Stock Car Race Mishaps Kill 16 in Argentina
In Buenos Aires a Grand Prix stock car race tragedy left sixteen dead and at least thirty injured as cars plowed into crowds at the finish circle. Thirteen died initially, with two youths and another pedestrian among the fatalities as the event wound down. Oscar Galvez won the race that began December 1, with accidents stemming from cars striking spectators and a motorcycle collision near the finish.
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35 Die In Two Air Crashes In Argentina
Thirty five people perished in two crashes in Argentina on Sunday. An Air Ministry liner with 31 aboard exploded north of Buenos Aires on a Lima Peru flight, killing everyone. Near Concordia a chartered plane went down in a storm, killing three Americans and an Argentine. Names identified include pilot Mary Levitt Wells and passengers Thomas Cunningham and wife Mary.
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Hillary brings Himalayan scalp to Chicago amid doubt
Sir Edmund Hillary arrived from Calcutta with a Himalayan “Abominable Snowman” scalp guarded by Nepalese headman Khumjo Chumbi. He questioned the Snowman’s existence, noting evidence so far has rational explanations and plans to have experts inspect the scalp in Chicago.
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Anti Castro Leaflets Dropped From Plane on Havana Crowds
The article describes leaflets urging Cubans to join counterrevolutionaries against Fidel Castro, dropped over Havana crowds amid rising executions and sabotage reports. It notes arrests, a planned revolutionary tribunal in Pinar Del Rio, and calls for demonstrations to topple Castro regime.
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JFK says there will be much common ground with Israel
President-elect John F Kennedy replied to Premier Ben Gurion with a cable noting that there will continue to be much common ground in Israeli and American foreign policies. The message followed Ben Gurion's congratulations on Kennedy's victory.
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Stork Delivers Baby During 12 Inch Snowstorm
In Bristol Pennsylvania during a heavy snowstorm the Bucks County Rescue Squad assisted a baby delivery. An ambulance from Lower Bucks Hospital transported the mother Mrs. Dorothy Walters of Levis Town with a fire truck and snow plow aiding the journey. The stork arrived en route as the crew fought roadway drifts and delays, finally delivering a baby girl.
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Soviets Warn Britain About Polaris Base
Moscow reports that the Soviet Union warned Britain the American Polaris submarine base in Scotland would face retaliation at the submarine rather than the base if an incident happened outside British waters. Tass recalled WWII British strikes on German U‑boat pens. The move, the agency said, jeopardizes summit talks and worsens the international climate.
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Union Ultimatum Tests Castro Labor Unity
Prime Minister Fidel Castro faces a test as the Red-led Sugar Workers Union demands the Electrical Union condemn march organizers as counterrevolutionaries. Electricians had marched on the presidential palace shouting Cuba yes Russia no, signaling early labor opposition to perceived Communist influence in government.
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UNESCO taps Dr McCune for education post
Paris AP Dr Shannon McCune provost of the University of Massachusetts will become director of UNESCOs education department in January. He has taught at Ohio University Colgate and Tokyo University and has held visiting posts at Harvard Columbia Johns Hopkins Chicago Miami Ohio Minnesota and McGill. He served in World War II government economic warfare work in several cities and was deputy director of the Economic Cooperation Administrations Far East program in 1950-51.
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Dynamite Damages Atlanta Negro School
A pre dawn explosion damaged a Negro school in Atlanta injuring none. The act could have harmed 1,600 students in session. FBI joined city detectives to pursue federal violation potential as officials kept classes open. Investigators found two rooms heavily damaged with shuttered windows visible to awaiting pupils.
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Burglary yields $3 in Indianapolis telegraph shack
Thomas Morley, 59, alone in a railroad telegraph shack, was ordered to empty his pockets by a gunman who took only $3 and fled. No injuries reported. The incident occurred in Indianapolis.
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Holiday Visas Approved For Christians In Jerusalem
About 5000 Christian applicants have received approval from the Israeli government to spend Christmas in the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem. Applications have been sent to Jordanian authorities for final approval.
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Ghana to send 3000 science students abroad
President Kwame Nkrumah announced that 3,000 Ghana science students will be sent for training to the Soviet Union and other Eastern countries early next year. The plan reflects Ghana's push to boost technical education and align with eastern partners.
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