30 Believed Dead In Train Derailment Near Johannesburg
A train derailment near New Canada junction outside Johannesburg left as many as 30 people dead, with Red Cross teams and doctors rushing to the scene. South African Railways later reported five confirmed dead from the wreck involving ten cars. Rescue workers battled smoke and wreckage as authorities advised caution.
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Red Cross
New Canada Junction
Nes
Johannesburg
South
Air Force Teams Seek New Jet Speed Records
Four KC135 tankers from Strategic Air Command will launch from Westover AFB to set new speed records for New York to London and return. Two planes aim for round trips 6994 miles with London circling and returns to Westover or Floyd Bennett Field. One-way flights will land at Brize Norton as a Canberra bomber previously held the records at 7 hours 29 minutes London to New York and 6 hours 16 minutes return.
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Baltimore
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London
Brize Norton Air Base
England
FBI Arrests Gary Man on Transport Charge
Layce Tes Westbrook, 39, of Gary Indiana was arrested by the FBI on a warrant from Birmingham Alabama for transporting a stolen automobile from East Chicago to Birmingham earlier this month. Bond set at $1000 by U S commissioner Wilbur J Glendening of Hammond. Held at Lake County jail Crown Point. Bolivia is the world's chief antimony ore producer.
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Layce Tes Westbrook
FBI
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago
U.S
Wilbur J.glendening
Hammond
Westbrook
Lakes County
Crown Point
Bolivia
United States Seeks Freedom for Nine U S Military Men
The United States sent a formal note to the Soviet government last Friday demanding the freedom of nine U S Army men and their aircraft held since June 7 in East Germany after a storm. The note expresses grave concern over their prolonged detention and calls for immediate action. A East German official said the men are living in the area and were forced to remain after the helicopter incident. The State Department has not yet received a reply from Russia.
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Washington
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East Germany
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Dulles Says Cold War Jeopardy Tops Hot War Risk
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles testified to Congress that the American way of life faced greater danger from the cold war than a hot war. He warned that political warfare in the cold war era could be more destructive than military defeat, stressing the need for strong defense of the United States. He also commented on the $8,675,000 foreign aid program and the overall strategy against Soviet pressure.
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United States
Linda McLemore
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St. John’s Hospital
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