Collision probe links radar warning to NYC air disaster
A radar operator at La Guardia warned pilots of unidentified targets seconds before two airliners collided over New York. The United DC8 and Trans World Airlines Constellation merged, killing at least 135 people. Public hearings on the disaster were set to begin in Brooklyn on January 4.
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New York
New York City
la Guardia
Trans World Airlines
TWA
United Air Lines
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Elwood R. Quesada
Federal Aviation Agency
Washington
Quesada
Eisenhower
Civil Aeronautics Board
Noxious Chemical Cloud After Derailment Evacuations Ordered
A derailed New York Central freight spilled chemicals forming a noxious cloud over the valley near Jacksonville. Sheriff Harold Shields and Athens County responders evacuated nearby homes and checked contents with a chemistry professor while crews worked to move undamaged cars and reroute traffic.
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Jacksonville
New York Central Railroad
Athens County
Harold Shields
Sheriff Shields
Ohio University
James Tong
Trimble High School
Route 13
Fritz Roman
George Householder
Messenger Newsphoto
Kennedy President Official Victory Declared by Electoral College
The Electoral College confirmed John F. Kennedy as president with 300 votes, Richard Nixon 219, and Harry Byrd 15. Hawaii's three votes linger due to partial recounts, with a full recount ordered. Congress will tally the votes in a joint session on January 6.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Hawaii
Congress
Senate Leader Urges NSC Rebuild After Study
Sen. Henry M. Jackson chairs a year long NSC study urging a major overhaul of the National Security Council. He calls for expert witnesses from both parties as the new president should reform the top advisory board on matters of national life or death.
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Washington
National Security Council
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Senate
Jackson
NSC
Harris Trial Action Shifts To Defense
In Gallia County Court Atty John A Epling begins defense for Tommy Harris 42 charged with first degree murder in the Aug 7 shooting of Marion Hatfield 35 The state rests after seven days with expert witnesses and a BCI investigator recalled The defense cross examines the investigator who cites Hatfield kneeling or stopping before the shot and places the gun within three feet of the victim The report on the NSC criticizes its planning boards and committees for weak coherence and low common denominator solutions.
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Gallipolis
John A. Epling
Gallia County
Warren F. Sheets
BCI
Hatfield
Tom Wagner
Harris
Wagner
NSC
Mental test sought for Pavlick before JFK plot case
Miami police prepare to obtain a mental evaluation of Richard Pavlick 73 who is accused of plotting to blow up President elect John F Kennedy. The Belmont New Hampshire man faces prosecution over the planned attack.
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Miami
Fla
Richard Pavlick
Belmont, N. H
John F. Kennedy
Nehru Draws Parallel to Congo Crisis with Big Powers
Prime Minister Nehru compared the Congo turmoil to the Spanish Civil War thirty years earlier. He said major powers were outside aiding all contestants with arms and other support, fueling the conflict.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Congo
Air Force Colonel Honored by South Korea
U S Air Force Col. Dean Hess, famed for guiding orphans to safety in the Korean War, receives South Korea’s Medal for Public Welfare in Seoul.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Air Force
Dean Hess
Ohio electoral college votes GOP in loss for second time
Columbus reports that for the second time since the turn of the century Ohio's electoral college cast its 25 votes for the Republican presidential ticket, a result that did not carry the national outcome.
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Columbus
Ohio
U S Says Israel Keeping United States in the Dark
The State Department charges that Israel is withholding information from the United States about plans or progress on a large atomic reactor. The claim centers on limited communication and seeks clarification on potential developments and implications for U S policy and security.
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Washington
State Department
Israel
United States
Servicemen Injured In Plane Crash Near Nome Alaska
Two Nelsonville servicemen, Airman 2-C Robert Riley and Airman 2-C Jerry Wallace, were injured when a bush plane crashed into a radio shack near Nome Alaska. Riley suffered a fractured spine and spinal trauma while Wallace had a back concussion and kidney injury. both were transported to the 5040th U.S. Army hospital from St Lawrence Island where they had been stationed.
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Nelsonville
Red Cross
Robert Riley
Mary Pitts
St. Charles St
Jerry Wallace
Wilbur Wallace
Fort St
Riley
Wallace
5040Th
U.S. Army Hospital
St. Lawrence Island
Japan
Two Chiefs Are Hunted In Ethiopia
Soldiers searched Emboko Mountains for Brigadier Mengestu Naway and his brother Girmay, the last major rebel chiefs at large after the abortive bid to dethrone Emperor Haile Selassie. A government spokesman said 80 percent of over 1000 rebels who surrendered were released. Crown Prince Asfa Wassan was named king but exonerated.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Mengestu Naway
Girmay
Emboko Mountains
Col
Workneh Gebeyehu
Naway Brothers
Selassie
Brazil
Asfa Wassan
Laos Military Aid Resumed After Communist Victory
Washington announced the United States will resume full military and economic aid to Laos. State Department spokesman Lincoln White cited the non Communist government's victory over Soviet backed forces as justification for renewed support. Four Americans were lightly wounded in the fighting around Vientiane. all Americans in Laos are safe.
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Washington
United States
Laos
State Department
Lincoln White
U. S
White
Vientienne
Attorney seeks dismissal of Presser conviction in union records case
An attorney for William Presser of the Ohio Teamsters asks the federal district court in Cleveland to dismiss Presser's eight month sentence and conviction for destroying and concealing union records ordered after a U S Senate committee inquiry.
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Cleveland
William Presser
Ohio
Teamsters
Federal District Court Here
Presser
U. S. Senate
Fat Hogs Sell Fast in One-Day Want Ad Sale
A brief want ad claims two fat hogs sold within a day, with the advertiser noting the ad could have moved a hundred hogs if more had been available before the listing was cancelled.
Death Toll Rises to 46 in Constellation Disaster
Navy officials report 46 dead and damage around 75 million dollars after a massive fire aboard the aircraft carrier Constellation. Earlier police estimates of 56 dead and 10 missing were adjusted as some missing were identified.
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New York
Navy
Constellation
UN Assembly Debates Congo Crisis and Lumumba’s Release
The United Nations General Assembly delayed Congo action after rejecting a Algeria referendum and shelving East West disarmament plans. Debates featured Krishnam Menon’s long speech and a warning from Dag Hammarskjold on UN troop neutrality if civil war breaks out.
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United Nations
N. Y
UN General Assembly
Algeria
Assembly
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Munich crash toll reaches fifty with new fatality
A U S military plane crash in Munich adds one more death to the casualty list, raising the total dead to 50. The victim’s identity was not released pending family notification. Authorities continued to investigate the cause of the incident.
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Munich
Germany
U. S
Akron teachers get $200 raise for new year
Akron Board of Education approved a $200 raise for city teachers for the year beginning January 1. The action increases annual pay and underscores renewed staffing support amid budgeting considerations for the district.
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Akron
Board of Education
Two Fat Hogs for Sale Ad in Messenger Classifieds
Short classified line repeats two fat hogs for sale with contact LY 2 8515. The message pitches classified ads in The Messenger and promotes calling LY 3 1242 for want ads with charging option.
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Messenger
Kennedy Discusses New Administration Spending Plans
President elect John F Kennedy plans to outline the new administration's budget program in a briefing with Democratic leaders in Palm Beach Florida. He has begun strategy talks with Lyndon Johnson Sam Rayburn and Mike Mansfield to map oversight before a Wednesday meeting with David Bell budget chief.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kenedo
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Senate
David E. Bell
Budget Bureau
New Orleans Parents Turn Garage Into School
In New Orleans, about 250 children arrive at an improvised private school in a former auto shop. Parents opposed to integration transformed the space into eight classrooms with fluorescent lighting and a bell. Plumber Armand Davio led the effort after federal orders to integrate Frantz and McDonogh schools. retired teachers staff the school and state supplies fund it. Hoping to serve 2000 children next fall, the free cooperative program plans no tuition.
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Frantz
McDonogh
David
Orb Probe Is Started
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A U S man in space capsule was returned after a 16 minute 4000 mile an hour rocket ride. Scientists began an examination to see how well it survived the flight. If the study shows the capsule passed the jarring trip as planned the United States could launch a man on a short space ride within four months. After officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration finish here the capsule will be sent to McDonnell Aircraft Corp St Louis Mo for further study.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
Robbers Loot Bank After Taking Hostages
FBI agents and state and local police chased a trio of hooded gunmen who stormed a bank, held a teller’s family hostage, and fled with about $135,000. The pursuit stretched across Youngstown as investigators pursued leads.
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Youngstown
FBI
Board Chairman White Retires From Republic Steel
Charles M. White retires as board chairman of Republic Steel Corp after leading since 1956. The move ends a long tenure at the Cleveland based steelmaker amid ongoing industry changes.
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Cleveland
Charles M. White
Republic Steel Corp
Pockets of Promises Moscow
Cuban ultraleft economic chief Ernesto Guevara left Moscow with assurances of much larger Soviet aid and trade promises, signaling intensified Soviet economic support.
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Moscow
Ernesto Guevara
Cuba
Communists Demand Laos Conference Over U.S. Action
Tokyo reports that Communist China and North Vietnam joined in demanding an international conference to stop U.S. aggression in Laos as revolt rages in the country.
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Tokyo
China
Record budget presented by Soviet government
The Soviet government presented a record budget outlining state spending and planned allocations for key sectors. Officials touted growth targets and social programs while signaling continued control over economic priorities amid global tensions.
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