West Coast Storm Leaves Devastation and Deaths
A 100 mph cyclone battered the West Coast killing at least 26, with Oregon hardest hit. Gov. Hatfield declared a state of emergency as National Guard and police fought looting in Portland. Widespread damage from clear to coastal towns including flattened canneries and demolished roofs.
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Portland
Ore
Ewnes OS
California
Washington
British Columbia
National Guard
Oregon Coast
Oregon
Willamette Valley
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Weather Bureau
Oregon Public Utility
Jonel Hill
Junction City
Astoria
Columbia River
Cascade Mountains
Seattle
Memorial Coliseum
Multnomah Stadium
Barnett Hearing Delayed by Federal Court Action
Final action in contempt proceedings against Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett in the Ole Miss desegregation case was postponed by the New Orleans based U.S. Court of Appeals. Barnett faces possible arrest and a 10000 dollar daily fine as the court weighs whether he has purged himself by allowing James Meredith to attend the university.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
University of Mississippi
Barnett
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Clark
Richard T. Rives
Montgomery
Ala
James H. de A
Meredith
Oxford, Miss
Memphis
Johnson
Ole Miss
Clark
Joe Patterson
Elbert Tuttle
Atlanta
Marshall
Oxford
Tuttle
Patterson
John R. Brown
Houston
Tex
Postal Rate Hikes Narrow Global Reach
The world grows smaller as postal rates rise, pressuring international mail and delivery costs. Officials cite funding needs and service improvements while businesses and consumers face higher shipping expenses and delayed mail timelines.
Congress Groping For Adjournment In 1962 Session
Washington AP reports the 87th Congress struggled to adjourn the 1962 session. A quorum was short of 218 needed, stalling final action, as leaders negotiated to restore public works projects and finalize a two-bill agenda, including a $2.4 billion authorization.
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Washington
House
Oregon
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Delays End With House Adjournment Without Quorum
In Washington the House failed to reach a quorum as only 204 members were present. After repeated delays and protests, Speaker McCormack adjourned until noon with the chamber nearly empty. Senate conferees toiled over final session bills.
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House of Representatives
House
H. R. Gross
McCormack
Senate House
World Series Game Postponed Again by Heavy Rain
Ford C. Frick postponed the sixth World Series game due to ongoing heavy rain. The decision was announced at 8:20 a.m. PDT in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Ford C. Frick
Succoth Festival Observed By Jews
New York AP reports the Succoth festival began at sundown Friday with Orthodox and Conservative Jews observing it for eight days and Reform Jews for seven.
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New York
Gromyko Ready to Fire New Blast at U.S. on Cuba and Berlin
At the United Nations, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko summoned reporters for a renewed attack on U.S. policy toward Cuba and Berlin. He may indicate whether Premier Khrushchev will attend the General Assembly as Dean Rusk says talks with Gromyko will continue. U Thant urges Security Council action to pressure Katanga's Tshombe while Congo peace plans face delays.
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United Nations
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Cuba
Berlin
Khrushchev
General Assembly
Gromyko
Assembly
Dean Rusk
Laos
Oth
Rusk
Moscow
U.N
U Thant
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Thant
Security Council
Tshombe
Jline
Operation Freedom Loses Permit Bid in Cincinnati
Operation Freedom a Cincinnati group seeking to aid Tennessee sharecroppers failed to obtain a permit to raise funds in Cincinnati City Manager C A Harrell upheld a ruling denying the permit citing Rev Maurice McCrackin an officer of the group as not a responsible person The pacifist minister earlier lost his pastorate at West Cincinnati St Barnabas Church after serving a federal prison term for ignoring income tax summons.
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Cincinnati
Operation Freedom
Tennessee
C. A. Harrell
Maurice McCrackin
West Cincinnati St. Barnabas Church
Cuba Costs Reds $1 Million A Day
Assistant Secretary Edwin A. Martin says Soviet aid to Cuba now runs about 1 million dollars daily. The State Department estimates a 50 to 70 million dollar trade deficit with Cuba and up to 500 million in long term economic aid this year. He says the burden could grow after U S penalties on foreign shipping tied to Cuba trade are imposed.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Russia
Edwin A. Martin
State Department
U.S
Castro
Adenauer to Visit Kennedy in United States Visit
President Kennedy invites West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to the United States. Adenauer accepts and will arrive in Washington on November 7 to meet with Kennedy on mutual interests between the two nations. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger announced the plan.
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Pittsburgh
Red States
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
United States
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Adenauer
Federal Republic of Germany
Washington
Salinger
Vatican Council Moves To Reform Church Structure
The Vatican Council opened its first working session in Rome with Bishop Gennaro Prata of La Paz saying modernization will be gradual. The 2,700 prelates will elect 10 commissions to study issues from relations with other churches to diocesan boundaries and clergy discipline.
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Gennaro Prata
la Paz
Bolivia
John XXIII
Prata
Council Fathers
John
Russian Ships In Pacific Test Area
Three Russian missile range ships Sibir Sudan and Sakhalin entered the Johnston Island test zone near Hawaii prompting U S officials to note they may be observing the planned Domini c operation. The United States cannot eject them as the zone lies in international waters and the test aims at a submegaton high altitude nuclear burst.
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Honolulu
Johnston Island Test Area
United States
WME
Eyrees
Joint Task Force 8
Sibir
Sudan
Sakhalin
U.S
Hawaii
U.S. Navy
Christmas Island
Archbishop Sees No Unity Among Churches Soon
New York AP report quotes Archbishop Arthur Michael Ramsey primate of all England saying there will be no Christian church unification in our lifetime. He arrives in New York and hopes the Rome council will achieve unification in truth.
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New York
Canterbury
Arthur Michael Ramsey
All England
Rome
The Ugly American and Missionaries Debate Summit
A weeklong Montreat conference gathers about 200 Protestant leaders to debate if the ugly American image has made Christian missions obsolete. Dr. T Watson Street opens sessions. discussions span North America Europe Africa Asia and Latin America with debates on nationalism communism and crises in China Congo and Cuba.
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Presbyterian Church
U.S
Southern
Montreal
T. Watson Street
Board of World Missions
North Ameria
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Europe
Middle East
China
Congo
Cuba
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Capitol
Carl Albert
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John W. McCormack
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