Four Men Trapped in Nuclear Test Shaft at Nevada Site
Four men have been trapped for over 36 hours at the bottom of an 1800 foot nuclear test shaft at the Nevada test site. One worker was killed when an elevator cable snapped at 1100 feet and three others were injured. Crews are attempting to realign rails, remove collapsed cable, and deliver food and water through a vent shaft while maintaining radio contact.
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Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
James C. Gray
Indian Springs
Nev
Gray
Bolivia thwarted coup plot against Paz Estenssoro
Bolivia announced it foiled an assassination and overthrow plot against President Victor Paz Estenssoro. Former president Hernan Siles Zuazo and Juan Lechin led rebels who attacked public buildings and blocked oil pipelines. Siles arrested, Lechin in hiding. Eighty rebels detained as martial law eased and peace returned.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Gvernment
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Juan Lechin
Siles
Lechin
Santa Cruz
Socialist
Phalanx
Paz
U.S Information Service
Sucre
Ciro Humboldt
Alfredo Ovando Candia
United States
National Revolutionary Party
De Gaulle Opens 27 Day South American Tour
President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Venezuela to begin a 27 day goodwill tour of South America. He is welcomed with a 211 gun salute and a military display as security tightens for his Caracas visit. He will address Congress and discuss a Latin American common market with President Leoni.
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de Gaulle
South America
Caracas
Venezuela
Charles de Gaulle
France
Maiquetia
Raul Leoni
Secret Army
Force For National Liberation
FALN
Congress
Leoni
East German Leader Otto Grotewohl Dies at 70
BERLIN AP Otto Grotewohl prime minister of East Germany died today after a long illness. The official ADN reported he was 70. He had suffered for years and was believed to have leukemia, though not officially admitted.
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Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
East Germany
ADN
Grotewohl
Rail strike threat rises as mediators seek end
Federal mediators meet with railroads and unions in Washington aiming to avert a national strike set for 6 am Tuesday. President Johnson's direct involvement remains uncertain despite prior intervention. Six shop craft unions clash with most railroads over job security, wage protection, and use of outside contractors, with the earlier emergency board recommendations now in dispute.
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Washington
Johnson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Island Railroad
Southern Railwy
Vatican votes for shared papal episcopal authority
At St Peter's Basilica the Vatican Ecumenical Council approved four of forty ballots establishing collegiality, defining bishops as a college with the Pope. The council affirmed bishops as successors of the apostles and the Pope as successor of St. Peter, stressing no reduction of papal supremacy.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter
Malta Gains Independence From Britain Under New Flag
Malta became independent from British rule ending 162 years of colonial control. Prince Philip watched as the new flag rose over Independence Arena and instruments of power were handed to Prime Minister Borg Olivier who pledged a parliamentary democracy and Commonwealth membership. Rioting by Labor opponents occurred and police dispersed clashes in Valletta amid tensions with the church over foreign policy and base rights.
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Valletta
Malta
Prince Philip
Britain
Elizabeth II
Borg Olivier
British Commonwealth
Labor
Dom Mintoff
Rare runaway San Francisco cable car ends in chaos
The cable car on Hyde Street rolled backward down Russian Hill after losing its grip. Twenty passengers fled or leapt to the pavement as the emergency brake, a rare last resort, jammed and had to be cut free. Injuries included a broken shoulder and other wounds. several people were treated at Harbor Emergency Hospital.
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San Francisco
Russian Hill
Susie Baer
Chestnut and
Lombard
Fisherman’s Wharf
Alcatraz
Joseph Kut
Montevello
Calif
Giovia Sykes
Violet Young
Monterey
Here
Racial Trouble Renewed in McComb Mississippi
A Negro church and the home of civil rights worker Aylene Quin were bombed Sunday night in McComb Mississippi. A 2,000 to 3,000 crowd attacked a police car arriving at the scene, injuring two Quin children and robbing the church of the Society Hill Baptist. SNCC and CORE spokesmen say this brings total bombings to 13 in the area since last June.
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Jesse Harris
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Quin
Society Hill Baptist
McComb
SNCC
Council of Federated Organizations
Congressional Leaders Push Back to Washington for Reapportionment
Washington AP reports Senate leaders urge absent members to return to tackle six key bills before session ends. Reapportionment of state legislatures dominates the agenda as Dirksen pushes a rider on the foreign aid bill to delay court actions until 1956, with filibuster risk and possible constitutional amendment.
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Stanley Meisler Washington
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Supreme Court
Vermilion Man Takes Third in National Land Plowing Contest
Howard Will of Vermilion scored 79.6 points to finish third and win 50 dollars in the National Level Land Plowing Contest in Buffalo. Bernard Nietfeld, 35, of Melrose, Minnesota, topped 13 competitors with 82.4 points to take first.
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Buffalo, N. D
Howard Will
Vermilion
Bernard Nietfeld
Melrose
Mina
Tall Man Emerges From Sportscar Like Sunflower
An exceptionally tall man strains to exit a sportscar, appearing as a sunflower sprouting from a bud vase in a humorous scene.
No Effort Is Made To End Trouble
Saigon experiences a strike disrupting vital services while a mountain tribal revolt spreads in central Viet Nam. The unrest challenges Premier Nguyen Khanh's caretaker government and U S authorities in Saigon as the South Vietnamese crisis deepens.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Nguyei Khanh
United States
Bloodiest Viet Nam weekend leaves 230 government troops casualties
Saigon and military sources report one of the war's bloodiest weekends as Viet Cong fighting spikes. Government forces say 230 casualties sustained in ongoing clashes across South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nan AP
South Viet Nam
Widespread Textile Strike Paralyzes City Utilities
About 20,000 workers walked off for at least two days demanding higher pay from a textile plan. Demonstrations occurred with police not stopping thousands of strikers parading with banners. The walkout cut power, bus lines, and port activity, signaling political overtones and calls to end conscription and the state of emergency. The Labor Confederation claims up to 500,000 workers, with 30,000 in Saigon, while strike leaders cite wages and conditions as main goals.
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Labor Confederation
Saigon
Three Unidentified Ships Sunk in Gulf of Tonkin Report
Moscow says Tass reports three unidentified ships sunk by American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin on Friday. Five ships allegedly fired upon, with three sunk, per the Soviet news agency.
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Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Rebels seize radio in Ban Me Thuot demand tribal autonomy
Ve Vai Tai of the Saigon Labor Council cites concessions to Buddhists students and political groups as workers push for autonomy. About 500 US ruined Rhode tribesmen invaded Ban Me Thuot seizing a radio station broadcasting their bid for an autonomous tribal nation. The revolt reportedly continued with government forces offline as tribesmen cut a bridge to halt troops.
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Ve Vai Tai
Saigon Labor Council
Saigon
Ban Me Thuot
Darlae
Slain Rights Workers Case Referred To Grand Jury
A federal grand jury in Biloxi Mississippi began secret testimony on the murders of three civil rights workers. Sheriff Lawrence Rainey of Neshoba County Philadelphia and Deputy Cecil Price were among those ordered to appear. The trio included two white volunteers from New York City and a Meridian Mississippi Black man. The case follows the Philadelphia jail incident and the burned station wagon found near Philadelphia. Over 100 residents were subpoenaed for testimony.
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Biloxi
Miss
FBI
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Philadelphia
New York City
Meridian
Rainey
Cecil Price
Price
Missisippi County
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