Survivors Brought Ashore By Helicopter After Ditching
Four more survivors from the Atlantic airliner disaster were ferried to Shannon by helicopter aboard the Bonaventure. Among them Maj. Carl R. Blander his wife Lois and two Army privates George W Brown and Arfa L Gilbreth. Mrs Elander who suffered a spinal injury spoke of a man named Dick who helped her stay above water as the raft filled. The group joined 12 who died in the crash 500 miles west of Ireland.
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Shannon
Ireland
Bonaventure
Shannon River
Carl R. Blander
West Point
N.Y
Seattle
Wash
Lois
George W. Brown
Oshkosh
Wis
Arfa L. Gilbreth
Big Bear Lake
Elander
September Rainfall Near Yearly Average Decline
The report notes September rainfall approaching the 49 year monthly average. It totals 2.57 inches with 0.13 more since yesterday, near the 2.67 inch average. More rain today could push the total to or above the average, continuing wet conditions.
Britain urges UN unity to end Berlin tension and seek settlement
In a General Assembly address Lord Home condemned Communist Berlin policy and called for active conciliation. He stressed the danger of political warfare and questioned U S Cuba policy while Prime Minister Holyoake urged restraint amid the Soviet Cuban dispute and arms buildup.
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United Nations
N.Y
Britain
Soviet Union
Berlin
Cuba
U.S
Home
Andrei Gromyko
Keith J. Holyoake
New Zealand
Mass burials planned as Spain floods kill and displace
In Barcelona Province 341 died with 546 injured and 464 missing after a nine hour rainstorm and hurricane winds. The disaster destroyed factories and left 10 000 jobless across a 150 square mile industrial area north and west of Barcelona. Tarrasa suffered the worst damage as homes and mills collapsed and night workers perished at a textile mill. The American consulate general reported no Americans killed or hurt.
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Barcelona
Spain
Tarrasa
Executions Reported in Anti Castro Plot
Havana sources say about 300 rounded up and 75 executed after a claimed plot to assassinate Fidel Castro and spark invasion. Groups FAL and MARC were blamed for planned sabotage at the Havana power station and uprisings. trials by revolutionary tribunal led to executions at La Cabana Fortress.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Liberation Front
FAL
Movement For the Recovery of the
MARC
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
la Cabana
Havana Bay
Cuba
Hearing on ABC Store Vote Seen Completed Today
Testimony from about 50 witnesses was expected to be completed in Shenandoah County Circuit Court today on a plea to void last May's ABC store referendum results. The store lost 380 to 379 amid irregularity claims as witnesses, including election officials, testified. John V. Bauserman and Henry Whiting represented the complainants, with W. B. Timberlake Jr. for the respondents.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County
ABC
John V. Bauserman
Henry Whiting
Winchester
W. B. Timberlake, Jr
Staunton
U S Agrees to Sell Antiaircraft Missiles to Israel
The United States agrees in principle to sell Hawks anti aircraft missiles to Israel to restore Middle East power balance. Deliveries would start about a year from now with a defensive straight sale, while officials monitor Arab arms buildup and implications for regional security.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Middle East
Soviet Union
Egypt
U.S
France
Syria
Iraq
Moscow
President Kennedy urges broader action on narcotics abuse
President Kennedy calls for more comprehensive action to combat narcotic addiction. He urges uniform medical treatment standards and increased government coordination through the White House conference, aiming to pool information on local, state, federal and international levels. The aims include accurate problem appraisal, law enforcement role, and treatment program study.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Red Feather Parade Postponed by Rain Dinner Goes On
Persistent rain led to postponement of the Red Feather parade to next Thursday at 8 p.m. A 6 p.m. dinner for Community Chest volunteers will proceed at the George Washington Hotel. Parade officials cited weather forecasts and air traffic notes in making the decision. Patricia Ann Gaulding of Richmond arrives for the 4 p.m. event as hostesses from Winchester Jaycee ettes plan the reception.
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Community Chest
Woody O’. Hara
Robert J. Schmitt
A. J. Novick
Martinsburg
Virginia
Pat
Ricia Ann Gaulding
Richmond
George Washington
Winchester Jayceeettes
G. Edward Bowman
Salvation Army
Robert S. Kern
Fremont St. Nursery
Cpo
B.B. Herdman
Basil E. Roebuck
Northwestern Psychiatric Clinic
Leighton A. Pareto
Boy Scouts
George R. Lake
Children’s Home Society
Frederick M. Ritter
Winchester Day Nursery
Philip N
Hunter
Girl Scouts
Congress Backs Cuba Force Resolution
Congress approved a resolution endorsing use of force if needed to stop Cuba from becoming a Western Hemisphere military threat. The House vote was 384 to 7 and the Senate had approved 8 to 1. President Kennedy is expected to sign. The measure signals unified support for action Kennedy may take to block Cuban communism and protect U S interests and allies.
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Congress
Cuba
House
Senate
Kennedy
United States
Two Winchester Men Fined 600 for Bookmaking
Two Winchester men received fines totaling 600 in Municipal Court. Gustav Bornshear operator of a downtown newsstand was fined 400 plus 9.75 costs and a 60 day suspended jail term with one year probation. Thurman Edward Hicks operator of a service station was fined 200 plus 9.75 costs and a 30 day suspended jail term with one year probation. Leslie F. Shuler, an employee of Bornscheuer, was nolle prose. Commonwealth's Attorney Daney Watts said there was no basis to believe Shuler knew his involvement.
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Winchester
Gustav Bornshear
Thurman Edward Hicks
Leslie F. Shuler
Bornscheuer
Commonwealth
Daney Watts
Shuler
Rebels Seize Power in Yemen Coup and Assassination Claim
Rebels in Yemen announce a liberal revolutionary takeover and claim Imam Mohammad Al-Badr was assassinated, while Cairo Radio says he was deposed. The move appears aligned with Nasser's United Arab Republic and Pan Arabism influence.
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Aden
Yemen
Mohammad Al-Badr
Cairo Radio
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
State Police at Ole Miss Guard Gate with Gas Masks
State police and county officers, armed and helmeted, massed at the University of Mississippi as 400 officers fortified the gates against James Meredith. Gas masks and billy clubs were seen, while campus police held guns. Gov. Barnett arrived amid growing tension. Meredith remained absent from the campus.
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Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Meredith
Harrison County
Gulf Coast
Tupelo
Mississippi
Walker urges mass resistance to federal order on Mississippi integration
Former Major General Edwin A. Walker, who led troops at Little Rock in 1957, calls for a volunteer force of 10,000 from every state to resist federal court integration orders in Mississippi. He says he will be there on the right side and urges action when the President acts.
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Edwin A. Walker
Little Rock
Central
Mississippi
Union
Germany
Walker
Ark
the United
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