Eastern Fires Ravage East in Weekend Tolls
United Press International reports massive fires across the eastern half of the nation over the weekend. Virginia West Virginia and New Jersey bore the brunt with thousands of acres burned, hundreds homeless, dozens injured, and two fatalities. Firefighting crews aided by volunteers and aircraft fought some 250 fires, while Shenandoah Park declared fire emergency and Bayonne factories suffered explosions.
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United Press International
Virginia
West Virgina
Morgan County
W.va
Panther State Forest
Welch
W Va
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Shenandoah National Park
New Jersey
Bayonne
N.J
Sat Gray
Okla
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Bert Combs
Staten Island
Lower Manhattan
New York City
Staten ‘Island
Brooklyn
Queens
Israeli President Izhak Ben Zvi Reported Weakening
Israeli President Izhak Ben Zvi, 78, is reported to be growing weaker after a night of rapid deterioration. A medical bulletin noted his condition worsened and a special medical consultation was scheduled for Tuesday morning to review his case.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Nixon Joins Republican Unity Parade
Washington AP Nixon, former VP, joins Republican unity parade led by New York Governor Rockefeller and Senator Goldwater. He says he bears no personal ambitions but notes a Rockefeller Goldwater ticket could be strongest if Johnson and Kennedy reach an accord. He urges the nominee be tested in the 1964 primaries, naming Romney and Scranton as potential aspirants.
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Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
John F. Kennedy
American Society of
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Nixon
Lyndon
Jack
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Barry
Nelson
Govs
George Romney
Michigan
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Snow Deep in Rockies as Heat Waves Roil Nation
Snow piled 18 inches in the Rockies while a record heat wave lashed the South and Plains. Thunderstorms and a tornado hit the Midwest, with widespread hazardous highways in Wyoming and Colorado. Snow, wind, and dust storms affected multiple states as warm moist air met cool dry air, triggering severe weather forecasts.
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United Press International
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Plains
Midwest
Los
Angeles
Wyoming
Colorado
Lander
Wyo
Rocky Chain
Lamar
Jamestown
Ind
Ilinois
Missouri
Pawnee
Ill
Oklahoma City
Mercury
Springfield
Presidio
Texaly
Nev
Austin
Weather Bureau
President And Security Group Parley Over Laos Neutrality
President Kennerly and the National Security Council meet to shore up Laos neutrality as pro Communist Pathet Lao threats rise in the north. Undersecretary Harriman departs for Europe on a save Laos mission amid cautious optimism from officials. Prince Souvanna Phouma secures another cease fire pledge from the Pathet Lao, though prior truces collapsed quickly.
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Washington
Kennerly
National Security Council
Laos
Southeast Asia
Europe
W. Averell Harriman
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
U.S
Khrushchev Pushes Berlin Peace Linking Disarmament
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told Il Giorno that resolving the German divided status and Berlin must come before disarmament. He blamed the United States for stalled talks, warned against inspections, and urged a German peace treaty as the path to world tranquility. He also criticized U.S. nuclear submarines near the Vatican and the U.S. push to send warheads to Canada. The interview timed for Italian elections noted no middle ground between war and peace and urged recognition of East and West strengths.
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Italy
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Germany
Berlin
TL Giorno
United States
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Mediterranean
Vatican
John XXIII
U.S
Canada
Il Giorno
State Oil Company
Pietro Nenni
Washington
Roy Thomson
Europe
West Berlin
IISTO
Warsaw Pact
America
Soviets Launch Cosmos 15 Satellite This Year
The Tass news agency reports Cosmos 15, the 13th Cosmos satellite and fourth Soviet launch this year, carrying scientific instruments for outer space research. It orbits every 89.77 minutes, with apogee about 230 miles and perigee around 107 miles, transmitting data on instrument performance. Other launches occurred March 21, April 2, and April 13, including Lumk 4, a moon probe that missed the Moon.
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Tass
Sputnik
Earth
Ats
Sputniks
Park Lane Cooks March 50 Mile Hike to Brighton
Seven young cooks from London's Park Lane Hotel hiked 50 miles to Brighton Sunday to prove that cooks are not fat lazy layabouts, responding to criticism. The feat aims to highlight work ethic and fitness in culinary professions.
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Brighton
England
UPI
London
Park Lane
Supreme Court rules states may bar airline hiring bias
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states may forbid discriminatory hiring by interstate carriers. Marlon Green, a Black former Air Force captain, sought a Continental Air Lines pilot job in Denver in 1957 and was rejected despite qualifications. The Colorado Anti-discrimination Commission had ordered Continental to enroll him. the Colorado Supreme Court had overturned that order. The high court affirmed, allowing enforcement against the airline. Green and his wife live in Lansing Michigan with six children. Justice Black wrote the opinion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Colorado Supreme Court
Marlon D. Green
Air Force
Continental Air Lines Inc
Denver
Colo
Continental
Green
Colorado
Lansing
Mich
Justice Black
High Court
Glenn Urges Space Center for Information Access
New York UPS Glenn Jr urged an information gap hindering science use and proposed a national information center to sort catalog analyze store and make new data accessible. He spoke at the AP meeting stressing basic research, revamped education and better use of expanding leisure time to fulfill American potential.
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New York
UPS
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Associated Press
National Information Center
Earth
Postal Clerk Is Reported Missing in Wisconsin River Area
Stevens Point authorities search for Daniel Harrish a 31 year old postal clerk last seen Sunday morning at Plattwood Tavern on Wisconsin 10 by the Wisconsin River. His car was found in the tavern lot and sheriff says a missing person operation could begin if he does not appear later today.
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Stevens Point
UPT
Daniel Harrish
Hurrish
Plattwood
Wisconsin
Portage County
Sherif Erol Meshak
Donovan Sees Off Last Mission From Cuba
Twenty one Americans freed from Cuban prison by Fidel Castro arrived in the United States aboard a Red Cross plane, with James B. Donovan returning to New York as a self described final mercy mission. He said clemency may extend to others and urged parole petitions to Havana officials. 1,000 Cuban refugees were to sail to Florida on the American Surveyor.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
United States
Red Cross
Homestead Air Force Base
Here
James B. Donovan
New York
Richard Allen Pecoraro
Staten Island
N.Y
Havana
Donovan
Castro
Young
Palm Beach
Isle of Pines
American Surveyor
Cuba
Ameren Red Cross
New York City
Holy Name Society
Florida
New Premier Warns Against Coup inJordan
Newly appointed Premier Sharif Hussein Ibn Nasser warned that Jordanian troops will strike mercilessly at any coup attempts. King Hussein dissolved Parliament, called elections, and a transitional government was formed to quell protests urging Arab unity under the United Arab Republic with Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. Desert troops blocked roads as Jerusalam’s Jordanian sector stayed calm amid demonstrations.
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Amman
Jordan
UPT
Premer Sharif
Hussein Ibn Nasser
Hussein
Ibn Nasser
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Hughway
Jerusalem
Wisconsin 1962 Traffic Deaths Tie 1956 Record
Wisconsin officials report 1962 traffic deaths reached 955, tying the 1956 all time high after two late 1962 fatalities. Since 1900, Wisconsin road deaths total 30,439, with the toll rising past 900 in 1938 and surpassing 500 by 1927.
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UPI
State Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin
Waukesha
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