Hafez Emerges as Syria's Most Powerful Leader
In Damascus, General Hafez, 52, quietly consolidates power by ousting rival Ziad Hariri from defense and chief of staff posts, while retaining deputy premier interior minister and martial governor roles. His rise, linked to Baathist ideals and deft political moves, reshapes Syria's leadership dynamic.
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Webb McKinley
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Amin Hafez
Ba'ath the Socialist Party
Hafez
Aleppo
Egypt
Iraq
Mosul
Abdul Karim Kassem
Soviet Union
Hefez
National Revolutionary Council
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Nasser
Salah Bitar
Bitar
Ba’ath
Beirut
Fri
Pms
Adv
Bread Croutons Toasted In Garlic Oil For Caesar Salad
Cut white bread into half inch cubes and toast in garlic flavored olive oil until golden and crisp. Keep heat low and allow moments of time for even browning and crunch.
FBI reports crime rising faster than population in 1962
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told Attorney General Kennedy that the national crime rate surged to over two million serious offenses last year, up 6 percent from 1961. Murder fell 2 percent while other crimes rose, with rates per 100000 Americans listed for murders, rapes, robberies, assaults and burglaries.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Robert F. Kennedy
Forgotten Wire Sends Acrobat To Her Death
A circus acrobat from Austria died after striking a forgotten guy wire during a taut wire act at the Rudy Brothers Shrine Circus in Salem Oregon. The 32 year old Mrs Arthur Duchek died of a likely broken neck despite artificial respiration. A ring worker, Glynn John Bretz, 23, said he forgot to remove the wire while others removed her husband from an agitated crowd.
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Salem
Ore
Autsria
Arthur Duchek
Rudy Brothers Shrine
Glynn John Bretz
Riverside
Calif
Brett
Boy 13 Killed Making Homemade Rocket In Queens Basemen
Edward Sacco Jr. aged 13 died after assembling a homemade rocket in a Queens basement. He and a friend prepared a carbon dioxide cylinder with match heads and a fuse hole, then he struck the cylinder with a nail. The blast fatally injured him.
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New York
Edward Sacco Jr
Queens
Edward
Inquest rules Negro death justifiable in Arkansas
Coroner T. H. McGough ruled the shooting of Andrew Lee Anderson justifiable after a mob and deputies pursued him in Marion Arkansas. The mother testified a Negro molested her daughter and Anderson was shot in a bean field after running and raising his hands. Marion lies across the Mississippi River from Memphis.
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Marion
Ark
T. H. McGough
Andrew Lee Anderson
Vincent
Anderson
Cecil Goodwin
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Doggie Dividend Report Wins Dover Road Bank
At the National City Bank Dover Road branch dogs receive a dividend as employees slip dog biscuits through the drive through slot. Masters and mistresses conduct business at the window while pups wait for the treat.
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Bay Village
Ohio
Dover Road
National City Bank
Watch Eclipse on TV Tomorrow and Be Safe
The AP reports North Americans can view the sun eclipse safely via television or a cardboard pinhole projection. The event lasts about three hours in total with 100 seconds of maximum darkness in a 60 mile strip across Alaska Canada and Maine. Scientists study mosquitoes birds wildlife and shadow behavior with rockets satellites and Tiros VI imagery.
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Japan
Maine
Alaska
Canada
Astronaut Navy
Cmdr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
North America
Earth
University of Maine
United States
Alouette
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