Donna Heads For New York as Long Island Braces
Hurricane Donna surged toward the northeast, threatening gale winds, heavy rain, and high tides in New York City. Forecasters warned of the fringe of the storm reaching the eastern Long Island coast by noon, with Fire Island evacuations already underway and winds around 115 mph.
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Long Island
Weather Bureau
Fire Island
Coast Guard
Carolinas
Portsmouth
Florida Marches Toward Major Disaster Cleanup After Donna
Florida mobilizes for vast repairs after Hurricane Donna leaving 7 dead and 2 missing. Gov. Collins seeks federal disaster declaration as 250000 homes lose power and thousands lack telephones. Marines and sailors guard marshaling sites while Air Force, Army, and Navy rush bridge girders and water to the stricken Keys and Homestead.
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Florida
Army
Navy
Air Force
Key West
Donna
Keys
Pope Air Force Base
VN. C
Ft. Benning
Ft. Campbell
Marathon
Taveernier
Florida Keys
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
Tampa
Union Delighted by 15 Hour Rail Strike Settlement
After nearly 15 hours of talks, a pre-dawn settlement ended the 12 day Pennsylv ania Railroad strike. The agreement saves safety and job protections for 20 000 workers, with ratification pending. Service to resume in stages by Tuesday.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
America
States
District of Columbia
Pennsy
Michael J. Quill
TWU
O'Neill
Quill
Happy
Nixon Aims to Keep Religion out of Race Campaign
Vice President Richard Nixon opens his presidential bid with a major airport rally at Friendship Airport near Baltimore. He plans a 14-state, six-day tour. Nixon urges Kennedy to join in avoiding religious debate. Kennedy agrees. Nixon recently left Walter Reed after knee infection treatment.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Friendship
Baltimore
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Sen. Kennedy
San Diego
Calif
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Kennedy Campaigns in Texas Amid Religion Attack Fears
AP reports Senator John F. Kennedy and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson campaigned together in Texas to counter religious attacks on Kennedy's Catholic faith. He refused to accept a proposed cut-off on discussing religion, arguing Democrats fear last minute charges before voters cast ballots on November 8.
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Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Houston Ministerial Association
Nixon
Big Men Thrive By Doing What They Fear Despised
A witty reflection notes that men grow by tackling tasks they initially resisted and would rather avoid. It frames effort and courage as keys to strength, suggesting hardship yields character and advancement despite reluctance.
Passenger train service to resume on PRR network
Symes refused to elaborate beyond it was satisfactory, but announced that service between New York and St Louis to Washington to the South to the West to New England would be resumed as soon as possible. The PRR normally operates 722 passenger trains and 870 freights daily.
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Symes
New York
St. Louis
Washington
New England
PRR
20 Die as Argentina Bus Plunge Into River
A bus carrying 22 passengers plunged into a river 18 miles from Cordoba Sunday night, killing 20 people. Rescue teams retrieved bodies and continued searching for survivors amid the river currents and darkness.
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Argentina
Cordoba
Lumumba Clings to Power as Congo Turmoil Grows
In Leopoldville Patrice Lumumba clung to the prime minister’s post while U.N. troops blocked his bid to seize the radio station. Delegations to New York and security council talks faced opposition as Congolese forces and Kasavubu allies maneuvered amid mounting crisis and guarded residences.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Patrice Lumbumba
U.N
Lumumba
Leopoldville
Congo River
Brazzaville
French Congo
New York
Security Council
Embargo Debate Grows Over Berlin Trade Action
Berlin dispatch reports West Germany weighing an official embargo on East Germany trade amid Western pressure. The cabinet may discuss options to respond to Communist moves, while Ludwig Erhard favors a voluntary boycott and rejects forced stoppage of business.
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Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
Moscow
Ludwig Erhard
Storm flings shutters as coastal areas brace for high tides
Southern New England braces for a major storm with tides 12 to 14 feet above normal in Buzzards Bay and Fire Island evacuations. Rhode Island schools closed and National Guard standby. Mitchel and Bradley AFBs evacuate planes as 100 mph winds lash the coast. Civil defense reports minor damage in Virginia and Norfolk while power outages affect thousands.
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New England
Upper Buzzards Bay
Cape Cod
Rhode Island
National Guard
Mitchel Air Force Base
Long Island
Bradley Air Force Base
Hartford
Conn
Coast Guard
Fire Island
Donna
Caribbean
Florida Peninsula
Atlantic
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Chesapeake
Cape Henry
Virginia Capes
Tidewater
Virginia
Portsmouth
Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Lumumba jailed as Kasavubu names new Congo government
Leopoldville AP bulletin reports Patrice Lumumba imprisoned by the Congolese army while President Joseph Kasavubu announces a new government to replace Lumumba's Communist-supported regime. The move signals a major shift in Congo's political leadership and power.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
Lumumba
DiSalle Urges Realistic Campaign Rules in Ohio
Gov Michael V DiSalle in Akron called for campaign finance reforms to serve democracy. He criticized current limits as ineffective noting disparities where donors limit a candidate but allow large committee sums. He warned such gaps let wealthier groups influence elections and erode the candidate's independent stance.
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Akron, Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
Akron
Remains of Lady Be Good crew identified at Wheelus
Air Force confirms Lt. John S. Woravka of Cleveland is the latest verified body from the 1943 Lady Be Good crash. Woravka’s remains were brought to Wheelus Air Force Base for shipment home as the search continues for Staff Sgt Vernon Moore. Propellers from the bomber were recovered. one will go to Wright Patterson AFB for possible museum display, the other may be mounted at Wheelus as a memorial.
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Libya
Air Force
John S. Woravka
Cleveland
Ohio
Wheelus Air Force Base
Weravka
United States
Vernon Moore
New Boston
Woravka
Air Development Division
Wright-Patterson Afb
Dayton
Wheelus
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Michelle Hitzing
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Richardson Dilworth
Francis O'Neill Jr
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Thomas Hanza
Congo
United Nations
Jacques Lumbala
Leopoldon
Kasavubu
Justin Bomboko
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