Mobutu Defies Soviet Influence and Maintains Absolute Rule
In Leopoldville Col Joseph Mobutu declares his will supreme and vows no challenge from UN or parliament. A nearby army detachment briefly tried to arrest AP reporter Michael Goldsmith before UN force intervened. Mobutu later rescinded the expulsion after meetings with Goldsmith and AP editor Andrew Borowek. He criticizes foreign press coverage and cites Belgian reports on his coup while defending his army amid rumors of mutiny.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Associated Press
United Nations
Mobutu
Michael Goldsmith
U.N
Rajeshwar Dayal
Goldsmith
Andrew Borowek
Patrice Lumumba
U.S
Frank Carlucci
Coupe
Former Swim Star Eleanor Holm In Hospital After Overdose
Eleanor Holm a 43 year old former Olympic swimmer lay in a Miami Beach hospital after an overdose of barbiturates police said Saturday. Ambulance crewmen recalled a call from Thomas J Whalen pleading not to let her die as she was taken from his North Bay Village home. Holm once held 14 national or Olympic records and was divorced in 1954 from showman Billy Rose.
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Miami Beach, Fla
Eleanor Holm
Miami Beach
Thomas J. Whalen
North Bay Village
Martin F. Dardis
Whalen
Swiss to Buy Jet Fighters to Modernize Air Force
Bern Switzerland AP says the government plans to buy either Swedish or French jet fighters to modernize the Swiss air force with U S types deemed too costly.
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Bern
Switzerland
U.S
Nixon Uses Halloween Theme in Illinois Campaign Swing
Vice President Richard M. Nixon toured Chicago suburbs on a 105 mile route aiming to boost votes in Illinois. He attacked Senator John F. Kennedy over alleged “hobgoblins” and warned that Kennedy’s proposals would raise federal spending and taxes. Nixon spoke to large crowds including about 30,000 at Wheaton College, tying the trip to Reformation Sunday observations.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
America
Kennedy
Nixon
Illinois
Eisenhower
O'Hare
Harry Truman
Ike
Jack Kennedy
United States
Soviet Union
Wheaton
Wheaton College
National Association of Evangelicals
Hillside
Reuther warns of new recession tied to car sales
Elyria Ohio AP Walter P Reuther UAW president warned the United States faces another recession driven by a drop in auto sales. Speaking at the dedication of a $130000 UAW headquarters he cited Ward's Report predicting a backlog of one million unsold cars by mid November with inventories 70 percent higher than any previous period.
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Elyria
Ohio
Walter P Reuther
United Auto Workers
United States
UAW
Reuther
Ward
Football Players On Downed Plane
A chartered Arctic Pacific Airline plane carrying 43 California Polytechnic Institute personnel including 36 players, coaches, managers and a sports editor crashed on takeoff from Toledo after a game with Bowling Green University. Sixty-five fledgling details show 48 aboard and 18 survived amid zero visibility and a fogged airport scene.
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Toledo, Ohio
California Polytechnic
Sheriff's Office
Arctic Pacific
Bowling Green University
Toledo
California Polytechnic Institute At
San Luis Obispo
John Nettleship
The
San Luis Obispo Telegram Tribune
Bowling Green
Ohio Win Predicted For Demos
Akron Beacon Journal poll of 1,880 Ohio residents predicts a Kennedy victory overall with Nixon leading in many counties but lacking weight in Democratic Cuyahoga County. Authors note uncounted votes could shift margin to a landslide or a narrow Nixon win. Among those polled, 46 percent favor Nixon, 40 percent Kennedy, and 14 percent are undecided. 21.7 percent of Eisenhower voters in 1956 now back Kennedy.
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Akron
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
John F. Kennedy
John S. Keight
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
James S. Jackson
Robert Kotzbauer
Nixon
Cuyahoga County
Jackson
Kotzbauer
Eisenhower
Kennadyv
Lawrence Park
Delaware County
State Department
New York Times
England
France
Soviet Union
Lodge Plans Return To Ohio
Republican vice presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge will tour Ohio four days before the election. He is set to speak at Public Square Canton at 5 p.m. on November 4 and then at 8 p.m. at the Akron Armory. Party officials noted changes in public support with few switching from Stevenson.
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Columbus
Ohio
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ray Bliss
GOP
Lodge
Public Square
Canton
Akron
Bliss
Kennedy stumps Philadelphia suburbs amid heavy rain
In a soggy Saturday campaign through Philadelphia suburbs Kennedy drew large crowds despite less fervor than in northern coal regions. He pressed for truth in candidacy while handshakes bruised his right hand, and warned that global influence had declined under the current administration.
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Kennedy
Philadelphia
Chester
Inside Tax Details And How Real Estate Is Calculated
The Journal explains real estate taxes with a focus on the school levy next month. It breaks down how taxes are figured, how the 10 mill limit works, and how funds are allocated. Also on page 6 an explainer on crowdsmanship in the presidential campaign. The Halloween costume market shifts from classic devils and ghosts to TV characters, discussed on page 26.
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Journal
Paul Sullivan
Paraders Protest In Puerto Rico Against Local Clergy
In San Juan, a silent parade of 400 to 500 people marched before Archbishop James P. Davis to protest pastoral letters urging Catholics to oppose Gov. Luis Munoz Marin’s party. Bishops accuse the party of anti Christian behavior linked to birth control and sterilization law repeal.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
James P. Davis
Luis Munoz Marin
el Mundo
Victor M. Nazario
Ponce
Popular Democratic Party
Island
Commonwealth
Munoz Marin
Chan
Cellor
Old San Juan
Abe! Munoz Marin
Munoz Marine Administration
Ervine Swift
Catholic Bishops
Brucker urges revival of old fashioned patriotism
Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker spoke at the dedication of the $425,000 U S Army Reserve center in Whitehall Columbus urging a rebirth of patriotic sentiment. He asserted U S armed might can destroy any attacker and noted a Nike Hercules missile was recently knocked out by another Nike Hercules while warning against public shaming of national pride.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wilber M. Brucker
United States
U.S. Army Reserve Center
Whitehall
Russia
Nike
Brucker
Religion discussion urged in presidential campaign by minister
Dr Edwin T Dahlberg president of the National Council of Churches urged open religious debate during the presidential campaign He warned against fanatics taking control and favored vigorous Catholic Protestant dialogue to address issues like Vatican representation tax support sectarian schools population control and church state separation The Baptist minister from St Louis spoke as an individual ahead of delivering the 15th Festival of Faith by the Council of Churches of Greater Cincinnati
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Cincinnati
National Council of Churches
Edwin T. Dahlberg
St. Louis
Christendom
The
Vatican
Dahlberg
United States
Council of Churches of
Greater Cincinnati
Two Party System Noted in The South
A brief line from a vintage page notes a strong two party system in the South with male and female Democrats mentioned in a concise pundit tone.
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South
Man Wanted In Doors Killing Caught In Canada
FBI fugitive Joseph Corbett Jr. captured in Vancouver hotel after trail from Denver to Baltimore to Winnipeg and Toronto. He faced murder charges in Colorado for killing Adolph Coors III, and had escaped a California prison in 1955. Corbett yielded without resistance when confronted by agents and police.
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B.C
FBI
Joseph Corbett Jr
Corbett
Adolph Coors III
Golden
Colo
Corbet
Denver
Baltimore
Winnipeg
Toronto
Canada
British Columbia
Borne
Seattle
Wash
California
Air Force
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Jack
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