U.N. Seeks to Advance Dag Hammarskjold Peace Mission
A high level U.N. delegation led by Mahmoud Khiari arrived in Ndola to push the Katanga peace talks after Dag Hammarskjold died in the crash. The inquiry into the crash continues with British and Rhodesian investigations. A survivor remains seriously ill.
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Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
U.N
Katanga
Dag Hampig
Mahmoud Khiari
Congo
Leopoldville
Hammarskjold
Britain
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Ben Matlick
U.S
Matlick
Swedish Air Co
Local Homemaker Reports Odd Produce and Moving House
Sunnyside resident Mrs. Virg il Baughman reports a pumpkin vine yielding 20 pumpkins averaging 10 pounds each. Esther Sellers found an egg within an egg and buys double yolk eggs from West Virginia. A house at Welltown Pike Martinsburg Pike was moved a mile for Route 81 construction. H R Yeakley of Boyce brings a wiregrass pierced potato to the Star Office.
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Virgil Baughman
Sunnyside
Esther Sellers
Highland Ave
West Virginia
J. W. Cooley
R. Martin
Herman Godlove
Taylor
Welltown Pike
Martinsburg Pike
H. R. Yeakley
Boyce
Star Office
Assembly Opens in Gloomy Atmosphere
United Nations session opens amid East West clash fears over a new secretary general to succeed Hammarskjold. Delegates consider appointing a coalition board to avoid deadlock while candidates from Asia and Africa gain attention and Soviet veto looms over nomination.
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N.Y
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. General Assembly
Hammarskjold
World Organization
Assembly
Asia
Africa
Council
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
China
General Assembly
Red China
Solons Applaud Kennedy Addressing U.N.
Democratic leaders welcomed President Kennedy's plan to address the U.N. General Assembly with a new disarmament program and renewed talks to end nuclear testing. White House said Kennedy will travel to New York for the session, aiming to support U.N. goals after Dag Hammarskjold’s death.
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Washington
Kennedy
United Nations
New York
U.N. General Assembly
White House
Assembly
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Senate
House
Humphrey
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
World Organization
Dirksen
Congo
Hammarskjold
Soviet Union Pushes China Seat in United Nations
The Soviet Union formally moved to seat the People's Republic of China in the UN. Andrei Gromyko urged the General Assembly to place the issue on its agenda as Restoration of the lawful rights of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations. The United States indicated it would not oppose a China debate but prefers sending the question to a study committee for report to the 1962 session.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
China
Andrei Gromyko
General Assembly
People’s Republic of China
United States
City Approves Shelter Plan For 17 250 Residents
City council approves nuclear fallout shelter plan for all 17 250 inhabitants with 300 in attendance. Plan by physicist Leo von Gottfried proposes shelters placed citywide with democratically elected cadres to run them and two week living periods in case of attack.
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University of California
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Leo von Gottfried
Witnesses Called As Mayhew Trial Opens Here
Five witnesses testified as the Mayhew abduction trial began in Frederick County Circuit Court. Charles William Mayhew, charged with abducting Forest Nicholson his wife and son, pleaded not guilty. The case features witnesses including Deputy Boyd McDonald and State Trooper L W Wat in. The trial continues with more testimony slated later today.
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Charles William Mayhew
Forest Nicholson
Mayhew
Peter McKee
Frederick County Circuit Court
E. W. Adams, III
Viola Anderson
Amy Hausenfluck
William J. Rickard
We W. Hite
J. P. Bauserman
F. L. Largent, Sr
Troy L. Houston
Ruth Bailey
James Had Jr
William C. Boden
M. Brumback
Kenneth
Esther Roars Toward North Carolina Coast
Hurricane Esther barrels toward the North Carolina coast bringing 150 mph winds and threats to ripening apples as an uneven harvest presses on. Forecasts hold hope the eye stays offshore while heavy mist halts picking and 800 migrant workers return to camps awaiting warmer, drier weather. Major growers report late varieties and partial picking with plants rolling into full operation at Winchester Martinsburg and Inwood facilities amid top prices for free run U.S. No. 1 canners and Wealthy apples as the industry tracks the storm and the harvest schedule.
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Fairmont Ave
National Fruit Product Co
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
National Fruit
Shenandoah Apple Corp
C. H. Musselman Co
Inwood
Appalachian Apple Service, Inc
Musselman Co
U.S
York
International Apple Association
New York
IAA
Michigan
Dag Hammarskjold Dies in African Plane Crash
The death of Dag Hammarskjold in an African plane crash stunned the non Communist world. Tributes poured in from leaders including Kennedy Stevenson Macmillan and figures in France Belgium Israel and the UAR. Mourning swept capitals as the UN secretary general was praised for his pursuit of world peace.
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Hammarskjold
Ndola Hospital
United Nations
Associated Press
Dag Hammarskjold
West
U.N
Katanga
Kennedy
Treas
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Tshombe
Bizerte
Algeria
Foreign Ministry
U.N. General Assembly
Tled Tikdiedeakasi I
Ifice
Ter
Central African Federation
Moscow
Peiping
France
L’humanite
Patrice
Lumumba
Israel
United Arab Republic
Aol
Norfolk Braces For Hurricane Esther Hit At 1 A M
Virginia officials warned of a likely strike on the Norfolk area by Hurricane Esther around 1 a m Wednesday. Navy planners moved planes and ships inland while civil defense prepared shelters and ordered state employees released at 3 p m to secure homes before the storm.
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Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Weather Bureau
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Two National Guard Divisions Called Up
Washington AP: The 32nd Infantry of Wisconsin and the 49th Armored of Texas are being called to active duty. McNamara announced the action at an afternoon briefing. The two units join the 26th Infantry of Massachusetts and the 28th Infantry of Pennsylvania as prioritized for reinforcement to full strength. The moves press Army strength to 16 divisions and hint at possible deployment to Europe amid the Berlin crisis.
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Washington
32Nd Infantry
Wisconsin
49Th Armored
Texas
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
26Th Infantry
Massachusetts
28Th Infantry
Pennsylvania
National Guard
Germany
United States
Guard
Berlin
Pentagon
Europe
7Th
U.S
Iron Curtain
Katanga Forces Claim Capture of U N Base Kamina
Katanga's military forces claimed capture of the Kamina U N base after a six day battle the U N said defenders still held the air strip as Katanga planes attacked Elisabethville and Kabalo with heavy fighting reported nearby the Kamina claim remained disputed by U N officials
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Katanga
U.N
Kamina
Conor Cruise O’brien
Elisabethville
O’brien
Kabalo
Albertville
Germans Use Loud Speakers in War of Nerves
Berlin dispatch reports East German propaganda loudspeakers aimed at West Berlin along the border. Trucks trees and fences broadcast with jazz and waltzes as guards monitor the equipment. The aim is to pressure West Berlin after the August 13 border shutdown and threaten reunification while asserting German identity.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Esther Brings 150 mph Winds as NC Braces for Impact
Hurricane Esther races toward the North Carolina coast triggering mass evacuations. Weather Bureau warns of rising tides and flooded routes as warnings extend from Cherry Point to Cape May. The storm, 335 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, moves at 14 mph with 150 mph winds and broad gales outward.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
Esther
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Cherry Point
Virginia Capes
Cape May
N.J
Chesapeake Bay
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Morehead City
Coast Guard
Georgia
Florida
Savannah
Capital Burned In Viet Cong Raid On Phuoc Thanh Capital
In a bold move during South Viet Nam's civil war communist Viet Cong rebels attacked Phuoc Vinh, capital of Phuoc Thanh Province, held the town for hours, burned provincial buildings, and freed prisoners, with an estimated 1,500 guerillas involved. The raid marked a new surge of violence near the region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phuoc Thanh
Sti
Phuoc Vinh
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