Coast Fire Tragedy Claims Nineteen Lives In San Francisco
A pre dawn blaze at the Thomas Hotel on Mission Street killed nineteen tenants and injured nearly forty, many trapped on upper floors as police and fire crews battled the four story fire. The renter Raymond Gorman 62 was jailed on manslaughter charges after admitting heavy drinking.
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San Francisco
Raymond Gorman
George Kelly
Gorman
Thomas Hotel
Mission St. Gorman
John Saylor
James Boyer
Boyer
Mission Street
Communists Reach Great Plain of Jars in Laos
Western military sources quote gains around the Plain of Jars as Communist strength builds via Soviet airlifts for major new assaults, with Vientiane radio confirming renewed activity and US intelligence weighing impact.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
Great Plain of Jars
Kong le
Luang Prayang
Mekong River
Paksane
Thailand
Luang Prabang
Savang Vathana
Vientiane
Laos
Xieng Khouang
Plain of Jars
Viet Nam
National Assembly
Boun Oum
Ban Ban
Hanoi
Bangkok
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Moscow Radio
United States
North
Philippines
Grady Draws 10 Years For Armed Holdup
A jobless printer in Indiana received a ten year prison term after pleading guilty to armed robbery at the A Good Liquor Store last June 6. Joseph Edward Grady, 24, Munie, admitted further armed robberies at Seerney’s Market Pasquale’s Pizza Shop and Foley’s Confectionary with about $680 stolen. He was captured after Jack Campbell aided police.
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Joseph Edward Grady
Muncie
Indiana
Carl T. Smith
Grady
Katheryn Baker
William Lawler
Seerney’s
North
Anderson
Chesterfield
Jack Campbell
Lafayette St
Cuba on a war footing as Castro mobilizes forces
Havana reports mass mobilization as Fidel Castro marshals an estimated up to 230000 troops and civilians for defense against a feared U S attack. Militia patrols, anti aircraft defenses, and paratrooper rumors heighten tensions across the island, with churches and civic groups targeted in a crackdown.
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Havana
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Long Island Republic
Revolucion
Kzvestia
New York
Raul Roa
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
San Francisco de Sales
Quincena
Las Villas
Trinidad
Caribbean
VU. S
Police hold suspect in five break ins
Anderson police arrested a man after a late night transfer of loot from a car to a house yielded items valued at over 700 dollars. The suspect confessed to five local break ins at Don's Barbecue Miller's Tavern Olympic Bar Christy's Drive-In and Alibi Drive-In. A Michigan resident linked to the cases was also named for questioning.
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Anderson
Dale Vaughn
Ned Stegner
Walter Eugene Campbell
14Th St
Fort Wayne
Carl Whitinger
Monroe
Mich
Rube Cox
Don's
Millers Tavern
Olympic Bar
Christy's
Robert Graham
Michigan
Law Suit Seeks 150000 From City Over Injury
Ida Rose McClintock filed in Superior Court 2 alleging the City of Anderson negligent by a loose object at the Juvenile Detention Center front entrance. She seeks 150000 for medical costs after a June fall causing a triple right ankle fracture and current wheelchair confinement.
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al Woolbert
Ida Rose McClintock
Escape of Six Dogs At Columbus Pound
Columbus police respond to a reported light at the city dog pound and confront Earnest Reeder found among dogs. Officers discover the sanitation officer there adding two more strays to the pound collection during the incident.
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Columbus, Ind
Columbus
Earnest Reeder
Boyes Names Top Chamber Committees
Donald E Boyes president of the Chamber of Commerce and general manager of the Delco-Remy Division announced Chamber committees yesterday for the 1961 Anderson program. Finance chair H Wilber Hardacre and Tax Research chair Paul H Newbern lead a list of named members. The Tax Research Committee plan includes a 10 year tax study for the Anderson area with five year past and future projections.
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Donald E. Boys
Chamber of Commerce
Delco-Remy
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Boyes
H. Wilber Hardacre
Russell J. Hulse
Robert L. Austin
George A. Griffith Sr
Everett A. Hartung
Edward Wellington
Paul H. Newbern
Theodore E. Crook
William E. Schofield
Commerce Body Board of Directors
Wilbur E. Martin
Wilson G. Anderson
Joe Crook
Oscar Flint
Oscar Hilligoss
Kenneth McCreary
J. Robert Phillips
Robert V. Cridge
L. R. Abbott
Charles Amos
A. G. Banning
Beulah Mitchell
Thelma Moore
Ray Precup
Raymond Reydell
Joe Shoemaker
Earl Wollam
DeVar Litten
Donald Bowen
Herman Hallett
Lewis Jacobs
William L. Judd
C. E. McShirley
Sam W. McWilliams
Erle P. Peck
Wilbur S. Roby
George Fl. Surbaugh
Eugene Yates
Paul
Robey
George R. Canaday
Jahn D. Dean
Gordon C. Johnson
Fred Kean
William P. Thompson
Tax Research Committee
YMCA
Anderson Area
Catlin Whitehead Named County Attorney Succeeding Norton
W Catlin Whitehead of 333 Winding Way was appointed county attorney by the Board of Commissioners on Thursday. He succeeds William Norton who left the post after being named manager of the Anderson Auto License Branch.
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W. Catlin Whitehead
Winding Way
Board of Commissioners
William Norton
Whitehead
Norton
Democrat
Anderson Auto License
Eisenhower to Visit Augusta for Weekend
President Eisenhower will fly to Augusta Georgia on Saturday. He will review troops at Fort Gordon near Augusta and spend the weekend at the Augusta National Golf Club.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Ft. Gordon
Augusta National Golf Club
Mental Health Bills Backed by Indiana Group
The Madison County Association for Mental Health urged community support for Indiana General Assembly bills aiding the mentally ill during a St. John's Hospital meeting. Fred Crandal of the State Association attended, as civic groups were asked to lobby legislators for new and amended mental health laws.
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Indiana General Assembly
Madison County Association For Mental Health
St. John’s Hospital
Fred Crandal
State Association
Anderson
Madison County
Max Risinger
Donald Copeland
Pendleton
A. K. Fricke
Harry Coen
Julian Glazer
Esther Folland
Hazel Kingery
County Association
Police Blame Icy Streets For Wrecks Here
Icy streets blamed by police for two accidents in the Anderson area. Harold Laman, 53, suffered about 1000 dollars damage to his car in the 500 block of Cross Street. Edward P. Childs, 23, sustained a cut mouth after his convertible hit a tree on West 3rd Street near Locust Street. he was treated and released.
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Harold Laman
Ridge
Cross* St
Laman
Edward P. Childs
W. 8Th St
Childs
W. 3Rd St
Locust St
Mt John's
Anderson
Steel Company Gets Shore Fill Permit
The Army Engineers approved Midwest Steel Corp a permit to fill a Lake Michigan shore area near Portage Indiana for industrial use. Midwest plans a 103 million mill projected to produce one million tons of finished products annually with completion this summer despite local opposition over dune recreation value.
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Chicago
Army Engineer Corps
Midwest Steel Corp
Lake Michigan
Portage
Ind
Joseph A. Smedile
The
Engineers
Midwest
National Steel Corp
Nixon Election Valedictory Given
In a brief but dramatic valedictory Vice President Richard M Nixon announced the final official count of electoral votes and proclaimed John F Kennedy the winner He offered heartfelt best wishes and urged acceptance of the verdict and support for the winner by all.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
United States of Congress
Nixon
Kennedy
Congress
Senate House
Alabama
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Virginia
Byrd
House
Senate
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower to Visit Japan as Private Citizen in Fall
President and Mrs. Eisenhower plan a private trip to Japan in September or October, traveling as former Columbia University head and guest of the Columbia Alumni Association of Japan. They would cross the Pacific on a luxury liner due to Mrs. Eisenhower’s ear ailment and dislike of air travel. The trip follows his cancellation of a state visit last June amid Tokyo riots.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Japan
Tokyo
Columbia University
Columbia University Alumni Association of Japan
Columbia
United States
Eisenhowers
Pacific
Eisenhowr
Rusk Briefing Kennedy On World Affairs
Secretary of State designate Dean Rusk briefed President-elect John F. Kennedy on Cuba Laos and the broader world situation during a 90 minute session at Kennedy's Georgetown home. Kennedy said the talks covered the whole spectrum of foreign affairs and included decisions on State Department appointments with some assistant secretaries to be named before inauguration.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Laos
Rusk
Kennedy
Georgetown
State Department
Christian A. Herter
United States
International Control Commission
Two Arrested In $300000 Bank Shortage Case
Terre Haute Indiana AP two men linked to a bank shortage involving automobile loans on non existent cars were arrested Friday night. Thomas E Lapworth 41 owner City Motors Inc. and William C Kipple 38 assistant cashier at First National Bank of Terre Haute face charges. Lapworth released on 25000 bond after appearing before U S Commissioner Robert H Duffy. Kipple not arraigned.
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Terre Haute
Ind
First National Bank of
Thomas E. Lapworth
City Motors Inc
William C. Kipple
Lapworth
U. S
Robert H. Duffy
Kipple
Handley Proposals Spark Indiana Assembly Action
Gov Handley’s farewell to the Indiana Legislature prompts quick action on his reform ideas. A reapportionment bill, a property tax repeal on household goods, and tougher sex offense laws move in the House and Senate. Proposals include mandatory death for first degree sex offense murders and lifetime mental-commitment for a second offense, with annual tests to gauge recovery. Handley received standing ovations as he wrapped up four years in office.
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Indianapolis
Harold W. Handley
Indiana
Handley
Senate
Ralph H. Waltz
Hagerstown
Charles W. Kirk Jr
Floyd Knobs
House
George W. McDaniel
Bloomington
Richard L. Byers
Peter L. McGrath
Evansville
Indiana Division of Mental Health
Matthew F. Welsh
Welsh
Navy Mercy Airlift Evacuates U S Citizens From Cuba
The Navy began a mercy airlift to bring about 90 Americans from eastern Cuba to Miami International Airport. Evacuees, some naturalized U S citizens, gathered at Guantanamo for the flights as the Red Cross announced more unscheduled trips. Bernard Femminella, vice consul at Santiago, joined the last plane.
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Miami
UPI
Navy
Cuba
U. S
Miami International Airport
Guantanamo Naval Base
Red Cross
Guantana
Bernard Femminella
Santiago
Hollywood
Fila
Newborns at St John’s Hospital Born to Five Local Families
New arrivals include a boy born to Mr and Mrs Paul Poffenbarger Rt 4 a girl to Mr and Mrs Gerald Sheets 2706 W 18th St and a boy to Mr and Mrs Robert Rodeman 640 Alexandria Pike and a boy to Mr and Mrs John Little Oakville.
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St. John’s Hospital
Paul Poffenbarger
Robert Rodeman
Alexandria Pike
Gerald Sheets
18Th St
John Little
Oak
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YALE
W. 25Th St
Deka-Remy Guide Barbershop Chorus
Herald
Joseph Grady
del Calvario
Santiago de Las Vegas
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Workers Association
Oriente
City
City of
Superior Court
Catlin Whitehead
Ike
Georgia
Mental Health Legislative Board
Steel Company
Mamie
Breakins
Walter E. Campbell
Ed Stegner
Campbell
Breakin
U.S
Femminella
G. Harvey Summ
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