Sports Car Buyer Gives British Police Lead In Great Train Robbery
A cash paid, second-hand black Austin Healey bought in London Aug 9 is a new lead for police in the Glasgow London mail train heist. A man about 35 with a tan complexion and a plump woman were seen with the car. Buckinghamshire police urged citizens to spot the auto and claimed a 10 percent reward if the owner helps recover the loot. Authorities noted the trail remains active and about $678,179 of the missing money has been recovered.
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Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
London
Buckinghamshire
Malcolm Fewtrell
Vauxhall Bridge
River Thames
Fewtrell
Leatherslade Farm
Surrey County
Skeleton in Tree Sparks Surprise Visit in Miami
A papier mache skeleton hung in a tree outside the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Smith in Miami. They mistook it for a real danger as friends visiting their daughter watched a biology teacher's prank skeleton dry after a wash.
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Miami
Mark A. Smith
State School Head Denies Political Pressure
Selinsgrove State School and Hospital former superintendent Daniel L. Kirk rejects claims of political patronage behind his firing by Welfare Secretary Arlin M. Adams. He says neither Gov. Scranton nor Adams ordered any employment actions. Dr. Joseph Adelstein supports Kirk and urges his reinstatement as mental health officials back his case.
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Selinsgrove
Selinsgrove State School and Hospital
Daniel L. Kirk
Arlin M. Adams
Kirk
Associated Press
Joseph Adlestein
Adlestein
Ike Dr. Kirk
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Scranton
U.S
James H. Duff
John S. Fine
George M. Leader
David L. Lawrence
Joseph S
Mrs Nhu Controls Viet Nam Power Behind the Throne
The article portrays Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu as a powerful figure in South Vietnam. It notes her influence over government policy against Buddhists and her role alongside her husband Ngo Dinh Nhu in the ruling circle. It highlights her public defiance of Buddhist protests and her management of a female auxiliary army and civilian welfare network.
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South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Associated Press
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
U.s-Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Ngo Dinh Diem
Wom
GOP Leaders Oppose State Income Tax in New Constitution
Harrisburg AP report notes Republican state chairman Craig Truax saying most party leaders oppose a state income tax in a new constitutional frame. Delegates to a convention would run on a platform disavowing any income tax provision. Voters will decide in November on calling a convention to rewrite the 1874 constitution.
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Harrisburg
Craig Truax
GOP
Truax
Buddhists Stage Massive Demonstration in Saigon
In Saigon 17,000 people endured 12 hours of sun and rain, gathering around the main pagoda to hear antigovernment speeches by monks. They declared a 48 hour hunger strike for religious equality, while Catholic leaders urged understanding. The crisis follows Buddhist accusations of religious and economic discrimination under President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Hue
Thich Tieu Dieu
Paul Nguyen van Binh
Church
Inci
Three Miners Reach Out After Six Days Trapped
Three miners trapped since last Tuesday in a 400 foot shaft near Sheppton Hazelton area made audible contact with rescuers Sunday night. Henry Throne 28 Louis Bova 42 and David Fellin 58 reported they were okay and on a slope. Rescuers planned a 28 inch drill to reach them by cable once position is located.
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Hazleton, Pa
Henry Throne
Hazleton
Louis Bova
Pattersonville
David Fellin
Sheppton
Anna Fellin
David
Massive Aug. 28 March Budget Hits $110000
The Aug. 28 march on Washington, billed as the era’s largest racial protest, grows from a $65,000 to $110,000 budget amid transportation and fundraising challenges. About 250,000 people are expected to attend as sponsors and demands expand beyond the original plan led by A. Philip Randolph.
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Washington
Associated Press
Junius Griffin
New York
Washinton
A. Philip Randolph
Meredith First Negro to Graduate from Ole Miss
James H. Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi becoming the first Black student to earn a degree in the school's 115 year history. The Sunday commencement contrasted with the riot 322 days earlier when federal troops escorted him through registration.
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Oxford
Miss
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
John D. Williams
Williams
Cool air mass brings an unusually cool spell across the middle
A Canadian air mass swept into the Midwest and central Plains, dropping morning temps to near 40s in several cities. Chicago recorded 49 and Lansing 41 while others hit the mid 40s as showers and storms tempered the cool spell. Heavy rains fell along the front with North Platte logging over 14 inches in six hours and Moberly reporting 12 inches in under 70 minutes.
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Canada
Midwest
Central Plains
Chicago
Lansing
Mich
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Iowa
Indianapolis
North Platte
Neb
Moberly
Grandma and Shorty Sprouse A May December Romance
In Kentucky's Lawrence County a 1946 May December marriage between Grandma and Shorty Sprouse endures. Now in their nineties and early thirties respectively, they live in a single room home on Irish Creek with a measured calm, once a national curiosity, now a quiet, accepted life.
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Columbus Dispatch
Louisa
Shorty
Grandma
The
Lone Ranger
Cooksey Fork
Catt Creek
Irish Creek
Goldwater Regarded as Leading Contender for 1964 Nomination
Republicans weigh Goldwater as top possibility for the GOP nomination at San Francisco in July. About 250 convention votes could back a dark horse. 352 of 655 votes from 10 states are seen as uncommitted or for favorites. Eisenhower list expands slates and hints at other contenders amid party uncertainty.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
San Francisco
Arizona
Tri
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Colorado
Gordon Allott
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Indiana
Charles A. Halleck
Kentucky
Thurston P. Morton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Morton
George Romney
William W. Scranton
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Lucius D. Clay
John Anderson Jr
Kansas
John A. Love
Lauris Norstad
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Gariel Hauge
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Ferry sinking near Okinawa leaves 128 dead or missing
Police cite revised counts after checks with relatives and survivors show 128 dead or missing aboard the Midori Maru ferry leaving Naha on Saturday. About 271 aboard include 13 missing and 115 rescued. search continues with U.S. helicopters and Okinawan vessels amid poor conditions.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S
County Fair Opens At Meyersdale With Aerial Acts
The Somerset County Fair begins today at Meyersdale and runs through Saturday. Events include Jose Chitwood Thrill Show, Egony Brothers aerial acts, dairy cattle judging, horseshoe pitching finals, rodeo performances, 4H and FFA contests, horse pulling, parades, band festival, Go Kart Races, baby beef and hog sale, home talent show, saddle horse show, and prize drawings.
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Somerset County
Meyersdale
Jose Chitwood
Future Farmers of America
FFA
George S. Fisher
Somerset County Saddle Horse Association
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Malcolm W. Browne
Nehru
New Delhi
India
Ole Miss
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Missouri Valley
Dan Clancy
Big City
Lawrence County
New York City
Junior Jobe
Short
Elmer Diamond
Mrs. Diamond
By Jack Bell
Rockefeller’s
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
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