Trucker Blast Destroys Berlin Homes and Church
A propane gas explosion on a tractor trailer in Berlin New York killed driver Gene Merrills and injured 16 others. Dozen homes and the 179 year old Baptist church were destroyed, with a fatal heart attack claimed by Mrs Mabel Wager. Fire and debris spread across the valley as witnesses described a massive blast and flames rising 150 to 200 feet.
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Berlin
New York
Gene Merrills
Mabel H. Wager
Robert J. McLucas
Pomeroy
Grafton Mountains
Berkshires
Vermont
McLains
Holden Gutermuth
McLucas
Robert Moses
Moses
Kenneth McCumber
Racial strife in Albany nears climax with planned anti segregation protests
In Albany Georgia Negroes mobilize for large scale demonstrations after a day of penance for rock tossing. Rev Ralph Abernathy and Dr Martin Luther King Jr urged jail in mass. Police and state troops await action as about 1,600 have been arrested since December. In Virginia Prince Edward County schools ordered to reopen, to admit pupils regardless of race, ending a long shutdown since 1959.
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Ralph DP. Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Abernathy
W.G. Anderson
Richmond
Pi—Us
Oren R. Lewis
Prince Edward County
Prince Edward's
Lewis
Supreme Court
Commonwealth of Virginia
County Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward School Foundation
Kovacs Widow Buys Main Estate Asset in Palms
Actress Edie Adams widow of Ernie Kovacs paid 25000 cash and assumed 1949395 in mortgages to obtain sole title to the California Racquet Club a 4 acre property in suburban Palms. The estate once valued at 2.1 million now shows claims exceeding assets per court records.
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Los Angeles
Edie Adams
Ernie Kovacs
Miss Adams
California
Siamese twins die at birth in Poland village near Radom
Warsaw Life reported two born Siamese twins died this week in a village near Radom in east central Poland. The babies were connected at the abdomen and shared a single liver, the newspaper said.
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Warsaw
Poland
Radom
Warsaw Life
Dunkirk Man Killed In Car Crash Near Angola
Stanley Wisniewski, 44, of Dunkirk died Wednesday night when his car went off the road near Angola and overturned into a ditch in Erie County.
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Dunkirk
Angola
Stanley Wisniewski
Erie County
Boy 14 Swims Five Miles For Help After Boat Capsizes
In Monroe Michigan a 14 year old boy named Dennis Churchill swam more than five miles through Lake Erie to summon aid after a fishing boat with James Bomin Sr James Bomin Jr William Monday James Laney and Dennis Churchill overturned in a sudden squall. Churchill reached shore with one life preserver as others clung to the wreckage. Coast Guard rescuers with a Toledo boat recovered the survivors while Laney was initially missing.
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Monroe, Mich
Lake Erie
James Bomin Sr
James Jr
William Monday
James R. Laney
Dennis Churchill
Monroe
Young Churchill
Cubans hail Castro as ninth anniversary rally set
Cuba crowds gathered in Santiago to celebrate nine years since Fidel Castro rose to power. He was to address a rally later in the day, marking the milestone with officials and supporters.
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Cuba
Santiago
Fidel Castro
Castro
Double Life Revealed of North Carolina GOP Leader Cobb
Charlotte Observer and Roanoke Times expose William E. Cobb Morganton timber dealer Republican state chairman lived a double life with a Roanoke home and common law partner while maintaining a Morganton marriage and adopted son. Cobb resigns party post and senate bid admits mistake and defends past leadership.
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Charlotte
N. C
William E. Cobb
North Carolina
Charlotte Observer
Roanoke
Cobb
Morganton
Observer
C. A
Pete) McKnight
Senate
Yale
GOP
W. Edward Cobb
Linda
Associated Press
Rebecca Summers
Mildred
Time
Save Ane Yones
Southern Republican
William F. Cobb
Roanoke Times
North Carolina Senate
Cuban refugees flee coast guard after theft at sea
Twenty seven Cuban refugees arrived in Key West recounting pursuit by Cuban coast guard after they stole a government boat and slipped away in midnight darkness, managing to escape.
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Key West
Fla
Coast Guard
Soblen Loses British Court Fight Over Free Immigrant Status
Spy Robert A. Soblen lost a British Court of Appeals bid to be freed in Britain. His lawyers argued detention was unlawful and sought habeas corpus relief, while the government said he entered illegally and should be expelled. Soblen, gravely ill with leukemia, fled New York on bail, sought entry to Israel, and faced possible asylum actions in Britain as his case moved toward the House of Lords.
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London
British Court of Appeals
Robert A. Soblen
Britain
Soblen
United States
Interior Ministry
Jerusalem
Israel
Ari Ankorion
Supreme Court
New York
Dean Brother
Gal
Ankoriono
Soblens
U S Expects Red Guerrillas Mount Viet Nam Attack
U S officials anticipate a Viet Cong offensive in South Vietnam within 60 to 90 days as North Vietnamese forces pressure the government. McNamara was briefed in Honolulu that the Communists may seek to expand influence and form a rump regime, with possible echoes of Laos. South Vietnamese troops and U S helicopters will try to prevent consolidation in jungle and mountain areas.
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South Aon Nam
Ghibes Sas
Robert 5
McNamara
Honolulu
South
Viet Nam
U. S
Laos
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
U.S
Fire Increases Life and Death Hospital Drama
New York report from St. Marys Hospital Brooklyn details a five story evacuation during a fire. About 200 patients and 300 staff exited calmly under fire safety protocols while doctors completed operations and deliveries amid flames. Firefighters contained the crawl space blaze as workmen repaired a pool area.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Brooklyn
Charles Bostwick
Bostwick
Mary Emil
Red caboose trend shifts on Florida East Coast Rail
The Florida East Coast Railway begins retiring its aging rolling stock as a new blue livery spreads across the fleet. The gradual change signals modernization of the line and its equipment.
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Miami
Fila
Florida East Coast Railroad
Mercury Falls To Record Lows In West And Midwest
A frigid Canadian air mass chilled the Midwest and Great Plains with record July 26 lows. Chicago fell to 33 degrees, while St. Louis dropped to 55 from 90. Kansas City hit 55, Minneapolis 45, Sioux City 49, Milwaukee 30, Springfield 34, Springfi eld 52, Grand Rapids 49, Bismarck 42. Elsewhere, temperatures ranged from 50s to 80s with Needles hitting 102.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Great Plains
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Iowa
Milwaukee
Springfield
Springfiell, T
Grand Rapids
Midh
Bismarck
N. D
Pacific States
Needles
Calif
Strong Central America quake recorded by Boston College seismograph
A strong earthquake in Central America, likely near Costa Rica, was detected today on the Boston College seismograph at Weston Massachusetts. The event was noted by researchers as powerful but no details on damage or exact timing were provided.
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Weston Mass
Central America
Costa Rica
Boston College
Spanish singer Raquel Melier dies in Barcelona at 74
Raquel Melier a noted Spanish popular singer between the world wars died today in Barcelona of a heart ailment She was 74 and left a legacy in Spanish music across decades.
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Barcelona
Spain
Raquel Melier
Europeans Flee as Algeria Braces for Civil War Climax
A power struggle in newly independent Algeria pushed toward a civil war as dissident Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella appeared to gain control in western and eastern regions. Loyal forces seized Constantine and Bone while Ben Khedda’s government fled Algiers. Krim and Boudiaf vowed to resist Ben Bella, backed by Berber guerrillas in Kabylie.
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France
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Ben Bella
Oran
Tiaret
Constantine
Bone
Belkacem Krim
Kabylie
Premer Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Mohamed Khidder
Khidder
Ben Khedda
Algiers “Autonomous Zone
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
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Algurs
Wilaya
Mediterranean
Kabylie Mountai
Tizi Ouzou
Mohammed Boudiaf
Col
Mohand Ould Hadj
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