Plebe Weaver Disappears From West Point
United States Military Academy plebe Paul M. Weaver II was confined to quarters for an investigation after vanishing from West Point Aug. 30. The 18 year old hitchhiked across the South, returning to Portsmouth Ohio where his father notified the FBI. He was dropped from the rolls as a deserter after 30 days and may resign to avoid discipline.
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West Point
N.Y
United States Military Academy
Paul M. Weaver II
Weaver
Portsmouth
Ohio
South
FBI
Paul M. Weaver
Young Weaver
Academy
Scottish tanker Clan Keith sinks off Tunis coast
The 7129 ton Scottish tanker Clan Keith exploded and sank in heavy seas off the north Tunisian coast. Sixty one of her 68 European officers and Pakistani crewmen were missing, with seven survivors rescued by the British freighter Durham Trader. The ship sailed from Southampton Oct 28 for Ceylon with chemicals, steel filings and cast iron pipe.
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Tunis
Tunisian
North African
British India Co
Clan Line Steamers
Glasgow
Southampton
Ceylon
Land’s End
More Talk On Congo Scheduled
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A Zorin planned more talks with U N delegates before a Security Council session on the Congo crisis He presided over the council this month Ethiopian Nigerian and Sudanese appeal for convening the council followed by calls to withdraw mercenaries from Katanga Province Tshombe said Katanga troops are strong enough to defend the province without white mercenaries and Elisabethville reported only minor troop casualties in border fighting
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United Nations, N.Y
Valerian A. Zorin
U.N
Security Council
Congo
Zorin
Case
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Sudan
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Geneva
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Joseph Yav
Mother and Child United No Words Just Tears
In Omaha a 16 month wait ends as 4 year old Brenda Marlene Jennings is reunited with her mother Harley Sax after the FBI and Judge Seward L. Hart connect the missing girl to Brenda. The man who posed as her father used the alias Jack Wilbanks and is sought on a federal unlawful flight warrant.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Seward L. Hart
Brenda Marlene Jennings
Sax
Guthrie
Okla
FBI
Hart
Omaha
Thomas Gearty
FBI Office
Brenda
Billy Don Nelson
Nelson
Jack Wilbanks
Wilbanks
Oklahoma
Soviet Warning on U S Nuclear Tests and Khrushchev Call
Moscow reports Tass issued a veiled warning that continuation or resumption of U S atmospheric tests by allies could prompt the Soviet Union to extend its own program. The statement urged general disarmament and noted readiness to sign a broad treaty if others do likewise, while stressing Western testing has given moral justification for Soviet tests.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Tass
U.S
United States of America
Khrushchev
J. Kennedy
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Britain
France
Beightler in Serious Condition After Heart Attack
Maj Gen Robert S Beightler commander of the 37th Infantry Division in World War II is in serious condition after a heart attack Saturday He is retired and serves on the Ohio Turnpike Commission and was taken to the hospital at Lockbourne Air Force Base.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert S. Beightler
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Beightler
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Kennedy Nehru Meet as Nuclear Testing Debate Opens
President Kennedy and Indian Prime Minister Nehru begin talks at Newport focusing on global issues with emphasis on nuclear testing. Nehru calls Soviet tests evil and seeks an immediate moratorium, while Kennedy signals possible air blasts if Soviet tests compel U.S. action. They greet at Quonset Point after Nehru’s London stop. Indira Gandhi hosted a private luncheon. Mrs Kennedy travels to India and Pakistan in November.
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Newport
R.I
Kennedy
Nehru
India
U.S
Soviet Union
Free World
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
New York
London
Harold Macmillan
China
United Nations
Indira Ghandi
Pakistan
Weather outlook tied to voting day in Middletown
The forecast calls for cloudy chilly conditions with slight chances of rain or snow. Temperatures should drop to about 30 tonight then rise to around 50 tomorrow, similar to today’s high. yesterday’s official high was 56 at 5 p.m. and the overnight low 26 at 7 a.m.
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Weather Bureau
Middletown
Ohio Voters Likely Turnout Low For Odd-Year Ballot
In Columbus AP reports turnout expected below 50 percent with four proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot. Proposal 1 would let the Senate fill vacancies by party. No 2 creates emergency continuity power. No 3 aligns militia rules with federal law and broadens age and eligibility. No 4 gives Senate advice and consent power over major gubernatorial appointments. Opposition to No 1 centers on some U S House members fearing impact on Senate tenure.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Senate
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
Texans Still Like Democratic Label
In a pair of contest battles in New York City and New Jersey, Democrats and Republicans appeared poised to split the spoils. Henry B. Gonzalez, a liberal Democrat, won a San Antonio special race over Republican John Goode Jr. and then traveled to New York to aid Mayor Wagner’s re election bid. Kennedy and Eisenhower campaigns linked to the Texas races underscore national attention.
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New York
New York City
New Jersey
Texas
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Henry B. Gonzalez
John Goode Jr
San Antonio
Tex
Robert F. Wagner
Gonzalez
Wagner
Atty
Goode
Tower
College Plans Book Brigade at Marietta College
Marietta College will move 120000 books and hundreds of magazines from the old library to the new Dawes Memorial Library on November 15. All 1500 students and faculty will join a two-group brigade with a lunch provided, aiming to complete the transfer by noon and reopen for business the next day.
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Marietta, Ohio
Marietta College
Richard K. Gardner
Sone
Dawes Memorial Library
Marietta
Erwin
Adults Flocking To College Amid Postwar Boom
Cleveland AP reports adult enrollments surged in postwar college growth. AUEC delegates note nearly one million part time students among 141 U S and Canadian institutions. Adults return to education after interruptions, seeking better roles, with many pursuing advanced study and teaching credentials.
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Cleveland
The
Association of University Evening Colleges
AUEC
Joe
Laders
AUEL
U.S
Richard A. Matre
Matre
University College
Loyola University
Chicago
Lonely kitten seeks job with girl in pet shop placard
A pet shop window poster features a lonely kitten seeking a position with a girl and offering to do light mouse-work. The humorous plea reads as a playful, anthropomorphic appeal in the shop display.
Berlin Border Fence Partially Torn Down
West Berlin police defended workers tearing down about 300 yards of wire fence in a clash with East German border guards. Some 150 tear gas grenades were fired but no injuries were reported as workers removed most of the fence in West Berlin territory near a rail line, despite orders to stop.
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Paul Weaver
Scottish Tanker
Mother and Child United
Omaha, Neb
Harley Sax
Mrs. Sax
Dr. Crane
Tere Ewan
Rrmary Wncrest
Pucsuay
General Assembly
College Plans Book Brigade
Gardner
Berlin
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