GOP Convention Opens With Vocal Attack on Democrats
At Buffalo War Memorial Auditorium 2812 delegates and alternates opened a two day GOP convention with Walter Mahoney leading a fierce assault on Democrats and Mayor Wagner. Mahoney accused the Democrats of blackjacking their Syracuse convention and urged conservative party members to join the GOP. He warned Morgenthau could pull the strings if elected. Former Gov. Thomas Jr. to press the attack tonight as Javitts is renominated.
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Rockefeller
Walter J. Mahoney
Syracuse
Senate
GOP
Mahoney
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Robert M. Morgenthau
Washington
Morgenthau
Wagner
Russians Refuse to Renew Four-Power Berlin Ties
In Berlin the Soviet Union rejected renewing four power control and called for abolishing the NATO base in West Berlin. Thousands of Allied troops tested mobilization and reaction, directed by Maj. Gen. Toulouse with U S, British and French commandants. West Berlin hosts about 11,500 allied troops in the alert.
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Moscow
United States
France
Britain
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Gdr
East Germany
Soviet Union
Edouard Toulouse
U. S
Albert Watson II
Claude Dunbar
Police Find Body Of Missing Man In Car Near Town
State Police recovered the body of a missing man, Elmer Schutts of RFD 2 North Bangor, in his automobile about 10 miles southwest of Malone. Two men, Morris J. Carson and Victor F. Otis Jr., were held for questioning after being charged with illegal firearm possession. The two led troopers to the car in Dickinson, near the Adirondacks. cause of death undetermined.
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Here
Elmer Schutts
RFD 2
Bangor
Morris J. Carson
North Lawrence
St. Lawrence County
Victor F. Otis Jr
Syracuse
Watertown
Dickinson
Adirondacks
Carson
Otis
29 East Germans Escape Through Long Tunnel to West
West Berlin authorities announced a group of 29 East Germans escaped to West Berlin via a tunnel under the Berlin Wall last Friday night. Interior Minister Heinrich Albertz said the tunnel flooded and was then unusable. the crossing occurred near the French sector border and authorities believe it was among the last such escapes since the wall’s erection thirteen months ago.
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Eseapo
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Heinrich Albertz
Albertz
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Reds
Truck Skids Into Bus Injuring 17 on Long Island
A skid leading truck crashed into a stopped school bus in Wyandanch injuring 11 children and the driver. In Wantagh a nursery school wagon was rear-ended at a light, injuring two 4 year olds. the other vehicle driver faced drunken driving charges.
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Wantagh
Long Island
U S Orbits New Satellite To Transmit Weather Data
The sixth in a series of Tiros weather satellites launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Thor-Delta rocket at 3 35 a m. The satellite sits about 400 miles high in its successful orbit and will begin transmitting cloud cover pictures after two orbits. NASA notes all systems are functioning normally and the mission aids weather prediction for Schirra's upcoming spaceflight with potential Atlantic or Pacific landings.
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Huge Vote For Ted and Ed In Bay State
Massachusetts voters favored Senator Kennedy and Atty. Gen. Edward J. McCormack Jr. for the Democratic U S Senate nomination in a high turnout. John W. McCormack voted early, praising his nephew. Republicans George Cabot Lodge and Laurence Curtis competed, with analysts predicting a total cast over a million. The race underscored age and experience, with Kennedy turning 38 before the race, while McCormack highlighted a decade in office. The Kennedy Lodge feud traced to 1916 and recurred in 1952 and 1960 as family names dominated the contest.
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Edward J. McCormack Jr
U. S. Senate
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John W. McCormack
House of Representatives
Massachusets
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Laurence Curtis
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Lodge
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Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
John F
Honey Fitz) Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
U. S
U.N
U. N
Hoover Leaves Hospital After Tumor Surgery
Former President Herbert Hoover, 88, was discharged from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after Aug. 28 surgery to remove a malignant intestinal tumor. A hospital spokesman said he will convalesce at the Waldorf Astoria Towers and that his condition is excellent with no expected cancer recurrence.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria Towers
Mare Lady Returns From Loft After 14 Days
A five year old mare named Lady spent 14 days in a second story hay loft at the Budd farm southeast of Portland. She eventually climbed down from the stairs and was found Sunday morning, groggy from knockout medicine used to end her barnyard revolt. Five men helped slide her down the plywood covered stairs.
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J. S. Budd
Here
Budd
Priest and kin rescued after night adrift on Lake Erie
A Buffalo priest the Rev. Antoine P. Atten 28 and his brother and sister were towed ashore after hours adrift in a 22 foot motorboat off Pt Abino on Lake Erie. Coast Guard boats and a U S Army helicopter searched for them after they were reported missing Sunday night. The cruiser towed the boat near Canadian shore.
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Antoine P. Atten
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Pt Abino
Boat Club
Morgenthau Captures Democratic Nomination In Second Ballot
Syracuse voters watched as Robert M. Morgenthau won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination on the second ballot after a chaotic eight hour convention marked by brawls and clashes. Morgenthau, 43, the son of Henry Morgenthau Jr., faces Republican Gov. Rockefeller in November with Artur Levitt likely as running mate. The session included heated exchanges and police aid as delegates backed Morgenthau amid late night party drama.
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Robert M. Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau Jr
U. S
Queens
Atty
Frank Dr. O'Connor
Nassau County
John F. English
O'Connor
Syracuse War Memorial Auditorium
Erastus Corning
Albany
Artur Levitt
Morgenthaus
Brooklyn
Bronx
Samuel S. Stratton
Schenectady
Howard Samuels
Canandaigua
James A. Farrey
Jacob K. Javits
Rebuke Starts Senate Action On Trade Bill
The Senate plans to move on President Kennedy's trade expansion bill after a poor start. Senate Republican leader Dirksen said amendments would be called up for votes promptly, while Democratic Leader Mansfield lamented the slow progress after four hours of debate. Republicans defended the delay as a drafting task for new text.
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Senate
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfiield
Montana
Senate Finance Committee
Dirksen
Morgenthau Protest Roils Nassau Democratic Session
A turbulent first session at the Democratic State Convention in Syracuse ends with a staged protest led by Nassau County chairman John F. English. About eight delegates surge onto tables and stage as Frank D. O Connor is nominated for governor, fueling anti Morgenthau sentiment and chants for a free voice and end of boss control.
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John F. English
Nassau
Frank D. O'Connor
Queens
O'Connor
Robert M. Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Clash on Cuban Issue Opens U N Session
The United Nations General Assembly begins its 17th session amid expectations of a sharp U S Soviet clash over Cuba and other issues. Adlai Stevenson and Andrei Gromyko will present major policy statements, with Cuba, nuclear testing, U2 flights, Berlin, and Congo on the agenda.
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Cuba
Assembly
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Zafrulla Khan
J. P. Malalasekera
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Malalasekera
Adlai E. Stevenson
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Gromyko
United States
Berlin
Congo
U. N
World Court
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
Deadlock Breaks On Education Bill In Conferees Reach
Washington reports a Senate House conference revived a 2.35 billion college aid bill after partisan doubts. Conferees agreed on a closer compromise to Kennedy's education package, with floor action possible Wednesday. House approved 6 to 1, Senate 7 to 2, decisions include grants for private colleges with use restrictions, converting scholarship funds to loans, and junior college allotments with limits.
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Senate House
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
House
Wayne Morse
D-Ove
Edith Green
D-Ore
Train kills Hoosick Falls man at Rensselaer County crossing
Daniel Parker, 67, of Hoosick Falls, died after being struck by a westbound Boston and Maine Railroad freight train at a crossing in Hoosick Falls. Investigators described the incident as a fatal crossing accident occurring Monday night.
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Hoosick Falls
Daniel Parker
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rensselaer County
Soviets Push for Red China Seat at U.N. Assembly
The Soviet Union submitted a demand in the Geneva Assembly for seating Red China, just before the 104 nation body opened its 17th session. The move signals another clash over China representation at the United Nations and includes a second item calling for a world conference on trade.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
Geneva
China
Soviet Produce Rotting in Kuban Region
Pravo reports hundreds of tons of fruit and vegetables rotting in the Kuban region due to organizational failures. The item notes widespread spoilage and criticizes leadership for mismanagement.
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P—Pravda
Kuban
Truman Tackles Ike Over Cuba Trouble
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower should have halted trouble in Cuba at its start, Truman, 78, charged at a news conference after ceremonies marking the 175th anniversary of the LA Conn.
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Cuba
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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