Show of Strength Strikes Algerian Cities by Secret Army
Algerian cities of Algiers and Oran were crippled by a two hour general strike called by the Secret Army, a right wing underground group of French settlers. The strike supported hospital staff protests over police control, with some staff arrested for alleged complicity and others escaping from hospitals. Rebels met in Morocco near Casablanca to discuss peace with France and De Gaulle, signaling possible but not imminent cease-fire.
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Algiers
Oran
Algeria
Secret Army
Morocco
Charles de Gaulle
France
European Secret Army
Saad Dahlab
de Gaulle
Raoul Salan
Versailles
Kennedy and Clay Reach Agreement on Berlin Crisis Policies
President Kennedy and Gen. Lucius D. Clay say they fully agree on policies to handle future Berlin crises. The White House statement followed a one hour meeting, signaling no rift and affirming U S authority considerations in West Berlin.
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Kennedy
Clay
Berlin
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
West Berlin
White House
Dean Rusk
U.S
Albert Watson II
Pierre Salinger
Germany
Rusk
Salinger
MBS
Ski Resorts See Crowds Dip After New Year Peak
After a record breaking Christmas New Year opening, crowds at ski areas waned over the weekend due to rain and sleet. Stratton reports better than expected turnout and upcoming grand opening on January 27 with Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr. in attendance.
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Manchester
Stratton
Magic Mountain
Bromley
Prospect Mountain
Woodford
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Soviets Force Down Belgian Airliner
An Belgian Sabena jet flying Tehran to Istanbul with 27 aboard was forced to land inside the Soviet Union by Soviet jets near Istanbul. Of the passengers 19 were passengers and eight crew. destinations included Istanbul Athens Frankfurt and Brussels. Belgium seeks release and the Soviet Foreign Office investigates.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Tehran
Soviet Union
Sabena
Athens
Frankfurt
Brussels
Moscow
Three Die in Bus Auto Collision in New Hampshire
Three men from Manchester died when their car collided head on with a Boston-bound Trailways bus on Route 16 in Tamworth. Six bus passengers were injured but not critically. names include Lionel St Laurent and George Sullivan Jr. with others listed. The crash blocked the road while authorities removed the bodies.
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Tamworth
N.H
Manchester
Lakes Region
Lionel St. Laurent
Walnut St
George Sullivan Jr
Howe St
Brown Paper Co
Berlin
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Boston
North Conway
Trailways
Florence Smith
Charles Perry
Claire Burkhammer
Bartlett
Kathleen Daniels
Cambridge
Mass
Freeman H. Lowell
Mendon
John Biden
Marine Corps
Arthur Aikens
Bomb misses Sukarno as attack kills three in Makassar
In Makassar Indonesia President Sukarno escaped unharmed after a bomb exploded during his four day Celebes tour. The blast killed three and wounded 25 as spectators watched his motorcade. Sukarno later spoke at a student rally and inspected a military base. Security was tightened with no arrests reported.
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Makassar
Indonesia
Sukarno
Celebes
West New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
Vermont Racing Commission Sets Plan for Taconic Track
Vermont racing officials and Taconic Racing and Breeding Association discussed parimutuel racing in Vermont with a proposed 13 16ths mile track and a $4 million plant. Plans call for facilities including a plush clubhouse, glass-enclosed grandstands, a multi-floor betting setup, 8000 parking spaces, stables for 1000 horses, and potential extra land purchases. Construction could start in about two weeks with a six month to four month completion window, weather permitting.
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Mark E. Linenthal
Boston
Linenthal
Suffolk
Lincoln
Monmouth
Rockingham
Narragansett
Taconic
Louis Smith
Smith
Edward F. Barrett
Bennington
Martin E. DeMatteo Jr
Milton
Mass
Frederick Fayette
Burlington
Kenneth Graf
Manchester
N. H
Margaret Lillie
George E. Brady
Lawrence
Racing Group Denies Site Difficulties
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association denied reported excavation problems at its current site and said it is not seeking new land. Martin E. DeMatteo Jr. of Milton Mass said there is nothing to it and noted a site visit to Cata Mount Raceways to inspect possible gravel. Plans remain as presented to the Vermont Racing Commission.
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Linenthal
U.S. 7
Vermont 346
Smith
Boston
Vermont Racing Commissioners
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association, Inc
Charles F. Ryan
Rutland
Fred P. Davis
Newport
Fred W. Vogel
Bellows Falls
Martin E. DeMatteo Jr
Taconic
Louis Smith
Salem Depot
N.H
Kenneth Graf
Manchester
N. H
Frederick J. Fayette
Burlington
Holbrook
Pownal
Corporation and Construction Company
Milton
Mass
Catamount Raceways, Inc
Deloris Bridges Seeks New Hampshire Senate Bid
In Washington AP report Senator Styles Bridges widow Deloris Bridges is preparing for a GOP nomination bid in New Hampshire to fill the late senator’s four remaining years. Supported by Barry Goldwater she would join Margaret Chase Smith and Maurine Neuberger if elected.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Deloris Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Styles Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Bridges
Maurice J. Murphy Jr
Wesley Powell
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Maurine Neuberger
D-Ore
Goldwater
Powell
Manchester
N.H
William Loeb
Arizona
Murphy
Trains Collision Near Woerden Leaves 79 Feared Dead
Dense fog shrouded a collision between two passenger trains near Woerden Netherlands injuring many and killing about 79. The wreck halted between Utrecht and Rotterdam as rescuers including priests and police worked amid scattered bodies and derailed coaches.
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Woerden
Netherlands
Netherlands Railways
Dutch Railways
Utrecht
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Leeuwarden
North Holland
Weesp
Vermont Highway Probers Resume Hearings
Vermont legislators investigating the Highway Department resume hearings at the Statehouse after a three week recess. Sen. James Oakes will seek a formal AG opinion on why the department dropped its probe of conflicting testimony given to the commission. Oakes says the opinion would clarify whether the commission can swear in witnesses and his panel will press on pending the ruling.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Highway Department
Statehouse
James Oakes
R-Windham
Attorney General’s Office
Oakes
Atty
Thomas M. Debevoise
Brown Says Nixon Must Face Far Right Issue in California
Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California attacked Richard Nixon for not opposing ultra right wing forces, saying Nixon chooses opportunism over principle. He warned Republicans to press Nixon to reject Birch-backed candidates and warned of a growing extremism in the state and party.
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Gov. Brown
Nixon
Washington
Edmund G. Brown
California
Richard M. Nixon
Brown
National Press Club
Richard Nixon
John Birch Society
John Bircher
Birch
Republican Party
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Salan
Llewellwyn Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Columbus
Ohio
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Communist Front
Red China
Albania
Bennington County
Racing Commission
Louis) Smith
Davis
Racing Group
Sen. Bridges
Norris Cotton
Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
van Oosterom
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