National Guard integrating race barriers across states
The National Guard Chief said all states District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have dropped race bars in guard units. He noted token integration remains in some areas but called it a milestone while urging continued progress toward full desegregation. Governors resisted at first, with Alabama and Mississippi last to consent, both by autumn and on December 1.
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Army Reserve and National Guard merger plan backed
Washington UPI said the Army Association council of trustees voted to support the Pentagon plan to merge the Army Reserve with the National Guard. Support relies on Congress and the Defense Department supplying funds personnel and materiel for a successful reorganization. The association has 72 000 members in over 120 chapters nationwide.
Robber Makes Hefty Haul at Southside Bank
A man held up a teller at a Crocker Citizens National Bank southside branch and forced coins into a canvas bag. The bag contained 50 pounds of coins, but the robber fled with only 750 dollars despite the effort. Police reported no injuries.
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Los Angeles
Southside
Crocker Citizens National Bank
Soviet Version of My Fair Lady Sells Out Moscow
Moscow audiences embrace a Russian rendition titled Maya.Prokas naya Lady with lively cockney dancing. American owners allege piracy while noting the show's success and the familiar Get Me to the Church on Time tune.
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Prokasnaya Lady
U.S. State Department
Alan Jay-Lerner
Frederick Loewe
Spain
Carl
Cora
Gipi
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Foreman dies after hammer injury in Canterbury
Construction foreman Albert Arrowsmith, 47, was struck on the thumb by a hammer in Canterbury and died from complications, a hospital spokesman said.
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Canterbury
England
UPI
Albert Arrowsmith
CBS protests Soviet copyright on My Fair Lady in New York
The Columbia Broadcasting System and VP Michael Burke charged in New York that Soviet authorities did not request or receive permission to produce the show. CBS lawyers prepared a protest to Moscow, though Russia does not sign international copyright conventions and often ignores such protests. Tickets for My Fair Lady had been sold out weeks in advance as audiences sought a change from typical fare.
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Michael Burke
New York
Burke
CBS
Moscow
Abbott Responding Well After Stroke at Country Home
Hollywood UPI reports 66 year old Abbott is said to be responding satisfactorily to treatment for a stroke at a Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital. A spokesman provided the update on Abbott's condition.
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UPI
Bud
Abbott
Today
Country Home and Hospital
Berlin Crisis Ended Says Mayor Brandt
West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt declared the Berlin crisis ended in 1964, saying the Soviets dropped their plan to drive out the Western Allies from Berlin. He noted Khrushchev’s 1958 ultimatum began the crisis and forecast no East West crisis in 1965. A 21 year old refugee fled to West Berlin.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Nikita 5
Khrushchev
Flying Tank Under Development By U.S. and West Germany
The Daily Sun reports the United States and West Germany invest 40 million dollars to create a “flying tank” capable of carrying nuclear rockets. Each nation contributes 20 million, funding an air cushion vehicle related to flying platforms studied by the U.S. Army. The project could jeopardize Britain’s Chieftain tank sales to Atlantic alliance buyers.
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UPI
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Daily Sun
United States
West Germany
U.S. Army
Sun
Britain
Asthma Formula Sold Without Prescription Says Doctors
An advertisement claims a leading asthma formula, Primatene, now available without prescription. It contends medical tests show rapid relief from attacks and hours of freedom, with tablets opening bronchial tubes and easing congestion without injections.
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