Ferry Sinking Off Okinawa Sees 185 Rescued
A 300 ton ferry carrying as many as 240 aboard sank 16 miles west of Okinawa. 185 rescued by U S and Japanese crews. Two dead, rest missing. Manifest listed 199 passengers and crew. additional 40 boarded unseen by officials. Four Americans saved. Rescue included 29 by air and 156 by surface craft. Authorities placed location near Maejima island, west of Naha.
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Tokyo
Okinnawa
Japan Broadcasting Corp
U. S
Japanese Maritime Safety Agency
Maejima Island
Naha
Okinama
Okinawa
Strike to Idle Thousands as Ford Plant Walks Out
A Ford Motor Co stamping plant strike by 3 750 UAW Local 588 workers idles about 10 000 employees across Michigan Indiana and Ohio starting Monday. The Chicago Heights facility halted for a second time in three months affects body panels for most Ford passenger cars. Ford officials warn further layoffs may follow if talks do not resume.
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Chicago Heights
Ford Motor Co
Ford
United Auto Workers International Union
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Detroit
Chicago
James Hamby
UAW
Weather Map and Regional Forecast for Terre Haute Area
The 6 a.m. to noon observations show 64 to 78 degree readings with a 1.3 ft river stage. Terre Haute and vicinity expect mostly fair, cool conditions tonight and Sunday, with highs in the upper 70s. Indiana periods show patchy afternoon showers and cooler nights, while Illinois remains generally fair and cooler with nightly lows 55 to 65.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Now You Know Tide Rise in Minas Basin
United Press International notes that in the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy the tide may rise 531 feet from low water under specific astronomical conditions.
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Minas Basin
Bay of Fundy
Easing Up East West Tensions Teased By Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk expressed optimism Russia might sign isolated agreements to ease Cold War tensions. He favored discussing observation teams at major transportation centers as a possible, limited U S measure while warning a comprehensive solution is unlikely now.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Russia
United States
Rusk
Praise for Soviet Fishermen Who Rescued Flier Near Cape Cod
At Otis Air Force Base Massachusetts officials and Capt. Hugh Lavallee praise Soviet fishermen who rescued him after his disabled fighter jet plunged 20,000 feet off Cape Cod. Lavallee described them as extremely friendly and he exchanged handshakes while they spoke little English.
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Otis Air Force Base
Mass
U. S
Cape Cod
Hugh Lavallee
Massachusetts National Guard
Lavallee
Chester L. Harding
1St Coast Guard District
Enterprising 11-year-old sells maps of astronauts homes
In Taylor Lake Village near Houston Cathleen Wakeland made $3.10 selling 10 cent maps showing the homes of national astronauts. City Marshal Lancon halted the sales to protect astronaut privacy, though Cathleen plans a new batch with her mother's support.
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Houston
Tex
Taylor Lake Village
Cathleen Wakeland
A. A
Red” Lancon
Cathleen
W. R. Wakeland
Breakthrough Sought in Rail Negotiations
Washington unions tentatively accept a Labor Department arbitration plan on firemen jobs and crew makeup as carriers and unions seek to resolve key work rule disputes. Arbitration would decide those issues while others stay at the bargaining table, with further legal review planned this weekend.
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Washington
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
J. E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Rail talks press on amid union accepts and arbitration bid
Labor Department backs arbitration on two disputed work rule issues as rail negotiators push ahead. Hartke praises limited test ban gains while global tensions hint at new pacts with Khrushchev under pressure.
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Labor Department
Senate
Khrushchev
Two Year Old Drowns at Lake Gage Angola Indiana
Two year old James Whipple of Union City vacationing with parents at Lake Gage northwest of Angola died after drowning Friday in the lake.
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Angola
Ind
James Whipple
Union City
Lake Gage
Iceland Girl Wins International Beauty Title in California
Gudrun Bjarnadottir, 20, from Keflavik Iceland, won The International Beauty title in Long Beach with a $10,000 prize. The Paris resident spoke sparingly about romance with a French count and future marriage plans. Runners-up were Diana Westbury of England, Xenia Doppler of Austria, Joyce Bryan of the United States, and Yoo Mi Choi of Korea.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPD
Gudrun Bjarnadottir
Keflavik
Iceland
Bjarnadottir
Xenia Doppler
United States
Joyce Bryan
Miami
Korea
Yoo- Mi Choi
Businessman Involved in Serious Auto Crash
George F. Mayrose, 44, of 410 South Thirty-second street, was listed in serious condition at St. Anthony Hospital after his auto crashed into a tree on Ohio street near Twenty-ninth street at 1:57 am. He, manager of the C. G. Mayrose Company, was taken by Hickman ambulance with possible fractured ribs, a broken nose, and severe lacerations to the left leg, knee, and right hand.
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St. Anthony Hospital
George F. Mayrose
South Thirty-second Street
Mayrose
Ohio Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Hickman
C. G. Mayrose Company
Vigo Fair winds down with grand antique car show
The Vigo County festival closes its 27th season with the Second Annual Antique and Classic Car Show drawing 83 entries from 1910 to 1956. Winners include Bob Williams with a 1916 Model T in Class II, Walter Ballard’s 1911 Model T Torpedo in Class I, and Norman Deckard’s 1925 Stutz Phaeton in Class III. Ralph Buffington of Canton, Illinois, earned top honors in Class IV with a 1917 Franklin Air Cooled Auto.
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Ben Falber
Terre Haute
Bob Williams
Ford
Walter Ballard
Marion
Norman Deckard
Bloomington
Canton, III
Ralph Buffington
Urge Public Aid in Locating Robbery Loot
London police called hikers and picnickers to join a weekend treasure hunt for the seven million pounds stolen in Britain’s great train robbery. After four bags with 282,520 pounds were found in a Surrey woodland, total recovered rose to 678,179 pounds. Five people faced charges for minor roles, while detectives sought the leaders.
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London
Britain
Surrey
Scotland Yard
Coast Guard
Navy
Ratification of Ban Pact Seen Likely by Senate Panel
Sen. J. W. Fulbright predicts the foreign relations committee will move the limited nuclear test ban treaty to the Senate floor within two weeks. He forecasts overwhelming ratification, possibly fewer than 20 votes against, aided by CIA Director McCone's endorsement. McNamara and military chiefs back the pact with safeguards to allow underground tests and continued nuclear programs.
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Indiana
Muncie
Ohio River Valley
Sen. Hartke
State Conservation Commission
Hovey Lake
Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Arkansas Democrat
Fulbright
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McCone
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Armed Services Group
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
Soviet Union
Alro
Race Violence Flairs In Elizabeth New Jersey Protest
In Elizabeth New Jersey a civil rights demonstration turned violent as youths and some children attacked police over a huge sign reading Nigger go home. Eighty protesters were booked including three adults and about half were girls. Gov Hughes sent a civil rights officer to hear complaints about alleged job discrimination at two construction sites. Continued on Page 2.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Richard Hughes
East St. Louis
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Springfield
New England
Lorne Green
U. S. Weather Bureau
United Press International
Lancon
AP News Digest
Vigo County
Wabash Valley
Raymond E. Palmer
Ralph Tucker
Indiana Kiwanis District
Russell Archer
John Chadwick
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