Coal Fuel Cells and Corona Promise New Energy Uses
Researchers seek exotic coal uses including powering autos and supersonic planes. A coal turbine locomotive runs Ogden Utah to Council Bluffs Iowa. Gasoline from coal drops to 12 14 cents a gallon. fuel cells could overhaul electricity. Corona discharge converts coal to volatile fuels while GE studies self sustaining hydrocarbon plants.
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Utah
Council Bluffs
Iown
Eric Reichl
Consolidation ‘Coal’ Co
George Haller
Advanced Technology Services
General Electric Corp
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Dongola Man Dies After Auto Crash
Marvin Wilson, 26, of Rt. 2 Dongola, died after a crash on Rt. 51 south of Dongola. The vehicular collision occurred around 9:10 a.m. when his car skidded, tearing off the right side doors. Larry Britton, 23, of Allin, was treated and released. An inquest is set for 1:01 p.m. at the Ford Funeral Home.
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Dongola
Union County
Marvin .Wilson
Rt. 2
Wilson
Larry Britton
Allin
Ford
Congo Army Seizes Prisoners as Kasenga Advance
Elisabethville Congo Aug 10 AP Officials report Congolese army force marching on Kasenga taken this week by ex gendarmes of Katanga province has already captured prisoners and seized several road blocks. The advance from Elisabethville 145 miles northeast is described as going extremely well.
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Elisabethville
Congo
Kasenga
Katanga
Six Drug Firms Charged With Price Fixing by FTC
The FTC finds six major drug companies conspired to fix tetracycline prices, with sales around ten million dollars yearly. The ruling cites unclean hands in Pfizer & Co. patent issues and implicates American Cyanamid in shaping later price fixing. Bristol-Myers, Bristol Laboratories, Olin Mathieson, Upjohn named. Pfizer and Bristol-Myers deny guilt and plan appeals. A separate Peoria, Illinois notice reports John H. Altorfer's bid for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.
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New York Times
Washington
Federal Trade Commission Today
Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc
American Cyanamid Co
Alli
Bristol - Myers Co
Bristol Laboratories, Inc
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Squibb Products
Upjohn Co
Pfizer
Bristol - Myers
FTC
Peoria
John H. Altorfer
Nation
Ernor
Moon base plans eyed to land men by 1968
The Houston Chronicle reports Manned Spacecraft Center signals for manned Moon landing by 1968 in a three part study. It envisions 18 men in a six month station, with supplies from Earth, and a full scale base by 1972 or 1973. The plan uses two man shelters as forerunners.
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Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston ‘Chronicle
Kennedy
Chronicle
Space Agency
Earth
Nixon Edges Toward 1964 GOP Nomination Stand
Washington Aug 10 AP Nixon moves into a stronger leadership position in the GOP as party warfare between Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater deepens. Once sidelined after California defeat Nixon is seen as a rising figure amid Rockefeller Goldwater tensions.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
John F. Kennedy
California
New York City
Catholic March Urged in Archdiocese Letter
A 1963 letter from Rev. John J. Maguire auxiliary bishop and vicar general urged all 402 parishes in the Archdiocese of New York to have members participate in the August 28 civil rights march on Washington. The missive cites Cardinal Spellman noting continued work for racial justice and urges faithful civic action.
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New York Times
New York
Washington
John J. Maguire
Maguire
Spellman
Congress
White Castle
Bailiwicks. Inc
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Nixon
Auto Kills Alton Boy
A four year old Alton boy was struck and killed Saturday night on rain slick Rt. 45 in Muddy. John Anthony Watgel Jr of 101 ER 6th St Alton was walking along the highway when the car driven by Delmis Allen of Rt. 2 Omaha struck him. Allen was not hurt. The boy was visiting his grandmother Mrs Evelyn Foster of Muddy with his mother. He had walked across the highway and ran back in front of the car.
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Muddy
John Anthony Watgel, Jr
6Th St. Alton
Delmias Allen
Rt. 2
Omaha
Allen
Evelyn Foster
Cal
A County Sherif
Herrin Child Hurt In Crash
A Herrin child, two year old Toni Sanders, was injured when a car driven by Leo Sanders ran off a road half a mile west of Route 37 and struck a bridge abutment. Toni was taken to Children’s Hospital in St Louis with head injuries. Leo Sanders, 67, of Route 3 Marion, was resting in Herrin Hospital. The accident occurred about 2 40 p.m. Saturday afternoon, police said.
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Children's Hospital
St.Louis
Rt. 37
Inside The Southern Illinois Coll League Tourney
Inside The Southern Illinois collegial tourney coverage notes a win in the league matchup with local teams and highlights implications for standings and postseason seeding.
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Ion
West Germany Gears to Join Moscow Nuclear Pact
Bonn announced it will accede to the Moscow treaty for partial cessation of nuclear testing after assurances from Secretary Rusk. Adenauer sought U.S. pledge to minimize East German gains and to consult on future talks with the Soviet Union. Rusk, after talks with Adenauer and Schroeder, said progress would be gradual with no major advances in East West talks. An expected cabinet meeting set to plan adherence and Schroeder to London to confer with Britain.
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New York Times
Bonn
West Germany
Adenauer
Dean Rusk
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Ribicoff Urges Ratification Of Test Ban Pact
Senator Ribicoff urged ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty, calling rejection a calamitous blow to U.S. prestige. He will vote for the pact as hearings begin with Secretary of State Rusk as first witness. Senator Aik est predicts potential questions on safety. ratification needs two thirds. The Foreign Relations Committee, with Armed Services, prepares sessions in the old Senate office building.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Senate
United States
Ribicoff
Dean
Rusk
George D. Aikpan
R-Vt
Moscow
Nless
Senate Foreign Relatons
Senate- House - Atomic: Energy
Jenry
Jackson
John. Stennis
Iiss
S.secut
Pentagon May Okay Test Ban
Washington says the Pentagon leaders will likely back ratification of the limited nuclear test ban pact when they testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. McNamara leads planned defense testimony as JCS noted reservations about a total ban, fearing enforcement issues and hidden Russian testing.
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Washington
Pentagon
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Negotiations With West In Balance
Top U S officials see Russia and China avoiding a final split as talks with the West shape the next round of diplomacy after the test ban. Rusk returns to report on prospects for East West talks while Berlin and NATO ballast loom. Khrushchev seeks a nonaggression accord tied to Berlin stability, with U N discussions likely next month. The Beijing Moscow dynamic remains unpredictable and generally tense.
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Washington
Russia
Red
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Bonn
W. Averill Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
West Berlin
Europe
United States
Moscow
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Weather Summary for Sunday and Monday
Fair for southern areas with little temperature change. Sunday highs in the mid to upper 90s and Sunday night lows in the mid to upper 60s. Sunday to Monday turning fair to partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday.
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Tinois
Kefauver Dies At 60 and Leaves Senate Role
Washington August 10 AP Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, a liberal Democratic leader and crime fighter, died at age 60 from a ruptured aorta aneurysm. He had believed he suffered indigestion and fainting before collapsing Thursday afternoon. An operation was planned for 10 a.m. Saturday but could not be performed in time.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Senate
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