Earthquake toll tops 2000 in Skopje ruins
Dazed survivors join rescue workers sifting rubble after a Friday quake that devastated Skopje, then-Yugoslavia's fourth largest city. Officials warned the toll could rise to as high as 2000 or even 6000, with over 2000 injured treated in field hospitals. Americans in the city were unharmed.
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Macedonia
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Space Station Drifts Toward Global Communications Goal
CAPE CANAVERAL FL AP The Syncom 2 space communications satellite, orbiting about 2,090 miles high, drifts toward its target to operate over a specific globe area. At roughly 6,800 mph it should reach an equatorial point above northern Brazil next Saturday and be slowed by nitrogen jets to sync with Earth's rotation. Continuous operation and timing hinge on successful speed and angle adjustments.
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Fla
Syncom 2
Brazil
Ridiculous borrow request noted in Nashville ads
Notice in the Nashville Banner Tennessean classified section seeks a loan of 10 000 dollars without collateral for a hairbrained spendthrift scheme. Writer asks to contact Box 1962 Banner Tennessean.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Nashville Tennessean
Nashville Banner
Banner-Tennessean
Rail Firemen Seek Rejection of JFK Plan
The firemen union urged rejection of President Kennedy’s plan to let the Interstate Commerce Commission decide work rules in railroads. It called for resuming bargaining under congressional direction. H. E. Gilbert of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen testified before the Senate Commerce Committee that progress in talks warranted continuing negotiations.
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Kennedy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
H. E. Gilbert
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Senate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gilbert
Engineers’ Brotherhood
ICC
Coin Shortage Grows Worse Across Nation
Washington AP says a persistent coin shortage worsens with rising demand tied to the economy. Eva Adams of the U S Mint cites vending machines and taxes as factors while noting 3.6 billion coins produced by Philadelphia and Denver in the last fiscal year.
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Washington
Eva B. Adams
U.S. Mint
Philadelphia
Denver
Albuuerque
Boston
Senate
Philadelphia Mont
Kennedy Urges Test Ban Debate
President Kennedy urged Americans to join a historic debate over the nuclear test ban treaty as the Senate faces a two thirds ratification vote. He called the pact an important first step toward peace while warning a full scale nuclear war would end humanity. the plan aims to ban tests underground and involves military scientific and political experts. The president spoke from Washington and then traveled to Hyannis Port to receive a Moscow talks report from Undersecretary Harriman ahead of Dean Rusk’s planned signing trip.
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Hyannis Port
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U.S
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Firemen Save $50 Savings Bond From Trash Truck Fire
Firemen rescued a $50 savings bond from a burning trash truck on Friday. The bond had been lost eight years ago by Sam L. Pickens Jr. A Federal Reserve spokesman warned that if the lost bond was replaced it will be burned.
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Wichita, Kan.up
Sam L. Pickens Jr
Federal Reserve
Hungarian Denies Khrushchev Prague Visit Plans
Budapest official denies Western press reports Khrushchev would stop in Hungary before his August trip to Yugoslavia. Foreign Ministry spokesman calls the claims untrue and reiterates Khrushchev’s planned schedule.
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Foreign Ministry Today
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Hungary
Foreign Ministry
Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Harriman Near Home With N Treaty After Moscow Talks
Harriman departs Moscow with the three power treaty for a partial ban on nuclear tests. He will report to President Kennedy after arriving in the United States. British and Soviet officials signaled thaw in East West relations as Lord Hailsham and Khrushchev joined a jovial dinner Friday night.
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United States
Kennedy
White House
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Royal Air Force
Britain
Anti Castroites Splash Paint On Cuban Embassy
In Rio de Janeiro six anti Castro exiles burned a Soviet flag and splashed red paint on the Cuban embassy. They fought with four Cubans after the ambassa dor Raul Roa Khoury arrived with staff. Police intervened and the exiles fled with no serious injuries.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Raul Roa Khoury
Winnebago Board Hesitates on Joint Airport Plan
Winnebago County aviation committee deferred revival of any joint airport with Outagamie County until the Howard Needles Tammmen Bergen Dorf engineering survey is completed within four months. Chair Sup Alvig A Stalfeld said commitment hinges on survey results, while CAB examiner Sto dola weighs pursuing joint airport options before Washington resumes hearings. Dist. Ally Jack D. Stembhilder and counsel Robert Laster to press county case in continued presentation.
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Winnebago County
Civil Aeronautics Board Area
Wausau
Edward T. Stodola
Washington
Joseph F Drexler
Oshkosh
Aviation Committee
Dist. Ally
Jack D. Stembhilder
Robert Laster
Stoffola
Motorcyclist Killed After Car Strikes From Behind
A Milwaukee man died when his motorcycle was struck from behind on U S 141 near Ozaukee County Trunk C. David Conner, 24, was the rider. The car’s driver was detained by authorities as the weekend toll rose to 44 for the year, up from 39 last year.
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United Press International
Milwaukee
Struc
Ozaukee County
David Conner
U.S. 141
Wisconsin Senate backs tax, budget package to fund state
Madison AP reports a 24-8 Senate vote approved a budget tax package to lift state finances. The plan, with one minor Senate amendment, heads to the Assembly for Monday tests. Gov Reynolds pledged to sign if passed unamended and emphasized school and state institution needs amid a projected $29 million deficit.
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Wisconsin
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Assembly
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Donnelly
Eau Claire
Reynolds
Move Against Discrimination On Two Fronts
The Kennedy administration plans to curb racial discrimination in the armed forces and federal employment. Defense secretary Robert McNamara announced sanctions to curb bias among servicemen and their families, while Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirt outlined equal opportunity standards for worker apprenticeships. A military report is due by August 15 detailing anti discrimination measures.
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