Miners Rescued After Five Days Trapped 400 Feet Down
Hazleton Pennsylvania AP reports three coal miners trapped since Tuesday near the bottom of a 400 foot shaft were reached by rescue workers who lowered soup medical supplies headlamps and a requested cigar. David Fellin 58 said were all okay after a drill pierced the gangway.
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Margaret Hinkle
Henry Throne
Andrew Throne
Hazleton
David Fellin
Ditzler
Fellin
Throne
Bova
Anna
Joe
Louis Bova
Sheppton
Philadelphia
House Opens Annual Debate On Aid Today
The House begins its annual foreign aid debate focusing on Indonesia, a proposed Bokaro steel mill loan for India, and a 4.1 billion ceiling for the current year. Senate action on debt limit and nuclear test ban hearings continue as civil rights and railroad labor issues surface.
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Washington
House
Indonesia
India
Senate
E. Ross Adair
R-Ind
Bokaro
United States
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
David E. Bell
Cotton Auction Plans Finished for Ouachita Bale Sale
Monroe Chamber of Commerce officials announced final plans for Ouachita parish's first bale of cotton auction. The event, led by Agriculture chairman John Birdsong and coordinator Dewey Simmons, occurs Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Central Bank Lobby with Ike Hamilton as master of ceremonies. A “guessing award” of a $25 bank savings account will go to the closest estimate of the final selling price. About 32 local firms are participating.
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Monroe
Simmons
Cleveland Pops Orchestra at Zoo Debuts Amid Lagoon Scene
About 4000 listeners watched the Cleveland Pops under Louis Lane at the zoo lagoon. Ducks and swans glided as the ensemble played Tschaikovsky Swan Lake and Wagner Die Meistersinger Prelude. The one platoon of ducks briefly fled during the Wagner piece while animals showed little reaction.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Wagner
Liszt
Gershwin
Tschaikovsky
Cleveland Zoo
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
Louis Lane
World Almanac cites 431.9 million sets in 1962
United Press International reports a total of 431,900,000 radio and television sets worldwide in 1962 per the World Almanac. This figure reflects global household access to broadcasting technology during the era and indicates significant penetration of both radio and television.
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United Press International
Buddhists and Officer Shootout Sparks Viet Nam Unrest
In Da Nang and Hue, Buddhist demonstrators clash with a Vietnamese army officer. Five to six marchers are reported wounded as the crowd pulls the officer from his jeep and burns it. Buddhist leaders describe the event amid a wider hunger strike and student boycotts as protests against the regime intensify.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Hue
South
Viet Nam
Vo Thanh Xuan
Beautifying Fire Devil Targets Spandau Suburb
Berlin police hunt a firebug in Spandau known as the Fire Devil of Spandau who claims to beautify the town by burning eyesores. In two months he started 25 fires, burning old shacks newspaper stands barns and even cars he deemed junk.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Spandau
LeMay Mixed on Nuclear Test Ban Treaty View
Gen. Curtis E LeMay testified that if the limited nuclear test ban treaty were in proposal form he would likely oppose it. He joined Army Navy and Marine leaders in supporting ratification but said his stance would differ if the pact were not yet signed by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union. The other service chiefs declined to change their support when asked if pre signature considerations would alter their view. All emphasized backing ratification only with Joint Chiefs safeguards outlined by Gen Maxwell Taylor.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
LeMay
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
Senate
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Strom Thrumond
D-S.c
Thurmond
Earle G. Wheeler
David L. McDonald
Naval Operations
David M Shoup
Marine Corps
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Baylor scholar David Wade to join freshman class
David Wade of Monroe will attend Baylor University this fall on a scholarship. More than 1,500 Baylor students will receive scholarships this year totaling over $610,000, announced Arch Hunt, director of Student Financial Aid and Placement. Seven Boy Scouts from Troop 11 plan a three day motor boat trip along the D Arbonne River to D Arbonne Lake and back, about 25 miles by river.
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David Wade
DeSiard Rd
Monroe
Baylor University
East
Baylor
Arch Hunt
D'Arbonne River
D’arbonne Lake
Moonshiner Hunted After Killing Sheriff and Chief
In Alabama near Littleville a moonshiner killed a sheriff and a police chief with a single shotgun blast, then fled with his teenage daughter after grabbing a rifle. More than 250 officers searched thick woods as relatives said he faced cancer and planned to fight.
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Littleville
Ala
Troy Thornton
Thornton
Sai Thornton
Colbert County
Sher
Alleged Sheriff Killer Captured After Manhunt
LITTLEVILLE Ala AP The alleged killer of a sheriff and police chief was captured today after an intensive manhunt. No immediate details were released by the highway patrol.
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Littleville
Ala
Highway Patrol
Gunfire as officers confront man at home ruin
A man, Thornton, fired a shotgun at officers outside his home ruins after they approached. His daughter Carolyn, 18, was nearby. Thornton shouted for them to stand, offering to quit, but the officers remained crouched in tall grass as the confrontation continued.
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Carolyn
Murray
Thornton
Clues Narrow Focus in Great Train Robbery Case
London police pursue new leads from Leatherslade Farm prints and a Monopoly set found at the hideout. Five men remain sought for questioning as investigators trace a trail of five pound notes, a car linked to the couple, and travel records to map the gang’s network.
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London
Scotland Yard
Hildings
Leatherslade
Oakley
Surrey Wood
Four Die In Louisiana Mishaps Over Weekend
United Press International reports at least four people died in Louisiana accidents from Friday evening to Sunday night. In Shreveport, Peggy Huhn in her early 20s was killed when a car she rode in overturned near a dead end. driver Harold Wilson was hospitalized. Both victims were from Shreveport.
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United Press International
Louisiana
Peggy Huhn
Shreveport
Harold Wilson
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Today And Tuesday
Forecaster predicts partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures for today and Tuesday. Widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms are possible and no major temperature changes are expected. South winds will be light to moderate, five to 15 mph, with highs near 90 to 94 and overnight lows around 68 to 72.
NAACP Leader Hopes Voter March For Negroes
Baton Rouge AP report says Rev. Arthur Jelks Sr. aims to organize election day march for Negroes who fail to qualify as voters. Also: other briefs note plan for partial desegregation in Birmingham schools and civil rights actions in Washington.
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Baton Rouge
Arthur Jelks
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Birmingham, Ala
Birmingham
West Germany Signs Lim ited Nuclear Test Ban Pact
West Germany today joined the agreement to limit nuclear tests, signing the ban treaty to curb atmospheric and underground testing among signatories. The move aligns with allied efforts to reduce nuclear tensions and promotes strategic stability in Europe.
Special Council Session Slated For Taking Bids
Monroe City Council schedules a special session Tuesday to open bids for the 11.4 million capital improvement program. Bids due at 10 a.m. cover sewer treatment plant work and a sewer line to the Ouachita River plus a Riverview Cemetery pump station and a new fire station bid has been rejected. Officials plan bidding in October for a Selman Field airport terminal building.
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Monroe
City Hall
Ouachita River
Ouachita
Riverview Cemetery
Jackson
Egan
Selman Field
Star Picked For Keeler Role
A 25 year old British actress Yvonne Buckingham was chosen to play Christine Keeler in The Christine Keeler Story. She once insured her success and bears a likeness to the real playgirl whose affair with John Profumo led to his resignation and risked the Macmillan government.
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London
UPI
Christine Keeler
Sunday Mirror
Yvonne Buckingham
John Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Bribe Probe Hits Loral Electronics Executive
Leon Alpert president and board chairman of Loral Electronics Corp. said a suspected bribe by ex executive Emanuel M Siegel would have been wholly unauthorized. The New York firm officials commented after Siegel, 57, was arrested in relation to an Air Force contract case.
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New York
Air Force
Leon Alpert
Loral Electronics Corp
The
Bronx
Loral
Emanuel M. Siegel
Faubus Urges Harmony At Southern Governors Meet
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus urged the Southern Governors Conference to avoid controversial issues that could split the group. He warned against debating resolutions tied to Gov. George Wallace’s plan to seek censure of civil rights proposals and federal policies. Wallace listened as Faubus cautioned against “playing to the press” and warned such debates could destroy the conference’s usefulness.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Southern Governors Conference
Fulness. Faubus
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Faubus
Washington
Defense Department
Bermuda Shorts Highlight Humorous Take on Weather
A witty remark notes Mother Nature might have designed male knees differently if she foresaw Bermuda shorts. The quip blends fashion and climate wit in a light daily chuckle.
British Doctor Urges Judges Test Drunken Driving Cases
London AP report says Dr. B M Wright of the National Institute for Medical Research urged magistrates and other officials handling drunken driving cases to calibrate themselves by drinking. He argues the British Medical Association method misstates alcohol levels and that tests showing 50 units mislead, advocating judges test 40 units to grasp true intoxication.
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London
B. M. Wright
National Institute For Medical Research
Justice of the Peace
Wright
Pictured with Kennedy Great-Grandma in Boston Portrait
In Boston a blue and white dress wearing 98-year-old Mrs. John F. Fitzgerald sits with ten great-grandchildren, including relatives of President Kennedy. Mothers arranged a surprise photo session in the Dorchester home, where Kennedy’s grandmother watches over family ties and recalls his 1962 visit.
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Boston
United States
John F. Fitzgerald
Thomas Fitzgerald
Kennedy
Tom
Bunny
Dorchester
James G. Mullen
Marion Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Timothy Fitzgerald
Jack
1 000 Youths Go On Rampage Looting Oakland Stores
About 1,000 youths upset over a movie closing smashed downtown Oakland store windows and looted displays Sunday night. Police arrested three and questioned others after mid afternoon fights at a theater spilled into the street. At least 14 plate glass windows were broken and jewelry watches luggage were taken. Fifteen persons including seven juveniles were arrested after a bottle throwing melee at a party.
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Oakland
Calif
Boy’s 24 inch Bicycle for sale for 1 dollar
Classified note offers a 24 inch boys bicycle priced at one dollar. Contact FA 2-1290 for details.
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