Mansfield Signals Broad Support for Test Treaty
Senator Mikel Mansfield of Montana announced broad Senate and House backing for the Moscow test ban, saying bipartisan ratification is likely and could come soon. He praised Secretary Harriman’s testimony, noted Republican leaders’ reservations, and described Kennedy's signing context amid mixed anticipation.
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Washington
Mikel Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
Senate
House
Mansfield
White House
Wolverell Harriman
United Service Committees
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Harrimay
Italy
Moscow
Everett M. Dirkson
Des Moines Civil Rights Rally Angers Clergymen
National Council of Churches announced a civil rights rally for Midwest clergymen to pressure Congress to pass pending civil rights legislation. Des Moines church leaders said they had not been notified of the plan and learned of it from newspapers, while the Tow Council organized its own conference on religion and race in Des Moines for September.
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Des Moines
National Council of Churches
Mide West
Robert Spike
National Council
Commission On Religion and Race
Congress
J. O. Nelson
Town Council of Churches
Tawa
Ational ’Council
Nelson
Towa Council
Eight Girls Vie For Honors In Conservation Queen
Louisa county 8th graders compete for Conservation Queen at Louisa county fair. Field of entrants announced by Wayne Carter as two advance to regional judging. Events include livestock shows, 4-H displays, and pageant themed by What is county fair without thrills. Pageant features and horse shows add to weeklong fair activities.
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George Pinkerton
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Louisa County Fair
Wayne Carter
Grandview
Soil District
Pice
Fairfield
Lfiye
Smyth
Columbus
Auetlon
Everting
Ian
Pat Sundine
George Sontag
Oral’ Hall
Louisa Art Guild
Dynamite clears Skopje ruins amid quake aftermath
After a catastrophic earthquake and dynamite blasts, Skopje faced massive destruction with about 2000 believed buried. Rescue teams worked through rubble as U S air force personnel were among the missing, while government plans weighed rebuilding versus relocation.
Maylasia May Split Far Eastern Summit Talks
Manila reports a tense opening to a Malay nations summit with Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal urging unity among Malaya Singapore Sarawak and British North Borneo amid disputes over the projected Federation. Indonesian President Sukarno and Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman attend as leaders discuss the future of Malaysia and possible plebiscites.
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Maylasia
Manila
Indonesia
Malaya
Philippines
Diosadatio
Macapagal
Sukarno
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Singapore
Saraywak
British North Borneo
Bomieg
New York Children Picket For Jobs At Hospital Entrance
In Brooklyn a group of ten youngsters led by 25 year old Willie Byinson, a Black barber, blocked entry to a hospital site claiming jobs for Negroes in construction trades. Five were Byinson’s children. Police lifted the youths into unmarked patrol cars. no charges were filed.
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New York
Willie Byinson
Brooklyn
Brooklyn’ Hospital
U S Soldier Killed in North Korean Raid South of DMZ
US Army patrols and South Korean police tracked and killed four North Korean soldiers six miles south of the demilitarized zone near Dangdong-iri. An American soldier and a South Korean officer also died in the Imjin River region after a clash amid grassland and a river bottomland. An Army spokesman said the four North Koreans may have been on a violent mission, and a US helicopter hovered overhead during the engagements.
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Seoul
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Imjin River
Dangdong-iri
George Creel
E. Nut Command
Nort
A.1st Cavalry Division
U.S
Alam
7Th Infantry
Panmumjon
Freedam Bridge
Aouerigan Army
Unions Submit New Proposal in Rail Labor Talks
Unions announced a fresh proposal to the railroads as bargaining resumed. Wagner of the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen said no carrier reply had arrived. Loomis of the Association of American Railroads was present but had heard little new. Congress pressures urge quick settlement but railroads extend deadline to August 29, with work rules changes risking thousands of jobs and a nationwide strike. Union representatives testified against Kennedy’s plan to move the dispute to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Brotherhoods
AL. J. Wagner
Order of Railway Conductors
Senate Commerce Committee
Daniel” PT “Loomis
Association of American Railroads
Wagner
Labor Department
Rem
Congress
John O. Pastore
Vie Commerce Committee
Aing
W. Willard Wirtz
Yrailroads
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce
Four Die as National Guard Plane Crashes in Allentown Field
A National Guard plane from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, crashed during landing practice near Allentown, killing four. Debris scattered across a cornfield as officials investigated the midflight breakup and fire.
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National Guard
Allentown
Aly. National Guards
Harrisburg
Pal
Convict Clings to Water Tower for Third Day
William T Bradley 43 of Sioux City remains atop a water tower inside Fort Madison State Penitentiary after starting Sunday at 7 20 am. Guards waited below as Bradley carried a bucket and climbed a ladder, with authorities planning to modify the ladder to prevent a recurrence once he descends. Bradley is serving a one year term for auto theft.
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Fort Madison
William T. Bradley
State Penitentiary
Bradley
Sioux City
John Bennets
50000 U S Troops Remain Based in Korea
Reported figures show about 50,000 American personnel stay in South Korea, including frontline combat divisions alongside South Korean units along the demilitarized zone. Total U N forces in Korea are about 3 million, with air force and navy personnel. Some units from Turkey and Thailand remain as United Nations forces.
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Washingtun
Mtheir Tren
Soh Korea
Poning Sulk
Sine Air Force
Navy
Sith Korea
United Nations
Tuc Hey
Phailand
North Korean incident leaves two dead amid explosions
A chaotic scene near a firing range alarmed residents as 80 policemen and about six U S soldiers responded after two explosions. An expert photographer and reporter arrived shortly after, and a man stabbed a woman in her wrist before being restrained. Police chased North Korean suspects as the attack unfolded.
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U. S
Associated
Kim Chong-kil
An Mu-hun
Iwi Po
Kennedy Blames Kennedy Admin For Racial Violence
Patterson of Mississippi accused the Kennedy administration and Attorney General Robert Kennedy of responsibility for racial violence. He asserted federal officials push agitators and aid violations while asserting the president’s approval. Senator Monroney challenged the claim during Senate Commerce Committee testimony. Georgia Governor Carl E. Sanders precedes Patterson at the hearing on the public accommodation bill.
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Doe T. Patterson
Mississip
Kennedy
Robert
Senate Commerce Committees
Sen. A
Monroney
D-Okla
Paterson
United States
Mysia
Agems
U.S. Department of Justice
Department of Justice
Patterson
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
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