Kennedy vows defend liberty and urges Reds to seek peace
In his oath speech on a snowy Capitol, President Kennedy pledges to defend liberty at any price and appeals to the Communists to join a new quest for peace. He calls for a world of law where the strong are just and the weak secure, amid a day marked by icy conditions and stalled traffic.
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John E. Kennedy
Kennedy
Capitol
William Howard Taft
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Biddeford Mayor May Get Raise
A proposed bill would raise the Biddeford mayor salary to 3000 dollars and pay councilmen 240 dollars yearly, with the bill to be presented to the State Legislature next week. Sponsor Rep Alfred Lantagne and aides Napoleon Nadeau and Romeo Sevigny drafted the measure, with Samuels Slosberg to phrase it for legislators. If approved, a referendum would be held in Biddeford after 90 days.
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Alfred Lantagne
Napoleon Nadeau
Romeo Sevigny
Samuel Slosberg
Legal Affairs Office
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Tagne
Nadeau
Sevigny
Slosberg
102 Escape Death As Plane Crashes
In a wind swept snowstorm at Idlewild an Aero Mexico DC8R crashed seconds after takeoff, slamming across a highway and catching fire in a marsh. Of 106 aboard 102 survived, at least 26 injured and four of eight crew members identified among the dead. The crash prompted Civil Aeronautics Board and FAA investigations as survivors described the perilous climb and a fence entanglement. The pilot and first officer were among the identified dead, while the remaining details await official confirmation.
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United States
Mexico
Aeromaves de Mexico
Mexico City
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Idlewild
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Williem B. Poe
Miami
Fla
Poe
St. Joseph's Hospital
Queens
Steven B. Derounian
R-N. Y
Washington
Derounian
House
Subcommittee On
Ricardo Gonzales
Antonio
Kennedy Inauguration Show Opens Historic Day With Glitzy Cast
President elect John F Kennedy spent the eve of his inauguration watching a star studded revue in his honor. The late start and snowbound crowds mattered little as the ceremony approached. Stars like Sinatra Merman Fitzgerald Cole Belafonte and Kelly performed while Olivier and Roosevelt faced travel woes. Kennedy urged unity to defend the Constitution ahead of the noon oath.
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Johnson
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Ing
Bette Davis
Frederic March
Sidney Poitier
Anthony Quinn
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Ethel Merman
Helen Traubel
Louis Prima
Ella Fitzgerald
Nat King Cole
Harry Belafonte
Joey Bishop
Alan King
Jimmy Durante
Milton Berle
Gene Kelly
Juliet Prowse
Ridiculed Dog Team Is In Style for Kennedy Inaugural Parade
Maine dog team named Mackenzie River Huskies appears in the Kennedy inaugural parade as Washington traffic chaos and bad weather hindered plans. Owner George Worthley of Farmington reacts to the publicity generated by Muskie’s Huskies with national TV coverage outside the Kennedy home in Georgetown.
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Maine
George Worthley
Farmington
Mackenzie River Huskies
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Muskie
Edmund
Kennedy
Georgetown
Tides and Snow Shut Maine Cities as Storm Rages
A nor easter hit Biddeford Saco area with two feet tides and up to eight inches of snow. Cars moved, but some streets and a needed grader were blocked. City crews plowed, and schools closed while a basketball game potential delay loomed in Buxton.
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Weather Bureau
Portland
Nova Scotia
Maine
Thornton Academy
Sanford
Buxton
James McGeffin
Tthe Journal
Thornton
Eastern Seaboard Blizzard Strands Inaugural Preparations
A fast moving East Coast snowstorm, with 47 mph winds, disrupts Washington DC inaugural events and halts air travel. New York City faced heavy snow and a major railroad tie up affecting 100000 commuters. A four engine jet crashed at Idlewild Airport. 102 survived. Harrisburg saw 18 inches, Philadelphia bout seven, southern New England up to eight inches.
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New England
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Idlewild International Airport
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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John F. Kennedy
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Chuckle on the mind as a device that wakes at birth
A humorous line notes the mind as a wonderful device that begins working at birth and never stops until the moment one must speak, credited to Gen. Fea. Corp.
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