Kennedy Signs Watered Down Education Bill Amid Turmoil
President Kennedy signed the education measure with reluctance, extending the impaired areas aid program and the National Defense Education Act for two years. He vetoed a postal pay raise plan, citing budget pressures and lack of objective gains, while noting civil service reforms ahead. Soviet East Berlin warned U S generals against actions jeopardizing Berlin talks as patrols resumed on the autobahn.
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Bruce C. Clarke
Yankees Win Opener 2-0 as Ford Hurls Two-Hitter
In the 1961 World Series opener at Yankee Stadium Whitey Ford delivered a two-hitter for the Yankees. Elston Howard and Bill Skowron hit home runs backing his gem and the Yankees beat the Reds 2-0 before 70,000 fans.
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NEW York
Whitey Ford
Cincinnati Reds
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Bill Skowron
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Knight to reveal claims against Nixon over governor bid
Los Angeles, AP Knight holds a news conference to disclose who offered what to Knight to withdraw from opposing Richard Nixon in the California governor race. Knight, 64, says he can swear on the Bible that an Nixon emissary offered him incentives to stay out.
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Los Angeles
Goodwin J
Goodie
Knight names Edgerton Nixon representative in graft claim
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight told reporters that Los Angeles financier J. Howard Edgerton acted as the Nixon representative offering him a choice of state jobs if he abandoned plans to run for governor of California.
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Los Angeles
Goodwin J. Knight
J. Howard Edgerton
California
Knight involvement in 1950s California political contests
The text outlines disputes over Knight's run for office from 1953 to 1958, his 1959 re election bid and withdrawal after Nixon and state leaders backed Knowland, Knowland's loss to Pat Brown, and Knight's 1956 clash with Nixon's renomination. J Howard Edgerton, ex campaign finance chair, is cited as a potential emissary.
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William F. Knowland
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
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Los Angeles Savings and Loan Association
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Saint Alban's Thrift Shop Opens Friday at 1 PM
St Alban's Episcopal thrift shop will open Friday 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 225 South Fifth Street. Clothing and household items will be sold at reduced prices to fund church improvements.
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St. Alban's Episcopal Thrift Shop
South Fifth Street
Train Crash Injures 33 in Chicago Coal Spill
A four car elevated CTA train rear collided with a coal laden work train at Dorchester 63rd Street injuring 33, with three hospitalized. Coal showered into the street as front cars separated, halting traffic on the Jackson Park line until shuttle service resumed on the westbound tracks.
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UPI
Chicago Transit Authority
Dorchester
63Rd Street
Jackson Park
CTA
Audubon link blamed gulls to jet crash near Boston
Massachusetts Audubon Society tied human tidbits and garbage to a gull population surge near Boston. A 1969 crash killed 62 as birds were sucked into a jet engine on takeoff. The study dye marked 1,600 gulls and gathered 600 reports to map sources.
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Boston
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Audubon Society
William Drury
Drury
Soviet crop failures in Kazakhstan may reshape policy
The Soviet Union reports a near crop failure in Kazakhstan and the virgin lands, prompting unease among delegates about grain production. Pravda cites ministers noting unsatisfactory results, with politics possibly shifting domestically and internationally due to reduced grain reserves and Khrushchev era virgin lands ambitions.
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Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Pravda
Communist Party
Central Asian
The
Virgin Lands
Nikolai Belyaev
United States
Rayburn Remains On Serious List
Dallas AP Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House, stayed on Baylor Hospital's serious list. Doctors led by Dr. Robert Short began tests Tuesday and expected results in 36 to 48 hours. An exploratory operation was not confirmed, officials said.
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Tex
Sam Rayburn
Baylor Hospital
Robert F. Short
Rayburn
State Highway Deaths Decline in First Eight Months
Baton Rouge officials say highway traffic deaths fell 13 percent through August, while rural highway arrests rose 44 percent. Capt. Lee Arledge cites tougher enforcement as a factor and urges driver cooperation, noting many violate laws despite awareness.
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Baton Rouge
Lee Arledge
Teen Trapped in Cave Rescued After Nine-Hour Ordeal
Ronnie Reese, 16, of Lookout Mountain Tennessee, fell 35 feet in a cave and was unconscious for most of a nine hour rescue. He regained some alertness at a hospital and said he plans to continue exploring as a career. Officers described a dangerous fall from a rope and a ledge with another 80 foot drop beyond.
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UPI
Ronnie Reese
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Reese
United Press International
Californians Face Indefinite Wait For Flight
A charter plane group of 88 Californians, members of the British American Club of Los Angeles, faced an indefinite delay at Gatwick as their President Airlines flight failed to depart. Booking agent Cc F Beard said the only available airliner was under maintenance in New York and hoped to depart tonight.
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Los Angeles
Gatwick Airport
President Airlines of
Cc. F. Beard
New York
Chicago
President Airlines
Shannon
Ireand
League Session Slated Tonight
Louisiana's legal fight on school segregation will be discussed at a public meeting at 7 p.m. in the Ouachita Parish courthouse. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters the event invites members and the general public. A review of the Legislature's five sessions and related court cases plus a prepared report from months of study will be presented.
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League of Women Voters
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Titov Seasick During 25 Hours in Orbit
Soviet scientists report cosmonaut Gherman Titov experienced seasickness for most of his 25 hour orbital flight due to extended weightlessness. They note Titov stayed productive and his bodily functions remained unaffected, contrasting with US and Soviet peers who did not share similar disturbances.
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Gherman Titov
Earth
International Astronautic Federation
O. G. Gazenko
V. J. Yazdovsky
Soviet Academy of Sciences
U.S
Alan Shepard
Yuri Gagarin
Titov
Warming Trend Forecast for Thursday
The forecast calls for a warming trend with highs around 80 on Thursday. Today’s high is expected between 72 and 76 with a low near 45 to 48, while overnight lows ranged from 43 at Monroe and Alexandria to 65 at Burrwood.
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Alexandria
Burrwood
Ouachita Parish Assessments Rise by Nearly Five Million
Ouachita parish total assessed valuation climbs to 119,035,190 as new properties acquired for Interstate 20 and Russell Sage Wildlife area boost figures. Assessor Bert Coverdale cites 4,919,650 increase from 1960 to 1961, with higher homestead exemptions and tax totals. Sheriff Bailey Grant praises the swift roll completion aiding early collection before penalties start January 1.
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Bert Coverdale
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Sheriff Department
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Harry Latter Dies Realtor and Civic Leader in New Orleans
Harry Latter an English immigrant who settled in New Orleans at 16 rose to become one of America's leading realtors. The 69 year old philanthropist chaired the National Association of Real Estate Boards brokers division in the early 1920s with holdings spanning Mobile Alabama Memphis Tennessee Jackson Mississippi Lake Charles and Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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UPI
Harry Latter
Latter
London
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Ala
Memphis
Baton Rouge
National Association of Real Estate Board
Pegged on Children New Approach to Peace Seen
A five day Duke University symposium proposes a commonwealth of children uniting nations beyond borders. Experts from the US Canada England Switzerland and India discuss education culture health and economies to spur action for a better life for children now and a better world tomorrow. The conference honors Dr Wilburt C Davison retired dean of Duke Medical School.
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United States
Canada
England
Switzerland
India
Wilburt C. Davison
Duke University Medical School
Nationalist China Warns Against Red Admission
Nationalist China warned at the United Nations General Assembly that the UN would be wrecked if it bows to demands to admit countries disqualified by the charter. Shen Chang-huan denounced appeasement while pledging to liberate the Chinese mainland if opportunity arises and warned against allowing unqualified delegations to join UN membership.
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United Nations
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Shen Chang-huan
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Shen
Chiang Kai-shek
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