessions over cease-fire violations as fighting continued around Luang Prabang and Padong amid Pathet Lao advances.
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Geneva
W. Averell Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
Laos
Harriman
U.S
Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Britain
Cochairman
Gromyko
Moscow
Khrushchev
Vienna
Austria
Luang Prabang
Pathe
Xieng Khouang
Chen Yi
Red China
Adam Rapacki
Poland
Ung van Khiem
Viet Nam
United States
Padong
Red
Pathet Lao
Soviets Protest West Berlin Parliamentary Meetings
The Soviet Union formally protests to the Western Big Three that West Germany is staging international provocations by holding Bundestag meetings in West Berlin, alleging threats to peace. Allied officials dismiss the charges as propaganda while Bonn says Chancellor Adenauer will visit Berlin next month.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
West Germany
West Berlin
West
Khrushchevv
Kennedy
Vienna
America
Moscow
Tass
Foreign Ministry
Bundestag
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
ADN
Federal German Republic
False Arrest Suit Denied In Sniper Case
Floyd E. Hargrove's $950,000 false arrest suit against Lake County officials was dismissed for improper service after his Christmas Eve 1959 arrest in the Mentor sniper case. Hargrove, later acquitted, named Mentor Police Chief Frank D. Hathy County Coroner Richard W. McBurney and former Sheriff William B. Evans as defendants. His attorney said he would discuss refiling.
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Painesville
Ohio
Floyd E. Hargrove
Lake County
Lake County Common Pleas Court
Hargrove
Charles R. Clark
Mentor
Toledo
Frank D. Hathy
Richard W. McBurney
William B. Evans
Sea Lions Fugitives At Five Heads, Reward Offered
Three sea lions fled from a Ocean Pier cage in Atlantic City after arriving from California with five others to serve as tourists. A $150 reward was posted, $50 for each captured animal. The escape occurred Thursday into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Ocean Pier
California
Atlantic Ocean
Chuckle on Hard Work and Small Tasks
Quote notes that hard work is the sum of easy tasks neglected in the past. It emphasizes steady daily effort and discipline rather than bursts of activity.
Kennedy Uses Heated Pool for Ailing Back in Florida
President Kennedy, suffering a lumbar strain since May, follows physician orders for frequent swimming in a heated pool at the Wrightsman villa in Palm Beach. Dr. Janet Travell prescribes rest and warm water therapy, noting the back issue is not linked to prior problems. Kennedy, seen in good spirits, plans to stay until Sunday and skip golf during his visit.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Janet Travell
Wash
Washington
Wrightsman
White House
Travell
Canada
Middletown Area Weather Outlook With Showers Likely
The Middletown area will stay warm with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Showers and a few thunderstorm chances persist through Saturday with a high near 78. The next five days bring near normal temps around 83 and 62 with about an inch of rainfall through tonight and into Monday. Yesterday topped at 84 with a 65 overnight. .25 inches fell in the past 24 hours.
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Middletown
U S Cuban Property Seizures Reach U S Soil
Miami AP Court rules Cuban possessions in the United States can be attached for Americans whose Cuba assets were seized by Fidel Castro. Judge Hal P. Dele sides with Terry Kane claiming $22 500 in farm equipment was confiscated. He rejects foreign acts doctrine saying US courts may address international law breaches.
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Miami, Fla
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Hal P. Dele
Terry Kane
U.S. State Department
Castro
Air Force great-grandmother traced to Buffalo baby
Seven month old Mary Beth Rizzuto of Buffalo N Y is believed by the Air Force to be the only child in the country with a great grandmother in uniform. Elizabeth Labrie a 54 year old Air Force technical sergeant stationed at Otis Air Force Base Massachusetts handles recruiting and personnel.
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Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Mary Beth Rizzuto
Buffalo
N.Y
Air Force
Mary Beth
Elizabeth Labrie
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