United Nations troops arrive in Congo amid tension
In Leopoldville more United Nations troops arrived to protect Congo as Belgian forces defied Lumumba and reinforced Belgian troops. Reports say about ten days of unrest disrupted operations, while Ghana platoons failed to land. U.S. and Tunisian forces aided the UN airlift, and Lumumba planned a shift to Stanleyville to reorganize mutinous forces. Brussels announced measures to repatriate Belgians and filed a UN complaint over accusations against Belgians in the Congo.
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Congo
United Nations
U.N
Belgium
Ghana
United States
Republic
Patrice Lumumba
Stanleyville
Brussels
Lumumba
Virginia school desegregation hearings set for July 26
U S District Judge John Paul scheduled July 26 for two Virginia cases on desegregation. Nine Charlottesville Negro students seek enrollment in white schools and 19 Warren County parents seek assignment of their children to white elementary schools. The Charlottesville board has already assigned 20 Negro pupils to Lane High and Venable Elementary for the September term.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Charlottesville
Warren County
U.S
John Paul
Paul
Front Royal
NAACP
Samuel W. Tucker
Emporia
Lane
Venable
Mysterious Drive In Signs and Rainy Day Mischief
Front and rear pickup signs read caution a new driver on Lou doun Street with identical messages. A tailgate lay on S Stewart Street and a convertible lost a flat front tire during a heavy rain near city hall. Winchester signs and a broken loudoun sign indicate local mischief as Red Cross blood needs rise.
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Loudoun St
N. Cameron St
Winchester
N. Loudoun St
Zirk Charged In Death of E L Ritter
Moorefield West Virginia, Wilson Zirk, 45, was arrested on manslaughter charges in the death of Eldridge Lee Ritter, 33, of Stephens City, Virginia. A preliminary hearing was waived and he posted 2500 dollars bond awaiting the Hardy County grand jury. Ritter was found near Moorefield in a car after a fight over a broken glass shard caused fatal bleeding.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Wilson Zirk
Eldridge Lee Ritter
Stephens City
Jack L. Baker
Zirk
Justice of the Peace
William J. Teets
Hardy County Grand Jury
Baker
Mr. Ritter
John Marquand Dies Noted American Author at 66
Newbury Massachusetts AP John P Marquand famed American humorist and Pulitzer Prize winner for The Late George Apley died in his sleep at his Kent's Island home at age 66 He was born in Wilmington Delaware and spent youth with a Newburyport grandmother after Harvard graduation in 1914 he served in World War I and later wrote mystery thrillers and adaptations for stage and film.
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Mass
John P.marquand
Kent’s
Island
Marquand
George Apley
Wilmington
Del
Harvard
Newburyport
France
Eisenhower to discuss budget problems at Newport
President Eisenhower and Secretary of the Treasury will focus on holding down spending during the summer White House stay at Newport. He will also meet with Attorney General Rogers on prisoner pardons. James Hagerty announced forthcoming briefings for Kennedy Johnson and Nixon teams on national security as CIA officials will conduct confidential briefings.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
White House
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Justice Department
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Central Intelligence
Convention Breaks Record at Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles AP report says the Democratic convention set an all time heat record at Memorial Coliseum as 100 people fainted from heat during the Kennedy Johnson rally. An elderly man suffered a possible heart attack near Kennedy's acceptance speech as the temperature hit 92 degrees.
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Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum
John F. Kennedy
Nuns and Children Seek Shelter at Leopoldville Airport
Belgian paratroopers exchanged gunfire with mutinous Congo soldiers near Leopoldville airport as white-clad nuns and children crouched under a counter awaiting evacuation. AP photographer Jean Jacques Levy filed the image from the Congo coverage.
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Leopoldville
Congo
African Republic
Associated Press
Jean Jacques Levy
AP Paris
AP Wiprephoto
Shenandoah College Wins 713000 Loan for Dorms and Dining
Shenandoah College has received a 713000 loan from the Community Facilities Administration in Washington to fund two new three story dormitory and dining facilities behind the current campus. Construction is expected to take six to eight months with openings not likely by September, as students will stay in leased motels and local homes during the project.
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Shenandoah College
Community Facilities Administration
Washington
James R. Wilkins
Keith Williams and
Wilkins
OAS Warned Of Growing Soviet Threat
Washington reports growing evidence of Soviet desire to intervene more directly in Western Hemisphere affairs. Ambassador Dreier urged OAS approval of Peru's proposal for a meeting of Western Hemisphere foreign ministers to address such threats. Other Latin diplomats condemned intervention and supported the proposed ministers meeting.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
John C. Dreier
Organization of American States
Peru
Juan Bautista de Lavalle
Drier
OAS Council
Nikita
Caribbean
Carlos Clulow
Bucador
Brazil
Colombia
Famed Baritone Lawrence Tibbett Dies at 63
Lawrence Tibbett, famed baritone of opera, radio and film, dies at 63 after a three week coma following surgery. He rose to fame at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1925 as a last minute replacement for Falstaff and won a major ovation. His career spanned operatic leads, film roles, and radio performances over 25 years.
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New York
Lawrence Tibbett
Metropolitan Opera
Tibbett
Met
Erdi
Virginians Head for Home Sniff Victory
Gov. J. Lindsay Almond and other Virginians fly home from the Democratic Convention while Kennedy heads for a November win. Sidney S. Kellam becomes Virginia’s new National Committee member, succeeding G. Fred Switzer. Almond praises the Kennedy Johnson ticket and notes Virginia’s likely November victory.
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Sniff
Los Angeles
J. Lindsay Almond
Kennedy
California
National Committee
Virginia
Sidney S. Kellam
G. Fred Switzer
Harrisonburg
Virginia Beach
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy Seeks Foreign Briefings and legislative plan
Los Angeles AP Kennedy accepts Eisenhower offer to stay updated on foreign policy during the campaign. He names Robert Kennedy campaign manager and plans legislative talks with congressional leaders before the session. He names Henry M Jackson as DNC chair and mentions Margaret Price as possible vice chair.
Jackson Named National Democratic Committee Chairman
Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee to serve through the presidential campaign and until John F. Kennedy is firmly established in the White House. At 48 he succeeds Paul M. Butler who resigns. Kennedy had tapped Lyndon B. Johnson as running mate and urged Jackson to take the post after initial reluctance. Jackson agreed to serve until about January 21.
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Los Angeles
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Democrati Nations Committee
John F. Kennedy
White House
Jackson
Paul M. Butler
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
The Colonial Kitchen Runs Short on Baked Goods Next Tuesday
A notice states The Colonial Kitchen will have no baked goods available next Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Readers should plan accordingly.
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Democratic Party
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Levett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
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