Kennedy Hopeful Of Civil Rights Bill Compromise
President Kennedy seeks a bipartisan path on civil rights legislation as sponsors report confidence in progress toward a compromise. The House Judiciary Committee plans a Tuesday vote, with behind the scenes talks led by the administration and Republican leaders to determine how strong a bill may be.
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Kennedy
Washington
Congress
White House
House Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
House
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
Charles A. Halleck
75 Trapped In Gold Mine Shaft Cages
Seventy five miners, including 10 whites, were trapped in two cages after a shaft winding accident at Western Deep Levels Mine near Carletonville south west of Johannesburg. One cage held 50 Africans and 5 whites at 1000 feet and the other 15 Africans and 5 whites at 5000 feet. Four 6000 foot wire ropes broke. emergency brakes stopped both cages.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Carletonville
Western Deep Levels
Trapped German Miners Report They Are Fit and Well
Three German miners trapped in a flooded iron mine for over 80 hours report they are in good condition. They surfaced via a 259 foot shaft to an air pocket and expect a second, larger shaft to reach them by Wednesday.
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Broistedt
Germany
Skat
James Wood Gridders Enter Final Stretch After Strong 6 1 Start
JW Club meeting at the VFW on Piccadilly St will review the Colonels prospects for the last three games. Coaches Jim Casey Walter Barr and George Walters will assess chances as a winning season seems assured for James Wood. Prospective members invited. refreshments on the house.
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James Wood
Jim Casey
Walter Barr
George Walters
Colonels
VFW
Piccadilly St
Meeting to discuss control of bird and rodent pests
Officials from Virginia West Virginia and Maryland will meet in Washington to explore better pest control for birds and rodents blamed for farm losses. F. Nelson Swink Jr. U S Fish and Wildlife Service will outline steps while avoiding harm to desirable species amid drought fueled damage.
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Washington
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
John C. Marsh Jr
D-Va
Marsh
F. Nelson Swink Jr
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Swink
Prisoners Stage Sitdown Strike At San Quentin
San Quentin Prison, with over 4,000 inmates, saw a sitdown strike and picketing as workers refused shop duties. Officials reported a quiet action in solidarity with a prior Folsom protest over pay and shorter terms, while Folsom inmates complained the Legislature failed to fund a raise.
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San Quentin
Calif
California
Folsom Prison
Folsom
Russia abandons race to moon defense boosts U S program
Moscow signals no manned moon plan. Khrushchev’s remark could fuel critics of space spending while NASA officials urge continuation independent of Soviet moves. Senate and House debates focus on appropriations of around five billion dollars for the program.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
Khrushchev
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate Space Committee
New Mexico Democrat
Associated Press
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
NASA
Russia
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Rev Mast Named to Roanoke Church in Methodist Shift
The Rev Jacob W Mast of Braddock Street Methodist Church will be pastor of South Roanoke Methodist Church effective mid November. A successor is to be named soon. This marks a mid year Methodist transfer following the October death of Rev Joseph M Cameron.
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Mast
Roanoke Church
Jacob W. Mast
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South Roanoke Methodist Church
Curtis R. Barr
Joseph M. Cameron
Trinity Church
Richmond
Virginia
Rainy day breaks dry spell at Winchester lab
A light shower today brought the inlet of rain to the Winchester Fruit Laboratory, ending a 29 day stretch with no measurable rainfall. The last measurable rain fell Sept 28 29 with 1.24 inches, while October could set a dry record if no rain occurs by Friday.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Laboratory
Former Senator Tom Connally Dies at 86 in Washington
Former Senator Tom Connally of Texas died at his home in Washington from pneumonia at age 86. He served 24 years in the Senate, chaired the Foreign Relations Committee, and helped push Franklin Roosevelt's United Nations plan. Connally had long been ill and passed away with his wife beside him.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Dtex
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Texan
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Congress
22Nd Infantry
11Th Division
France
Cuba
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Francisco
United Nations
Spotty Rainfall Fails to End Widespread Drought
Light measurable rain across Eastern drought zones brought minor relief. The U S Weather Bureau said amounts were sparse except along the Ohio River in Indiana and Kentucky, while unseasonably warm conditions fueled a broad drought belt from the Southern Plains to New England.
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Chicago
U.S
Bureau
Ohio River
Indiana
Kentucky
New England
Arkansas
Texas
Maryland
Plains
Oklahoma
Ohio Valley
Illia cites misunderstanding as illness in U.S. Latin America ties
Argentine President Arturo Illia attributes strained relations with the United States to widespread misunderstanding. He urges Americans to accept Argentina’s plans to nullify multimillion dollar contracts with U.S. oil firms as part of his reform program. The 63 year old physician president aims to rebuild democracy after military rule.
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John M. Hightower
A.P
Buenos. Aires
Argentina
Arturo U. Illia
United States
Latin America
Tal
U.S
Illia
People’s Radical Party
Ilia
Cordoba
Weather shifts. Virginia cools with sunny days ahead
A cold front extends from the New England coast into Virginia this morning and by afternoon covers the state. Highs will be in the low 70s in eastern Virginia with 10 to 15 degrees cooler than Sunday. No rain is expected as the air is dry. Rug cleaning and fruit sale notices follow in the column.
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New England
Virginia
UN probes seek chance to speak with Buddhists in Viet Nam
U N investigators discard government itinerary to meet opposition Buddhists and assess charges of persecution. A Buddhist monk self immolated near a Catholic cathedral, the seventh such death since June, as NBC and other reporters faced police friction during coverage.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.N
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Montk
James Robinson
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
Andrew Pearson
Robinson
Ex-U2 Pilot Francis Powers Remarries in Virginia
Former U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, 34, wed for a second time to Claudia Edwards Downey, 28. The couple, married in Catlett, Virginia, were to visit his parents in Norton and Pound, as Mrs Powers’ family and a few friends attended.
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Norton, Va
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Claudia Edwards Downey
Arlington
Virginia
Oliver Powers
Norton
Pound
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