Rights Leaders Say March On Capital Just A Beginning
The March on Washington drew about 200000 participants urging congressional approval of Kennedy civil rights bill. Speakers stressed it was a beginning with King and Randolph claiming progress while Kennedy called it a advance for 20 million Negroes. The crowd cheered King as he linked white and Black destinies. The House panel postponed bill action until September 9.
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Drying Out Forecast With Limited Thunderstorm Risk
Weather forecast suggests possible thunderstorm activity tonight and tomorrow, mainly in nearby mountain areas. A slight drying trend is noted aloft but summer storm season not over. Catalina and Rincon Mountains saw scattered showers yesterday. city areas had few sprinkles. Highs around 94, slight cool compared to yesterday, low tonight near 70. At 2 p.m. today the temperature was 93 with 28 percent humidity.
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Utah mine rescue halted for fresh air pocket
Rescue teams paused to establish a fresh air base at the bottom of a 2,700 foot shaft after eight bodies were found in the Texas Gulf Sulphur potash mine near Moab Utah. Two miners, Donald Hanna and Paul McKinney, were rescued earlier in good condition as officials reassessed efforts to reach five miners believed alive behind debris. The fate of the remaining miners remained uncertain amid ongoing danger and grim conditions.
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Mao Attacks Diem as U.S. Lackey in Peking Threat
In a dispatch from Saigon, UPI reports Mao Tse tung denounces South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem as a lackey of U.S. imperialism and says Diem has outlived his usefulness. Mao reiterates support for the Viet Cong but cites no concrete Chinese aid.
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Congress and Kennedy End Rail Strike Threat With Arbitration
Last minute action by Congress and President Kennedy kept railroads running by authorizing a seven member arbitration panel to rule within 90 days on firemen jobs and train crew composition. The law bans strikes during the panel's decision period and 180 days for other secondary issues, preserving public priority over narrower interests.
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Miner Fellin Accused Over Rescue Timeline at Hazleton Mine
In Hazleton Pennsylvania state mining official Gordon Smith said David Fellin helped cause the entrapment of 15 days by coal mine collapse while Fellin had been rescued earlier. The mine owner and other officials faced questions as rescuers drilled toward Louis Bova who remained trapped under debris.
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Senate Narrow Vote Approves Test Ban Treaty
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16 to 1 to approve the limited nuclear test ban treaty without reservations. It goes to the full Senate for likely ratification while Sen. Russell B. Long opposed. The panel rejected motions to delay and to access diplomatic correspondence. Fulbright said a formal report clarifying understandings will be submitted next week.
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