Rescue Drills Near Escape Inside Hazleton Miners Shaft
In Hazleton Pa rescue crews drilled a 12 inch escape shaft within inches of two trapped miners after 11 days underground. They estimate widening the hole to 18 inches and using a capsule to extract the men within about 30 hours.
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Hazelton
Upl
David Fellin
Gordon Smith
Hazleton
Henry Throne
Fellin
Louis Bova
Bova
Throne
Navy
Vietnamese military takes control of ministries during martial law
In Saigon the Vietnamese armed forces move to command all ministries during the martial law period. U S Ambassador Lodge visits Buddhist monks in asylum at the American aid mission, signaling ongoing tensions as Diem faces Buddhist opposition amid rumors of strikes and street clashes.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Kennedy
Diem
Frederick E. Nolting Jr
Weather Map and Forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
Weather data shows noon 82 with 9am and 2pm readings 84 and 85. Local conditions report yesterday high 85 and low 56 with no precipitation. Forecast predicts fair, mild tonight and sunny warm Saturday with highs in the 80s. Indiana sees continued fair warm weather with a slight chance of showers and temperatures remaining in the 80s.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
A.m
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lesson in Courage Entombed Men Give Strength to Rescuers
United Press International reports from an ongoing coal mine rescue where eleven days entombed workers sing to lift spirits. David Fellin and Henry Throne fight to survive while families on the surface endure fear and hope as another trapped miner remains unheard since Tuesday.
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H. D. Quigg
United Press International
Gene
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Throne
Red River Valley
Fellin
Pennsylvania
Anna
Davey
Labor Day Parade Plans Completed
Plans are set for the Labor Day Parade on Sept 2 sponsored by Vigo County Labor Council. The route forms on Harding Ave between Ohio and Poplar at 11 am and proceeds to Wabash Ave then Fourteenth St. Grand marshal is Dale Whitlock with Miss Kay Davis in front.
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Vigo County Labor Council
Harding Avenue
Ohio
Poplar Streets
Wabash Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Dale Whitlock
Aluminum Workers International Union
Kay Davis
Lyman Davis
Miss Davis
Wiley High School
College Avenue
WCLC
Henry Throneburg
Walter Jenkins
Harding
Walnut Streets
Federation of Musicians
George Parr
Veterans of Foreign Wars
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ladies Garment Workers
Tailors Union
Garfield High School
IBEW
CWA
Australia the only nation to occupy an entire continent
United Press International reports that Australia stands as the sole nation occupying an entire continent per the National Geographic Atlas of the World. The atlas underscores Australia's geographic and political unit as a single sovereign landmass.
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United Press International
Australia
Eric A Johnston Dies at 67 Former MPAA Leader
Eric A. Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America and longtime government troubleshooter, died at age 67 in Washington after a stroke. The illness followed a two month diagnosis on his return from Europe. he had been in critical condition for over a month. Johnston rose from a paper carrier to university student, later serving as the Marine Corps' youngest major in World War I.
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Washington
Eric A. Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Johnston
George Washington University Hospital
Europe
Johnson
University of Washington
Marine Corps
Walker misses target by two miles in X-15 high flight
UPP X15 pilot Joseph A Walker at Edwards Air Force Base reports a faulty altitude predictor caused an undershoot of two miles from a 360000 foot goal. He still reached a record altitude of 351000 feet after nosing over. Walker previously set a 348000 foot record on July 19.
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Walker
State Demos Assemble at French Lick
Democratic gathering fills French Lick and nearby towns as the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association starts a two day session. An expected 1,200 attend a Saturday banquet headlined by David Lawrence. A 600 strong crowd enjoyed a barbecue on the Ohio River followed by a Chaperon cruise.
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Eugene J. Cadou
French Lick
Ind
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Pennsylvania
David Lawrence
Kennedy
Ohio River
Tell City
City Hall
Henry F. Schricker
London march in solidarity with Washington rights protest
A coalition of Africa Asian and West Indian groups in London plans to march to the U S Embassy on August 31 to show solidarity with the Negro civil rights march in Washington held three days earlier.
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London
U. S
Washington
Charleston Desegregation Order Brings 11 Negroes to White Schools
In Charleston South Carolina the U S District Judge J Robert Martin Jr orders 11 Negro students admitted to white high and two white grammar schools beginning September 3 as part of desegregation. District No 20 serves 3 108 white and 9 539 Negro pupils. Trustees approve but plan to appeal while urging peace and orderly operation in 1964.
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Charleston
S. C
U. S. Dist
J. Robert Martin Jr
Martin
Laurence O’h. Stoney
South Carolina
Harvey Gantt
Clemson College
University of South Carolina
Anti-Red dies in New York
Gligor Tashkovich 62 an anti Communist who fled Yugoslavia after Marshal Tito rose to power died Wednesday of a heart attack in New York.
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New York
Gligor Tashkovich
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Senate Arbitration Plan Aims to Break Rail Rules Deadlock
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill creating a seven member arbitration board to settle the rail work rules dispute. It would span two unions and carrier representatives plus three public members, or be appointed by the President if needed. The bill rejects Kennedy’s idea to send the case to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
UAW Ford Strike Ends at Chicago Heights Plant
Ford Motor Co and United Auto Workers announce settlement of a seven day strike that idled more than 30 000 workers across six states at the stamping plant near Chicago Heights. Union says members will return to work as soon as possible.
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Chicago
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chicago Heights
United Auto Workers
Democrats urged to swap donkey for coyote in Kansas
State Democratic Chairman Jack Glaves said on Thursday night that Kansas Democrats should abandon the traditional donkey symbol and adopt a coyote instead. He criticized the party for inactivity, saying Democrats have been “sitting on our rear ends and howling at the moon.”
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Pratt
Kan
Jack Glaves
Kansas
Rescue work continues as miners trapped after shaft attempt
Rescue crews push to sink a second shaft to reach trapped miners while authorities project success. A third hole is drilled toward the third miner. In Charleston South Carolina a federal judge orders desegregation of secondary schools amid tense demonstrations. A South Viet Nam official family member resigns in protest of Buddhist crackdown. The Senate committee weighs arbitration in a railroad dispute. The House nears final approval of Kennedy foreign aid bill as Democrats lead. Indiana delegates meet at French Lick for the state party gathering and the state fair includes a Hoosier Hootenanny and space exhibit.
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Charleston
S. C
Senate
House
Kennedy
French Lick
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Gadsden Mayor Attacks Visiting Movie Stars in Racial Tension
Gadsden Alabama mayor Leslie Gilliland accused four visiting film stars of rabble-rousing in the city’s racial troubles and threatened to jail them if they broke the law. Paul Newman denied stirring trouble and claimed he and Marion Brando urged calm among Gadson Negroes. The stars planned meetings with officials to foster race dialogue, but the mayor said they were there for publicity and would not meet with them.
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Gadsen
Ala
Leslie Gilliland
Paul Newman
Marion Brando
Gadson
Gadsden
Gilliland
Beulah Aims Winds At Ocean As Weather Seeding Planned
Hurricane Beulah with 85 mph winds moved northwest about 12 mph. Forecasters in Miami planned seeding to disrupt the season’s second tropical storm as Beulah stayed well offshore, about 460 miles ENE of San Juan Puerto Rico, posing no land threat.
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Miami
Beulah
Miami Weather Bureau
San Juan
P. R
Caribbean
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