Smalts Urges Local Civil Defense Plan
Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr. today urged the city to adopt a local Civil Defense plan to take care of ourselves and not necessarily follow federal government plans. He spoke as the City Council prepared to meet tonight in a patrol of city affairs.
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Mae
B. O. Brumback
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Washington
Handley High School
Herst St
Winchester
Civil Defense Unit
Meredith Dorm Bombarded By Firecrackers At Ole Miss
In Oxford Mississippi angry students hurled cherry bombs at James Merediths Baxter Hall in an overnight disturbance tied to the upcoming LSU game. Army MPs assisted but were not deployed, while university officials urged calm as tensions rose amid a campus climate of football rivalry and civil defense planning.
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Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
Louisiana State
Baxter Hall
Meredith
L. L. Love
Baton Rouge
LSU
Army
Dean Love
Elevator plunge injures twenty two in San Juan tragedy
A construction elevator in San Juan Puerto Rico fell 14 stories after a snapped cable injuring 22 people including 8 in critical condition reported by the AP authorities during the incident on Monday at the work site.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Indians Fight On In Himalaya As Chinese Advance Slows
Indian forces bombarded with mortars and launched probing thrusts as Chinese drives slowed, with reinforcements arriving to the 2 1/2 mile high Se Pass and near Walong. Jang recaptured near Tawang bolsters Assam defense while Demchok and Java Pass fell on the Ladakh front.
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India
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Defense Ministry
North East Frontier Agency
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Burma
Assam
Jang
Tawang
Ladakh
Demchok
Java Pass
Red China
Terrapin Rescued From Woods Fire by Fire Chief
Fire chief Lynwood Lanham and his crew pulled a terrapin from a woods fire Sunday saving its life. The reptile, tucked in its shell, cooled off after being moved and crawled away unharmed. City dog license reminders follow, noting licenses due for dogs at six months and rabies vaccination proof required.
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Lynwood Lanham
Mr. Lanham
Irvin Cleveland
M. D. Weaver
United Nations General Assembly rejects Red China bid
Red China failed to win U.N. membership as the General Assembly voted 42 in favor 56 against and 12 abstaining. The margin widened from last year when it stood 36 48 and 20. The shift came largely from newly admitted African members.
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United Nations, N. Y
Red China
General Assembly
U.N
Castro Sympathizers Foiled in Santiago Amid Latin Strike Plots
Reports say Castro sympathizers planned a regional sabotage campaign targeting U S embassies firms and government buildings after sabotage of Venezuelan oil facilities. Authorities arrested four including July Armando Suardo as anti Castro demonstrations spread from Caracas Montevideo and Guatemala with alleged Havana instructions.
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Latin America
Venezuela
Uruguay
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U.S
Armando Suardo
Progressist Social Movement
Congress
Caracas
Interior Ministry
Montevideo
Cuba
Havana
Soviets Fire Three More Nuclear Tests
The Soviet Union conducted three more nuclear tests in the current series the 23rd 24th and 25th announced by the U S Atomic Energy Commission One was set off Monday and two on Sunday near the time of the report in Washington AP disciplines note the tests reflect ongoing Cold War era activity with the AEC reporting the sequence.
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Soviet Union
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
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U Thant heads to Cuba on mission for speedy settlement
U Thant acting UN secretary general leaves New York for Havana with an 18 member team to press Fidel Castro and Cuban leaders for a peaceful settlement. The U.S. blockade of Cuba and aerial surveillance were halted for Thant's two day talks as Washington weighs dismantling steps.
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Alcona
Robert S. McNamara
Atlantic
Tragic Crash Destroys Train After Gas Truck Hit
Two killed and more than 30 injured when a gravel truck rammed a speeding seven car Santa Fe San Diegan near Anaheim California. The impact split the train and derailed four cars. Driver Edward White died in flames. passenger Larry Divis of Cedar Rapids Iowa died after surgery. The train traveled about 65 mph with around 100 aboard.
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Calif
San Diego
Army Pfc
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C. R. Roberton
Santa Fe
Edward White
Larry Joseph Divis
Cedar Rapid
Iowa
Orange County General Hospital
Eugene Miller
Orange County
Disneyland Amusement Park
Los Angeles
Eisenhower credits GOP role in Cuba crisis policy
In Syracuse Eisenhower tells 10 000 Republicans the GOP helped spur Kennedy to forceful action and strengthened armed power for the Cuba stance. He endorses Rockefeller and attacks Kennedy domestic policy, arguing Republicans laid groundwork for Cuban policy and rebutting Democratic credit.
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N.Y
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Eisenhower
GOP
Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Syracuse War Memorial
Rockefeller
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Massachu
Washington
Kennedy to Hold News Conference at 4 P.M. Thursday
President Kennedy will hold a news conference Thursday at 4 p.m. EST. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said live television coverage was expected but networks had not yet committed to air the event.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Winchester Voters Talk Civil Defense Coord Role
A random poll of Winchester residents reveals varied views on civil defense. Citizens favor or doubt a dedicated coordinator, with calls for local leadership, school plans, and education while noting funding and federal uncertainty.
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Winchester
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