Seaman Survives Atlantic Rescue After 14 Hours
German third engineer Franz Strycharczyk, 26, fell from the Freiburg near Bermuda while on watch after a poker session. He swam for hours, was picked up by Coast Guard cutter Absecon, and returned to his ship. He credits Friday the 13th as his lucky day.
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Stuttgart
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Quintuplets Born To South Dakota Couple
Five babies four girls and a boy born to Mrs. Andrew Fischer in Aberdeen. Doctors say mother and all five are in good condition after deliveries between 1:30 and 3:10 a.m. Breech births occurred for four of the children, with one headfirst. The Fischers have two other sons and three daughters. The births come amid historical context of prior quintuplet cases in the Americas.
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S.D
Andrew Fischer
St Luke's Hospital
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Denise
Charlotte
Julie
Evelyn
Fischer
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Cuervo de Prieto
Western Hemisphere
Argentina
United States
Cecelia Hanna
San Antonio
Tex
Three Killed In Light Plane Crash In Chambersburg
A single engine plane crashed in a farm field Friday night in Chambersburg. Three people died and a fourth was critically injured as motorists tried to guide the craft to a safer landing by headlights. Identified victims were Joseph R. Russell of Wilmington, Judith Russell, Edwin B. Wescott of Wakefield, and Marjorie Wescott, 22, who was pulled from the wreckage. The couple and their passenger were en route from Boston to Washington, D.C. Flames hindered rescue efforts.
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Chambersburg
Joseph R. Russell
Wilmington
Mass
Judith
Edwin B Wescott
Wakefield
Students Depart After HUAC Hearing Riot in Old House Office Building
Washington AP reports a violent HUAC session ended as beatnik style students and supporters departed Congress after two days of hearings on a Cuba trip. Police dragged out many protesters amid chants of tyranny while chairman Edwin Willis maintained order.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
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Cuba
State Department
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D-La
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San Francisco
Senate debate on treaty may last three weeks
In Washington, Mansfield says debate on the test ban treaty could extend into a third week as supporters count heads for a ratification vote. He noted a minimum of 80 votes, far above the 67 needed for approval, and warned debates could continue early and late into the third week including Saturdays. Thurmond blocks unanimous consent to move to ratification. Goldwater and Miller say a Soviet follow up could sway the 1964 election. Miller suggests a post ratification second step could help Kennedy, while Goldwater warns the treaty favors Khrushchev.
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Hamilton Firms To Pay For Airport Work
Hamilton firms will fund upgrades at Hamilton Airport to support a 4.5 percent runway and radio homing beacon. William Beckett of the Hamilton Association of Trade and Industry notes local industries will finance the airport improvements for small jet planes and executive aircraft.
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Hamilton
Ohio
William Beckett
Hamilton Association of Trade and Industry
Chuckle Diamond Cutter at the Baseball Park
A man who tends the grounds at the local baseball park stars in a lighthearted Chuckle Diamond feature. He keeps the infield pristine and jokes about mowing the lawn between innings, a steady presence in game day routines.
Viet Nam Rebellion Spreads With Martial Law Declare
Rioting students in Dalat Bien Hoa and Vinh Long challenge the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem as martial law is to end at noon Monday. About 6000 youths barricaded four Dalat high schools while hundreds more were detained. doctors and interns in four Saigon University hospitals end strike after a professor and family are released.
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Ngo Linh Diem
Saigon
Diem
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Bien Hoa
Vinh Long
Mekong Delta
Saigon University
Tremor Linked to Nuclear Test Near Las Vegas
An earthquake shaking Las Vegas is linked to a nuclear blast 80 miles away. Authorities say the tremor was almost certainly caused by the underground detonation, with readings registered in Berkeley Pasadena and San Diego. Dr. Charles Richter notes the timing and provides expert concurrence.
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Nev
Berkeley
Pasadena
San Diego
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Charles Richter
Desegregation Tensions Ease in Deep South Schools
Racial tension eased after the first week of public school desegregation below college level as Alabama National Guardsmen were released from federal duty and 470 orders remain. President Kennedy called up 16,000 guardsmen to support desegregation amid did not block, while Birmingham Tuskegee reports of mixed attendance show similar calm. A federal grand jury planned to convene Monday in Birmingham for broader actions. In North Carolina talks, High Point negotiators ended demonstrations until December 6. Tucson builders opened subdivisions to all races, and Mercedes Ellington joined Jackie Gleason Show chorus in New York.
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Kennedy
Alabama Army
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Tuskegee
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Birmingham
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Macon L. Weaver
Allington
High Point
N.C
Tucson Home Builders Association
Tucson
Ariz
New York
Mercedes Ellington
Jackie Gleason
Greeks Reject Catholic Unity in Orthodox Rift
Greek Orthodox primate Chrysostomos denounced Roman Catholic church unity and led a boycott of the Rhodes Pan Orthodox Conference while Vatican hopes for dialogue persist. The Greek church stance may sway other Orthodox churches as Rhodes prepares to host the Sept conference session on church unity.
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Greece
Chrysostomos
Vatican
Holy Synod
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