Army Regulars Enter Algiers Without Fight
Regular army troops entered Algiers led by Col. Houari Boumedienne without opposition as civilians cheered. The move shifts balance against rebel guerrilla officers who had aimed to control the capital. Meanwhile Algerian election talks stall over candidate lists and a single party system for Sept. 16 polls.
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Algiers
Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Constituent Assembly
Ahmed Ben Bella
Political Bureau
Algiers Radio
Wilaya 4
Soblen Shows Signs Of Improvement In London ICU
Dr. Robert A. Soblen, 61, remained in a drug induced coma but showed signs of improvement. A hospital bulletin said his coma is easing and his heart condition has improved in the last 24 hours, though he cannot be moved for at least 48 hours.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
Soviet Union
Man Arrested After Window Smashing Spree
John Joseph McGrath twenty two was described as mad at the world after a downtown Miami window smashing spree. He bashed his tenth plate glass window using an empty five gallon paint bucket. Police estimated damage at fifteen thousand to twenty thousand dollars and jailed him pending investigation on vandalism charges. The Florida Highway Patrol said McGrath was wanted in Arlington Virginia on grand larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
John Joseph McGrath
McGrath
Florida Highway Patrol
Arlington
Used books sold by active salesmen in county drivek
A student moving from Winchester to Frederick County auctions off a back seat full of used school books to the highest bidder. Furnaces clicked as temperatures fell to 47 degrees last night with a bright 78 expected by noon today.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Three Die In Head On Crash On U S 1 Near Colonial Heights
Three young men died early today in a head on collision on U S 1 near Colonial Heights. Curtis Conway Gentry Jr. 23 Samuel Mitchell Emory 21 and Robert E Mitchell 22 were named as the victims. Police said Gentry's car headed south was struck by the northbound vehicle and burst into flames. A passing truck driver Dallas Lee Snow assisted Gentry from the burning car. The crash raises Virginia 1962 highway toll to 589. In a separate wreck Everette Vincent Byrd 32 died two miles north of Moneta on Virginia 122 after his auto left the road and hit two parked cars.
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Associated Press
Colonial Heights
Holt
Rt. 4
Petersburg
Samuel Mitchell Emory
Hopewell
Robert E. Mitchell
Gentry
Emory
Dallas Lee Snow
Durham
N. C
Virginia
Everette Vincent Byrd
Rt. 1
Moneta
Bedford County
Byrd
Severe West US storm brings floods and snow across regions
Heavy rains and high winds sweep the western half of the nation with flash floods near Fort Worth and Bog Fossil Creek. Carswell Air Force Base crews evacuated 140 families from Sunset Acres and Sundown additions as tornado winds damaged structures. Snow and cold spread to Montana Wyoming and the Northeast with record low temperatures in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Texas
Fort Worth
Cleburne
Bog Fossil Creek
Richland Hills
Carswell Air Force Base
Sunset Acres
Trinity River
Justin
Tex
Plains
Montana
Wyoming
Bozeman
Livingston
Mont
Mercury
Drummond
Cody
Wyo
Spokane
Wash
Missis
Middle Atlantic
Philadelphia
Amarillo
Illinois
Idaho
Shenandoah Plans 400000 Dorm For College Campus
Preliminary plans for a new 400000 dollar dormitory at Shenandoah College and Conservatory approved by the joint planning and building committee. The dorm will house 120 students and be built north of the existing dormitories pending funds from the Housing and Home Finance Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah College and
Conservatory of Music
Housing and Home Finance Agency of
Philadelphia
Keith Williams and
Forrest S. Racey
College and Conservatory
W. O. Cooley
Washington, D.C
Howard Lee Fulk
Martinsburg
W. Va
Floyd Fulk
Broadway
Virginia
EUB Church
Wayne B. Omps
Wilbur Feltner
Winchester
Virginia Legion Awards Marsh Distinguished Medal
John C. Marsh Jr. of Strasburg received the Distinguished Medal of the American Legion Department of Virginia at the annual Virginia Beach convention. Commander Henry L. Lam cited Marsh’s work for Americanism and national security as the Legion’s executive committee chose him unanimously.
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John C. Marsh, Jr
Strasburg
American Legion
Department of Virginia
Legion
Virginia Beach
Henry L. Lam
Virginia Legion
Mr. Marsh
Lam
Marsh
Radiation Belt May Change Space Program, Says U.S. Study
A joint report by AEC, DOD, and NASA says the radiation belt from last July's Johnston Island explosion may prompt changes to many future NASA missions but will not affect Walter M. Schirra Jr.'s six orbit flight. It notes Russians on the prior mission received small doses and cites solar cell damage on Ariel, Trace, and Transit 4B satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
Atomic Enery Commission
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Johnston Island
Pacific
Canning Plant Employees Receive Fresh Apron Shipment
Miller's Hardware delivered another supply of plastic aprons to the canning plant staff, ensuring continued workwear protection and hygiene as the season progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller's Hardware
Retail Meat Prices Rise In Midwest
Corning Iowa reports tighter slaughter livestock supplies as the National Farmers Organization withholds livestock to press for price contracts. Iowa packing plants cut staff amid shortages while Des Moines Kansas City Chicago and Louisville stores raised meat prices five to ten cents per pound with possible further hikes next week as the USDA notes lagging receipts. NFO HQ says price moves reflect action but retail boosts may not be caused by it and will check consumer justification.
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Corning
Iowa
Midwest
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Des Moines
Kansas City
Chicago
Louisville
Reds Threaten Bombs Up to 100 Megatons
Moscow reported by Krasnaya Zvesda that the Soviet Union would drop bombs up to 100 megatons on bases in England Germany Japan or elsewhere if war with the United States occurred. Tass digest carried the map of U.S. base distribution but did not note attacks on Allied bases.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Krasnaya Zvesda
Red Star
England
Germany
Japan
United States
U.S
Tass
JFK Seen Getting Speedy Authority To Call Reservists
Washington AP report notes top officers fear a recurring yo yo pattern of calling up Reservists for crises such as Berlin could erode volunteer recruitment for the National Guard and Reserve. They caution ongoing alerts may hinder morale and push employers to avoid hiring Reservists, complicating efforts to reach a 700000 man reserve force.
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JFK
Washington
National Guard
Reserve
Berlin
Army
Congress
Pentagon
Tass Claims Action in Cuba Pressure Used
Tass the Soviet news agency argues Kennedy sought standby authority to mobilize 150000 reserves due to Pentagon pressure on action against Cuba. Tass cites possible State Department influence and notes talks ahead of a possible mid September OAS foreign ministers meeting.
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Moscow
Tass
Kennedy
Pentagon
Cuba
State Department
Igor Orlov
Foreign Ministers Conference
Washington
Dean Rusk
Fidel Castro
Rusk
Organization of American States
Orlov
Local Guard Units Eligible Under Kennedy Proposal
Virginia National Guard units in Winchester Berryville and Roanoke would be eligible for call to active duty under President Kennedy’s standby authority to order 150000 reservists to the colors. The Second Battle Group 116th Infantry includes Winchester headquarters and Berryville Combat Support Company. Major elements and a statewide list are noted with 13000 reservists plus Navy reserve personnel.
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National Guard
Winchester
Berryville
Kennedy
116Th Infantry
Combat Support Co
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Roanoke
Berlin
Air Force
Virginia
Soviet Atomic Test Registered in Sweden Seismology Center
The Seismological Institution at Uppsala University registered a new Soviet atmospheric nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya. The spokesman estimated a yield of eight megatons, marking the seventh test in the current Russian series to be recorded locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uppsala
Sweden
Novaya Zemlya
Poet Frost Calls Khrushchev a Ruffian in Moscow
Robert Frost said Khrushchev believes in magnanimity and that he is a ruffian in admiration. Frost noted Khrushchev came to him for guidance on Berlin and urged competing with the United States in strife and magnanimity during an hour long talk in Gagra.
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Moscow
Robert Frost
Khrushchev
Frost
Gagra
Black Sea
Kennedy
Berlin
United States
Congress Leaders Predict Swift Action On Reservist Call Up
Washington AP Congress leaders forecast rapid approval of President Kennedy request for stand by power to call 150000 reservists to active duty if needed. Senate panel to meet in closed session 9 30 a m EST Monday with Defense Secretary McNamara as chief witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Robert 8. McNamara
Pentagon
McNamara
Berlin
Moscow
Havana
Cuba
Congress
White House
Estes Hearing May Be Delayed
The Estes Cotton allotment hearings may be postponed as continued testimony by Agriculture Department employee N Battle Hales could push Billie Sol Estes’ appearance back. Hales, a former investigator, discussed a breakdown of farm aid safeguards after the Kennedy administration took office and alleged department officials favored Estes. Mundt suggested extra days may be needed to finish questioning.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Senate
Estes
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
GOP
N. Battle Hales
Hales
Kennedy
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Ore
Sippi Valley
Brunswick
Shenandoah
John
Marsh, JE
U.S. Department of Agriculur
Congressional
Eagles Lodge Family
Jolly Jack’s
Golden Rule
E.U.B. Church
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & Loan
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