British Troops Land in Kuwait in Crisis Call
Britain dispatched a 600 man Royal Marine force to Kuwait after the sheikdom sought help amid threats from Iraq and border tensions with Iran. Other British ships moved toward Kuwait as Jordan denied plans to deploy troops, while Iraqi leaders vowed peaceful aims to reclaim Kuwait. A British frigate answered Kuwait’s appeal, with volunteers arming and boarding for frontier duty.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Abadan
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Mead For Frontier
Kennedy Asks Aid in Foreign Aid Push
President Kennedy urged business labor and foundation leaders to recruit management talent for the foreign aid program. A luncheon with executives explored forming a citizens committee to actively support foreign aid and back pending legislation.
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Washington
API
Kennedy
Busines
Foundation
Citizens’ Committee
Rocket Fails To Ignite In Space Probe
Wallops Island, Va AP A Scout rocket failed to ignite its fourth stage during a test launch aimed at placing a beer can satellite into orbit to study space bullets that could threaten an astronaut. The 62 foot, 36 000 pound rocket reached 107 miles before veering off and plunging into the Atlantic 325 miles downrange. NASA may retry in a month with the satellite 6 feet long and 125 pounds destined for 240 to 620 mile Earth orbit.
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Wallops Island
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Vacationers guide map notes White Sands attractions
A UPI report notes a vacationers guide map from an automaker urging readers to "see the USA" lists White Sands National Monument attractions including unique plants, scorpions, bats and picnicking as featured activities.
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National Monument
Disarm Talks Bogged Down in High Level Deadlock
Washington reports the first phase of disarmament talks ended in stalemate with the US and Russia agreeing to resume in Moscow July 17. Soviet negotiator Valerian Zorin said no agreement was reached and warned progress depends on U.S. instructions, while the Geneva test ban talks also stall. The McCloy Zorin framework has yet to be chosen and allied participation remains a hurdle.
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Nixon Urges Risk of War to Preserve Peace in Long Beach
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon told about 5,000 delegates at a California Legion convention in Long Beach that the United States must risk war on occasion to keep the peace. He said America must take chances and project strength, urging support for President Kennedy's request for increased military strength and the administration's hard line on Berlin.
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United States
Richard M. Nixon
California
America
Howe
Khrushchev
Kenotdy
Berlin
French Troops Fire On Algerian Mobs in Algiers Riot
In Algiers and Blida French troops and police opened fire on Muslim demonstrators protesting Charles de Gaulle’s partition plan. By midday eight Muslims were killed and about 50 injured as clashes spread, with curfews imposed and rioting reported in Bab El Oued.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Iran
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Bab el Oued
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France
Prisoners' Families Seek Funds For Tractors Exchange
Miami dispatch reports relatives of Cuban invaders captured in the April abortive invasion say they will solicit funds to buy tractors in exchange for prisoners held by Fidel Castro. The plan collapsed after the tractors committee balked at the idea, calling it incompatible with national honor. The prisoners, paroled to broker the deal, will stay on watch as a 10-man negotiator team arrives in Florida to push the exchange.
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UPD
Cuba
Fidel Castro
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Collene
Aionday
John Hooker
Florida
tSday Parce
Searbeck Trial Set for October 3 in Washington
Former US diplomat Irvin C. Searbeck faces trial on charges he gave State Department secrets to Polish Communist agents. The case is scheduled to begin October 3 in Washington.
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Washington
UPI2
Irvin C. Searbeck
State Department
Union Rejects Maritime Pact Over Wages
Federal mediators faced a squeeze when one union rejected a conditional pact reached by another as wages were deemed too high. The 16 day nationwide maritime strike involves NMU AMMI and tanker groups amid subsidies and organizing rights on 450 U.S. owned foreign flagships. The proposed deal covers about 65 million dollars in wage and benefit increases over four years and defers a foreign flag issue for study.
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UPI
Combinaton
National Maritime Union
NMU
American Merchant Marine Institute
AMMI
Tankers Labor Services Committee
U.S. Labor Department
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MacArthur's Return to Manila for Hero's Welcome
General Douglas A. MacArthur departs New York by jet for a nine day visit to Manila his first in years at the helm of a grateful Philippines. Millions are expected to line the streets as the veteran leader arrives to renewed acclaim and a tribute to his vow to return.
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New York
UPI
Philippines
Douglas A. MacArthur
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Corregidor
Manila
MarcyArthur
Death Toll on Highways Rises Early Over Fourth of July
United Press International reports the July Fourth travel period saw 65 traffic deaths by 9:30 am ET, Nevada recording 11 fatalities in a multi-vehicle crash on U S 91 near Las Vegas. An estimated 74 million motorists faced heat storms, with NSC projecting up to 450 highway deaths by Tuesday midnight.
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United Press International
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Ohio
Missouri
New Mexico
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National Safety Council
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Big Creek
San Bernardino
Calif
U.S. 91
Las Vegas
Fannie Starnes McManus
Pageland
Theational Safety Council
Five Men Sentenced in Beirut Plot to Assassinate Premier
In Beirut a military court sentenced five men to prison for plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Saeb Salam with dynamite. Three others were acquitted in the March 7 incident when a bundle of 105 dynamite sticks with a burning fuse was found about 100 yards from the premier's home.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saeb Salam
Extra Holiday Caution Urged
Gov. Gaylord Nelson declared a traffic emergency to cover the long Fourth of July weekend in Wisconsin. He urged drivers to stay off the roads when possible and asked police to work overtime to curb holiday carnage after 21 deaths last weekend. Traffic toll for the year nears 400 as motor-vehicle officials warn of a potential 40 fatalities during the holiday period.
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Gaylord Nelson
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James Karns
Knipes Reports Stolen Car Radiator in California
Edgar R. Knipes reported to police in Watsonville California that a radiator had been stolen from his car. He described it as looking like a sieve in a terse, matter of fact notification.
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Watsonville
Calif
UPI
Edgar R. Knipes
Boy Watches Two Die Survive Ordeal on a Raft
In California a 14 year old, Terry Wayne McClelland, survived a three day raft ordeal after watching his grandfather Russell Bradford and Alvin Hartman die in a Pacific storm off Southern California. Rescued by a Navy submarine USS Owden, he was brought to base in good condition but suffering shock and dehydration.
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Calif
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Taft
Pacific
Russell Bradford
Alvin Wesley Hartman
Newport Beach
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Deaths of Two Increase State Toll to 395
The Wisconsin highway toll rose to 395 with the deaths of Rev. Dr. Hoyt Chester Woodring, 46, of Oak Park Illinois, and Larry Blaha, 17, of rural Hillsboro. Woodring died in a two car crash on Highway 14 near Oregon Wisconsin. Blaha was crushed when his tractor toppled off a Vernon County road embankment. The Fourth of July period begins at 6 pm Friday and ends at midnight Tuesday with no additional fatalities recorded yet.
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Ill
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Hillsboro
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Emmaus Bible School
Highway 14
Dane County
Oregon
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Vernon County
NATO Force Talks Fueled by Soviet Berlin Threat
The United States and allies discuss strengthening NATO forces in Europe amid the Soviet threat to West Berlin. Dean Rusk convened ambassadors from Britain and France to review ideas, including adding divisions and redeploying ground forces. France's De Gaulle shifts power to Europe. U S officials weigh returning some nuclear fighters from France. Talks continued with a Monday meeting to finalize the memorandum for NATO Council consideration.
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Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
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France
de Gavie
Nikita Khrushchev
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Britain
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NATO Council
Paris
Moscow
South Africa's Fouche Sets Portugal Talks on Defense
South Africa's Defense Minister Fouche arrives in Lisbon for two day talks with Portuguese officials. The discussions are expected to cover mutual defense amid South Africa's close ties to Portugal's African territories in Angola and Mozambique.
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South Africa
Fouche
South African Republic
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Mozambique
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