Congo Rebels Urged to Spare American Missionary
Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta appealed to Congolese rebel leader Christope Gbenye to spare American missionary Paul Carlson of Rolling Hills California from execution on charges of military spying. Secretary of State Dean Rusk asked Kenyatta to intercede as chair of the African committee seeking to end the Congo civil conflict. Carlson, 36, last seen Sept 6 with his wife and children in Kemba Central African Republic, was slated to be executed at noon Monday. his wife said he had wanted to ease Congo civilians’ misery.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya
Stanleyville
Paul Carlson
Christophe Gbenye
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Kenyatta
African Committee
Congo
Rolling Hills
Calif
Kemba
Quassolo
United States
Carlson
Melvin J. Peters
Lee Davidson
Cleveland
Missionary Carlson Held by Rebels Defends Nonspy Status
Carlson to Quassolo after returning from aid work. US warns rebels to protect Americans as Rusk denounces charges of spying as false. Covenant World Missions official says Carlson is not a spy and cites radio transmissions as possible misinterpretation by rebels.
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Chicago
Arden Almquist
Covenant World Missions
Carlson
Krebsiozen promoters indicted on 49 counts in cancer claim
Washington AP report states promoters of Krebiozen were indicted on 49 counts including conspiracy mail fraud mislabeling and making false statements to the government about the product claimed as a cancer treatment.
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Krebiozen
Mediation Effort Aims To Avert Labor Rail Strike
Federal mediator Francis ONeill races from Washington to Chicago to set new bargaining sessions between six shop craft unions and railroad officials as a nationwide strike by 140 000 workers looms. The unions reject a 27 cent an hour three year offer and push for a White House backed settlement while carriers cite the emergency board recommendations.
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Chicago
Michael Fox
Afl-Cio Railway Employes Department
White House
Presidential
Francis O'Neill
National Mediation Board
Washington
J. E. Wolfe
Airplane Found in Ohio River Tragedy Near Cincinnati
Four Highway Patrol divers located a small training plane in about 25 feet of water 200 feet from shore in the Ohio River. Two bodies were recovered, believed to be flight instructor Fred Standifer and student James Stenger both missing since departing Lunken Airport in a Cessna 150 trainer.
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Cincinnati
Highway Patrol
Ohio River
Fred Standifer
James Stenger
Xavier University
Army Reserve
Stenger
Indianapolis
Lunken
Port Clinton
Ohio
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Kellys Island
Ford employs massive idle force amid strike caused parts shortage
DETROIT AP Nearly half of Ford Motor Co auto factory workers were idle today due to a parts shortage tied to strikes. Ford, with 160000 paid workers, cut 70000 idle, adding 11500 layoffs at Chicago and Los Angeles plants. The 90 plant system may close if local UAW strikes persist.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chicago
Los Angeles
United Auto Workers
Arizona youth rescues friend in snowstorm but fails
In Williams Arizona a 13? year old youth braved a blizzard to reach his frozen partner Abram William Clark 51 of Bell Gardens California but Clark died. The boy Michael McBride suffered frostbite while a rescue attempt led rescuers to Clark. Mrs Clark and McBride father were missing and a search was planned.
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McBride
Clark
Fifteen year old Paul Anthony blocks motel holdup hero
In New Orleans Paul D Anthony, 15, helped police trap a gunman at a motel after guiding officers to the attack scene. Though praised as a hero, Louisiana labor officials say he cannot work until he turns 16, and then only until 6 pm. He hoped to save $600 for a car and wonders about future jobs.
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New Orleans
Paul D. Anthony
Stitute
Paul
Joseph F. Gillin
Gillin
Donald Lee Hawkins
Arlington
Tex
Easton
Hawkins
Louiana
Decision to Tough for Youngster Henia Wysocki
A 13 year old polio girl Henia Wysocki faces a choice between returning to Poland with her parents Leon and Jan wyska or staying in the United States. Henia hid in a barn after her parents sailed for Poland seeking options through the U S Embassy. She says she likes America and has privileges she would not have in Poland but longs for her parents.
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Hartford
Conn
United States
Henia Wysocki
Poland
Montreal
Before Marriage Jokes About Spooning Turns Forking Tale
A light humor item notes a pair linger over spooning before marriage and switch to forking over after tying the knot, using playful food utensil wordplay to describe domestic life.
Rain Eases Eastern Drought but Fires Persist Across States
Rain swept the eastern half of the United States easing a severe autumn drought yet fires and water shortages linger. Illinois saw 15,000 acres burned earlier, Cairo ended a 48 day drought, and Indiana lifted four day outdoor fire ban. New England saw relief though water reserves remain stressed in Connecticut Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts officials eyed federal aid for water transport. Scattered showers helped Pennsylvania New York West Virginia and Tennessee amid ongoing dry conditions and high fire risk.
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Chicago
United States
Midwest
Illinois
Cairo
Indiana
Ohio
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
Orthern
New York State
West Virginia
Wilson Attacks De Gaulle Plan On Nuclear Force
London AP Harold Wilson criticizes Charles de Gaulle's independent European nuclear force as a threat to NATO and a grave step toward proliferation. He says it could prompt a serious U.S. reassessment of Europe policy and plans further talks with President Johnson. He condemns racial intolerance at home and abroad and calls for action against prejudice and anti Semitism.
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Wilson
de Gaulle
London
Harold Wilson
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Europe
Washington
Western Alliance
Johnson
Power shift in post Khrushchev Soviet leadership
Article analyzes a struggle between liberalizers and conservatives as younger technocrats gain influence in the Soviet leadership. Key moves include Shelepin and Demichev rising to Presidium levels, Polyakov and Kozlov removed, signaling a tilt toward consumer economy and potential East-West trade shifts.
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Europe
Communist Party Central Committee
Alexander N. Shelepin
Pyotr Y. Shelest
Pyotr N. Demichev
Vasily I Polyakov
Frol R. Kozlov
Film revives Tragedy of JFK assassination on stage
Washington AP report notes the USIA memorial film John F Kennedy Years of Lightning Day of Drums drew somber reactions at a black tie screening. George McGovern Dean Rusk and Jacqueline Kennedy's mother attended. Gregory Peck narrates the 90 minute film. USIA plans no US release.
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Washington
John ¥. Kennedy
George S. Mc Govern
D-S.c
U.S. Information Agency
John F. Kennedy
Gregory Peck
Jliza
Erell Harriaan
Kepeedy
USIA
United States
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