Towline Snaps as Tanker George MacDonald Sinks Off Charleston
The 501-foot tanker George MacDonald sank stern first 50 miles east of Charleston after its towline broke near 2 a.m. None of 43 crew aboard were injured. The J. C. Dyer had been towing toward Charleston to aid repairs. Coast Guard and rescue ships assisted as crew were transferred to the Esso Scranton and the destroyer Robinson.
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Fla
George MacDonald
Atlantic
Charleston
S.C
Coast Guard Search and Rescue
Miami
MacDonald
Sinclair Oil
J.C. Dyer
Eldridge Burnthorn
Houston
Stricker
Sinclair Refining Co
Esso Scranton
Tex
New York City
Coast Guard
St. Jong River
Robinson
Reds Clash With Nepal Border Incident Reported
Premier B P Koirala said a Nepali border patrol officer was killed and 15 Nepalis captured by Chinese forces on the Tibet border. Kathmandu filed a protest after Peiping admitted troop movements in Tibet and noted the troops would withdraw once the rebellion was crushed.
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Katmandu
Nepal
B. P. Koirala
Tibet
Mustang
H. P. Upadhaya
Iower House of Parliament
Peiping
Koirala
Indian Northeast Frontier Agency
Reds
India
Red China
Taeian
Mikoyan Declines US Election Preference
In Oslo Anastas I. Mikoyan refused to back any American candidate. He warned that Soviet support for a U.S. contender could cost that candidate the election, saying he would not reveal a preference and indicating Moscow would not back a winner who has Russian backing.
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Oslo
Norway
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
U. S
Mikoyan
Weather Update: Showers Signal End by Thursday
The forecast calls for showers today with warm humid conditions and a low around 65. Thursday should bring partial cloudiness cooler to an 84 high and a late afternoon shower risk. Yesterday Middletown reached 75 at 11 30 a.m. with a 67 low at 6 a.m. Rainfall last night totaled 12 inches.
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Middletown
Jealousy Tragedy Leaves Five Dead In Chicago Stabbing
In Chicago a jealous man, Raimundo Perez Hernandez, 35, killed a woman Maria Gomez Hernandez 25 and her three children Rosita Hernandez 2 Carmen Hernandez 4 Emma Gomez 6, plus the woman's male companion Julio Luyan co 26. He surrendered and admitted the slayings.
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Raimundo Perez Hernandez
Chicago
Raimundo Perez
Hernandez
North Side
Maria Gomez Hernandez
Julio Luyanco
Rosita Hernandez
Carmen Hernandez
Emma Gomez
Sugar Cuts Mean War Fidel Says in Cuba Rally
Fidel Castro threatened to seize American investments inch by inch if the United States cuts Cuban sugar purchases. Speaking to a large Sugar Workers Federation rally near Havana, he pledged to take over American owned sugar mills and other U.S. interests as retaliation for a bill in Congress aiming to reduce Cuba's sugar quota.
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Robert Berrellez
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Castro
Sugar Workers’ Federation
Artemisa
U.S
U. S
Midwest Storm Toll Rises Across Five States
A vast outbreak of thunderstorms swept Minnesota Iowa Illinois Missouri into Kentucky leaving one dead and many injured. Ottumwa Iowa felt 125 mph winds uprooting trees and damaging buildings while Quincy Illinois reported a fatal cave-in and widespread power outages. Oakla soa Fairfield and Keokuk suffered wind and hail damage with crops wrecked and windows shattered.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio River
Kentucky
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Keokuk
Boone
Quincy
Ill
Mississippi River
Edna Gause
Illiinois
Rockford
Louisiana
Clarksville
Kahoka
Canton
Lewiston
Henderson
Castro orders Texaco refinery confiscation in Cuba
Fidel Castro ordered immediate confiscation of the American owned Texaco refinery in Santiago if it refuses to process Soviet crude. Cuba has since June 11 required Texaco Esso Standard and Shell Oil to refine Soviet crude or face seizure.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Texaco, Inc
Santiago
Texaco
Ameridia
Cuba
Esso Standard
Shell Oil Co
Notable American Interests in Cuba Detailed
A report notes American interests in Cuba valued at over half a billion dollars. The speaker, addressing a cheering audience, declares resolve to continue actions until their objectives are achieved.
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Cuba
Bearded Prime Minister Attacks U.S. Sugar Bill
The bearded prime minister denounced the new U S sugar bill unanimously approved by the House Agriculture Committee as stupid and criminal. He called the U S government decadent and referred to Americans as grin gos. Castro said the act aimed to submit Cuba to the whim of a foreign ruler and warned a leader's mood could determine a nation’s destiny.
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U.S
House Agriculture Committee
Castro
Cuba
Democratic leaders set Congress recess for nominating conventions
Democratic leaders announced a recess for the presidential nominating conventions and a return to session on August 8. They faced protests from members but believed the decision could stand.
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Washington
Congress
Windstorm injures soldiers and damages aircraft at Camp Breck
An early morning windstorm at Camp Breck, Kentucky, injured 11 soldiers from Ohio and West Virginia and damaged 10 airplanes along with two helicopters at the reserve training base, an Army public information officer said.
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Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Army Public Information
US to Launch Manned 200-Mile Rocket Flight
NASA administrator T Keith Glennan announced the United States will send a man on a 200 mile rocket flight within a few months. He spoke in Washington asserting progress and timeline for the space program.
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Washington (Ap
T. Keith Glennan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Davis Edges Burdick Narrowly in North Dakota Vote
In North Dakota the special senatorial race tightens as returns from 1,568 of 2,310 precincts show Gov. John E. Davis leading Rep. candidate Quentin Burdick by a shrinking margin. Early city margins favored Davis but rural areas swung toward Burdick amid criticisms of Secretary Benson and the soil bank.
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Fargo
N.D
John E. Davis
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
Davis
Burdick
Scott Anderson
Ezra Taft Benson
John Lord
Minot
Bismarck
Benson
Farm Program
Soil Bank
Rockefeller attacks elderly medical aid plan at governors conference
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller denounces as fiscally unsound a plan to fund health insurance for Americans over 65 via social security payroll taxes. He proposes a health benefit trust funded by a half percent payroll tax hike and offers beneficiaries a choice of services or a cash deduction. He also backs more defense spending amid Cold War tensions.
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Glacier National Park
Mont
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eisenhower
New York
Rockefeller
G. Meninen Williams
Michigan
Congress
Soviets Plan New Rocket Tests in Pacific Sea Area
The Soviet Union announced a July 5 to 31 test rocket launch over a central Pacific area about 150 miles southeast of the first tests last January. The target zone lies near Palmyra Island and within 600 miles of Christmas Island. Khrushchev urged military cadets to master rocket and nuclear war, vowing vigilance against imperialist aggression while defending peace.
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Russia
Central Pacific
Soviet Union
Preston Grover Moscow
Hawaii
United States
Cape Canaveral
South Africa
Palmyra Island
Christmas Island
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Peoples Army
Telephone rings on Saturday night
A Chuckle column notes a midlife humor moment as the phone rings on a Saturday evening, sparking anticipation and a quick joke about the toll of aging and social expectations. The quip hints at misreading the caller as a potential trouble or surprise, reflecting common middle age anxieties with light wit.
Automation Lead Goes To Soviets
Western experts are astonished by Soviet advances in automation after touring the Soviet Institute of Automation and Telemechanics. They note the Soviets used a leap frog technique skipping steps the West had to take and now their results in computation and control systems show clear superiority. Only MIT remotely approaches Soviet standards.
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Moscow
Western delegates praise unmatched advances in self-optimizing systems
Delegates from the West express awe at a level of achievement described as beyond anything seen, noting self-optimizing systems and pneumatic computing instruments as unachieved feats previously. They describe the moment as shocking and deeply admired by observers and experts.
Soviets Develop Self-Correcting Pneumatic Control Systems
The Soviets use pneumatic computers to regulate temperatures in steel mills and maintain stable power in radio transmitters. They have no moving parts, offering reliability over Western electronic controls and safer use in chemical plants, though they are slower. They are also advancing sophisticated electronic computers.
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