Report From Afghanistan on U S Wealth and Global Freedom
A Nashville Tennessean analysis argues that U S wealth must be shared to aid underdeveloped nations facing communism. It contrasts per capita incomes, laments bureaucratic inertia, and stresses the need for sustained American resolve and public backing.
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Coleman A. Harwell
Nashville Tennessean
Associated Press
Afghanistan
United States
West Germany
America
Germany
Russia
North America
Europe
Miami Near Record Rainfall Hint After Storms
In Miami Florida on June 20 the weather bureau warned the city was close to its all time June rainfall record of 19.54 inches set in 1942 with 19.24 inches tallied by 7 p m since May 31. Roads washed foundations and potholes form as 10 inches fell since Wednesday. Officials report overwhelmed drainage and a dry well system. Coral Gables logged a heavy half hour shower of one inch.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
George H. Kunde
Dade County
Arthur E. Darlow
Coral Gables
Samuel Johnson Observation on Morose Men and Cheer
The quote notes that Samuel Johnson observed morose men hate the cheerful. It presents a concise remark on mood and social perception attributed to Johnson.
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Samuel Johnson
Boy Kills Father With Toy Arrow in Baltimore
An 11 year old boy is charged with fatally stabbing his father with a two foot metal tipped arrow from a toy set. Louis Charles Becker, 42, and Odell Becker, 38, were involved in an altercation before the fatal wounding in their home basement. The boy was released to his mother while the state decides whether to send the case to the grand jury.
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Baltimore
Louis Charles Becker
Odell
Louis Charles Jr
Joseph Kolodny
Maryland Training School For
Kolodny
Grand J Jury
Robert W. McCarthy
Lincoln
McCarthy
Argu
New 49 Star Flag to Fly at Fort McHenry on July Fourth
Washington reports the 49 star flag will be raised at Fort McHenry at 12:01 a.m. July 4 in a reenactment of the 1814 bombardment. Secretary Seaton will officiate, joined by the Marine Band as Army and Navy units reenact the battle. Hawaii will gain statehood with the 50th star added on July 4, 1960.
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Washington
Fort McHenry
Balimore
Ft. McHenry
Frances Scott Key
Key
Fred A. Seaton
Alaska
Seaton
Congress
White House
U.S. Marine Band
Army
Navy
Khey
Hawaii
U.S. National Museum
Copper Miles in Chile Largely Owned by Americans
Report notes that the major copper mining corridors in Chile are predominantly under American ownership, highlighting cross border investment and control in the export oriented sector.
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Chile
Canadians Win New Version Of Old Battle
Vancouver reports Canadians dispute the traditional result of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. Johnny Horton issued a corrected version of The Battle of New Orleans after Canadian protests and a British commander’s descendant criticized historical reversal. Horton’s new recording portrays British troops routing rebels.
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Vancouver
B.C
Daniel Jackson
New Orleans
Johnny Horton
Canada
British Commonwealth
Redcoats
Horton
Tom Pakenham
Pakenham
Mississippi
Teamsters Probe to Question Hoffa Aides in Hearings
The Senate special investigating committee led by Sen. John L. McClellan will question five Teamsters officials including vice presidents Harold Gibbons John O Rourke John T O'Brien Owen Brennan and international trustee Ray Cohen along with Teamster President James R Hoffa in hearings opening Thursday. The panel accuses Hoffa of ties to gangsters and racketeers and says hoodlums were used to boost union power at employers and members’ expense.
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Washington
Sénate Tackets Prothers
Teamsters Union
Teamster
James R. Hotta
Special Investigating Committee
Hoffa
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Harold Gibbons
St. Louis
John O’rourke
New York City
John T
Sandy) O’brien
Chicago
Owen
Bert) Brennan
Detroit
Ray Cohen
International
Philadelphia
Cohen
Last Civil War veteran Walter Williams near death in relapse
Walter Williams 116, the nation’s last Civil War veteran, lay in a semi coma in Houston after a pneumonia relapse. Born November 14, 1842 in Itawamba County Mississippi, he joined the Confederate Army at 22 and served as a forage master supplying food to Southern troops.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Willie Mae Bowles
Williams
Itawamba County
Miss
Honeys Gem Wins Beverly Handicap at Washington Park
Honeys Gem led most of the one mile Beverly Handicap at Washington Park to take the $58,150 prize for fillies and mares. Bornastar, the 4-5 favorite, finished fourth in the field.
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Chicago
Honeys
Washington Park
Bornastar
Illinois lawmakers race eight days to pass tax plan
Illinois lawmakers have eight working days to push Gov. Stratton’s revenue program through the House and Senate. The plan includes a half cent sales tax, a 50 percent liquor tax hike, and broadening of the tax base to fund state spending and school aid, with debates over timing and earmarking.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Senate
Assembly
Stratton
Cook County
Chicago
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Appropriations Committee
FEPC
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Southern Illinois University
Everett R. Peters
St. Joseph
University of Illinois
R G. Crisenberry
Murphysboro
SIU
Communist Party
O. T. Banton
Wounded tail gunner would take another chance
Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Donald Corder, wounded in a MIG attack off North Korea, says he thought the Mercator's forward guns were adequate but the attack came from behind. He was the first to spot the MIGs and was the only crew member seriously hurt.
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Yokosuka
Japan
U.S
Aviation Electrician
Donald Corder
Washington
North Korea
Corder
Navy
Jacksonville
Farmer City
Richard Eugene Nelson
Jamestown
Kan
Nelson
Ens
Donald R. Sullivan
Frederic S. Withington
Withington
Five Boy Scouts Safe After Mt Hood Fall Near Timberline
Five Boy Scouts fell into a crevasse near Mt Hood’s summit in the Cascade Range about 50 miles east of Portland. Timberline Lodge rescuers pulled them from snow with one seriously injured and four largely unhurt, after the fall in a chute above Crater Rock.
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Timberline Lodge
Ore
Mt Hood
Cascade Mountains
Portland
Bud Martin
Martin
Crater Rock
Pilgrimage Toll Rises as Mecca Voyage Continues
A Saudi embassy spokesman said tonight that 774 pilgrims died during the first four days of this year’s Mecca pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The deaths, attributed to illness and sunstroke, involve seven hundred twenty four Muslims during the rites in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Fire damages Seltzer's Department Store in Hillsboro
A two story Hillsboro Illinois department store fire caused about 125000 in damage and forced evacuations of the town banks and a law office. Firefighters from four departments battled the blaze for over two hours with rubber footwear contributing to smoke. No injuries reported.
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Hillsboro
Ill
Seltzer
Earl Seltzer
Bob Rush
Hillsboro - Litchfield
Greenville
Coffeen
Taylor Springs
Banks
Montgomery County National
Hillsboro National
Butler Law Office
Franklin Dry Cleaning Co
St. Louis
Sponge diving began off Tarpon Springs in 1905
The article notes that sponge diving started near Tarpon Springs Florida in 1905. It identifies Tarpon Springs as the key location and marks the year as the origin of the local sponge industry.
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Tarpon Springs, Fla
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