Castro Defends Revolution Amid Church Criticism
Fidel Castro denounced church critics as traitors to Christ and Cuba, accusing the U.S. Embassy and Spanish priests of provoking demonstrations against his regime. He spoke for 3 1 2 hours at a late rally, insisting Church opposition aligns with imperialist forces and Franco. Local Catholic leadership had warned of growing communism in Cuba.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Christ
U.S
United States
Castro
Cuba
Franco
Prankster in Newport Beach Uses Loud Speaker
Police searched without success Wednesday night for a prankster who drove through Newport Beach calling evacuate your homes over a loud speaker, prompting authorities to warn residents and investigate the incident.
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Newport Beach
Calif
UPI
Match Light Saves Life Of Brakeman
GARSWOOD England AP brakeman Reg Ellis 355 fell onto a main line and fractured his leg. With a thunderous freight train nearing, he lit matches and tossed tiny flares into the air. A passing fireman saw the lights, the train stopped, and crew rushed to aid him. A conductor ran 150 yards to halt the approaching train.
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Garswood
England
Reg Ellis
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Claims Boy in Menasha
Royal G. Fritsch, 20, of 352 Airnaip St., Menasha, dies after his motorbike hits a car at Highway 47 and the old airport road in Menasha. He suffered a fractured pelvis and other injuries. The crash occurred at 9:38 Wednesday night. Fritsch died at Theda Clark Hospital this morning. Stankewicz, 53, of Ri. 2 Menasha, driving the car, told officers his signals were on. two passengers in his car were injured. No inquest is planned.
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Royal G. Fritsch
Airnaip St
Menasha
Winnebago County
Highway 47
Frisch
Theda Clark
Iry
Fritsch
Joseph J. Stankewicz
Menatsha
Airport Road
Stankewicz
Airport
Dist
Jack D. Steinhilber
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Appleton
Driverless garbage truck injures boy in bedroom incident
A driverless garbage truck rolled down a slight incline in Menlo Park California and crashed into the bedroom of 9 year old Victor Greenspan showering plaster on the sleeping boy The accident was reported by UPI with no further details on injuries or causes.
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Menlo Park
Calif
UPI
Victor Greenspan
Victor
Committee to Report Preliminary Findings on Street Policy
Oshkosh council holds workshop to review the Citizens Street Policy Committee findings. Co chairs Baizner and Fick outline plan for mid September report and mid October final recommendations, with public hearing to air property owner views. Considerations include 160 percent cost assessments and resurfacing costs on Merritt Avenue and West Fifth Avenue with railroad track constraints.
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Council
Citizens
James C. Baizner
Robert B. Fick
Oshkosh
Robert E. Stauffer
Batzner
Citizens” Committee
Merrit Avenue
Mmany
Merritt Avenue
West Fifth Avenue
Oregon
Minnesota
Stauffer
Khrushchev May Attend UN to Push Disarmament
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev considers attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month to press disarmament proposals. He hints at a possible personal visit but has not confirmed. He seeks invitations from Latin American nations for a broader tour, yet governments in the region remain cool to the plan.
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Washington
Nika H Khrushchev
United States
EN General Assembly
Khrushchev
New York
Cuba
U.S
Nike Zeus Anti-Missile Successfully Firing Reported
The Army announces a successful test firing of the Nike Zeus anti missile at White Sands Missile Range New Mexico. Details of the conclusion await range tracking data analysis. The new design places control fins on the front of the missile rather than the rear as in conventional missiles.
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White Sands Missile Range
N.M. Tap
Army
Ishii Leaves for Moscow to Open Japanese Trade Fair
Mitsujiro Ishii minister of international trade departs Tokyo for Moscow to inaugurate a Japanese industrial trade fair set for August 16. The trip underscores Japan's push to expand business ties with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, with Ishii leading the delegation and expected meetings with Soviet officials.
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Tokyo
UPI
Mitsujiro Ishii
Moscow
Discoverer XIII satellite flight targets recovery plan
America's newest satellite flits above the earth awaiting a radio signal to release the 300 pound capsule toward Hawaii. Discoverer XIII launched from Vanderberg Air Force Base on the West Coast, aims for a polar orbit as space scientists plan parachutes and trapeze snares to catch the capsule. If recovered safely, monkeys and eventually humans may follow in future missions.
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Vanderberg Air Force Base
Calif
America
Hawaii
Air Force
Earth
Southern states end segregation at lunch counters
Washington AP reports that 69 Southern cities have desegregated lunch counters in major chain stores. Atty. Gen. Rogers met with executives from F. W. Woolworth, S. H. Kress, W. T. Grant and others, noting more than 70 percent of communities desegregated without demonstrations. He urged continued progress without disruptions or business losses.
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Washington
Wiliam P. Rogers
Rogers
F. W. Woodford Co
S. H. Kress & Co
W. T. Grant Co
Jones
Train Collision Halts Truck Swing On Wisconsin Crossing
A freight truck driven by Cyrus Haehks of Evansville collided with a southbound railroad train near Princeton. Damage totaled about 10.09 dollars to the truck and 5,000 dollars to locomotive. The Lettuce trailer, loaded from Berlin area farms, remained largely intact with minor repairs. cargo rerouted to Chicago terminal after delay. Engineer Donald Bond 41, Fond du Lac, slowed the train to about five mph using emergency brakes.
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Cyrus Haehks
Evansville
Ind
Amil
Lenight
Fond du Lac
Wautema
Liond Schoephoester
Green Lake County
Harold Gaizke
Berlin
Hicks
Market Produce Co
Louisville
Schoephoesier
Green Lake
Princeton
Donald Bond
Gatzke Farm
Chicago
Safe Landing At O'Hare After Flat Tire
An American Airlines jet carrying 100 people landed safely at O'Hare International Airport after a tire blew during takeoff from Boston bound for Chicago. No injuries were reported and crews inspected the aircraft after landing.
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Chicago
Iupi
American Airlines
O'Hare International
Boston
Lumumba appeals for unity as Congo riot grips Kinshasa
Premier Patrice Lumumba urged national unity in a radio appeal as anti-government rioting flared in Kinshasa. Police and soldiers blocked Abako offices, armed units patrolled Place de la Victoire, and rioters faced bayonet showed force. no casualties reported, arrests announced, U.N. troops not deployed.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Congo
Lumumba
Abako
Place de la Victoire
Place de la Victore
City Buries Child Found Left in Desert
In Prescott Arizona a community mourns an unidentified girl found half buried in the desert south of the city on July 31. A burial service drew over 70 residents led by Dr. Charles Franklin Parker at the Congregational Church with funds raised by KYCA announcer Dave Paladin. The girl, nicknamed Luile Mics Nobody, is believed to be between 6 and 3 years old though her exact age identity and cause of death remain unknown.
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Prescott
Arizoa
Charles Franklin Parker
Congregational Church
Arizona
Dave Paladin
KYCA
Luile Mics
Scenic River Route Honored by Wisconsin and Minnesota Leaders
Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson and Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman praised the Mississippi River Parkway at a dedication for the Great River Road marker. They described the 205 mile route from source to Gulf as a revived, economical scenic highway, stressing preservation of natural beauty and the road's tourism value.
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Cassville
API
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Gayford Nelson
Wiscon- S
Ornite Freeman
Mississipi
Gulf of
Nelson
Lake Michigan
Chippewa
Fox
Freeman
Minnes“a
Manioba
Ontario
The
Parkway Planning Commission
Soviet Union Sends Second Note Over U2 Incident
The Soviet Union issued a second diplomatic note accusing Norway of complicity in the flight of a U S RB47 shot down by a Soviet fighter on July 1. Norway has denied the charge in a note dated July 11. The Moscow Radio broadcast the second note on Wednesday.
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London
Soviet Union
Norway
U.S
Moscow
Dag Hammarskjold Leads UN Force Toward Katanga
UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold raced to the Congo to lead a UN police mission as 300 Swedish troops and two generals prepared to enter Katanga. Tshombe agreed to accept UN forces, replacing Belgian troops to protect civilians while the Belgian withdrawal awaited safety guarantees.
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United Nations, N.Y
Daz Ham‘marskjold
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Security Council
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Hammarskjold
Hammerskjolds
U.N. Pelxica
Lleinrich A. “Ieschoff
United States
Jan E Berendven
New Zealand
Lenpoldvile
Elisabethville
Katenva
Ben Hammer Kellen
Morocco
J. J. Fukhoe
India
Cittzen
Hammerskjold
Ras
Lchsabethville
M. Kseps
Oine
Belgiak Itoops
Hatanga
West German Navy urged to receive modern weapons
Bonn government bulletin calls for naval units equipped with advanced conventional and nuclear rockets. It says NATO Baltic forces lack minimum defenses to prevent Soviet breakout into the Atlantic in wartime, reflecting urgent defense concerns.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
Baltic Sea
Atlantic
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Glenn Grant
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la Crosse County
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Nikita
Russia
Chiesto and
North Western Ravtroad
Lumtumba
Stone
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