Giant Hurricane Hattie Hits Belize and British Honduras
The massive hurricane Hattie smashed into Belize and the British crown colony, threatening a disaster in Belize City with 15 foot tides and floods. Forecasters warned the storm could spread floodwaters into Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula before weakening.
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Miami
Fla
Hattie
British Honduras
Belize
Guatemala
Gilbert Clark
H. Clark
Gua
Soviet claims U S spied on rocket shots
Moscow reports Red Star cites commander of Soviet observation fleet accusing U S planes and ships of spying on the just completed rocket tests into the Pacific. The fleet says U S forces lingered near the target area and interfered with Soviet aerials as rockets landed accurately 7,500 miles from the launch point.
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Moscow
Soviet Defense Ministry
U.S
Pacific
Red Star
Soviet Union
Kennedy to Campaign for Wagner in New York
President Kennedy will go to New York City Thursday to campaign for the reelection of Mayor Robert Wagner. The White House said Kennedy will appear in the city Thursday afternoon and will be tied to a previously arranged trip to New Jersey for a Thursday night campaign appearance.
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Washington
Kennedy
New York City
White House
Wagnar
Rip
New Jersey
Fire crews warn enforcement on AE measures in streets
Firemen pledge court action for any breach tonight as William N Gochenorr and officials announce strict checks to enforce fire safety. The alert targets all persons and items in streets under the new fire safety regime.
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Ieech
William N. Gochenorr
U S Checking Fallout in Food and Air
Health official Abraham Ribicoff says the Public Health Service is measuring radioactive fallout at over 80 sampling stations nationwide. The program monitors air, food, and water to assess potential health impacts on children and families.
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New York
Abraham Ribicoff
Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
Autobahn Patrols Reported Called Off
Berlin dispatch reports the U S Army halted its military assistance car convoy on the 110 mile lifeline between West Berlin and West Germany after more than 30 hours of travel, following an early Monday Soviet refusal to allow one vehicle through. West Berlin authorities had earlier indicated steps to suspend the operation.
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U.S
West Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
Red Army
Friedrichstrasse
Jack F. Davis Named Executive Editor of The Star
Jack F. Davis former West Virginia AP bureau chief is appointed executive editor of The Winchester Evening Star announced by Star president Harry F. Byrd Jr. Davis, 41, has 14 years with AP and will relocate with wife Jane and four daughters to Winchester.
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Jack F. Davis
Associated Press
West Virginia
Winchester
U.S. Navy
Jane
Foury Megetters
Patricia
Aoa
Gail
Melissa
Davis
Star
Ie Star
Hedrick D. Koontz
Brush Fire Threatens Pasadena Glen Canyon Homes
About 500 firefighters worked to save 25 to 50 homes in Pasadena Glen Canyon near Sierra Madre California as winds up to 30 mph fanned a large brush fire. Evacuations were ordered Monday night and a valuable watershed remained at risk as crews fought the blaze.
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Sierra Madre
Calif
Pasadena
Glen Canyon
Sierne Madre
Sam Rayburn Returns Home To End Days
Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, gravely ill with cancer, is returning home to Texas after hospitalization at Baylor. Officials say no cure is expected from treatment, though doctors hope to prolong life. Rayburn blames a backache on lumbago and will be cared for by Dr. Jose Risser of Bonham.
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Texas
Baylor Hospital
Rayburn
John Holton
Holton
Jose Risser
Bonham
100 Years Ago Today R. E. Lee Arrives in Richmond
100 years ago today R E Lee arrived in Richmond carrying the stigma of failure from Western Virginia as part of our civil war era recall.
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R._ E. Lee
Richtond
Virginia
Goblins Night Forecast Prompts Safe Halloween Outlook
Weatherman notes showers fade by night with cool clear conditions for Halloween. Area teens plan events from 7 30 to 10 30 pm at the War Memorial Building and John Mosby Academy hosts a 7 30 party. Police say extra officers on duty and urge residents to keep signs unmoved to prevent accidents.
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War Memorial Building
Arsonist Sets Fires In 9 Hotels In San Francisco
Police and fire officials investigated a spree of fires at nine downtown San Francisco hotels including the Stewart Fielding St Francis Clift Bellevue Marlow Sir Francis Drake YMCA Palace with about $10 000 in damage at the Fielding. A witness described the suspect as a tall giggling pimply faced man.
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San Francisco
William Mere
Fielding
Murray
Stewart Hotel
Geary Street
St. Francis
Clift
Bellevue
Marlow
Sir Francis Drake
Theater District
YMCA
Sheraton Palace
Market Street
Western Europe Reacts to Soviet Nuclear Test Shock
Western Europe alarms at the Soviet superbomb blast prompt government plans for food radioactivity tests and emergency supplies. Leaders condemn the test as a crime against humanity while demonstrations arise outside the Soviet Embassy in London and international editors denounce Moscow’s action.
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London
Europe
Nehrul
Soviet Union
Daily Worker
Swedish Jets Patrol Katanga Frontier Patrolling Secession
The U N says five Swedish jets patrol the Katanga frontier to deter Katanga planes from attacking forces of the Congo government. It is unclear if the UN will strike central government troops as Katanga accuses them of raids and killings. Premier Adoula declares a police action to liquidate Katanga's secession.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.N
Katanga
Congo
Wommen
Cyrille Adoula
Pressure mounts for vote on voluntary test moratorium at UN
United Nations nonaligned members push for a vote on a voluntary halt to all nuclear test explosions. The Asian African group and others back the appeal, but the Soviet Union and Western powers show no sign of heed. The United States and Britain oppose UN endorsement and favor a full test ban treaty with international controls.
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United Nations
N .Y
Soviet Union
West
United States
India
Ethiopia
Ghana
Nepal
United Arab Republic
Yugoslavia
U.s.-Britain
Britain
Britain backs U S in big nuclear bomb tests
Prime Minister Macmillan told Parliament Britain would support United States atmospheric nuclear testing to maintain the balance of power and world freedom. He said Britain has no plan for its own tests and would not test merely to retaliate for the Soviet 50 megaton explosion.
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Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
Britain
Kennedy
America
West
Rome
Il Giornale D'Italia
Khrushchev
Il Messaggero
Universal Brotherhood
Denmark
Belingske Tidende
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
London
United States
Macmillan
Fallout After Massive Soviet Nuclear Blast
Moscow Premier Gantham announced a bomb burst beyond 50 megatons, drawing applause and concern. The Soviet congress heard the claim as scientists estimate total yields, with experts warning about long lasting fallout and global atmospheric impacts.
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Moscow
Gantham
Communist Party
Kremlin
U.S
Ralph E. Lapp
Earth
Soviet Convoy Leaves Arctic Waters After Nuclear Tests
London AP reports Moscow radio says a convoy of 10 ships and ice breakers is leaving Arctic waters via the Novaya Zemlya straits, near the site of recent Soviet nuclear tests. The broadcast hints the 50 megaton test may have ended or is about to end. Fresh Country sausage and Halloween specials advertised in Willow Market pages follow.
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Moscow Radio
Kara Sea
Arctic
Novaya Zemblya
Soviet Union
Honigao
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