Max Conrad Jinx Stays With Him
New Orleans reports veteran flyer Max Conrad 61 arriving with a missing letter from Capetown mayor to New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro. His Capetown to New Orleans attempt to beat the long distance record was hampered by mechanical trouble stormy weather and fuel misreads in St Petersburg Florida. He continued to Prescott Arizona for a delayed Christmas amid recent misfortunes.
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New Orleans
Max Conrad
Conrad
Capetown
South Africa
Victor Schiro
St. Petersburg
Fla
Capetown - St. Petersburg
Prescott
Ariz
Winona
Minn
Colder Weather Slows Oregon Northern California Flood Relief
Heavy snowfall blocked flood relief flights in Northern California and prolonged refugee isolation into day eight. Snow limited river runoffs, while Oregon and California faced 18 19 flood deaths and widespread losses. Red Cross reported 16,300 families with major losses. food and supplies moved by air and road salvage efforts continued.
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Associated Press
California
Pacific
Oregon
Siskiyou Mountains
Eel River
Eureka
Red Cross
Idaho
Washington
William Sowle
Civil Defense
Yreka
Greyhound
Terrace Gardens
Garberville
U.S. 101
Humboldt County
Karl Mahler
Mahler
State Board of Health
Boise
Congo Rebels Led by Foreign Officers, Tshombe Claims
Premier Moise Tshombe told the United Nations Security Council that Egyptian and Algerian officers are commanding Congolese rebels on the northeast frontier. He said there is irrefutable proof of war material supplies from those countries and asked to add these charges to Congo’s indictment against Algeria, the UAR, and the Sudan.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations Security Council
Tshombe
Congo
Algeria
United Arab Republic
Sudan
Outside Audit in Iowa Set
Republican members of the State Executive Council agreed to an outside audit of statehouse offices turned over to Democrats. Gov. Harold Hughes urged the audit after it was discussed without a formal request. The audit will check cash on hand against books for the offices of the treasurer, auditor, secretary of agriculture, and secretary of state, with Ernst and Ernst of Des Moines proposed to perform the work contingent on legal approval by the attorney general.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Statehouse
Jan. J
Harold Hughes
Agriculture
Secretary of State
Ernst and Ernst
Germans Shoot At Escapee Near East German Border
West German border police report an East German escape attempt where guards opened fire with submachine guns near dawn. The man lay motionless in the snow before East German guards carried off the body.
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Brunswick
Germany
East Germany
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Congress
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Reno
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World Briefs
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Malaysia
LA Paz
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Joyce
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