Mel Miller Receives First Direct Dial Call in Peoria
Peoria Illinois switched to direct dialing at 2 01 a m on Sunday. The first call went to Melvin Miller, star of Mel Miller Week on the West Coast, from Laguna Beach Mayor J E Riddle. The pair reminisced about Miller's recent Marine guest appearance and Laguna Beach revelry.
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Mobutu Foils Congo assassination attempt by Bakasa
In Leopoldville Col Joseph Mobutu recounts thwarting an armed plot against him by Congolese army Maj Vital Bakasa. UN security reports verify the struggle as Mobutu battles Lumumba loyalists while Katanga forces withdraw to a buffer zone near the border. Lumumba appears before UN troops seeking support as Mobutu consolidates power after a bloodless coup.
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Patrice Lumumba
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Katanga
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Katanga-Kivu
Joseph Kasavubu
Mission To The Congo Backed by 16 Nations
Sixteen African and Asian states urged the United Nations General Assembly to back Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold in his Congo mission. The push came amid a Soviet opposition and emphasized support for the mission and its declared aims.
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Water Pact Ends Long India Pakistan Dispute
Prime Minister Nehru and President Ayub Khan signed a treaty settling the Indus River dispute after 13 years, backed by a $1 billion World Bank peace fund and six member nations. The accord envisions eight high dams, 400 miles of canals, and thousands of wells to reorganize water supply for about 40 million acres, with development expected to take over a decade.
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Kennedy Proposes Tools For Handling Labor Disputes
Senator Kennedy proposes granting the president new powers to manage national emergency labor disputes. He cites the 1959 60 steel strike and rejects 32 hour work week ideas, urging fairer procedures and pre agreed negotiating steps between unions and management. He criticizes the Eisenhower era for unemployment and pledges more campaign stops including a stop with the Chemical Workers Union.
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Khrushchev and Castro Reach New York for UN Visit
Khrushchev arrived amid boos at the East River pier and demanded serious UN disarmament talks with Eisenhower. Fidel Castro landed to a mixed reception at Idlewild Airport, promising to speak at the United Nations after greeting supporters. Castro faced anti Castro protests while Khrushchev read a statement urging constructive U.N. participation and a disarmament pact under strict control.
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Guam Plane Crash Kills 77 on World Airways DC6B
AGANA Guam AP At least 77 people mostly American military families died when a World Airways DC6B crashed on a hillside after takeoff from a Guam refueling stop The plane plowed through dense growth and wreckage left 17 survivors later dwindling to 16 The carrier said 86 passengers and eight crew were aboard while World Airways listed seven crew members killed The navigator Edgar Schweyer survived The crash prompted questions about whether an engine exploded before impact and left officials to sift through the dense jungle to reach the site.
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Diddy H. Kaerger
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Hayward
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Diet Delay Keeps Weight On Despite Promises
A witty saying on dieting notes that many delay starting a diet while continuing to gain weight. The quote frames the common paradox of postponement and ongoing wardrobe choices. It offers no specific people or organizations and reads as a general remark.
Butcher Sign Waved By Crowd At UN Summit
New York AP reports screaming crowds and street clashes as anti-USSR demonstrations greet Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders arriving for the historic United Cuba summit at the Soviet UN delegation. Police clash with about 2,000 demonstrators. arrests made.
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Soviet ship carries machinery to Castro from Riga
The Soviet ship Kirovsk departed Riga for Havana with more than 300 tractors bulldozers and other machines for Fidel Castro's regime Tass reported. The Kirovsk will load sugar for the return voyage.
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