Hurricane Flora shifts, threatens Caribbean then Florida
Flora battered eastern Cuba for 28 hours and drifted southwest into the Caribbean reducing immediate risk to Florida and the Bahamas. The storm's long land stay weakened it, with thousands evacuated in Cuba, crop damage and damaged buildings reported. eight hours earlier its eye was near Camaguey. No deaths confirmed yet, though reports described widespread devastation in the region.
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Miami
Fla
Flora
Cuba
Caribbean Sea
Florida
Bahama Islands
Bahamas
Caribbean
Gerard Philippeau
Nova Scotia
Florida Straits
Camaguey
Nassau
Arthur Pike
Grand Cayman
Yucatan Peninsula
Noth
Ragged Islands
Murrow Undergoes Left Lung Removal
Edward R. Murrow, head of the U S Information Agency, had a left lung removed in a three hour operation at Washington Hospital Center. Doctors removed the entire lung to excise a tumor and run tests to determine malignancy.
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Washington (Ap
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Washington Hospital Center
CIA Chief Recall Likely in Lodge Saigon Shakeup
CIA chief in Saigon John H. Richardson and several senior American officials are expected to be recalled as Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge orders a personnel shakeup. Lodge seeks a permanent replacement for Richardson amid tensions with the Ngo Dinh Diem regime and internal disagreements over Nhu policies and US influence in South Vietnam.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
South Viet Nam
John H. Richardson
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richardson
Washington
Lodge
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Nhu
U.S
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Soldier amputates thumb to halt viper bite in Italy
In Grosseto Italy Pvt. Bruno Zannerini 22 was bitten on the thumb by a viper while cleaning a barn. He severed the bitten thumb with an axe to prevent poison spread. Doctors reported the drastic measure succeeded.
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Grosset
Italy
Bruno Zannerini
A Humorous Take on Women and Double Chin Workload
A lighthearted quip notes that many women need two chins because the day’s tasks are too many for one. It uses playful humor to suggest women juggle numerous duties.
New Buddhist Self-immolation Shocks Saigon Crowd
In Saigon on Saturday a young Buddhist monk died after setting himself on fire in the central market. Witnesses described hundreds watching in horror as gasoline flames consumed him. The incident marks the sixth fiery protest against President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nations consider urging U Thant to press S Viet Nam on Buddhists
Sixteen countries planned to propose at the United Nations General Assembly that Secretary General U Thant request talks with the government of South Viet Nam concerning improved treatment and rights for Buddhists.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
U Thant
South Viet Nam
Vietnamese Crisis Murders Man After Self-Immolation
A man set himself on fire and died three minutes later. A leaflet named Thich Quang Huong identified him as the victim. Plainclothes police injured three American newsmen resisting seizure of their cameras as troops and police sealed Hue with tanks and barricades amid ongoing violence since May.
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Thich Quang Huong
Hue
Berbers Win Support Of Algeria Peasants
In Kabylie mountains, dissident Berber leaders rally crowds of more than 3,000 in Azazga and pledge arms to fight Ben Bella. Col. Mohand Ou el Hadj reports a rebel casualty near Port Gueydou as government control weakens outside Tizi Ouzou.
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Azazga
Alegeria
Algeria
Kaby P
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Algiers
Mohand Ou el Hadj
Port Gueydou
Here
Ou el Hadj
Front of
Socialist Forces
Ou EF
Kabylie
Tizi Ouzou
Fort National
Hungary Signals Big U S Wheat Purchase
Hungary has advised the United States it will buy 800000 tons of American grain. Cargill Inc. has asked the Commerce Department for an export license. The move awaits the Kennedy administration with Czech and Bulgarian embassies also showing interest in a roughly 60 million dollar trade potential.
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Washington
Hungary
United States
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
Commerce Department
Adenauer criticizes Western wheat shipments to Soviet Union
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer spoke in Munich against Western wheat shipments to the Soviet Union. He quoted Bertolt Brecht saying if the West supplies the Soviet Union then only the dumbest calves pick their own butcher.
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Munich
Germany
Soviet Union
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
West
Bertold Brecht
Nations discuss grain sales to Communist states
A diplomat noted that three countries seek large grain imports and will buy where terms are best. Senator Dirkson warned of political concessions beyond price. Hungary shows serious interest, with legation envoy Radvany to discuss with the State Department as Cargill requests an export license and consults with officials.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirkson
Illinois
Legation
Janos Radvany
State Department
John Cole
Kennedy flies to Camp David for weekend rest
President Kennedy departs the White House for Camp David in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains for a weekend rest. His children Caroline and John Jr. accompany him while First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy vacations in Greece.
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Thurmont, Md
Kennedy
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Caroline
John Jr
Jacqueline Kennedy
Greece
Red China Favors Communist Vote on Court to Settle Feud
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports that the Chinese Communists support a proposal to bring the Soviet Union and Red China before a world Communist court to decide who is right in the Peking Moscow split. Indonesian leader Aidit urged a world jury to judge the feud, aiming to document Marxist Leninist claims for violent revolution.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Red China
D. N. Aidit
Peking- Moscow
Moscow
Peking
Marx and
Lenin
Huntsville Eyes Space Rise in Rocket City History
Huntsville Alabama transformed from a quiet Army arsenal town to a burgeoning center of space effort as German engineers helped shape its identity. The feature profiles Dean Rush, a quiet Washington insider, and notes Annapolis area events with less fanfare in a fragmented page tease.
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Huntsville
Ala
Dean Rush
Washington, D. C
Freighter Loading Is Stopped In Montreal Strike
Striking longshoremen breached police barricades in Montreal Harbor halting loading of the Irish Rose chartered by Clarke Steamships. The protest disrupted cargo to Newfoundland and risked delaying Canadian wheat shipments to the Soviet Union before winter. Police reported no injuries during the clash with ILA and Brotherhood members.
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Montreal
Soviet Union
St. Lawrence
Irish Rose
Clarke Steamships of
Brotherhood of
Rhodes Rapped For Failure On Housing Bill
In Youngstown Rep. Carl B. Stokes criticized Gov. James A. Rhodes for failing to back a fair housing bill. Stokes claimed Rhodes made no contact with legislators and accused the austerity plan of harming education welfare and mental health. Senator Charles J. Carney opposed a 250 million education bond, urging nay-as-you-go financing.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Carl B. Stokes
Cuyahoga County
James A. Rhodes
Stokes
Rhodes
Ohio Americans For Democratic Action
Charles J. Carney
Honduran military regime wins backing of business groups
In Tegucigalpa Col Osvaldo Lopez Arellano declares a provisional government after a two day coup. He says all political parties must cease activity and vows to crush pro Communist student demonstrations. The regime gains support from the National party and Orthodox Republican party while Villeda Morales is exiled to Costa Rica.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Osvaldo Lopez Arellano
Ramon Villeda Morales
National Party
Republican Party
Lopez Arellano
Juan Rosch
Dominican Republic
Brazil
Venezuela
Colombia
Latin America
Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Villeda Morales
Costa Rica
Modesto Rodas Alvarado
Rodas Alvarado
Villeda Morles
Two Die During Parade in Knights Templar Anniversary
In Cincinnati two men collapsed and died during the 12st annual conclave parade of the Grand Commandery of Ohio Knights Templar. The Hamilton County coroner identified the deceased as John Labré, 59, of Euclid, and John E. Nef, 57, of Chillicothe Rt. 4. About 90 people die daily in U.S. auto accidents.
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Grand Commandery of
Ohio Knights Templar
Hamilton County
John Larbre
Euclid
John E. Nef
Rt. 4
Chillicothe
United States
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