Kennedy weighs eased test ban safeguards with advisers
President Kennedy huddled with top disarmament advisers to decide how far to scale back U S demands for safeguards in a Soviet nuclear test ban. A recall of the U S Geneva delegate was announced to review new data on detecting atomic tests amid divided views on on site inspections and internationally manned control posts.
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Pineville kids raise funds for muscular dystrophy
Pineville Sub Division children hosted a carnival on Saturday July 14 raising over 140 for muscular dystrophy and inviting 35 youngsters to the Captain Tugg Show on Channel 5 in Washington. Dougie Kiracofe nine, son of Artie Kiracofe, led the group to Washington by bus with six adults.
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GE Agrees to Pay 7 Million Damages in Price-Fix suits
General Electric reaches a record 7.47 million dollar settlement to resolve federal damage suits tied to a price fixing conspiracy. TVA receives 6.47 million for inflated prices, and other federal agencies gain about a million. The deal ends civil cases stemming from a criminal probe with 29 firms and 45 officers sentenced.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
General Electric
Kennedy
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New York
Ralph J. Cordiner
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United States
U.S. District Court
Eastern Pennsylvania
Prince Edward Faces Sept. deadline on desegregation plan
Federal Judge Oren R. Lewis orders Prince Edward County to submit a nonracial school admission plan by Sept. 7 to reopen closed public schools. Gov. Harrison and legal aides study next steps as county officials await guidance. The county closed schools in 1959, leaving 1,700 Black students with little formal education while 1,400 white students attended a private segregated system.
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Auto Stolen Here Found Six Arrested
A Baltimore area car thief gang recovered near Leetown West Virginia led to six arrests. Ed win R Wolfe 18 and a juvenile companion drove here in a Baltimore stolen car to take the Corbin vehicle. FBI prosecutions via Fairmont follow, say state police.
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Bomb scare at Farmers Bank of Edinburg ends without explosives
EDINBURG The Farmers Bank of Edinburg faced a bomb scare after a caller warned of a bomb at 1 10 pm. Bank president Frank Dinges and county game warden Fred Hottle searched the bank with state police support. no explosives were found and the investigation continued.
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Navy Officer Killed in Crash With Ambulance
The Associated Press reports the death of Cmdr. Eli P. Harris Jr. 37, of the Waldo County, after his car was struck by a Navy ambulance at a Norfolk intersection. Also dead were Billy Gene Caldwell 28 from Galax, Cornel Hester Haynes 25 near South Boston, and Michael Randolph Nelson 21 of Culpeper County, all from separate crashes in Virginia.
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Laos Prime Minister Says US Assures Economic Aid
Lao Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma announced in Washington that the United States has assured economic assistance pending a development plan. He met for an hour with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and planned to discuss the Geneva accords and Laos neutral status with President Kennedy later in the day.
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Air Force backs Thor missiles reliability after mishaps
Air Force officers insist war missiles show high reliability despite three Thor mishaps in the Pacific high altitude test series. They cite over 90 percent reliability for the war-rocket Thor while noting tracking, instrument, and pre launch human error issues in the tests at Johnston Island.
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Rail Unions Threaten To Strike Over Work Rule Changes
CHICAGO AP A strike threat emerges from about 200 000 unionized train workers to block railroads work rule revisions set for August 17. The unions sue in federal court seeking to declare the changes a Railway Labor Act violation and to bar implementation while arguing the rules protect safety and efficiency.
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House Committee Rejects Fallout Shelter Program
The House Appropriations Committee rejected President Kennedy's request for 568.8 million to start a nationwide fallout shelter program. It called for more study of civil defense needs and approved smaller amounts for related research and stockpiles, with actions awaiting House approval next week.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Kennedy
Lions District Conference Set for Oct 26 in Winchester
Lions District 24 A of Northern Virginia will hold its fall meeting in Winchester on Saturday Oct 6 with about 350 visiting Lions expected. Bryan Stotler is general chairman, Burton Mercer co chair, and a national speaker will address the conference though the name is not yet announced.
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Denny Grimes
Fizzle Raises A Test Series Time Question
A third failure to explode a U S nuclear device high over the Pacific prompts questions on halting the test series. Officials from the Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission held an hours long secret meeting at Johnston Island with no disclosed agreements.
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Hosiery and apparel sale at Hat and Dress Shop
Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop advertises reduced prices on hose and related items. Women and children's shorts and slacks also offered with values from one to two dollars.
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Berber Leader Plans Defense of Revolution
Berber leader Belkacem Krim returns to Algiers from Kabylie to form a defense committee against Ben Bella's power bid. He says the aim is defense and unity, not civil war, as Berber zones resist rival authority. Mo hammed Khider arrives from Oran as the National Liberation Front plots to seize control.
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Five Die When Launch Sinks in Lake Nicaragua
Five people drowned when a launch capsized and sank in Lake Nicaragua near Sporas, Nicaragua, on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident occurred in Shark Lake Nicaragua and is under investigation.
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