Miners Trapped 400 Feet Below Rescued After Long Wait
Three coal miners trapped since Tuesday in a 400 foot shaft near Hazleton are rescued after a six inch drill breaches the gunways. David Fellin 58 Henry Throne 28 and Louis Bova 52 survived with light injuries as rescue teams plan a 28 inch bore to bring them out. Fellin spoke to wife and son via microphone after contact was made.
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Hazleton
David Fellin
H. B. Charmbury
State of
Pennsylvania
Ralph Ditzler
Ditzler
Fellin
Anna
Joe
Dave
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
Bova
Rail arbitration talks tense as sides dispute procedures
U S labor officials summoned union and railroad attorneys to an afternoon session to settle ground rules for arbitration. Both sides agree to arbitrate crew size and firemen jobs, but unions demand negotiating secondary issues first, risking delay to the plan and a potential nationwide rail strike if unresolved.
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Washington
James R. Reynolds
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Balder Dies in Puerto Rico Scooter Mishap
Paul Herman Balder aged 43 died Sunday on Vieques Puerto Rico when his motor scooter spun out of control and pitched him over an embankment. He was a customs officer on Vieques and a Gerstmeyer High School graduate active in missionary church work. Balder and his wife had been on the island for the past period seeking missionary work. he died shortly after admission to Vieques Hospital.
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Paul Herman Balder
Vieques
Puerto Rico
Balder
Phil Balder
South Fifteenth Street
Gerstmeyer
Vieques Hospital
Weather map highlights for Terre Haute and Illinois
Cloudy with rain and thunderstorms across Indiana and Illinois. Terre Haute expects lows in the upper 50s and highs mid 70s with continued cool conditions. Illinois forecasts similar rain chances, cooler nights, and Tuesday a bit warmer with highs in the 77 to 83 range. River stage reads 1.2 ft and falling.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Many New Clues In Train Robbery
Scotland Yard experts study 15 fingerprint sets from Leatherslade Farm hideout, hoping to identify more of the Great Train Robbers who escaped with 7.28 million dollars. Clues include a Monopoly set, a London house used for night meetings, five men questioned, five-pound notes in Jersey, a suitcase with 282 520 dollars, and a second-hand Austin-Healey car left with a dapper man and a plump woman.
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London
Scotland Yard
Leatherslade Farm
Oakley
St. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
Military Chiefs Back Limited Nuclear Test Ban
The Air Force Army Navy and Marine leaders urged Senate committees to back a limited test ban only with strong safeguards. Gen LeMay Wheeler McDonald Shoup testified they would support the treaty if underground testing continued and safeguards to detect violations and monitor Sino-Soviet activity were ensured. Secretary McNamara echoed the safeguards stance.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
United
Curtis E. LeMay
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Atomic Energy Committees
Robert S. McNamara
Earthquake Strikes Patras Greece Shocks Residents
A strong tremor rocked Patras in the Peloponnese early today plunging the city into darkness. Residents and tourists fled into the streets in panic as aftershocks rattled the area.
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Patras
Greece
Birmingham Plans to Divulge School Desegregation Plans
Federal court orders Birmingham and Mobile officials to disclose plans for Alabama's first desegregation below college level. Birmingham has faced major racial demonstrations and is desegregating downtown facilities under an agreement with business leaders and black officials. Mobile has begun desegregating downtown facilities. The report notes ongoing anti-integration resolutions by Governor George Wallace at a Southern Governors Conference in West Virginia and a civil rights leader in Chicago.
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United Press International
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
George Wallace
Chicago
Giant Victoria Regia lily leaves support a child
The leaves of Victoria Regia, a giant South American water lily, measure about seven feet in diameter and are strong enough to support a child, according to the National Geographic Society.
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Victoria Regia
National Georgraphic Society
Climate Update Shows Temperatures Slip to 50s Across State
Rain and fog shaded Monday in most of Indiana with lingering rain in southern dry areas. Overnight temps dipped to the high 50s in northern and central Indiana, not falling below 64 in Evansville. A warming trend is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Indiana
Evansville
Weather Bureau
Meredith First Negro Graduate Of Ole Miss In Ole Miss History
James Howard Meredith became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi in its 115 year history. The ceremony reflected tense racial history and included U.S. marshals and soldiers deployed to ensure his safety during integration.
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Saul Pett
Oxford
Miss
James Howard Meredith
University of Mississippi
U. S
Meredith
Ole Miss
Wabash River Clean Up Boosts Regional Recreation Prospects
The Wabash River, once polluted by 10 to 15 million gallons of sewage for six generations, is now clean and appealing for recreation. Three new reservoirs loom as future growth, with sewage routed to a modern treatment plant south of Terre Haute. Continued on page 13.
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Wabash
Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Ray Harris
Tyler Street
Wabash River
Martin
Miners Safe After 400-Foot Shaft Trapping
Three miners trapped since Tuesday at the bottom of a 400 foot coal mine shaft are alive and in good shape. Rescue efforts intensify as workers strive to reach them.
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James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Governors Hear Faubus Plea for Reason
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia UPI Arkansas Gov Orval Faubus urged Southern governors to avoid turning their conference into a clash over civil rights Alabama Gov George Wallace arrived with several anti integration resolutions Students in Charleston WV planned a demonstration at the gathering calling for a debate with Wallace and condemning undemocratic resolutions Continued on Page 2 Col 7
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
UPI
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Alabama
George Wallace
Greenbrier
West Virginia Mountains
Faubus
Charleston
Kiwanis Indiana District convention enters second day in Terre Haute
More than 600 Kiwanians, about 200 spouses and 25 children attend the 46th annual Indiana District Kiwanis convention. Tuesday features officer elections with Dr. George Hauptman of Munice as a leading candidate for 1964 district governor.
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Indiana
Robert L. Mason
Shelbyville
William R. Cox
Terre Haute
Terre Haute House
Indiana State College
Martin
Kiwanis International
George Hauptman
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
Delaware Kiwanis Club
Hauptman
Canada
Indiana Association of Collegiate Registrars
Indiana Teachers Association
Schoolmen’s Club
Torch
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Paul H. Balder
U. S. Weather Bureau
THE
Associated Press
J. H. Meredith
Sori
AP News Digest
Senate
State Kiwanis Club
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