Sailor dies in burning plane rescue near Brunswick
A Navy P2V patrol plane crashed in a swamp near Brunswick Georgia killing six crew members. An asbestos-clad sailor died during a helicopter rescue attempt and another aircrewman faced an official inquiry into his death. The craft, based at Jacksonville NAS, approached in simulated blind conditions three miles from Glynco NAS. Lt. Philip R. McHugh, 30, of Toledo Ohio, was among the victims.
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Brunswick
UPI
Navy
Glynco Naval Air Station
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Philip R. McHugh
John McHugh
Berkeley Dr
Toledo
Ohio
B47 Jet Crashes in Montana No Bodies Found
Rescue workers at the scene of a B47 jet bomber crash in southwestern Montana reported no bodies found in the smoldering wreckage. The four engine bomber struck Emigrant Mountain at 8,500 feet, five miles south of Livingston, with parachute packs found among debris and possible ejection of crew. Forest Service personnel reached the wreckage and noted the impact on a 60 degree slope, with the blast visible for over 20 miles.
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Livingston
Mont
UPD
Montana
Emigrant Mountain
Here
Park County
Albert Nickelson
U.S. Forest Service
John Roboteek
Harold Hunters
Nuclear test scrubbed due to weather in Johnston Island area
The United States postponed the scheduled nuclear test at Johnston Island in the South Pacific citing unfavorable weather. The Joint Task Force Fight announced the test would instead proceed at 10 p.m. HST tonight but the launch was scrubbed after a five hour delay and rescheduled or canceled.
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Honolulu
APS
United States
Johnston Island
South Pacific
Joint Task Force Fight
JTF8
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Sun and Showers
A West Virginia weather brief notes partial sunshine with highs in the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. Expect clouds tonight and Wednesday with showers and scattered storms on Wednesday. Lows tonight in the mid 50s to mid 60s. River and lake gauges show normal conditions with minor changes. Hinton gauge at 2 feet.
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Oak Hill
Cicscean: 56 7 Am. Today Safes 63) River Conditions Greenbrier
Hinton
North Carolina students offer Kennedy gesture advice
In Washington a NC State College pair Edwin S Cain and Stanley W Mason Jr boasted a three month study of Kennedy gesturing and delivered 10 placards with new arm movements to Hodges for White House transmission. The writer studied Kennedy on TV and argued his use of gestures is limited to fish stabbing and chop motions but favors tweaks swizzle sticks and windshield wiper swipes.
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Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
White House
Kennedy
Mason‘Cain
Death on Iowa gallows ends six day crime spree
Charles Noel Brown, 29, an itinerant carnival worker, was hanged for the murder of Alvin Koehrsen and connected others during a six day spree in which two companions were implicated. The execution marked Iowa’s first in a decade and followed the condemned man’s wish to die for his crimes.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Charles Noel Brown
Internal Revenue Service
Brown
Indiana
Alvin Koehrsen
Charles Edwin Kelley
Minneapolis
Ben Bella Gains Ground After Algiers Gunfight
Four Europeans were fatally wounded in a gunbattle in Algiers as Ben Bella consolidates power after the GPRA capitulation. The violence reflects a rift with Prime Minister Ben Khedda as Ben Bella’s seven man political bureau gains traction with the CNRA and defections widen. The provisional government contemplates postponing elections set for August 12, while the CNRA chair remains unsettled on timing. Rabah Bitat defected to join Ben Bella in Tlemcen, signaling further shifts in power dynamics.
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Algiers
API
Algerian Provisional Government
GPRA
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Sevenman
National Council of the Algerian Revolution
CNRA
PRA
Rabah Bitat
Ben Khedda
Tlmecen
Tlemcen
Saad Dahlab
Stroke Leaves Boy 6 In Critical Condition
A six year old Stephenson boy, Roger Lee Poe, is in critical condition with paralysis on his right side after a stroke at home Monday night. Treated at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens, he was transferred to Beckley Memorial Hospital and remains a patient there. The Mullens doctor notes he is the youngest cerebral vascular accident patient ever to be treated at Wyoming General Hospital.
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Mullens
RNL
Stephenson
Roger Lee Poe
Jesse Poe
Wyoming General Hospital
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley Hospital
Roger
Russians to beam Gromyko picture via Telstar across Atlantic
NBC will transmit Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko from Geneva to U.S. screens as the first Russian to appear on transatlantic television. The show marks a historic first in global TV during the Geneva conference.
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New York
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Atlantic
U.S
U. S
Telstar
Izvestia
American Telephone’ and Telegraph Co
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Senator Henry C. Dworshak Dies at 67 from Heart Attack
Idaho U.S. Senator Henry C. Dworshak dies at 67 from a heart attack at his home. He collapsed while preparing for bed and was pronounced dead on arrival at Georgetown Hospital. Dworshak, a 10th rank Republican, was the fourth senator to die this session, all Republicans: Francis Case of South Dakota, Andrew Schoeppel of Kansas, and Styles Bridges of New Hampshire.
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Washington
UPI
Henry C. Dworshak
Idaho
Ward
Georgetown Hospital
Dworshak
Senate
Congress
Francis Case
S.D
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kan and
Styles Bridges
N.H
Doctors Recommend Abortion To Prevent Likely Deformities
A Phoenix woman, exposed to thalidomide through a tranquilizer, was advised by a panel of doctors to terminate her pregnancy to avoid birth defects. The doctors, unnamed, cited strong risk of limb deformities or missing limbs and noted abortion is felony in Arizona unless the mother's health is at risk.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Phoenix
Europe
Arizona Medical Association
Arizona
Viet Cong Kidnap U.S. Sergeant Near Phan Thiet
UPI reports Viet Cong guerrillas abducted a U.S. Army sergeant and his Vietnamese interpreter about 100 miles northeast of Saigon during a hunting trip five miles southwest of Phan Thiet. Vietnamese military sources said the incident occurred Monday.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Phan Thiet
Peru Junta Names General Perez Godoy President
Army Gen. Ricardo Perez Godoy was named president of Peru as the junta government received constitutional executive and legislative powers. A junta statute legalized interim rule and barred all 12 military members from running in the next elections.
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Lima
Peru
UPJI
Ricardo Perez Godoy
Randolph Denies Secret Deal Allegations
Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia denies a secret bargain with Sen. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma to back Kerr's motion against the Medicare bill. He says he opposed the health care proposal to avoid delaying or killing welfare revision legislation in the House.
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Washington
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W
Robert “Err
D-Okla
Kennedy
Randolph
House
West Virginia
Drew Pearson
Kerr
Weir High Band Wins First at World Music Festival
The 115 member Weir High School Band won first place and the Golden Medal at Kerkgrade Holland's fourth World Music Festival. They performed Roman Carnival Second Dance Suite Theme and Variations and Fantasy of American Sailing Song as the concert entries. The event runs from last Friday through August 15.
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Amsterdam
UPI
Weir
Kerkgrade
Holland
Deputy Sheriff Reported Trash Dumping Case in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Deputy Sheriff Joe Asbury reported to the County Court that a man drove 35 miles from Boone County to dump trash by the road. The suspect's name was found in the trash, a warrant issued, and he was arrested at his Boone County home. He admitted the dumping and paid a $20 fine plus costs in magisterial court.
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Raleigh County
Joe Asbury
Clear Fork
Asbury
Boone County
Raleigh
Area Livestock Owners Warned After Severe Beckley Storm
Damages run into thousands as a shail and wind storm hit Beckley on Monday afternoon. Farm Agent H B Thomas warns livestock owners to keep cattle and horses away from damaged cherry trees whose leaves and boughs carry hydrocyanic acid. Dr C Frank Hale notes horses resist but cattle may eat the leaves, risking death. Schools report extensive window and roof damage across multiple campuses. homes and businesses suffer shattered glass and water damage. Thomas estimates $100,000 in home garden losses near Beckley with limited replanting possible. Local reports cite widespread crop and fruit damage, shredded corn patches, and kraut-making cabbage losses.
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Beckley
H. B. Thomas
C. Frank Hale
John Saunders
Harper Heights
Beckley Junior High
Lincoln
Sylvia Elementary
Crescent School
Morton Reaves
Mount Tabor
Sweeneysburg
Gorden
Sweeney
Hager
Thomas
Home Gardens
Walter Elkins
Clear Fork Valley
J. J Combs
Packsville
Whitesville
Sidney Lively
Cittsville
J. R. Beaty
Kenneth Pettry
Eccles
Norae Spreads Quick Through Town After One Person
A single incident of norae quickly circulates as residents report widespread awareness across the town. The spread is swift and affects multiple groups as chatter grows.
Wreck of Paris Express Kills 38, Wounds 47 in France
In Dijon the Paris Marseilles express derailed as it crossed a viaduct, sending one car 150 feet into a ravine. Thirty eight dead and 47 injured in a vacation train crash. Officials cited conflicting death tolls and possible coupling failure as a cause.
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Dijon
France
UPI
Cote D'Or
Paris
Here
Marseilles
Global arms talk and test plans dominate Geneva session
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko warned at the Geneva disarmament talks that the USSR will test new nuclear weapons and reject international control of a test ban. He demanded Western base scrapping in the first stage of any disarmament, while the Soviet defense ministry scheduled August 5 to October 20 for tests in Barents and Kara Sea exercises. Parallel reports note Berlin air corridor activity, a Chicago elevator accident injuring eight, John F Kennedy Jr. vacationing with grandmother, James J Lawson's death in Akron, and Congress advancing Kennedy's 4.6 billion foreign aid package amid Estes hearing tempers.
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Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Russia
Soviet
Defense Ministry
Barents and
Kara Seas
Berlin
Chicago
Kennedy
John Jr
Newport
R. I
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Caroline
Riviera
James J. Lawson
Ohio
Akron
Senate
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