Congo War Clashes Rise as Lumumba Faces Kasai Rebellion
In Kasai province Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba fights tribal warriors backing secessionist aims. U N forces plan to take Belgium base Kamina in Katanga to prevent Lumumba invasion. Belgian troops withdraw with maintenance staff staying. Katanga reports conflict. Bakwanga appeals for evac to Leopoldville as roads and airstrips are mined.
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U. N
Katanga
Elisabethville, the Congo
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Kasai
U.N
Bel
Gium
Kamina
Ruanda-Urundi
Africa
Lumumba
Moise Tshombe
Pascual Ngalula
Baluba
Arga
Bakwanga
Leopoldville
Ka Tshombe
Lumumtanga
Kaniam
Two NSA Employees Missing in Suspected Defection
Washington AP reports two National Security Agency employees, Bernon F. Mitchell and William N. Martin, missing since June and believed to have defected to the Soviet Union with valuable cryptographic data. Congressman McCormack cites potential loss of critical information and calls for House Un American Activities Committee scrutiny. Their last known movements traced from Merico to Cuba.
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Washington
National Security Agency
Soviet Union
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Committee On UN
Mitchell
Martin
Gain
Merico
Cuba
Winchester Notes and Local Gossip From the Street
A resident on S Cameron St was seen painting by flashlight at 11 p.m. A Jefferson St child was asked about loose pigs and replied she has a dream too. CVVFA delegates wore Confederate hats at Middletown PA convention stirring locals. A Middletown resident scolded a delegate for parking too close to the curb. Notice: Mr Softee truck will be at Shenandoah County Fair this week. Advertisements for summer dresses and furniture deals.
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S. Cameron St
Jefferson St
Winchester
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Middletown
CVVFA
Softee
Shenandoah County
CAP Search For Plane Stays In Gore Area
CAP continued a two phased search for a Cesna 180 missing since Aug 16 near Gore Oklahoma. Pilot Don Patton scanned the area while a CAP ground party questioned residents for crash leads. The Griffing family Henry 53 and his wife and two grown children were aboard.
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Civil Air Patrol
Gore
Oklahoma
Don Patton
CAP
Snare
Henry S. Griffing
Alahoma City
Local Youth Returned to Road Camp After Escape
A 19 year old Frederick County youth, Woodrow Williams, escaped from State Road Camp 26 at Haymarket Sunday night and was returned there yesterday by his stepfather. Winchester police spotted him on Cecil Street Sunday night, but he eluded them. Miller was sent to the camp for 18 months for breaking and entering and assault and battery.
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Frederick County
State Road Camp
Haymarket
Woodrow William
Middle Road
Winchester
Cecil St
Miller
Castro Defies OAS as Cuba Ties Deepen With Soviet Union
Fidel Castro denounced the Costa Rica and San Jose declarations, praised Cuba’s solidarity with the Soviet Union, and attacked the United States and the OAS. He warned of crisis in Latin America and claimed Soviet aid countered imperialist threats while rallying teachers headed to eastern Cuba.
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Soviet Union
Fidel
San Jose
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Castro
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United State
Latin America
OAS
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Americas
T.e Soviet Union
Pentagon
Caracas
Venezuela
San Jose Declaration
Jacksonville violence flares with first death in riots
Violence erupted in Jacksonville Florida with a fatal shooting after police fired on a car carrying two Black men. Rocks flew in Buford Georgia as whites and Negro youths clashed, police said. Police invoked emergency powers to curb street fighting and vandalism.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Buford
Atlanta
New Orleans
US. Dist
J. Skelly Wright
Delaware
Willie Green
Green
Haydon Burns
Burns
Georgia
Teen Killed in Philadelphia Gang Fight
In Philadelphia a 16 year old boy, Berryle Jones, was shot and killed during a clash between two street gangs. Douglas Stower and Jerry Edwards, both 17, were charged with homicide. Eight other youths were held as witnesses. All involved had been placed on probation earlier that day.
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Philadelphia
Berryle Jones
Douglas Stower
Jerry Edwards
Stower
Edwards
Jones
VPI Student Dies in Crash Involving Ceney Brothers
Ripley West Virginia AP reports Virginia Tech student Richard Ceney 19 of Charleston was killed when a car plunged into a ravine on U S 21 north of Ripley. His brother Bruce 17 was hospitalized in Parkersburg with injuries that required surgery.
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Ripley
W. Va
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Richard Ceney
Charleston
Here
U.S. 21
Bruce
Parkersburg
O Sek
VPI
Nixon Ailment Brings Regrets From Both Sides
Regret flowed from both parties as Vice President Richard M Nixon, hospitalized with a knee infection, may miss two weeks of campaign events after a door mishap in Greensboro. Kennedy and Johnson sent regrets. Nixon’s illness delays GOP plans but he may still contribute to campaigns.
Heat Wave Keeps Mercury in 90s for Fourth Straight Day
The August heat wave persists with highs near 93 degrees and high humidity. Rain remains scarce with 2.84 inches recorded at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory this month, below the 21 year average of 3.92 inches.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Mercury
D. C. Sales Tax Boost Rejected and Pay Raise Approved
The Senate refused to raise the District of Columbia sales tax from 2 to 3 percent and voted a pay raise for the district's policemen and firemen.
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Washington (Ap
Senate
District of Columbia
Nixon Will Keep Busy On Schedules Speeches
Vice President Richard M. Nixon, hospitalized at Walter Reed for a knee infection, plans to work on campaign schedules and speeches. He will be up in about two weeks, off his feet but not confined to bed, as doctors report no fever or complications. The incident caused cancellations of several appearances over the next two weeks.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Greensboro
Alican National Committee
House
Eisenhower
Missing Messengers Believed Assassins
Investigators said two missing press messengers who may have fled to Syria are believed to have planted bombs that killed Prime Minister Hazza Majali. One suspect is held. Kamal Shammout, 22, and colleague Shaker Dabbas worked at the press bureau before the blast. Majali’s death follows a political shakeup as Hussein remains firmly in control amid security turmoil.
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Amman
Jordan
Syria
Hazza Majali
Kamal Shammout
Egypt
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Hussein
Majali
Bahjat el Talhouni
Talhouni
Il-Man
Shammout
Shaker Dabbas
Cairo
Nasser
Lebanon
Hal Hussein
Emansercy
Wage Bill Compromise Turned Down by Conferees
Washington AP House conferees rejected a Senate based compromise on minimum wage. Kennedy said the House demand was a take it or leave it stance. A further conference was set for 2 30 pm to resolve differences and possible coverage of 3 1 million workers.
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Washington
House
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
NYC Railroad Walkout Ends After Overnight Shutdown
About 600 New York Central railroad workers ended an overnight walkout easing Chicago to New York passenger and freight flows. Pickets dispersed as NYC prepared to seek court injunctive relief after officials arrived by train from Cleveland. Mainline passenger trains rerouted via Michigan Central to Detroit. Chicago Toledo and most freight traffic remained blocked.
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Ind
New York Central
Chicago
New York
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Cleveland
Michigan Central
Detroit
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Henry M. Cline
Lion’s Shelter
Eni
Mt. Airy Community Center
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Bobby Jones
Sam Snead
Frank Gifford
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