Hotel Fire Tragedy Strikes Jacksonville Roosevelts Ballroom
A fire in the Hotel Roosevelt on Adams Street during Gator Bowl weekend killed 21 people and injured 66 as smoke filled the 12 story hotel. Navy helicopters rescued guests from the roof while officials investigated the blaze origin in the Emerald Room.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Roosevelt
Navy
Adams Street
Main Street
Donna Axum
el Dorado, Ark
Flint-Robbins, Inc to Close Down Soon
Flint-Robbins Inc will cease operations when present orders are fulfilled early in January. E Ford Robbins vp and GM cited loss of a major customer and stiff needle trades competition as the basis for the closure. Located on Ben-Mont Avenue the firm began 11 years ago producing infants wear with about 50 current workers. Equipment will be sold and the building leased around Feb 1. Robbins praised loyal employees and noted the decision was final after expected January orders did not materialize.
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Flint and Robbins Inc
E. Ford Robbins
Robbins
Ben-Mont Avenue
Simon Moselsio Dies Former Bennington College Sculptor
Simon Moselsio aged 73, a sculptor and painter and longtime Bennington College art faculty member, died December 21 at his Bennington home. He retired in 1960 after 27 years on the faculty and had since devoted himself to painting. Born in Russia and trained in Berlin, he studied anatomy and carving and exhibited in major German venues before moving to the United States. His wife Herta kept the death private until after the Christmas holiday.
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Bennington College
Moselsio
Simon Moselsio
Russia
Europe
Royal Academy of the Fine Arts
Kunst Gewerbe Schule
Berlin
Janensch
Garbeny
Hans Virchow
Grosse Berliner Kunst Austellung
The
Secession
Old Bennington
Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Spencer Seen Not Seeking Re-Election
John M. Spencer of Cuttingsville will not seek another term as Democratic state chairman. Election set for Sunday at the state committee meeting in Montpelier. A new candidate is expected to enter against T Wesley Grady of Underhill with several names having shown interest previously.
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Spencer
T. Wesley Grady
Underhill
Hoff
George Shea
North Bennington
Kenneth Beckwith
Middlebury
Beckwith
Shea
Grady
Full Agreement Reached At Johnson Erhard Meeting
Johnson and Erhard reached full agreement and understanding after a two day meeting in Johnson City Texas with aims to ease East West tensions and expand peace prospects. The talks focused on trade and economic questions ahead of spring tariff negotiations with the European Common Market.
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Ludwig Erhard
Lyndon Johnson
L.B.J. Ranch
Johnson City
Tex
Hermann Kusterer
Foreign Office
Center
Johnson, Erhard
Johnson
Erhard
Germany
Austin
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Bonn
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
U.S
United States
European Common Market
Cyprus Leaders Agree To British Mediated Neutral Zone Patrolling
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders accepted a plan from Duncan Sandys to create a neutral zone in Nicosia and allow British troops to patrol the capital. Archbishop Makarios and Fazil Kutchuk endorsed the accord as daily British-chaired talks aim to avert further civil strife on the island.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
British Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Nicosia
Cyprus
Sandys
Makarios
Fazil Kutchuk
Mediterrean
Kutchuk
Britian
Five Years With Castro Shapes Cuba’s Turbulent Path
An AP analysis notes Cuba under Fidel Castro shows a chaotic economy with shortages and rationing. It highlights a looming forced labor movement and points to Castro as a global irritant to the United States while pleasing Red China and troubling Russia. The piece recalls the 1958 New Year’s Eve events and Batista’s departure as context.
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Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Total Eclipse Of Moon Seen In New England
The earth moved between the sun and the moon producing a total lunar eclipse visible in New England from 4 25 am to 5 28 am as clouds cleared for a good view. Observers nationwide, including the West Coast of South America, saw portions of the 3 1 hour event amid varying cloud cover. Citizens faced economic worries and political tensions as reports discuss shortages high prices and tax burdens while noting Castro’s stance amid global shifts.
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Boston
New England
North America
South America
Catania Teen Gives Birth to Triplet Girls
In Catania Sicily Maria Costa aged 16 wife of a barber gave birth Thursday to triplet girls her first children.
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Catania
Sicily
Maria Costa
Three injured in White Creek crash. one in critical condition
A 32 year old Bennington man remained in critical condition at Albany Medical Center after a 5 45 am crash on White Creek Road near the Vermont line. Edgar Hall, 32, of Main Street, suffered severe facial lacerations and internal injuries as a passenger in a car driven by Charles Knapp, 32, who faces charges for driving without a license. William Livingston, 36, of the same address, was the car owner and will be summoned for permitting an unlicensed driver. Hall was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital before transfer. Minor accidents in Bennington Village involved James Pettus and James Cummings, and Kathleen Hollister and Emeline Williams on Main Street and the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Bennington
Albany Medical Center
White Creek
Vermont
Edgar Hall
Main Street
New York
Charles Knapp
Main St
William Livingston
Knapp
Livingston
Hall
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hoosick Rescue Squad
Albany Hospital
F. Cummings
Williamstown
Mass
Pettus
School Street
Cummings
Brooklyn Bridge
Kathleen M. Hollister
Chapel Road
Emeline Jane Williams
Lyons District
County Street
Inside Vermont Farm Labor Council progress report
Editorial assesses the state's 25 year progress through the Inside Vermont Farm Labor Council. Regional tax assessment districts proposal is debated in an editorial. A photo features this year’s teenage entourage at Greenwood Lodge in Woodford, linked to Ed Shea’s students. State police report a busy weekend handling multiple auto accidents.
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Vermont Farm Labor Council
Greenwood Lodge
Woodford
Ed Shea
Rickover cites leak cause in Thresher sinking
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover told a House subcommittee that a leak inside the nuclear submarine Thresher allowed water to overwhelm the vessel during a test dive, a finding aligning with naval inquiry that a ruptured engine pipe under heavy sea pressure contributed to the loss. He urged viewing the tragedy as a warning to improve safety and learning from the incident.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Congress
Rickover
House Appropriations
Atlantic
Boston
Naval Court of Inquiry
Williamston Negroes Plan Rutland Rally
More than 40 Negro youths from Williamston North Carolina involved in civil rights protests plan a New Year’s Eve freedom rally at Mount St. Joseph auditorium Rutland. Speeches and songs will reflect jail memories including songs written in Martin County jail. Revival of tensions follows a November 14 freedom march in Williamston and a Rutland minister arrested in New England.
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Rutland
Williamston
N.C
Mount St. Joseph
Martin County
Roger A. MacDonald
Rutland’s
Baptist Church
New England
MacDonald
Greek King Orders New Elections
King Paul dissolved the Parliament elected on November 3 after coalition talks collapsed and named Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, 63, deputy governor of the Bank of Greece, to head a caretaker cabinet for elections set for February 16 as Greece seeks to resolve a political crisis amid Cyprus tensions.
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Athens
Greece
Paul
Cyprus
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
Bank of Greece
Trawler Sinks After Rescue Off Provincetown
A 70 foot fishing vessel struck a submerged object and sank in 270 feet of water four hours after its six crew were rescued off Provincetown Massachusetts.
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Provincetown
Mass
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By William L. Ryan
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