Quake kills 14 in Greece in early 1960s report
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Athens at 11 63 p.m. Tuesday causing 14 deaths as two old apartment buildings collapsed. Gov Costas Pylarings warned of severe damage with much of the city newly built and traffic snarled by a mass exodus as police fire and rescue workers searched rubble.
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Costas Pylarings
Nikos Goumas
Ching
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Athens
Strong quake hits Japan and Greece described in faulty report
A garbled dispatch notes a strong quake in northern Japan with earlier deaths and injuries. It mentions Tokyo, power cuts, and broken water pipes. The text also claims Lake Volvi near Salonika as epicenter and cites a separate tremor in Greece with casualties, conflicting data, and astronomical Richter-scale explanations.
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NATO Says Naval Power Still Superior to Soviets
At Annapolis NATO officials reaffirm the alliance's naval edge over the Soviet Navy while warning Moscow's build up enhances risks to Atlantic sea lanes. Secretary General Luns and Admiral Kidd caution Soviet focus on sea control grows, with daunting costs and rapid modernization.
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Kidd
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Art auction prices exceed estimates in London sale
Bidding in the von Hirsch collection’s first session at Sotheby’s ran high, lifting total to at least 18.5 million dollars, well above expectations. The opener featured 70 drawings and watercolors, including a 1.2 million dollar Durer watercolor and a 555,000 dollar Durer drawing, as dealers watched New Bond Street bustle with investors and telephoned bids from New York.
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Sotheby
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Rubens
Tintoretto
Tiepolo
Marianne Feischenfeldt
Albrecht Durer
Doss
Pope Paul VI marks fifteenth anniversary in quiet observance
Pope Paul VI marks the fifteenth anniversary of his election with a routine schedule and a Mass planned for June 29 in St. Peter's Basilica or the nearby square. The Vatican editorial notes a crucified life amid clashes between progressives and conservatives over Vatican II reforms and contraception bans, praising the pope's patient stance amid Lefebvre led ritual reforms tensions.
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Osservatore Romano
Rudolph Baubst
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Baulest
Germany
United States
Marcel Lefebvre
Haubst
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