Capital Of Laos Burning
The U S Embassy and a French hospital were hit by shellfire as anti Communist forces clash over Vientiane causing flames in the capital. Evacuations followed with four Americans slightly injured and French staff fleeing the Matheset Hospital. The Mekong River crossing carried refugees as fighting raged in downtown Vientiane.
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U. S
Vientiane
Thailand
Laos
Bangkok
U.S
U.S. Information Agency
Mekong
US Moon Shot Fails As Atlas Explodes Over Atlantic
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The sixth straight Moon shot ends in a spectacular explosion as an Atlas Able carrier rocket carrying a 388 pound satellite fails over the Atlantic. NASA will investigate. recovery efforts planned offshore.
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U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla. AP
United States
U.S
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Maj
Edward D'Arcy
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Eisenhower Health Report Describes Excellent Condition
Presidents doctors from Walter Reed report Eisenhower's general condition remains excellent after completing his annual physical. They note improvement in chronic bronchitis and bursitis of the left shoulder and say he left the hospital for the White House desk shortly after the examination.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Leonard D. Heaton
Army
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Snyder and Heaton
King Baudouin Marries Fabiola in Glittering Brussels Ceremonies
King Baudouin of Belgium wed Dona Fabiola in two rites in Brussels, as nervous bride faced a 20 foot train mishap. Crowds cheered "long live the king" while the emperor of Ethiopia faced a military coup closing all airports and a curfew in Addis Ababa.
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Belgium
Baudouin
Dona Fabiola
Palace
Gaule
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Fabiola
Key
Joseph Cardinal van Roey, Bel
Cairo
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Asfa Wassan
Addis Ababa
Brazil
Lion of Judah
Imperial Guard
Kennedy May Name Johnson Trouble-Shooter for Latin America
President elect John F Kennedy may designate Lyndon B. Johnson as a trouble-shooter to improve U S Latin American relations. Johnson is noted for warm ties with Mexico's Adolfo Lopez Mateos and oversight of State Department funding on regional programs.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
U. S
Kennedy
Lyndon.b. Johnson
Texas
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Hyannis Port
Mass
Johnson
Senate
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Lopez
State Department
Shevenell Holds To Union Job In Local 305 Victory
Shevenell was re-elected president-delegate of Local 305 Textile Workers Union of America AFL-CIO, defeating Paul Lamontagne 445 to 238. Jean Paul Poirier won recording secretary 431 to 245. Re-elected were Thomas Le.
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Israel
Shevenell
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
Paul Lamontagne
Jean Paul Poirier
Leo Gauthier
Thomas le
Castro Threatens Foes In 22 Hour Havana Address
Fidel Castro condemned enemies of the revolution as being equipped by the United States with a powerful explosive and said U S agents and Pentagon elements are backing antigovernment elements. He spoke at a midnight Electrical Workers Union meeting amid allegations of a four day Havana blackout linked to Amaury Fraginals, now missing.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Caso
Electrical Workers Union
Amaury Fraginals
Fraginals
Fraginais
Castro
U.S. Army
U.S. Central
Sidewalk Santa Tough Duty in Bowery Charity Drive
New York writer describes a long shift as charity Santa with Volunteers of America collecting $17.03 from passersby. He details the gruelling day on Fifth Avenue outside Tiffany’s and Bonwit Teller, noting donor types and amusing requests from office girls, workers, teens, and even a French poodle.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
New York
Fifth Avenue
Volunteers of America
Bowery
Tifos
Bonwit Teler's
Tiffany
Santa
Campaign committee meets at Wonderbar for Dimes plans
Officers were elected and the January campaign outlined during a meeting of the New March of Dimes campaign committee held last night at the Wonderbar steak house in Biddeford. Mrs Charles Mills of Belgrade served as state director and participated with others.
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Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Irs
Ralph Green
William A. Riley
Wallace Reed
Frank Beard
Philip Saxe
David Walley
John Christensen
Robert Stinson
Richard Day
York
Royal Arch Masons
Saco Masonic Hall
March of Dimes
Wonderbar
Biddeford
Charles Mills
Belgrade
Durante Weds Show Girl Margie Little in Quiet Ceremony
New York AP Jimmy Durante married Margie Little at St. Malachy Church on 49th Street. The couple faced a mob scene as fans swarmed the ceremony, while Margie’s parents and notable guests looked on.
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New York
Jimmy Durante
Margie
Jimmy
St. Malachy Roman Catholic
49Th Street
Broadway
St. Malachy
Auburn Woman Dies After Stove Burn Incident
An 80 year old Auburn woman Irene Dietrick died at a Lewiston hospital from severe burns after her clothes ignited on a kitchen stove burner. Her husband Richard, 78, was burned while trying to smother the flames and is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Auburn
Lewiston
Irene Dietrick
Richard
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