Faulkner Dies In Oxford At 64 Nobel Laureate Passes
Nobel prize winning author William Faulkner died at a hospital in Oxford Mississippi after a heart attack. He was 64 and had recently lectured at the University of Virginia. Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha novels made the fictional Mississippi county world famous.
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William Faulkner
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Yoknapatawpha
University of Virginia
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Dorothy Oldham
Paul D. Summers Jr
Charlottesville
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Faulkner Quietly Resides in Charlottesville as Writer in Residence
William Faulkner, Nobel laureate, lived a discreet life in Charlottesville while serving as the University of Virginia’s first writer in residence in 1956. He enjoyed solitude, lectured occasionally, and noted Virginians’ snobbery with a wry remark. His daughter and son-in-law, the city attorney, lived in town.
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University of Virginia
Paul D. Summers Jr
Morton Offers Substitute Medicare Plan
Sen Thruston B Morton proposes a substitute for the Kennedy health care plan financed from general treasury revenues. The plan would pay private insurance premiums for Americans over 65 with annual costs near 1.2 billion dollars and flexible premium payments based on tax liability. States would contract with insurers for short term or long term coverage with administrative costs borne by the states.
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Thruston B. Morton
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Kennedy honors Faulkner death as enduring contribution
President Kennedy praised William Faulkner after his passing in Oxford Mississippi. He compared Faulkner to Henry James and lauded the novelist as shaping American literature through insight that spoke to all readers.
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Town Crier reports birds and Beau Brummel workwear mystery
Augusta West Virginia resident notes a white robin near the lawn and questions about Richard Butler of Boyce. The Town Crier recalls two men near a soft drink truck dumping bottles after a street mishap on Wyck Street and Braddock, causing smashed glass and careful driving.
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Tanks Enforce Calm After Brazil Rioting
Rioting followed a general strike over price controls as stores were sacked and crews fought police. In Duque de Caxias 15 were reported killed and many injured while troops restored order. Similar violence hit Sao Joao do Meriti and Nova Iguacu amid nationwide inflation protests.
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Fresh witnesses in Estes probe draw fresh testimony
Two former McIntosh County Agricultural Department employees admitted taking money from Billie Sol Estes to shift cotton allotments from Oklahoma to Texas. Louis N. Dumas and Arthur Daniel Stone testified they were paid 1640.80 dollars by Estes. The Senate subcommittee shifts to new witnesses after a heated battle between Orville Freeman and Karl Mundt.
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Judge Orders Youths Spanked in Whiting Beach Incident
City Judge William Obermiller ordered 15 whacks each for three youths among nine punished for drinking beer and brandy at Whiting Beach. Spankings were delivered by two policemen and a bailiff before about 250 courtroom spectators, with additional penalties including shaved heads, beach cleanup duties, and study assignments on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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Renewal of Shooting Triggers Panic in Oran
In Oran today shooting broke out again as Europeans fled for cover in the European quarter. A curfew was imposed to avert a renewal of Thursday's Moslem European bloodbath that left more than 100 dead in previous clashes.
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Army to draft 5,000 in September
The Defense Department asked Selective Service to provide five thousand men for the Army in September, matching July and August. The goal is to enlist 16,300 in September with about a third from the draft, while Navy Marine Corps and Air Force will not draw on the draft.
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High-Altitude Nuclear Test Delayed 24 Hours
The United States postponed its third attempt to explode a high altitude nuclear device above Johnston Island by 24 hours due to technical difficulties. Earlier tests failed from missile troubles with tracking systems, and debris from a Thor flight incident injured two on-island workers.
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Tax cut under serious consideration by Kennedy
President Kennedy says a tax cut is under very serious consideration and Congress should weigh it as economic indicators shape timing. He would push present legislation while studying health of the economy over the coming months and favors input from business and labor groups.
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First US H-Bomb Test Reveals Project Sedan Details
CAMP MERCURY Nev AP massive underground 100 kiloton H bomb test announced as Project Sedan. Fusion device 650 feet underground at Yucca Flat aimed at future earth moving for peaceful uses. 30 percent fission 70 percent fusion. Above ground tests resume soon with a low yield under 20 kilotons.
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United States
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Sir Winston Churchill Bounces Back After Fractured Thigh
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill resumed his brandy soda and cigar routine as he recovers from a fractured thigh. Hospital spokesmen said his condition was comfortable this morning after a tiring day but he bounced back.
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National banks called to report condition for June 30
The comptroller of the currency orders a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday June 30. The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC issue similar calls for their system members.
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Comptroller of the Currency
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