Fire recalls Normandie luxury liner in 1942 disaster
New York reports recall of the Normandie fire that gutted the former French luxury liner in February 1942 while at a Hudson River pier. The blaze killed one worker and injured hundreds as the ship rolled onto its port side. Investigations blamed carelessness and rushed Navy work. The ship was refloated in 1943, never fully repaired, sold for scrap in 1946.
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U.S. Navy
Normandie
Hudson River
U.S
Congressional
Naval
Navy
U.S. Maritime Commission
Convict, Wife Who Helped Escape Sought After Jail Break
Police chased Thomas Sargent and Brenda Ann Sargent after they aided a jailbreak at Livingston County Jail Howell Michigan. The couple fled to Indiana and Chicago with help from a Royal Oak pair who drove them to Elkhart and provided bus fare. Sargent escaped while his pistol wielding wife forced a deputy to unlock the cell.
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UPI
Livingston County
Indiana
Chicago
Thomas Sargent
Brenda Ann
Highland Park
Michigan
Royal Oak
Sargents
Elkhart
Ind
Howell
John
Vonnie Pace
Sargent
Bonding Firm Suit Alleges Sherman Act Violation
Trans-American Corp of Cleveland sues United Bonding Insurance and United Public Insurance in Indianapolis for 3.5 million dollars alleging monopoly efforts to control rail bonding nationwide and libel against president Dominick Lonardo. Complaint seeks treble damages and fees. United Public disputes monopoly claim. Also, Havana reports Catholic authorities suspend Rev German Lences for pro Castro activities.
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Cleveland
Trans- American Corp
Indianapolis
A. H. Dudnik
Trans-American
United Bonding Insurance Co
United Public Insurance Co
Dudnik
Trans - American
Dominick C. Lonardo
Indiana
United Public
United Bonding
Lonardo
J. Helburn
Churctiman
Havana
German Lences
Mansfield Choice Backed By Kennedy
Senator Mike Mansfield travels to Florida with clear backing from President-elect John F. Kennedy for his forthcoming promotion to Senate Democratic leadership. He plans to steer Kennedy’s cabinet picks through Senate confirmation and aims to include the vice president in leadership conferences, signaling strong cross party cooperation.
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Washington
UPI
Mike Mansfield
Florida
John F. Kennedy
Montana
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Mansfield
Senate
House
Johnson
Tax Cut Backed by Samuelson for Kennedy Recovery
Professor Paul A. Samuelson of MIT urged President-elect Kennedy to cut taxes to spark business recovery. He told UPI in U.S. News & World Report that no upturn is likely before summer and unemployment remains high. He favored direct federal loans if foreign payments hinder rate cuts and warned inflation remains a challenge.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U.S. News & World Report
Samuelson
U.S
Indian Train Sets 6 500 Ton Record
NEW DELHI an 80 car Indian freight train carried 6 500 tons of iron ore. Four diesel locomotives imported from the United States pulled the record load 164 miles in 13 1 2 hours. Special radiotelephones helped engineers coordinate their work.
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New Delhi
United States
Rocket Hits 7000 MPH Speed At Woomera Range
Canberra reports the government confirming a new hypersonic research rocket fired at Woomera range achieved a velocity of 7000 miles per hour. The test underscores Australia long range in missile technology and defense research.
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Canberra
Australia
Woomera
TWA Refinancing Set For December 29 Closing
Trans World Airlines announced the formal closing for its $265 million financing program will occur on December 29. The plan would place shares of TWA, controlled by financier Howard Hughes, into a voting trust under the proposed scheme.
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TWA
Trans World Airlines
Howard Hughes
Woman Finds Porch Tree as Beautiful as Rockefeller Center
In Pittsburgh, Mrs. Leah Grubbs, confined indoors by health, admires a scrawny Christmas tree decorated with colored paper. Gifted by eight year old Kim Holmes, the tree stands on her porch in a makeshift stand of a sand bucket and red bricks. Kim cut it himself near his hillside home to say Merry Christmas.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Leah Grubbs
Rockefeller Center
Kim Holmes
Christmas Tree Craft At Grubbs Home
Kim decorated with colored paper cutouts forming a chain as Grubbs, with cold numb hands, scooped spilled sand back into a bucket before placing the tree on the porch. Mrs Grubbs called it the most beautiful Christmas tree she had ever seen, learned this trick in second grade at Sample Elementary School.
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Sample
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